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Event #5173 General chronic harassment: Israeli occupation forces disrupt Bilin conference and kidnap several internationals and Palestinian organizers; soldiers invade Qabatyia and ransack houses
Date: Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012

ARIJ reports:

Brutality of the Israeli Occupation Army

• The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) raided several Palestinian houses in Qabatyia town south of Jenin city. The raided houses are owned by Abdel Rahman Nazzal, Rami Abdel Rahman Nazzal and Hassan Abdel Rahman Nazzal, searched them and messed with their contents. The IOA took Abdel Rahman and his son Rami to Jabal Al Zakarneh (Al Zakarneh Monntain area) under the pretext of searching for his wanted son, Sayf. Wafa (April 11, 2012).
• Acting without a court order, the Israeli army has barred Palestinian villagers from freely accessing their farmland for two years. The admission was made in the state's response to a High Court petition filed last year by Beit Furik residents. The plots farmed by the residents of Beit Furik, which is southeast of Nablus, border several unauthorized outposts that were built near the Itamar settlement over the past decade and are known as the Gidonim outposts. In 2010, the Israeli Forces began preventing villagers from accessing their fields freely. As a result they must coordinate their farm work with the Israeli army, in accordance with deployment levels. Haaretz (April 11, 2012)
• The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) detained seven Palestinians and four internationals in the southern West Bank during Bil'in's conference on popular struggle. Three people were injured in the incident outside the Ibrahimi Mosque following an altercation between the participants after a nearby conference and Israeli settlers. IOA attacked Abdullah Abu Rahmah, the popular resistance coordinator who was hosting the conference, before detaining him. An unidentified French activist and Nariman Tamimi from Nabi Saleh were also hurt. IOA also detained Hussam Khatib from Bilin, Kifah Mansour from Bilin, Abdullah Yassin and Mahmoud Zawahreh from al-Maasara, Issa Amro from Hebron, Tamer al-Atrash from Hebron, and four foreigners whose identifies were not disclosed. Maannews (April 11, 2012)

Israeli Settlers' Violence

• Seven Israeli settlers from susiya settlement established on lands of yatta town attacked and beat resident Sameeha Ismae'il Salamah An Nawaj'a (40 years) near her house in Susiya valley south of Hebron city. Mrs An Nawaj'a suffered bruises in all her body. Wfa (April 11, 2012).
• A group of Israeli Settlers placed a caravan between Hashmona'im and Ramat Moda'im settlements, inside the segregation zone (seam zone), on lands of Ni'lin village west of Ramallah. Residents of Ni'lin village fear that this move might open the way for a new settlement to be established on lands of the village. It is worth mentioning that the location where the new caravan was set up is off access to Palestinians of Ni'lin village. Wafa (April 11, 20912).

Israeli Arrests

• The Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested the 19 years old Palestinian allegedly for trying to pass through the Beqa'ot checkpoint in the Jordan Valley with explosive devices, knives and rifle shells. Israeli security officials claim that the Palestinian, who arrived from Nablus city, planned to carry out an attack against Israeli civilians during the Jewish Passover holiday. Wattan TV (April 11, 2012).

People/entities involved in this event:

• Issa Amro
• Abdullah Abu Rahma
• Mahmoud Zaware

Places involved in this event:

• Bil'in (Ramallah gov.)
• Qabatiya (Qabatia; Jenin gov.)
• Beit Furik (Bayt Fouriq; Nablus gov)
• Yattah (Yatta/Yata; Hebron gov.)
• Ni'lin (Nilin/Ni'alin/Naalin; Ramallah gov.)

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