30 nov 2016
The number of administrative detainees in Israeli jails has made a leap of up to 300%, human rights researcher Amal Al-Tawil said.
Speaking with the PIC, researcher a-Tawil, from the Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies, said an average of 60 to 70 cases of administrative detention has been recorded on a monthly basis among the Palestinians.
The list of detainees included women, minors, and elderly civilians.
The researcher spoke out against the swift hike in the number of administrative detainees in Israeli jails since the start of the anti-occupation Jerusalem Intifada, in October 2015.
She added that dozens of Palestinian detainees have embarked on hunger strikes in protest at being held arbitrarily in Israeli lock-ups and in light of the apathy maintained by the international community and human rights institutions.
Al-Tawil called for mobilizing support for the cause of Palestinian administrative detainees, urging the Palestinian Authority (PA), chaired by Mahmoud Abbas, to take up its duties vis-à-vis the affair and appeal to international courts to bring administrative detention to a halt.
Administrative detention is a policy pursued by the Israeli occupation authorities that legitimizes the incarceration of Palestinians with neither charge nor trial for renewable prison-terms.
Speaking with the PIC, researcher a-Tawil, from the Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies, said an average of 60 to 70 cases of administrative detention has been recorded on a monthly basis among the Palestinians.
The list of detainees included women, minors, and elderly civilians.
The researcher spoke out against the swift hike in the number of administrative detainees in Israeli jails since the start of the anti-occupation Jerusalem Intifada, in October 2015.
She added that dozens of Palestinian detainees have embarked on hunger strikes in protest at being held arbitrarily in Israeli lock-ups and in light of the apathy maintained by the international community and human rights institutions.
Al-Tawil called for mobilizing support for the cause of Palestinian administrative detainees, urging the Palestinian Authority (PA), chaired by Mahmoud Abbas, to take up its duties vis-à-vis the affair and appeal to international courts to bring administrative detention to a halt.
Administrative detention is a policy pursued by the Israeli occupation authorities that legitimizes the incarceration of Palestinians with neither charge nor trial for renewable prison-terms.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at noon, a young Palestinian man from Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, reportedly after locating a locally-made part of a weapon, and moved him to an interrogation center.
The Israeli army said the young man was taken prisoner in Jabal Johar area, in Hebron city, before being moved to an interrogation center.
The Maan News Agency said the young man has been identified as Monther al-Fakhouri, and that he was taken prisoner after the soldiers invaded his home, and searched it.
The Israeli army said the young man was taken prisoner in Jabal Johar area, in Hebron city, before being moved to an interrogation center.
The Maan News Agency said the young man has been identified as Monther al-Fakhouri, and that he was taken prisoner after the soldiers invaded his home, and searched it.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, late at night and on Wednesday at dawn, fourteen Palestinians, including several children, in different parts of the West Bank, including in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Hebron office of the PPS, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers have abducted five Palestinians, including three children from the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, after invading their homes and violently searching them.
It identified the abducted Palestinians as Sharaf Wael Ballassi, 15, Hamza Sharif, 16, Saif Sharif, 15, Ramadan Darwish Abu Ramouz, 51, and his brother Sha’ban, 47.
In related news, the soldiers invaded ‘Aneen village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Mousa Yassin, in addition to detaining many Palestinians at a roadblock the army installed on the main road of Zabbouba village.
In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers searched homes and abducted one Palestinian, identified as Baha-Eddin Nathmi Jayyousi, 25.
On Tuesday at night, the soldiers invaded many Palestinian homes in the central West Bank district of Ramallah and al-Biereh, and abducted seven Palestinians, including three children.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Mohammad Nassar al-Amir, 12, Rami Thieb S 12, his twin brother Luay, 12, Khader Abdul-Hafith Tamimi, 19, and Mohammad Jamal Tamimi, 21, all from Deir Netham village, northwest of Ramallah.
Also in Ramallah, the soldiers abducted Luay Abdul-Rahman Saleh, 24, and Emad Wajeeh Saleh, 27, after stopping him at the Atara military roadblock, north of Ramallah.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Mohammad Dari, 14.
Army Abducts Two Siblings In Hebron, One In Tulkarem
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, two siblings from Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, and one Palestinian near Tulkarem.
The Hebron office of PPS, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes, in various neighborhoods throughout the city, and abducted two siblings.
It identified the abducted siblings as Ramadan Sa’id Abu Ramouz, 53, and Sha’ban Sa’id Abu Ramouz, 50.
In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Bilal Mahmoud ‘Azem, 52, from Thannaba area, east of the city.
In Jerusalem, the soldiers summoned the mother of a Palestinian, who was killed by the army on October 12, 2015, for interrogation at a security center.
She is the mother of Mohammad Nathmi Shamasna, from Qotna village, northwest of Jerusalem; Israeli military fire killed her son, in Abu Ghost nearby village, while returning home from work.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Near Jenin, Detain Many
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday morning, a young Palestinian man from ‘Aneen village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and detained many Palestinians at a roadblock the army installed on the main road of Zabbouba village.
The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Mahmoud Yassin, near the gate of the Annexation Wall, built on villagers’ lands.
The soldiers interrogated the Palestinian at the roadblock, while inspecting his ID card, and took him to a nearby military base.
In addition, the army stopped and searched dozens of cars, and searched them, while interrogating many Palestinians and inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers took the license plate numbers of dozens of cars, and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving ‘Aneen, and issue that forced the drivers to take alternative, longer and unpaved roads.
The Israeli army claimed the closure came after several Palestinians hurled stones at military vehicles, and destroyed a section of the Annexation Wall.
The Hebron office of the PPS, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers have abducted five Palestinians, including three children from the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, after invading their homes and violently searching them.
It identified the abducted Palestinians as Sharaf Wael Ballassi, 15, Hamza Sharif, 16, Saif Sharif, 15, Ramadan Darwish Abu Ramouz, 51, and his brother Sha’ban, 47.
In related news, the soldiers invaded ‘Aneen village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Mousa Yassin, in addition to detaining many Palestinians at a roadblock the army installed on the main road of Zabbouba village.
In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers searched homes and abducted one Palestinian, identified as Baha-Eddin Nathmi Jayyousi, 25.
On Tuesday at night, the soldiers invaded many Palestinian homes in the central West Bank district of Ramallah and al-Biereh, and abducted seven Palestinians, including three children.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Mohammad Nassar al-Amir, 12, Rami Thieb S 12, his twin brother Luay, 12, Khader Abdul-Hafith Tamimi, 19, and Mohammad Jamal Tamimi, 21, all from Deir Netham village, northwest of Ramallah.
Also in Ramallah, the soldiers abducted Luay Abdul-Rahman Saleh, 24, and Emad Wajeeh Saleh, 27, after stopping him at the Atara military roadblock, north of Ramallah.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Mohammad Dari, 14.
Army Abducts Two Siblings In Hebron, One In Tulkarem
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, two siblings from Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, and one Palestinian near Tulkarem.
The Hebron office of PPS, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes, in various neighborhoods throughout the city, and abducted two siblings.
It identified the abducted siblings as Ramadan Sa’id Abu Ramouz, 53, and Sha’ban Sa’id Abu Ramouz, 50.
In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Bilal Mahmoud ‘Azem, 52, from Thannaba area, east of the city.
In Jerusalem, the soldiers summoned the mother of a Palestinian, who was killed by the army on October 12, 2015, for interrogation at a security center.
She is the mother of Mohammad Nathmi Shamasna, from Qotna village, northwest of Jerusalem; Israeli military fire killed her son, in Abu Ghost nearby village, while returning home from work.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Near Jenin, Detain Many
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday morning, a young Palestinian man from ‘Aneen village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and detained many Palestinians at a roadblock the army installed on the main road of Zabbouba village.
The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Mahmoud Yassin, near the gate of the Annexation Wall, built on villagers’ lands.
The soldiers interrogated the Palestinian at the roadblock, while inspecting his ID card, and took him to a nearby military base.
In addition, the army stopped and searched dozens of cars, and searched them, while interrogating many Palestinians and inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers took the license plate numbers of dozens of cars, and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving ‘Aneen, and issue that forced the drivers to take alternative, longer and unpaved roads.
The Israeli army claimed the closure came after several Palestinians hurled stones at military vehicles, and destroyed a section of the Annexation Wall.
The Israeli district court in Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday sentenced two Palestinian young men from the holy city to jail for several years.
According to the family committee for Jerusalemite detainees, the court sentenced Ahmed Abu Snaineh, 24, to nine years in prison and Mohamed Ferawi, 20, to six years.
The young men, both from the Old City of Jerusalem, were arrested on June 2014 for allegedly throwing stones at an Israeli policeman.
According to the family committee for Jerusalemite detainees, the court sentenced Ahmed Abu Snaineh, 24, to nine years in prison and Mohamed Ferawi, 20, to six years.
The young men, both from the Old City of Jerusalem, were arrested on June 2014 for allegedly throwing stones at an Israeli policeman.
29 nov 2016
The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) released Monday evening the oldest serving administrative detainee Rizk Rajoub, 60, after he spent 29 months in administrative detention.
Spokesman for Palestine Center for Prisoners’ Studies said that Rajoub was re-arrested on July 2, 2014 and since then he was held in administrative detention without charge or trial.
Rajoub’s administrative detention came only two weeks after his last arrest where he had spent more than four years behind Israeli bars.
As a whole, Rajoub spent more than 20 years in Israeli jails in separate arrests, mostly in administrative detention.
Rajoub suffers health problems as he underwent two medical surgeries only few days before his detention.
Spokesman for Palestine Center for Prisoners’ Studies said that Rajoub was re-arrested on July 2, 2014 and since then he was held in administrative detention without charge or trial.
Rajoub’s administrative detention came only two weeks after his last arrest where he had spent more than four years behind Israeli bars.
As a whole, Rajoub spent more than 20 years in Israeli jails in separate arrests, mostly in administrative detention.
Rajoub suffers health problems as he underwent two medical surgeries only few days before his detention.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Tuesday evening five Palestinians including three children from Deir Nidam town northwest of Ramallah.
According to official Palestinian Authority (PA) news agency Wafa, the IOF stormed the town amid heavy fire of live bullets and teargas bombs which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
During the raid, Israeli forces arrested five locals including three children.
The detainees were identified as Jafar al-Tamimi, 17, Mohammed al-Tamimi, 21, Louay al-Tamimi, 14, Rami al-Tamimi, 11, and Mohammed Amir, 12.
The detainees were taken to an unknown detention center.
According to official Palestinian Authority (PA) news agency Wafa, the IOF stormed the town amid heavy fire of live bullets and teargas bombs which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
During the raid, Israeli forces arrested five locals including three children.
The detainees were identified as Jafar al-Tamimi, 17, Mohammed al-Tamimi, 21, Louay al-Tamimi, 14, Rami al-Tamimi, 11, and Mohammed Amir, 12.
The detainees were taken to an unknown detention center.
The Israeli Central Court in occupied Jerusalem decided Tuesday to postpone the trial of two Jerusalemite minors till January 15, 2017.
The 13-year-old Jerusalemite minors Ahmed Zaatari and Shadi Farah were arrested in December 2015 for allegedly trying to carry out a stabbing attack.
Since then, they were held in a juvenile detention facility within the Green Line.
Family sources affirmed that the court decided to postpone the two detainees’ trial till January 2017 for unknown reasons.
According to DCI-Palestine, Israel held 440 Palestinian children in custody at the end of February 2016, more than twice the monthly average since 2011 and the highest number at any given point since the Israel Prison Service began releasing data in 2008.
The 13-year-old Jerusalemite minors Ahmed Zaatari and Shadi Farah were arrested in December 2015 for allegedly trying to carry out a stabbing attack.
Since then, they were held in a juvenile detention facility within the Green Line.
Family sources affirmed that the court decided to postpone the two detainees’ trial till January 2017 for unknown reasons.
According to DCI-Palestine, Israel held 440 Palestinian children in custody at the end of February 2016, more than twice the monthly average since 2011 and the highest number at any given point since the Israel Prison Service began releasing data in 2008.
In a sworn affidavit, 32-year-old Mohamed Ahmad Al-Najar provided evidence of the harsh psycho-physical torture he has been subjected to during and prior to his incarceration.
A lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) quoted prisoner al-Najar as stating that the Israeli occupation soldiers on Monday heavily beat him on his flank and face shortly after they kidnapped him from his home in al-Fawar camp, in the southern occupied West Bank province of al-Khalil.
The occupation soldiers forced al-Najar to walk for one hour from his home to the illegal Hagai settlement.
“As the soldiers dragged me to the Hagai site, I fell over and vomited blood. The soldiers turned down my appeals to transfer me via a carrier and pulled me from my chained hands,” said al-Najar.
“I was later transferred to the Etzion lock-up, where I was held for over one hour and a half, before I was dragged to the Ofer jail,” he added.
“I informed the soldiers about the stomach and spinal pains inflicted on my vulnerable body. Yet, they locked me up in a cold cell from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.,” the affidavit further read.
The PPS lawyer, who visited al-Najar behind prison bars, said traces of heavy beating clearly figure on his body.
Al-Najar is an ex-prisoner who has been arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on eight previous occasions. He had spent nearly six years in Israeli jails.
A father of two, prisoner al-Najar is the head of the Youth Assembly to Support Prisoners in the West Bank.
A lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) quoted prisoner al-Najar as stating that the Israeli occupation soldiers on Monday heavily beat him on his flank and face shortly after they kidnapped him from his home in al-Fawar camp, in the southern occupied West Bank province of al-Khalil.
The occupation soldiers forced al-Najar to walk for one hour from his home to the illegal Hagai settlement.
“As the soldiers dragged me to the Hagai site, I fell over and vomited blood. The soldiers turned down my appeals to transfer me via a carrier and pulled me from my chained hands,” said al-Najar.
“I was later transferred to the Etzion lock-up, where I was held for over one hour and a half, before I was dragged to the Ofer jail,” he added.
“I informed the soldiers about the stomach and spinal pains inflicted on my vulnerable body. Yet, they locked me up in a cold cell from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.,” the affidavit further read.
The PPS lawyer, who visited al-Najar behind prison bars, said traces of heavy beating clearly figure on his body.
Al-Najar is an ex-prisoner who has been arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on eight previous occasions. He had spent nearly six years in Israeli jails.
A father of two, prisoner al-Najar is the head of the Youth Assembly to Support Prisoners in the West Bank.
Israeli forces detained at least 21 Palestinians during predawn raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem between Monday and Tuesday, according to local Palestinian and Israeli army sources.
In the northern occupied West Bank district of Salfit, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces detained six residents from the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan during raids.
The six were identified as Othman Mahmoud Asi, 27, Bilal Ali Asi, 24, Baraa Said Asi, 23, Mustafa Abd al-Aziz Mirei, 32, Ahmad Harb Rayyan, 27, and Muamin Jamal Mirei, 23.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed to Ma’an five detentions in Qarawat Bani Hassan.
Locals from the northern West Bank, Nablus-area village of Urif reported that Israeli forces detained Ubadah Muhammad Shihada. PPS also reported the detention of Mujahid Muhammad Khalaf, 20 in the Nablus district.
Muhammad Rizq Hamid, 18, was detained from the village of Silwad east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, according to locals, while PPS reported that Ahmad Abu Qarei, 17, was also detained in the Ramallah district.
In the southern West Bank district of Hebron, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Awwa and detained Mahmoud Atif Masalma, Malik Muhammad Masalma, and Bahaa Muhammad al-Ikeimi.
Also in the Hebron district, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Ummar, where they detained Muntasir Wajih Abu Ayyash.
The Israeli army spokesperson confirmed three detentions from Beit Awwa, one from Beit Ummar, and one from Urif.
According to the army spokesperson, Israeli forces also detained one Palestinian from Tulkarem, one from the Nablus-area village of Talfit, two from the Ramallah-area village of Nilin, and one from the Bethlehem-area village of Nahhalin.
Meanwhile in occupied East Jerusalem, PPS said that Israeli forces detained Muhammad al-Masri, Muath Ubeid, Muhammad Ubeid, and Majd Mustafa.
Israeli forces conduct night raids across the occupied Palestinian territory on a near-daily basis. According to UN documentation, the Israeli army carried out 185 military detention raids between Nov. 1 and Nov. 14.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of October. The organization estimates that 40 percent of Palestinian men have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
In the northern occupied West Bank district of Salfit, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces detained six residents from the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan during raids.
The six were identified as Othman Mahmoud Asi, 27, Bilal Ali Asi, 24, Baraa Said Asi, 23, Mustafa Abd al-Aziz Mirei, 32, Ahmad Harb Rayyan, 27, and Muamin Jamal Mirei, 23.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed to Ma’an five detentions in Qarawat Bani Hassan.
Locals from the northern West Bank, Nablus-area village of Urif reported that Israeli forces detained Ubadah Muhammad Shihada. PPS also reported the detention of Mujahid Muhammad Khalaf, 20 in the Nablus district.
Muhammad Rizq Hamid, 18, was detained from the village of Silwad east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, according to locals, while PPS reported that Ahmad Abu Qarei, 17, was also detained in the Ramallah district.
In the southern West Bank district of Hebron, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Awwa and detained Mahmoud Atif Masalma, Malik Muhammad Masalma, and Bahaa Muhammad al-Ikeimi.
Also in the Hebron district, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Ummar, where they detained Muntasir Wajih Abu Ayyash.
The Israeli army spokesperson confirmed three detentions from Beit Awwa, one from Beit Ummar, and one from Urif.
According to the army spokesperson, Israeli forces also detained one Palestinian from Tulkarem, one from the Nablus-area village of Talfit, two from the Ramallah-area village of Nilin, and one from the Bethlehem-area village of Nahhalin.
Meanwhile in occupied East Jerusalem, PPS said that Israeli forces detained Muhammad al-Masri, Muath Ubeid, Muhammad Ubeid, and Majd Mustafa.
Israeli forces conduct night raids across the occupied Palestinian territory on a near-daily basis. According to UN documentation, the Israeli army carried out 185 military detention raids between Nov. 1 and Nov. 14.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of October. The organization estimates that 40 percent of Palestinian men have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
