30 june 2015
Palestinian prisoner Nahar al-Saadi is still held in solitary confinement for more than two years, a rights group said in a statement on Tuesday.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society said that Saadi, 33, has been held in solitary confinement since May 2013 in Israeli occupation jails and is deprived of family visits.
Saadi threatened to go on hunger strike anew in case his isolation does not come to an end in the near future.
Saadi, who is serving four life sentences plus 20 years, has suspended his hunger strike declared a month ago after receiving Israeli promises to allow him family visits.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society said that Saadi, 33, has been held in solitary confinement since May 2013 in Israeli occupation jails and is deprived of family visits.
Saadi threatened to go on hunger strike anew in case his isolation does not come to an end in the near future.
Saadi, who is serving four life sentences plus 20 years, has suspended his hunger strike declared a month ago after receiving Israeli promises to allow him family visits.
A state of tension has prevailed in al-Aqsa Mosque Tuesday morning as groups of Israeli settlers stormed its plazas in absolute provocation to Palestinian worshipers.
Nearly 30 Israeli settlers broke into the holy shrine amid heavy police protection.
QPress affirmed that al-Aqsa guards prevented an Israeli police attack on female worshipers who were protesting against the settlers’ break-in.
Along the same line, a Jerusalemite young man was arrested in the Mosque and taken to a nearby police station.
Nearly 30 Israeli settlers broke into the holy shrine amid heavy police protection.
QPress affirmed that al-Aqsa guards prevented an Israeli police attack on female worshipers who were protesting against the settlers’ break-in.
Along the same line, a Jerusalemite young man was arrested in the Mosque and taken to a nearby police station.
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight, 10 villages in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, searched dozens of homes and property, and confiscated surveillance tapes, looking for the shooters who seriously wounded one Israeli settler, and moderately injured three others.
The Palestinian TV has reported that the army invaded the villages of al-Mogheer, Deir Jarir, Silwad, al-Jalazoun, Kufur Malek, Sinjel, Abu Falah, Beiteen, Rammoun and Tormos Ayya.
The soldiers interrogated the families while extensively searching and ransacking their homes and property, causing excessive damage, and confiscated surveillance tapes from a number of homes and stores, in an attempt to locate any footage that could provide information on the shooters.
Israeli Ynet News said the wounded Israelis were driving back home after a basketball game, and that the shooting took place at the Shvut Rachel junction, near Shilo settlement, in the occupied West Bank.
In Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped Amjad al-Basety and Mohammad Ibrahim in the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to a nearby police station.
The two were taken prisoner after smaller groups of Israeli extremists stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, through the al-Magharba Gate, accompanied by soldiers and police officers.
A mosque guard told a reporter, of the WAFA Palestinian News Agency, that the two were kidnapped when they intervened after the soldiers attacked a woman who was arguing with them for continuing to facilitate the provocative tours conducted by extremist groups into the mosque compound.
The Palestinian TV has reported that the army invaded the villages of al-Mogheer, Deir Jarir, Silwad, al-Jalazoun, Kufur Malek, Sinjel, Abu Falah, Beiteen, Rammoun and Tormos Ayya.
The soldiers interrogated the families while extensively searching and ransacking their homes and property, causing excessive damage, and confiscated surveillance tapes from a number of homes and stores, in an attempt to locate any footage that could provide information on the shooters.
Israeli Ynet News said the wounded Israelis were driving back home after a basketball game, and that the shooting took place at the Shvut Rachel junction, near Shilo settlement, in the occupied West Bank.
In Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped Amjad al-Basety and Mohammad Ibrahim in the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to a nearby police station.
The two were taken prisoner after smaller groups of Israeli extremists stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, through the al-Magharba Gate, accompanied by soldiers and police officers.
A mosque guard told a reporter, of the WAFA Palestinian News Agency, that the two were kidnapped when they intervened after the soldiers attacked a woman who was arguing with them for continuing to facilitate the provocative tours conducted by extremist groups into the mosque compound.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped two Palestinian children in Yatta town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, handed nine families notices to stop the construction of their homes, and demolished three tents and sheds in Jebna village.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron said the soldiers kidnapped two children, after the army invading their families’ homes, and searched them.
The two have been identified as Issa Mohammad Shawaheen, 15, and Ahmad Ghassan Shawaheen, 16 years of age.
The Committee added that the soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, Jebna village in Masafer Yatta area in Hebron, and handed nine families military orders to stop the construction of their homes, in addition to handing three orders for demolishing tens and sheds the families currently inhabit.
Head of the Masafer Yatta Protection Committee Othman al-Jabarin said the soldiers handed the orders to Nabil Hussein al-Jabarin, Ali Mohammad al-Jabarin, Mousa Ibrahim Abu Younis, Issa Maher, Mahmoud Ahmad Younis, Ibrahim Ahmad Younis, Mohammad Houshiyya, and Issam Issa Abu Younis.
On Tuesday at dawn, soldiers invaded Marah Rabah village, south of Bethlehem, and handed an interrogation warrant to resident Ahmad Qassem Omar, 45, after they stormed his home, and searched it.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron said the soldiers kidnapped two children, after the army invading their families’ homes, and searched them.
The two have been identified as Issa Mohammad Shawaheen, 15, and Ahmad Ghassan Shawaheen, 16 years of age.
The Committee added that the soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, Jebna village in Masafer Yatta area in Hebron, and handed nine families military orders to stop the construction of their homes, in addition to handing three orders for demolishing tens and sheds the families currently inhabit.
Head of the Masafer Yatta Protection Committee Othman al-Jabarin said the soldiers handed the orders to Nabil Hussein al-Jabarin, Ali Mohammad al-Jabarin, Mousa Ibrahim Abu Younis, Issa Maher, Mahmoud Ahmad Younis, Ibrahim Ahmad Younis, Mohammad Houshiyya, and Issam Issa Abu Younis.
On Tuesday at dawn, soldiers invaded Marah Rabah village, south of Bethlehem, and handed an interrogation warrant to resident Ahmad Qassem Omar, 45, after they stormed his home, and searched it.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday morning, a young Palestinian man in occupied East Jerusalem, less than 12 hours following his release, after he spent six and a half months in an Israeli prison for “incitement on Facebook.” Soldiers also kidnapped his father.
The WAFA News Agency said the soldiers kidnapped Tareq Khaled al-Kurd, 21 years of age, and his father, after storming their home in the Sa’deyya neighborhood, in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Both Tareq and his father were moved to an interrogation center, near the Hebron Gate, and have been questioned for the public celebrations, in the Old City, that followed the son’s release.
Tareq spent six and a half months, for what the Israeli police and security devices called “incitement on his personal Facebook page.”
The WAFA News Agency said the soldiers kidnapped Tareq Khaled al-Kurd, 21 years of age, and his father, after storming their home in the Sa’deyya neighborhood, in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Both Tareq and his father were moved to an interrogation center, near the Hebron Gate, and have been questioned for the public celebrations, in the Old City, that followed the son’s release.
Tareq spent six and a half months, for what the Israeli police and security devices called “incitement on his personal Facebook page.”
Israeli forces carried out multiple detention raids across the occupied West Bank, overnight Monday, after three Israeli settlers were injured in a shooting south of Nablus and an explosive device was allegedly hurled at a settler vehicle near Ramallah.
Dozens of settlers from the illegal settlement of Beit Eil were also reported to have attacked Palestinian vehicles on the road between Ramallah and Nablus.
The violent reprisals come as the president of the Shomron regional council, which groups together illegal Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, said in a statement that "we must not let terrorism spread."
"I call on the government to authorize the army to act without pity against these savages who take civilians for targets," he said.
The Israeli army reported that three Israeli settlers were injured in Monday's shooting while driving near the West Bank village of al-Mughayir.
Israeli media said four settlers were injured in the attack.
Israeli forces in the early hours of Tuesday stormed al-Mughayir and made multiple detention raids.
Witnesses said large numbers of Israeli soldiers ransacked Palestinian homes, "detaining young men haphazardly."
They added that the soldiers deployed on every street corner in the village after setting up military checkpoints at its entrances.
Worshipers who tried to go to mosques for dawn prayer were denied access and forced to return to their homes, they said.
Meanwhile, fierce clashes broke out between young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers late Monday after they stormed the village of Kafr Malik east of Ramallah.
Locals told Ma’an News Agency that the soldiers broke into shops and gas stations where they seized surveillance cameras.
Palestinian youth confronted the soldiers with stones and empty bottles as they deployed through the villages streets.
Israeli forces were also reported to have stormed the villages of Deir Jarir, Ibwein and Ajjul north of Ramallah and seized surveillance cameras from shops.
Witnesses said a checkpoint was set up at the entrance to the village of Atara north of Ramallah.
Separately, dozens of Israeli settlers from the illegal Beit El settlement near Ramallah threw stones at Palestinian vehicles travelling between Ramallah and Nablus.
Witnesses said that several vehicles were hit and many drivers chose to take other roads to avoid the section close to the illegal settlement.
Clashes later broke out when Palestinians from al-Jalazoun threw stones and fireworks at the settlers and Israeli soldiers rushed in, firing tear gas canisters, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Monday's shooting came following a string of "lone-wolf" attacks by Palestinians on Israeli military and civilians.
Earlier on Monday a Palestinian woman was arrested after she stabbed an Israeli soldier at the 300 checkpoint in Bethlehem, and on June 21 another Palestinian was shot after stabbing an Israeli border policeman in occupied East Jerusalem.
An average of two Israeli civilians per week have sustained injuries by Palestinians so far in 2015, with one Israeli killed, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In the same time period, however, an average of 39 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces per week and 13 killed, including two since the beginning of this month.
The number does not include incidents of injury by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank.
Dozens of settlers from the illegal settlement of Beit Eil were also reported to have attacked Palestinian vehicles on the road between Ramallah and Nablus.
The violent reprisals come as the president of the Shomron regional council, which groups together illegal Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, said in a statement that "we must not let terrorism spread."
"I call on the government to authorize the army to act without pity against these savages who take civilians for targets," he said.
The Israeli army reported that three Israeli settlers were injured in Monday's shooting while driving near the West Bank village of al-Mughayir.
Israeli media said four settlers were injured in the attack.
Israeli forces in the early hours of Tuesday stormed al-Mughayir and made multiple detention raids.
Witnesses said large numbers of Israeli soldiers ransacked Palestinian homes, "detaining young men haphazardly."
They added that the soldiers deployed on every street corner in the village after setting up military checkpoints at its entrances.
Worshipers who tried to go to mosques for dawn prayer were denied access and forced to return to their homes, they said.
Meanwhile, fierce clashes broke out between young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers late Monday after they stormed the village of Kafr Malik east of Ramallah.
Locals told Ma’an News Agency that the soldiers broke into shops and gas stations where they seized surveillance cameras.
Palestinian youth confronted the soldiers with stones and empty bottles as they deployed through the villages streets.
Israeli forces were also reported to have stormed the villages of Deir Jarir, Ibwein and Ajjul north of Ramallah and seized surveillance cameras from shops.
Witnesses said a checkpoint was set up at the entrance to the village of Atara north of Ramallah.
Separately, dozens of Israeli settlers from the illegal Beit El settlement near Ramallah threw stones at Palestinian vehicles travelling between Ramallah and Nablus.
Witnesses said that several vehicles were hit and many drivers chose to take other roads to avoid the section close to the illegal settlement.
Clashes later broke out when Palestinians from al-Jalazoun threw stones and fireworks at the settlers and Israeli soldiers rushed in, firing tear gas canisters, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Monday's shooting came following a string of "lone-wolf" attacks by Palestinians on Israeli military and civilians.
Earlier on Monday a Palestinian woman was arrested after she stabbed an Israeli soldier at the 300 checkpoint in Bethlehem, and on June 21 another Palestinian was shot after stabbing an Israeli border policeman in occupied East Jerusalem.
An average of two Israeli civilians per week have sustained injuries by Palestinians so far in 2015, with one Israeli killed, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
In the same time period, however, an average of 39 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces per week and 13 killed, including two since the beginning of this month.
The number does not include incidents of injury by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Tal and Qasra villages, and Aseera ash-Shemaliyya town, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, kidnapped five Palestinians, and wounded another.
Media sources in Tal village, southwest of Nablus, said Amir Khader Hamad, 19 years of age, was shot with a rubber-coated metal bullet in his left leg.
The sources added that clashes that took place between the invading soldiers, and local youths.
Soldiers also kidnapped Usama Abu Shehab, 26, Suleiman Qadri, 42, Shadi Fawzi, 27, and Wajdi Fathallah, 26 years of age.
Furthermore, the army attacked a Palestinian, identified as Hasan Abu Mustafa, from the Balata refugee camp, after stopping him at the main entrance of Qasra village.
In addition, soldiers invaded Aseera ash-Shemaliyya town, and kidnapped Mohammad Omar Showly, 30 years of age, after searching his home.
Media sources in Tal village, southwest of Nablus, said Amir Khader Hamad, 19 years of age, was shot with a rubber-coated metal bullet in his left leg.
The sources added that clashes that took place between the invading soldiers, and local youths.
Soldiers also kidnapped Usama Abu Shehab, 26, Suleiman Qadri, 42, Shadi Fawzi, 27, and Wajdi Fathallah, 26 years of age.
Furthermore, the army attacked a Palestinian, identified as Hasan Abu Mustafa, from the Balata refugee camp, after stopping him at the main entrance of Qasra village.
In addition, soldiers invaded Aseera ash-Shemaliyya town, and kidnapped Mohammad Omar Showly, 30 years of age, after searching his home.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday afternoon detained and assaulted a Palestinian young man suffering from a mental illness near Jalama crossing, north of Jenin city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Mahmoud al-Saadi was playing on the outskirts of Jalama town near the crossing when Israeli soldiers showed up and violently subdued him.
They added that he was found in possession of firecrackers and interrogated for some hours before releasing him.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Mahmoud al-Saadi was playing on the outskirts of Jalama town near the crossing when Israeli soldiers showed up and violently subdued him.
They added that he was found in possession of firecrackers and interrogated for some hours before releasing him.
Member of Hamas's political bureau Ezzat al-Resheq hailed prisoner Khader Adnan, a senior Islamic Jihad official, for his victory in his hunger strike battle against the Israeli jailers and described him as a "hero."
In press remarks on Monday, Resheq said that Adnan's success in his fight for his freedom was a victory for the Palestinian people and their prisoners.
He expressed his hope to see all Palestinian prisoners triumph in their battle against their Israeli jailers
The Hamas official urged the Palestinian Authority to swiftly move to file a complaint with international courts against Israel over its administrative detention policy.
Following a recent deal with his jailers, Adnan has ended his 56-day long hunger strike in protest at his administrative detention with no indictment, and he is due to be freed on July 12.
Under the deal, the Israelis pledged not to detain him administratively again.
In press remarks on Monday, Resheq said that Adnan's success in his fight for his freedom was a victory for the Palestinian people and their prisoners.
He expressed his hope to see all Palestinian prisoners triumph in their battle against their Israeli jailers
The Hamas official urged the Palestinian Authority to swiftly move to file a complaint with international courts against Israel over its administrative detention policy.
Following a recent deal with his jailers, Adnan has ended his 56-day long hunger strike in protest at his administrative detention with no indictment, and he is due to be freed on July 12.
Under the deal, the Israelis pledged not to detain him administratively again.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday night arrested two Palestinian young men after they crossed the border fence separating the impoverished Gaza Strip from the 1948 occupied lands.
Palestinian informed sources told Quds Press that Israeli border soldiers rounded up the young men as they were trying to cross from Gaza into an Israeli occupied area.
Following their arrest, the IOF combed and patrolled the area for fear they were other infiltrators.
The Israeli media said the young men were taken to a Shin Bet interrogation center to find out the reason for what they did.
Since the beginning of last November, more than 120 Gazan young men seeking jobs had been detained during their attempts to cross into the 1948 occupied lands.
Palestinian informed sources told Quds Press that Israeli border soldiers rounded up the young men as they were trying to cross from Gaza into an Israeli occupied area.
Following their arrest, the IOF combed and patrolled the area for fear they were other infiltrators.
The Israeli media said the young men were taken to a Shin Bet interrogation center to find out the reason for what they did.
Since the beginning of last November, more than 120 Gazan young men seeking jobs had been detained during their attempts to cross into the 1948 occupied lands.
A number of Israeli settlers attacked, late at night, a number of Palestinian cars driving near the Bet El illegal settlement, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing damage but no injuries.
Eyewitnesses said the settlers hurled stones at Palestinian cars, driving on the Ramallah-Nablus road.
They added that Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene, and clashed with scores of Palestinian youths, near the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, before the army fired rounds of live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs.
On Monday, soldiers detained a mentally challenged Palestinian at the al-Jalama roadblock, northeast of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Local sources said the Palestinian, from the Sa’adi family, was using fireworks near the roadblock, and that the soldiers interrogated him for several hours, before releasing him.
Eyewitnesses said the settlers hurled stones at Palestinian cars, driving on the Ramallah-Nablus road.
They added that Israeli soldiers arrived at the scene, and clashed with scores of Palestinian youths, near the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, before the army fired rounds of live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs.
On Monday, soldiers detained a mentally challenged Palestinian at the al-Jalama roadblock, northeast of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Local sources said the Palestinian, from the Sa’adi family, was using fireworks near the roadblock, and that the soldiers interrogated him for several hours, before releasing him.
29 june 2015
A Palestinian youth sits on stones facing Israeli forces during clashes following a demonstration against Palestinian land confiscation to expand the nearby Jewish Hallamish settlement on March 28, 2015 in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh.
Defense for Children International Palestine filed complaints on behalf of two children to the Israeli Military Police Criminal Investigations Division last week.
Both Abdel-Rahman S., 15, and Anwar M., 17, endured excessive violence at the hands of Israeli soldiers during their arrests last month. DCIP demands Israel initiate prompt, transparent and impartial investigations of each incident.
On May 24 at 10 a.m. in Tulkarem, four soldiers severely beat Abdel-Rahman after they bound him, according to a sworn testimony from Abdel-Rahman to DCIP. Abdel-Rahman was leaving school when Israeli soldiers spotted him. A soldier got out of the jeep, twisted Abdel-Rahman's arms behind his back and tied his hands tightly with a single plastic cord. He then hit Abdel-Rahman with the stock of his rifle knocking him to the ground. The blow opened an old wound in his stomach. The three other soldiers joined, and they punched and kicked Abdel-Rahman for 10 minutes. His head and right arm were injured.
As the soldiers drove him to the interrogation center, they slapped and kicked him. They shouted insults and abuse. At the center, they kept him out in the sun, blindfolded, without food, water or the use of the bathroom for six hours. He did not receive medical attention until two days later, after his interrogation, when he arrived at the children's section of Megiddo prison.
On May 15 at 6 a.m. in Nablus, a group of Israeli soldiers beat Anwar while he was walking to work, according to Anwar's sworn testimony to DCIP. Anwar was heading to work at the local vegetable market when he saw a clash between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian protesters. He changed directions to avoid the conflict; however, protesters fleeing the scene quickly surrounded him. He began to run with them, but stumbled and fell.
The Israeli soldiers who were pursuing the crowd caught up with Anwar. They kicked him and struck him with the stocks of their rifles. A soldier stomped on his leg until it bled. Eventually, the soldiers bound his hands tightly, blindfolded him, and led him to a military jeep. The soldier took Anwar to the police station. He waited over 10 hours before his interrogation. He did not receive medical attention or food until the next morning when he arrived at the prison.
The experience of these two boys is not exceptional. Children suffered physical violence in 76 percent of arrests in the West Bank, as documented by DCIP in 2014.
“The entire process is set up to prevent an impartial investigation as the military police investigate the soldiers,” said Iyad Misk, attorney at DCIP. “This is the only recourse for the Palestinians. Most families have become discouraged by the culture of impunity that they decide not to waste their time submitting complaints.”
DCIP filed nine complaints last year. One investigation was closed without charge, and eight remain pending. According to Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights group, only 7.4 percent of complaints submitted to the Military Police Criminal Investigations Division lead to an indictment.
Defense for Children International Palestine filed complaints on behalf of two children to the Israeli Military Police Criminal Investigations Division last week.
Both Abdel-Rahman S., 15, and Anwar M., 17, endured excessive violence at the hands of Israeli soldiers during their arrests last month. DCIP demands Israel initiate prompt, transparent and impartial investigations of each incident.
On May 24 at 10 a.m. in Tulkarem, four soldiers severely beat Abdel-Rahman after they bound him, according to a sworn testimony from Abdel-Rahman to DCIP. Abdel-Rahman was leaving school when Israeli soldiers spotted him. A soldier got out of the jeep, twisted Abdel-Rahman's arms behind his back and tied his hands tightly with a single plastic cord. He then hit Abdel-Rahman with the stock of his rifle knocking him to the ground. The blow opened an old wound in his stomach. The three other soldiers joined, and they punched and kicked Abdel-Rahman for 10 minutes. His head and right arm were injured.
As the soldiers drove him to the interrogation center, they slapped and kicked him. They shouted insults and abuse. At the center, they kept him out in the sun, blindfolded, without food, water or the use of the bathroom for six hours. He did not receive medical attention until two days later, after his interrogation, when he arrived at the children's section of Megiddo prison.
On May 15 at 6 a.m. in Nablus, a group of Israeli soldiers beat Anwar while he was walking to work, according to Anwar's sworn testimony to DCIP. Anwar was heading to work at the local vegetable market when he saw a clash between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian protesters. He changed directions to avoid the conflict; however, protesters fleeing the scene quickly surrounded him. He began to run with them, but stumbled and fell.
The Israeli soldiers who were pursuing the crowd caught up with Anwar. They kicked him and struck him with the stocks of their rifles. A soldier stomped on his leg until it bled. Eventually, the soldiers bound his hands tightly, blindfolded him, and led him to a military jeep. The soldier took Anwar to the police station. He waited over 10 hours before his interrogation. He did not receive medical attention or food until the next morning when he arrived at the prison.
The experience of these two boys is not exceptional. Children suffered physical violence in 76 percent of arrests in the West Bank, as documented by DCIP in 2014.
“The entire process is set up to prevent an impartial investigation as the military police investigate the soldiers,” said Iyad Misk, attorney at DCIP. “This is the only recourse for the Palestinians. Most families have become discouraged by the culture of impunity that they decide not to waste their time submitting complaints.”
DCIP filed nine complaints last year. One investigation was closed without charge, and eight remain pending. According to Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights group, only 7.4 percent of complaints submitted to the Military Police Criminal Investigations Division lead to an indictment.
A number of Palestinian prisoners, held in Nejev and Nafha prisons, suffer health deterioration due to the Israeli deliberate medical negligence, Palestinian official sources said Sunday.
The Palestinian authority for prisoners and ex-prisoners said that the detainee Majed Saadi, 26, who is held administratively in Nafha jail since 2013, suffers from neurological problems and frequent fainting in addition to severe headache.
The 23-year-old prisoner Mohamed Haroub, who is still held in Negev prison for over a year, suffers from epileptic seizures. However, he did not receive any medical care.
The prisoner Rami Khanfar, who was arrested in 2005 and sentenced to 15 years, suffers from severe foot wounds as he was shot and injured during his arrest. He also suffers from serious back pains and peptic ulcer without receiving any medical treatment.
The prisoner Ziad Silawi, who was detained in 2003 and sentenced to 17 years, suffers from difficult psychological problems and hysterical symptoms. He was not given any medication.
The prisoner Mohamed Sami Abd Rabo, arrested in 2004 and sentenced to 16 years, suffers frequent syncope as he was subjected two weeks ago to a brutal attack by Israeli jailers in Nafha prison.
The Palestinian authority for prisoners and ex-prisoners said that the detainee Majed Saadi, 26, who is held administratively in Nafha jail since 2013, suffers from neurological problems and frequent fainting in addition to severe headache.
The 23-year-old prisoner Mohamed Haroub, who is still held in Negev prison for over a year, suffers from epileptic seizures. However, he did not receive any medical care.
The prisoner Rami Khanfar, who was arrested in 2005 and sentenced to 15 years, suffers from severe foot wounds as he was shot and injured during his arrest. He also suffers from serious back pains and peptic ulcer without receiving any medical treatment.
The prisoner Ziad Silawi, who was detained in 2003 and sentenced to 17 years, suffers from difficult psychological problems and hysterical symptoms. He was not given any medication.
The prisoner Mohamed Sami Abd Rabo, arrested in 2004 and sentenced to 16 years, suffers frequent syncope as he was subjected two weeks ago to a brutal attack by Israeli jailers in Nafha prison.
Israeli military courts have extended the administrative detention of two Palestinian citizens from al-Khalil city for several months.
According to the prisoner media office, an Israeli court ordered the detention of 33-year-old dentist Firas al-Qawasmi administratively for four additional months.
Qawasmi, who is now in Negev jail, was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from his home on October 7, 2014 and transferred to administrative detention, which was renewed several times before.
His wife is often prevented from seeing him during prison visit days.
The prisoner media center also said that 30-year-old prisoner Zaid al-Junaidi received a six-month extension to his current administrative detention period.
Junaidi was kidnapped from his home in al-Khalil last June and then administratively detained with no indictment at the pretext there was a secret file against him.
According to the prisoner media office, an Israeli court ordered the detention of 33-year-old dentist Firas al-Qawasmi administratively for four additional months.
Qawasmi, who is now in Negev jail, was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from his home on October 7, 2014 and transferred to administrative detention, which was renewed several times before.
His wife is often prevented from seeing him during prison visit days.
The prisoner media center also said that 30-year-old prisoner Zaid al-Junaidi received a six-month extension to his current administrative detention period.
Junaidi was kidnapped from his home in al-Khalil last June and then administratively detained with no indictment at the pretext there was a secret file against him.
The District and Magistrate judges sentenced on Sunday four young Jerusalem men, according to the Wadi Hilweh Information Center.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the district judge sentenced Tarek Kurd for six and a half months of actual imprisonment and a suspended probation of six months for three years.
The lawyer added that the Magistrate judge sentenced Fouad Rweidi for 8 months of actual imprisonment, a suspended probation of six months for three years and a 3-thousand NIS fine.
He also explained that Kurd and Rweidi were convicted on “incitement” on Facebook and have been under arrest since the end of last year.
In a related matter, the Magistrate judge sentenced Isam Anati for 5 months of actual imprisonment a suspended probation of six months for three years, and Ghaleb Shallodi for six months and one day of actual imprisonment a suspended probation of six months for three years.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the district judge sentenced Tarek Kurd for six and a half months of actual imprisonment and a suspended probation of six months for three years.
The lawyer added that the Magistrate judge sentenced Fouad Rweidi for 8 months of actual imprisonment, a suspended probation of six months for three years and a 3-thousand NIS fine.
He also explained that Kurd and Rweidi were convicted on “incitement” on Facebook and have been under arrest since the end of last year.
In a related matter, the Magistrate judge sentenced Isam Anati for 5 months of actual imprisonment a suspended probation of six months for three years, and Ghaleb Shallodi for six months and one day of actual imprisonment a suspended probation of six months for three years.
Israeli occupation forces Monday morning have arrested Palestinian girl, who was identified as Maysoon Musa (19), allegedly for stabbing a female Israeli soldier at the 300 Israeli checkpoint annexed to the apartheid wall north Bethlehem.
Walla Israeli website said that Maysoon from Shawawreh village east of Bethlehem was detained after stabbing female soldier in the neck, wounding her severely.
Israeli ambulances immediately arrived to the scene and the soldier was evacuated to Hadassa Ain Karem hospital.
IOF following the attack broke into the Maysoon’s parents’ house in Shawawreh, inspected and raided it, and also closed all entrances to the village turning it into a closed military zone.
Israeli forces as well have closed the 300 checkpoint which is the only route for Bethlehem West Bankers to reach Jerusalem.
Palestinian woman stabs female IDF soldier
Terror suspected after soldier stabbed in neck at security check; attacker arrested; soldier in serious condition.
A Palestinian woman on Monday stabbed a female soldier near Rachel Crossing, which leads to the Tomb of Rachel, apparently during a security check. The soldier was seriously wounded in the neck.
Security forces at the scene arrested the attacker. She is a resident of the territories and was found to have two other knives on her person.
MDA received a call at around 11 AM about the wounded soldier, who serves in the military police. Paramedics gave the soldier, who is around 20, medical treatment and evacuated her to Hadassah Medical Center.
Last weekend there were two security incidents in the West Bank. Before midnight on Saturday, a Magen David Adom ambulance was fired upon near the Beit El settlement. No one was hurt. After the attack, the IDF searched the nearby Palestinian village of Beitin.
A day earlier an attack in the Jordan Valley was thwarted . A Palestinian terrorist opened fire at soldiers at a checkpoint and was shot dead by reserve army forces about 30 kilometers south of Beit Shean. No soldier was injured in the attack, and the area was declared a closed military zone.
Early last week an 18-year-old Palestinian terrorist stabbed a border policeman at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. The policeman, who was severely injured, managed to shoot the terrorist and wounded him severely. Rescue forces called to the scene treated both of them and transported them to hospitals in the city. The policeman's condition markedly improved the next day.
Walla Israeli website said that Maysoon from Shawawreh village east of Bethlehem was detained after stabbing female soldier in the neck, wounding her severely.
Israeli ambulances immediately arrived to the scene and the soldier was evacuated to Hadassa Ain Karem hospital.
IOF following the attack broke into the Maysoon’s parents’ house in Shawawreh, inspected and raided it, and also closed all entrances to the village turning it into a closed military zone.
Israeli forces as well have closed the 300 checkpoint which is the only route for Bethlehem West Bankers to reach Jerusalem.
Palestinian woman stabs female IDF soldier
Terror suspected after soldier stabbed in neck at security check; attacker arrested; soldier in serious condition.
A Palestinian woman on Monday stabbed a female soldier near Rachel Crossing, which leads to the Tomb of Rachel, apparently during a security check. The soldier was seriously wounded in the neck.
Security forces at the scene arrested the attacker. She is a resident of the territories and was found to have two other knives on her person.
MDA received a call at around 11 AM about the wounded soldier, who serves in the military police. Paramedics gave the soldier, who is around 20, medical treatment and evacuated her to Hadassah Medical Center.
Last weekend there were two security incidents in the West Bank. Before midnight on Saturday, a Magen David Adom ambulance was fired upon near the Beit El settlement. No one was hurt. After the attack, the IDF searched the nearby Palestinian village of Beitin.
A day earlier an attack in the Jordan Valley was thwarted . A Palestinian terrorist opened fire at soldiers at a checkpoint and was shot dead by reserve army forces about 30 kilometers south of Beit Shean. No soldier was injured in the attack, and the area was declared a closed military zone.
Early last week an 18-year-old Palestinian terrorist stabbed a border policeman at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. The policeman, who was severely injured, managed to shoot the terrorist and wounded him severely. Rescue forces called to the scene treated both of them and transported them to hospitals in the city. The policeman's condition markedly improved the next day.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Monday, five Palestinians, including a child and a former political prisoner, in different parts if the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. The Israeli army claimed the child “carried an automatic weapon.”
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded Tal Village, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped two young men after breaking into their homes, and violently searching them while interrogating the families.
The kidnapped have been identified as Mo’taz Ahmad Ramadan, 22, and Nabil Ibrahim ‘Aseeda, 19 years of age.
Soldiers also invaded Burqin village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped a former political prisoner identified as Mahmoud Ahmad ‘Obeidi, 33 years of age.
The family of the kidnapped Palestinian said the soldiers confiscated Mo’taz’s personal computer, and his mobile phone.
‘Obeidi is a former political prisoner who spent nine years in Israeli prisons and detention centers.
In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian child, 15 years of age, after stopping him on the military roadblock in front of the Shu’fat refugee camp, and took him to an unknown destination.
In a statement to the press, the Israeli army claimed the child “carried a light-weight Carl Gustav automatic weapon.” The child was moved to an interrogation center in Jerusalem.
Another Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Salah Juneidi, 20 years of age, was kidnapped after the soldiers invaded his family home, in Ras al-Joura neighborhood, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded Tal Village, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped two young men after breaking into their homes, and violently searching them while interrogating the families.
The kidnapped have been identified as Mo’taz Ahmad Ramadan, 22, and Nabil Ibrahim ‘Aseeda, 19 years of age.
Soldiers also invaded Burqin village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped a former political prisoner identified as Mahmoud Ahmad ‘Obeidi, 33 years of age.
The family of the kidnapped Palestinian said the soldiers confiscated Mo’taz’s personal computer, and his mobile phone.
‘Obeidi is a former political prisoner who spent nine years in Israeli prisons and detention centers.
In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian child, 15 years of age, after stopping him on the military roadblock in front of the Shu’fat refugee camp, and took him to an unknown destination.
In a statement to the press, the Israeli army claimed the child “carried a light-weight Carl Gustav automatic weapon.” The child was moved to an interrogation center in Jerusalem.
Another Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Salah Juneidi, 20 years of age, was kidnapped after the soldiers invaded his family home, in Ras al-Joura neighborhood, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Following an assessment on Saturday that long-time hunger striker Khader Adnan was near death, Israeli authorities finally reached a deal with the ailing prisoner and agreed to release him on July 12th.
Taking to Palestinians and Israeli activists who gathered just meters outside of Adnan’s hospital room in the Assaf HaRofeh Israeli Medical Center, Adnan’s lawyer confirmed the agreement, and said “Adnan has taken his first sip of milk after 54 days of hunger striking, following an official written agreement for his release on July 12, 2015.”
“Khader Adnan is sending his greeting to you all, every man and woman, every person who supported him, and those who gathered here; he was very moved when you were chanting for him and for his release,” the lawyer said, “He sends his regards to the Palestinian people in Jerusalem, and historic Palestine, and every person who supported his struggle, he wishes to see you all in his home in ‘Arraba Jenin, once he is released.”
Following the agreement, Adnan’s wife said she managed to visit her husband, who appeared to be very week physically due to his extended hunger strike, but was filled with determination and steadfastness.
“His steadfastness has led to this deal for his release, a deal based on his legitimate demands,” she added, “This was the first day that we managed to visit Adnan, and stand by him, we want to thank all solidarity activists, and every Palestinian.”
“I saw his pain, all the suffering he has been going through during his strike, “she stated, “He ended his strike victorious despite all the suffering, his health condition is still serious but at least now he has ended his strike, this is a victory for all of us”.
The 54-day hunger strike by Khader Adnan, and other similar long-time hunger strikes, have drawn attention to the Israeli practice of holding Palestinian prisoners without charges, often for years on end, under a practice euphemistically known as ‘administrative detention’.
While the Israeli authorities did not agree to end the practice of administrative detention (one of the demands of the hunger strikers), they did agree to release Adnan unconditionally, and not to detain him again.
Adnan has been hospitalized for the past three weeks, and has refused all food, drink, and in recent days even water.
His family was allowed to visit him on Sunday for the first time in the 54 days since his hunger strike began, and his wife was reportedly “horrified” by his near-death condition.
She decided to remain outside the prison hospital rather than returning home, and stage a 24-hour a day vigil until her husband’s release.
Qaddoura Fares, the head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society, told reporters from the Israeli Haaretz newspaper, “When she saw him and his serious condition, she decided that she isn’t going home until he is released. She understands that his condition is very serious, and that’s why she’s appealing to everyone, including the diplomatic community stationed in the Palestinian Authority and in Israel, to work to end Adnan’s administrative detention. You can’t hold a human being without trial until he dies.”
The deal reached between Adnan’s lawyers and Israeli authorities comes just days after an Israeli Cabinet committee decided to allow force-feeding of hunger striking prisoners.
The order allowing force-feeding came largely in response to Adnan’s hunger strike, and was extremely controversial when it passed.
The Israeli Medical Association refused to support the measure, saying that its doctors would not participate in force-feeding, which is considered torture under international law.
Khader Adnan agreed to start taking fluids and then food after the deal was reached for his release. Israeli authorities have abducted Adnan nine separate times, each time holding him without charge.
They claim that he has some connection with the resistance group Islamic Jihad, but have never offered evidence.
Three years ago, while under administrative detention for the 8th time, Adnan underwent a 66-day hunger strike, after which he was eventually released under a deal.
However, that deal did not include a promise from the Israeli authorities not to re-abduct him.
Israeli authorities have agreed to release Khader Adnan, a Palestinian administrative detainee who has been on a hunger strike for the past 54 days.
Adnan will be released in two weeks, and will gradually begin to eat and drink in the meantime.
Earlier on Sunday, Adnan's wife and six children were allowed to visit him in Assaf Harofeh Hospital Sunday for the first time since he began his hunger strike 54 days ago, after his condition took a turn for the worse.
A friend of the family said that Randa Adnan left the room horrified, saying that she felt her husband was going to die. She said she planned to stage a vigil in front of the Tzrifin hospital and called on Arab MKs to support her and her protest.
The head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society, Attorney Jawad Boulus, Adnan’s lawyer, did not succeed in reaching an agreement on terms for his release with the head of the military prosecution, Lt. Col. Maurice Hirsch.
The negotiations began 11 days ago, after both sides made compromises: The state dropped its demand that Adnan stop his hunger strike before the discussions began, while Boulus dropped the demand for Adnan’s immediate release. Randa Adnan said her husband would have stopped his hunger strike Sunday if an agreement had been signed.
Adnan has been hospitalized for three weeks; for much of the time he has been shackled to his bed in accordance with Israel Prisons Service instructions and with the hospital’s agreement, despite the protests of the Red Cross, his lawyer and Physicians for Human Rights. Last week his arm was freed and Sunday the restraint was removed from his leg.
Three policemen are in his room around the clock, according to two Israeli anti-occupation activists who visited him.
Adnan refuses to take water or minerals, and refuses to be examined by any physician – not from the prisons service, the hospital or even one from Physicians for Human Rights.
Medical literature indicates that after the 42nd day of such a hunger strike there are liable to be life-threatening complications.
The Shin Bet security service believes Adnan is an active member of Islamic Jihad. He was placed under administrative detention for Altogether he has spent more than six years in Israeli detention.
On Saturday, Boulus said Adnan was liable to die at any moment. “Khader doesn’t want to die and Israel is not interested in his dying,” Boulus told a press conference, expressing the hope that an agreement leading to his release would not come too late. Video
Taking to Palestinians and Israeli activists who gathered just meters outside of Adnan’s hospital room in the Assaf HaRofeh Israeli Medical Center, Adnan’s lawyer confirmed the agreement, and said “Adnan has taken his first sip of milk after 54 days of hunger striking, following an official written agreement for his release on July 12, 2015.”
“Khader Adnan is sending his greeting to you all, every man and woman, every person who supported him, and those who gathered here; he was very moved when you were chanting for him and for his release,” the lawyer said, “He sends his regards to the Palestinian people in Jerusalem, and historic Palestine, and every person who supported his struggle, he wishes to see you all in his home in ‘Arraba Jenin, once he is released.”
Following the agreement, Adnan’s wife said she managed to visit her husband, who appeared to be very week physically due to his extended hunger strike, but was filled with determination and steadfastness.
“His steadfastness has led to this deal for his release, a deal based on his legitimate demands,” she added, “This was the first day that we managed to visit Adnan, and stand by him, we want to thank all solidarity activists, and every Palestinian.”
“I saw his pain, all the suffering he has been going through during his strike, “she stated, “He ended his strike victorious despite all the suffering, his health condition is still serious but at least now he has ended his strike, this is a victory for all of us”.
The 54-day hunger strike by Khader Adnan, and other similar long-time hunger strikes, have drawn attention to the Israeli practice of holding Palestinian prisoners without charges, often for years on end, under a practice euphemistically known as ‘administrative detention’.
While the Israeli authorities did not agree to end the practice of administrative detention (one of the demands of the hunger strikers), they did agree to release Adnan unconditionally, and not to detain him again.
Adnan has been hospitalized for the past three weeks, and has refused all food, drink, and in recent days even water.
His family was allowed to visit him on Sunday for the first time in the 54 days since his hunger strike began, and his wife was reportedly “horrified” by his near-death condition.
She decided to remain outside the prison hospital rather than returning home, and stage a 24-hour a day vigil until her husband’s release.
Qaddoura Fares, the head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society, told reporters from the Israeli Haaretz newspaper, “When she saw him and his serious condition, she decided that she isn’t going home until he is released. She understands that his condition is very serious, and that’s why she’s appealing to everyone, including the diplomatic community stationed in the Palestinian Authority and in Israel, to work to end Adnan’s administrative detention. You can’t hold a human being without trial until he dies.”
The deal reached between Adnan’s lawyers and Israeli authorities comes just days after an Israeli Cabinet committee decided to allow force-feeding of hunger striking prisoners.
The order allowing force-feeding came largely in response to Adnan’s hunger strike, and was extremely controversial when it passed.
The Israeli Medical Association refused to support the measure, saying that its doctors would not participate in force-feeding, which is considered torture under international law.
Khader Adnan agreed to start taking fluids and then food after the deal was reached for his release. Israeli authorities have abducted Adnan nine separate times, each time holding him without charge.
They claim that he has some connection with the resistance group Islamic Jihad, but have never offered evidence.
Three years ago, while under administrative detention for the 8th time, Adnan underwent a 66-day hunger strike, after which he was eventually released under a deal.
However, that deal did not include a promise from the Israeli authorities not to re-abduct him.
Israeli authorities have agreed to release Khader Adnan, a Palestinian administrative detainee who has been on a hunger strike for the past 54 days.
Adnan will be released in two weeks, and will gradually begin to eat and drink in the meantime.
Earlier on Sunday, Adnan's wife and six children were allowed to visit him in Assaf Harofeh Hospital Sunday for the first time since he began his hunger strike 54 days ago, after his condition took a turn for the worse.
A friend of the family said that Randa Adnan left the room horrified, saying that she felt her husband was going to die. She said she planned to stage a vigil in front of the Tzrifin hospital and called on Arab MKs to support her and her protest.
The head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society, Attorney Jawad Boulus, Adnan’s lawyer, did not succeed in reaching an agreement on terms for his release with the head of the military prosecution, Lt. Col. Maurice Hirsch.
The negotiations began 11 days ago, after both sides made compromises: The state dropped its demand that Adnan stop his hunger strike before the discussions began, while Boulus dropped the demand for Adnan’s immediate release. Randa Adnan said her husband would have stopped his hunger strike Sunday if an agreement had been signed.
Adnan has been hospitalized for three weeks; for much of the time he has been shackled to his bed in accordance with Israel Prisons Service instructions and with the hospital’s agreement, despite the protests of the Red Cross, his lawyer and Physicians for Human Rights. Last week his arm was freed and Sunday the restraint was removed from his leg.
Three policemen are in his room around the clock, according to two Israeli anti-occupation activists who visited him.
Adnan refuses to take water or minerals, and refuses to be examined by any physician – not from the prisons service, the hospital or even one from Physicians for Human Rights.
Medical literature indicates that after the 42nd day of such a hunger strike there are liable to be life-threatening complications.
The Shin Bet security service believes Adnan is an active member of Islamic Jihad. He was placed under administrative detention for Altogether he has spent more than six years in Israeli detention.
On Saturday, Boulus said Adnan was liable to die at any moment. “Khader doesn’t want to die and Israel is not interested in his dying,” Boulus told a press conference, expressing the hope that an agreement leading to his release would not come too late. Video
