Asira al-Qibliya // عصيرة القبلية
ABOUT: An ancient village located south of Nablus, Asira al-Qibliya is under constant attack by the Israeli occupation army and the illegal Israeli settlers from nearby illegal colony of Yitzhar. Asira is home to around 3,000 Palestinians, the indigenous people…
Israeli occupation army attacks Asira, uses Palestinian man as a human shield
In one of the army’s recent attacks against civilians in the Nablus area, soldiers put a rifle to a Palestinian man’s head and threatened to shoot him if local youth approached to defend him.
8 Shebab Kidnapped in Asira al-Qibliya
The occupation army attacked Asira at night, in total silence. Ransacking people’s homes, they took eight young men with them to the Huwwara checkpoint/army base/detention centre.
Army Raid Achievements in Asira: Kidnapped Youth, Brutally Assaulted Father, Terrorised Children
Israeli army attacked Asira al-Qibliya for the fourth night in a row, severely beating a 48-year-old and kidnapping his nephew.
Israeli Army Terrorise Asira for the 2nd Night in a Row
Shooting tear gas, stun grenades, and live ammunition on the street as well as inside houses, and ransacking civilian homes and small businesses, dozens of heavily armed Israeli soldiers terrorised the village for several hours.
Children of Asira Plant an Olive Tree for Vik
To commemorate the 3-year anniversary of the murder of Italian human rights activist Vittorio Arrigoni, children of Asira in Nablus plant an olive tree and sing Bella Ciao.
Armed settler gangs attack Burin, Asira, and Urif
Following yesterday’s killing of a Jewish settler form the militant illegal Yitzhar settlement, gangs of armed settlers accompanied by Israeli occupation army repeatedly attacked villages Burin, Asira and Urif.
‘Asira Al-Qibliyah Clean-Up Day
IWPS and ISM went to ‘Asira for a work day to clean an empty house that is to become a community center. Ten locals directed the work and labored alongside internationals.
Kafr Qaddum – Olives, demos and collective punishment
6 November 2015 The village of Kafr Qaddum in the district of Nablus is particularly badly affected by the Israeli occupation and its apartheid system. The illegal Israeli settlement of Qedumin was established nearby in 1974 and its more recent…
Palestinian Prisoners Day Demonstrations Outside Ofer Military Prison Explode in Violence
Demonstrations held on April 16th and 17th to mark Palestinian Prisoners Day outside of the Ofer Israeli Military Prison, in the occupied West Bank, exploded in violence as occupation forces and border police fired live ammunition into the crowd of…
Sick Occupation Army Humour, Pillage, and Kidnapping of a Groom-to-be
After they kidnapped Waleed from his home in Asira al-Qibliya, the occupation army came back for his car – yet another item in the Apartheid regime’s most recent pillage of Palestinian property, estimated to be at least US $3 million in last month alone.
HRR 2014
HRR 2014-3 [484] (May 2014): Colonist Land Grabs in Kufr ad-Dik HRR 2014-2 [483] (May 2014): Army Raid Achievements in Asira: Kidnapped Youth, Brutally Assaulted Father, Terrorised Children HRR 2014-1 [482] (May 2014): Occupation Forces Target Children in ‘Azzun
Israeli Army Continues Brutal Attacks On Peaceful Palestinian Villages
The news was that Madama was burning, Nablus was under attack, the Israeli army had once more entered the village of Asira, and roads were closed.
Roads closed due to illegal settler demo
At approximately 16:30 on May 8, the Israeli army closed Zatara checkpoint in the central West Bank due to a settler demonstration in the junction. The roads from Ramallah to Nablus, Zatara to Jericho and Yasuf to Zatara were all closed to Palestinian cars.
HRR 2013
Human Rights Report No. 481 Human Rights Summary: Army Violently Repressed Demonstration Date of incidents: 19 July 2013 Place: Kufr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Witnesses: Residents of Kufr Qaddum, IWPS, ISM Contact details: IWPS withholds this information as a courtesy to…