30 june 2013
Liberated prisoner Wisam Marof set himself alight in front of the finance ministry in Ramallah on Sunday protesting the PA’s neglect of his condition. Eyewitnesses said that Marof, 20, suffered burns in his hands and chest.
Palestinian media quoted Marof after the incident as saying that the PA was marginalizing him and many other liberated prisoners from Israeli jails.
He said that the finance and prisoners’ ministries in Ramallah did not give him any financial assistance despite his difficult economic and health conditions at the pretext that he did not meet the required criteria.
Local sources said that Marof has a medical report from Tulkarem proving that he suffers a 70% physical disability.
Palestinian media quoted Marof after the incident as saying that the PA was marginalizing him and many other liberated prisoners from Israeli jails.
He said that the finance and prisoners’ ministries in Ramallah did not give him any financial assistance despite his difficult economic and health conditions at the pretext that he did not meet the required criteria.
Local sources said that Marof has a medical report from Tulkarem proving that he suffers a 70% physical disability.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided towns in the occupied West Bank and arrested eight Palestinian youths from the cities of al-Khalil and Bethlehem. Eyewitnesses told PIC's correspondent that the occupation arrested at Tarqumiya checkpoint four boys from the town of Beit Ummar, in al-Khalil, and transferred them to an unknown destination.
Three other young men in their twenties, from the villages of Khursa and Tabka, were also arrested by the IOF during raids and searches in their homes.
The Israeli soldiers stormed the towns of Dora and Abu Asja, and raided a Palestinian house. They have also erected checkpoint at the entrance to the Fawwar camp.
Meanwhile, Jerusalemite Media sources reported that the Israeli police arrested on Saturday in the occupied city of Jerusalem five children between the ages of 12 and 16, near the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The specialist in affairs of the city of Jerusalem Jamal Amro said in a press statement that the boys are participating in the Bayareq summer camp that arrived on buses to Jerusalem within the camp's activities.
Three other young men in their twenties, from the villages of Khursa and Tabka, were also arrested by the IOF during raids and searches in their homes.
The Israeli soldiers stormed the towns of Dora and Abu Asja, and raided a Palestinian house. They have also erected checkpoint at the entrance to the Fawwar camp.
Meanwhile, Jerusalemite Media sources reported that the Israeli police arrested on Saturday in the occupied city of Jerusalem five children between the ages of 12 and 16, near the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The specialist in affairs of the city of Jerusalem Jamal Amro said in a press statement that the boys are participating in the Bayareq summer camp that arrived on buses to Jerusalem within the camp's activities.
A human rights organization warned of the "catastrophic and unbearable" situation of Palestinian female prisoners in the Israeli Hasharon detention center. The Prisoners' Center for Studies said in a statement on Saturday that the Israeli prison administration has been abusing the Palestinian female captives held in Hasharon.
The 16 Palestinian prisoners are exposed to surprise raids and night searches. They are subjected to harsh forms of punishment; including the payment of fines, the solitary confinement and the deprivation of visits, in addition to the brutal interrogation circumstances, the center added.
It also pointed to the deliberate policy of medical neglect in Hasharon jail, and said some patient captives need urgent surgeries but the Israeli authorities have been postponing them.
The center appealed to the international institutions, especially the Red Cross and the United Nations to exert pressure on the occupation authorities to stop the ongoing violations against the female detainees.
The 16 Palestinian prisoners are exposed to surprise raids and night searches. They are subjected to harsh forms of punishment; including the payment of fines, the solitary confinement and the deprivation of visits, in addition to the brutal interrogation circumstances, the center added.
It also pointed to the deliberate policy of medical neglect in Hasharon jail, and said some patient captives need urgent surgeries but the Israeli authorities have been postponing them.
The center appealed to the international institutions, especially the Red Cross and the United Nations to exert pressure on the occupation authorities to stop the ongoing violations against the female detainees.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped at dawn Sunday five Palestinians and four others last night in different areas of the West Bank. Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that the IOF kidnapped a young man named Hisham Abu Sheikha from his home in Al-Khader town to the south of Bethlehem.
In Aida refugee camp to the north of Bethlehem, the IOF stormed and ransacked the house of Hasan Mashayekh and handed his 25-year old son Seif a summons for interrogation from the Israeli intelligence in Gush Etzion settlement.
Three others citizens were also taken prisoners during raids at dawn on their homes in Tabaka village, south of Dura town in Al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the IOF raided other homes and established checkpoints in several villages near Dura town like the villages of Abu Asja, Sura, Kharsa.
Last night, the IOF kidnapped four young men near Tarqoumiya checkpoint in Al-Khalil and took him in chain to a detention center in Kiryat Arba settlement.
In Aida refugee camp to the north of Bethlehem, the IOF stormed and ransacked the house of Hasan Mashayekh and handed his 25-year old son Seif a summons for interrogation from the Israeli intelligence in Gush Etzion settlement.
Three others citizens were also taken prisoners during raids at dawn on their homes in Tabaka village, south of Dura town in Al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the IOF raided other homes and established checkpoints in several villages near Dura town like the villages of Abu Asja, Sura, Kharsa.
Last night, the IOF kidnapped four young men near Tarqoumiya checkpoint in Al-Khalil and took him in chain to a detention center in Kiryat Arba settlement.
A Palestinian human rights center has doubted press reports that Israel was pondering the release of oldest serving Palestinian prisoners in return for reactivating negotiations with the PA. The Palestine prisoners’ center for studies said in a statement on Sunday that the Israelis were exploiting the Palestinian prisoners’ issue as a bargaining chip to blackmail the PA politically and to pressure it into returning to the negotiations table.
It said that the release of Palestinian prisoners was tabled more than once before with no real progress achieved in any of those past attempts.
The center opined that the Israeli occupation authority was using the issue of those prisoners to extort certain political gains that would only serve its own interest.
The center advised the Palestinian masses not to be too optimistic about possible “goodwill gestures” by the IOA including the release of oldest serving prisoners.
The center ruled out the possibility of releasing all or even part of those prisoners, pointing to recent “serious” moves within the Knesset to restrict the premier’s jurisdiction of pardoning Palestinian prisoners.
It said that the release of Palestinian prisoners was tabled more than once before with no real progress achieved in any of those past attempts.
The center opined that the Israeli occupation authority was using the issue of those prisoners to extort certain political gains that would only serve its own interest.
The center advised the Palestinian masses not to be too optimistic about possible “goodwill gestures” by the IOA including the release of oldest serving prisoners.
The center ruled out the possibility of releasing all or even part of those prisoners, pointing to recent “serious” moves within the Knesset to restrict the premier’s jurisdiction of pardoning Palestinian prisoners.
29 june 2013
An Israeli army unit arrested two unarmed Palestinians who crossed the Gaza Strip border fence near Kisufim, Israeli media reported Saturday.
Israel's Ynet news site said the soldiers fired in the air but did not injure the Palestinians.
It said they were taken for interrogation.
Israel's Ynet news site said the soldiers fired in the air but did not injure the Palestinians.
It said they were taken for interrogation.
The Jordanian prisoners on Friday entered the 58th day of their hunger strike which they started on the second of May to pressure the Israeli prison authority to respond to their just demands. The Jordanian hunger strikers are Abdullah Al-Barghouthi, Mohamed Remawi, Munir Marei, Ala Hammad, Marei Abu Saadiya, and they demand the prison authority to allow their families to visit them in prison and to transfer them to Jordanian jails.
In a related incident, hundreds of Palestinians rallied on Friday afternoon in the villages of Kafr Qaddum, Bil'in and Nabi Saleh in solidarity with the Jordanian hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
According to local sources, many Palestinian and foreign activists suffered tear gas and rubber bullet injuries when the Israeli occupation forces suppressed their marches.
Several activists were also arrested during the events.
In a related incident, hundreds of Palestinians rallied on Friday afternoon in the villages of Kafr Qaddum, Bil'in and Nabi Saleh in solidarity with the Jordanian hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
According to local sources, many Palestinian and foreign activists suffered tear gas and rubber bullet injuries when the Israeli occupation forces suppressed their marches.
Several activists were also arrested during the events.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested two Palestinian young men to the east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Saturday. Eyewitnesses said that an IOF patrol detained two Palestinians to the east of Khuza’a town in eastern Khan Younis, following a raid into the area, adding that gunshots were heard during the arrest.
The incident is the latest in a series of Israeli breaches of the calm agreement signed last November in Cairo between Israel and the Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza under Egyptian patronage.
The incident is the latest in a series of Israeli breaches of the calm agreement signed last November in Cairo between Israel and the Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza under Egyptian patronage.
Hunger striker Awad Al-Saidi has stopped drinking water as of today Saturday to protest his continued isolation by the Israeli prison authority. Saidi’s family in Gaza told Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights that Saidi, who has been on hunger strike for six days, decided to stop drinking water to protest the Israeli prison administration’s insistence on retaining him in solitary confinement.
The family pointed out that Saidi, 38, has been held in isolation for one year, adding that he is now held in Eshel prison.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the Ahrar center’s director, said that Saidi had repeatedly asked for ending his isolation and letting him join his fellow prisoners in the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which is due within less than two weeks.
He said that the Israeli prison administration adamantly refused Saidi’s request, noting that Saidi was also deprived of family visits for years.
The family pointed out that Saidi, 38, has been held in isolation for one year, adding that he is now held in Eshel prison.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the Ahrar center’s director, said that Saidi had repeatedly asked for ending his isolation and letting him join his fellow prisoners in the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which is due within less than two weeks.
He said that the Israeli prison administration adamantly refused Saidi’s request, noting that Saidi was also deprived of family visits for years.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) interrogated a Palestinian prisoner serving five life sentences and 18 years. Family of the prisoner Jamal Al-Hur quoted their lawyer as saying that Hur was suddenly taken from his prison cell in Nafha desert prison to Petah Tikwa detention center for investigation.
Hur, from Sourif village in Al-Khalil, was charged with being a member of a commando cell in Al-Khalil in the years 1996-1998 that carried out a number of resistance attacks against Israeli military targets.
Hur’s son Takkiuddin has been held in the same prison with his father for the past two years.
Hur, from Sourif village in Al-Khalil, was charged with being a member of a commando cell in Al-Khalil in the years 1996-1998 that carried out a number of resistance attacks against Israeli military targets.
Hur’s son Takkiuddin has been held in the same prison with his father for the past two years.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Saturday two Palestinian boys in a Bethlehem village as Jewish settlers assaulted a Palestinian man in nearby Al-Khalil. PIC reporter in Bethlehem city said that IOF soldiers raided Asakra village and arrested Attiya and Shadi Asakra, both 17 years old.
In another incident in Bethlehem, IOF soldiers quelled a peaceful march in Al-Khader village using loud noise via loudspeakers causing vomiting among a number of children.
Meanwhile, a group of Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian man near Yatta in Al-Khalil, locals said, adding that Khaled Buhais was slightly wounded in the attack.
In another incident in Bethlehem, IOF soldiers quelled a peaceful march in Al-Khader village using loud noise via loudspeakers causing vomiting among a number of children.
Meanwhile, a group of Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian man near Yatta in Al-Khalil, locals said, adding that Khaled Buhais was slightly wounded in the attack.
Hundreds of Palestinians from the 1948 occupied towns and villages rallied on Friday in protest at the Israeli demolition of a Palestinian home in Wadi Ara at the pretext of unlicensed construction. The Hebrew radio reported that clashes broke out between Palestinian protestors and Israeli soldiers who fired tear gas grenades. Several Palestinians were wounded and arrested during the events.
Among the protestors were former and current Arab Knesset members.
A general strike was also organized on Thursday in Wadi Ara area to protest the demolition of this house. The popular committee for land defense, which called for this strike, had held one day earlier an urgent meeting in the protest tent near the razed house of Saeed Abu Sharqiya in Wadi Ara.
Municipal officials and Arab Knesset members as well as citizens attended this meeting.
Israeli military bulldozers had knocked down at dawn Wednesday the house of Saeed Abu Sharqiya in Wadi Ara, north of the 1948 occupied lands. The house was built in 1969.
Among the protestors were former and current Arab Knesset members.
A general strike was also organized on Thursday in Wadi Ara area to protest the demolition of this house. The popular committee for land defense, which called for this strike, had held one day earlier an urgent meeting in the protest tent near the razed house of Saeed Abu Sharqiya in Wadi Ara.
Municipal officials and Arab Knesset members as well as citizens attended this meeting.
Israeli military bulldozers had knocked down at dawn Wednesday the house of Saeed Abu Sharqiya in Wadi Ara, north of the 1948 occupied lands. The house was built in 1969.
28 june 2013
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The Israeli Magistrate court released on Thursday four young men from Al-Sowaneh in Al-Tur on condition of paying a bail of 500 NIS and house arrest for four days.
The men released are: Majdi Abu Ghazaleh 22, Natheer Ammouri 18, Majdi Abu Gharbieh 23, and Thaer Abu Lafi 24. Lawyer Mufeed Al-Hajj from the Prisoners’ Club and lawyer Tarek Barghouth from the Ministry of Prisoners defended the detainees. The Israeli forces had arrested Majdi Abu Ghazaleh and Natheer Ammouri last Sunday after raiding their homes, while Majdi Abu Gharbieh and Thaer Abu Lafi were arrested last Tuesday. |
The Magistrate court also extended the arrest of three young men from Al-Sowaneh until the 1st of July 2013, and they are: Eyad Omar Al-Shelby 22, Amir Qadamani 18, and Ahmad Alami 22.
The police had arrested Al-Shelby and Qadamani 12 days ago and charged them with assaulting a settler, while Ahmad Alami was arrested from his home on Thursday early morning.
The police had arrested Al-Shelby and Qadamani 12 days ago and charged them with assaulting a settler, while Ahmad Alami was arrested from his home on Thursday early morning.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained 10 citizens on Friday morning, during raids across the West Bank. Local sources reported that the Israeli soldiers stormed and searched several houses in the village of Tulkarem then detained a citizen.
They added that another Palestinian was arrested in Bira town in the city of Ramallah, while eight others were detained in al-Mazraa al-Sharqiya, in the north of the city.
The Israeli forces confiscated some of the detainees' personal belongings, including mobile phones and computers. They were then taken to interrogation and detention centers for being "wanted" for the intelligence service
Meanwhile, sources from the Israeli army reported that the soldiers arrests three youths in Bethlehem, in the south of the West Bank, on charges of possessing weapons.
According to the Israeli allegations, the preliminary investigations indicate that the detainees were planning to carry out operations in the south of the West Bank.
They added that another Palestinian was arrested in Bira town in the city of Ramallah, while eight others were detained in al-Mazraa al-Sharqiya, in the north of the city.
The Israeli forces confiscated some of the detainees' personal belongings, including mobile phones and computers. They were then taken to interrogation and detention centers for being "wanted" for the intelligence service
Meanwhile, sources from the Israeli army reported that the soldiers arrests three youths in Bethlehem, in the south of the West Bank, on charges of possessing weapons.
According to the Israeli allegations, the preliminary investigations indicate that the detainees were planning to carry out operations in the south of the West Bank.
Palestinian Authority liaison officials on Thursday secured the release of two teenagers from Israeli custody.
Israeli forces detained brothers Yahya Muhammad, 14, and Salim Muhammad, 13, from Idhna village in the southern West Bank on Thursday and accused them of possessing illegal items, a spokesman for the PA liaison office said.
PA liaison officials intervened and secured their release, the spokesman said in a statement.
Israeli forces detained brothers Yahya Muhammad, 14, and Salim Muhammad, 13, from Idhna village in the southern West Bank on Thursday and accused them of possessing illegal items, a spokesman for the PA liaison office said.
PA liaison officials intervened and secured their release, the spokesman said in a statement.
Israeli and Palestinian officials have held secret talks to discuss the release of prisoners detained before the 1993 Oslo Accords, an official said Friday.
President Mahmoud Abbas has insisted that 107 Palestinians detained before the Oslo agreement must be released before the PLO will return to negotiations with Israel.
Amin Shuman, director of the High Coordination Committee for Prisoners' Release, told Ma'an that the closed-door talks related to this condition, adding that the ongoing detention of the long-term prisoners violated all international laws and conventions.
Political analyst Hani al-Masri said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to release the prisoners in three stages during negotiations, to ensure the PLO remains in peace talks.
PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat told Ma'an the release of prisoners detained before 1993 was part of the 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh memorandum and that Israel was obliged to abide by it.
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in the region for his fifth visit to try and revive peace negotiations.
He met for nearly four hours into Friday morning with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is due to have lunch with President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman on Friday.
Kerry is seeking to break a three-year stalemate and restart direct negotiations that would ultimately lead to an independent Palestinian state.
During a visit in April, Abbas told Kerry that releasing prisoners was a "top priority" for resuming talks with Israel.
"President Abbas made a passionate argument to me about the prisoners and I think the government of Israel has a full understanding of the potency of that issue," Kerry said at the time.
President Mahmoud Abbas has insisted that 107 Palestinians detained before the Oslo agreement must be released before the PLO will return to negotiations with Israel.
Amin Shuman, director of the High Coordination Committee for Prisoners' Release, told Ma'an that the closed-door talks related to this condition, adding that the ongoing detention of the long-term prisoners violated all international laws and conventions.
Political analyst Hani al-Masri said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to release the prisoners in three stages during negotiations, to ensure the PLO remains in peace talks.
PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat told Ma'an the release of prisoners detained before 1993 was part of the 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh memorandum and that Israel was obliged to abide by it.
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in the region for his fifth visit to try and revive peace negotiations.
He met for nearly four hours into Friday morning with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is due to have lunch with President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman on Friday.
Kerry is seeking to break a three-year stalemate and restart direct negotiations that would ultimately lead to an independent Palestinian state.
During a visit in April, Abbas told Kerry that releasing prisoners was a "top priority" for resuming talks with Israel.
"President Abbas made a passionate argument to me about the prisoners and I think the government of Israel has a full understanding of the potency of that issue," Kerry said at the time.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Friday, a Palestinian from Tulkarem city and summoned two others from Jenin for interrogation.
Witnesses said that a military force arrested the Palestinians Mo'men Adnan Sinyora, 25, a member in the Palestinian National Security after raiding his house in the northern neighborhood in Tulkarem.
Israeli forces handed two Palestinians from Jaba' village, south of Jenin, notices to meet with the Israeli intelligence at Salem military camp.
Security sources said that Israeli forces broke into the houses of Hassan Sulaiman khliliyeh and Jaber Ahmed Kan'at and handed their family notices for their sons to meet with the Israeli intelligence.
Witnesses said that a military force arrested the Palestinians Mo'men Adnan Sinyora, 25, a member in the Palestinian National Security after raiding his house in the northern neighborhood in Tulkarem.
Israeli forces handed two Palestinians from Jaba' village, south of Jenin, notices to meet with the Israeli intelligence at Salem military camp.
Security sources said that Israeli forces broke into the houses of Hassan Sulaiman khliliyeh and Jaber Ahmed Kan'at and handed their family notices for their sons to meet with the Israeli intelligence.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Friday dawn, eight Palestinians from al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya village, northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces raided the village and arrested several Palestinians after raiding a number of Palestinian homes.
Among the detainees were: Baian Azam, Bilal Tawfiq E'jaq, Imad Thamin Amer, Adel Samir Amer, Hakem Raed al-Shalabi, Samed Hjaz, Hashem Hjaz and Adnan Abu Aliya, the witnesses added.
Eight Kidnapped Near Ramallah
Local sources in the Al-Mazra’a Ash-Sharqiyya village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, have reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the village, and kidnapped eight Palestinians.
The sources said that the army broke into several homes, and violently searched them before kidnapping eight residents.
The kidnapped have been identified as Bayan Azzam, Bilal Tawfiq I’jaaq, Imad Thameen Amer, Adel Samir Amer, Hakem Raed Shalaby, Samer Abdul-Qader Hijaz, Hisham Abdul-Qader Hijaz, and Adnan Ahmad Abu Alia.
All were cuffed, blindfolded and were moved to an unknown destination. Clashes have been reported during the invasion.
In related news, soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, kidnapped one resident, and handed two other military variants ordering them to head to a nearby military base for interrogation.
The kidnapped resident has been identified as Mo’men Hafeth Seniora, 25, a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces, living in the Northern Neighborhood in the city.
Soldiers also invaded Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, and handed Hasan Suleiman Khaleeliyya, and Jaber Ahmad Kanaat, military warrants ordering them to head to the Salem military base for interrogation.
On Thursday evening, dozens of soldiers invaded the Al-Khader town, near Bethlehem, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The army claimed uncovering sniper rifles, pistols, silencers and tear gas spray, the Radio Bethlehem 2000 reported.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces raided the village and arrested several Palestinians after raiding a number of Palestinian homes.
Among the detainees were: Baian Azam, Bilal Tawfiq E'jaq, Imad Thamin Amer, Adel Samir Amer, Hakem Raed al-Shalabi, Samed Hjaz, Hashem Hjaz and Adnan Abu Aliya, the witnesses added.
Eight Kidnapped Near Ramallah
Local sources in the Al-Mazra’a Ash-Sharqiyya village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, have reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the village, and kidnapped eight Palestinians.
The sources said that the army broke into several homes, and violently searched them before kidnapping eight residents.
The kidnapped have been identified as Bayan Azzam, Bilal Tawfiq I’jaaq, Imad Thameen Amer, Adel Samir Amer, Hakem Raed Shalaby, Samer Abdul-Qader Hijaz, Hisham Abdul-Qader Hijaz, and Adnan Ahmad Abu Alia.
All were cuffed, blindfolded and were moved to an unknown destination. Clashes have been reported during the invasion.
In related news, soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, kidnapped one resident, and handed two other military variants ordering them to head to a nearby military base for interrogation.
The kidnapped resident has been identified as Mo’men Hafeth Seniora, 25, a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces, living in the Northern Neighborhood in the city.
Soldiers also invaded Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, and handed Hasan Suleiman Khaleeliyya, and Jaber Ahmad Kanaat, military warrants ordering them to head to the Salem military base for interrogation.
On Thursday evening, dozens of soldiers invaded the Al-Khader town, near Bethlehem, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The army claimed uncovering sniper rifles, pistols, silencers and tear gas spray, the Radio Bethlehem 2000 reported.
27 june 2013
Palestinian prisoners Mustafa Amer Gunaimat and Zeyad Mahmoud Gunaimat, from the town of Surif in Al-Khalil, started their 29th year of imprisonment in Israeli occupation jails. Ahrar center for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights said that the two prisoners, aged 51, were arrested on 27 May 1985 on charges of resisting the occupation, possessing weapons and carrying out operations against Israeli targets.
Fuad Al-Khuffash, the center’s director, noted that Mustafa and Zeyad Gunaimat have been subjected to harsh interrogations, since their arrest. They have also been taken to solitary confinement cells several times and for long periods.
Khuffash added that the number of the veteran prisoners is increasing, due to the occupation's refusal to release them and the continuous arrest campaigns in the West Bank.
The two detainees were sentenced to life imprisonment. Zeyad Gunaimat is held at Raymond prison while Mustafa is held at Hadarim.
Fuad Al-Khuffash, the center’s director, noted that Mustafa and Zeyad Gunaimat have been subjected to harsh interrogations, since their arrest. They have also been taken to solitary confinement cells several times and for long periods.
Khuffash added that the number of the veteran prisoners is increasing, due to the occupation's refusal to release them and the continuous arrest campaigns in the West Bank.
The two detainees were sentenced to life imprisonment. Zeyad Gunaimat is held at Raymond prison while Mustafa is held at Hadarim.
Ahrar Center for Prisoners' studies condemned the confiscation of the prisoner Nidal Fatash's artworks and drawings by the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) in Meggido prison. The IPS has interrogated and threatened Fatash, 23, from Salfit, to be moved into isolation due to his drawings, claiming that he keeps drawing the prison's details in an attempt to escape from it, the prisoner's mother told Ahrar center.
The prisoner's mother confirmed that her son's drawings translate his suffering behind Israeli bars since his arrest in May 2012, saying that the confiscation of his drawings will not prevent him from completing his artwork.
Fatash aims to organize an exhibition of his drawings after his release to shed light on Palestinian prisoners' plight, the mother added.
Fatash, a student at Faculty of Fine Arts at An-Najah National University, was sentenced to 15 months. He was arrested a few hours before his Graduation Project discussion, thus his mother discussed his Graduation Project instead of her son at the time.
The prisoner's mother confirmed that her son's drawings translate his suffering behind Israeli bars since his arrest in May 2012, saying that the confiscation of his drawings will not prevent him from completing his artwork.
Fatash aims to organize an exhibition of his drawings after his release to shed light on Palestinian prisoners' plight, the mother added.
Fatash, a student at Faculty of Fine Arts at An-Najah National University, was sentenced to 15 months. He was arrested a few hours before his Graduation Project discussion, thus his mother discussed his Graduation Project instead of her son at the time.
The Israeli army detained 19 Palestinians across the West Bank overnight Wednesday as clashes broke out in the Beit Ummar village in the southern West Bank district of Hebron following the detentions.
Popular Committee spokesman Mohammad Awad in Beit Ummar said 12 military vehicles entered the village, raing the al-Tarbeiqa and al-Khlia areas. Three Palestinians were detained, of which two handed themselves over to the army, he said.
Jihad Abu Hashim, 22, was detained following a raid on the family home, as well as Muhammad Awad, 20, and Bassam Ikhlayel, 48. All three were previously detained and were held in Israeli jails, he added. Abu Hashim was released only a few months ago.
Brothers Ali and Ramzi Ikhlayel, 18 and 19 respectively, handed themselves over to the army, Awwad said.
The detentions sparked clashes with Israeli forces, who fired rubber bullets and tear gas, injuring three teenagers. Awwad said they were treated on site. Several suffered from tear-gas inhalation, he added.
Stones, rocks and Molotov cocktails were thrown at the Israeli army jeep, he added, saying one vehicle was damaged.
Clashes also broke out in Jenin after Israeli forces raided a number of homes and detained recently-released prisoner Wasfi Qabha.
Meanwhile, eight Palestinians were detained the Ramallah-area village of al-Mazraa al-Qabaliya, the Palestinian Authority Prisoners' Ministry said, denouncing the arrests.
The ministry said 100 military vehicles raided the village, with some forces descending from a helicopter. Sounds bombs and tear gas were used in the operation, the ministry added.
Three Al-Aqsa Brigades members, who were exempt from arrest, were also detained in Nablus.
The Israeli army further said it made arrests in Qalandiya, Tubas and Jarushiya, a village in the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem.
The Israeli army did not elaborate further on the reason for the higher than average number of detentions.
Popular Committee spokesman Mohammad Awad in Beit Ummar said 12 military vehicles entered the village, raing the al-Tarbeiqa and al-Khlia areas. Three Palestinians were detained, of which two handed themselves over to the army, he said.
Jihad Abu Hashim, 22, was detained following a raid on the family home, as well as Muhammad Awad, 20, and Bassam Ikhlayel, 48. All three were previously detained and were held in Israeli jails, he added. Abu Hashim was released only a few months ago.
Brothers Ali and Ramzi Ikhlayel, 18 and 19 respectively, handed themselves over to the army, Awwad said.
The detentions sparked clashes with Israeli forces, who fired rubber bullets and tear gas, injuring three teenagers. Awwad said they were treated on site. Several suffered from tear-gas inhalation, he added.
Stones, rocks and Molotov cocktails were thrown at the Israeli army jeep, he added, saying one vehicle was damaged.
Clashes also broke out in Jenin after Israeli forces raided a number of homes and detained recently-released prisoner Wasfi Qabha.
Meanwhile, eight Palestinians were detained the Ramallah-area village of al-Mazraa al-Qabaliya, the Palestinian Authority Prisoners' Ministry said, denouncing the arrests.
The ministry said 100 military vehicles raided the village, with some forces descending from a helicopter. Sounds bombs and tear gas were used in the operation, the ministry added.
Three Al-Aqsa Brigades members, who were exempt from arrest, were also detained in Nablus.
The Israeli army further said it made arrests in Qalandiya, Tubas and Jarushiya, a village in the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem.
The Israeli army did not elaborate further on the reason for the higher than average number of detentions.
Islamic Jihad detainees in an Israeli jail said their prison mate Ayham Kamamji, 27, suffers from an unknown serious disease gradually disintegrating the tissue of his body. In a leaked letter from Ramon jail, the detainees explained that this strange disease caused a 20-centimeter cavity in Kamamji's back and his body started to decompose.
They said that the Israeli prison administration has been neglecting his health condition for six months and has not allowed him to undergo medical tests.
The detainees appealed to human rights groups to intervene to urgently provide him with appropriate medical treatment.
The detainees also called for taking action to end the medical neglect policy pursued by the Israeli jailers against the Palestinian prisoners and to pressure the Israeli prison authority to respect the medical needs of patients in its jails.
They said that the Israeli prison administration has been neglecting his health condition for six months and has not allowed him to undergo medical tests.
The detainees appealed to human rights groups to intervene to urgently provide him with appropriate medical treatment.
The detainees also called for taking action to end the medical neglect policy pursued by the Israeli jailers against the Palestinian prisoners and to pressure the Israeli prison authority to respect the medical needs of patients in its jails.
Palestinian sources have reported that Israeli soldiers invaded Nablus, in the northern West Bank, and the central West Bank city of Tubas, and kidnapped six Palestinians.
Local sources in Nablus have reported that the army broke into and violently searched several homes, causing excessive damage, and kidnapped four Palestinians identified as Samer Eiraan, 33, Hassan Abdul-Haq, 20, Maher Qareeb and Nassr Al-Kharraz.
The sources added that the army interrogated several former political prisoners, and a number of residents in the city.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded Tubas city, broke into and searched several homes before kidnaping two Palestinians identified as Ghaleb Sawafta, 22, and Adham Aref daraghma, 21.
Soldiers Kidnap Two Former Fighters In Nablus
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded on Thursday at dawn [June 27 2013] the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped three Palestinians, including two former fighters of the Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of the Fateh movement.
Local sources in Nablus have reported that the army broke into and violently searched several homes, causing excessive damage, and kidnapped four Palestinians identified as Samer Eiraan, 33, Hassan Abdul-Haq, 20, Maher Qareeb and Nassr Al-Kharraz.
The sources added that the army interrogated several former political prisoners, and a number of residents in the city.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded Tubas city, broke into and searched several homes before kidnaping two Palestinians identified as Ghaleb Sawafta, 22, and Adham Aref daraghma, 21.
Soldiers Kidnap Two Former Fighters In Nablus
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded on Thursday at dawn [June 27 2013] the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped three Palestinians, including two former fighters of the Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of the Fateh movement.
Local sources have reported that the army broke into several homes of residents and former fighters, and violently searched them causing excessive damage.
The army claimed that it was searching for weapons that are allegedly in the possession of the fighters.
Some of the searched homes belong to Nasser Al-Kharraz, Shadi As-Sakhel, Mazen Ad-Dibik, and Ali Salama.
Soldiers also kidnapped Samer Eiraan, 33, and Fateh’s Secretary in the Northern Mountain area, Allam Al-Qarm, 35, and a resident identified as Hassan Abdul-Haq, 20.
Israel previously pardoned dozens of Fateh fighters as part of an agreement with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, but the army kidnapped and imprisoned some of them.
The fighters were pardoned under the condition of handing their weapons and ceasing their activities, Israel claims they "violated the terms of their release".
The army claimed that it was searching for weapons that are allegedly in the possession of the fighters.
Some of the searched homes belong to Nasser Al-Kharraz, Shadi As-Sakhel, Mazen Ad-Dibik, and Ali Salama.
Soldiers also kidnapped Samer Eiraan, 33, and Fateh’s Secretary in the Northern Mountain area, Allam Al-Qarm, 35, and a resident identified as Hassan Abdul-Haq, 20.
Israel previously pardoned dozens of Fateh fighters as part of an agreement with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, but the army kidnapped and imprisoned some of them.
The fighters were pardoned under the condition of handing their weapons and ceasing their activities, Israel claims they "violated the terms of their release".
Israeli soldiers invaded on Thursday [June 27 2013] various districts in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped 21 Palestinians.
Local sources in Al-Mazra’a Al-Qibliyya village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the village, violently broke into several homes, and searched them, before kidnapping eight Palestinians, including children.
The army also fired several gas bombs and concussion grandees during clashes that took place with local youths during the invasion.
Two of the kidnapped have been identified as Shadi As-Sakhl, Hassan Abdul-Haq, and Nasser Al-Kharraz.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and attacked several residents before kidnapping four identified as Samer Eiraan, 33, Hassan Abdul-Haq, 20, Maher Qareeb and Nassr Al-Kharraz.
Eyewitnesses have reported that clashes took place in different neighborhoods in the city, and that the army violently searched several homes and fired rounds of live ammunition in the center of the city.
Army also invaded Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, shot and injured three children, and kidnapped at least five Palestinians.
Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, stated that three children (16-17 years old) have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Awad added that the soldiers kidnapped three residents identified as Jihad Abu Hashem, 22, Mohammad Ali Awad, 20, and Bassam Ikhlayyil, 48. All are former political prisoners.
He further stated that two brothers identified as Ali Ikhlayyil, 19, and Bassam, 18, were ordered to head to the Etzion military base for interrogation, and were kidnapped after heading there.
The latest arrests bring the number of Palestinians kidnapped in Beit Ummar since the beginning of the year to 66; more than half of them are children.
Several Israeli military jeeps also invaded Ath-Thaheriyya town, south of Hebron, searched several vehicles, and illegally took possession of a car that belongs to resident Raed Al-Jabareen.
In Tubas, in the central part of the West Bank, soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Adham Daraghma, 21, Ammar Ghaleb Aref Daraghma, 21, and Ammar Sawafta.
On Wednesday afternoon, the army kidnapped for brothers in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, the four have been identified as Moayyad Abu Obeid, 26, Eyad, 27, Jihad, 35, and Mohammad, 40.
The latest arrests are part of daily Israeli military violations against the Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
Local sources in Al-Mazra’a Al-Qibliyya village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the village, violently broke into several homes, and searched them, before kidnapping eight Palestinians, including children.
The army also fired several gas bombs and concussion grandees during clashes that took place with local youths during the invasion.
Two of the kidnapped have been identified as Shadi As-Sakhl, Hassan Abdul-Haq, and Nasser Al-Kharraz.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and attacked several residents before kidnapping four identified as Samer Eiraan, 33, Hassan Abdul-Haq, 20, Maher Qareeb and Nassr Al-Kharraz.
Eyewitnesses have reported that clashes took place in different neighborhoods in the city, and that the army violently searched several homes and fired rounds of live ammunition in the center of the city.
Army also invaded Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, shot and injured three children, and kidnapped at least five Palestinians.
Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, stated that three children (16-17 years old) have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets.
Awad added that the soldiers kidnapped three residents identified as Jihad Abu Hashem, 22, Mohammad Ali Awad, 20, and Bassam Ikhlayyil, 48. All are former political prisoners.
He further stated that two brothers identified as Ali Ikhlayyil, 19, and Bassam, 18, were ordered to head to the Etzion military base for interrogation, and were kidnapped after heading there.
The latest arrests bring the number of Palestinians kidnapped in Beit Ummar since the beginning of the year to 66; more than half of them are children.
Several Israeli military jeeps also invaded Ath-Thaheriyya town, south of Hebron, searched several vehicles, and illegally took possession of a car that belongs to resident Raed Al-Jabareen.
In Tubas, in the central part of the West Bank, soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Adham Daraghma, 21, Ammar Ghaleb Aref Daraghma, 21, and Ammar Sawafta.
On Wednesday afternoon, the army kidnapped for brothers in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, the four have been identified as Moayyad Abu Obeid, 26, Eyad, 27, Jihad, 35, and Mohammad, 40.
The latest arrests are part of daily Israeli military violations against the Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
