31 may 2016
The Israeli Shin Bet disclosed the arrest of three Palestinian young men aged 16-17 years from Mount Scopus in Occupied Jerusalem after charging them with a stabbing attack that took place in a park in the city last month.
Voice of Israel radio station revealed on Monday that the Palestinian young men were charged with stabbing two female settlers leading to mild injuries.
The mother of one of the captive boys was arrested a week ago on the suspicion of conducting a stabbing attack in northern Occupied Jerusalem, the radio added.
Voice of Israel radio station revealed on Monday that the Palestinian young men were charged with stabbing two female settlers leading to mild injuries.
The mother of one of the captive boys was arrested a week ago on the suspicion of conducting a stabbing attack in northern Occupied Jerusalem, the radio added.
The international campaign for solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (Tadamun) condemned the International Committee of the Red Cross’s (ICRC) decision stipulating the reduction of the number of family visitations for captives in Israeli jails from twice to once per month.
In a statement on Monday, the campaign called the resolution as an unfair order which represents a penalty to both prisoners and their families.
The statement also called for immediate cancellation of such inhumane decisions.
The campaign urged the ICRC to improve its performance towards prisoners in terms of intensifying visits, acquainting with their conditions, and working on alleviating their suffering.
It also called on the international and human rights institutions to take action and pressure the ICRC in order to cancel its decision.
In a statement on Monday, the campaign called the resolution as an unfair order which represents a penalty to both prisoners and their families.
The statement also called for immediate cancellation of such inhumane decisions.
The campaign urged the ICRC to improve its performance towards prisoners in terms of intensifying visits, acquainting with their conditions, and working on alleviating their suffering.
It also called on the international and human rights institutions to take action and pressure the ICRC in order to cancel its decision.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Tuesday, fourteen Palestinians, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded Thannaba area, in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, searched and ransacked many homes, and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Mo’men Ahmad Hussein Abdullah, 21, Hani Binan Radwan, and Mohammad Mahmoud Ermeilat, 20.
The soldiers also invaded various towns in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians, identified as Hotheifa Ali Eghneimat, 23, Awadallah Hatem Qar’eesh, 23, and Ayyoub Abdul-Qader Abu Awwad, 35.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Biddo town, searched homes and kidnapped three Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Issa Mansour, 22, Ibrahim Issa Mansour, 19, and Mohammad Ali Mansour, 22.
The PPS added that the soldiers also kidnapped Bara’ Farid Abu Eth-Heir, while crossing back to the West Bank through the al-Karama Border Terminal with Jordan, and Ahmad Sallaj, who was taken prisoner after the soldiers stopped him at the Huwwara roadblock, near Nablus.
In the Central West Bank city of Salfit, the soldiers kidnapped Omar Rasheed al-Abboushi, 19, after invading his home.
Furthermore, the soldiers kidnapped Dia’ Hasan al-Badan, 16, and Bassam Taleb al-Badan, 20, from their homes, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
12 Palestinians kidnapped in IOF sweep across occupied territories
At least 12 Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) overnight Monday and at dawn Tuesday in abrupt sweeps launched across the occupied Palestinian territories.
Sources based in Nablus said the IOF arrested the young man Ahmad al-Salaj, 32, after he handed himself in to the Hawara military camp after the soldiers threatened to arrest his parents if he did not show up at the camp.
Some three days ago, the occupation soldiers broke into Salaj’s family home and wreaked havoc on the building in an attempt to arrest him.
The IOF further arrested the youth Sedqi Dawabsheh, from Duma town, to the southeast of Nablus, at the Karama border crossing.
Two Palestinians were kidnapped by the IOF from al-Khalil province. Bethlehem-based sources also said the occupation troops kidnapped 16-year-old Dhiaa Hassan al-Badn and Bassam Taleb al-Badn from Tekoua town.
Omar al-Aziz was arrested at the Container checkpoint shortly afterwards.
The IOF further kidnapped three Palestinians from Tulkarem province. Another Palestinian citizen was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from occupied Jerusalem. The campaign culminated in the abduction of Omar al-Aboushi from his workplace in Tel Aviv on allegations that he had carried out an anti-occupation stabbing.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded Thannaba area, in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, searched and ransacked many homes, and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Mo’men Ahmad Hussein Abdullah, 21, Hani Binan Radwan, and Mohammad Mahmoud Ermeilat, 20.
The soldiers also invaded various towns in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians, identified as Hotheifa Ali Eghneimat, 23, Awadallah Hatem Qar’eesh, 23, and Ayyoub Abdul-Qader Abu Awwad, 35.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Biddo town, searched homes and kidnapped three Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Issa Mansour, 22, Ibrahim Issa Mansour, 19, and Mohammad Ali Mansour, 22.
The PPS added that the soldiers also kidnapped Bara’ Farid Abu Eth-Heir, while crossing back to the West Bank through the al-Karama Border Terminal with Jordan, and Ahmad Sallaj, who was taken prisoner after the soldiers stopped him at the Huwwara roadblock, near Nablus.
In the Central West Bank city of Salfit, the soldiers kidnapped Omar Rasheed al-Abboushi, 19, after invading his home.
Furthermore, the soldiers kidnapped Dia’ Hasan al-Badan, 16, and Bassam Taleb al-Badan, 20, from their homes, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
12 Palestinians kidnapped in IOF sweep across occupied territories
At least 12 Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) overnight Monday and at dawn Tuesday in abrupt sweeps launched across the occupied Palestinian territories.
Sources based in Nablus said the IOF arrested the young man Ahmad al-Salaj, 32, after he handed himself in to the Hawara military camp after the soldiers threatened to arrest his parents if he did not show up at the camp.
Some three days ago, the occupation soldiers broke into Salaj’s family home and wreaked havoc on the building in an attempt to arrest him.
The IOF further arrested the youth Sedqi Dawabsheh, from Duma town, to the southeast of Nablus, at the Karama border crossing.
Two Palestinians were kidnapped by the IOF from al-Khalil province. Bethlehem-based sources also said the occupation troops kidnapped 16-year-old Dhiaa Hassan al-Badn and Bassam Taleb al-Badn from Tekoua town.
Omar al-Aziz was arrested at the Container checkpoint shortly afterwards.
The IOF further kidnapped three Palestinians from Tulkarem province. Another Palestinian citizen was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from occupied Jerusalem. The campaign culminated in the abduction of Omar al-Aboushi from his workplace in Tel Aviv on allegations that he had carried out an anti-occupation stabbing.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that one fisher was shot and injured by Israeli navy fire, and four others were kidnapped, after the navy ships attacked them in Gaza waters, near the shore of Wadi Gaza area, southwest of Gaza city.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) quoted a fisher stating that the Israeli navy fired many live rounds, targeting several fishing boats, wounding one fisher, before the soldiers kidnapped him along with four others.
WAFA added that the navy confiscated two fishing boats that were attacked by its fire, after abducting the fishers.
Updated From — May 31, 2016 @ 11:34:
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Tuesday at dawn, targeting a number of Palestinians fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, in different parts of the coastal region, causing damage to at least two boats, and kidnapped four fishers.
The WAFA News Agency said Israeli navy ships fired several live rounds on fishing boats, less than six nautical miles from the coast in the Sudaniyya area, northwest of Gaza city. At least two boats were hit, and the fishers sailed back to shore, fearing additional escalation.
A similar attack took place in Palestinian waters in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, forcing the fishers back to shore.
In addition, the navy ships surrounded two fishing boats in Gaza Sea, and boarded them before kidnapping four fishers, and confiscating their boats.
On Monday, Israel unilaterally decreased the fishing zone in the areas extending between Gaza Valley and Rafah to six nautical miles, less than two months after increasing it to nine.
IOF carries out limited incursion north of Gaza, 4 fishermen arrested
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) conducted on Tuesday morning a limited incursion in northern Gaza Strip, while four Palestinian fishermen were detained off Gaza shores.
Quds Press quoted eyewitnesses as saying that IOF forces, along with four bulldozers, advanced around 50 meters into the northern areas of the Gaza Strip near the Beit Lahya town.
Israeli forces stationed at Kissufim military site opened fire at Palestinian farmers and homes located near the border areas.
Meanwhile, Israeli navy forces opened their machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats while sailing off Gaza southern shores.
Nizar Ayyash, head of the Palestinian fishermen syndicate in Gaza, said that Israeli navy forces arrested today morning four Palestinian fishermen and confiscated their fishing boats.
Israeli army and navy forces almost daily open gunfire targeting fishing boats and farming lands at the border areas in Gaza in flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement.
A long-term ceasefire was reached on August 26, 2014 between Israelis and Palestinians under Egyptian mediation.
The ceasefire put an end to the Israeli aggression which lasted for 51 days and killed more than two thousand Palestinians, wounded eleven thousand others, and destroyed hundreds of houses.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) quoted a fisher stating that the Israeli navy fired many live rounds, targeting several fishing boats, wounding one fisher, before the soldiers kidnapped him along with four others.
WAFA added that the navy confiscated two fishing boats that were attacked by its fire, after abducting the fishers.
Updated From — May 31, 2016 @ 11:34:
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Tuesday at dawn, targeting a number of Palestinians fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, in different parts of the coastal region, causing damage to at least two boats, and kidnapped four fishers.
The WAFA News Agency said Israeli navy ships fired several live rounds on fishing boats, less than six nautical miles from the coast in the Sudaniyya area, northwest of Gaza city. At least two boats were hit, and the fishers sailed back to shore, fearing additional escalation.
A similar attack took place in Palestinian waters in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, forcing the fishers back to shore.
In addition, the navy ships surrounded two fishing boats in Gaza Sea, and boarded them before kidnapping four fishers, and confiscating their boats.
On Monday, Israel unilaterally decreased the fishing zone in the areas extending between Gaza Valley and Rafah to six nautical miles, less than two months after increasing it to nine.
IOF carries out limited incursion north of Gaza, 4 fishermen arrested
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) conducted on Tuesday morning a limited incursion in northern Gaza Strip, while four Palestinian fishermen were detained off Gaza shores.
Quds Press quoted eyewitnesses as saying that IOF forces, along with four bulldozers, advanced around 50 meters into the northern areas of the Gaza Strip near the Beit Lahya town.
Israeli forces stationed at Kissufim military site opened fire at Palestinian farmers and homes located near the border areas.
Meanwhile, Israeli navy forces opened their machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats while sailing off Gaza southern shores.
Nizar Ayyash, head of the Palestinian fishermen syndicate in Gaza, said that Israeli navy forces arrested today morning four Palestinian fishermen and confiscated their fishing boats.
Israeli army and navy forces almost daily open gunfire targeting fishing boats and farming lands at the border areas in Gaza in flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement.
A long-term ceasefire was reached on August 26, 2014 between Israelis and Palestinians under Egyptian mediation.
The ceasefire put an end to the Israeli aggression which lasted for 51 days and killed more than two thousand Palestinians, wounded eleven thousand others, and destroyed hundreds of houses.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Monday returned the Palestinian detainee Bassam al-Sayeh to the Eshel jail, a couple of weeks after he had been transferred to the Ramla prison clinic.
Al-Sayeh’s wife, Mona, said the Israeli prison service (IPS) transferred her husband to the Eshel lock-up 12 days after he had announced his refusal to take medicines in protest at being transferred to the Ramla prison hospital away from his brother.
On May 19 al-Sayeh decided to stop taking medicines until the IPS meets his demands. Al-Sayeh has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma and blood cancer, along with critical infections in his lung and cardiovascular disorders.
Al-Sayeh was transferred to the Ramla prison clinic a few weeks ago for urgent medical check-ups. The IOA promised to return him to Eshel jail, where his brother is serving a twenty-year-sentence.
A Palestinian doctor who had recently paid a visit to al-Sayeh said the detainee is in need of an urgent pacemaker implantation.
A report issued by an Israeli doctor pointed out the need to recommend another medicine prescription for al-Sayeh as previous medicines handed to him by the IPS proved to be harmful.
Al-Sayeh’s wife held the IPS responsible for any turn for the worse her husband’s health might take. She urged the international human rights institutions to urgently step in and save her husband before it is too late.
Prisoner al-Sayeh, 43, was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces some eight months ago on his way to attend a hearing for his wife Mona in the Salem military court, near Jenin province.
Al-Sayeh’s wife, Mona, said the Israeli prison service (IPS) transferred her husband to the Eshel lock-up 12 days after he had announced his refusal to take medicines in protest at being transferred to the Ramla prison hospital away from his brother.
On May 19 al-Sayeh decided to stop taking medicines until the IPS meets his demands. Al-Sayeh has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma and blood cancer, along with critical infections in his lung and cardiovascular disorders.
Al-Sayeh was transferred to the Ramla prison clinic a few weeks ago for urgent medical check-ups. The IOA promised to return him to Eshel jail, where his brother is serving a twenty-year-sentence.
A Palestinian doctor who had recently paid a visit to al-Sayeh said the detainee is in need of an urgent pacemaker implantation.
A report issued by an Israeli doctor pointed out the need to recommend another medicine prescription for al-Sayeh as previous medicines handed to him by the IPS proved to be harmful.
Al-Sayeh’s wife held the IPS responsible for any turn for the worse her husband’s health might take. She urged the international human rights institutions to urgently step in and save her husband before it is too late.
Prisoner al-Sayeh, 43, was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces some eight months ago on his way to attend a hearing for his wife Mona in the Salem military court, near Jenin province.
Israeli Ofer Court sentenced a Palestinian for ten months and imposed on him a fine of 2000 shekels for allegedly using Facebook for “incitement.”
Othmen Tamimi, 19, was given a 10-month sentence as well as a four-month suspended sentence for “incitement” on social media, according to the PIC reporter.
Since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada, Israel has notably stepped up the arrests campaign against Palestinian online activists.
In recent months, Israeli forces arrested 150 Palestinians over postings on Facebook that have been critical of Israeli crimes and violations against Palestinian people.
Israelis on social media routinely and openly incite violence against Palestinians, especially during heightened periods of tensions such as last summer's military offensive on Gaza, but none have yet faced prosecution.
Othmen Tamimi, 19, was given a 10-month sentence as well as a four-month suspended sentence for “incitement” on social media, according to the PIC reporter.
Since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada, Israel has notably stepped up the arrests campaign against Palestinian online activists.
In recent months, Israeli forces arrested 150 Palestinians over postings on Facebook that have been critical of Israeli crimes and violations against Palestinian people.
Israelis on social media routinely and openly incite violence against Palestinians, especially during heightened periods of tensions such as last summer's military offensive on Gaza, but none have yet faced prosecution.
The Israeli military court in Ofer has extended the administrative detention of Palestinian prisoner Omar al-Barghouthi, 63, for another three months.
This was the third time the court endorsed an administrative prison order against Barghouthi since he was arrested on November 19 last year.
Barghouthi, 63, had spent a total of 26 years in Israeli jails, sometimes administratively, following repeated arrests.
This was the third time the court endorsed an administrative prison order against Barghouthi since he was arrested on November 19 last year.
Barghouthi, 63, had spent a total of 26 years in Israeli jails, sometimes administratively, following repeated arrests.
The military court in Ofer decided to hold a hearing for Palestinian professor Imad al-Barghouthi next Thursday to look into an indictment filed against him by the Israeli prosecution, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) on Monday.
The Shin Bet had refused to comply with a court verdict ordering it to release the professor last Sunday after one month of administrative detention, with no charge.
Barghouthi, 54, a renowned astrophysicist and professor at al-Quds University, was arrested on April 24 at Nabi Saleh checkpoint near Ramallah.
The military prosecutor has accused him of inciting violence on his Facebook page.
The Shin Bet had refused to comply with a court verdict ordering it to release the professor last Sunday after one month of administrative detention, with no charge.
Barghouthi, 54, a renowned astrophysicist and professor at al-Quds University, was arrested on April 24 at Nabi Saleh checkpoint near Ramallah.
The military prosecutor has accused him of inciting violence on his Facebook page.
