- 21 jan 2007
Mohammad Kamal Battat 30
Palestinian construction worker killed by Israeli guard in Be’er Shiva
Palestinian sources reported on Saturday evening that a Palestinian construction worker was shot and killed by an Israeli guard in Be’er Shiva town, in southern Israel.
The worker, Mohammad Kamal Battat, 30, used to work at the same building where the guard works and is familiar to him.
The Maan News Agency reported that Battat suffered serious injuries and died of his wounds at Soroka Israeli hospital in Be’er Shiva.
An eyewitness and relative of Battat said that the Israeli guard allowed them to sleep at the construction site where they work in return for a certain amount of money that would be paid by the Israeli contractor in charge of the site.
The witness added that the contractor and the guard quarreled as the guard demanded to be paid, and threatened to kill the Palestinian workers who are there if the money was not paid.
As the workers arrived at the building, the guard demanded them to pay him a certain amount of money; when they refused he pulled his gun out and fired at Mohammad Kamal Al Battat and shot him dead.
Al Battat is the father of six children, and was unemployed for one year; he had been working at the construction site for two months.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46640 21 apr 2012, 08:47 , Respect -
Ziyad Abu Sa’ada 23
A Palestinian Civilian Dies of Wounds he Sustained from Israeli Army Gunfire
A Palestinian resident of Khan Younis City, south of Gaza Strip, died on Tuesday of wounds he sustained last September, medical sources confirmed.
Ziyad Abu Sa’ada, 23, of the Kheza’a village, to the east of Khan Younis, died early on Tuesday after having been battling with critical wounds he sustained during an Israeli army invasion into his village last September, the Alwafa local hospital in Gaza City announced.
The Israeli army launched a massive military attack on various parts of the Gaza Strip in June 2006, killing so far at least 500 Palestinians, wounding about 4000 others and causing large-scale destruction to main points of infrastructure such as homes, ministerial buildings, bridges, power plants and water networks.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46664 21 apr 2012, 08:47 , Respect -
Mahran Zakaria Salman abu-Nsir 16
Youth killed, two residents injured and abducted in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday morning that Israeli soldiers stationed east of Dir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, shot and killed one Palestinian youth, shot and wounded two residents and took them to an unknown destination.
Dr. Khalid Al Najjar, head of the Al Aqsa Hospital told the Maan News Agency that the youth Mahran Zakariyya Abu Al Maseer, 17, died of a gunshot injury in his stomach.
The youth was shot by troops stationed east of Dir Al Balah.
Palestinian medics said that the army handed them the body of Al Maseer, and informed them that two other residents were injured, and were taken prisoner.
The three residents were standing near a dumpster east of Dir Al Balah, local sources reported, military bulldozers were present in the area and were bulldozing lands.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army claimed that the three tried to sneak into Israel from the Gaza Strip.
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that Palestinian security officials said that the three are apparently manual laborers trying to illegally enter Israel through the “security fence” to find work.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46681
Mahran of Deir al-Balah, killed by IDF gunfire while trying to cross the Gaza perimeter fence for work in Israel.
Soldiers fire at three teenagers who tried to cross the Gaza perimeter fence, killing one and wounding the other two, Jan. 2007
'Abd a-Ra'uf al-'Adini, 16
I live with my father, grandmother, and aunt in a two-room shack with a tin roof. I am in the tenth grade at the government school in Deir el-Balah. My father is ill and is unemployed. My aunt, who works at a vegetable store, supports us. She works ten days a month and makes less than 600 shekels. The welfare ministry gives us 100 shekels every two months, and once a month we get 50 kilograms of flour, four kilograms of rice, and one liter of cooking oil. We have to make do with this. We don't have money and I don't receive an allowance when I go to school. I try to eat breakfast at home before going to school, because I can't buy food like other students do. Once a week, I get a shekel or two for myself. I have to walk to school, a distance of around 1.5 kilometers, because I don't have money to pay for transportation. It would be easier if I had a bicycle.
The financial situation of my best friends at school - Mahran Zakaria Abu Nseir and 'Imad Abu Sheikhah- is better than mine, but not by much. We spend time together in school and out, and we meet during recesses.
Two days ago [23 January], the last day of school semester, I went to school and took an exam in mathematics. Then, around nine o'clock, I met my two friends. We sat together for about fifteen minutes. Mahran suggested that we quit school and look for work in Israel , anything other than this life of hardship in the Gaza Strip. Mahran's father is a government clerk, and he lives off advances that he gets on his salary, which is not currently being paid. 'Imad's father is a merchant, and is in relatively good financial shape. 'Imad and I agreed to the idea of working in Israel ; in any case the situation there is better than it is here.
We agreed to meet at ten at night in the center of town. Mahran arrived at my house by bicycle before ten. We both got on his bike and drove to the meeting place. We left the bicycle with a friend of Mahran's. We started on our way, walking east, to the Israeli border. We got there at 11:30 at night. When we got to about fifty meters from the border, we hid behind some trees. We watched the border for about an hour. We saw an Israeli army jeep and waited for it to go away. We didn't see it anymore and thought it had left. Later it turned out that it had simply turned off its lights.
We moved closer to the border fence. We didn't have any tools to cut the barbed wire. We thought we would have to climb over it. We crawled on our stomachs until we got to the barbed wire and then quickly stood up. Unfortunately, there was an opening, and this encouraged us to enter. Mahran died because of this.
We moved closer to the opening and then gunfire erupted. My friend, whom I loved, Mahran Abu Nesayer, was hit in the stomach. I heard him cry out and recite the martyr's prayer. Then they fired flares into the air. I looked at Mahran and saw he was bleeding from the stomach. His shirt was torn in the area of the wound. The three of us laid there and the shooting continued. Mahran died five minutes after he was hit. Five minutes later, I was hit on the right side of my buttocks, because I was laying on my stomach. When I was hit, I called quietly to 'Imad and asked him if he had been hit. He said that he had been hit in the shoulder. He was about half a meter from me. I had hugged Mahran's body after he died, so he was right next to me. I cried when I hugged him, and asked him to wake up, but he was already dead.
After four or five minutes, the shooting stopped, and one of the soldiers said something in Hebrew, but we didn't understand a word. We said, in a loud voice, "Help us, we are bleeding and we are not armed, we only want to work in Israel . We don't want to carry out attacks." Immediately, the soldiers again started shooting. We were totally exposed. We had no place to hide, and lots of flares had been shot into the air. We laid there bleeding. The shooting continued for about twenty minutes.
Then one of the soldiers spoke to us in Arabic: "Come through the [hole in the] barbed wire, with your hands up." 'Imad and I stood up and didn't see anyone. We crossed the barbed wire and then saw about twenty soldiers around twenty meters away. They were on the other side of the electric fence, and their weapons were aimed at us. They ordered us to undress. We undressed to our underwear. They ordered us to remove that as well. We stood there completely naked. We were shaking from fear and from the cold of 12:30 in the morning in the middle of winter. We stood there for about five minutes, and then they ordered us to get dressed. It was hard to undress and dress because of the wounds we had sustained and because of the bleeding.
They told us to come toward them and climb the electronic fence. 'Imad tried but couldn't do it because his shoulder hurt so much. I helped him climb the barbed wire, which was about three meters high. I, too, could barely climb over the barbed wire. They ordered us to sit down on the ground and put our head between our legs. We stayed like that for less than five minutes. They ordered us to start walking, and they followed with their rifles aimed at us. We walked east about fifty meters. Then they treated our wounds for about ten minutes. One of the soldiers gave me first-aid. He was wearing a green uniform and had a flashlight on his head. Another soldier treated 'Imad. They took the two of us to an army jeep and blindfolded us. The jeep drove off and about half an hour later, we got to an Israeli army outpost, where they removed the blindfold. Some of the soldiers filmed us, as if we were some wonder. They took 'Imad away. I later learned that they took him to a hospital in Israel . They didn't take me to hospital and didn't treat me completely, although my wound hurt a lot. They put me in a room.
At 6:00 in the morning, an Israeli in civilian clothes came into the room He was apparently from Israeli Intelligence. He spoke with me in Arabic and asked me how old I was and what my name was. I told him. He asked: "Why do you want to come to Israel ?" I told him I wanted to work in Israel . He offered me money but I refused because I was sure he wanted me to work with Israeli Intelligence. He offered me money again, and again I refused. Later, they moved me to a room with a bed and thin blanket. I was alone in the room. At 9:00 A.M., 'Imad arrived. At around 2:00 P.M., a group of soldiers came. They ordered us to get ready to go back to Gaza . They blindfolded us and put us in an army jeep. The jeep took us to a gate at the border in the area of al-Maghazi. We crossed through the gate, and the residents of al-Maghazi called an ambulance for us. The ambulance came and took us to Shohada al-Aqsa Hospital , in Deir el-Balah. The doctors examined and X-rayed us. Palestinian Police officers came and asked us to tell them what happened. When we were discharged, we went to the police station in Deir el-Balah and told them our story.
Now I am at home, and the days pass. But I feel as if I am still living what happened.
'Abd a-Ra'uf Feisal Hussein al-'Adini, 16, is a highschool student and a resident of Deir el-Balah, in the Gaza Strip. His testimony was given to Muhammad Sabah at the witness's home on 25 January 2007.
21 apr 2012, 08:47 , Respect -
Fadel Balawna 17
One killed in an Israeli invasion into Tulkarem
One Palestinian was killed and few others where injured when a large Israeli army force invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Thursday morning, Palestinian sources reported.
Israeli troops invaded Tulkarem, blockaded all the roads leading to the city and surrounded a building claiming that 'wanted' Palestinians are hiding inside.
Soldiers opened fire at some residents, killing Fadel Balawna, 17, claiming he was an Islamic Jihad operative.
The Israeli soldiers demanded the residents of the surrounded building, in Al-Malsat area in the northern part of the city, to come out and threatened to open fire if they refused.
Medical sources said that the soldiers did not allow ambulances to enter the area for more than one hour.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46697
Fadel Mutlaq Daji Balawna 17
of Tulkarm, killed by undercover IDF gunfire to his back while attempting to escape arrest.
21 apr 2012, 08:48 , Respect -
Sharaf Salama Abu WadiAhmed Saleh Al Saleh
21 apr 2012, 08:48 , Respect -
Hammam Taha Shaer
Hamman: killed by a sniper
21 apr 2012, 08:48 , Respect -
Moaz Omar DweikOmar Mohammed Shorap
21 apr 2012, 08:48 , Respect -
Tarek Rizk NasrallahAhmed Khadr Al Bahar
- 29 jan 2007
Muhammad Faisal Naim Siksik 20
Israel intends to buy “smart bombs”
An Israeli newspaper reported on Monday that Israel intends to purchase thousands of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) missiles from the United States; the deal’s cost is estimated to be $100 million.
The source added that Israel received “emergency shipments” from the United States during its war with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party this past summer.
The U.S sent aerial shipments of JDAM missiles to Israel and caused an international uproar after one of the planes flying with the missiles for Israel was routed through Glasgow's Prestwick Airport, in the United Kingdom, and did not fly according to safety and security procedures established by the British Civil Aviation Authority.
The newspaper also reported that negotiations were conducted between the Israeli Air Force and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) concerning the purchase of LORA ground-to-ground ballistic tactical missiles.
The LORA missile, according to the report, can eliminate targets without risking expensive fighter jets. It can also carry a 400 kilogram highly explosive warhead, “and can penetrate enemy territory more than 1,000 kilometers away”.
The newspaper also reported that the LORA missile was displayed by the Israeli Air Force exhibition in 2006 at the Eurosatory defense exhibition in Paris.
The missile was developed under direct orders of the former Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and was the idea of former Knesset Foreign Affairs Committee head Yuval Steinitz.
The missile is constructed from a low cost guidance kit which is produced by the Boeing Corporation; the JDAM missile can “convert free-fall bombs into guided smart missiles."
The JDAM-equipped bombs, according to the Isreali media, receive data about the target while the missile is still attached to the warplane’s computer. After the missile is fired, a satellite will the guide the missile until it hits its target.
The missile is accurate regardless of weather conditions day or night; this is considered a significant improvement over the laser-guided bombs that the Israeli air force is currently using.
Senior Israeli sources reported that the funds for the new missile deal will come from the Israeli Air Force procurement fund.
The newspaper also reported that the deal will not require Knesset approval because it is part of a previously approved option to purchase the new system.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46728 21 apr 2012, 08:48 , Respect -
Maria 29 jan 2007
Osaid Amur 30
Israeli army kills a Palestinian resistance operative in Jenin
The Israeli army invaded the village of Rummana village, west of Jenin city in the northern Part of the West Bank and killed one Islamic Jihad operative on Sunday at dawn.
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli soldiers has killed 30-year-old Osaid Amur, one of the Islamic Jihad activists, in cold blood in front of his family in Rummana village, after asking him to approach them. Amur's brother told the PalestineInfo web site that a special Israeli army unit was waiting for Osaid to return home.
Osaid was accompanying his family back home when the troops ambushed him in front of his home. The brother said that the soldiers asked Osaid to come closer to them then fired at him at a close range killing him instantly with two bullets in the head and chest, Palestine info reported.
Sources close to Amur's family stated that Osaid has been wanted by the Israeli army for the past six years, and his younger brother Mohammed is currently serving a 20-month imprisonment term in the Negev military detention camp.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46747 21 apr 2012, 08:55 , Respect -
Maria 30 jan 2007
Hussein Fakhri Shabasi
21 apr 2012, 08:55 , Respect -
Maria 1 febr 2007
Amer Kalbouna 21
Wael Awad 21
Two Palestinians killed as Israeli Army invades Nablus
Two Palestinians were killed and a third was injured when Israeli army forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus in the early hours of Thursday morning, Palestinian sources reported.
Two Palestinians were killed and a third was injured when Israeli army forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus in the early hours of Thursday morning, Palestinian sources reported.
The two were identified as Amer Kalbouna, 21, and Wael Awad, 21, both operatives of the Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah.
Eyewitness reports stated that a third Al-Aqsa Brigade operative was wounded in the clashes that erupted between the Al-Aqsa Brigade fighters and the Israeli forces. His name remains unknown.
Dr. Ghassan Hamdan of the Palestinian Medical Relief services told IMEMC that Israeli forces prevented the ambulances from entering the area to evacuate the wounded for a long time. He added that the Israeli soldiers forced the medical team to strip as they approached the area.
The medical teams, said Dr. Hamdan, were able to reach the two wounded only after the troops left. After examining the two bodies, Dr. Hamdan said that both Kalbouna and Awad were left to bleed to death and that Awad’s arms were broken and his fingers were cut off.
In a separate incident, Israeli army invaded the refugee camp of Balata near Nablus in the early hours of the morning and abducted Mohammad Qur’aan, 21, and took him to an unknown location.
In addition to this, a large Israeli force blew up the home of Hani Ewijan, who was killed by Israeli forces six months ago, and the home of Abu Mohammad Mar'ii in the same neighborhood.
Palestinian sources also reported that another Israeli force invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and clashed with Palestinian fighters from Al-Quds Brigade, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, and Al-Aqsa Brigades of Fatah.
Such attacks on the West Bank cities and villages have been ongoing for a long time. Meanwhile, an Israeli newspaper said the Israeli army is planning to destroy the infra structure of the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46799 21 apr 2012, 08:56 , Respect -
Maria 1 febr 2007
Tahha Qiljawi 17
Israeli army kills a Palestinian boy near Qalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem
Israeli army troops shot and killed a Palestinian boy near Qalandia checkpoint located between the West Bank cities of Ramallah and Jerusalem on Thursday at midday.
Tahha Qiljawi, 17, sustained fatal wounds and was left to bleed for some time until Palestinian medical teams managed to reach to him, Palestinian medical sources reported. Qiljawi was moved to a hospital in the nearby Ramallah city.
Army sources claimed that the civilian came too close to the wall and was trying to cross to the Israeli side of the Wall. This lead the soldiers to shoot and kill him.The claim is not verified by eyewitnesses.
Moreover, Palestinian sources reported that a 15 year old boy, was shot and injured during an invasion of Qalandia refugee camp to the north of Jerusalem city. The boy sustained light wounds, medical sources reported.
Early on Thursday morning the Israeli army killed two Palestinians and injured a third when forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian sources reported.
The two were identified as Amer Kalbouna, 21, and Wael Awad, 21, both operatives of the Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46810
Taha Muhammad Subhi al-Qualjawi, 16,
of Kafr Aqab, near Jerusalem, killed by IDF gunfire to his thigh while trying to cross Israel's annexation wall near the Kalandya refugee camp.
21 apr 2012, 08:56 , Respect -
Maria 1 febr 2007
Talal Hgubon 30
Israeli army kills a Palestinian civilian at Qalandia checkpoint
Israeli army troops shot and killed a Palestinian civilian at Qalandia checkpoint located between the West Bank cities of Ramallah and Jerusalem on Thursday at midday. Army sources claimed that the civilian came too close to the wall, causing the soldiers to shoot and kill him. The claim is not verified by eyewitnesses.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46806
One Palestinian man injured by Israeli army gunfire north of Gaza strip
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli troops stationed near Beit Hannoun crossing opened fire at a Palestinian man and injured him. Medical sources identified the man as Talal Hgubon, 30, and added that he sustained moderate wounds.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46803 21 apr 2012, 08:56 , Respect -
Maria 2 febr 2007
Jasir Abu ZgheibMohammed Abdul Hai Ajrami
Israeli forces kill a resistance fighter and injure at least seven other civilians in Tulkarem
More than 20 Israeli military vehicles invaded the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem and Tulkarem refugee camp on Thursday evening, killed one resistance fighter and injured seven other civilians.
The military offensive started when an undercover Israeli army force using a Palestinian car arrived at the western entrance of the refugee camp. Several soldiers dressed in civilian clothes opened fire at Jasir Abu Zgheib, of the Al Aqsa Brigades of Fatah who was injured along with other bystanders.
More troops were called in, and Abu Zgheib was moved by the army to an Israeli hospital were he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter
Eyewitnesses stated that soldiers did not allow residents and medical teams access to the injured people. One medic identified as Ahmed Hadib was beaten while attempting to assist the injured, according to eyewitnesses reports.
Among those injured were
Mohamed Zaki, 10,
Rafiq Dumari, 16 and
Miriam Abu Zghieb, 40.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46824
Mohammed: killed by a sniper
21 apr 2012, 08:57 , Respect -
Maria 2 febr 2007
Mahmoud Raafat al-Wahidi
Khaldun Shuman
Mohamed Abu Arab
Army invades a town near Ramallah city and kills two PA security officers
The Israeli army invaded the town of Beitunyah near the northern West Bank city of Ramallah and killed two Palestinian Authority security officers on Friday at dawn.
Israeli troops broke into a building in the town center in an attempt to stage an ambush of Palestinian resistance fighters. The first one was attacked when he came out of the elevator with an M-16 and a pistol; Israeli soldiers opened fire at him and killed him.
Shortly after, a group of Palestinian security officers were spotted by Israeli troops approaching the building, soldiers fired at them and killed one. Palestinian officers responded tot the source of the fire, no injures were reported from the Israeli troops.
Palestinian sources identified the two security officers as Khaldun Shuman and Mohamed Abu Arab and stated that both are officers in the preventative security force of Fatah.
Israeli army sources stated that the attack was a \\\"misunderstanding\\\", and that Israeli soldiers mistakenly identify Palestinian security officers as Hamas resistance fighters.
Sources in the preventative security force reported that the officers thought the soldiers were from Hamas and had come to kill them.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46825 21 apr 2012, 08:57 , Respect -
Maria 2 febr 2007
Firas Qasqas 32 (R)
was killed on 2 February 2007 by soldiers' gunfire in a-Tira, a village in Ramallah District. He was a resident of Batir, Bethlehem District, and had gone with his family to visit relatives in a-Tira.
According to information obtained by B'Tselem, on that afternoon, Qasqas and two of his brothers-in-law went for a walk in an open area near the houses of the village. They saw a group of soldiers some 500 meters from them.
Testimonies given to B'Tselem by the two brothers-in-law indicate that soldiers opened fire at the three men, who were unarmed and had not done anything to endanger the soldiers' lives. A bullet struck Qasqas in the back and exited from his stomach. The two took him to hospital in Ramallah, where he died from his wounds.
21 apr 2012, 08:58 , Respect -
Maria 3 febr 2007
Nader Kamal Ahmad 16
of Beit Lahya, died of head wounds sustained Nov. 21 from the IDF during an incursion.
21 apr 2012, 08:58 , Respect -
Maria 13 febr 2007
Mohammad Als’eedi 22
Palestinian Resistance Fighter Killed by Israeli Army Gunfire in Gaza
On Tuesday morning Israeli army troops stationed on the Gaza-Israel border line, to the east of Gaza City, opened heavy fire at Palestinian resistance fighters. They killed one and injured another, Palestinian media sources said.
The sources added that armed clashes erupted between the Israeli soldiers and the resistance fighters in the area located between the Juice factory and the Alshuhada cemetery, east of Gaza city.
Dr. Moa’wiya Abu Hasanain, director of the emergency department at the Alshifa hospital, confirmed that Mohammad ,22, was killed and another person was wounded by live ammunition. Als’eedi is believed to be linked to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an offshoot of Fatah,
Dr. Hasanain added that the Israeli forces are still denying medical crews access to the area, and the wounded man has not yet been evacuated.
Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes have been frequently hovering over Gaza since yesterday morning.
Some Israeli officials have recently warned of a likely massive Israeli army attack on the Gaza Strip, as rival Palestinian factions have agreed to a national unity government including Hamas and the former ruling Fatah.
http://www.imemc.org/article/46996 21 apr 2012, 08:58 , Respect -
Maria 17 febr 2007
'Adel Rashid 'Abdallah 'Omar 20
'Adel: resident of 'Azzun, Qalqiliya district, died at the Separation Barrier gate in the area of 'Azzun, Qalqiliya district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Was severely injured when a tractor he and some friends were on turned over. He was taken by car to a gate of the separation barrier, where soldiers delayed them from crossing for twenty minutes. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
21 apr 2012, 08:58 , Respect -
Maria 21 febr 2007
Mahmoud Abu Obeid 20
Israeli Army Assassinates leader of Al-Quds Brigades in Jenin
Israeli army troops assassinated Mahmoud Abu Obeid, a leader of Al-Quds Brigades, in Jenin on Wednesday morning, Palestinian media sources.
Eyewitness reports said that an undercover Israeli army unit entered the city using a civilian car with Palestinian license plates, and shot Abu Obeid at clso range in the city center in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Witnesses added that after the troops shot Abu Obeid from the car, one of the unit members walked out of the car and shot Abu Obeid a few more times to confirm his death.
During the funeral of Abu Obeid, the Islamic Jihad said it will have revenge on his assassins.
Israeli army sources claimed that Abu Obeid was planning what they described as a large-scale bombing in Tel Aviv.
The Israeli police and security forces stated on Tuesday that they managed to thwart such a bombing attempt in Tel Aviv. Israeli security sources reported that a Palestinian resident of the West Bank was taken prisoner, along with three other people, at a house in nearby Bat Yam area.
Later, Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine, declared responsibility for this failed bombing attempt and said that the group dispatched one of their members to execute it.
http://www.imemc.org/article/47119 21 apr 2012, 08:59 , Respect -
Maria 21 apr 2012, 08:59 , Respect -
Maria 22 febr 2007
Mowaffaq Raheemy 34
Injured civilian dies after Israeli soldiers obstruct ambulance transferring him to hospital
Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday that Mowaffaq Raheemy, 34, died of his wounds when Israeli troops stationed at Atara checkpoint, near the northern West Bank city of Ramallah, obstructed an ambulance transferring him to hospital.
Raheemy was seriously injured when a heavy tool fell on his head on Wednesday night as he was working at his home. Raheemy is from Beit Reema town, north of Ramallah.
Local sources reported that Isreali soldiers based at Atara military checkpoint obstructed the ambulance for 30 minutes and quarreled with the ambulance driver over “operating the ambulance siren loudly”.
Raheemy's family stated that the ambulance driver tried to explain to the soldiers that he was transferring a civilian who was seriously injured, and that the soldiers saw Raheemy bleeding but insisted on pulling the ambulance overt.
Raheemy is a father to four children; his family hold the Israeli army responsible for his death since they obstructed the ambulance as it was attempting to transfer him to hospital.
http://www.imemc.org/article/47149
PSIS Report: 5050 Palestinians Killed, 49760 Wounded, 10,400 Detained since 2000