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Photo taken by Palestinian photographer named Dawood Abdo in 1940. The photo was of a Palestinian family taken in a studio in Jerusalem. The family, unnamed, came all the way from the Barham village near Ramallah to have their picture taken, all spruced up. Non say cheese but all look serious for the camera!
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CROSSFIREARABIA – A 30-year-old Palestinian woman died because Israeli soldiers wouldn’t allow an ambulance to pass at an electronic checkpoint leading to the village of Sinjil which is located north-east of Ramallah. According to Sinjil Mayor Mutaz Tawafsha the ambulance had to wait more than 30 minutes before it was allowed to pass the checkpoint by which time, Sujood Fuqhaa, who had suffered from a heartache, died. Tawafsha said in such cases time is of the essence and young mother of two, could have been taken to hospital and treated if the ambulance had not been stopped by the Israelis, blaming the iron security checkpoints for the continual deaths of the people of Sinjil. Her death comes at a town when Sinjil was subjected to a raid by 100 Israeli settlers recently according to local Palestinian sources. The settlers fired arms on the local people and set fire to their crops. This is just the latest for Sanjil is continually raided under the protection of the Israeli army according to the Palestine Information Center.
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Israeli occupation forces began demolishing two houses under construction in the town of Shuqba, west of Ramallah, Tuesday morning, claiming they lacked permits. Local sources reported Israeli soldiers, accompanied by bulldozers, stormed the al-Atari area of Shuqba village and began demolishing the two houses. The al-Atari area is one of the most frequently targeted areas, where soldiers demolished more than 15 structures in recent months, including inhabited homes, houses under construction, and retaining walls.
On 24 May, the Israeli forces demolished a one-story house owned by Abdullah Abdul-Ghani Thabet, built on a dunam of land and included living rooms, a swimming pool, and a horse stable, in Shuqba village. In the same month, they demolished 42 homes and destroyed 303 other Palestinian properties in the West Bank. Since the start of the genocidal war in October 2023, the West Bank 1,969 homes were demolished and 8,382 properties destroyed of by the occupying forces according to the Palestinian Information Center:
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CROSSFIREARABIA – A Palestinian baby died, Sunday, because the Israeli occupation authorities wouldn’t allow him to cross the Dier Ammar gate, for medical treatment. The barrier lies west of the West Bank city of Ramallah and has been closed for the last five months. Israeli soldiers wouldn’t allow the four-month baby named Ahmad Marrouf from crossing the Dier Ammar barrier despite him being in critical condition and which subsequently lead to his death. Since 8 October, 2023 the West Bank witnesses Israeli escalation carried out by the Israeli army and settlers were 1175 were killed, 12,919 injured, 24,000 arrested and 33,000 displaced according to official Palestinian statistics.
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CROSSFIREARABIA – Israeli settlers attacked Turmus Aya, north Ramallah, and set fire to the agricultural lands there. Local sources said a group of settlers, protected by the Israeli army descended on the village, Thursday night, and set the lands on fire there. The sources said the Israeli soldiers fired at the locals who tried to stand up to the settlers. Since 8 October, 2023 and via the Israeli army and settlers 1171 Palestinians were martyred and the injury of 12,666 in addition to the arrest of 23,000 and the displacement of 33,000 according to the Palestine Information Center.
