Israeli Occupation Forces have invaded Nabi Saleh on 4 March. The IOF fired teargas and rubber coated steel bullets. Cars were also stopped and searched. At least two injuries have been reported. According to the Popular Struggle Coordination Committe, the IOF fired live ammunition, as well as teargas and rubber coated steel bullets.
Israeli Occupation Forces invade Nabi Saleh, stop cars and search them. Photo by Tamimi Press.
Israeli soldiers continued their assault against the Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, for the tenth consecutive day, firing rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, leading to dozens of injuries and excessive property damage.
Local sources have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the village on Thursday evening, and that dozens of Palestinians have been treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation, while several children suffered anxiety attacks.
The invasion caused property damage to at least three homes that were hit by gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Clashes took place between the invading soldiers and local youth who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The soldiers, blocking the main entrance of the village, also prevented the residents from entering or leaving it.
The Popular Resistance Committee in the village said that the invasion is part of an assault that was initiated by the army ten days ago, and part of Israel’s ongoing violations and attempts to end the ongoing popular resistance against the Annexation Wall and illegal settlements.
The Committee added that the Israeli violations include nightly invasions and arrests of local activists and residents, and that the army is deliberately targeting local homes with live ammunition, in addition to its ongoing attacks against the Palestinian orchards, isolated behind the Wall.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday, at around 2 am, the village of Nabi Saleh, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, violently searching homes and kidnapping five young Palestinian men.
The Tamimi Press, in the village, quoted the soldiers claiming they are searching for what they called “wanted Palestinians”.
It added that the soldiers carried photos of several Palestinians from the village.
Soldiers then kidnapped Mohammad Atallah Tamimi, 25, Rami Hussein Tamimi, 36, Jihad Mohammad Tamimi, 23, Mahmoud Mohammad Tamimi, 19, and Basil Abdullah Tamimi, 16.
Tamimi Press has reported that the soldiers broke into its office and confiscated photos from its wall which documented the ongoing Israeli military violations against Palestinians, their lands and orchards.
The soldiers also took pictures of several homes before breaking into them and ransacking their furniture and belongings.
The army withdrew from the village later on, taking the kidnapped Palestinians to an unknown destination.
IOF invaded and raided Nabi Saleh today, injuring 6 people with one person hospitalised. IOF began firing live ammunition near the tower at the entrance of the village and then invaded the village firing teargas into houses. Manal Tamimi has reported her family has had to leave her house because it is filled with teargas.
Wa’ed Tamimi, the son of Nariman and Bassem Tamimi, was hit in the head with a rubber coated steel bullet fired by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). Wa’ed was been evacuated to hospital after collapsing due to dizzyness caused by the head injury. Doctors later stated that his injuries were not life threatening and that he would be okay. According to Manal Tamimi, at least 6 people have been injured as the IOF invade and raid the village.
Wa’ed Tamimi being carried after being injured by IOF. Photo by Eleonora Gatto
Photo by: Eleonora Gatto
by Maan News: 31 December 2012
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces clashed with residents of West Bank village Nabi Saleh on Monday, witnesses said, after troops closed the main entrance to the community.
A popular committee spokesman said Israeli forces closed the main iron gate leading to the village around midday, sparking clashes with local youth.
Troops fired tear gas and rubber-coated bullets at the residents, he said.
An Israeli military spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Four men were detained in the Ramallah village of Beit Rima, locals said, with clashes breaking out following the arrest of Ibrahim, Firas and Muhammad Rimawi.
Another man was injured while being detained and taken to hospital for treatment, witnesses said.
Israeli forces also raided several areas in Nablus, arresting five people, locals said.
The headmaster of a secondary school in Balata camp, Farid al-Museimi, 47, was arrested by soldiers in his home. Soldiers also detained a Palestinian security officer Baha Jamil Mahamid, 22.
Saddam Raghib Salah, 20, Diyaa Abdul-Fattah Salah, 21, and Mahdi al-Shafi were also arrested in nearby areas of Nablus.
Abdul-Hakim Muhammad Awada Tamimi, 27, was arrested in the village of Nabi Saleh.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said eight people were arrested overnight, including five in the Nablus area, one in Ramallah, one south of Bethlehem and one in Tubas.
Israeli Occupation Forces invaded the neighbouring villages of Beit Rima and Nabi Saleh in the early hours of 17 December. At least 7 people were arrested from both village. Arrested residents in Nabi Saleh included Abed Al-Hakeem and his brother Ta’meen Al-Tamimi. During the invasion of Beit Rima, the Israeli Occuption Forces surrounded the olive oil factory and demanded everyone go outside. The previous evening, the Israeli military and settlers from the illegal Israeli colony of Halamish cut electricity to Nabi Saleh the night.
Above: Israeli military invade Beit Rima
Nabi Saleh youth attempt to repel Israeli military invasion.
Video by Bilal Tamimi
Friday 23 March 2012–The tiny village of Nabi Saleh once again assembled together to hold another of its weekly nonviolent protests against the neighboring illegal Israeli settlement of Halamish, as well as Israel’s occupation at large. Friday’s demonstration was held in dedication to imprisoned village resident, Bassem Tamimi, who arrested exactly a year ago for organizing what Israeli authorities have deemed to be illegal demonstrations in Nabi Saleh, as well as Palestinian hunger striker Hana Shalabi on her 37th day without food in protest of Israel’s policy of administrative detention.
During the protest, Nabi Saleh resident Izz al-Abdul Hazfith Tamimi, age 15, was injured after being shot in the face by one of the Israeli Occupation Force’s rubber coated steel bullets. Usama Bilal Tamimi, age 16, was also injured after being struck by a rubber bullet in the leg.
Shortly after the demonstration began, a group of mainly female protesters split from the main demo and descended down a neighboring hill towards Nabi Saleh’s Al-Kaws spring, appropriated by Israel’s Halamish settlement in late 2009. In a feat that has not been achieved in months, protesters made it all the way to the main road along side the spring. Nine Israeli army jeeps intercepted the group of approximately 15 protesters, declaring the area to be a closed military area and threatening them multiple times with immediate arrest despite the fact that they were still located on Nabi Saleh territory.
Yesterday’s demonstration was held on the heels of what has been a rather sleepless past couple of weeks for village of Nabi Saleh its 550 residents. Israeli Occupation Forces have conducted nightly raids on the village almost every night over the past two weeks, searching homes and confiscating computers, cellphones, and personal documents.
Bilal Tamimi, a Nabi Saleh resident, captured the Israeli army’s Tuesday night raid of Bassem Tamimi’s home on film (see below).
Ma’an News Agency reported locals to have said that the soldiers have threatened to raid the village every night until the cease their campaign of popular resistance and weekly protests.
Reports from Tamimi Press indicate that Sunday evening the Israeli army invaded the Palestinian town of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank. They fired live ammunition and gas bombs and clashed with local youth.
Israeli Soldiers Firing Tear Gas Outside Nabi Saleh (mwcnews.net)
The Israeli forces were described as “firing ammo and gas canisters indiscriminately on homes.”
There were a number of clashes between Palestinian youth and the Israeli soldiers as a result of the Israeli invasion. The youth threw stones in response to the Israeli soldiers firing live ammunition and gas bombs.
In addition to the soldier attacks, Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement Halamish attacked cars on the main road of Nabi Saleh.
No reason or justification for the Israeli invasion has been given, and there are no confirmed reports of any injuries yet.
Nabi Saleh has been attacked many times in recent weeks by settlers and the Israeli army.
Image By Tamimi Press
Nabi Saleh Solidarity 