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 closes Nablus checkpoints while settlers set fire to olive fields in ‘Awarta

All Israeli Attacks – Timeline | All Israeli cease Fire Violations – Timeline Maan News Agency | April 30, 2013 NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces closed down the Huwara and Zatara checkpoints Tuesday, after hundreds of settlers wreaked havoc in the area, a Ma’an reporter said. Hundreds of settlers marched toward Zaatara checkpoint where a […]

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Israeli forces arrests 11 citizens at Hawara roadblock

[ PIC 19/02/2013 – 11:02 AM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained 11 Palestinian citizens at the Hawara roadblock, south of Nablus, on Monday night. Eyewitnesses told the PIC that big numbers of IOF soldiers at the checkpoint ambushed citizens in between the olive trees and arrested anyone approaching. They said that the […]

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Palestinian teen Qassam Dumaidi dies of injuries, eight years after Jewish settler ran over him

[ PIC 05/02/2013 – 10:16 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– A Palestinian teenager from Hawara village, south of Nablus, died on Tuesday of serious injuries sustained eight years ago when he was ten years old in a car accident. Family members said that Qassam Dumaidi was hit by a Jewish settler near the main road of […]

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Prisoners in Hawara detention center suffer from difficult conditions

[ PIC 29/01/2013 – 03:18 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Tadhamun Foundation for Human Rights said that the Palestinian prisoners in Hawara detention center in the south of Nablus are living in difficult conditions because of the occupation authorities’ repressive measures. Ahmed Betawi, researcher at al-Tadhamun Foundation, pointed to the poor living conditions in Hawara, to […]

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Jewish settlers assault farmers in Hawara (Nablus village)

[ PIC 08/12/2012 – 08:03 AM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Heavily armed Jewish settlers attacked a group of Palestinian farmers while harvesting their olive crops in Hawara village south of Nablus city. Mu’een Al-Dumaidi, the Hawara municipal council chairman, said on Friday that the Israeli occupation authorities had allowed the farmers to reap their crops. He […]

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Palestinian prisoner society appeals for closing Hawara jail

[ PIC 26/11/2012 – 06:23 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The Palestinian prisoner society said the Palestinian prisoners in Hawara jail are suffering from inhumane incarceration conditions as more detainees keep pouring in. A lawyer for the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PSS) reported that the Israeli administration of Hawara prison deliberately locks up every detainee in a […]

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Amani al Khandaqja released following hunger strike

Amani al Khandaqja with her father, pose following her release by Lydia | 6 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank “You are a very clever woman Amani, you are the first free woman from Ashkalan, this brings me great frustration.” These are the words of the Chief of Intelligence at Huwarra Camp where […]

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IOF soldiers take positions on rooftops of Nablus village, arrest boy in Hawara

[ 25/05/2011 – 09:42 PM ] General view of Hawwara village NABLUS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stationed on rooftops of a number of buildings in Hawara village, south of Nablus , on Wednesday, local sources said. They added that the soldiers took positions on the rooftops of a number of buildings overlooking the main […]

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IOA refuses visits to detainees in Hawara

[ 13/03/2011 – 05:52 PM ]   NABLUS, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has barred lawyers of the international Tadamun society for human rights from visiting Palestinian detainees in Hawara detention center near Nablus. Ahmed Al-Beitawi, a researcher with Tadamun, said that most of the detainees are from Orta village, who were rounded up […]

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Hawara prisoners poisoned after jail served rotten food

[ 10/02/2011 – 10:05 AM ]   RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Palestinians held at the Israeli Hawara detention center were poisoned after eating breakfast served by the prison on Monday, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said. Several prisoners had suffered extreme stomach pains and diarrhea. They rejected breakfast served the following day complaining of its bad smell and […]

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Israeli police kidnap mosque imam and another man in Nazareth

[ 07/10/2010 – 11:09 AM ]   NAZARETH, (PIC)– The Israeli police kidnapped on Wednesday two Palestinian citizens in Nazareth city inside the 1948 occupied lands, including the imam of Shihabuddin mosque, on allegations of supporting alleged terror groups, illegal gathering and planning to commit crimes. Spokesman for the Israeli police Doron Malka said that […]

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Israel steps up violations against juvenile detainees – Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades

05-10-2010,08:24 Al Qassam website-Ramallah-The prisoners studies center in Palestine calls for the release of all minors in Israeli custody, adding that Israeli occupation authorities must be forced to stop detention of minors. The center reported on Monday that around 340 Palestinian children suffer in Israeli jails and lack the minimum conditions essential for life. They […]

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