30 sept 2018

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday arrested three Palestinians, including a woman, in Ramallah city.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF raided a shop in Batn al-Hawa neighborhood and arrested three employees.
He added that clashes broke out in the area between dozens of Palestinian citizens and the IOF soldiers who heavily fired rubber-coated metal bullets and teargas canisters.
The Palestinian citizens responded by throwing stones and empty bottles and closing the city's roads with rocks and waste containers.
Local sources reported that the IOF surrounded a residential building in the neighborhood and used its rooftop as a lookout.
Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a press statement that a Palestinian citizen was transferred to Palestine Medical Complex after he suffered teargas inhalation during the clashes.
Based on official statistics released by the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission, there are 6,500 Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF raided a shop in Batn al-Hawa neighborhood and arrested three employees.
He added that clashes broke out in the area between dozens of Palestinian citizens and the IOF soldiers who heavily fired rubber-coated metal bullets and teargas canisters.
The Palestinian citizens responded by throwing stones and empty bottles and closing the city's roads with rocks and waste containers.
Local sources reported that the IOF surrounded a residential building in the neighborhood and used its rooftop as a lookout.
Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a press statement that a Palestinian citizen was transferred to Palestine Medical Complex after he suffered teargas inhalation during the clashes.
Based on official statistics released by the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission, there are 6,500 Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails.

Rights groups continue to sound alarm bells over the deteriorating health condition of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who has been on an open-ended hunger strike for 29 consecutive days to protest his arbitrary detention in Israeli jails.
According to Muhjat al-Quds Foundation, prisoner Khader Adnan has declared his an open-ended hunger strike some 29 days ago in response to being held arbitrarily in Israeli dungeons.
Muhjat al-Quds group called on the international community and human rights institutions, namely the Red Cross, to urgently intervene and pressurize the Israeli occupation to release Adnan, among other Palestinian detainees arbitrarily held in its lock-ups.
Muhjat al-Quds railed against Israel’s torture tactics, including bans of visits by family members and attorneys, perpetrated against the hunger striker, in contravention of international laws and treaties.
The foundation said Adnan’s health status has gone downhill as a result of the hunger strike and preplanned medical neglect by the Israeli prison authorities.
Khader Adnan, from the northern occupied West Bank province of Jenin, was kidnapped by the Israeli forces on December 11, 2017 over allegations of anti-occupation incitement.
According to Muhjat al-Quds Foundation, prisoner Khader Adnan has declared his an open-ended hunger strike some 29 days ago in response to being held arbitrarily in Israeli dungeons.
Muhjat al-Quds group called on the international community and human rights institutions, namely the Red Cross, to urgently intervene and pressurize the Israeli occupation to release Adnan, among other Palestinian detainees arbitrarily held in its lock-ups.
Muhjat al-Quds railed against Israel’s torture tactics, including bans of visits by family members and attorneys, perpetrated against the hunger striker, in contravention of international laws and treaties.
The foundation said Adnan’s health status has gone downhill as a result of the hunger strike and preplanned medical neglect by the Israeli prison authorities.
Khader Adnan, from the northern occupied West Bank province of Jenin, was kidnapped by the Israeli forces on December 11, 2017 over allegations of anti-occupation incitement.

The Israeli authorities rearrested, Sunday, a Palestinian political prisoner with French citizenship, minutes after his release from prison after spending thirteen months under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges.
The Palestinian Salah al-Hammouri, from occupied East Jerusalem, was held at the Negev Desert Detention Camp for thirteen months, under Administrative Detention orders, and was rearrested immediately after his release.
He was taken prisoner on August 23rd, 2017, and was instantly held under Administrative Detention orders. Salah is also a former political prisoner, who was held by Israel for more than six years.
It is worth mentioning that Salah is married to a French woman, and the two have a child; the Israeli authorities deported his wife to France along with their child, while at the same time denying him the right to travel, thus separating the family.
The Palestinian Salah al-Hammouri, from occupied East Jerusalem, was held at the Negev Desert Detention Camp for thirteen months, under Administrative Detention orders, and was rearrested immediately after his release.
He was taken prisoner on August 23rd, 2017, and was instantly held under Administrative Detention orders. Salah is also a former political prisoner, who was held by Israel for more than six years.
It is worth mentioning that Salah is married to a French woman, and the two have a child; the Israeli authorities deported his wife to France along with their child, while at the same time denying him the right to travel, thus separating the family.

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday arrested seven Palestinians, including two children, during large-scale campaigns launched in the West Bank.
Local sources said that a Palestinian youth was injured by live ammunition during an IOF raid into Nahalin town, west of Bethlehem, which led to the outbreak of clashes between Israeli soldiers and the town's residents.
Nahalin's mayor Subhi Zeidan said in press statements that the IOF broke into the house of the Palestinian citizen Mohammed Shakarna amid heavy firing of live ammunition, teargas canisters, and sound bombs.
He added that Shakarna's son was injured by a live bullet and was transferred to a local hospital for treatment.
The IOF further arrested Ali Najajra, 16, and Saif al-Din Najajra, 17, after raiding their family house in Nahalin. Five Palestinian youths were also arrested in al-Khalil and Jenin.
Local sources reported that the IOF stormed al-Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah, raided some Palestinian houses, and wreaked havoc on them.
Several IOF patrols entered Madama town, south of Nablus, and installed a checkpoint at the eastern entrance to Qalqilya city and scrutinized the IDs of the Palestinian citizens passing in the area, according to the PIC reporter.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, six Palestinians, including two siblings, in Hebron, Bethlehem and Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes, and interrogated many Palestinians before abducting the six.
The PPS office in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Baha’ Issa Zama’ra, and his brother Ahmad, in addition to Odai Hasan Zama’ra, from their homes in Halhoul town, north of Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Bethlehem, and abducted Ali Khaled Najajra and Saifeddin Ahmad Najajra.
The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Nidal Shalameesh from his home in Burqin town, west of Jenin, in northern West Bank.
Local sources said that a Palestinian youth was injured by live ammunition during an IOF raid into Nahalin town, west of Bethlehem, which led to the outbreak of clashes between Israeli soldiers and the town's residents.
Nahalin's mayor Subhi Zeidan said in press statements that the IOF broke into the house of the Palestinian citizen Mohammed Shakarna amid heavy firing of live ammunition, teargas canisters, and sound bombs.
He added that Shakarna's son was injured by a live bullet and was transferred to a local hospital for treatment.
The IOF further arrested Ali Najajra, 16, and Saif al-Din Najajra, 17, after raiding their family house in Nahalin. Five Palestinian youths were also arrested in al-Khalil and Jenin.
Local sources reported that the IOF stormed al-Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah, raided some Palestinian houses, and wreaked havoc on them.
Several IOF patrols entered Madama town, south of Nablus, and installed a checkpoint at the eastern entrance to Qalqilya city and scrutinized the IDs of the Palestinian citizens passing in the area, according to the PIC reporter.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, six Palestinians, including two siblings, in Hebron, Bethlehem and Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes, and interrogated many Palestinians before abducting the six.
The PPS office in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Baha’ Issa Zama’ra, and his brother Ahmad, in addition to Odai Hasan Zama’ra, from their homes in Halhoul town, north of Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Bethlehem, and abducted Ali Khaled Najajra and Saifeddin Ahmad Najajra.
The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Nidal Shalameesh from his home in Burqin town, west of Jenin, in northern West Bank.

The Israeli military court in Maskubiya detention center has extended the detention of 16-year-old Khalil Jabbarin, who suffers bullet injuries, for 13 days at the pretext of allowing further investigation into his case.
According to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs, Jabbrin is now in Ramla Hospital and his health condition is stable and improving.
Doctors in the Israeli Hospital of Hadassah had performed surgery on the wounded teenager to remove bullets from his body.
Jabbarin was badly injured and arrested on September 16 after Israeli soldiers opened fire at him after he carried out a stabbing attack killing one Jewish settlers at the junction of Gush Etzion settlements in northern al-Khali.
According to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs, Jabbrin is now in Ramla Hospital and his health condition is stable and improving.
Doctors in the Israeli Hospital of Hadassah had performed surgery on the wounded teenager to remove bullets from his body.
Jabbarin was badly injured and arrested on September 16 after Israeli soldiers opened fire at him after he carried out a stabbing attack killing one Jewish settlers at the junction of Gush Etzion settlements in northern al-Khali.
29 sept 2018
Protesters told Ma’an that Israeli forces continuously suppresses the weekly march in Sheikh Jarrah, confiscates Palestinian flags and ID cards of protesters and threatens them with detention.
Residents of Sheikh Jarrah have been organizing a weekly march on Fridays for more than 10 years protesting Israeli settlement and seizure of lands and properties of the neighborhood.
Israelis have claimed that Sheikh Jarrah was once the site of a 19th century Jewish community. Many families in the neighborhood have been embroiled in legal disputes for decades, as various Israeli settlers have attempted to claim ownership over their homes.
Residents of Sheikh Jarrah have been organizing a weekly march on Fridays for more than 10 years protesting Israeli settlement and seizure of lands and properties of the neighborhood.
Israelis have claimed that Sheikh Jarrah was once the site of a 19th century Jewish community. Many families in the neighborhood have been embroiled in legal disputes for decades, as various Israeli settlers have attempted to claim ownership over their homes.

Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan's hunger strike in Israeli jails on Saturday entered its 28th day in a row.
Mohjat al-Quds Foundation said in a press statement that Adnan started an open hunger strike 28 days ago in protest at his arbitrary detention.
Mohjat al-Quds noted that his family and lawyer know nothing about his current health condition since they are prevented from visiting him by the Israel Prison Service.
It called on concerned human rights organizations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to immediately intervene and pressure Israel to stop its aggressive policies against Palestinian detainees and give them their rights which are guaranteed by international conventions.
A resident of Arraba town in Jenin, Khader Adnan was arrested on 11th December 2017 on charges of incitement. He had waged two hunger strikes in Israeli jails against his administrative detention and was able to force the Israeli authorities to respond to his demands.
Mohjat al-Quds Foundation said in a press statement that Adnan started an open hunger strike 28 days ago in protest at his arbitrary detention.
Mohjat al-Quds noted that his family and lawyer know nothing about his current health condition since they are prevented from visiting him by the Israel Prison Service.
It called on concerned human rights organizations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to immediately intervene and pressure Israel to stop its aggressive policies against Palestinian detainees and give them their rights which are guaranteed by international conventions.
A resident of Arraba town in Jenin, Khader Adnan was arrested on 11th December 2017 on charges of incitement. He had waged two hunger strikes in Israeli jails against his administrative detention and was able to force the Israeli authorities to respond to his demands.

An Israeli special force on Friday evening kidnapped a Palestinian child in an ambush in al-Khalil, south of the West Bank.
The PIC reporter said that Ahmad al-Qawasmi, 17, was kidnapped by a force of Israeli soldiers riding a black car near the entrance to al-Khalil city.
He added that the Israeli soldiers threatened al-Qawasmi with their machine guns and forced him into the care before they fled the scene.
The PIC reporter said that Ahmad al-Qawasmi, 17, was kidnapped by a force of Israeli soldiers riding a black car near the entrance to al-Khalil city.
He added that the Israeli soldiers threatened al-Qawasmi with their machine guns and forced him into the care before they fled the scene.

Samer Tamimi, 11
On Friday afternoon, Israeli troops invaded the village of Nabi Saleh, known as one of the centers of non-violent resistance in the West Bank, and arrested three children – two of them age 11, and the other age 12.
Samer Tamimi, 11 years old, the son of local non-violent activist Manal Tamimi, was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers along with two other children: Mohammad Abdul Lateef Tamimi, 11, and Ahmad Tamimi, 12, years old.
The children were abducted by the soldiers and taken to an unknown destination without any attempt by the soldiers to communicate with the parents of the three boys.
The abduction of children by Israeli soldiers is a common practice of the Israeli soldiers, with children as young as six years old grabbed and brutalized by the soldiers, taken to military bases, and interrogated for hours with no adult or advocate present.
According to the group Defense for Children International, around 500-700 Palestinian children are arrested, detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system each year. The majority of Palestinian child detainees are charged with throwing stones, and three out of four experience physical violence during arrest, transfer or interrogation. No Israeli child comes into contact with the military court system.
The majority of children are detained from their West Bank homes during the middle of the night by heavily armed Israeli soldiers. Several hours after their arrest, children arrive at an interrogation and detention center alone, sleep deprived and often bruised and scared. Interrogations tend to be coercive, including a variety of verbal abuse, threats and physical violence that ultimately result in a confession.
Unlike Israeli children living in illegal settlements in the West Bank, Palestinian children are not accompanied by a parent and are generally interrogated without the benefit of legal advice, or being informed of their right to silence. They are overwhelmingly accused of throwing stones, an offense that can lead to a potential maximum sentence of 10 to 20 years depending on a child’s age.
Samer has two older brothers, Mohammad, 19, and Osama, 22, who have been incarcerated for months in Israeli military prisons under so-called ‘administrative detention’, with no charges filed against them.
In a 2015 documentary by Al Jazeera, the mother of Samer, Manal Tamimi, told reporters, “I don’t want my children to be afraid – I try to hide my fear, as a mother, because I want them to be strong. Being afraid [while living] under occupation – you won’t be able to do anything. You will lose your life. But at the same time, I see how they are losing their childhood. I don’t want to have to talk to them about knowing their rights if they are arrested, about the tear gas – I want to talk with them about their future, about normal things. It’s kind of…. Refusing to die in silence…..My resistance is about life, about hope, about dreams, about a beautiful future.”
In the video, Manal also addresses those who would criticize her and other mothers in her village for allowing their children to participate in the non-violent weekly protests in their village. She says, “People who criticize us by saying that we are putting our children in danger – it’s not us who are putting our children in danger. It doesn’t matter what I do, they will be in danger all the time. There is a fear that the army will invade the house in the middle of the night, that they will shoot tear gas in the house, that my children will be abducted or even killed. This is life under occupation.”
On Friday afternoon, Israeli troops invaded the village of Nabi Saleh, known as one of the centers of non-violent resistance in the West Bank, and arrested three children – two of them age 11, and the other age 12.
Samer Tamimi, 11 years old, the son of local non-violent activist Manal Tamimi, was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers along with two other children: Mohammad Abdul Lateef Tamimi, 11, and Ahmad Tamimi, 12, years old.
The children were abducted by the soldiers and taken to an unknown destination without any attempt by the soldiers to communicate with the parents of the three boys.
The abduction of children by Israeli soldiers is a common practice of the Israeli soldiers, with children as young as six years old grabbed and brutalized by the soldiers, taken to military bases, and interrogated for hours with no adult or advocate present.
According to the group Defense for Children International, around 500-700 Palestinian children are arrested, detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system each year. The majority of Palestinian child detainees are charged with throwing stones, and three out of four experience physical violence during arrest, transfer or interrogation. No Israeli child comes into contact with the military court system.
The majority of children are detained from their West Bank homes during the middle of the night by heavily armed Israeli soldiers. Several hours after their arrest, children arrive at an interrogation and detention center alone, sleep deprived and often bruised and scared. Interrogations tend to be coercive, including a variety of verbal abuse, threats and physical violence that ultimately result in a confession.
Unlike Israeli children living in illegal settlements in the West Bank, Palestinian children are not accompanied by a parent and are generally interrogated without the benefit of legal advice, or being informed of their right to silence. They are overwhelmingly accused of throwing stones, an offense that can lead to a potential maximum sentence of 10 to 20 years depending on a child’s age.
Samer has two older brothers, Mohammad, 19, and Osama, 22, who have been incarcerated for months in Israeli military prisons under so-called ‘administrative detention’, with no charges filed against them.
In a 2015 documentary by Al Jazeera, the mother of Samer, Manal Tamimi, told reporters, “I don’t want my children to be afraid – I try to hide my fear, as a mother, because I want them to be strong. Being afraid [while living] under occupation – you won’t be able to do anything. You will lose your life. But at the same time, I see how they are losing their childhood. I don’t want to have to talk to them about knowing their rights if they are arrested, about the tear gas – I want to talk with them about their future, about normal things. It’s kind of…. Refusing to die in silence…..My resistance is about life, about hope, about dreams, about a beautiful future.”
In the video, Manal also addresses those who would criticize her and other mothers in her village for allowing their children to participate in the non-violent weekly protests in their village. She says, “People who criticize us by saying that we are putting our children in danger – it’s not us who are putting our children in danger. It doesn’t matter what I do, they will be in danger all the time. There is a fear that the army will invade the house in the middle of the night, that they will shoot tear gas in the house, that my children will be abducted or even killed. This is life under occupation.”