Daily Archives: August 20, 2022

2022-08-20: News Headlines

IMEMC News (2022-08-20). Israeli Colonizers Attack Palestinian Shepherds Near Hebron. imemc.org On Saturday, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinian shepherds and tried to force them to leave their lands in Um al-Kheir village in Masafer Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Fuad al-Amour, the coordinator of the Protection and Steadfastness Committees in Southern Hebron, said several colonizers invaded Palestinian grazing lands and attacked …

IMEMC News (2022-08-20). Israeli Army Abducts Nine Palestinians, Including Four Children, In Jerusalem And Tubas. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinian children in occupied Jerusalem and five young men in Tubas in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers abducted four children while playing in the Sa'diyya neighborhood and other parts of Jerusalem. They have been identified as Ayham Hijazi, 14, from the Sa'diyya neighborhood, Mahmoud Jabari …

Staff (2022-08-20). Over 50 Palestinians injured during Zionists raid on WB. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — News sources on Friday night reported that 51 Palestinian protesters were injured due to Zionists' attacks on West Bank.

IMEMC News (2022-08-20). Israeli Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians Near Nablus. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli soldiers injured dozens of Palestinians in Beit Dajan and Beita, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Media sources said the Palestinians marched on their lands while chanting against the Israeli violations, including the illegal annexation of their lands, and carried Palestinian flags before the soldiers attacked them with live fire, …

IMEMC News (2022-08-20). Israeli Soldiers Injure Six Palestinians In Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli soldiers injured six Palestinians during the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PCS) said its medics provided treatment to the six wounded Palestinians and several others who suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation. The procession …

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-08-20). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a un palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Las autoridades explicaron que la víctima salía de una mezquita local cuando soldados de Israel dispararon durante una redada.

IMEMC News (2022-08-20). Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Near Nablus. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli soldiers abducted a former political prisoner at a military roadblock near Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers installed a sudden military roadblock near Za'tara town, south of Nablus, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID …

JANET (2022-08-20). All Out for Gaza! Wed., Aug 24. iacenter.org

Sahar Francis (2022-08-20). Palestinian NGOs Speak Out After Israeli Forces Raid Offices. zcomm.org The raid came as the United Nations condemned Israel for killing 19 Palestinian children in recent weeks…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). Nasrallah Says Iran's Nuclear Deal Wont Affect Lebanon's Maritime Dispute With Israel. southfront.org On August 19, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hasan Nasrallah stressed that the fate of the Iranian nuclear deal will not affect Lebanon's maritime dispute with Israel. | Speaking at the cornerstone ceremony of a Hezbollah touristic landmark in the Lebanese town of Janta, named "The Story of the First Shot", Nasrallah said "Lebanon's oil and gas resources and the disputable zone in Karish will not be affected by whether the nuclear deal will be signed or not." | Karish naval gas field became the f…

Staff (2022-08-20). Hezbollah's ground force capable of destroying Zionist army. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — The coordinating deputy of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps stressed the need for expelling Zionists from Palestine and said that Hezbollah's ground force is capable of destroying the Zionist army.

Reema Rustom (2022-08-19). Brutal police assault on Palestinian-American teen in Chicago. electronicintifada.net Local Arab community and allies are pushing for the three officers who assaulted Hadi Abuataleh to be charged.

Ghada Al-Haddad (2022-08-19). Why is the world so indifferent to Gaza? electronicintifada.net There is no normal in Gaza to go back to after yet another brutal Israeli assault.

The Cradle (2022-08-19). Israeli Troops Forcibly Shut Down Six Palestinian NGOs, Designated as "Terrorist Organizations" globalresearch.ca

IMEMC News (2022-08-19). Israeli Colonizers Attack Palestinians, Burn Lands, Near Ramallah. imemc.org On Friday evening, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinian farmers and burnt lands in the as-Sahel (Meadow) area between the villages of al-Mughayyir and Turums Ayya, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Marzouq Abu Na'im, a member of the al-Mughayyir Village Council, said the colonizers burnt farmlands in the as-Sahel area before the …

IMEMC News (2022-08-19). Israeli Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli soldiers shot a young Palestinian man and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation during protests that erupted after the army invaded the Bab az-Zawiya area in the center of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the Palestinian marched in the …

Staff (2022-08-19). Collective statement by administrative detainees in occupation prisons. samidoun.net On Friday, 19 August, the administrative detainees — jailed without charge or trial under indefinitely renewable orders — in Zionist prisons issued a statement urging greater solidarity, action and mobilization to stand with Palestinian prisoners inside the occupation prisons, particularly to bring an end to detention without charge or trial, particularly Khalil Awawdeh, on his …

Staff (2022-08-19). #FreeKhalil Awawdeh: Administrative detention order "suspended" as Palestinian detainee continues 170th day of hunger strike, take action! samidoun.net Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh's administrative detention was suspended by the Israeli occupation military command on Friday, 19 August, due to his precarious health condition on his 170th day of hunger strike. While the suspension of an administrative detention order is not the end of imprisonment without charge or trial, it does mean that the hunger …

IMEMC News (2022-08-19). Soldiers Cut Grapevines, Destroy well And Reservoir, In Bethlehem. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli soldiers cut dozens of grapevine seedlings and destroyed an irrigation well and a water reservoir in the Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Local nonviolent activist Ahmad Salah said the soldiers cut 55 grapevine seedlings and destroyed a well and a water reservoir in the Wad al-Abyar area. …

Anonymous669 (2022-08-19). Israel Hit Palestinian Islamic Jihad Target In 'Third Country' During Recent Gaza Operation. southfront.org Illustrative photo of an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet (Edi Israel/Flash90/File) | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a strike on a target of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in an unnamed country during their recent operation in the Gaza Strip earlier this month, Chief of General Staff of the IDF Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi revealed on August 18."Ten days ago, the IDF struck with great precision Tayseer Jabari, who is an arch-terrorist," Kohavi said at a Federation of Local Authorities conference, r…

Staff (2022-08-19). Escalation inevitable if Israel denies Lebanon's rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah said Friday that "Regardless of the fate of the Iranian nuclear deal, Hezbollah will insist on the Lebanese maritime rights and borders."

WSWS (2022-08-19). Palestinian President Abbas' Holocaust remark and the hypocrisy of Germany's media and political establishment. wsws.org German media outlets and politicians have responded with a storm of indignation to a statement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas comparing Israeli massacres of Palestinians with the Holocaust that would be hard to beat for its mendacity.

Staff (2022-08-19). DCIP: "Israeli forces raid, shut down Defense for Children & 5 other agencies in West Bank" imemc.org As a continuation of its targeting of select Palestinian NGOs, Israeli forces raided, ransacked, confiscated materials, and welded shut their office doors. The raid was part of a series of early morning raids against six prominent Palestinian human rights and civil society organizations reposted from DCIP — Defense of Children International — Palestine, August 18, 2022 Israeli …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-19). Cooperation with Israel threatens regional security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — The Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri has said cooperation with the desperate Israeli regime threatens and interrupts stability and security in Persian Gulf region.

Miko Peled (2022-08-18). Miko Peled: Israel Blames its Victims for the Violence it Causes. mintpressnews.com Palestinians are at a point where they can find no support anywhere, regardless of the severity of their conditions. Be they simply people who want to live their lives, fighters, activists or organizations dedicated to human rights, they will be killed and harassed.

_____ (2022-08-18). Israel's Premature 'Victory' Celebration. popularresistance.org For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5 clearly manifested this reality. | Throughout its military operation, Israel has repeatedly underscored the point that the war was targeting the Islamic Jihad Movement only, not Hamas or anyone else. | A somewhat similar scenario had transpired in May 2019 and again in November of the same year. The May clashes began when two Israeli soldiers were wounded by a Palestinian sniper at the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel. | Mass weekly protests had taken place near…

_____ (2022-08-18). Israeli Forces Raid Offices Of Palestinian Civil Society Groups. popularresistance.org Israeli forces closed the offices of seven Palestinian civil society rights groups in the occupied West Bank in an overnight raid on Thursday. | Al-Haq said Israeli soldiers stormed its offices in Ramallah, confiscating items, shutting down the main entrance with an iron plate, and leaving behind a military order declaring the organization unlawful. | Other groups raided included Addameer, the Bisan Center for Research & Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP), the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and the Union of Agricultural Work Committee and the Union of Health Workers Com…

_____ (2022-08-18). Who is Obstructing the Syrian Settlement? journal-neo.org The Syrian issue has recently been increasingly highlighted in global media reports, indicating that the Middle Eastern Arab state is unfortunately becoming more and more a battleground for many countries, especially through the fault of the US, Israel and Turkey. Thus, against the backdrop of increasing energy shortages in the West, the Syrian news agency …

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