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Issawiya
WATCH: Israeli Forces Detain 30 Palestinians in West Bank Raids
Israeli forces detained 30 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank early Thursday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local and security sources told WAFA that Israeli police rounded up six Palestinians, including […]
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teen in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Omar Abu Assab, a 16-year-old schoolboy from the town of Issawiyah, just outside of Jerusalem, was killed by Israeli forces in Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday, The New Arab reported. Israel claims he attempted to […]
Israeli Forces Demolish House in East Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation authorities today demolished a Palestinian house in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources said that Israeli police and municipal crews escorted a crane […]
Israeli Forces Attack, Detain Palestinian Family Members in East Jerusalem
Israeli police Tuesday overnight rounded up four members of the Abu Asab family after breaking into their house in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. As they descended […]
VIDEO: Israeli Forces Tear down Tent in East Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces today tore down a tent, which was set up two weeks ago by members of the Elian family on the rubble of their home, which was demolished by the Israeli municipality in […]
Palestinian Prisoner Re-detained Immediately Following Release
The Israeli authorities today re-detained a Palestinian man immediately following his release after serving a 7-year prison term for resisting the Israeli occupation, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources told WAFA that […]
Israeli Authorities Issue Entry Ban for Jerusalem Fatah Official
Israeli occupation authorities today banned a Fatah official from entry into the occupied West Bank for three months, according to said. The authorities banned the secretary of the Fatah movement in Issawiya Yasser Darwish from […]
Israeli Forces Arrest 14-year-old Child in Al-Issawiya Neighborhood (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation forces arrested a Palestinian teen on Wednesday, after breaking into his house in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Al-Issawiya. The 14-year-old Palestinian child was identified as Abdullah Amjad Obaid. Over the last few […]
Israeli Forces Demolish Structures near Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation forces today demolished several structures including shacks in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli municipality crews accompanied by police and bulldozers broke into the neighborhood and […]
Palestinian Child Abducted and Interrogated by Undercover Israeli Soldiers (VIDEOS)
A 12-year-old Palestinian child was kidnapped by undercover Israeli soldiers yesterday from the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya and released hours later, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local witnesses said that undercover […]
Israeli Forces Injure Eight Palestinians in Jerusalem
Israeli forces injured eight Palestinians on Saturday during a raid of the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Isawiya, said the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS). The occupation forces raided the neighborhood, provoking clashes with local […]
Israeli Authorities to Demolish 30 Palestinian Houses in a East Jerusalem
Israeli municipal staff today handed demolition orders against 30 Palestinian houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya under the pretext of construction without a permit, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Muhammad Abu […]
Israeli Forces Fire Teargas, Suffocate Palestinian Infant, Her Grandparents at Their Home in Jerusalem
A Palestinian infant and her grandparents suffered last night from suffocation after Israeli forces fired a tear gas bomb at their home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, according to the Palestinian news agency […]
Israeli Forces Arrest 28 Palestinians, Including Minors (VIDEO)
Israeli forces detained today 28 Palestinians from various districts of the West Bank, but most of them occupied East Jerusalem, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Israeli police detained 21 Palestinians after raiding and ransacking […]
Israeli Forces Arrest over Twenty Palestinians, Including a Minor, in West Bank, Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli forces detained early today at least 20 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Israeli forces detained five Palestinians from the northern West […]
Israeli Forces Arrest More Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces arrested a number of Palestinians on Sunday, across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, Arabi21.com has reported. According to local Palestinian sources, the Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Tur neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem […]
Israeli Forces Raid Jerusalem Neighborhood, Arrest Palestinians (VIDEOS)
Dozens of Palestinians suffocated last night from teargas inhalation during clashes that erupted with Israeli forces in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, according to witnesses. Israeli forces raided the neighborhood, stopped Palestinian youths while […]
Video Shows Israeli Police Officer Firing at Palestinian Children through School Gate (VIDEO)
Israeli police forces shot sponge-tipped bullets at two Palestinian children in East Jerusalem in two separate incidents this week, reported Haaretz. Both incidents occurred in the Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya, which has experienced almost a […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Child in East Jerusalem
A Palestinian minor was shot and injured by Israeli soldiers in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya, according to local witnesses. The child, who has been identified as Malek Issa, was returning home from […]
Israel Places Six Palestinians under Nighttime Curfew, Invoking British Mandate-era Act
Israel placed six Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya under nighttime curfew for several months. On December 29, Israeli authorities invoked a British Palestine Mandate-era emergency act to impose a nighttime curfew […]
Israeli Forces Detain 12 Palestinians in Issawiya, including 3 Brothers
At least 12 Palestinians were detained last night by Israeli occupation forces, during a wide-scale detention campaign that targeted the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya, according to local sources. Large numbers of police forces broke […]
Israeli Police Escalate Arrest Raids in Issawiya
Israeli occupation forces have escalated their arrest raids in Issawiya, occupied East Jerusalem, in the face of continued protests at months of violence and harassment, reported Haaretz. Yesterday, the paper reported, Israeli police officers arrested […]
Jerusalem Residents Protest against Continuous Israeli ‘Aggression’
Palestinian citizens in Issawiya yesterday protested against the “continuous Israeli aggression.” In a statement, they said that they have been subject to the “systematic” Israeli “aggression” since June. A Palestinian woman suffered a rubber bullet […]
Israeli Forces Injure Woman, Detains her Son in Jerusalem
A Palestinian woman was wounded yesterday with a rubber-coated bullet in her head by Israeli police forces, as they raided the neighborhood of al-Issawiya in occupied East Jerusalem. NGO: Israel Police ‘severely escalate’ operation in […]
Israeli Forces Arrest 7 Palestinians in Issawiya
The Israeli occupation police on Sunday kidnaped seven Palestinian young men from their homes in Issawiya district, east of Jerusalem, Palestine Information Center reports. The detainees were identified as Anwar Sami Obeid, Hamed Obeid, Mahmoud Zumorod, […]
Israeli Police Violate Agreement to Reduce Raids in Issawiya (VIDEO)
Israeli police have reneged on an agreement made with local residents and leaders in Issawiya, occupied East Jerusalem, resuming aggressive raids in recent days. According to human rights group Ir Amim, after “a modest drop in the […]