Online paper Haretz claims that Arif Jaradat, 23, a man with down’s syndrome was recently shot by Israeli troops. Jaradat, a man described as one ‘loved by all the children in his village’ died of his injuries last week. GDW has no means of confirming the story. Below is the original story. Go to Original […]
Israeli forces detain Gaza patient at Erez crossing
Published by Ma’an News Agency Go to Original Source GAZA (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Tuesday detained a Palestinian man at the Erez crossing as he was attempting to leave the blockaded Gaza Strip to receive medical treatment in the occupied West Bank, his family said. Relatives of Muhammad Kamel Rajab Abu Odeh, 34, said […]
Attack on Palestinian rehabilitation center by occupation forces
Attacks on disabled people in occupied Palestine continue, this time on a rehabilitation facility in the town of Husan near Bethlehem, south of the West Bank. On March 21, heavily armed Israeli military forces stormed into the Husan Vocational Center for Children with Disabilities, destroying property and causing substantial damage to the facility. Neighbours commented that the […]
NGO claims more attacks on Palestinian disabled people by Israeli forces
Attacks on Palestinians continue, and among these, victims include disabled people. Last year, hundreds of disabled people and rehabilitation NGOs sent a letter to the UN office in the strip following a march organised on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The march included calls on the UN and the international community to put pressure […]