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#GazaUnderAttack | Israeli forces open fire at Gaza farmers

June 19, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Maan News Agency | June 19, 2013 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian farmers in the central and southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, witnesses said. Locals told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers stationed in watchtowers opened fire at Palestinian farmers near the separation fence in Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah. The gunfire […]

#GazaUnderAttack | Gazan family survives IOF artillery shelling, four Gazans arrested

June 17, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 17/06/2013 - 03:50 PM ] KHAN YOUNIS, (PIC)– A Gazan family in Abasan village to the east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, survived an Israeli army shelling on Monday morning. An Israeli army shell exploded a few meters away from the family in Abasan Al-Kabira, eyewitnesses said, adding that no […]

Thank you @support of @twitter for unsuspending @Chez_Em!

June 16, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

June 16, 2013 by occpal We kindly request twitter to unsuspend our fellow activist @Chez_Em Defender of Human Rights for all oppressed people and tirelessly in effort to highlight violations of those inalienable human rights of Palestinians. This is Em, and we want her back! Reminding that: Article 19 of the ICCPR states: “Everyone shall […]

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Israeli warplanes in intensified flights over Gaza

June 16, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 16/06/2013 - 10:18 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli warplanes intensified flights over the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning. A field observer said that F16s flew over all areas of the coastal enclave spreading fears among the population. He pointed out that the warplanes were flying in rows at low altitudes, noting that the […]

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VIDEO | Farming in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip

June 15, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Video By Gal·la Plus | June 14, 2013 Saber Al-Zaneen, coordinator of farmers in Beit Hanoun (north Gaza Strip), explains how difficult it is for famers to work in that area, the desproportional violence they have to face daily and the danger they are exposed with no reason. For who does not understand the […]

Israeli snipers attack farmers and wound man in Gaza

June 15, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Saturday June 15, 2013 02:28 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Friday evening [June 14 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian farmer was shot by Israeli army fire, as he worked in his land in Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza. File – alresalah.ps The sources said that that Omar Abu Muhareb, […]

Gaza man seriously injured in self-immolation attempt

June 14, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Maan News Agency | June 14, 2013 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Two brothers on Friday sustained injuries in the Gaza Strip after a self-immolation attempt to protest the destruction of a family-owned factory. Ibrahim al-Tartouri poured gasoline over his body and set himself ablaze, while his brother, Mohamed, was injured trying to help him. “Family […]

#GazaUnderAttack | Israeli Army Opens Fire At Palestinians In Khan Younis

June 13, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Thursday June 13, 2013 11:30 Reported by IMEMC & Agencies [Thursday morning June 13 2013] Israeli military vehicles, stationed across the border with Gaza, opened fire at Palestinian farmers and homes in Abasan Al-Kabeera town, east of the southern West Bank district of Khan Younis. File – Paltoday.ps Eyewitnesses have reported the soldiers, stationed on […]

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UN expert Prof. Em. Richard Falk rejects calls to quit over Israel criticism

June 11, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Maan News Agency | June 11, 2013 GENEVA (AFP) — An embattled UN rights expert who probes Israel’s conduct towards Palestinians on Tuesday rejected calls to step down, saying his opponents were trying to silence his criticism of Israel by labeling him anti-Semitic. “I don’t intend to resign, and there doesn’t seem to be any […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israeli occupation soldiers raid central Gaza

June 11, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 11/06/2013 - 09:08 AM ] DEIR AL-BALAH, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided eastern Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning. Local sources told the PIC reporter that the soldiers escorted six bulldozers that combed and bulldozed land in the area. IOF soldiers routinely raid border areas in the coastal […]

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Bahar: The armed resistance is the only strategy to restore the usurped rights

June 11, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 11/06/2013 - 09:06 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Ahmed Bahar, the first deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council, highlighted the right of the Palestinian people to armed resistance against the Israeli occupation as the only strategic option to restore the land and the usurped rights. Bahar made his remarks during his meeting on […]

‘Made in Gaza’: Breaking the siege

June 11, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

The builders of Gaza’s Ark hope to bring Gazan goods to the world. The latest plan to try to break the illegal siege of Gaza, according to organizer Michael Coleman at Sunday’s press conference in the port of Gaza, is to refurbish their very second-hand fishing boat, fill it with Gazan products (date products, embroidery, […]

Journal: Amer, 20, wounded by Israeli gunfire in the southern Gaza Strip ~ by @Rosa_Schiano

June 11, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

11th June 2013 | Rosa Schiano, International Solidarity Movement | Khan Younis, Occupied Palestine On the morning of Monday, 10th June, a Palestinian man was injured by Israeli army fire while working in the area of Sufa, southern Gaza Strip, near the barrier with Israel. Amer Abu Hadayed, 20 years, hospitalized in the Intensive Care […]

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Israeli warplanes launch mock raids on Gaza

June 10, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 10/06/2013 - 01:14 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli warplanes launched a number of mock raids on the Gaza Strip afternoon Monday, a PIC reporter said. He said that Israeli F16s dropped bombs off the coast of Gaza causing big bangs that resounded in all areas of the coastal enclave. Special Topic | Full […]

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Haneyya receives “Miles of Smiles 21″ convoy

June 9, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 09/06/2013 - 09:38 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Prime Minister Ismail Haneyya received the Miles of Smiles 21 human right solidarity convoy that arrived in the Gaza Strip a few days ago to participate in the global march to Jerusalem (GMJ). The convoy includes a delegation of activists from different Arab, Islamic and foreign […]

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Official: 12,000 activists entered Gaza since the beginning of the year

June 9, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 09/06/2013 - 09:08 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– More than 12 thousand foreigners and solidarity activists have arrived in the Gaza Strip via Rafah and Beit Hanoun crossings since the beginning of this year, at a rate of 2,400 foreign visitors per month. Aybak Rab’i, Deputy Director General of the Immigration department in the […]

Israeli gunboats fire at fishing boats

June 9, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 09/06/2013 - 12:12 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli navy boats opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of northern Gaza Strip. Sources in the marine police told the PIC that the shooting took place despite the fact that the Palestinian fishing boats were working within the area allowed for them. […]

Ayyash: Israeli navy continues to chase Gaza fishermen

June 8, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 08/06/2013 - 05:02 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Nizar Ayyash, chairman of Palestinian fishermen syndicate in Gaza, said that the Israeli naval forces have continued to target Palestinian fishermen and rob them of their boats. Ayyash told PIC’s reporter that the occupation forces have been chasing and arresting the fishermen, shooting them, destroying their […]

Israeli forces detain 2 fishermen off Gaza coast

June 7, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Maan News Agency | June 7, 2013 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained two fishermen off the coast of the Gaza Strip and confiscated their boat overnight Thursday. Israeli naval forces detained Khader al-Saeidi and Hassan Murad off the northwestern coast of the enclave, said Mahfouth Kabariti, head of an association for fishermen […]

Palestinian farmer wounded by Israeli army fire ~ Report with Photos by @rosa_schiano

June 7, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

7th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Sunday morning a young Palestinian farmer was wounded by Israeli army fire in an area called Abu Safiyeh, East of Jabalia, in the Northern Gaza Strip. Ahmad Hamdan (Photo: Rosa Schiano) Hamdan’s X-ray (Photo: Rosa Schiano) Hamdan’s wounded leg (Photo: Rosa Schiano) […]

Hamas: Abbas statement on tunnels ruins relations with Egypt

June 5, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 05/06/2013 - 11:07 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas movement said that PA chief Mahmoud Abbas’s statement on Gaza tunnels was ruining Egyptian-Palestinian relations. Hamas said in a terse statement on Tuesday that the statement constituted a clear incitement for blockading and starving the Gaza Strip. The movement said that Abbas’s statement on reconciliation […]

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One Palestinian child has been killed by Israel every 3 days for the past 13 years

June 4, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Official statistics from the Ministry of Information in Ramallah have revealed that 1,518 Palestinian children were killed by Israel’s occupation forces from the outbreak of the second Intifada in September 2000 up to April 2013. That’s the equivalent of one Palestinian child killed by Israel every 3 days for almost 13 years. The ministry […]