Settler Attacks in Hebron, Army Declares Nablus Village ‘Closed Military Zone’

  Thursday August 28, 2014 14:27 by IMEMC News & Agencies A Palestinian youth has been injured, Thursday, after an Israeli settler deliberately ran him over, in the north of Hebron, according to local sources. (MaanImages/file) WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency has reported that Mohammad Awad, spokesperson for the anti-settlement committee in the village, […]

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Egypt closes Rafah crossing indefinitely

[ PIC 26/10/2013 – 07:05 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Egyptian authorities have decided to close Rafah crossing on Saturday until further notice after opening it this week for students and patients’ travel, as well as for the Gazan pilgrims’ return. Maher Abu Sabha, director of border crossings in Gaza, said that the Egyptian authorities informed […]

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█▌ #OpenRafahBorder Now! ▶ Rafah crossing still closed for fifth day

[ PIC 15/09/2013 – 08:02 AM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Egyptian authorities continued to shut down the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for the fifth day running on Sunday. Maher Abu Sabha, the director general of borders and crossings, said Egyptian authorities were still closing the terminal and that any new development would be […]

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Gaza crisis deepens as Egypt closes border and tunnels

Al Ray Agencies | Sept 2, 2013   Gaza, Alray – Since the military coup took power in Egypt on 3 July the crisis engulfing the Gaza Strip has deepened following the closure of the Rafah Border Crossing and many of the lifeline tunnels by the Egyptian coup authorities. Fuel supplies in particular are being […]

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Egyptian authorities continue to close Rafah terminal for second day

[ PIC 06/07/2013 – 04:45 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Egyptian authorities said it would continue to close the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip due to the events in Sinai until further notice. Director of the crossings authority in Gaza Maher Abu Sabha said on Saturday that the Egyptian side would close the […]

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Israeli occupation closes Hawara checkpoint south of Nablus

[ PIC 19/06/2013 – 08:04 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– IOF soldiers closed Hawara checkpoint south of Nablus and the southern area of the city completely, and only allowed vehicles leaving the city to pass through. The Israeli decision to close the checkpoint came under the pretext of conducting military training in the area. It resulted […]

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Israel’s occupation forces declares Kufr Qaddoum village closed military zone

[ PIC 20/04/2013 – 11:03 AM ] QALQILIA, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) declared Kufr Qaddoum village, east of Qalqilia city, a closed military zone on Saturday morning and prohibited entry into it. Eyewitnesses said that IOF troops converged on the village since the early morning hours and set up a roadblock at the […]

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Israel closes Gaza crossings (Again)

GO TO LIVE BLOG | Full list: All documented Israeli violations of the cease-fire [ PIC 08/04/2013 – 08:04 AM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) closed the Beit Hanun (Erez) and Karm Abu Salem crossings on Monday in reprisal to the alleged firing of a missile from Gaza on Sunday evening. The […]

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Police ban Israeli activists from West Bank demonstrations ~ by @leehee_r

Thirteen anti-occupation activists were awoken by police officers early Sunday morning to receive closed military zone orders, preventing them from joining Palestinians in weekly demonstrations in the West Bank. By Leehee Rothschild | 972 Magazine | Nov 12, 2012 Israeli police officers distributed closed military zone orders for four West Bank villages early Sunday morning […]

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#Gaza Under Attack | Israel closes sole Karm Abu Salem crossing

[ PIC 11/11/2012 – 12:16 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) closed the Karm Abu Salem crossing on Sunday and blocked entry of goods and humanitarian relief material to the Gaza Strip. Raed Fattuh, the head of the committee in charge of coordinating entry of goods into Gaza, said in a press […]

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Israel’s Collective Punishment: Full closure of West Bank for Jewish holiday

[ PIC 26/09/2012 – 11:39 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Occupation authorities imposed a full closure on the West Bank and complete isolation began midnight Monday and ends Wednesday evening on the occasion of the Jewish holiday “Day of Atonement”, which is considered one of the most important Jewish holidays. The Israeli Chief of Staff ordered […]

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IOF closes the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslims under pretext of Jewish Holidays

[ PIC 24/09/2012 – 11:05 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOF) closed the Ibrahimi Mosque to Palestinians and Muslims, under the pretext of Jewish holidays. Occupation authorities closed the Ibrahimi Mosque, and tightened its military actions in its environment under the pretext of celebrating Jewish holidays, preventing Muslims from performing their prayers […]

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EU urges Israel to re-open closed Jerusalemite institutions

[ PIC 04/08/2012 – 09:36 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Diplomatic missions of the European Union in Jerusalem and Ramallah have expressed disappointment at the Israeli decision to renew closure of Palestinian institutions in occupied eastern Jerusalem especially the chamber of commerce and the Orient House. A statement for those missions said that the Palestinian […]

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Egypt opens Rafah crossing, Israeli terminal closes

Maan News Agency | June 25, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Egypt opened its Rafah crossing to the Gaza Strip on Monday, after the country’s presidential election results were announced without sparking the feared unrest on the border. Rafah, the sole passenger crossing open to residents of Gaza, is open in both directions for travel, […]

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In advance of provocative march by settlers, IOA orders closure of Palestinian shops in O. Jerusalem

[ PIC 19/05/2012 – 10:49 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority has ordered Palestinian merchants in occupied Jerusalem to close their shops on Sunday. The Israeli police glued orders on the Jerusalem shops on Saturday calling on their owners to close down on Sunday on the occasion of the so-called Jerusalem Day. […]

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