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Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill a Palestinian Child, Injure and Abduct Scores of Civilians

January 31, 2018 

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

 

16 year old Palestinian boy Laith Haitham Abu Na'im was killed by Israeli occupation soldiers, on January 30, 2018 Israeli occupation soldiers during abduction of Palestinian teenagers in Jenin, January 31, 2018

 

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child Near Ramallah

January 30, 2018 9:45 PM IMEMC News & Agencies

Updated: Israeli occupation soldiers invaded, on Tuesday afternoon, the al-Mughayyir Palestinian village, northeast of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and shot a Palestinian child with a live round in the head from a close range, causing a serious injury, before he was rushed to a local hospital where he died from his wounds.

Medial sources at Ramallah Governmental Hospital said the child, Laith Haitham Abu Na’im, 16, was rushed to surgery, and succumbed to his serious wounds a few hours later.

Eyewitnesses said the soldiers shot the child from a very close range, striking him with a live round in the head.

The child was shot after dozens of soldiers invaded the village, and attacked Palestinian protesters with gas bombs, rubber-coated bullets, concussion grenades and live rounds.

The Israeli army claimed that approximately 30 Palestinians hurled stones and burnt tires when the soldiers “entered” the town, and alleged that the soldiers “did not use live ammunition in dispersing the protesters.”

The army added that it was “launching an investigation into the circumstances which lead to the child’s death,” and alleged that “some protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at the soldiers.”

The slain child’s funeral will take place on Wednesday afternoon, in his village; his death brings the number of Palestinians who were killed by the army in January to eight, including four children.

Updated From: Injured Child Succumbs to Wounds Sustained Near Ramallah Jan 30, 2018 @ 19:08

A Palestinian child who was admitted to hospital with critical gunshot wounds near Ramallah, succumbed to critical wounds today, said medical sources.

According to WAFA, the Ministry of Health said that a 16-year-old boy, identified as Laith Haitham Abu Na’im, was shot and critically injured by Israeli forces’ live,  in the village of al-Mughayyir, to the northeast of Ramallah.

Laith was admitted to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, with serious injuries in his head.

He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Netanyahu Inaugurates Settler-Only Bypass East of Qalqilya

January 31, 2018

QALQILYA, (PIC) + -

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu and his transportation minister Yisrael Katz on Tuesday inaugurated a bypass on Highway 55 around the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Ilyas, east of Qalqilya city.

According to Israel’s Channel 7, the new road will connect the settlements in the area and central Israel (1948 occupied lands) with each other.

The channel quoted Katz as saying that this road was part of the government’s plan to develop infrastructure for the safety and well-being of settlers.

In a related context, the Israeli occupation forces on the same day blocked the entrances to all eastern villages and towns located along the Qalqilya-Nablus road and the eastern entrance to the district of Qalqilya.

The IOF set up makeshift checkpoints at all entrances and obstructed the movement of Palestinian citizens and vehicles.

The reason for such road closures was Netanyahu’s inauguration of that new bypass for Israeli settlers, which was built on an annexed tract of land belonging to the Palestinian villages of Nabi Ilyas and Izbat al-Tabib.

Read more at https://english.palinfo.com/31766 @Copyright The Palestinian Information Center

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Three Palestinians In Nablus

January 31, 2018 10:21 AM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers, and dozens of colonialist settlers, invaded on Wednesday at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and headed towards Joseph Tomb area, and Tal Balata archeological site, east of the city, in addition to Tammoun town, before clashing with dozens of Palestinians, wounding three of them.

The invasion was carried out by dozens of army jeeps, and more than twenty buses, after the soldiers surrounded the two areas, and prevented the Palestinians from entering them.

Medical sources said the soldiers shot Qussai Ahmad al-Masri, from Nablus city, with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his face, before he was rushed to Rafidia governmental hospital.

The Palestinian was shot in Amman Street, after the soldiers invaded it and attacked many Palestinians who protested the incursion.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Tammoun town, east of Nablus, and shot Rafat Sa’id Bani Odah, 18, with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his leg, and Mohammad Hasan Bisharat, 18, with a similar round in the neck.

Both were returning home from their work, and were rushed to Tubas Turkish hospital, suffering moderate-but-stable wounds.

In addition, dozens of colonialist settlers invaded the northern area of Orif village, south of Nablus, and clashed with Palestinians, who hurled stones at them. Israeli sources said that one settler was mildly injured in his face.

In addition, the soldiers invaded Qotna town, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, and abducted a mother and her child, from their home.

In related news, the soldiers shot two young Palestinian men in Jenin refugee camp, and abducted two others in Wad Burqin area, and Jenin city, in northern West Bank.

The soldiers also abducted four Palestinians, in Nablus, Qalqilia, and Bethlehem, in the West Bank.

Israeli Occupation Army Abducts A Mother And Her Child In Jerusalem

January 31, 2018 9:45 AM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Qotna, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, and abducted a mother and her child, from their home.

Media sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers abducted Raseela Shamasna, and her daughter, only fourteen years of age, and took them to an interrogation facility.

It is worth mentioning that Raseela is the mother of Mohammad Shamasna, who was killed by the army on October 13, 2015.

In related news, the soldiers shot two young Palestinian men in Jenin refugee camp, and abducted two others in Wad Burqin area, and Jenin city, in northern West Bank.

The soldiers also abducted four Palestinians, in Nablus, Qalqilia, and Bethlehem, in the West Bank.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Two Palestinians, Abduct Two Others, In Jenin

January 31, 2018 9:32 AM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers shot, earlier on Wednesday, two young Palestinian men in Jenin refugee camp, and abducted two others in Wad Burqin area, and Jenin city, in northern West Bank.

Media sources said the soldiers invaded Jenin refugee camp, and fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, at many youngsters who protested the invasion and hurled stones at the army jeeps.

They added that the soldiers shot Mohammad Ismael al-Rokh and Ahmad Mohammad al-Amer, with live fire in their legs.

Furthermore, the soldiers surrounded and invaded homes in Wad Burqin, and abducted Mohammad Ismael Jarrar.

The soldiers also abducted Ahmad Husam Touqan, from Jenin city, after storming the Arab-American University, and forcing him out of his office.

In related news, the soldiers surrounded many villages and towns in the governorate, while a military surveillance drone, and a surveillance balloon, flew over Palestinian areas, east of Jenin.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Two Palestinians, Abduct Two Others, In Jenin

January 31, 2018 9:32 AM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers shot, earlier on Wednesday, two young Palestinian men in Jenin refugee camp, and abducted two others in Wad Burqin area, and Jenin city, in northern West Bank.

Media sources said the soldiers invaded Jenin refugee camp, and fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, at many youngsters who protested the invasion and hurled stones at the army jeeps.

They added that the soldiers shot Mohammad Ismael al-Rokh and Ahmad Mohammad al-Amer, with live fire in their legs.

Furthermore, the soldiers surrounded and invaded homes in Wad Burqin, and abducted Mohammad Ismael Jarrar.

The soldiers also abducted Ahmad Husam Touqan, from Jenin city, after storming the Arab-American University, and forcing him out of his office.

In related news, the soldiers surrounded many villages and towns in the governorate, while a military surveillance drone, and a surveillance balloon, flew over Palestinian areas, east of Jenin.

Israeli Occupation Army Abducts Four Palestinians Near Nablus, Qalqilia, And Bethlehem

January 31, 2018 9:06 AM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Tuesday evening and Wednesday at dawn, four Palestinians near Nablus, Qalqilia, and Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.

Media sources in Jenin, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers installed a military roadblock at the Jenin-Nablus road, near Zawiya village junction, and stopped a Palestinian car before forcing all passengers to step out.

The soldiers searched and interrogated the passengers while inspecting their ID cards, and abducted one Palestinian, a former political prisoner, identified as Samer Sawafta, from Tubas, in northeastern West Bank.

In addition, the soldiers installed many roadblocks on roads leading to villages and towns in Jenin governorate, while a military drone flew overhead.

In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Kufur Thulth town, southeast of the city, and abducted two siblings, identified as ‘Orwa Taher Shawahna, and his brother, Sharhabeel.

In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Nahhalin town, west of Bethlehem, and abducted a young man, identified as Ali Mohammad Shakarna.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct 54 Palestinians In The West Bank

January 30, 2018 11:53 AM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, fifty-four Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including 33 in Jerusalem, after invading their homes and violently searching them, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.

In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted 33 Palestinians, including several children, during extensive and violent searches of homes in al-‘Isawiya town.

They have been identified as Issa Mohammad Abu Ryala, 16, Mohammad Zakariya ‘Oleyyan, 17, Shai Mohammad Atiya, 17, Samir Akram Atiya, 15, Abdullah Abu ‘Assab, 16, Mohammad Mahmoud ‘Oleyyan, 16, Wisam Sameeh ‘Oleyyan, 15, Mohammad Ali Dari, 14, Adam Kayed Mahmoud, 17, Nassim Kleib, 17, Yahya Arafat Dirbas, 16, Yousef Bilal Abu al-Hummus, 19, Daoud Yousef ‘Atiya, 19, Bashar Mohammad Mheisin, Ashraf Wael Obeid, Abdul-Qader Mohammad Obeid, Mohammad Abu Sneina, 18, Nassim Sami Moheisin, Mahmoud Mohammad Abu ‘Oweiss, Ahmad Abu Roomi, Mahmoud ‘Assem Obeid, Anas Abu Assab, Mohannad Nasser Mahmoud, Nidal Mahmoud, Issa Nasser Mahmoud, Hamed Shafiq Obeid, Mahmoud Shafiq Obeid, Mohammad Shawkat Obeid, Bashar Mahmoud, Rashad Abu Ryala, Saleh Na’im Mheisin, Amir Khaldoun Mustafa and Ma’moun Mahmoud.

The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Khaled Tari and Midhat Mahmoud al-Jamal, after invading and searching his home in Beit Surik village, northwest of Jerusalem.

The PPS office in Bethlehem said the soldiers abducted Abdul-Karim Ayyad, 56, Eyas Ahmad Farahin, 21, Yousef Mohammad ‘Adawi, 31, from Deheishe refugee camp, south of the city.

It added that the soldiers abducted Ahmad Qassem Sheikh, 54, from Marah Rabah village, south of Bethlehem.

In addition, the soldiers invaded Doha town, west of Bethlehem, and violently searched the home of a lawyer and the head the Independent Commission for Human Rights in southern West Bank, Farid al-Atrash.

The army also invaded and searched a print shop in the Salam neighborhood, in Deheishe refugee camp.

In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded homes in the city, and Jenin refugee camp, and ransacked them before abducting six Palestinians, identified as Ibrahim Jabr, Farhan Yassin Sa’adi, Ahmad Abu Zeina, Lutfi Mohammad Abu an-Nasr, Jom’a Abu Jabal, and Samar Mo’tasem Sa’id.

It is worth mentioning that Lufti has a physical disability after the soldiers previously shot him.

In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mo’tasem Mohammad, 18, Mohammad Khweira, and Majdi al-Qutub.

The soldiers also invaded homes in Saida village, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, before abducting Samer Rasim al-Ashqar and Saddam Raddad.

In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers searched a few homes, and abducted Mahmoud Abdul-Latif Hammad, Amir Maher Hamed and Abdul-Qader Kayed Hamed.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded many homes in Bani Neim, Sa’ir, Doura, Beit ‘Awwa, and ath-Thaheriyya towns, in the southern West Bank governorate of Heron, in addition to Jouret Bahlas, north of Hebron city, and installed many roadblocks, before stopping dozens of cars and interrogated the passengers.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Demolish Two Under-Construction Residential Buildings In Beit Jala

January 29, 2018 10:24 AM IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers demolished, on Monday morning, two under-construction residential buildings in Be’er ‘Owna area, in Beit Jala city, in the West Bank governorate of Bethlehem, after surrounding and isolating the area.

Hasan Breijiyya, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies, said a large military force invaded the area, and demolished the two residential buildings, under the pretext of being constructed without a permit from the Israeli side.

He added that each building had three stories, and that the buildings and their lands, are owned by Walid Zreina and Issa Awad.

Breijiyya denounced the demolitions, and said that many Palestinian homes and buildings are in that area, which is repeatedly targeted by the military, as the Jerusalem City Council is trying to confiscate and annex it, for the illegal construction and expansion of its colonies. 

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