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July 2024 West Bank Unrest
The July 2024 West Bank unrest refers to a period of instability in the West Bank lasting from late July to early August of 2024. This marked a significant escalation of violence between the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian militias in the West Bank, Palestinian militants amid protests in multiple cities. The unrest began over the Palestinian National Security Forces, Palestinian Authority security forces attempting to arrest Tulkarm Brigade leader Abu Shujaa, who was hospitalized inside a hospital in Tulkarm. This incident worsened the existing Palestinian Authority–West Bank militias conflict, conflict between the PA and militias, leading to confrontations throughout the West Bank. The unrest gradually subsided by early August with no major change and relations remaining tense. Background The Palestinian Authority, which sometimes coordinates security with Israel, is deeply unpopular among most Palestinians, who largely view it as ineffective and subjugated to the Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestinian Authority–West Bank Militias Conflict
In the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Israeli-occupied West Bank, various Palestinian militias in the West Bank, local Palestinian militias have been engaged in an armed conflict with the Palestinian Authority (PA), the autonomous administration governing the region's Palestinian enclaves. The conflict emerged a result of the widespread unpopularity of the PA among Palestinians and the common perception that it is a Puppet state, collaborationist body subservient to Israel, the Military occupation, occupying power. In turn, the PA accuses militants of being "bandits" and agents of instability. The widespread discontent with the Palestinian Authority, along with multiple factors related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, sparked a mass spread of West Bank Palestinian militancy in the 2020s. Initially rare, armed clashes between the PA's Palestinian National Security Forces, National Security Forces and local militias began significantly escalating during the ongoing Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Israeli-occupied territories, It occupies the Occupied Palestinian territories, Palestinian territories of the West Bank in the east and the Gaza Strip in the south-west. Israel also has a small coastline on the Red Sea at its southernmost point, and part of the Dead Sea lies along its eastern border. Status of Jerusalem, Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Tel Aviv is the country's Gush Dan, largest urban area and Economy of Israel, economic center. Israel is located in a region known as the Land of Israel, synonymous with the Palestine (region), Palestine region, the Holy Land, and Canaan. In antiquity, it was home to the Canaanite civilisation followed by the History of ancient Israel and Judah, kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haaretz
''Haaretz'' (; originally ''Ḥadshot Haaretz'' – , , ) is an List of newspapers in Israel, Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel. The paper is published in Hebrew language, Hebrew and English language, English in the Berliner (format), Berliner format, and is also available online. In North America, it is published as a weekly newspaper, combining articles from the Friday edition with a roundup from the rest of the week. ''Haaretz'' is Israel's newspaper of record. It is known for its Left-wing politics, left-wing and Liberalism in Israel, liberal stances on domestic and foreign issues. ''Haaretz'' has the third-largest Print circulation, circulation in Israel. It is widely read by international observers, especially in its English edition, and discussed in the international press. According to the Center for Research Libraries, among Israel's daily newspapers, "''Haaretz'' is considered the most infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenin
Jenin ( ; , ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and is the capital of the Jenin Governorate. It is a hub for the surrounding towns. Jenin came under Israeli occupied territories, Israeli occupation in 1967, and was put under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority as West Bank areas in the Oslo II Accord, Area A of the West Bank, a Palestinian enclave, in 1995. The city had a population of approximately 50,000 people in 2017, whilst the Jenin Camp, Jenin refugee camp had a population of about 10,000, housing families of Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes during the 1948 Palestine war, 1948 Palestine War.2007 Locality Population Statistics . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics The camp has since become a stronghold of Palestinian political violence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quds News Network
Quds News Network (; QNN) is a Palestinian youth news agency founded in 2011. The agency is staffed with volunteer correspondents across Palestine. The network gained widespread following on social media around 2015 through its fast distribution video coverage of escalations in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, which had made it as popular as Al Jazeera, appealing particularly to young Palestinians. According to Mondoweiss, the Palestinian Authority blocked QNN's website in 2019 as part of a crackdown on dissent. Some of its pages were also blocked by some social media websites in 2019 and 2023. The QNN states it is independent and funds itself through advertisements, and that it aims to expose the acts of the Israeli occupation. Nevertheless, it has gained a reputation of being associated with militant groups, and has been described as being affiliated with Hamas. History In 2015, the ''Christian Science Monitor'' reported that the network was run by 12 freelance correspon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil War
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.James Fearon"Iraq's Civil War" in ''Foreign Affairs'', March/April 2007. For further discussion on civil war classification, see #Formal classification, the section "Formal classification". The term is a calque of Latin which was used to refer to the various Roman civil wars, civil wars of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. Most modern civil wars involve intervention by outside powers. According to Patrick M. Regan in his book ''Civil Wars and Foreign Powers'' (2000) about two thirds of the 138 intrastate conflicts between the end of World War II and 2000 saw international intervention. A civil war is often a high-intensity conflict, often involving Regular army, regular armed forces, that is sustained, organized and large-scale. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nur Shams
Nur Shams () is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northwestern West Bank, located east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Nur Shams had a population of 6,479 inhabitants in 2007 and 6,423 by 2017. 95.1% of the population of Nur Shams were refugees in 1997. The UNRWA-run healthcare facility for Nur Shams camp was re-built in 1996 with contributions from the Government of Germany. Historian Benny Morris describes it as having been "a lonely and exclusively Arab area" in early 1936. During the Mandate period, a British detention camp was situated at Nur Shams. Nur Shams camp was established in 1952 on 226 dunums. The camp was transferred to Palestinian Authority control in November 1998, after the signing of the Wye River Memorandum and the first phase of further Israeli redeployment. The two schools in the camp are in poor condition and are listed on UNRWA's priority list for replacement pending securing of funds to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; , ) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar. The network's flagship channels include Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, which provide coverage of regional and international news, along with analysis, documentaries, and talk shows. In addition to its television channels, Al Jazeera has expanded its digital presence with platforms such as AJ+, catering to younger audiences with formats and content tailored for online consumption. Al Jazeera broadcasts in over 150 countries and territories, and has a large global audience of over 430 million people. Originally conceived as a satellite TV channel delivering Arabic news and current affairs, it has since evolved into a multifaceted media network encompassing various platforms such as online, specialized television channels in numerous languages, and more. The network's news operation currently has 70 bureaus around th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamas
The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas (the Arabic acronym from ), is a Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islam, Sunni Islamism, Islamist political organisation with a military wing, the Qassam Brigades. It has Gaza Strip under Hamas, governed the Israeli-occupied territories, Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007. The Hamas movement was founded by Palestinian Islamic scholar Ahmed Yassin in 1987, after the outbreak of the First Intifada against the Israeli occupied territories, Israeli occupation. It emerged from his 1973 Mujama al-Islamiya Islamic charity affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. In the 2006 2006 Palestinian legislative election, Palestinian legislative election, Hamas secured a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council by campaigning on promises of a corruption-free government and advocating for resistance as a means to liberate Palestine from Israeli occupation. In the Battle of Gaza (2007), Battle of Gaza, Hamas seized control of the Gaza S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martyr Dr
A martyr (, ''mártys'', 'witness' stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In colloquial usage, the term can also refer to any person who suffers a significant consequence in protest or support of a cause. In the martyrdom narrative of the remembering community, this refusal to comply with the presented demands results in the punishment or execution of an individual by an oppressor. Accordingly, the status of the 'martyr' can be considered a posthumous title as a reward for those who are considered worthy of the concept of martyrdom by the living, regardless of any attempts by the deceased to control how they will be remembered in advance. Insofar, the martyr is a relational figure of a society's boundary work that is produced by collective memory. Originally applied only to those who suffered for their religious beliefs, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Defense Forces
Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli (born 1984), Israeli basketball player See also * Israel (other) * Israelites (other), the ancient people of the Land of Israel * List of Israelis Israelis ( ''Yiśraʾelim'') are the citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel. The largest ethnic groups in Israel are Israeli Jews, Jews (75%), followed by Arab-Israelis, Palestinians and Arabs (20%) and other minorities (5%). _ ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Samer Mahmoud Jaber
Mohammed Samer Mahmoud Jaber (1998 – 29 August 2024), better known by his ''nom de guerre'' Abu Shujaa, was a Palestinian militant. A popular and well-known figure among Palestinians, he led the Tulkarm Brigade militant group from April 2022 until he was killed on 29 August 2024 in a raid during the 2024 Israeli military operation in the West Bank. Biography Jaber was born in Nur Shams, Tulkarm Governorate, in 1998. His family was originally from Haifa but was displaced during the 1948 Palestine war. He began his participation in anti-Israel militant activities at an early age and was arrested multiple times by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. In 2022, he co-founded the Tulkarm Brigade alongside its first leader, Saif Abu Labdeh and assumed command after Labdeh was killed on 2 April 2022. Under Jaber's leadership, membership in the Brigade significantly increased. Previously aligned personally with Fatah, he joined Palestinian Islamic Jihad after the start of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
