#EndGazaBlockade | Why? → The Facts [ PIC 14/06/2012 – 07:00 PM ] KHAN YOUNIS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) mounting tanks and backed by helicopter gunships raided southern Gaza Strip afternoon Thursday, local sources said. Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF troops in ten tanks and a bulldozer raided Khuza’a town to […]
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IOA imposes hermetic closure on Palestinian land
[ PIC 25/04/2012 – 09:35 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) imposed hermetic closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip as of dawn Wednesday to mark the 64th anniversary of the creation of Israel according to the Hebrew calendar. The closure that would last till Friday morning on the West Bank […]
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Reporters without Borders – Illegal action by Israeli authorities shuts down Palestinian media centre
Reporters without Borders | April 4, 2012 Reporters Without Borders is shocked by a raid by Israeli security forces two days ago on a Palestinian radio, television and online media network set up by Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem. “With this illegal intrusion into the premises of media organizations in illegally occupied and annexed Palestinian […]
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Palestinian worker dies in tunnel collapse
[ 03/03/2012 – 05:20 PM ] Gaza, (PIC)– A Palestinian worker died and two others wounded when a tunnel they were working in collapsed south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday. The higher committee for ambulance and emergency said that Thaer Madi died in the collapse south of Rafah. More than 200 citizens have died […]
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Journalists advocate group CPJ raps closure of Palestinian TV stations
Al Watan TV staff members look at the damage caused by Israeli troop during a raid on the station in Ramallah. Press TV Thu Mar 1, 2012 5:59PM GMT The non-profit Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Israel’s move to shut down two Palestinian TV stations in the West Bank city of Ramallah. About […]
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Resheq: Closure of my Facebook page “arbitrary” ~ by @izzat_risheq
Related: THE NEW ONLINE “CHECKPOINT”: FACEBOOK [ 31/01/2012 – 06:18 PM ] DAMASCUS, (PIC)– Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Al-Resheq has lashed out at the Facebook administration for closing his personal page on the social network. He expressed regret and dismay in a statement on Tuesday at the closure of his page without any […]
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Israeli Forces Isolate Azzoun Town in Qalqilia
Related: Evidence & Facts about Checkpoint Cruelty in Palestine Palestine News & Info Agency – WAFA – Jan 22, 2012 QALQILIA, January 22, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli forces early Sunday closed all three entrances of Azzoun, a town east of Qalqilia in the northern West Bank, completely isolating it from its surroundings, according to witnesses. […]
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Israel ramp closure “war” on holy sites: Hamas
Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category – Pictures A general view shows the Mughrabi ramp leading from the plaza by the Western Wall to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem on 8 December 2011. (Photo: AFP – Gali Tibbon) Published Monday, December 12, 2011 | Al Akhbar Hamas […]
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The ridiculous burdens borne by Gaza medical patients ~ by Rami Almeghari
Related: Deprivation of Basic Needs Cost Lives! Healthcare | Electricity| Water | Communication Rami Almeghari | The Electronic Intifada | Cairo | 30 November 2011 Some medical patients in Gaza must go to great lengths (literally) to receive treatment. (Abed Rahim Khatib /APA images ) My family’s lengthy journey to seek medical treatment for my wife began […]
Continue readingA day at sea with Gaza’s fishermen – in pictures
Related: The Brutal Blockade of Gaza | Fishermen – topic Pictures by Lydia de Leeuw & Rosa Shiano Lydia de Leeuw | A Second Glance | Posted on December 2, 2011 It’s 6.30am when Ahmad’s fishing boat leaves the Gaza City fishing port. Together with his three nephews and a friend, he will stay at […]
Continue readingWest Bank Under Strict Closure As Israel Celebrates Rosh Hashanah
Note: As with every Israeli holiday, Israel closes the West Bank hermetically not only on borders, but also at checkpoints and restricts freedom of movement even more, reduced to total emprisonment and leading to a severe form of collective punishment. Wednesday September 28, 2011 03:25 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies The Israeli army […]
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Gaza’s sole power plant at risk of closure
Maan News Agency | Aug 14, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza’s electricity company may have to turn off the sole power station in the coastal enclave, a company official warned Sunday. Chief Executive Officer Walid Sad Sayel said the company would delay switching off the station until Sunday even though it needed repairs and […]
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Israel Occupation Forces to impose HERMETIC CLOSURE on the West Bank, Gaza Strip next month
[ 14/08/2011 – 02:20 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) will impose a hermetic closure on all Palestinian land in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in September, Hebrew media reported on Sunday. They said that the measure was taken in anticipation of solidarity marches to coincide with the Palestinian […]
Continue readingIsraeli military imposes closure on Salfit area
Thursday May 19, 2011 07:03 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News Residents of the Salfit township, in the north-central West Bank, reported Wednesday that scores of Israeli soldiers had deployed in the area since Tuesday and declared it a ‘closed military zone’ – preventing residents from leaving their homes or going to work or school. […]
Continue readingWest Bank-Jordan | Allenby Bridge crossing to see reduced hours Monday
May 7, 2011 JERICHO (Ma’an) — The Allenby Bridge border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, closing early as Israel observes its Independence Day, Palestinian officials said. The Palestinian police department in Jericho announced the curtailed hours on Sunday, noting that normal operations […]
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