31 may 2019
Over 250,000 Palestinian worshipers visited al-Aqsa Mosque for the last Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan despite Israeli restrictions.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli forces deployed in large numbers on Jerusalem streets and at dozens of checkpoints surrounding the Old City.
On Friday morning, the Israeli forces closed all entrances to the Old City and al-Aqsa Mosque after a Palestinian citizen allegedly stabbed two settlers in Jerusalem.
The Israeli forces later opened three gates to al-Aqsa Mosque but assaulted and harassed the worshipers who were heading to the holy mosque to pray on the last Friday of Ramadan.
A number of worshipers were arrested at checkpoints and others were prevented from entering the mosque and ordered to return.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli forces deployed in large numbers on Jerusalem streets and at dozens of checkpoints surrounding the Old City.
On Friday morning, the Israeli forces closed all entrances to the Old City and al-Aqsa Mosque after a Palestinian citizen allegedly stabbed two settlers in Jerusalem.
The Israeli forces later opened three gates to al-Aqsa Mosque but assaulted and harassed the worshipers who were heading to the holy mosque to pray on the last Friday of Ramadan.
A number of worshipers were arrested at checkpoints and others were prevented from entering the mosque and ordered to return.
The Israeli occupation forces on Friday arrested a Palestinian young man at Qalandia checkpoint north of Occupied Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli forces stationed at Qalandia checkpoint arrested a Palestinian worshiper who was heading to al-Aqsa Mosque to pray on the last Friday of Ramadan.
The Israeli forces claimed that the detainee was carrying a knife.
Local sources reported that the Israeli forces deployed a large number of soldiers on the streets of Jerusalem and at checkpoints surrounding the Old City in anticipation of clashes and protests on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli forces stationed at Qalandia checkpoint arrested a Palestinian worshiper who was heading to al-Aqsa Mosque to pray on the last Friday of Ramadan.
The Israeli forces claimed that the detainee was carrying a knife.
Local sources reported that the Israeli forces deployed a large number of soldiers on the streets of Jerusalem and at checkpoints surrounding the Old City in anticipation of clashes and protests on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.
The Israeli occupation police on Thursday afternoon kidnaped teacher and pro-Aqsa activist Hinadi al-Halawani from her home in Jerusalem after assaulting her.
A source close to Halawani told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that police forces stormed and ransacked the house of Halawani in Wadi al-Joz neighborhood in Jerusalem, physically assaulted her and confiscated some belongings.
A police measure banning teacher Halawani from entering the Aqsa Mosque had expired on October 27, 2018. The measure was taken against her after she was jailed for one month.
A source close to Halawani told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that police forces stormed and ransacked the house of Halawani in Wadi al-Joz neighborhood in Jerusalem, physically assaulted her and confiscated some belongings.
A police measure banning teacher Halawani from entering the Aqsa Mosque had expired on October 27, 2018. The measure was taken against her after she was jailed for one month.
30 may 2019
Abeer Ziyad and family
The Israeli occupation police on Thursday kidnapped Abeer Ziyad, director of the Women Center of A-Thuri in Silwan, east Jerusalem.
An official source from the center said that Israeli police forces stormed and ransacked the offices of the center before raiding the house of Ziyad and kidnaping her.
A few days ago, police forces kidnapped her husband Ziyad Ziyad and confiscated food parcels that would have been distributed by the center to poor families.
The Israeli occupation police on Thursday kidnapped Abeer Ziyad, director of the Women Center of A-Thuri in Silwan, east Jerusalem.
An official source from the center said that Israeli police forces stormed and ransacked the offices of the center before raiding the house of Ziyad and kidnaping her.
A few days ago, police forces kidnapped her husband Ziyad Ziyad and confiscated food parcels that would have been distributed by the center to poor families.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday arrested 11 Palestinians during home raids in the West Bank.
According to Palestinian activists, the IOF arrested the Hamas leader Nader Sawafta, 44, after raiding his home in Tubas city.
Other Palestinian citizens were arrested during campaigns that targeted Nablus, Qalqilya, and al-Khalil.
Ex-prisoners were among the detainees, local sources reported.
The Israeli occupation army claimed that its forces arrested 11 Palestinians in the West Bank wo were "wanted" for being involved in anti-Israel activities.
According to Palestinian activists, the IOF arrested the Hamas leader Nader Sawafta, 44, after raiding his home in Tubas city.
Other Palestinian citizens were arrested during campaigns that targeted Nablus, Qalqilya, and al-Khalil.
Ex-prisoners were among the detainees, local sources reported.
The Israeli occupation army claimed that its forces arrested 11 Palestinians in the West Bank wo were "wanted" for being involved in anti-Israel activities.
29 may 2019
The Palestinian prisoner Hasan al-Awiwi has been on hunger strike for 58 days in an Israeli jail in protest at his detention without charge or trial.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that the Israeli Prison Service, since al-Awiwi started his hunger strike, has held him in solitary confinement, deprived him of family visits, and transferred him to several prisons despite his worsening health condition.
Al-Awiwi, 35, a father of three, has been detained administratively since 15 January.
Two other Palestinian detainees, namely Thaer Bader, 43, and Ahmad al-Horoub, 30, started an open-ended hunger strike on 18 May and 21 May respectively in protest at their administrative detention too.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that the Israeli Prison Service, since al-Awiwi started his hunger strike, has held him in solitary confinement, deprived him of family visits, and transferred him to several prisons despite his worsening health condition.
Al-Awiwi, 35, a father of three, has been detained administratively since 15 January.
Two other Palestinian detainees, namely Thaer Bader, 43, and Ahmad al-Horoub, 30, started an open-ended hunger strike on 18 May and 21 May respectively in protest at their administrative detention too.
Israeli soldiers abducted, Wednesday, a Palestinian woman from Abu Dis town, east of occupied East Jerusalem, and three children from the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, before breaking into and searching a few homes, and abducted a woman, identified as Raja’ Omar, before moving her to the al-Maskobiyya detention and interrogation facility in West Jerusalem.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted three Palestinian children from the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied city, allegedly for entering the city without permits. video
Media sources said the soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, before breaking into and searching a few homes, and abducted a woman, identified as Raja’ Omar, before moving her to the al-Maskobiyya detention and interrogation facility in West Jerusalem.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted three Palestinian children from the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied city, allegedly for entering the city without permits. video
Israel's Salem military court on Tuesday sentenced the Palestinian child Abdul-Jaber Yasin, 15, to four months in jail and ordered him to pay a 3,000 NIS fine.
Yasin's family said that the Israeli court accused their child of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers during a raid on Asira al-Qibliya village, south of Nablus.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested Yasin on 3 May after violently beating him during clashes in Asira al-Qibliya.
Yasin's family said that the Israeli court accused their child of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers during a raid on Asira al-Qibliya village, south of Nablus.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested Yasin on 3 May after violently beating him during clashes in Asira al-Qibliya.
28 may 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday kidnapped at least 25 Palestinian citizens, including university students and ex-detainees, during campaigns in different West Bank and Jerusalem areas.
However, a statement by the Israeli army claimed its forces arrested 17 Palestinians overnight in the West Bank.
According to local sources, the IOF confiscated dozens of thousands of shekels during raids on Palestinian homes in Nablus on allegations that they were intended to fund activities against Israel and its citizens.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed Arraba town, south of Jenin, and kidnaped Mohamed Hamdan (ex-detainee) and Mustafa al-Arida after ransacking their homes.
The IOF also kidnapped Ahmed Derweesh, the spokesman for the Islamic Bock at an-Najah University, from his home in Nablus city.
Another Najah University student called Ibrahim Abu Shalhoub, an Islamic Bloc activist, was taken prisoner during an IOF campaign in Deir al-Ghusoun town, north of Tulkarem.
Zaki Radwan (an ex-detainee) was also rounded up and physically assaulted following an altercation with Israeli soldiers who raided him house in Azzun town, east of Qalqilya.
Other two ex-detainees identified as Husni al-Amoudi and Aouni al-Shakh’shir were kidnapped from their homes in Nablus city.
Many other citizens were also taken prisoners during IOF campaigns in different West Bank areas.
In Jerusalem, eight citizens were kidnapped from their homes in Hizma village.
Israeli Army Abducts Twenty Palestinians In West Bank
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, at least twenty Palestinians, after the army invaded and searched many homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS office in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded many neighborhoods, before storming homes, abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Amin Rajabi Ghneim, and confiscated his car.
The soldiers also abducted Aseed Mohammad al-Harni, from his home in Yatta town, south of Hebron.
The soldiers claimed they located a M16 rifle, and a pistol, during the searches of homes and buildings in Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Rauf Hamdan, in addition to Mustafa Ahmad al-‘Aarda, from their homes in Arraba town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
In Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, the soldiers abducted Zaki Ribhi Radwan, 40, after invading his home and searching it.
The soldiers also abducted Ibrahim Ayyoub Shalhoob, 24, from his home in Deir al-Ghosoun town, north of Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.
In az-Zawiya town, west of Salfit in Central West Bank, the soldiers searched homes, and abducted Ahmad Nafe’ Shaqqour.
However, a statement by the Israeli army claimed its forces arrested 17 Palestinians overnight in the West Bank.
According to local sources, the IOF confiscated dozens of thousands of shekels during raids on Palestinian homes in Nablus on allegations that they were intended to fund activities against Israel and its citizens.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed Arraba town, south of Jenin, and kidnaped Mohamed Hamdan (ex-detainee) and Mustafa al-Arida after ransacking their homes.
The IOF also kidnapped Ahmed Derweesh, the spokesman for the Islamic Bock at an-Najah University, from his home in Nablus city.
Another Najah University student called Ibrahim Abu Shalhoub, an Islamic Bloc activist, was taken prisoner during an IOF campaign in Deir al-Ghusoun town, north of Tulkarem.
Zaki Radwan (an ex-detainee) was also rounded up and physically assaulted following an altercation with Israeli soldiers who raided him house in Azzun town, east of Qalqilya.
Other two ex-detainees identified as Husni al-Amoudi and Aouni al-Shakh’shir were kidnapped from their homes in Nablus city.
Many other citizens were also taken prisoners during IOF campaigns in different West Bank areas.
In Jerusalem, eight citizens were kidnapped from their homes in Hizma village.
Israeli Army Abducts Twenty Palestinians In West Bank
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, at least twenty Palestinians, after the army invaded and searched many homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS office in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded many neighborhoods, before storming homes, abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Amin Rajabi Ghneim, and confiscated his car.
The soldiers also abducted Aseed Mohammad al-Harni, from his home in Yatta town, south of Hebron.
The soldiers claimed they located a M16 rifle, and a pistol, during the searches of homes and buildings in Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Rauf Hamdan, in addition to Mustafa Ahmad al-‘Aarda, from their homes in Arraba town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
In Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, the soldiers abducted Zaki Ribhi Radwan, 40, after invading his home and searching it.
The soldiers also abducted Ibrahim Ayyoub Shalhoob, 24, from his home in Deir al-Ghosoun town, north of Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.
In az-Zawiya town, west of Salfit in Central West Bank, the soldiers searched homes, and abducted Ahmad Nafe’ Shaqqour.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, five young Palestinian men, including a former political prisoner and siblings, in Nablus governorate, in northern West Bank.
The Nablus office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes in the Nablus city, and abducted three Palestinians, identified as former political prisoner Hosni Emad Amoudi, former political prisoner, Awni Mazen Shakhsheer, and Ahmad Mohammad Darwish.
It added that the soldiers also searched homes in the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of the city, and abducted Mahmoud ‘Oweis, 18, and his brother Anas, 22.
In Orif village, southwest of Nablus, the soldiers searched homes, confiscated several computers and mobile phones.
The Nablus office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes in the Nablus city, and abducted three Palestinians, identified as former political prisoner Hosni Emad Amoudi, former political prisoner, Awni Mazen Shakhsheer, and Ahmad Mohammad Darwish.
It added that the soldiers also searched homes in the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of the city, and abducted Mahmoud ‘Oweis, 18, and his brother Anas, 22.
In Orif village, southwest of Nablus, the soldiers searched homes, confiscated several computers and mobile phones.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) has reported that the health condition of Palestinian detainee Hasan Ewaiwi has become severely critical.
Ewaiwi, 35, a the father of three children, has been on hunger strike for 56 days to protest being placed under ‘administrative detention’ by Israeli authorities.
The PPS said that Ewaiwi was transferred to Kaplan Medical Center (KMC) in Israel, where he has been hospitalized and his condition deemed critical.
The detainee has been imprisoned since January 15, 2019. He also previously spent years in Israeli detention.
Administrative detention is a common practice in Israel for Palestinians arrested by the Israeli occupying military forces.
Palestinians placed under administrative detention have not been charged with a crime, and do not receive a trial.
It is important to note that three additional prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes expressing their objection to Israel’s use of administrative detention. The prisoners are Tha’er Bader, Bassam Abu ‘Aker, and Ahmad al-Hroub.
Ewaiwi, 35, a the father of three children, has been on hunger strike for 56 days to protest being placed under ‘administrative detention’ by Israeli authorities.
The PPS said that Ewaiwi was transferred to Kaplan Medical Center (KMC) in Israel, where he has been hospitalized and his condition deemed critical.
The detainee has been imprisoned since January 15, 2019. He also previously spent years in Israeli detention.
Administrative detention is a common practice in Israel for Palestinians arrested by the Israeli occupying military forces.
Palestinians placed under administrative detention have not been charged with a crime, and do not receive a trial.
It is important to note that three additional prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes expressing their objection to Israel’s use of administrative detention. The prisoners are Tha’er Bader, Bassam Abu ‘Aker, and Ahmad al-Hroub.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, eight Palestinians, including a wounded child, from their homes in Hizma town, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem.
The soldiers invaded the town from several directions, before storming and ransacking many homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Media sources in the town said the soldiers abducted Ahmad Amjad Sbeih, Saqer Salahuddin, Mohammad Ramadan Khatib, Ahmad Fuad Khatib, Laith Malek Sbeih, Mahdi Hasan Salahuddin, Nour Motawe’ and Mohammad Salam Sbeih.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad Fuad Khatib, 15, was shot and injured by Israeli army fire on April 16th, 2019.
The soldiers invaded the town from several directions, before storming and ransacking many homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Media sources in the town said the soldiers abducted Ahmad Amjad Sbeih, Saqer Salahuddin, Mohammad Ramadan Khatib, Ahmad Fuad Khatib, Laith Malek Sbeih, Mahdi Hasan Salahuddin, Nour Motawe’ and Mohammad Salam Sbeih.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad Fuad Khatib, 15, was shot and injured by Israeli army fire on April 16th, 2019.
