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Ali Hassan Khalifa, aug 1 2011 (L) Mutasim Issa Udwan, aug 1 2011 |
24 oct 2019
Israeli forces, on Wednesday, demolished the home of slain Palestinian Ali Hassan Khalifa, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
According to local PNN sources, a large number of Israeli soldiers stormed the camp and evacuated Khalifa’s house before bulldozers demolished the house, located on Al-Quds Street, near Qalandia checkpoint. video
The same sources added that the Israeli army forced the owners of vehicles in the area to evacuate them, in addition to preventing the press crews from covering the demolition.
It is noteworthy that Khalifa was killed in Qalandia camp, on the first day of Ramadan, in early August, 2011.
According to local PNN sources, a large number of Israeli soldiers stormed the camp and evacuated Khalifa’s house before bulldozers demolished the house, located on Al-Quds Street, near Qalandia checkpoint. video
The same sources added that the Israeli army forced the owners of vehicles in the area to evacuate them, in addition to preventing the press crews from covering the demolition.
It is noteworthy that Khalifa was killed in Qalandia camp, on the first day of Ramadan, in early August, 2011.
2 aug 2011
EU urges inquiry into killings in West Bank refugee camp
The European Union on Tuesday urged Israel to carry out an inquiry into the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the West Bank.
"The European Union is saddened and concerned by the killing," said a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
"We call on the Israeli authorities to exercise restraint and thoroughly investigate the incident," added spokesman Michael Mann.
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Robert Serry also urged Israel to investigate.
The Israeli army said an inquiry was already under way.
"The military police has opened an investigation regarding the issue, and upon its conclusion will pass its findings to the military advocate general for review," it said in a written response to an AFP query.
The incident took place after soldiers entered the camp before dawn on Monday and clashes broke out, Palestinian officials said.
"Residents of Qalandiya camp were preparing themselves for the first day of Ramadan and going to the dawn prayers, when they were met by Israeli forces which violently stormed the camp to conduct illegal arrests and kidnapping of residents," the Palestinian Government Media Center said.
Palestinian presidency spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina condemned the killings in a statement to government news agency WAFA, calling them "an Israeli attempt to escalate the situation before September."
The Palestinians plan to approach the United Nations in September for membership for a Palestinian state on the lines that existed before the 1967 Six Day War, a move strongly opposed by Israel.
PA cabinet condemns killing of 2 Palestinians
The Palestinian Authority cabinet on Tuesday condemned the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in a refugee camp near Ramallah.
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during a raid on Qalandiya refugee camp before dawn on Monday in what the Israeli army said was a "routine arrest procedure."
The cabinet said the killings were another "link in the chain" of Israeli crimes against Palestinians, in a statement following the weekly meeting in Ramallah.
PA ministers agreed that the international community should intervene and protect Palestinians from Israeli attacks, noting that Israeli settlers torched 150 dunums of Palestinian land in Jaloud south of Nablus last week.
Ministers said that despite financial difficulties, the government had managed to pay employees' salaries for July. They expressed hope that Arab states would deliver on their pledges to cover the PA's financial deficit.
The cabinet approved a bilateral agreement signed with Russia for cultural cooperation, and ministers congratulated the Palestinian people on the holy month of Ramadan.
The European Union on Tuesday urged Israel to carry out an inquiry into the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the West Bank.
"The European Union is saddened and concerned by the killing," said a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
"We call on the Israeli authorities to exercise restraint and thoroughly investigate the incident," added spokesman Michael Mann.
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Robert Serry also urged Israel to investigate.
The Israeli army said an inquiry was already under way.
"The military police has opened an investigation regarding the issue, and upon its conclusion will pass its findings to the military advocate general for review," it said in a written response to an AFP query.
The incident took place after soldiers entered the camp before dawn on Monday and clashes broke out, Palestinian officials said.
"Residents of Qalandiya camp were preparing themselves for the first day of Ramadan and going to the dawn prayers, when they were met by Israeli forces which violently stormed the camp to conduct illegal arrests and kidnapping of residents," the Palestinian Government Media Center said.
Palestinian presidency spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina condemned the killings in a statement to government news agency WAFA, calling them "an Israeli attempt to escalate the situation before September."
The Palestinians plan to approach the United Nations in September for membership for a Palestinian state on the lines that existed before the 1967 Six Day War, a move strongly opposed by Israel.
PA cabinet condemns killing of 2 Palestinians
The Palestinian Authority cabinet on Tuesday condemned the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in a refugee camp near Ramallah.
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during a raid on Qalandiya refugee camp before dawn on Monday in what the Israeli army said was a "routine arrest procedure."
The cabinet said the killings were another "link in the chain" of Israeli crimes against Palestinians, in a statement following the weekly meeting in Ramallah.
PA ministers agreed that the international community should intervene and protect Palestinians from Israeli attacks, noting that Israeli settlers torched 150 dunums of Palestinian land in Jaloud south of Nablus last week.
Ministers said that despite financial difficulties, the government had managed to pay employees' salaries for July. They expressed hope that Arab states would deliver on their pledges to cover the PA's financial deficit.
The cabinet approved a bilateral agreement signed with Russia for cultural cooperation, and ministers congratulated the Palestinian people on the holy month of Ramadan.
1 aug 2011
Mutasim Issa Udwan 22
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during an early morning raid on Qalandiya refugee camp near Ramallah in the central West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers stormed the camp at dawn to detain young men and as they ransacked homes, confrontations erupted with local residents.
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during an early morning raid on Qalandiya refugee camp near Ramallah in the central West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers stormed the camp at dawn to detain young men and as they ransacked homes, confrontations erupted with local residents.
Ali Khalifa
The soldiers started to shoot indiscriminately hitting 22-year-old Mutasim Issa Udwan in the head and he died immediately. Another young man, Ali Khalifa was shot in the stomach and died in the hospital in Ramallah. A third young man, identified as Maamoon Awwad was injured in his back.
The two who were killed were Palestinian military intelligence officers, according to locals. Medical sources in Ramallah hospital confirmed two young men were killed, yet they did not give further details.
The soldiers eventually detained two men, Wajih Ayman Al-Khatib and Anas Manasrah.
Witnesses said the invading troops ransacked several homes during the operation which lasted a few hours.
An Israeli military spokesperson told Ma’an that riot broke out during a 'routine arrest procedure' adding that the forces opened fire after five soldiers were injured by stones.
UN urges restraint after soldiers kill 2 Palestinians
UN envoy Robert Serry on Monday urged Israeli authorities to exercise restraint after soldiers killed two Palestinians in a dawn raid on a refugee camp near Ramallah.
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East said he was "deeply concerned" by the killings and urged Israeli authorities "to exercise maximum restraint and thoroughly investigate the incident, a statement said.
Serry also emphasized the need for calm "from all sides."
Mutasim Issa Udwan, 22, and Ali Khalifa, 23, were killed by soldiers who entered Qalandiya refugee camp in what the army said was a "routine arrest procedure."
Witnesses told Ma'an that confrontations erupted as the troops ransacked homes. Udwan was shot in the head and Khalifa sustained a gun shot wound to the stomach when Israeli forces opened fire indiscriminately, residents said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said forces opened fire after five soldiers were injured by stones.
Hours after the deaths, thousands of mourners packed into Qalandiya for the funerals of the two men.
Palestinian officials harshly criticized the Israeli military and called for an immediate investigation.
"Residents of Qalandiya camp were preparing themselves for the first day of Ramadan and going to the dawn prayers, when they were met by Israeli forces which violently stormed the camp to conduct illegal arrests and kidnapping of residents," a statement by the PA Government Media Center said.
"Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu sent a message of greetings to the Arab and Muslim world on the start of the holy month of Ramadan. His greetings were shortly followed by a deadly attack against Palestinians."
President Mahmoud Abbas' office denounced the deadly operation, his spokesman said.
Nabil Abu Rudeina told government media that the raid amounted to "an Israeli attempt to escalate things ahead of September," when the PLO plans to seek recognition of statehood from the United Nations.
President condemns deadly Israel army raid
President Mahmoud Abbas has condemned an Israeli army raid that left two Palestinians dead early Monday in the Qalandiya refugee camp near Ramallah, a spokesman said.
Nabil Abu Rudeina told government media that the raid amounted to "an Israeli attempt to escalate things ahead of September," when the PLO plans to seek recognition of statehood from the United Nations.
"The Israeli government is responsible for this escalation," he added.
Hamas condemns Kalandia killings
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri has condemned the Israeli occupation forces raid in Kalandia near Ramallah that killed two young Palestinian men.
Clashes broke out there after the IOF came in to make arrests. The army said the young men were killed by ''uncontrolled'' gunfire.
Abu Zuhri said the lethal raid calls for increased resistance in the West Bank and called on the Palestinian Authority security agencies to stop persecuting resistance forces and confiscating their weapons.
The fact that the attack took place on Monday the first day of the holy month of Ramadan demonstrates Israel's ''aggressive nature'' that lacks respect for the sanctities and setiments of the Muslims, Abu Zuhri pointed out.
In a separate statement, Hamas MPs in the West Bank also condemned the killings as a ''heinous crime''.
The MPs mourned the martyrs; Mutasim Adwan and Ali Khalifa'.
The statement is concluded with calls to the Palestinian factions to work to reconcile and achieve unity at the soonest time possible, saying national unity is the best response against Israel's continued attacks
The soldiers started to shoot indiscriminately hitting 22-year-old Mutasim Issa Udwan in the head and he died immediately. Another young man, Ali Khalifa was shot in the stomach and died in the hospital in Ramallah. A third young man, identified as Maamoon Awwad was injured in his back.
The two who were killed were Palestinian military intelligence officers, according to locals. Medical sources in Ramallah hospital confirmed two young men were killed, yet they did not give further details.
The soldiers eventually detained two men, Wajih Ayman Al-Khatib and Anas Manasrah.
Witnesses said the invading troops ransacked several homes during the operation which lasted a few hours.
An Israeli military spokesperson told Ma’an that riot broke out during a 'routine arrest procedure' adding that the forces opened fire after five soldiers were injured by stones.
UN urges restraint after soldiers kill 2 Palestinians
UN envoy Robert Serry on Monday urged Israeli authorities to exercise restraint after soldiers killed two Palestinians in a dawn raid on a refugee camp near Ramallah.
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East said he was "deeply concerned" by the killings and urged Israeli authorities "to exercise maximum restraint and thoroughly investigate the incident, a statement said.
Serry also emphasized the need for calm "from all sides."
Mutasim Issa Udwan, 22, and Ali Khalifa, 23, were killed by soldiers who entered Qalandiya refugee camp in what the army said was a "routine arrest procedure."
Witnesses told Ma'an that confrontations erupted as the troops ransacked homes. Udwan was shot in the head and Khalifa sustained a gun shot wound to the stomach when Israeli forces opened fire indiscriminately, residents said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said forces opened fire after five soldiers were injured by stones.
Hours after the deaths, thousands of mourners packed into Qalandiya for the funerals of the two men.
Palestinian officials harshly criticized the Israeli military and called for an immediate investigation.
"Residents of Qalandiya camp were preparing themselves for the first day of Ramadan and going to the dawn prayers, when they were met by Israeli forces which violently stormed the camp to conduct illegal arrests and kidnapping of residents," a statement by the PA Government Media Center said.
"Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu sent a message of greetings to the Arab and Muslim world on the start of the holy month of Ramadan. His greetings were shortly followed by a deadly attack against Palestinians."
President Mahmoud Abbas' office denounced the deadly operation, his spokesman said.
Nabil Abu Rudeina told government media that the raid amounted to "an Israeli attempt to escalate things ahead of September," when the PLO plans to seek recognition of statehood from the United Nations.
President condemns deadly Israel army raid
President Mahmoud Abbas has condemned an Israeli army raid that left two Palestinians dead early Monday in the Qalandiya refugee camp near Ramallah, a spokesman said.
Nabil Abu Rudeina told government media that the raid amounted to "an Israeli attempt to escalate things ahead of September," when the PLO plans to seek recognition of statehood from the United Nations.
"The Israeli government is responsible for this escalation," he added.
Hamas condemns Kalandia killings
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri has condemned the Israeli occupation forces raid in Kalandia near Ramallah that killed two young Palestinian men.
Clashes broke out there after the IOF came in to make arrests. The army said the young men were killed by ''uncontrolled'' gunfire.
Abu Zuhri said the lethal raid calls for increased resistance in the West Bank and called on the Palestinian Authority security agencies to stop persecuting resistance forces and confiscating their weapons.
The fact that the attack took place on Monday the first day of the holy month of Ramadan demonstrates Israel's ''aggressive nature'' that lacks respect for the sanctities and setiments of the Muslims, Abu Zuhri pointed out.
In a separate statement, Hamas MPs in the West Bank also condemned the killings as a ''heinous crime''.
The MPs mourned the martyrs; Mutasim Adwan and Ali Khalifa'.
The statement is concluded with calls to the Palestinian factions to work to reconcile and achieve unity at the soonest time possible, saying national unity is the best response against Israel's continued attacks
