Archive | February 23, 2013

PALESTINE NEWS | Febr 23, 2013

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Febr 23, 2013 | 24097 Days Since Al-Nakba – Gaza is under siege for 2082 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuous updates.. LIVE BLOG | Feb 23, 2013 | 105 VIOLATIONS OF TRUCE BY ISRAEL OVERVIEW (All linked to […]

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LIVE BLOG | Arafat Jaradat Tortured to Death by Israel – Updated incl autopsy report

Preliminary Arafat Jaradat autopsy report: ‘Reason of Death: nervous shock as a result of extreme pain from the intensity of the injuries described above, which resulted from multiple direct and extensive acts of torture’ (Download the PDF of the Report) Will be updated continuously with related news and photography below this post. While the Universal […]

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Young man fighting for his life following settler attack into Qusra

23 February 2013| International Solidarity Movement, Qusra, Occupied Palestine Following a violent incursion by Israeli fundamentalist settlers into Qusra, two people have been hospitalized with serious injuries. Around 15 settlers from Esh Kodesh (Holy Fire) and Shilo entered Qusra, the clashes that ensued left many people injured, including a sixteen year old boy who is […]

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More Excess Death due to Israeli Siege: 18 year old Gaza teen Muhammad Khalil Irbayi, dies in Rafah smuggling tunnel

Maan News Agency | Febr 23, 2013 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A teenager died on Saturday while working in a smuggling tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border, medics said. Muhammad Khalil Irbayi, 18, was electrocuted in a tunnel in Rafah, south Gaza, medics said. Six Palestinians died in January in tunnel implosions, raising the death toll […]

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Israeli settlers and army raid Yasouf: One person arrested, several cars vandalized

Posted on: February 23, 2013 20 February 2013| International Solidarity Movement, Yasouf, Occupied Palestine ISM Nablus At approximately 3:00 AM in the morning on Tuesday, the 19th of February 2013, 3 armed settlers from the illegal settlement of Kfar Tappuah raided the Palestinian village of Yasouf. Not only did the settlers vandalize several cars by […]

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Bedouin communities near Qalqiliya isolated by Israel and facing school demolition

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article   22 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus, Occupied Palestine By ISM Nablus The small Bedouin communities of ‘Arab Ramadin al-Janubi and ‘Arab Ab Farda lie south of Qalqilya between the apartheid […]

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Seven Palestinians Injured By Soldiers, Settlers, Fire South Of Nablus

Saturday February 23, 2013 20:21 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Saturday February 23, 2013; Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinians have been injured by rounds of live ammunition fired by Israeli soldiers invading Qasra village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestine News Network (PNN) has reported. File […]

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Israel releases female prisoner Iman Bani Odeh detained for sending an email

[ PIC 22/02/2013 – 05:22 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) released on Thursday afternoon the female prisoner Iman Bani Odeh, 20, from the town of Tamoun in Tubas, after ending her sentence of 3 months. “The Israeli occupation forces have arrested the university student Bani Odeh, on 7-12-2012 after breaking into […]

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#PalHunger | Tawil goes on hunger strike to protest his administrative detention

#FreeSamer | Global action to save the life of Hunger striker Samer Issawi [ PIC 23/02/2013 – 02:34 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hazem Al-Tawil has gone on an open-ended hunger strike four days ago to protest the Israeli occupation’s decision to hold him in administrative detention, without trial or charge. The Palestine center for prisoners’ […]

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FAJ calls for international intervention to stop Israeli attacks on journalists

[ PIC 23/02/2013 – 01:46 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) called on all the international organizations involved in the defense of freedom of opinion and expression to intervene to halt Israeli flagrant and persistent abuses against Palestinian journalists. The Federation called in a statement on Friday for the prosecution of the […]

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Palestinians to state their position on Obama’s planned visit to Aqsa

[ PIC 23/02/2013 – 01:49 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Noted Palestinian figures declared their intention to hold a news conference on Sunday before afternoon in the Palestinian national theater in occupied Jerusalem to state their position towards the upcoming visit of US president Barack Obama to the Aqsa Mosque. A number of religious and […]

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#PalHunger | Arraba rallies in support of Palestinian prisoners and hunger strikers

#FreeSamer | Global action to save the life of Hunger striker Samer Issawi [ PIC 23/02/2013 – 11:06 AM ] JENIN, (PIC)– National and Islamic forces in the town of Arraba, south of Jenin, staged a rally on Friday afternoon, with the participation of Sheikh Raed Salah, leader of the Islamic movement in the Palestinian […]

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Seven Palestinian Refugees Killed in Syria raising number of killed Palestinians to (at least) 1024

Overview | The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria DRAH – Febr 23, 2013 Gaza, (DRAH.ps) — Action groups for Palestinians in Syria stated that seven palestinian refugeees were killed at the hand of syrian forces loyal to the syrian regime, while the shelling and bombing at the refugee camps continue in syria. The action […]

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Jewish settlers attack Palestinian homes, injure a 14 year old child

[ PIC 23/02/2013 – 10:05 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Jewish settlers, studying at a religious school in Kiryat Arba to the east of Al-Khalil, attacked Palestinian homes in Wadi Nasara suburb in Al-Khalil on Saturday morning. Inhabitants said that groups of Jewish students, walking from Kiryat Arba to the Ibrahimi mosque, threw stones and empty […]

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#PalHunger | Mother of Sharawna on hunger strike till her son is released

#FreeSamer | Global action to save the life of Hunger striker Samer Issawi [ PIC 23/02/2013 – 09:44 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The mother of Palestinian hunger striker Ayman Sharawna on Friday said she would not end her hunger strike unless her son is released. The mother of Sharawna, who is in Aliya hospital, told […]

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