20 dec 2012
IOF rounds up more than thirty Palestinians
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed more than thirty Palestinians at dawn Thursday mostly from occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian sources said that IOF soldiers rounded up ten Palestinians in Issawiye on Thursday morning after encircling the town to the north of occupied Jerusalem and wreaking havoc in a number of homes.
Ten other Jerusalemites were taken from Shufat refugee camp after IOF claimed they took part in confrontations with its soldiers. They were taken to court that extended their remand.
IOF forces had earlier detained 12 Palestinians in various West Bank areas mainly Nablus, Al-Khalil, and Jenin.
IOF kidnap 12 Palestinians in W. Bank and Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped at dawn Thursday 12 Palestinians from different areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
A force of Israeli troops kidnapped three Palestinian citizens from the villages of Tal and Sura southwest of Nablus city.
Eyewitnesses said that the troops smashed furniture and caused material damage inside homes during the raids in the two villages.
In Al-Khalil city, the IOF kidnapped at dawn Shiekh Omar Al-Qawasmi and one of his nephews.
Nine other citizens were also detained and interrogated for hours during raids on homes before releasing only six of them later in Jalama town east of Jenin city.
The IOF kidnapped three young men as well during a campaign in Issawiya area in the occupied city of east Jerusalem.
Palestinian sources said that IOF soldiers rounded up ten Palestinians in Issawiye on Thursday morning after encircling the town to the north of occupied Jerusalem and wreaking havoc in a number of homes.
Ten other Jerusalemites were taken from Shufat refugee camp after IOF claimed they took part in confrontations with its soldiers. They were taken to court that extended their remand.
IOF forces had earlier detained 12 Palestinians in various West Bank areas mainly Nablus, Al-Khalil, and Jenin.
IOF kidnap 12 Palestinians in W. Bank and Jerusalem
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped at dawn Thursday 12 Palestinians from different areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
A force of Israeli troops kidnapped three Palestinian citizens from the villages of Tal and Sura southwest of Nablus city.
Eyewitnesses said that the troops smashed furniture and caused material damage inside homes during the raids in the two villages.
In Al-Khalil city, the IOF kidnapped at dawn Shiekh Omar Al-Qawasmi and one of his nephews.
Nine other citizens were also detained and interrogated for hours during raids on homes before releasing only six of them later in Jalama town east of Jenin city.
The IOF kidnapped three young men as well during a campaign in Issawiya area in the occupied city of east Jerusalem.
The "Elite" begins empty stomachs battle in solidarity with striking prisoners
Ministry of Detainees' and Ex-detainees' Affairs revealed that the captive movement agreed to launch early next week the elite strike, where a group of the Palestinian elite will declare an open hunger strike in solidarity with the strikers Sharawna and al-Issawi since more than five months especially with their serious health conditions.
The elite strike will be declared protesting against the assault on al-Issawi in the court by Israeli police and guards.
The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that the strike will be launched first by the elite in Israeli jails and then they will be followed by another group after a certain period, noting that the hunger strike will be accompanied by other protest steps inside the Israeli prisons.
The ministry explained that this elite strike came within a series of steps initiated by the captive movement within the prison in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike, where they had declared earlier a solidarity strike each Tuesday and refused the meal provided by the prison administration.
Meanwhile, Waed association for the support of Palestinian prisoners denounced the Israeli repressive practices against the Palestinian prisoners, saying the IPS measures will lead in the near future to a new phase of an open continuing confrontation.
The association stated in its statement on Thursday that the prisons are currently witnessing an unprecedented tension because of the escalation of Israeli abuse against prisoners, including the night raids and successive inspections.
Waed stated that the conditions of prisoners Ayman Sharawna and Samer al-Issawi, about half a year into their hunger strike, will have a great impact on shaping the next confrontation, revealing that the leadership of the captive movement decided to change the equation through a clear policy to respond to assaults whatever the challenges and sacrifices.
Waed denounced the position of the international humanitarian and human rights institutions who still continue their silence towards the Israeli crimes in its prisons especially the Israeli last attack on al-Issawi in the courtroom despite his illness where he went on hunger strike since several months.
The elite strike will be declared protesting against the assault on al-Issawi in the court by Israeli police and guards.
The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that the strike will be launched first by the elite in Israeli jails and then they will be followed by another group after a certain period, noting that the hunger strike will be accompanied by other protest steps inside the Israeli prisons.
The ministry explained that this elite strike came within a series of steps initiated by the captive movement within the prison in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike, where they had declared earlier a solidarity strike each Tuesday and refused the meal provided by the prison administration.
Meanwhile, Waed association for the support of Palestinian prisoners denounced the Israeli repressive practices against the Palestinian prisoners, saying the IPS measures will lead in the near future to a new phase of an open continuing confrontation.
The association stated in its statement on Thursday that the prisons are currently witnessing an unprecedented tension because of the escalation of Israeli abuse against prisoners, including the night raids and successive inspections.
Waed stated that the conditions of prisoners Ayman Sharawna and Samer al-Issawi, about half a year into their hunger strike, will have a great impact on shaping the next confrontation, revealing that the leadership of the captive movement decided to change the equation through a clear policy to respond to assaults whatever the challenges and sacrifices.
Waed denounced the position of the international humanitarian and human rights institutions who still continue their silence towards the Israeli crimes in its prisons especially the Israeli last attack on al-Issawi in the courtroom despite his illness where he went on hunger strike since several months.
IOA charges Tel Aviv bus bomb suspect
Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) charged the young man Mohammed Mafarja, 18, on Wednesday over a bomb explosion on a Tel Aviv (Tel Rabi'i) bus during Israel's November military offensive on the Gaza Strip, Hebrew radio said.
Mafarja was arrested on the last day and the eighth of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, for bombing No. 124 bus in "Tel Aviv", where 24 people were injured in the bombing.
He faces multiple charges including attempted murder and aiding the enemy during wartime, which could get him a life sentence in prison.
According to Israeli newspapers, Mafarja has moved in the last two months to live in his uncle's house in Beit Larkya due to the fact that he was studying at Bir Zeit University near Ramallah, where a grocery store owner near his house asked him to put a bomb on a bus as an experiment.
The store owner, Ahmed Mussa, was accused of giving Mafarja the bomb and instructed him to plant it on a bus in Tel Aviv, said the Times of Israel.
In the last day of the Israeli brutal aggression on the people of Gaza, Mafarja picked up the bomb from Mussa.
He made his way to Tel Aviv from the town of Modiin and then planted it. The shop owner was then informed and immediately detonated the bomb using his cell phone.
The bus was packed with dozens of people. Mafarja then returned to McDonald's in Modiin where he worked and was arrested just five hours later.
Mafarja was arrested on the last day and the eighth of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, for bombing No. 124 bus in "Tel Aviv", where 24 people were injured in the bombing.
He faces multiple charges including attempted murder and aiding the enemy during wartime, which could get him a life sentence in prison.
According to Israeli newspapers, Mafarja has moved in the last two months to live in his uncle's house in Beit Larkya due to the fact that he was studying at Bir Zeit University near Ramallah, where a grocery store owner near his house asked him to put a bomb on a bus as an experiment.
The store owner, Ahmed Mussa, was accused of giving Mafarja the bomb and instructed him to plant it on a bus in Tel Aviv, said the Times of Israel.
In the last day of the Israeli brutal aggression on the people of Gaza, Mafarja picked up the bomb from Mussa.
He made his way to Tel Aviv from the town of Modiin and then planted it. The shop owner was then informed and immediately detonated the bomb using his cell phone.
The bus was packed with dozens of people. Mafarja then returned to McDonald's in Modiin where he worked and was arrested just five hours later.
Undercover agents arrest seven Jerusalemites including child during night raid
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinian youths near the Shufat refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday night.
Eyewitnesses said that undercover IOF soldiers ambushed Palestinian young men in the camp and captured seven of them. They said that the detainees included a 14-year-old child and a vendor, adding that the IOF soldiers were wearing plain clothes.
They said that the agents beat up the seven detainees before holding them for two hours then taking them to Nabi Yaakov police station for questioning.
Eyewitnesses said that undercover IOF soldiers ambushed Palestinian young men in the camp and captured seven of them. They said that the detainees included a 14-year-old child and a vendor, adding that the IOF soldiers were wearing plain clothes.
They said that the agents beat up the seven detainees before holding them for two hours then taking them to Nabi Yaakov police station for questioning.
19 dec 2012
IOA refuses to treat prisoner despite injuries suffered during arrest
Detainee Mamun Nassar has affirmed that he was severely beaten during his arrest a couple of days earlier at the hands of Israeli occupation forces and Jewish settlers.
Nassar, 40, told the lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society who visited him in Hawara detention center near Nablus that the soldiers and settlers used their machineguns in beating him.
He said that he could not walk alone even to the bathroom unless his roommates helped him.
Nassar, from Madma village to the south of Nablus, said that the interrogators accused him of attacking soldiers and settlers, which he vehemently denied, adding that he would appear in court on Friday to extend his remand.
He said that the soldiers would not treat his wounds after his arrest and in custody and in return he refused his meals to protest his torture. He added that the prison administration only gave him sedatives.
Nassar, 40, told the lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society who visited him in Hawara detention center near Nablus that the soldiers and settlers used their machineguns in beating him.
He said that he could not walk alone even to the bathroom unless his roommates helped him.
Nassar, from Madma village to the south of Nablus, said that the interrogators accused him of attacking soldiers and settlers, which he vehemently denied, adding that he would appear in court on Friday to extend his remand.
He said that the soldiers would not treat his wounds after his arrest and in custody and in return he refused his meals to protest his torture. He added that the prison administration only gave him sedatives.
Soldiers Kidnap Three In Hebron And Bethlehem
The Palestine New & Info Agency, WAFA, reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, two Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and one resident in Bethlehem.
WAFA said that the army installed several roadblocks in Hebron and around its nearby villages and towns, invaded Doura town, south of Hebron, and kidnapped one resident identified as Shadi Tawil, 21.
Tawil was kidnapped from his home after the army violently broke into it and searched the property leading to excessive damage.
Furthermore, media spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against the Wall in Beit Ummar town stated that the soldiers also invaded the town, searched several homes and kidnapped Issa Mohammad Awad, 21.
Local sources reported that the soldiers also invaded several neighborhoods in Hebron, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of the nearby towns of Halhoul and Sa’ir, north of the city, Ithna town west of Hebron, and the Al- Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron.
The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian vehicles, and interrogated the residents, especially youths, while inspecting their ID cards.
Also on Wednesday at dawn, the army invaded Al-Mawaleh Mountain area, in Bethlehem city, broke into the searched a home and kidnapped one resident.
WAFA said that the army invaded the home of Awwad Mousa Awwad, and violently searched the property before kidnapping his son Mousa, 20.
In related news, soldiers invaded several homes in Sanour village, near the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and searched several homes. The army also handed a resident a warrant to head to a nearby military and security base for interrogation.
Soldiers forced the residents out of their homes, forcing them and their children in the cold, and searched their homes leading to excessive damage.
One of the invaded homes belongs to Mohammad Bassam Habayba, the Imam of the local mosque in Sanour.
Furthermore, dozens of soldiers invaded Jaba’ town, near Jenin, broke into and searched several homes; damage was reported, no injuries or arrests.
The latest invasions are part of ongoing and escalating Israeli military violations against the Palestinians, their lands and property, in different parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
WAFA said that the army installed several roadblocks in Hebron and around its nearby villages and towns, invaded Doura town, south of Hebron, and kidnapped one resident identified as Shadi Tawil, 21.
Tawil was kidnapped from his home after the army violently broke into it and searched the property leading to excessive damage.
Furthermore, media spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against the Wall in Beit Ummar town stated that the soldiers also invaded the town, searched several homes and kidnapped Issa Mohammad Awad, 21.
Local sources reported that the soldiers also invaded several neighborhoods in Hebron, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of the nearby towns of Halhoul and Sa’ir, north of the city, Ithna town west of Hebron, and the Al- Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron.
The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian vehicles, and interrogated the residents, especially youths, while inspecting their ID cards.
Also on Wednesday at dawn, the army invaded Al-Mawaleh Mountain area, in Bethlehem city, broke into the searched a home and kidnapped one resident.
WAFA said that the army invaded the home of Awwad Mousa Awwad, and violently searched the property before kidnapping his son Mousa, 20.
In related news, soldiers invaded several homes in Sanour village, near the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and searched several homes. The army also handed a resident a warrant to head to a nearby military and security base for interrogation.
Soldiers forced the residents out of their homes, forcing them and their children in the cold, and searched their homes leading to excessive damage.
One of the invaded homes belongs to Mohammad Bassam Habayba, the Imam of the local mosque in Sanour.
Furthermore, dozens of soldiers invaded Jaba’ town, near Jenin, broke into and searched several homes; damage was reported, no injuries or arrests.
The latest invasions are part of ongoing and escalating Israeli military violations against the Palestinians, their lands and property, in different parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Israeli court places Issawi’s sister under house arrest
The Israeli Magistrate court in occupied Jerusalem has released lawyer Shireen Al-Issawi, the brother of hunger striker Samer Al-Issawi, on Wednesday.
Nasser Qaws, the director of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society in Jerusalem, said that the court placed Shireen under house arrest for ten days.
He added that the court also barred Shireen from attending her brother’s court hearings for six months and imposed on her and her brother a fine of 2500 shekels each after charging them with attacking the court guards.
Tens of millions participate in the electronic media campaign
The media electronic campaign in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails, launched by a group of Palestinian activists on social networking sites, managed to shed the light on the prisoners' issue and to re-activate the international support for the Palestinian hunger strikers in the Israeli occupation prisons.
The campaign, which was launched on Monday under the title of the Electronic Day to Support Palestinian Prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli Jails, started first as an idea in News of Prisoners group, and then it developed to include more than 500 pages, and it managed to unite millions on Facebook, who changed their profile pictures and shared content on social networking sites to raise the voice of the prisoners on hunger strike.
The campaign's directors stated that it was not limited to young activists, but many official and popular Palestinian and Arab segments, including various Palestinian factions' pages, have participated in the campaign, in addition to the Participation of official governmental pages such as Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, and the Ministry of prisoners in Ramallah, as well as all prisoners' institution with their various orientations for the first time in one campaign
The campaign managed to break the media ban practiced by the occupation against the issue of the Palestinian prisoners where hundreds of solidarity images were designed in favor of the campaign.
International and famous figures have participated in the campaign, including the Brazilian artist Carlos Latuff, the British journalist Lauren Booth, the American activist Aisha Schwartz, and Italian activist Rosa Hanico in addition to hundreds of European activists.
The campaign achieved record figures, where hundreds of designs, images, articles and videos were translated to different languages and shared on various social networking sites in solidarity with the prisoners.
For her part, the campaign’s spokeswoman Lara Yahya said that this campaign is able to achieve record participation, where thousands of tweets and facebook pages with their different orientations around the world especially from U.S and European countries have participated in the campaign.
Yahiya explained that the prisoners' families have appreciated the campaign's efforts especially sending messages of solidarity to the families' phones.
The campaign has topped the Palestinian, Arab, and foreign media, Yahya added, stressing that it managed to reactive the issue of prisoners.
The online journalism and new media specialist, Wadah Eid, confirmed that this campaign was "the largest and most important organized campaign to support the prisoners in occupation jails over the past years, where it managed to reach anyone interested in the Palestinian issue at the international level."
This campaign was effectively used in social networking pages in order to revive an important part in the Palestinian issue, where the Palestinian media registered its name in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict," he said.
He added that this unprecedented success and this paradigm shift in the Palestinian media will inspire many more electronic campaigns. He thanked the unknown soldiers who worked hard day and night for the success of this campaign.
Attoun calls on Egypt to intervene to save Sharawna and al-Issawi
Palestinian Legislative Council member Ahmed Attoun from Jerusalem stated that the Israeli occupation forces' attack on the hunger striker Samer al-Issawi and his family in the court yesterday, demonstrates the Israeli criminal nature.
Attoun denounced the "brutal assault" on the family of al-Issawi by the so-called Nahacon Israeli forces, where they arrested his sister Shirin al-Issawi after raiding her family's home in the town of al-Issawiya north of the city of Jerusalem.
The attack on al-Issawi's family and the arrest of lawyer Shirin proved the Israeli failed attempts to silence the voices who worked to defend the prisoners' issue and to expose the Israeli crimes and racist policies, he added.
MP Attoun said the Israeli fabricate charges against the lawyer Shirin and her brother Samer are invalid attempts to blur the main case.
He added that such Israeli attempts aimed to keep the prisoner Samer and his colleagues in prison without embarrassing the occupation state.
At the same context, MP Attoun contacted yesterday the Egyptian Consul in the Palestinian territories, Hammam Abu Zeid, and asked him to intervene immediately to save the lives of prisoners on hunger strike in particular Ayman Sharawna and Samer al-Issawi, who entered a critical stage due to their hunger strike since more than 6 months.
The Jerusalemite MP who was exiled to Ramallah, Ahmed Attoun stressed the need for the Egyptian intervention to save these prisoners especially that Egypt was the mediator of Wafa al-Ahrar deal and to stop the Israeli attacks against the prisoners' families in particular.
Israeli police tear down Issawi solidarity tent
Israeli occupation police tore down the tent pitched in solidarity with hunger striker Samer Al-Issawi in his hometown Al-Issawiye on Wednesday.
The Quds information center said in a statement that Israeli policemen stormed the village and tore down the tent for the second time within two days.
It said that the policemen were intensively deployed in and around the village, adding that municipal employees accompanied the police force and launched a campaign against vendors and shopkeepers in the town.
The Israeli police forces on Tuesday stormed the home of Samer, arrested his sister Shireen, and battered his family members.
Nasser Qaws, the director of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society in Jerusalem, said that the court placed Shireen under house arrest for ten days.
He added that the court also barred Shireen from attending her brother’s court hearings for six months and imposed on her and her brother a fine of 2500 shekels each after charging them with attacking the court guards.
Tens of millions participate in the electronic media campaign
The media electronic campaign in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails, launched by a group of Palestinian activists on social networking sites, managed to shed the light on the prisoners' issue and to re-activate the international support for the Palestinian hunger strikers in the Israeli occupation prisons.
The campaign, which was launched on Monday under the title of the Electronic Day to Support Palestinian Prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli Jails, started first as an idea in News of Prisoners group, and then it developed to include more than 500 pages, and it managed to unite millions on Facebook, who changed their profile pictures and shared content on social networking sites to raise the voice of the prisoners on hunger strike.
The campaign's directors stated that it was not limited to young activists, but many official and popular Palestinian and Arab segments, including various Palestinian factions' pages, have participated in the campaign, in addition to the Participation of official governmental pages such as Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, and the Ministry of prisoners in Ramallah, as well as all prisoners' institution with their various orientations for the first time in one campaign
The campaign managed to break the media ban practiced by the occupation against the issue of the Palestinian prisoners where hundreds of solidarity images were designed in favor of the campaign.
International and famous figures have participated in the campaign, including the Brazilian artist Carlos Latuff, the British journalist Lauren Booth, the American activist Aisha Schwartz, and Italian activist Rosa Hanico in addition to hundreds of European activists.
The campaign achieved record figures, where hundreds of designs, images, articles and videos were translated to different languages and shared on various social networking sites in solidarity with the prisoners.
For her part, the campaign’s spokeswoman Lara Yahya said that this campaign is able to achieve record participation, where thousands of tweets and facebook pages with their different orientations around the world especially from U.S and European countries have participated in the campaign.
Yahiya explained that the prisoners' families have appreciated the campaign's efforts especially sending messages of solidarity to the families' phones.
The campaign has topped the Palestinian, Arab, and foreign media, Yahya added, stressing that it managed to reactive the issue of prisoners.
The online journalism and new media specialist, Wadah Eid, confirmed that this campaign was "the largest and most important organized campaign to support the prisoners in occupation jails over the past years, where it managed to reach anyone interested in the Palestinian issue at the international level."
This campaign was effectively used in social networking pages in order to revive an important part in the Palestinian issue, where the Palestinian media registered its name in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict," he said.
He added that this unprecedented success and this paradigm shift in the Palestinian media will inspire many more electronic campaigns. He thanked the unknown soldiers who worked hard day and night for the success of this campaign.
Attoun calls on Egypt to intervene to save Sharawna and al-Issawi
Palestinian Legislative Council member Ahmed Attoun from Jerusalem stated that the Israeli occupation forces' attack on the hunger striker Samer al-Issawi and his family in the court yesterday, demonstrates the Israeli criminal nature.
Attoun denounced the "brutal assault" on the family of al-Issawi by the so-called Nahacon Israeli forces, where they arrested his sister Shirin al-Issawi after raiding her family's home in the town of al-Issawiya north of the city of Jerusalem.
The attack on al-Issawi's family and the arrest of lawyer Shirin proved the Israeli failed attempts to silence the voices who worked to defend the prisoners' issue and to expose the Israeli crimes and racist policies, he added.
MP Attoun said the Israeli fabricate charges against the lawyer Shirin and her brother Samer are invalid attempts to blur the main case.
He added that such Israeli attempts aimed to keep the prisoner Samer and his colleagues in prison without embarrassing the occupation state.
At the same context, MP Attoun contacted yesterday the Egyptian Consul in the Palestinian territories, Hammam Abu Zeid, and asked him to intervene immediately to save the lives of prisoners on hunger strike in particular Ayman Sharawna and Samer al-Issawi, who entered a critical stage due to their hunger strike since more than 6 months.
The Jerusalemite MP who was exiled to Ramallah, Ahmed Attoun stressed the need for the Egyptian intervention to save these prisoners especially that Egypt was the mediator of Wafa al-Ahrar deal and to stop the Israeli attacks against the prisoners' families in particular.
Israeli police tear down Issawi solidarity tent
Israeli occupation police tore down the tent pitched in solidarity with hunger striker Samer Al-Issawi in his hometown Al-Issawiye on Wednesday.
The Quds information center said in a statement that Israeli policemen stormed the village and tore down the tent for the second time within two days.
It said that the policemen were intensively deployed in and around the village, adding that municipal employees accompanied the police force and launched a campaign against vendors and shopkeepers in the town.
The Israeli police forces on Tuesday stormed the home of Samer, arrested his sister Shireen, and battered his family members.
Several Palestinians Injured In Jenin, Two Children Kidnapped
Palestinian medical sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported Wednesday that several residents have been treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation after the army fired gas bombs at them near the southern entrance of the city. Two children were kidnapped in a nearby village.
The sources said that the army installed a sudden roadblock near Jannat Park, stopped dozens of Palestinian vehicles, and detained the residents while interrogating them.
The soldiers also forced the several residents against a wall for an extended period an issue that pushed some residents to hurl stones at the soldiers and their jeeps.
The army then fired gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, and withdrew from the area.
Late on Tuesday at evening, the army kidnapped two Palestinian children from Arbona village, east of Jenin.
Local sources reported that the army kidnapped Mohammad Zoheir Bani Hasan, 12, and Ayman Abdul-Nasser Bani Hasan, 11, while they were in their family’s farmland, and took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, the army violently attacked, on Tuesday evening, ten Palestinian day laborers from Hebron after stopping them near Nablus city. The attack took place in Asourin village, southeast of Nablus.
The soldiers stopped a vehicle transporting the workers and violently attacked, kicked and struck them with their weapons for more than one hour, eyewitnesses said.
Rateb Jabour, coordinator of the Popular Committee Against Settlements in Yatta, near Hebron, said that the workers, all of the Jabour family, suffered bruises to various parts of their bodies.
In related news, the army kidnapped one Palestinian near Beit El settlement, east of the central West Bank city of Nablus; soldiers claim the Palestinian “intended to stab a Jewish settler”.
The Israeli Police stated that the soldiers noticed a Palestinian walking near the settlement, and after stopping him “due to suspicious behavior” the soldiers found a knife in his possession, and transferred him to an interrogation center.
The Police also claimed that the Palestinian “confessed” during interrogation that he “intended to stab a settler”.
IOF soldiers storm Jenin villages, arrest two children
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed a number of villages in the Jenin district at dawn Wednesday after arresting two children near Arbuna village last night.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers stormed three villages to the south of Jenin and served summonses to three citizens, including Imam of the Sanur village’s mosque, for intelligence questioning.
The soldiers combed the nearby Maythalun village’s environs and set up ambushes in the third village, Jaba, and a roadblock on the Jaba-Sanur road.
Meanwhile, a number of Palestinians were treated for breathing difficulty on Tuesday night after IOF soldiers fired teargas at civilians at the southern entrance of Jenin city.
Locals said that the soldiers at a roadblock in the area detained dozens of vehicles and provocatively searched citizens prompting young men to throw stones at the IOF patrols. The soldiers fired teargas then withdrew from the site.
In another incident, IOF soldiers kidnapped two children from an agricultural field near Arbuna village on Tuesday evening, local sources said, adding that the soldiers took Amin Bani Hassan, 11, and Mohammed Zuhair, 12, to an unknown location.
The sources said that the army installed a sudden roadblock near Jannat Park, stopped dozens of Palestinian vehicles, and detained the residents while interrogating them.
The soldiers also forced the several residents against a wall for an extended period an issue that pushed some residents to hurl stones at the soldiers and their jeeps.
The army then fired gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, and withdrew from the area.
Late on Tuesday at evening, the army kidnapped two Palestinian children from Arbona village, east of Jenin.
Local sources reported that the army kidnapped Mohammad Zoheir Bani Hasan, 12, and Ayman Abdul-Nasser Bani Hasan, 11, while they were in their family’s farmland, and took them to an unknown destination.
In related news, the army violently attacked, on Tuesday evening, ten Palestinian day laborers from Hebron after stopping them near Nablus city. The attack took place in Asourin village, southeast of Nablus.
The soldiers stopped a vehicle transporting the workers and violently attacked, kicked and struck them with their weapons for more than one hour, eyewitnesses said.
Rateb Jabour, coordinator of the Popular Committee Against Settlements in Yatta, near Hebron, said that the workers, all of the Jabour family, suffered bruises to various parts of their bodies.
In related news, the army kidnapped one Palestinian near Beit El settlement, east of the central West Bank city of Nablus; soldiers claim the Palestinian “intended to stab a Jewish settler”.
The Israeli Police stated that the soldiers noticed a Palestinian walking near the settlement, and after stopping him “due to suspicious behavior” the soldiers found a knife in his possession, and transferred him to an interrogation center.
The Police also claimed that the Palestinian “confessed” during interrogation that he “intended to stab a settler”.
IOF soldiers storm Jenin villages, arrest two children
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed a number of villages in the Jenin district at dawn Wednesday after arresting two children near Arbuna village last night.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers stormed three villages to the south of Jenin and served summonses to three citizens, including Imam of the Sanur village’s mosque, for intelligence questioning.
The soldiers combed the nearby Maythalun village’s environs and set up ambushes in the third village, Jaba, and a roadblock on the Jaba-Sanur road.
Meanwhile, a number of Palestinians were treated for breathing difficulty on Tuesday night after IOF soldiers fired teargas at civilians at the southern entrance of Jenin city.
Locals said that the soldiers at a roadblock in the area detained dozens of vehicles and provocatively searched citizens prompting young men to throw stones at the IOF patrols. The soldiers fired teargas then withdrew from the site.
In another incident, IOF soldiers kidnapped two children from an agricultural field near Arbuna village on Tuesday evening, local sources said, adding that the soldiers took Amin Bani Hassan, 11, and Mohammed Zuhair, 12, to an unknown location.
18 dec 2012
IOF storms al-Issawi's home, arrests his sister
The Israeli occupation forces stormed on Tuesday afternoon the Jerusalemite hunger striker Samer al-Issawi's home and arrested his sister Shirin.
The incursion came few hours after deferring al-Issawi's trial, where the Israeli Judge ordered to check him by the doctors due to his health deterioration.
The occupation forces attacked this morning al-Issawi during his trial and held his family.
Meanwhile, the director of the legal unit at the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Lawyer Jawad Boulos, demanded the transfer al-Issawi to hospital for conducting urgent medical tests due to his health deterioration.
Boulos stated that al-Issawi was brought into the court handcuffed where his family attended to see him but they were surprised when the Israeli guards attacked the striking prisoner and his family, and they pushed him into the courtroom while he was in a very difficult situation.
The Israeli guards and the occupation forces not only assaulted him once but they attacked him another time when Samer tried to talk to the media.
The incursion came few hours after deferring al-Issawi's trial, where the Israeli Judge ordered to check him by the doctors due to his health deterioration.
The occupation forces attacked this morning al-Issawi during his trial and held his family.
Meanwhile, the director of the legal unit at the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Lawyer Jawad Boulos, demanded the transfer al-Issawi to hospital for conducting urgent medical tests due to his health deterioration.
Boulos stated that al-Issawi was brought into the court handcuffed where his family attended to see him but they were surprised when the Israeli guards attacked the striking prisoner and his family, and they pushed him into the courtroom while he was in a very difficult situation.
The Israeli guards and the occupation forces not only assaulted him once but they attacked him another time when Samer tried to talk to the media.
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Video: Israeli Forces Assault Hunger Striker Issawi at Jerusalem Court
Israeli forces assaulted the Palestinian hunger striker Samer al-Issawi during a court hearing.
Lawyer of the Palestinian prisoners society, Jawad Boulos, said that the guards from the Alnhacon unit beat al-Issawi when he tried to greet his family in the Jerusalem court, noting that the prisoner's hands and feet were cuffed. Al-Issawi has been on hunger strike for 140 days in Israel's Ramleh prison and was briefly hospitalized when his heart dropped to 36 beats per minute. Boulos also said he asked the judge to adjourn the hearing as al-Issawi needed urgent medical treatment for chest pains but the judge refused and continued the hearing for 30 minutes. |
The court of Issawi has been postponed to 27/12/2012, and the judge asked the guards to take Samer to doctors for treatment.
"The guards and Israeli forces have also assaulted Issawi when he tried to address the media. He felt on ground and was dragged from his hands and feet to the detention room in the court," Added Boulos.
Head of the prisoners society, Qadura Fares, called on the world to immediately intervene to stop the suffering of the prisoners especially the hunger strikers Samer al-Issawi and Ayman al-Sharawneh.
It's worth mentioning that today, the Israeli forces raided al-Issawya village north of Jerusalem, broke into the house of prisoner al-Issawi and arrested his sister, Shireen.
In an interview with the Jerusalem Media Center the moment of her arrest, Shireen said, "They detained me with no charges except spreading the plight of my brother. I will keep defending him until he returns to Jerusalem and you too should stand by him before it's too late."
IOF assault prisoner Issawi during his trial
Palestinian Prisoners' Center for Studies confirmed that the Nahshon forces have assaulted the prisoner Samer al-Issawi twice in the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court Hall.
The prisoner, who has been on hunger strike since 142 consecutive days, appeared in Court for the hearing session of the appeal submitted for releasing him on bail or under house arrest, following the deterioration of his health condition.
The Palestinian Prisoners' center said in a statement on Tuesday that the Israeli units assaulted captive al-Issawi because he had greeted his family members, who came to check on him after hearing about the serious deterioration of his health.
It added that the occupation units have attacked al-Issawi once more when the journalists tried to reach him to ask him about his health.
The Center held the occupation and its units fully responsible for the deterioration in the health of prisoner Issawi, as they have been neglecting his demands for his release.
"The guards and Israeli forces have also assaulted Issawi when he tried to address the media. He felt on ground and was dragged from his hands and feet to the detention room in the court," Added Boulos.
Head of the prisoners society, Qadura Fares, called on the world to immediately intervene to stop the suffering of the prisoners especially the hunger strikers Samer al-Issawi and Ayman al-Sharawneh.
It's worth mentioning that today, the Israeli forces raided al-Issawya village north of Jerusalem, broke into the house of prisoner al-Issawi and arrested his sister, Shireen.
In an interview with the Jerusalem Media Center the moment of her arrest, Shireen said, "They detained me with no charges except spreading the plight of my brother. I will keep defending him until he returns to Jerusalem and you too should stand by him before it's too late."
IOF assault prisoner Issawi during his trial
Palestinian Prisoners' Center for Studies confirmed that the Nahshon forces have assaulted the prisoner Samer al-Issawi twice in the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court Hall.
The prisoner, who has been on hunger strike since 142 consecutive days, appeared in Court for the hearing session of the appeal submitted for releasing him on bail or under house arrest, following the deterioration of his health condition.
The Palestinian Prisoners' center said in a statement on Tuesday that the Israeli units assaulted captive al-Issawi because he had greeted his family members, who came to check on him after hearing about the serious deterioration of his health.
It added that the occupation units have attacked al-Issawi once more when the journalists tried to reach him to ask him about his health.
The Center held the occupation and its units fully responsible for the deterioration in the health of prisoner Issawi, as they have been neglecting his demands for his release.
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Issawi asks for his funeral prayers to take place at the Aqsa Mosque
The Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, Samer al-Issawi, who went on hunger strike since 141 days, asked in his will that his funeral prayers be performed at the Aqsa Mosque and to be buried next to his brother Fadi, insisting to continue his hunger strike until his release.
The striker prisoner al-Issawi said in a leaked letter to his family that his muscles' aches began to increase, after his body began feeding on the nerves. He added that he feels pain in the abdomen, kidneys especially the right one, and he suffers from constant headache and burning urination and diarrhea. He said that he started since Friday drinking water and water solutions, and taking vitamin injections. He also told them that he is suffering deterioration in his vision, hair loss, and trembling of the hands. |
He added in his letter that he lives in a room with a glass door, so that no doctor could hear his call, and there is no heating or hot water.
He appreciated the efforts of the activists who supported his strike, stressing that he will continue his hunger strike "to the end, until victory."
Al-Issawi said he is defending the dignity of the Palestinian people and martyrs, the suffering of one and a half million in the Gaza Strip who have made sacrifices to accomplish the fulfillment of al-Ahrar deal, stressing that the Jerusalemites in general and the people of Issawiya are harder than flint stone, and refuse any weakness with the occupation.
He criticized the attitude of some international institutions that claim defending freedom, which stand silent before the crimes committed against prisoners of freedom, and his just cause that demands only to be released because he was arrested without guilt only entering the West Bank and Jerusalem, even though it is a part of the deal.
He appreciated the efforts of the activists who supported his strike, stressing that he will continue his hunger strike "to the end, until victory."
Al-Issawi said he is defending the dignity of the Palestinian people and martyrs, the suffering of one and a half million in the Gaza Strip who have made sacrifices to accomplish the fulfillment of al-Ahrar deal, stressing that the Jerusalemites in general and the people of Issawiya are harder than flint stone, and refuse any weakness with the occupation.
He criticized the attitude of some international institutions that claim defending freedom, which stand silent before the crimes committed against prisoners of freedom, and his just cause that demands only to be released because he was arrested without guilt only entering the West Bank and Jerusalem, even though it is a part of the deal.
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Risheq praises the electronic media campaign in support of striking prisoners
Izzat al-Risheq, member of Hamas' Politburo, appreciated the electronic media campaign's efforts in support of striking prisoners in Israeli jails.
The Hamas leader renewed, in a press statement on Monday, his movement's support for the prisoners' issue, stressing that it will always be at the top of national priorities until the freedom of the last Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails.. We can shed more light through such campaigns on the issue of prisoners and its fairness, and expose the Israeli crimes against the prisoners and against their basic human rights that are guaranteed by international law, al-Risheq stated. |
He explained that the campaign was launched in 9 languages (Arabic, English, Turkish, Hebrew, Russian, German and Portuguese as well as French and Spanish), with the participation of more than 350 pages on "Facebook", thanking and appreciating the “media Knights” who directed the media campaign.
Hundreds of Palestinian activists launched through social networking sites on Monday an electronic campaign in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, in order to inform the world about the prisoners' issue, and to expose the Israeli harsh treatment against them.
Hundreds of Palestinian activists launched through social networking sites on Monday an electronic campaign in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, in order to inform the world about the prisoners' issue, and to expose the Israeli harsh treatment against them.
Occupation detains five journalists in Bethlehem
The Israeli occupation forces detained on Tuesday afternoon five journalists in Al-Khader village in Bethlehem during their coverage of one of the Palestinian families suffering due to the Israeli settlers' repeated attacks against them.
The journalist Mamduh Natshe, a reporter for Al-Quds TV, told PIC that he visited, along with four other journalists, the home of al-Bulbol family who was subjected to frequent attacks by the Israeli settlers and occupation forces, in the area of al-Khader in Bethlehem and Israeli occupation soldier came and arrested them.
The four other journalists are Abdul Ghani Natshe, Pal Media cameraman, Fadi Assa, correspondent for Radio Bethlehem 2000, Iyad Abu Shalbak, photographer for al-Arz company in Jerusalem, and Suhaib Assa, al- Aqsa Satellite channel's correspondent.
He said that the occupation forces forced them to stop filming, and held them for more than an hour, claiming that they were in a forbidden zone, and examined the filmed material, and informed them that the area is a military zone. The journalists were released sometime later.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian media forum strongly condemned the direct Israeli attack on nine Palestinian journalists, who were detained and tortured in two separate incidents in the occupied West Bank.
The Forum said in a statement on Tuesday that the latest attack took place on Tuesday afternoon where five journalists in Al-Khader village in Bethlehem were detained during their coverage of one of the Palestinian families suffering due to the Israeli settlers' repeated attacks against them.
The Forum quoted Akram Natsheh as saying that "on 13 December 2012, we received news about the death of a boy at checkpoint 160 in al-Khalil, and immediately we went to the place where we were attacked by a group of Israeli soldiers, estimated to be twenty soldiers."
The Israeli soldiers fired two shots in the air and told us to lie down. We raised our hands and they started to beat us up aggressively."
They started to give us different orders, to stand and sit in the same time, while beating us continuously, he added.
The Forum demanded the international journalist unions for urgent action to stop these violations and to prosecute the Israeli leaders.
The journalist Mamduh Natshe, a reporter for Al-Quds TV, told PIC that he visited, along with four other journalists, the home of al-Bulbol family who was subjected to frequent attacks by the Israeli settlers and occupation forces, in the area of al-Khader in Bethlehem and Israeli occupation soldier came and arrested them.
The four other journalists are Abdul Ghani Natshe, Pal Media cameraman, Fadi Assa, correspondent for Radio Bethlehem 2000, Iyad Abu Shalbak, photographer for al-Arz company in Jerusalem, and Suhaib Assa, al- Aqsa Satellite channel's correspondent.
He said that the occupation forces forced them to stop filming, and held them for more than an hour, claiming that they were in a forbidden zone, and examined the filmed material, and informed them that the area is a military zone. The journalists were released sometime later.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian media forum strongly condemned the direct Israeli attack on nine Palestinian journalists, who were detained and tortured in two separate incidents in the occupied West Bank.
The Forum said in a statement on Tuesday that the latest attack took place on Tuesday afternoon where five journalists in Al-Khader village in Bethlehem were detained during their coverage of one of the Palestinian families suffering due to the Israeli settlers' repeated attacks against them.
The Forum quoted Akram Natsheh as saying that "on 13 December 2012, we received news about the death of a boy at checkpoint 160 in al-Khalil, and immediately we went to the place where we were attacked by a group of Israeli soldiers, estimated to be twenty soldiers."
The Israeli soldiers fired two shots in the air and told us to lie down. We raised our hands and they started to beat us up aggressively."
They started to give us different orders, to stand and sit in the same time, while beating us continuously, he added.
The Forum demanded the international journalist unions for urgent action to stop these violations and to prosecute the Israeli leaders.
IOF kidnap 16 young men and children in W. Bank
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped at dawn Tuesday 16 Palestinians including children in different West Bank areas.
The Hebrew radio said all the detainees were referred to the concerned security authorities for interrogation.
Three of these detainees were kidnapped during a raid on homes in Salfit city.
Local sources reported that Israeli troops forced children and women to stay outdoors in freezing cold as they were ransacking their homes.
Another force of Israeli troops stormed at dawn Issawiya town in east Jerusalem and kidnapped many kids and young men from their homes.
In Beit Kahil north of Al-Khalil city, the IOF kidnapped a young man from his home and handed another a summons for interrogation from the intelligence, according to the Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in the city.
The IOF also raided homes in the towns of Idna and Halhoul in Al-Khalil without any reported arrests.
The Hebrew radio said all the detainees were referred to the concerned security authorities for interrogation.
Three of these detainees were kidnapped during a raid on homes in Salfit city.
Local sources reported that Israeli troops forced children and women to stay outdoors in freezing cold as they were ransacking their homes.
Another force of Israeli troops stormed at dawn Issawiya town in east Jerusalem and kidnapped many kids and young men from their homes.
In Beit Kahil north of Al-Khalil city, the IOF kidnapped a young man from his home and handed another a summons for interrogation from the intelligence, according to the Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in the city.
The IOF also raided homes in the towns of Idna and Halhoul in Al-Khalil without any reported arrests.
Serious injury suffered in IOF storming of village
A number of young men in Madma village, south of Nablus, were injured on Monday night in an Israeli army raid on their village.
The village’s municipality chairman, Ihab Al-Qut, said that confrontations erupted after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and seriously injured a shepherd while rearing his flock of sheep near the village.
He said that the shepherd, Mamun Nasser, was arrested despite his serious injury while two other young men were lightly wounded in the IOF heavy shooting of live and rubber bullets at the youths who were protesting Nassar’s detention.
IOF soldiers also arrested another citizen, Sami Rifat, after storming and searching his home in the village.
The village’s municipality chairman, Ihab Al-Qut, said that confrontations erupted after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and seriously injured a shepherd while rearing his flock of sheep near the village.
He said that the shepherd, Mamun Nasser, was arrested despite his serious injury while two other young men were lightly wounded in the IOF heavy shooting of live and rubber bullets at the youths who were protesting Nassar’s detention.
IOF soldiers also arrested another citizen, Sami Rifat, after storming and searching his home in the village.
Israeli police arrest alleged resistance cell in occupied Jerusalem
Three Palestinians were recently arrested for allegedly establishing a Hamas-affiliated cell for popular resistance in occupied Jerusalem, the Hebrew radio reported on Monday.
It said that the three were captured in Shufat refugee camp, east of Jerusalem, and Ras Khamis suburb in northern Jerusalem.
The broadcast said that an indictment list was presented against the three including charges of throwing stones and firebombs on police and border police forces.
Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot published the news report on its website, saying the Israeli general security apparatus known as the Shabak had arrested the cell members for planning and carrying out attacks on the Israeli police forces and soldiers.
It said that the three were captured in Shufat refugee camp, east of Jerusalem, and Ras Khamis suburb in northern Jerusalem.
The broadcast said that an indictment list was presented against the three including charges of throwing stones and firebombs on police and border police forces.
Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot published the news report on its website, saying the Israeli general security apparatus known as the Shabak had arrested the cell members for planning and carrying out attacks on the Israeli police forces and soldiers.
Israeli Occupation Arrests Palestinians from the West Bank and Jerusalem
On Tuesday 18th December, Israeli occupation forces arrested at dawn, several Palestinians from the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli army soldiers arrested 16 Palestinians from the West Bank, on claims they are "wanted".
A Hebrew-language broadcast said that the detainees were transferred to several centers to be interrogated by Israel's intelligence.
In Jerusalem, Israeli forces raided al-Issawiya village and arrested a group of Palestinians.
The forces arrested: Mohammad Hassan Muhaisen, Sufian Naser Mahmoud, Odai Saleh Mustafa, Islam Khaled Obeid, Yousef Fouad Mustafa, and Mohammad Musa Hussein Mustafa.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli armed soldiers raided the village at dawn, broke into several houses, searched them and arrested the young Palestinians, and then they were transferred to al-Maskobiya interrogation center.
The Israeli army soldiers arrested 16 Palestinians from the West Bank, on claims they are "wanted".
A Hebrew-language broadcast said that the detainees were transferred to several centers to be interrogated by Israel's intelligence.
In Jerusalem, Israeli forces raided al-Issawiya village and arrested a group of Palestinians.
The forces arrested: Mohammad Hassan Muhaisen, Sufian Naser Mahmoud, Odai Saleh Mustafa, Islam Khaled Obeid, Yousef Fouad Mustafa, and Mohammad Musa Hussein Mustafa.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli armed soldiers raided the village at dawn, broke into several houses, searched them and arrested the young Palestinians, and then they were transferred to al-Maskobiya interrogation center.
IOF breaks into the house of leader Majed Hassan
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided at dawn Tuesday the city of Ramallah in the center of the occupied West Bank, then broke into the house of one of Hamas leaders and summoned him to the Israeli intelligence headquarters.
According to private sources, a large force of the occupation army broke into the home of leader Majed Hassan, 50, at dawn and terrorized his kids.
The source added that the IOF also searched the leader's private car before confiscating it, and then summoned him to the occupation's intelligence headquarters for next Monday.
Majed Hassan was detained several times by the occupation and the PA's security services in the West Bank, as he had served more than nine years in detention. He is considered as one of the leading figures in the Islamic action in the West Bank.
According to private sources, a large force of the occupation army broke into the home of leader Majed Hassan, 50, at dawn and terrorized his kids.
The source added that the IOF also searched the leader's private car before confiscating it, and then summoned him to the occupation's intelligence headquarters for next Monday.
Majed Hassan was detained several times by the occupation and the PA's security services in the West Bank, as he had served more than nine years in detention. He is considered as one of the leading figures in the Islamic action in the West Bank.
