Updates

Agriculture

Video: Temporary displacement of Jordan Valley communities, June 2015

On seven different occasions in June, during the fast of Ramadan, the military displaced dozens of Palestinian families in the Jordan Valley for hours on end, for military exercises, sometimes leaving…

25 August 2015

Area C

Wave of demolitions in Area C continues: Civil Administration Destroys Homes of 3 families in the Jordan Valley

Today, 20 Aug. 2015, the Israeli authorities left 19 persons, including 10 minors, in conditions of extreme heat without any solution. This is the third time this week the authorities have demolished…

20 August 2015

Administrative Detention

Israeli authorities must immediately release hunger striking administrative detainee Muhammad ‘Alan

Yesterday, 19 Aug. 2015, the Supreme Court suspended ‘Alan’s administrative detention order due to his medical condition. If it is found that the neurological damage is irreversible, the order will be…

19 August 2015

Area C

40 Degrees in the Shade: Civil Administration Destroys Homes of 48 People in Jordan Valley, including 31 Minors

This morning the Civil Administration demolished 17 home and 7 structures for livestock in the village of Fasayil in the Jordan Valley, leaving 48 people, 31 of them minors homeless. Israel prevents…

18 August 2015

Area C

Civil Administration continues demolition sweep: 14 Bedouin families left homeless in the Ma'ale Adumim area today

This morning, around 6 A.M., the Civil Administration and military demolished the homes of four families numbering 32 people, of them 21 minors at the a-Sa'idi community, near a-Za'ayem. The forces…

17 August 2015

Area C

Civil Administration demolishes homes of three Palestinian families in Humsah and al-‘Ajaj communities, Jordan Valley

This morning, 11 Aug. 2015, Civil Administration and military forces demolished a family home under construction and two livestock pens in the Palestinian community of Khirbet Humsah in the northern…

11 August 2015

No Accountability

Israel’s State Attorney’s Office continues foot-dragging in investigation of killing of Samir ‘Awad

More than two and a half years ago, soldiers killed sixteen-year-old Samir ‘Awad. A year and two months later, his father petitioned the High Court of Justice (HCJ) together with B'Tselem, demanding…

10 August 2015

Harassment

In answer to B’Tselem, Israeli military confirms: Soldiers’ actions in entering Palestinian homes by night for “mapping” follow procedure

On the night of 22 July 2015 soldiers entered 19 homes in the Palestinian village of Qusrah, the West Bank and took down the occupants’ details. B’Tselem does not know of any arrests or summons for…

10 August 2015

Agriculture

Demolition continues in Palestinian communities

The uproar over the rare demolition of structures in the settlement of Beit El has died down, and the Civil Administration (CA) resumed its routine work of demolishing structures in Palestinian…

9 August 2015

Administrative Detention

Administrative detention is an unacceptable measure that diverts attention from authorities’ policy to avoid protecting Palestinians from settler violence

Israel’s administrative detention of extreme right-wing activist Mordechai Mayer and planned administrative detention of two other such activists, reportedly authorized by the Attorney General, is…

6 August 2015

Settler Violence = State Violence

B'Tselem: A burned infant was only a matter of time in view of policy to not enforce law on violent settlers

The killing of a one and a half year old infant, 'Ali Sa'ed Dawabshe, and the serious injury of his mother Riham and toddler brother 'Ahmed, after a suspected arson attack by Israeli civilians burned…

31 July 2015

Administrative Detention

Knesset passes bill allowing to force-feed hunger strikers

On Wed. (29 July) the Knesset voted in favor of a bill permitting to force-feed hunger strikers in cases deemed medically life-threatening. Designed to break the spirit and body of prisoners and…

30 July 2015

The Supreme Court of the Occupation

Unacceptable decision: Israel’s HCJ approves deportation of Nadia Abu al-Jamal and her children

On 22 Jul. 2015 the HCJ okayed deportation of Nadia Abu al-Jamal and her 3 children from their E. J’alem home as punishment for an attack her husband perpetrated. The justices denied the petition…

29 July 2015

Area C

A Chronicle of Dispossession: Facts about Susiya

The present struggle of Susiya’s residents is the latest chapter in a saga of decades of dispossession. These are the facts.

29 July 2015

Area C

Photo Blog: Visit to Khirbet Susiya, a village facing demolition

B’Tselem’s Board and staff have recently visited Kh. Susiya to meet with its residents, including our field researcher in the South Hebron Hills, Nasser Nawaj’ah. Last Friday hundreds of activists…

28 July 2015

East Jerusalem

Contrary to District Planning Committee decision, Jerusalem Municipality blocks development in al-‘Esawiyah and a-Tur

In Sep. 2014 Israel’s National Planning and Construction Committee appeals sub-committee said plans for the Mt. Scopus Slopes National Park could not be approved without considering the needs of the…

20 July 2015

Area C

State seeks to demolish about half of the village of Susiya before HCJ hearing

In a letter sent this morning to the Civil Administration, representatives of the village of Susiya demanded that the authorities freeze all the demolitions planned over the coming days in the village…

16 July 2015

No Accountability

ICC jurisdiction cannot be denied based on Israel’s façade of investigation

In response to the publication in Israeli daily Ha’aretz that Israel would be entering into a dialogue with the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in the Hague (ICC) in order to clarify…

15 July 2015

East Jerusalem

Palestinian 10-year-old loses eye after Border Police unlawfully fire sponge round at him, East J'salem

On 21 May 2015, Yihya al-‘Amudi, 10, lost his eye after being hit by a black sponge round fired at him by an Israeli Border Police officer. This ammunition, used by the police since last year, does…

15 July 2015

Area C

State intends to demolish homes in Susiya after Ramadan, due to settler pressure

On Sunday (July 12th) the residents of the village of Khirbet Susiya met with high-ranking officials from COGAT, the Civil Administration, and the military. The meeting was called by the Israeli…

15 July 2015

No Accountability

Military Police reinvestigates footage it received 7 years ago, shortly after shooting incident

Seven years ago, a military officer fired a rubber-coated metal bullet at Eran Cohen’s leg at a demonstration against the Separation Barrier in Bil’in. Three and a half years ago, the MAG decided to…

13 July 2015

Administrative Detention

Khader ‘Adnan released from administrative detention

Media reports state that Khader ‘Adnan was released on 12 July 2015, in accordance with the agreement reached by his legal counsel and Israel’s military prosecution, and under which ‘Adnan also ended…

12 July 2015

Minors

Video shows: Brigade commander unlawfully shot and killed 'Ali-Kosba, 17, who was fleeing the scene

B'Tselem's findings indicate that Muhammad 'Ali-Kosba threw a stone at the windshield of Binyamin Brig. Commander Shomer, shattering it, and then fled with other teens. Col. Shomer and another soldier…

12 July 2015

Demonstrations

Military Police: Palestinian teens killed by military live fire, although military fired only rubber-coated bullets

On 25 Feb. 2015, the MAG Corps informed B’Tselem of the closing of the investigation into the killing of Palestinian teens Muhammad and Usayed Qadus in the West Bank village of ‘Iraq Burin in March…

9 July 2015