30 apr 2020
Israeli soldiers shot and detained a Palestinian near the separation barrier in the north of the West Bank in addition to detaining 10 others in raids at their homes, today said the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
It said the soldiers shot and injured Adnan Maali from the northern West Bank city of Jenin and detained him while near the separation barrier in Tulkarm. video
Another person was detained from Bartaa, near Jenin.
Soldiers also detained three other young Palestinians ranging in age between 18 and 21 years from Shweikeh neighborhood in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm and later released the 18-year-old.
In the south of the West Bank, soldiers detained a 34-year-old resident of Bethlehem.
Two others were detained, said the PPS, one in Ramallah and the second in Jericho.
Israeli forces also detained late last night three young Palestinians from the Old City of Jerusalem after severely beating them. video
It said the soldiers shot and injured Adnan Maali from the northern West Bank city of Jenin and detained him while near the separation barrier in Tulkarm. video
Another person was detained from Bartaa, near Jenin.
Soldiers also detained three other young Palestinians ranging in age between 18 and 21 years from Shweikeh neighborhood in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm and later released the 18-year-old.
In the south of the West Bank, soldiers detained a 34-year-old resident of Bethlehem.
Two others were detained, said the PPS, one in Ramallah and the second in Jericho.
Israeli forces also detained late last night three young Palestinians from the Old City of Jerusalem after severely beating them. video
29 apr 2020
Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday evening arrested three Palestinian youths after severely beating them in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Local sources said that right before Iftar (the time Muslims break their long-day fast during Ramadan) the IOF stormed Aqabat al-Khaldiya neighborhood in the Old City and kidnapped three Palestinian youths. video
The same sources said that the three detainees suffered wounds as they were violently beaten by the IOF soldiers before they were dragged out of the area.
Local sources said that right before Iftar (the time Muslims break their long-day fast during Ramadan) the IOF stormed Aqabat al-Khaldiya neighborhood in the Old City and kidnapped three Palestinian youths. video
The same sources said that the three detainees suffered wounds as they were violently beaten by the IOF soldiers before they were dragged out of the area.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped last night and at dawn Wednesday four Palestinian citizens in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
According to local sources in Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped Mohamed Attoun, the young son of MP Ahmed Attoun, from his home in the holy city.
In al-Khalil, the IOF kidnaped a young man identified as Mohamed Aslimia from his home in Idhna town.
The IOF also stormed Qarawat Bani Hassan town in Salfit and kidnaped two young men identified as Mustafa Asi and Taqi Rayyan after ransacking their homes.
In a separate incident, the Israeli police prevented a Jerusalemite Musaherati called Areen al-Za’anin from doing his job and waking up the residents for the Sahur meal before the dawn call to prayer.
Local sources said that police officers threatened to arrest and fine Za’anin if he left his home after midnight to wake up the local residents for the Sahur meal.
According to local sources in Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped Mohamed Attoun, the young son of MP Ahmed Attoun, from his home in the holy city.
In al-Khalil, the IOF kidnaped a young man identified as Mohamed Aslimia from his home in Idhna town.
The IOF also stormed Qarawat Bani Hassan town in Salfit and kidnaped two young men identified as Mustafa Asi and Taqi Rayyan after ransacking their homes.
In a separate incident, the Israeli police prevented a Jerusalemite Musaherati called Areen al-Za’anin from doing his job and waking up the residents for the Sahur meal before the dawn call to prayer.
Local sources said that police officers threatened to arrest and fine Za’anin if he left his home after midnight to wake up the local residents for the Sahur meal.
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Mais Abu Ghosh and MP Khalida Jarrar.
The Israeli intelligence apparatus has prevented three Palestinian women in the Damon jails from contacting their families. The Palestinian Prisoner Society quoted the family of prisoner Enas Asafra from al-Khalil that the Israeli intelligence allowed the female prisoners in the Damon jail to talk with families over the phone, except for their daughter as well as Mais Abu Ghosh and MP Khalida Jarrar. The Israeli prison service (IPS) decided to allow the prisoners in Damon jail to phone their families following pressures by human rights groups. The Israeli prison service and the intelligence apparatus already decided to prevent families and lawyers from visiting their relatives in jails as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus. |
There are 41 Palestinian women, including 17 mothers, being held in Israeli jails.
Israeli police prevented this morning the Ramadan musaharati, the person who wakes people up before dawn to eat in order to start the day-long fast, from doing his traditional job and threatened to arrest him, according to witnesses.
They said that police stopped the musaharati Areen Zaaneen in Wadi al-Joz neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem and ordered him to stop doing what he has been doing for years during the fast month of Ramadan.
Zaaneen was told that he would be arrested and fined if he is found again walking the Jerusalem streets before dawn.
The musaharati is one of the oldest Ramadan traditions. It is the name given to the person who walks and beats a drum in residential areas to wake up people before dawn to eat their sohoor meal before they begin their fast. video video
They said that police stopped the musaharati Areen Zaaneen in Wadi al-Joz neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem and ordered him to stop doing what he has been doing for years during the fast month of Ramadan.
Zaaneen was told that he would be arrested and fined if he is found again walking the Jerusalem streets before dawn.
The musaharati is one of the oldest Ramadan traditions. It is the name given to the person who walks and beats a drum in residential areas to wake up people before dawn to eat their sohoor meal before they begin their fast. video video
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Four Palestinian prisoners from the northern West Bank district of Jenin completed today 17 years behind Israeli bars for their resistance of the occupation, according to Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS).
PPS Jenin office director Muntaser Samoor, told WAFA that the four prisoners are: Nazih Mohammad Zeid, from Nazlat Zeid village and sentenced to life in prison, Ashraf Husni Alwaneh and Yousef Hasan Khalilieh, from Jaba village and each serving a 20-year sentence, and Ali Rashid Qaisi, from Jenin refugee camp and serving an 18-year prisoner sentence. |
28 apr 2020
Israeli police shot and injured a Palestinian purportedly for carrying out a stabbing attack in Kfar Saba town, northeast of Tel Aviv, in central Israel.
Israeli media reported that police opened fire on a 19-year-old Palestinian, identified as a resident of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, “incapacitated” and detained him for stabbing an Israeli woman at a bus stop in Kfar Saba.
The woman, 62, was rushed to a hospital, where she was reported as conscious and in a moderate condition, while the condition of the suspected assailant, who was detained for questioning, was reported as moderate. video
The circumstances surrounding the suspected stabbing attack remain unclear, and largely based on the Israeli version of events.
The present-day Israeli Jewish settlement of Kfar Saba lies just southwest of Kafr Saba, a Palestinian village that was depopulated during the course of ethnic cleansing and establishment of Israel in 1948.
Israeli media reported that police opened fire on a 19-year-old Palestinian, identified as a resident of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, “incapacitated” and detained him for stabbing an Israeli woman at a bus stop in Kfar Saba.
The woman, 62, was rushed to a hospital, where she was reported as conscious and in a moderate condition, while the condition of the suspected assailant, who was detained for questioning, was reported as moderate. video
The circumstances surrounding the suspected stabbing attack remain unclear, and largely based on the Israeli version of events.
The present-day Israeli Jewish settlement of Kfar Saba lies just southwest of Kafr Saba, a Palestinian village that was depopulated during the course of ethnic cleansing and establishment of Israel in 1948.
Israel detained this morning five Palestinian residents of Issawiyeh, a neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, following a night of clashes between its residents and Israeli forces, according to local sources.
They said Israeli forces raided the neighborhood at night and clashed with residents. There were no reports of injuries.
The forces returned to the neighborhood in the early morning hours today and detained five young residents believed involved in the clashes, said the sources. video
The five were taken to the Israeli Russian Compound interrogation center.
They said Israeli forces raided the neighborhood at night and clashed with residents. There were no reports of injuries.
The forces returned to the neighborhood in the early morning hours today and detained five young residents believed involved in the clashes, said the sources. video
The five were taken to the Israeli Russian Compound interrogation center.
27 apr 2020
Israeli troops abducted, on Monday, a Palestinian young man from the southern occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem.
Local media sources and witnesses said that Israeli soldiers broke into and vandalized the home of Laith Youman, 19, before they abducted him.
The sources, on Alsaf Street, noted that the Israeli troops stormed the street, before they invaded the Youman family home.
Almost on daily basis, Israeli occupation forces invade Palestinian villages, towns and cities and carry out abduction operations of local Palestinian youth.
Currently, Israel holds around 5,000 Palestinian prisoners, inside more than 20 Israeli detention centers and facilities in Israel and the West Bank.
The detainees include the elderly, patients with chronic disease, women and children under the age of 18.
Local media sources and witnesses said that Israeli soldiers broke into and vandalized the home of Laith Youman, 19, before they abducted him.
The sources, on Alsaf Street, noted that the Israeli troops stormed the street, before they invaded the Youman family home.
Almost on daily basis, Israeli occupation forces invade Palestinian villages, towns and cities and carry out abduction operations of local Palestinian youth.
Currently, Israel holds around 5,000 Palestinian prisoners, inside more than 20 Israeli detention centers and facilities in Israel and the West Bank.
The detainees include the elderly, patients with chronic disease, women and children under the age of 18.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday arrested a Palestinian lawyer at a checkpoint near Beit El settlement in the West Bank district of Ramallah.
Local sources reported that IOF soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint north of al-Bireh City stopped lawyer Amr al-Sal’ous and forced him out of his car.
The IOF seized the car, handcuffed the Palestinian lawyer and transferred him to an undeclared destination.
Local sources reported that IOF soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint north of al-Bireh City stopped lawyer Amr al-Sal’ous and forced him out of his car.
The IOF seized the car, handcuffed the Palestinian lawyer and transferred him to an undeclared destination.
