Israeli forces rounded up four activists.
Israeli forces on Monday rounded up four activists, including a foreigner, during a rally in support of a Bedouin hamlet in East Jerusalem, which is at the risk of demolition by Israeli authorities.
“Scores of activists stood up against an Israeli military force and bulldozers that stormed the Khan Al-Ahmar community and forced them out of the area,” Abdullah Abu Rahma, the coordinator of a local committee overseeing Israeli settlement building in the area, told Anadolu Agency.
He said four activists, including a foreigner, were detained by Israeli forces.
“We will stand up against any Israeli attempt to demolish the Khan Al-Ahmar community,” Abu Rahma said.
On Sept. 5, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled to demolish the Bedouin community and evict its inhabitants.
Palestinian farmers on Sunday accused Israeli settlers of destroying their olive groves near Nablus in the occupied West Bank.“Settlers from the Havad Gilad settlement chopped down around 50 olive trees,” Mohamed Osaida, a farmer, told Anadolu Agency.“They looted my land; I have nothing left,” he said, going on to accuse settlers of attempting to seize control of his farmland in the area.“They are stealing our fruits and cutting down our trees,” he said.According to Palestinian figures, more than 700,000 Jewish settlers now live in 196 settlements (built with the Israeli government’s approval) and more than 200 settler outposts (built without its approval) across the occupied West Bank.Palestinian residents complain of repeated attacks by settlers, who usually enjoy the protection of Israeli military personnel.Palestinian officials accuse the Israeli army and police of turning a blind eye to the settler assaults.Protests won’t stop until Gaza siege lifted: HaniyehIsrael arrests parents of suspected Palestinian shooterGaza Health Ministry warns of Israel's 'lethal' attacks
Israeli settlers destroy olive groves near Nablus
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday anti-occupation protests along border of the Gaza Strip will not stop until Israel’s 12-year blockade is lifted.“The Return Marches will not accept partial solutions,” Haniyeh said in statements following the funeral prayer for a Palestinian youth killed by Israeli army fire near Gaza border on Friday.“The rallies will accept nothing but a complete lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip,” he said.At least seven Palestinians were martyred and scores injured by Israeli army fire on Friday during protests against the crippling siege imposed by Israel on Gaza since 2007.Hamas eyes truce with Israel in return for end of siegeIsrael releases former Hamas MPThe death toll brought to more than 200 Palestinians martyred and thousands more injured by the Israeli army since the protests began in late March.“Gaza is fighting to undermine the so-called 'deal of the century'," he said, referring to a backchannel U.S. plan to reach a peace settlement between the Palestinians and Israel.Protesters demand the “right of return” to their homes and villages in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel.They also demand an end to Israel’s 12-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its roughly two million inhabitants of many basic commodities.More trucks laden with Qatari fuel enter blockaded GazaPalestinian man dies in Israeli jailHamas eyes truce with Israel in return for end of siege198 martyred by Israel since Gaza protests began
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Israel plans to expel some 10,000 Bedouin residents of what is known as the E1 Zone, which sits on 15 square kilometers (5.8 square miles) of land in East Jerusalem, to make way for housing units linking Jerusalem to the Ma'ale Adumim settlement.
If implemented, the plan would effectively cut the West Bank in two, preempting the possibility of a Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders.
In early July, Israeli bulldozers destroyed a number of tents and other structures in Khan Al-Ahmar, sparking clashes with local residents.
There are 46 Bedouin communities -- inhabited by some 3,000 residents -- scattered across Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem.
Under the 1995 Oslo agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), the West Bank -- including East Jerusalem -- was divided into Areas A, B and C.
Area A falls under the administrative and security control of the PA; Area B falls under the administrative control of the PA and the security control of Israel; and Area C -- in which Khan Al-Ahmar is located -- falls under the administrative and security control of Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened to inflict “very strong blows” on Hamas after fresh violence erupted on the Gaza Strip.“If they do not stop the violence against us, we are very close to another type of action which would include very strong blows.” he said.Palestine’s political scene has remained deeply polarized since mid-2007, when Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip after sweeping legislative elections one year earlier.About 200 Palestinians, including 37 minors, have been martyred by Israeli forces, and 22,000 others injured since the start of mass demonstrations in March against Israeli occupation.Protesters demand the “right of return” to their homes and villages in historical Palestine, from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel.They also demand an end to Israel’s 11-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its roughly two million inhabitants of many basic commodities.Israel bans fuel shipments into GazaTwo Palestinians injured in Israeli settler run-overIsraeli settlers destroy olive groves near Nablus
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Israeli authorities on Sunday banned all fuel shipments into the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to a Palestinian security official.“Israel prevented the entry of all fuel transfers, including Qatari-funded shipments, into Gaza,” the official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.On Friday, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered a halt to fuel shipments to the Palestinian territory following protests on Gaza border, in which seven Palestinians were martyred and scores injured.On Sunday, Israeli daily Haaretz said that Israeli security officials had opposed Lieberman’s decision to halt fuel shipment into the blockaded enclave.The officials, according to Haaretz, believe that it was impossible to pressure Hamas – which rules Gaza – and completely halt all shipments without worsening the humanitarian situation in the strip.Last week, Haaretz reported that a deal had been struck with Qatar by which the latter would finance fuel procurements for Gaza.Since 2007, when Hamas seized the Gaza Strip from rival Palestinian faction Hamas, the coastal enclave has groaned under an Israeli blockade that has deprived its two million inhabitants of many basic commodities.More than 200 Palestinians have been martyred and thousands more injured by Israeli army fire in anti-occupation protests along Gaza border since late March.Protesters demand an end to Israel’s 12-year blockade on Gaza and the “right of return” to their homes and villages in historical Palestine from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel.Protests won’t stop until Gaza siege lifted: HaniyehIsrael arrests parents of suspected Palestinian shooterGaza Health Ministry warns of Israel's 'lethal' attacksPalestinian man dies in Israeli jailHamas eyes truce with Israel in return for end of siege
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