General chronic harassment: Israeli military suppresses violently several demonstrations; blocks off village; and kidnaps at least two Palestinians; settlers injure farmer and destroy olive grove

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General chronic harassment: Israeli military destroy agricultural infrastructure and crops, kidnap at least 10 Palestinians, physically abuse students, and fire tear gas into mosque; settlers engage in large scale olive tree destruction in Qafin
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General chronic harassment: Israeli military invades several villages, menacing behavior, tear gas, at least 6 kidnapped; settlers brutalize farmers, and hundreds of settlers swarm Tel Rumeida, Al Khalil
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General chronic harassment: Israeli military invades villages, ransacks houses, beats demonstrators; at least 9 teenagers kidnapped; settlers attack villagers and internationals
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General chronic harassment: Israeli military invade the village of Halhul and harass locals; soldiers block off parts of Jerusalem prior to right-wing demonstration; Settlers destroy olive and fruit trees in several West Bank locations
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4 May 2012
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29 Apr 2012
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19 Apr 2012
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15 Apr 2012
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11 Apr 2012
General chronic harassment: Israeli occupation forces disrupt Bilin conference and kidnap several internationals and Palestinian organizers; soldiers invade Qabatyia and ransack houses
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Event #5310 General chronic harassment: Israeli military suppresses violently several demonstrations; blocks off village; and kidnaps at least two Palestinians; settlers injure farmer and destroy olive grove
Date: Friday, 11 May 2012

ARIJ reports:

Brutality of the Israeli Occupation Army
  • The Israeli Occupation Warships opened its fires at Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza Sea. No injures were reported. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • A Palestinian citizen (Majed Salah Al Barghouthi, 18 years) was seriously injured in his eye in 'Abud Village northwest of Ramallah city as Israeli soldiers suppressed a peaceful demonstration held in the village in Solidarity with Palestinian prisoners who are on Hunger strike. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • Israeli soldiers broke the screen of a digger owned by Imad Hamdi Abu Maria who was working in reclaiming the land of Waleed Sabarneh. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • Tens of Palestinians and international activists suffered gas inhalation as Israeli soldiers suppressed the weekly peaceful demonstration held in Al Ma'sara village south of Bethlehem city in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • The Israeli Occupation Army raided Kafr Qaddum village east of Qalqilyah city, set up a military checkpoint at its entrance and declared it a closed zone. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • Three Journalists were injured and Tens of Palestinians suffered gas inhalation as the Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) suppressed the weekly peaceful demonstration held in Kafr Qaddum village east of Qalqilyah city. The injured Journalists are: Ajwad Jaradat from Palestine satellite channel, Ala Badarneh and Ja'far Ishtayeh. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • Tens of Palestinians suffered gas inhalation as Israeli soldiers suppressed the weekly peaceful demonstration held in An Nabi Saleh village in Ramallah Governorate in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • Tens of Palestinians and international activists suffered gas inhalation and tens of Olive trees were set to fire as Israeli soldiers suppressed the weekly peaceful demonstration held in Bil'in village in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • Two Palestinians (Khaldoun Jameel Masharqa and Hammad Ahmad Abu Maria) were injured in Beit Ummer town north of Hebron city as clashes erupted between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian citizens at the town's entrance. Soldiers occupied the roof tops of a number of houses in the town, of which the following were known: The house of Jamal Khalil Al Alami, Abdel Aziz Abu Ayyas, Mahmoud Saleh Ayyash and Ayed Alqam.
Israeli Arrests
  • Israeli soldiers arrested two Palestinians from the Old city of Jerusalem, Muhammad Ash Shaweesh and Adnan Al Rajabai uder the pretext of assaulting a settler in the city. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian Shepherd, Najeeb Muhammad Ahmad Mershed (19 years), from Kafr Ra'I village south of Jenin city after raiding his family house and searching it. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • Israeli Occupation authorities renewed for three months the administrative detention of Khaled Tafesh, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. The decision means that Tafesh will serve another three months in detention without charge after his original six-month term ends in late July. Maannews (11 May 2012).
Israeli Settler Violence
  • A group of Israeli Settlers from Eli'zaer settlement destroyed 150 Olive saplings planted in Al Absiya area in Al Khader village west of Bethlehem city and are owned by citizen Ali Ahmad Hamad Salah. (Wafa 11 May 2012).
  • Israeli settlers of Karmei Zur settlement attacked and beat a Waleed Muhammad Suleiman Sabarneh (30 years) while working in his land which lies close to the aforementioned settlement. Mr. Sabarneh suffered bruises in all his body parts. (Wafa 11 May 2012).

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