Editorial Note: The following news reports are summaries from original sources. They may also include corrections of Arabic names and political terminology. Comments are in parentheses.

 

4 Palestinians Killed, Scores Injured and Abducted, Homes Demolished, Worshippers Attacked at Al-Aqsa Mosque, by Israeli Occupation Soldiers

April 16, 2023 

Editor's Note:

"مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا"  (المائدةُ ، 5: 32).

"Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption in the land, it is as if he had killed humankind entirely" (The Holy Quran, Al-Ma-ida, 5: 32).

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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, not a systematic record, of the Israeli occupation government abuse, mistreatment, and 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/

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Palestinians Saud Abdullah Saud al-Titi, 38, and Mohammad Ghazi Abu Thera’, 35, were killed by Israeli occupation soldiers, in Dair Al-'Hatab, on April 11, 2023	Palestinian teenager Mohammad Fayez Balhan, 15, was killed by Israeli occupation soldiers, in Aqabat Jabir, Jericho, on April 10, 2023	Palestinian Ayed Azzam Mahmoud Salim, 20, was killed by Israeli occupation soldiers, in Azoon, on April 9, 2023

Scores of Muslim worshippers were injured and about 200 were abducted inside Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem, on April 5, 2023	Muslim worshippers were attacked by Israeli occupation soldiers, inside Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem, on April 4, 2023

The following news stories are from: https://imemc.org/


Killing of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli Occupation Army Kills Two Palestinians, Injures One, near Nablus

 APR 11, 2023

Israeli occupation forces shot and killed, on Tuesday, two Palestinian men and injured a third near Deir al-Hatab village, east of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.

The Maan News Agency quoted the army stating that the soldiers ambushed and killed the two Palestinians near the Elon Moreh colony after they reportedly opened fire at it.

The army added that the soldiers found two M16 rifles and a pistol that the two Palestinians carried.

Ahmed Jibril, the Director of the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance, stated the army prevented medical crews from approaching the two critically injured young men.

Jibril added that its crews transported one Palestinian young to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus after soldiers shot him with a live round in the shoulder.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the slain men were identified as Saud Abdullah Saud (al-Titi), 38 and Mohammad Ghazi Abu Thera’, 35.

Saud is an officer with the Palestinian National Security while Mohammad was a member of the Al-Aqsa Brigades the armed wing of the Fateh Movement, from Nablus.

Saud is a former political prisoner who was imprisoned by Israel for 16 years, and Mohammad was imprisoned for seven years.

Sources added that the Israeli army took the bodies of the young men after preventing Palestinian medics from approaching them.

On Monday, Israeli forces shot and killed Mohammad Fayez Balhan, 15, with live rounds to the head, abdomen, and pelvis.

It is important to note that 98 Palestinians, including 18 children have been killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of the year.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child, Injure Two Young Men, In Jericho

 APR 10, 2023

On Monday morning, many Israeli occupation army vehicles invaded the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp in Jericho, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank, leading to protests, before the soldiers fatally shot a Palestinian child, injured two young men, and abducted five.

Media sources said a large military force surrounded and isolated the refugee camp before undercover soldiers invaded it and encircled a home.

Minutes later, many army vehicles stormed the refugee camp and deployed sharpshooters on rooftops of nearby homes and buildings, leading to protests.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the soldiers killed a Palestinian child, Mohammad Fayez Balhan, 15, after shooting him with three bullets to the head, abdomen, and pelvis.

The Health Ministry added that the soldiers also shot two Palestinians with live fire to the lower extremities before the medics rushed them to Jericho governmental hospital.

The Israeli army said the invasion is not directly related to the shooting that led to the death of two Israeli colonizers and the injury of their mother in the Jordan Valley on April 7th.

The army added that “it is operating to curb the rise of shooting incidents in Jericho and the Jordan Valley, two major West Bank areas that didn’t witness serious security incidents the previous years.

On April 8, 2023, the soldiers killed Ayed Azzam Mahmoud Salim, 20, at the main entrance to Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

On April 3, 2023, the soldiers killed Mohammad Mustafa Juneidi (Abu Bakr), 43, and Mohammad Nasser Sa’id Hallaq, 21, in Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

On April 01, 2023, the army killed Mohammad Raed Nayef Baradiya, 23, near the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and Mohammad Al-Asibi, 26, in occupied Jerusalem.

According to the Health Ministry, Israeli soldiers killed 96 Palestinians, including eighteen children, one woman, and a young man from Houra town in the Negev, since the beginning of this year.

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Palestinian Young Man near Qalqilia

 APR 9, 2023

Israeli occupation soldiers shot and killed, on Saturday evening, a young Palestinian main at the entrance to Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia, in the northern occupied West Bank, the Ministry of Health confirmed.

The Ministry identified the slain young man as Ayed Azzam Mahmoud Salim, 20, and added that he suffered five gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen.

Mohammad Musleh, a resident of Azzoun told Palestine TV that the soldiers shot Ayed near a bypass road used by the illegal colonizers and added that the soldiers shot the young man just for walking near the road, especially since no protests were taking place in that area.

Palestinian medics moved him to Omar Al-Qassem Hospital in Azzoun town where his death was confirmed, before he was transferred to Darwish Nazzal governmental hospital.

Local sources said several army jeeps invaded the main entrance area of the town, and closed it, leading to protests.

They added that the soldiers fired live ammunition, tear gas canisters, and concussion grenades.

After his death was confirmed, dozens of Palestinians held protests before the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades, and closed the main entrance of the town.

Palestine TV reported that the funeral will be held on Sunday after the noon prayer, beginning at the Darwish Nazzal Hospital in Qalqilia city, as announced by his family.

It is worth mentioning that, on March 02, the soldiers killed Mohammad Nidal Salim, 15, and on April 30, 2022, the soldiers killed Yahia Ali Adwan, 27, in the same area.

Israeli forces have killed 95 Palestinians, most of whom were civilians, since the beginning of the year.

One Italian Man, One Palestinian, Killed In Tel Aviv

 APR 8, 2023

According to Israeli sources, an Italian man was killed, and five tourists were injured in what is believed to be a ‘car-ramming and shooting attack” near a beach in Tel Aviv before the police killed the attacker, 44, from Kafr Qassem town.

The sources said the slain is Alessandro Parini, a 35-year-old Italian citizen, and added that the incident occurred at about 21:35 Friday when the attacker drove on the bike lane of “Charles Clore Park,” hitting six pedestrians.

The police named the driver as Yousef Abu Jaber, 44, a married father of five daughters from Kafr Qassem.

Israeli daily Haaretz said, “A police officer and a municipal ranger arrived at the scene, and as they noticed the attacker attempted to reach a rifle-like object that was with him, they shot at him and killed him. According to a police source, no weapon was found in Jaber’s vehicle, but rather a toy gun.”

It added that three persons suffered moderate wounds, including a man, 74 years of age, and a teenage girl, 17, and that the two other wounded persons, a 50-year-old man and a woman, 70, suffered mild injuries. Haaretz also said some of the wounded were British and Italian citizens.

According to Haaretz, an eyewitness said a vehicle sped after and entered a gas station nearby the incident before gunshots were heard, and then the vehicle which was used in the incident turned rightwards and rolled over.

Yousef’s family said they were shocked to hear about the incident and added that they would have prevented this from happening if they had known anything in advance and that he was a very quiet, respectful person and never had any ideological way of thinking.

Injuring of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli Occupation  Regime Navy Attacks Palestinian Fishing Boats In Northern Gaza

 APR 15, 2023

On Saturday dawn, Israeli occupation regime navy ships attacked several Palestinian fishing boats near the shores of the northern parts of the Gaza Strip.

Media sources said the navy ships fired many live rounds, gas bombs, and flares at the boats and chased them to the shore.

They added that the attacks occurred near the shores of Beit Lahia, As-Sudaniyya, and Al-Waha; no injuries were reported.

The attacks are part of constant Israeli violations against the Palestinians, especially the fishermen, farmers, shepherds, and workers in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip, and resulted in dozens of casualties, including fatalities, in addition to severe property damage and the confiscation of many boats after abducting the fishermen.

In March of 2021, the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza said Israeli mines were responsible for an explosion that killed three fishermen.

Israeli Occupation Army Shoots, Injures Three Palestinians at Weekly Procession in Kufur Qaddoum

 APR 15, 2023

  Israeli occupation soldiers shot and injured, on Friday three Palestinians, including a child with rubber-coated steel rounds during the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of Qalqilia in the northern occupied West Bank.

Local Palestinians gathered for the weekly march to protest the illegal Israeli settlement activity and to demand that occupation authorities open the main road of the village which was closed by the Israeli authorities in 2003.

Occupation soldiers opened fire with rubber-coated steel rounds and tear gas canisters, shooting and injuring three protesters, one of whom was a child.

Sources added that dozens of others sustained inhalation injuries after exposure to the toxic tear gas fired by the army.

Since 2011, locals have gathered in the village to express their rejection of the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, built on expropriated Palestinian lands.

Israeli Occupation Army Injures Dozens of Palestinians in Beit Dajan

 APR 14, 2023

  Israeli occupation soldiers attacked, on Friday, the weekly non-violent protest in Beit Dajan village, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank, injuring at least 40.

During the peaceful procession, villagers marched on their lands carrying Palestinian flags and chanting anti-settlement slogans, confronting the heavily armed soldiers.

The army opened fire at protesters with live ammunition, tear gas canisters, and concussion grenades, causing at least 40 people to suffer the toxic effects of tear gas inhalation.

Palestinians in the village have been holding weekly demonstrations to reject the continued Israeli colonization of Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank.

Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Injure Two Shepherds In Jordan Valley

 APR 13, 2023

  On Wednesday evening, illegal Israeli colonizers assaulted several Palestinian shepherds and injured two east of the Ein Al-Hilwa area in the Northern Plains of the Jordan Valley in the West Bank.

Mahdi Daraghma, the head of Wadi Al-Maleh Village Council, said the paramilitary colonizers attacked several shepherds and injured two, Mohammad Qadri Daraghma and Moheeb Fathi Daraghma, who suffered various lacerations and bruises.

He added that the colonizers attacked the shepherds in front of Israeli soldiers who watched and did not intervene.

The colonizers frequently attack shepherds in the area and force them out of grazing lands and have previously killed sheep and other livestock.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians Near Bethlehem

 APR 12, 2023

On Tuesday, illegal Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and their cars in Tuqu’ town, southeast of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.

Local nonviolent activist Mustafa Al-Badan said the colonizers came from the illegal Tekoa colony, built on stolen Palestinian lands.

Mustafa added that the colonizers stopped and attacked many cars, assaulted and hurled insults at many Palestinians.

Over the last three days, the colonizers have escalated their violations in several areas of Bethlehem, especially in Tuqu’ and Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack A Home, Stores, And Cars, Near Bethlehem

 APR 11, 2023

On Monday, illegal Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian home, stores, and several cars in separate incidents in the Al-Khader and Tuqu’ towns, south and southeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

In Al-Khader, several colonizers gathered in the Um Rokba area in the southern part of the town, and hurled stones at a home owned by Palestinians from the local Al-Balboul family.

The colonizers also hurled stones and empty bottles at several car repair facilities while chanting “Death to Palestinians” and “Death to Arabs.”

The attacks led to protests before Israeli soldiers fired live rounds, gas bombs, and concussion grenades at the Palestinians instead of removing the colonizers.

In Tuqu’ town, dozens of colonizers gathered near the main entrance of Tekoa illegal colony, built on stolen Palestinian lands, and hurled stones at several Palestinian cars, causing damage.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians, Abduct One, Damage Two Cars, Near Hebron

 APR 10, 2023

  Earlier Monday morning, many Israeli occupation  regime military jeeps invaded Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and abducted one Palestinian, leading to protests, before the soldiers injured many Palestinians and caused damage to two cars.

Local activist Mohammad Awad said the soldiers invaded the Aseeda area in the town before the soldiers invaded and ransacked homes and abducted Mos’ab Ala’ Ekhlayyel, 20.

Awad added that the soldiers fired live rounds at the car of Rushdi Nasri Sabarna, damaging its windshield, and attacked a car driven by a physically challenged woman, Yasmin Mohammad Sabarna, 32. Yamin’s father said the soldiers also stole money from the car after searching it.

Many Palestinians protested the invasion and violations before the soldiers fired several live rounds, gas bombs, and concussion grenades, causing many Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Early Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Khader town south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank and injured a young Palestinian man.

Israeli Occupation Army Shoots Two Palestinian Teens near Ramallah

 APR 9, 2023

  Israeli occupation forces shot and injured, on Sunday evening, two Palestinian teens near Ras Karkar village, west of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Palestinian youths protested the presence of the occupation army in the “Ain Ayoub” area near Ras Karkar village which prompted soldiers to open live fire at the civilians.

Soldiers shot and moderately injured two Palestinian children, both 17-years-old, in their feet with live rounds.

Sources added that the conditions of the two injured boys, whose identities were not released at the time of this report, were described as stable.

It is important to mention that Israeli forces have killed 95 Palestinians, 17 of whom were children, since the beginning of the year.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Injure Dozens In Hebron 

 APR 8, 2023

On Saturday, Israeli occupation soldiers invaded the center of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, land injured dozens of Palestinians during ensuing protests.

Media sources said several military jeeps invaded Shallala Street in the center of Hebron, leading to protests.

They added that the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs, causing dozens of Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

The soldiers also closed roads and installed roadblocks, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

Israeli Occupation  Regime Navy, Air Force Fire Several Missiles In Central And Northern Gaza

 APR 6, 2023

On Thursday dawn, the Israeli Air Force fired several missiles at buildings in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the central part of the besieged Gaza Strip; Israeli navy ships fired missiles targeting Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the coastal region.

Media sources said the missiles caused excessive damage to the targeted buildings but did not lead to casualties.

They added that an Israeli occupation army drone also fired one missile at a building in the refugee camp, causing damage.

Furthermore, an Israeli navy ship fired several shells toward the Beit Lahia Sea in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army said it was retaliating to two shells allegedly fired from Gaza and landed in open areas near Kissufim, east of Gaza.

On Wednesday dawn, the army fired several missiles at several areas in the Gaza Strip, causing property damage.

The Israeli army claimed it retaliated to nine shells reportedly fired from Gaza in retaliation to the army and police attacks on Muslim worshippers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.

Dozens Of Illegal Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa After Police Injured Scores Of Palestinians And Abducted 200

 APR 5, 2023

Just a few hours after massive invasions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, the injuring of scores of Muslim worshippers, and the abduction of at least 200, the Israeli occupation army and the police escorted dozens of colonizers into the holy compound, assaulted worshipers, including women, and abducted three medics.

Media sources said the invasions and provocative tours of the holy sites were carried out in several stages and consecutive groups of at least 50 colonizers each, accompanied by the police and the soldiers.

They added that the invasions targeted various parts of Al-Aqsa, including the Dome of the Rock, its surrounding areas, and the eastern parts of Al-Aqsa courtyards.

The soldiers also assaulted many Palestinians, including several women, while trying to force them out of the holy site to allow the groups of fanatic colonizers into it.

The soldiers also assaulted and abducted three medics in Al-Aqsa and took them to a nearby police center.

The invasions came just hours after dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards and caused excessive damage, especially to the Al-Qibli Mosque in the holy compound, wounding dozens of Palestinians, in addition to abducting at least 200 worshipers.

The soldiers and police officers also stormed and caused excessive damage to the Al-Qibli Mosque in Al-Aqsa, and injured dozens of worshipers, including women and children, while many fainted after being clubbed by the soldiers and the police.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Invade Al-Aqsa, Cause Excessive Damage, Injure Dozens And Abduct At Least 200

 APR 5, 2023

On the dawn of the fourteenth day of the Holy Muslim month of Ramadan, dozens of Israeli occupation soldiers and police officers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards and caused excessive damage, especially to the Al-Qibli Mosque in the holy compound, wounding dozens of Palestinians, in addition to abducting at least 200 worshipers.

Firas Al-Jebrini, a lawyer with Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic), said, by about three at dawn, the number of Palestinians abducted by the army and the police reached at least 200 worshipers and that the number is likely to increase due to ongoing invasions and violations.

Al-Jebrini added that the abducted Palestinians would likely be moved to the military base between Al-Isawiya and Anata in Jerusalem, similar to last year’s Ramadan when the army abducted and detained more than 450 worshipers.

The soldiers and police officers also stormed and caused excessive damage to the Al-Qibli Mosque in Al-Aqsa, and injured dozens of worshipers, including women and children, while many fainted after being clubbed by the soldiers and the police.

Furthermore, the soldiers hurled concussion grenades into the Al-Qibli Mosque and cut the power while trying to force the worshipers out.

The soldiers also invaded and caused serious damage to the clinic in Al-Aqsa and assaulted many Palestinians, causing fractures and serious bruises before preventing Palestinian medics from entering the holy compound.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the army and the police prevented its medics from entering the Al-Aqsa, assaulted many of them in the Bab Al-Asbat area, in addition to causing damage to several ambulances.

The invasions and violations lasted more than five hours, starting at midnight, including invasions and closures of streets and alleys in the Old City to prevent the Palestinians from entering the holy site.

The invasions and serious violations in Al-Aqsa occurred amidst increased calls and plans by fanatic illegal colonizers and right-wing organizations to force the Muslim worshipers out to celebrate Pesach and to perform animal sacrifices, especially after a fanatic group offered a 20.000 Shekels prize to any colonizer who succeeds in slaughtering a lamb or a sheep, and 5000 Shekels to anyone who is caught by the police trying to bring a sacrificial lamb to the holy site.

It is worth mentioning that Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and several Arab and Islamic countries issued statements condemning the attack, the serious Israeli escalation, and violations of International Law and all international regulations and treaties regarding protecting holy sites and civilian populations.

In Gaza, Palestinian resistance factions fired many shells into adjacent Israeli areas in retaliation to the Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa and warned that these violations could lead to a serious escalation in the region.

The Israeli Air Force fired many missiles into sites southwest and northwest of Gaza City, the Nusseirat refugee camp and Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza, and Khan Younis in southern Gaza, causing serious damage, while the Navy fired at Palestinian fishing boats in the Sudaniyya Sea area, northwest of Gaza.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Invaded Al-Qibli Mosque In Al-Aqsa

 APR 3, 2023

On Sunday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers invaded the Al-Qibli Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in occupied Jerusalem to facilitate invasions by groups of illegal colonizers into the holy site.

Media sources said the soldiers assaulted and forced dozens of worshipers out of the mosque and threatened to abduct and even shoot those who refuse to leave.

The sources stated that the invasions came after groups of extreme right-wing colonizers called for constant invasions of Al-Aqsa during the Jewish Pesach and for forcing the Muslim worshipers out.

In related news, the Israeli army and the security establishment of the illegal occupation declared a comprehensive closure on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including all military roadblocks and border terminals during the upcoming Jewish holiday.

It is worth mentioning that far-right colonialist organizations announced a 25.000 Shekels prize to any settler who manages to enter Al-Aqsa and successfully performs a Paschal lamb sacrifice in the courtyards of the holy site and a 2500 Shekel to each member who is arrested by the Israeli police while carrying the animal sacrifice in Al-Aqsa.

Illegal Israeli Paramilitary Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque During Ramadan

 APR 3, 2023

A group of 134 the illeghal paramilitary Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate on Sunday, with heavy security provided by the Israeli occupation police.

The invasion took place during the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan, and involved desecration of the third-holiest site for Muslims worldwide.

The Israeli occupation troops forcibly removed the Muslim congregants who were praying in the mosque. The troops pushed them out of the way to allow the desecrators to enter.

The Islamic Endowment in Jerusalem reported that the Israeli colonial settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa courtyards in groups, each of which included 40 settlers, after the deployment of large numbers of the occupation police.

During their invasion, the Israeli colonial settlers carried out provocative tours in the courtyards of the Islamic holy site, received explanations about the alleged “temple”, and performed Talmudic rituals on the eastern side of the mosque and in front of the Dome of the Rock, before leaving from the Bab al-Silsilah side.

Right-wing Israeli colonial settler leaders have frequently invoked their plan and desire to destroy the mosque and build a Jewish temple in its place.

In conjunction with the settlers’ invasion, the Israeli occupation forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, forcibly expelling the worshipers from it, while the occupation police continue to impose strict measures on the entry of worshipers into the courtyards of the mosque.

The Israeli occupation police in Jerusalem began carrying out an intensive campaign of arrests and deportations from the Al-Aqsa mosque, affecting dozens of men and women who were trying to carry out Ramadan prayers, as preemptive measures taken on the eve of the “Jewish Passover” holiday, which begins on Wednesday and lasts for a week.

The Israeli occupation authorities turned the Old City of Jerusalem into a military barracks and mobilized forces in the Old City of Jerusalem and around the walls, and set up barriers in different areas of the occupied city. The army imposed strict restrictions on the entry of Palestinian citizens to Al-Aqsa Mosque, and checked their identities and detained some of them at the external gates.

The April 2nd invasion was similar to one that had taken place on March 28th, just five days earlier:

 

Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Twenty-Two Palestinians, Including Children, In West Bank

 APR 16, 2023

On Sunday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted twenty-two Palestinians, including children, in the occupied West Bank, especially in the occupied capital, Jerusalem.

The soldiers invaded and searched many homes in Jerusalem, interrogated several Palestinians, and abducted fourteen Palestinians, including siblings.

The soldiers abducted three siblings, all children, identified as Mousa, Fuad, and Omar Jibril, from their home in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

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The soldiers also abducted Anas Akari, Mousa Ayesh, and Mahdi Al-Karaki, from the At-Tour town, in addition to Wisam Seder, Laith Gheith, and Mostafa Abu Ghazal from Jerusalem’s Old City, Mohammad Arafat Shqeir from Jabal Al-Mokabber, and Mohammad Jaradat from Ar-Ram town.

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In Qalqilia, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Yazid Bill Enaya, 19, from his home in Azzoun town, east of the city.

In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Daoud Abdul-Hadi Shousha, 60, Abed Adel Shousha, 30, Adam Essam Hamamra, 30, Hikmat Abdul-Karim Hamamra, 30, Ayyoub Hamamra, 18, and Bashar Essam Hamara, 17, from Husan village, west of the city.

Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Saleh Sabah, from Tuqu’ town, southwest of Bethlehem, after stopping him in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Three Young Men, Detain Three Women, In West Bank

 APR 14, 2023

On Friday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers invaded, searched many homes across the occupied West Bank, and abducted three Palestinians. The army also detained three women near Al-Aqsa and released them after issuing orders barring them from entering Al-Aqsa.

In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and ransacked homes in Balata town and abducted a former political prisoner, Khalil Walid Dweikat.

The soldiers also closed the Huwwara military roadblock south of Nablus, causing an extended traffic jam.

In Abu Dis town, east of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Obeidat Abu As’ad, in addition to Mahmoud Ayyad.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the At-Tour town, east of Jerusalem’s Old City, and closed a few streets before withdrawing.

Late Thursday night, the soldiers abducted three Palestinian women, Hanadi Halwani, Khadija Khweiss, and Nafisa Khweiss, in the Bab Al-Asbat area near Al-Aqsa Mosque and released them at dawn Friday, after confiscating their mobile phones and issuing house arrest orders for five days and banning them from entering the Old City and Al-Aqsa for fifteen days.

It is worth mentioning that the three women have been repeatedly detained, interrogated, and imprisoned by Israel and have faced numerous orders barring them from entering Al-Aqsa for protesting the constant Israeli violations, including the repeated invasion of Al-Aqsa and its courtyards by the soldiers and the illegal colonizers.

In related news, the soldiers abducted two Palestinian siblings from Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and confiscated their car.

The two siblings are the brothers of Monadel Enfei’at, who was one of six Palestinian detainees who escaped from the heavily fortified Gilboa, Israeli prison in September 2021 before the army captured four of them, before capturing the remaining two.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Two Siblings From Ya’bad, Confiscate Their Car

 APR 14, 2023

On Thursday night, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted two Palestinian siblings from Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and confiscated their car.

Media sources said the soldiers stopped a Palestinian car driving on the Zibda Bridge, west of Ya’bad, and interrogated the two siblings.

The sources added that the soldiers abducted Nidal and Ayyoub Enfei’at and confiscated their car, before taking them to a nearby military base. The siblings are both former political prisoners.

It is worth mentioning that the siblings are the brothers of Monadel Enfei’at, who was one of six Palestinian detainees who escaped from the heavily fortified Gilboa, Israeli prison in September 2021 before the army captured four of them, before capturing the remaining two.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct Twelve Palestinians In West Bank

 APR 13, 2023

  On Thursday dawn, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted at least twelve Palestinians, including siblings, after the army invaded and ransacked many homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

In the Ar-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Sari Al-Hallaq, from his home in the town, and summoned Mousa Khalaf for interrogation, immediately upon releasing him from prison after 14 months in captivity.

In Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank, several army jeeps invaded the Al-Awja village north of the city, searched many homes, and abducted five Palestinians from the same family.

The Jericho office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted Ahmad Jamil Al-Jaraheed and his brother Ala’, Yahia Khaled Al-Jaraheed and his brother Abdul-Mon’em, and Mohammad Awwad Jaraheed.

In the southern part of the West Bank in Hebron, the soldiers abducted Hotheifa Abu Aabed, 38, from a home in the city; the Palestinian is from Tulkarem in the northern West Bank.

In Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, the soldiers abducted Adham Mohammad Sabarna, 22, and Ehab Abu Fanous, 23, after the army invaded the homes of their relatives.

In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers invaded Beitin village, east of the city, searched homes, and abducted three young men, Najm Abdullah Hamed, Ahmad Nawwaf Jarab’a, and Mohammad Yousef Jaber.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Tammoun town, south of Tubas in the northeastern West Bank, and exchanged fire with Palestinian resistance fighters near the town’s main junction.

In related news, Palestinian fighters fired live rounds at the Israeli military base atop the Gerizim Mountain in Nablus, in the northern West Bank.

Also in Nablus, several army jeeps invaded Huwwara town, south of the city, causing a traffic jam near the Huwwara military roadblock.

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Abduct 22 Palestinians, Including Children In West Bank

 APR 8, 2023

On Friday, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted twenty-two Palestinians, including children, and assaulted many, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, among them 15 near Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.

Media sources said the soldiers abducted fifteen Palestinians, including three children, at the gates leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque while leaving the holy site.

The sources added that Israeli soldiers and police officers assaulted dozens of worshipers who tried to reach the holy site at dawn and prevented anyone below 40 years of age from entering the holy site.

The soldiers attacked many street vendors near the various gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Several army jeeps also invaded the Ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, leading to protests, and fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets.

In the southern part of the West Bank in Hebron, the soldiers abducted two former political prisoners, Allam Yousef Za’aqeeq, Yousef Bader Awad, and Firas Ibrahim Abu Mariya, from Beit Ummar town, north of the city.

The soldiers also abducted two teenage boys, Mohammad Hussein Badawi, and Hotheifa Ra’ey, in the Al-Arroub refugee camp north of Hebron and stormed several homes before attacking many Palestinians, including women and children.

In Yatta town, south of Hebron, the soldiers abducted a young man, Hisham Abu Zahra, from his home.

Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Shehada, 17, from Jericho city in the northeastern West Bank, after stopping him at a military roadblock east of Ramallah in the central West Bank.

In related news, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked many Palestinian cars near Kidumim colony, between Qalqilia and Nablus, in the northern West Bank.

Demolition of Palestinian Homes and Property by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israel Occupation Regime Demolishes Al-Arakib Village For The 215 Time

 APR 3, 2023

On Monday morning, Israeli occupation regime soldiers and border police officers invaded the Al-Arakib Bedouin village in the Negev and demolished it for the fourth time this year, and the 215th time since July 27, 2010,

The Israeli occupation regime soldiers surrounded the village and stormed it before forcing the families out of their dwellings and demolishing their residential tents, sheds, and barns.

The demolition is the fourth this year alone, including when it was destroyed on March 15;  the village was destroyed 15 times in 2022 and 14 times in 2021.

The villagers keep reinstalling their tents, using wood, nylon, tin, and other materials to shelter themselves from the summer heat and the winter cold and remain determined to stay on their lands despite Israeli plans to displace them.

Al-Arakib is a Palestinian village located to the north of the city of Beersheba in the Negev desert (southern Palestine). It was established for the first time during Ottoman rule.

It is one of the 51 Arab villages in the Negev that the Israeli government does not recognize, although they predate Israel.

The occupation authorities have worked since 1951 to expel its residents to control their lands through extensive house demolitions and the vast lands equivalent to two-thirds of historic Palestine.

Israeli bulldozers demolished the village on July 27, 2010; Israeli troops demolished all its homes and displaced hundreds of its residents under the pretext of building without a permit.

The residents of the village built it again, to be demolished, again and again.

The steadfastness of Al-Araqib became a symbol of the battle of wills waged by the Palestinians of the occupied interior, especially in the Negev, to survive and preserve land and identity from the policies of Judaization.

About 240,000 Palestinians live in the Negev desert, half of whom live in villages and Bedouin camps, some of which have been in place for hundreds of years.

The Israeli occupation authorities do not recognize their ownership of the lands of these villages and communities, refuse to provide them with basic services such as water and electricity and try by all means and methods to push the Palestinian Arabs to despair and frustration to uproot and displace them.

Article 17 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights sates: ” 1. Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. 2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

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