Archive | January 9, 2013

Documenting the torture of a Palestinian boy in occupation jails

[ PIC 09/01/2013 – 09:56 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Ahrar center for prisoners studies and human rights has documented the testimony of the child Saddam Al-Jabrai,14, about his detention period, as he was arrested on 7 December 2012, by Israeli soldiers near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil. He was released six days after his arrest […]

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IOA tightens Abu Sissi’s isolation after the aggression on Gaza

[ PIC 09/01/2013 – 08:26 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The deputy director of the Gaza Power Plant, Dirar Abu Sissi, the only isolated prisoner in Israeli jails, confirmed that the prison administration has tightened its measures in isolating him since the recent aggression on Gaza. The Israeli intelligence service Mossad had kidnapped Abu Sissi, 44, […]

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AOHR calls to end the administrative detention

[ PIC 09/01/2013 – 08:05 PM ] LONDON, (PIC)– Arab Organization for Human Rights in UK (AOHR) called for a wide Parliamentary movement to address administrative detention policy used by the Israeli intelligence to detain Palestinian citizens, deputies and ministers. The organization issued on Wednesday a detailed report documenting the detention of Palestinian MPs elected […]

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Israeli soldiers coming with 27 military jeeps violently break into 5 homes in the Al Ayn Camp

January 9th, 2013 | Al Ayn Refugee Camp, Occupied Palestine | ISM Palestine   Hundreds of Israeli soldiers in 27 military jeeps violently broke in and ransacked five homes in the Al Ayn refugee camp, Nablus. They caused widespread destruction in the houses involved in the raid. No arrests were made. Weam Reda Khaled, a […]

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Palestinian man dies in Jenin floods, areas announced disaster areas

[ PIC 09/01/2013 – 06:08 PM ] JENIN, (PIC)– A Palestinian man in his fifties died in front of his home in Jenin city on Wednesday after he tried to cross a flooded street but he slipped and drowned in the flood, medical sources said. Meanwhile, Qabatiya village council and Jenin district announced Qabatiya and […]

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Resheq denounces Israel for offering dog medicines to Palestinian prisoners

[ PIC 09/01/2013 – 06:03 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Political bureau member of Hamas lashed out at the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) for offering medicines for dogs to Palestinian prisoners. He said in a press release on Wednesday that offering dog medicine to prisoners was a “racist crime” and an inhuman practice reflecting the IOA […]

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Hundreds of homes flooded, citizens injured in W. Bank downpours

[ PIC 09/01/2013 – 12:28 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– More than 400 homes were flooded and many Palestinian citizens sustained injuries on Tuesday in the rainstorm and bad weather that hit the occupied territories and the Levant region. According to a report by the Palestinian civil defense department, the number of the wounded civilians rose […]

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Heavy rain drenches Shatta prison, prisoners evacuated to unknown location

[ PIC 09/01/2013 – 11:19 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Israeli Shatta jail was drenched in the heavy rain that swamped northern Palestine occupied in 1948 over the past two days. Abdullah Qandil, the spokesman for Waed society for prisoners, told Quds Press that devastating floods swept the prison, which is located in the Bisan […]

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Two young women drown in West Bank floods

[ PIC 09/01/2013 – 11:34 AM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Civil defense brigades in the West Bank on Wednesday morning found the bodies of two young women who were reported missing on Tuesday night after floods swept the main road between Nablus and Tulkarem. The brigades said in a statement on Wednesday that a taxicab driver, […]

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Farming Injustice: End all Trade with Israeli Agricultural Companies

PNN English | Jan 7, 2013   Monday 7th January, Palestinian agricultural organisations and the Palestinian BDS National Committee called in a press release for the launching of worldwide campaigns on 9th February against Israeli agricultural export corporations in light of their deep complicity in Israel’s ongoing violations of international law and Palestinian human rights. […]

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Bishops Visit Suffering and Vulnerable People in the Holy Land

PNN English | Jan 7, 2013 Bishops from across Europe and North America this week will be visiting refugees in Jordan from the Syrian conflict along with other suffering and vulnerable people and communities in the Holy Land as the focus of this year’s Holy Land Co-ordination schedualed (5-10 January 2013). The 13th meeting of […]

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Israeli Authorities Demolish House near Al-Aqsa Mosque

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article PNN | Published on Tuesday, 08 January 2013 On Tuesday 8th January, Bulldozers of the Israeli occupation authority demolished this morning, a house in al-Sweih Neighborhood in Silwan, south of al-Aqsa Mosque, on […]

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#PALESTINE NEWS | Jan 9, 2013

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Jan 9, 2013 | 24052 Days Since Al-Nakba – Gaza is under siege for 2037 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuous updates.. LIVE BLOG | Israeli soldier Nofar Mizrahi assassinated Mohammed Salayma on his 17th birthday (Updated) http://wp.me/p16sn9-uks LIVE […]

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#PalHunger | Abu Subbah calls on Arab League for practical steps to support striking captives

[ PIC 08/01/2013 – 09:54 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian Minister of Prisoners, Dr. Attallah Abu Subbah, called on the Arab League to take practical and urgent steps to save the lives of prisoners on hunger strike, stressing on the seriousness of their health condition. Dr. Abu Subbah called in a press statement on […]

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