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PCHR Weekly Report: 2 Palestinians children killed, 8 wounded Jul 04 08 PCHR Weekly Report: 3 Palestinians killed, 18 wounded Jun 27 08 PCHR Weekly Report: 15 Palestinians killed, 18 wounded Jun 20 08 Latest News ArticlesHamas: internal dialog is back to ground zero 14:54 Sat 05 Jul Wednesday Jerusalem attacker has a son from a Jewish woman who still love him 14:10 Sat 05 Jul Army attack nonviolent protest near Ramallah, injures 22 and kidnaps 4 civilians 12:58 Sat 05 Jul Israeli forces kidnap two young men from Bethlehem city 12:55 Sat 05 Jul Army attack nonviolent protest near Ramallah, injures 22 and kidnaps 4 civilians 12:49 Sat 05 Jul Israeli Defense Minister calls for collective punishment of families of Jerusalem attackers 02:12 Sat 05 Jul One Palestinian wounded, 4 missing in a tunnel collapse in Rafah 00:58 Sat 05 Jul Hamas suspends talks on Shalit 00:42 Sat 05 Jul B’Tselem: “Palestinian child abused during arrest, tortured during interrogation” 00:32 Sat 05 Jul The Israeli army attacks protesters in Um Salamunah 16:49 Fri 04 Jul Full StoryIsraeli Army: At least 44 roadblocks allegedly removed, did not exist
An Israeli army source admitted that at least 44 roadblocks that were allegedly removed from around West Bank villages did not actually exist, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz said on Monday. Last Tuesday, the Israeli army announced that it had removed 44 roadblocks to fullfil promises made by the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in their meeting nearly a month ago. Olmert had pledged measures to ease the lives of Palestinian civilians, however nothing has changed. Haaretz quoted a military source as saying that these obstacles "had either been removed before the political level decided on the alleviations or had been bypassed by Palestinians earlier, and a decision had been made not to rebuild them." This statement confirms allegations by the United Nations organizations operating in the occupied Palestinian territories that most of these barriers were not removed, because they had not existed for months. There are nearly 500 dirt blocks and military checkpoints placed all over the West Bank, which disrupt the everyday lives of Palestinians. The roadblocks are mostly unmanned and only a few of the military checkpoints are placed on roads that lead to proper Israeli territories. |