Two arrested in Ni’lin during the last night invasion 15.06.2012

a number of Israeli soldiers in one of the houses in Ni'lin during the last invasion 15.06.2012.photo by: hudaifa Srour

At 01:30 on Friday morning more than 120 soldiers surrounded the village of Ni’lin from all sides but the west. 30 minutes later the soldiers invaded the village on foot accompanied by 14 military jeeps. They proceeded to raid five houses inside the village, the houses of Jameel Srour, Jammal Srour, Yousef Srour, Shukri Kawaja and Mosab Srour.

During the house raids, the families were put in one of the rooms in the house while the soldiers harshly went through their belongings, destroying furniture and leaving chaos in their wake. The five men listed above were all arrested but three of them were released later during the night. The two remaining men, Yousef and Mosab Srour were taken to an as of now unknown Israeli military facility where they are still being held as this is being written.

During the invasion of the house of Mosab Srour one of the soldiers stole 1000 Nis (200€) from a moneybox of the youngest brother of Mosab. Mosabs brother had been saving this money for months, little by little from his work as a vegetable farmer and salesman. A laptop was also stolen from the house.

Through the operation the soldiers fired sound grenades, a type of riot control weapon that produces a flash and a loud bang. The sound is sufficient to make the most weathered and well prepared person flinch in fear and when this weapon is used inside a village at night it will not only serve to keep people awake but also to bring about memories of past atrocities that the village of Ni’lin has had to live through. Many villagers came out of their houses to protest the brutality of the Israeli army and were met with tear gas and more sound bombs. The tear gas was fired straight at civilian houses which caused dozens children to suffer from tear gas inhalation. Live ammunition was also used by the Israeli soldiers as a scare tactic.

At 5am the soldiers finally left the village. All pictures and video clips presented in this report were taken in secret as the Israeli soldiers would not allow any cameras during their intrusion in the village.

mess in the village during the invasion in Ni'lin 15.06.2012

mess made by the Israeli soldiers in the houses during the invasion in Ni'lin 15.06.2012

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7 Responses to “Two arrested in Ni’lin during the last night invasion 15.06.2012”

  1. Mohamed says:

    The minimum what we have to do is pray Allah to liberate Palestine. Every muslim in the world can do that and if we dont consider palestinian problem like the most important and integrate it in our life it means that occupant has not still problèmes to be made.
    In resume, if we are weak we have minimum to do every day: pray for palestine. The prayers of the children, the prayer of the old persons and the prayers of oppressed friends will be certainly fulfill.
    I ask my friend Saeed Amireh to share this idee in his presentations
    God bless you

    • Michelle says:

      i pray also, for everybody…. for the fear and the need for soldiers and walls and all that happens and place it all in G-ds hands with heart ache and tears. when one reads these pages one realises how many blessings we each have to count and also how many more prayers are needed for those bereft and left alone to cope. thankyou Mohamed for your beleif and prayers and this comment and share. peace be with you

  2. Jan says:

    I am sickened and agnered by the actions of the Israeli Occupying Force. To me they are no better than Nazis. I am also sickened and angered by my government’s support for Israel.

    My thoughts are with you. I am not a religious person and I do not pray. I am Jewish by birth and Palestine is the most important issue to me. Not a day goes by that Palestine is not in my thoughts. What I do is to try to educate my member of Congress and others as to what Israelis doing with our tax dollars. I give money when I can.

    One day Palestine will be free.

  3. Michelle says:

    may all those who come to read from here today be blessed and may all our eyes be opened and hearts made wider to hold more love that if we are to return we may share in a new day through the Grace of G-d

    may all those who come to read from here today be blessed by their surroundings in ways that helps them and us remember how much more we can all pray for one a.n.other to be blessed more as only the Grace of G-d can serve, in His way time and space

    and may all those who come to read and befriend and grow to love and join with those inside and outside of the land of Palestine, love as G-d chose to love us and shares with us … unconditionally… patiently… and in silence whether we accept his place in our hearts and/or the hearts of a.n.other or not so that we too can find the courage to love as we are love and loved and show the World why He made us!

    for tomorrow is never promised we learn to live in each new day and in and throughout each one we are given we have… the free gift and opportunity… to pray

    so good nite dear all in and surrounding Palestine residing not solely on and for the land but in the place we all live and reside and share His love with invisible ties… the heart ((( <3 )))

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  5. Alma says:

    Shame on Israel!! Keep up the struggle, Palestine will be free.

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