Soldiers Detain Palestinians, Abduct International Peace activist Near Hebron http://www.imemc.org/article/61341

Israeli soldiers detained on Saturday evening five several Palestinians, including women and children, and kidnapped an international peace activist near Safa village, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.The residents were working in their farmlands before extremist settlers of the Bait Ayin illegal settlement attacked them and uprooted olive trees and vineyard.Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene and, instead of removing the settlers, detained more than twenty Palestinians, including women and children, and an international activist, under the pretext that they entered a closed military zone.

Gaza Journalism Forum Slams Israeli Police For Attacking Journalists in Jerusalem http://www.imemc.org/article/61343

The Palestinian Journalists Forum in Gaza issued a statement denouncing the Israeli police for attacking Palestinian journalists reporting on clashes that took place in Ras Al Amoud neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem.The residents, accompanied by Israeli and international supporters, were protesting the planned construction of another Jewish-only settlement in the neighborhood.

In its statement, the Forum said that the police used excessive force against the nonviolent protestors and the journalists, and used foul language while trying to force the reporters out the area to prevent them from performing their duty. The forum called on the international community, human rights groups, and media institutions to practice pressure on Israel to stop its ongoing violations and assaults against the journalists.