night raids

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations headquarters, New York City, September 26, 2018. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)

What Netanyahu’s idea of peace looks like

Although he may publicly reiterate his support for a two-state solution, Netanyahu’s vision for a future Palestinian state is one that would lack nearly all sovereignty. U.S. President Donald Trump said that he favors two states as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, during a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New…

By Haggai Matar September 27, 2018

Palestinian workers squeeze themselves to pass through the Israeli checkpoint of Bethlehem while heading to their work in Israeli cities, Bethlehem, West Bank, March 19, 2017. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

Shin Bet: Lose your job if your kid throws stones

Israel’s security service publishes notices in the Palestinian village of Beit Omar threatening to revoke work permits from families whose children are suspected of stone throwing. By Yael Marom Residents of the Palestinian village Beit Omar in the West Bank discovered last week that the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, had posted threatening notices on their…

By +972 Magazine January 4, 2018

Soldiers patrol one of the entrances to the West Bank village Hizma. (photo: Tamar Fleishman)

IN PHOTOS: A life of constant dread for one Palestinian village

The West Bank village of Hizma, surrounded entirely by the separation wall, is the victim of daily harassment by the army and the police. That hasn’t stopped the residents from opening their homes and businesses to Israeli Jews — even the settlers who live next door. Text and photos by Tamar Flesichman For the 7,000 residents of the West…

By +972 Magazine July 9, 2016

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Night raid in Nabi Saleh 2011 (Tamimi Press)

Pilot limiting night arrests of Palestinian kids falls short

The Israeli army implemented a pilot program last year to serve Palestinian children with summonses instead of snatching them from their beds in the middle of the night. Some of those summonses, however, were delivered by soldiers in the middle of the night. By Gerard Horton Following widespread criticism of the the Israeli army’s use…

By +972 Magazine November 5, 2015

Israeli Border Police officer detains a Palestinian child at a protest in Kufr Qaddum, January 25, 2013. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Business as usual for children arrested by the IDF

Despite lofty promises and pilot programs aimed at improvement, evidence points to little change in the patterns of abuse Palestinian children are subjected to when arrested by the Israeli army. By Gerard Horton The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in March 2013 that it would study the conclusions of a UNICEF report on children…

By +972 Magazine September 13, 2015

"Night Raid", from the times when soldiers would go on nightly invasion to Bil'in to arrest activists (Hamde Abu Rahma, from the book)

The devastating effects of night raids on Palestinian families

IDF night raids, an everyday occurrence in the occupied territories, ensure that Palestinians cannot feels safe in the one place where safety should be assured. By Salwa Duaibis Over the years, the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) has collected testimonies from Palestinian women in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza on…

By +972 Magazine August 31, 2015

The IDF presents: Looting West Bank homes under the guise of a search

In the West Bank, IDF soldiers have in numerous instances burst into a Palestinian house, wreaked havoc, and disappeared with the money and the gold. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz The place: the West Bank village of Kalil. The time: 1:30 a.m., the beginning of June 2015. Athmad Aziz Shakhada Mansour, a social activist…

By +972 Magazine August 27, 2015

Relatives point to blood spatter on the retainer wall of the roof on which Muhammad Abu Latifa was shot during an Israeli arrest raid, Qalandiya Refugee Camp, July 27, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org) The blood stains lead back toward the Abu Latifa home, suggesting that Israeli forces carried him back and that he did not fall as Israeli police claimed.

Family, blood stains challenge Israeli account of Qalandiya killing

Muhammad Abu Latifa was killed during an early morning arrest raid. Israeli security forces say he died after falling from a roof but witness accounts and blood stains seen by +972 appear to contradict that narrative. Abu Latifa was the third Palestinian to be killed in Israeli arrest raids in one week. Text and photos…

By Activestills July 27, 2015

"Night Raid", from the times when soldiers would go on nightly invasion to Bil'in to arrest activists (Hamde Abu Rahma, from the book)

IDF suspends plan to minimize nighttime arrests of children

Despite concerns raised by the international community, the army suspends a pilot program meant to lessen the number of Palestinian children arrested in night raids. By Gerard Horton A pilot program by the Israeli army in order to lessen the number of Palestinian children arrested in nighttime raids has been suspended, according to Israel’s chief military prosecutor.…

By +972 Magazine February 2, 2015

Toys and a wheelchair lie covered in dust and rubble after a center for children with disabilities was raided
by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, September 3, 2014. (Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Israeli forces damage youth centers in Nablus raid

A youth sports club and center for children with disabilities in Nablus sustain serious damage after Israeli forces raid a multi-story building in search of wanted Palestinians. Text and photos by: Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org As happens almost every night in Palestinian cities, towns and villages throughout the West Bank, Israeli forces raided Nablus neighborhoods at 1:30…

By Activestills September 4, 2014

Israeli army soldiers take part in the search operation for three kidnapped Israeli teenagers, on June 17, 2014 in the West Bank town of Hebron. [File photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

What happens when the IDF embeds Israeli reporters

The Israeli army recently began allowing reporters to join night raids in the West Bank. The result is exactly what you might expect. By Oren Persico / ‘The 7th Eye‘ One week after the start of “Operation Brother’s Keeper,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit arranged an opportunity for the Israeli press just in time for the newspapers’ weekend…

By The Seventh Eye June 23, 2014

Israeli soldiers walk during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron, after the Israeli army raided the city in the last days, June 16, 2014. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Photos of the week: After kidnapping, West Bank cities under lockdown

In the wake of the kidnapping of three Israeli teens last week, the Israeli army began an extensive campaign in the occupied territories. Thousands of soldiers have descended upon cities, towns and villages in the West Bank, including in Area A, as part of Operation Brother’s Keeper. Photos: Yotam Ronen, Ahmad Al-Bazz, Oren Ziv, Mustafa…

By Activestills June 20, 2014

Palestinians detainees in Hebren (photo: Breaking the Silence)

Public reading of soldier testimonies to be held in Tel Aviv on anniversary of occupation

Avner Gvaryahu, spokesperson for the anti-occupation group Breaking the Silence: ‘We want as many public figures as possible to assume responsibility, in broad daylight, for the kind of stories every soldier knows to tell.’ Breaking the Silence, an organization made up of ex-IDF soldiers that seeks to expose the reality of the occupation, is organizing a…

By Noam Sheizaf June 3, 2014