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Event #5171 General chronic harassment: Israeli occupation forces lock down areas, harass and kidnap civilians; settlers with military support steal land from Burin
Date: Monday, 9 Apr 2012

ARIJ reports:

Brutality of the Israeli Occupation Army

• The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) staged 300 meters into Al Faraheen area east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip and razed lands. Wafa (April 9, 2012)
• The Israeli Occupation Police closed all entrances leading to the Old City of Jerusalem and only allowed pedestrian movement as to secure the passage of Israelis to the Wailing Wall area for prayers. Wafa (April 9, 2012).
• The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) closes the Ibrahimi Mosque in the face of Muslim prayers for the second day on row to allow settlers celebrating Jewish Passover to perform religious rituals. Wafa (April 9, 2012).
• The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) attacked the houses of Mufeed Al Sharabati and Zeidan Al Sharabati Al Shuhada Street using sniffer dogs and carried out thorough search to the houses. The IOA forced residents of the two houses including women and children to leave their houses which caused a state of fear among them. The IOA broke the surveillance cameras installed on the house to monitor the Israeli violations. Wafa (April 9, 2012).
• Several Israeli tanks staged 250 meters into the east of Khuza'a town east of Khan Younis city and razed Palestinian agricultural lands. ARN (April 9, 2012).

Israeli Arrests

• The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested 7 Palestinians from Jenin city and Ya'bad village and raided several Palestinian houses. The arrestees are: Wael Fakhri Mahmoud Turkman (16 years), Tareq Husni Ibrahim Abu Al Hayja (25 years), 'Ala Faysal Al Disi (23 years) and Musa Ahmad Bulbul (27 years) form Jenin city and Yousif Mahmoud Ab Shamla (21 years), Sami Abu Baker (21 years) and Musa Abu Baker (17 years) from Ya'bad village after raiding their houses and messing with their contents. The IOA also raided the houses of Ibrahim Nafe Yasin and Maher Mahmoud Husni in Jenin city, search them and messed with their contents. Wafa (April 9, 2012).
• Israeli Occupation army (IOA) arrested four Palestinians at one checkpoint which was set up at the northern entrance of Hebron city. Resident Khaled Diab Al Sharabati was among the arrestees. ARN (April 9, 2012).

Israeli Settler violence

• Tens of Israeli settlers stormed Sebastyia village north of Nablus city under the protection of the Israeli occupation army (IOA) to practice religious rituals celebrating Jewish Passover. ARN (April 9, 2012).

Expansion of settlement

• Expansion activities are taking place for the second day on row near Yetzhar settlement south of Nablus city, on lands of Burin village and few meters away from Palestinians' houses. ARN (April 9, 2012).

Places involved in this event:

• Burin (Boreen; Nablus gov.)
• Old City of Jerusalem
• Ibrahimi Mosque_(Al-Haram al-Ibrahimi; zionist name: Cave of the Patriarchs/Al Magr/Me'arat HaMachpela)
• Shuhada (Shohada) Street, Hebron
• Ya'bad (Yabad; Jenin gov.)
• Jenin
• Sebastia/Sebastiyah/Sabastiyah
• Khuzaa (Khuza'a; Gaza)

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