23 apr 2013
Al-Taj: IOA released me after being certain of my death
The liberated prisoner Mohamed al-Taj stated that his release from Israeli jails came after his serious health deterioration, where the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) were sure that he may die at any moment.
During an exclusive interview with PIC reporter at the medical complex in Ramallah on Tuesday morning, Al-Taj expressed his joy at his release and sadness at the same time for fear of being the victim number 208 due to the Israeli medical neglect towards Palestinian prisoners.
His illness began in 2004, but the occupation did not provide him with the necessary treatment for 7 years till his health condition sharply deteriorated, he explained.
He was transferred to Ramle prison hospital for medical examinations, where he suffers pneumonia and respiratory failure.
The Prison Service has transferred him for treatment in Bar Ilan Israeli prison, where doctors insisted on his need to undergo an urgent lung transplant surgery. The IPS refused to pay for the surgery's costs, he pointed.
He explained that the doctors told him they would try to give him a temporary treatment for 5 years until being released, but he was surprised for being released the next day.
Al-Taj called on all Palestinian factions to work for the release of all Palestinian sick and old prisoners who served more than 12 years in Israeli jails.
He also called on the PA to activate prisoners' issue in international forums, and to work for applying the Fourth Geneva Convention of Human Rights on Palestinian prisoners for being war prisoners and not Israeli security files.
His release was a pre-emptive move to avoid any Palestinian popular reaction over his death, he noted.
For her part, Mohammed's mother appealed the PA to speed up his medical treatment abroad in light of his continued health deterioration.
She also called on Palestinian people to activate the prisoners' issue and to participate in solidarity events in support of the prisoners' issue.
Mohamed al-Taj, from Tubas, was arrested in 2002 and sentenced to 15 years for resisting the occupation. He was released a week ago after an Israeli “presidential amnesty due to his serious health condition”.
During an exclusive interview with PIC reporter at the medical complex in Ramallah on Tuesday morning, Al-Taj expressed his joy at his release and sadness at the same time for fear of being the victim number 208 due to the Israeli medical neglect towards Palestinian prisoners.
His illness began in 2004, but the occupation did not provide him with the necessary treatment for 7 years till his health condition sharply deteriorated, he explained.
He was transferred to Ramle prison hospital for medical examinations, where he suffers pneumonia and respiratory failure.
The Prison Service has transferred him for treatment in Bar Ilan Israeli prison, where doctors insisted on his need to undergo an urgent lung transplant surgery. The IPS refused to pay for the surgery's costs, he pointed.
He explained that the doctors told him they would try to give him a temporary treatment for 5 years until being released, but he was surprised for being released the next day.
Al-Taj called on all Palestinian factions to work for the release of all Palestinian sick and old prisoners who served more than 12 years in Israeli jails.
He also called on the PA to activate prisoners' issue in international forums, and to work for applying the Fourth Geneva Convention of Human Rights on Palestinian prisoners for being war prisoners and not Israeli security files.
His release was a pre-emptive move to avoid any Palestinian popular reaction over his death, he noted.
For her part, Mohammed's mother appealed the PA to speed up his medical treatment abroad in light of his continued health deterioration.
She also called on Palestinian people to activate the prisoners' issue and to participate in solidarity events in support of the prisoners' issue.
Mohamed al-Taj, from Tubas, was arrested in 2002 and sentenced to 15 years for resisting the occupation. He was released a week ago after an Israeli “presidential amnesty due to his serious health condition”.
Israeli jailers conclude written agreement with Issawi ending his hunger strike
The will of Palestinian prisoner Samer Issawi triumphed over the injustice of the jailers on early Tuesday and culminated in an Israeli court verdict to release him after eight months as part of a deal with the Israeli prosecutor.
The Palestinian prisoner society stated that the Israeli prosecutor agreed on concluding an agreement as requested by Issawi and his lawyer Jawad Boulos.
According to the agreement, Issawi will serve eight months in prison as of Tuesday and then will return to his home in Issawiya district in east Jerusalem.
Issawi, who refused food for long months, is also expected to end his hunger strike on Tuesday.
Boulos, who is the director of the prisoner society's legal unit, said the agreement also stipulates that the Israeli president should issue an amnesty decision for prisoner Issawi.
The lawyer noted that the Israeli prosecutor was lately reluctant to accept such agreement, but later he agreed because of the insistence of Issawi and as a result of his deteriorating health condition.
"No doubt, this is a big victory for Samer," Boulos said. "His hunger strike forced the Israeli side to reverse their position."
In a related incident, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday evening detained three Palestinian young men after they stormed and removed the sit-in tent that was established in solidarity with hunger striker Samer Issawi in his hometown, Al-Issawiya, north of Jerusalem.
The IOF raided the sit-in without prior notice and started to clash with the protesting young men, according to eyewitnesses.
The Palestinian prisoner society stated that the Israeli prosecutor agreed on concluding an agreement as requested by Issawi and his lawyer Jawad Boulos.
According to the agreement, Issawi will serve eight months in prison as of Tuesday and then will return to his home in Issawiya district in east Jerusalem.
Issawi, who refused food for long months, is also expected to end his hunger strike on Tuesday.
Boulos, who is the director of the prisoner society's legal unit, said the agreement also stipulates that the Israeli president should issue an amnesty decision for prisoner Issawi.
The lawyer noted that the Israeli prosecutor was lately reluctant to accept such agreement, but later he agreed because of the insistence of Issawi and as a result of his deteriorating health condition.
"No doubt, this is a big victory for Samer," Boulos said. "His hunger strike forced the Israeli side to reverse their position."
In a related incident, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday evening detained three Palestinian young men after they stormed and removed the sit-in tent that was established in solidarity with hunger striker Samer Issawi in his hometown, Al-Issawiya, north of Jerusalem.
The IOF raided the sit-in without prior notice and started to clash with the protesting young men, according to eyewitnesses.
IOF soldiers launch arrest campaign in Nablus
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Nablus city at dawn Tuesday and searched a number of homes and arrested three citizens.
Local sources said that the soldiers burst into their city and roamed a number of its suburbs and were confronted by stone-throwing youths.
The sources said that the soldiers wreaked havoc in the houses they stormed without giving reason for the storming.
Local sources said that the soldiers burst into their city and roamed a number of its suburbs and were confronted by stone-throwing youths.
The sources said that the soldiers wreaked havoc in the houses they stormed without giving reason for the storming.
|
|
UPDATE: 23 apr 2013
After he appeared in a video widely spread , and asked the soldiers to allow him his school exams before they arrest him and refused to do so, the occupation forces released the child Ahmed Jawabra, but only after the time of exams!!
|
IOF soldiers detain son of prisoner
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed the son of a Palestinian prisoner from Al-Khalil at dawn Tuesday. MP Samira Halaika told Quds Press that IOF soldiers arrested her nephew Qassam Mousa Halaika, 22, from Al-Shuyukh village in Al-Khalil.
She said that Qassam was detained at the Container barrier near Bethlehem along with another young man. She said that his father is serving a 22-year sentence.
The MP said that her nephew was released from the PA preventive security jails only a few days after 20 days in detention during which he was tortured. She said that she visited him before his release and saw that he was in a bad condition and had gone on hunger strike for four days.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers arrested a university student from Al-Khalil’s Beit Kahel village. The soldiers also stormed two villages and a suburb in Al-Khalil city at dawn Tuesday where they detained two other Palestinians.
She said that Qassam was detained at the Container barrier near Bethlehem along with another young man. She said that his father is serving a 22-year sentence.
The MP said that her nephew was released from the PA preventive security jails only a few days after 20 days in detention during which he was tortured. She said that she visited him before his release and saw that he was in a bad condition and had gone on hunger strike for four days.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers arrested a university student from Al-Khalil’s Beit Kahel village. The soldiers also stormed two villages and a suburb in Al-Khalil city at dawn Tuesday where they detained two other Palestinians.
IOF soldiers detain young man in central Gaza
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained a Palestinian young man in the central Gaza Strip three days ago, the Mizan center for human rights said.
Mizan, in a press release on Monday, said that IOF soldiers detained 22-year-old Mohammed Abu Oweili, from Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on Saturday.
It said that the youth was trying to cross the separation fence in Wadi Salaqa to the south east of Deir Al-Balah when the soldiers captured him.
The center said that the IOF informed family of the detainee of his detention.
Mizan, in a press release on Monday, said that IOF soldiers detained 22-year-old Mohammed Abu Oweili, from Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on Saturday.
It said that the youth was trying to cross the separation fence in Wadi Salaqa to the south east of Deir Al-Balah when the soldiers captured him.
The center said that the IOF informed family of the detainee of his detention.
|
|
Issawi to end hunger strike, lawyer says
Long term hunger striker Samer Issawi has agreed to end his hunger strike after finalizing a deal with Israel which will see him return to his home in Jerusalem, his lawyer Jawad Boulos said Tuesday.
Israeli authorities agreed to the wording of an agreement proposed by Issawi overnight Monday, which would see him serve eight months in Israeli detention in return for ending his strike action, Boulos told Ma'an. Issawi will then be released to his hometown of Issawiya in Jerusalem. Israeli officials reportedly agreed to the deal after Issawi said Monday that he would boycott any future court hearings and refuse to recognize the legitimacy of Israeli courts. |
Authorities in Israel were also worried about Issawi's deteriorating health, Boulos said.
Issawi, who has been on hunger strike for over 265 days, started to take liquids overnight Monday upon recommendations from doctors.
His sister Shireen visited him overnight and said Issawi sends his greetings to all his supporters.
The deal will be finalized once both parties sign an agreement, which is likely to take place on Tuesday and announced during a press conference.
After the agreement is signed, Issawi will officially end his hunger strike, Shireen said.
Issawi has so far refused all offers by Israel to be exiled, insisting on being released to his home in Jerusalem.
He has become a symbol of resistance for Palestinians, who have regularly taken to the streets to show popular support for his protest action and demand his release.
Issawi, 33, was first arrested in 2002 and sentenced to 26 years for military activities on behalf of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Hamas minister congratulates Samer Issawi on deal
Gaza's minister for detainee affairs on Tuesday congratulated Samer Issawi on reaching a deal to end his hunger strike in return for his release from Israeli detention to his hometown.
Issawi's lawyer Jawad Boulos said Tuesday that Issawi would end his 265-day hunger strike following an agreement that Israel will release him to Issawiya in eight months.
In a statement, Attalah Abu al-Sabih congratulated Issawi on winning his battle against Israeli aggression despite pressure by Israel's prison administration.
Issawi had rejected previous proposals to be exiled to Gaza or abroad, insisting on returning to his home.
Abu al-Sabih praised Issawi's commitment to Jerusalem, which he said sent a clear message to the entire Islamic world to support the holy city.
The Hamas minister applauded Issawi's patience and his decision to choose death over humiliation.
Issawi, who has been on hunger strike for over 265 days, started to take liquids overnight Monday upon recommendations from doctors.
His sister Shireen visited him overnight and said Issawi sends his greetings to all his supporters.
The deal will be finalized once both parties sign an agreement, which is likely to take place on Tuesday and announced during a press conference.
After the agreement is signed, Issawi will officially end his hunger strike, Shireen said.
Issawi has so far refused all offers by Israel to be exiled, insisting on being released to his home in Jerusalem.
He has become a symbol of resistance for Palestinians, who have regularly taken to the streets to show popular support for his protest action and demand his release.
Issawi, 33, was first arrested in 2002 and sentenced to 26 years for military activities on behalf of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Hamas minister congratulates Samer Issawi on deal
Gaza's minister for detainee affairs on Tuesday congratulated Samer Issawi on reaching a deal to end his hunger strike in return for his release from Israeli detention to his hometown.
Issawi's lawyer Jawad Boulos said Tuesday that Issawi would end his 265-day hunger strike following an agreement that Israel will release him to Issawiya in eight months.
In a statement, Attalah Abu al-Sabih congratulated Issawi on winning his battle against Israeli aggression despite pressure by Israel's prison administration.
Issawi had rejected previous proposals to be exiled to Gaza or abroad, insisting on returning to his home.
Abu al-Sabih praised Issawi's commitment to Jerusalem, which he said sent a clear message to the entire Islamic world to support the holy city.
The Hamas minister applauded Issawi's patience and his decision to choose death over humiliation.
22 apr 2013
Sick prisoner refuses to take medication
A Palestinian prisoner in Israeli occupation jails, Ahmed Damoni, has been refusing to take his medication for the past five days in protest at the prison administration’s policy of deliberate medical neglect.
Mohammed, Ahmed’s brother, told Quds Press on Monday that the lawyer told them of his brother’s refusal to take medicine for the past five days.
He said that his brother’s step was in protest at the Israeli prison administration’s deliberate medical neglect of sick prisoners.
He said that his brother had undergone cardiac catheterization three years ago in Soroka hospital, adding that the doctor told him that he has to undergo yearly medical checkup, but the prison administration refused to allow him do that.
The brother underlined that Ahmed’s medicines were nothing more than sedatives that did not cope with his type of ailment.
Ahmed Damoni, from Breij refugee camp in central Gaza, was sentenced to life in jail for participating in the killing of a Jewish settler in Gaza Strip in 1990.
Mohammed, Ahmed’s brother, told Quds Press on Monday that the lawyer told them of his brother’s refusal to take medicine for the past five days.
He said that his brother’s step was in protest at the Israeli prison administration’s deliberate medical neglect of sick prisoners.
He said that his brother had undergone cardiac catheterization three years ago in Soroka hospital, adding that the doctor told him that he has to undergo yearly medical checkup, but the prison administration refused to allow him do that.
The brother underlined that Ahmed’s medicines were nothing more than sedatives that did not cope with his type of ailment.
Ahmed Damoni, from Breij refugee camp in central Gaza, was sentenced to life in jail for participating in the killing of a Jewish settler in Gaza Strip in 1990.
Fire erupts in Kedar prison, suffocation cases reported
Hebrew media reported that 19 Palestinian prisoners and an Israeli policeman were hurt when fire broke out in the Israeli prison Ohli Kedar in Beersheba. The sources added that one of the wounded was flown to Soroka hospital for treatment.
Wella Hebrew Website confirmed that fire erupted in a cell, where 19 Palestinian prisoners were hurt for smoke inhalation, noting that 6 Israeli jailers were also injured during evacuation of the prisoners.
The prison guards managed to put off the fire, adding that the prison administration started investigating cause of the blaze, the website said, noting that the wounded were flown to Soroka hospital in Beersheba.
The prison has witnessed on last Saturday a similar incident, where fire has erupted in criminal prisoners' section, led to a number of injuries among the Israeli convicts
Wella Hebrew Website confirmed that fire erupted in a cell, where 19 Palestinian prisoners were hurt for smoke inhalation, noting that 6 Israeli jailers were also injured during evacuation of the prisoners.
The prison guards managed to put off the fire, adding that the prison administration started investigating cause of the blaze, the website said, noting that the wounded were flown to Soroka hospital in Beersheba.
The prison has witnessed on last Saturday a similar incident, where fire has erupted in criminal prisoners' section, led to a number of injuries among the Israeli convicts
IOF kidnap 10 Palestinians, including child, from their homes
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped 10 Palestinian citizens, including a child, during violent raids in different West Bank areas.
A security official reported that the IOF kidnapped a 14-year old child named Karam Shehadeh after a violent raid at dawn on his home.
He added that Israeli troops aboard military vehicles patrolled at dawn today Ras Jura neighborhood in Al-Khalil city and stormed Al-Samu town to the south.
Later, they established a checkpoint at the entrance to Beit Kahel town north of Al-Khalil and another one in Ras Jura neighborhood, and embarked on checking the IDs of citizens.
In Bethlehem, the IOF kidnapped five young men and brutally beat another one during raids on homes in different areas of the city.
During a raid in Azza refugee camp in Bethelehm, the IOF handed three young brothers summonses for interrogation from the Israeli intelligence in Etzion settlement.
In Jenin refugee camp, three sons of prisoner Sheikh Jamal Abul-Heija were kidnapped from their home.
A Palestinian teacher named Khaled Al-Haj was also reportedly taken prisoner after a raid on his house in Jenin city.
In another incident, the IOF stormed Jalqamus village to the east of Jenin and established a checkpoint at the entrance to Yamoun town before starting to search vehicles and interrogate the passersby.
A security official reported that the IOF kidnapped a 14-year old child named Karam Shehadeh after a violent raid at dawn on his home.
He added that Israeli troops aboard military vehicles patrolled at dawn today Ras Jura neighborhood in Al-Khalil city and stormed Al-Samu town to the south.
Later, they established a checkpoint at the entrance to Beit Kahel town north of Al-Khalil and another one in Ras Jura neighborhood, and embarked on checking the IDs of citizens.
In Bethlehem, the IOF kidnapped five young men and brutally beat another one during raids on homes in different areas of the city.
During a raid in Azza refugee camp in Bethelehm, the IOF handed three young brothers summonses for interrogation from the Israeli intelligence in Etzion settlement.
In Jenin refugee camp, three sons of prisoner Sheikh Jamal Abul-Heija were kidnapped from their home.
A Palestinian teacher named Khaled Al-Haj was also reportedly taken prisoner after a raid on his house in Jenin city.
In another incident, the IOF stormed Jalqamus village to the east of Jenin and established a checkpoint at the entrance to Yamoun town before starting to search vehicles and interrogate the passersby.
Israeli forces raid Issawi's home town
Israeli forces on Monday stormed the hometown of Samer Issawi and tore down a solidarity tent erected to support the hunger striker, witnesses said.
Clashes erupted as Israeli forces took down the tent in East Jerusalem's Issawiya, which was used to welcome supporters of Issawi.
Israeli forces fired stun grenades and plastic-coated bullets during the raid, and local young men threw rocks at them.
Three Palestinians were arrested, witnesses told Ma'an, including 34-year-old Raed Abu Riyala and Yazan Audah, 21.
Issawiya has been the scene of almost daily clashes with Israeli troops, who have dismantled the tent dozens of times.
Issawi has been on hunger strike in Israeli detention for 265 days, and insists he will not eat until he is allowed to return to Issawiya
Clashes erupted as Israeli forces took down the tent in East Jerusalem's Issawiya, which was used to welcome supporters of Issawi.
Israeli forces fired stun grenades and plastic-coated bullets during the raid, and local young men threw rocks at them.
Three Palestinians were arrested, witnesses told Ma'an, including 34-year-old Raed Abu Riyala and Yazan Audah, 21.
Issawiya has been the scene of almost daily clashes with Israeli troops, who have dismantled the tent dozens of times.
Issawi has been on hunger strike in Israeli detention for 265 days, and insists he will not eat until he is allowed to return to Issawiya
Issawi accepts Israeli offer, but insists on putting it in writing
Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi said he is ready to accept an Israeli overture to release him after he spends six months in administrative detention on condition that he should end his hunger strike.
Issawi told the lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner society who visited him on Sunday in Kaplan hospital that his administrative detention, according to the Israeli offer, would start on May 7 and end on October 10.
The lawyer stated that Issawi insisted that he would not break his hunger strike unless a written agreement was concluded in the presence of his lawyer because he does not trust the verbal pledges made by the Shin Bet.
He noted that Issawi threatened to stop taking liquids if the Shin Bet did not make its offer in writing.
Jewish settlers attack Issawi’s family
Jewish settlers attacked on Monday morning the family of detained hunger striker Samer Issawi in front of the hospital. Shireen, Samer’s sister, said on her Facebook page that the settlers’ premeditated attack came after the Israeli police refused to allow them to enter the hospital to attend his case hearing.
She said that their mother, relatives, and solidarity activists went to the hospital in a bus to attend the hearing but were denied access and staged a rally outside it.
Shireen had asked all national forces in Jerusalem and 1948 land to take part in the rally to back her brother who has been on hunger strike for more than six months demanding his release.
Issawi relatives say assaulted by Israel police
The sister and mother of long term hunger striker Samer Issawi said Monday that Israeli police assaulted them as they attempted to visit Issawi at an Israeli hospital.
Shireen Issawi, the sister of Samer, told Ma'an that Israeli police assaulted them as they tried to enter Kaplan hospital to attend a court hearing for Issawi, who has been on hunger strike for over 270 days.
Shireen Issawi, a lawyer, told Ma'an that there have not been any official offers from Israel to free Issawi, and all proposals so far have been an attempt to force Samer to end his hunger strike.
Nasser Qous, head of a detainee's center in Jerusalem, told Ma'an Monday that Issawi's court hearing is complicated as it is taking place at Kaplan hospital, which is a violation of his rights.
On Sunday, Palestinian Authority minister for prisoners Issa Qaraqe told Ma'an that Issawi had accepted an offer by Israel to end his strike action, on the condition that a written agreement was signed in the presence of lawyers and ICRC representatives.
Earlier, Israel's Ofer military court said it would hold an "urgent" hearing for Samer Issawi on Monday after he decided to stop taking vitamin supplements to protest dissatisfaction with ongoing negotiations with Israel about his release.
Israeli negotiators have been visiting Issawi at Kaplan Medical Center and pressuring him to accept proposals to end his hunger strike, Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyer Jawad Boulos said last week.
Issawi has been on hunger strike for over 265 days and has so far refused all offers by Israel to be exiled, insisting on being released to his home in Jerusalem.
Issawi, 33, was first arrested in 2002 and sentenced to 26 years for military activities on behalf of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Issawi told the lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner society who visited him on Sunday in Kaplan hospital that his administrative detention, according to the Israeli offer, would start on May 7 and end on October 10.
The lawyer stated that Issawi insisted that he would not break his hunger strike unless a written agreement was concluded in the presence of his lawyer because he does not trust the verbal pledges made by the Shin Bet.
He noted that Issawi threatened to stop taking liquids if the Shin Bet did not make its offer in writing.
Jewish settlers attack Issawi’s family
Jewish settlers attacked on Monday morning the family of detained hunger striker Samer Issawi in front of the hospital. Shireen, Samer’s sister, said on her Facebook page that the settlers’ premeditated attack came after the Israeli police refused to allow them to enter the hospital to attend his case hearing.
She said that their mother, relatives, and solidarity activists went to the hospital in a bus to attend the hearing but were denied access and staged a rally outside it.
Shireen had asked all national forces in Jerusalem and 1948 land to take part in the rally to back her brother who has been on hunger strike for more than six months demanding his release.
Issawi relatives say assaulted by Israel police
The sister and mother of long term hunger striker Samer Issawi said Monday that Israeli police assaulted them as they attempted to visit Issawi at an Israeli hospital.
Shireen Issawi, the sister of Samer, told Ma'an that Israeli police assaulted them as they tried to enter Kaplan hospital to attend a court hearing for Issawi, who has been on hunger strike for over 270 days.
Shireen Issawi, a lawyer, told Ma'an that there have not been any official offers from Israel to free Issawi, and all proposals so far have been an attempt to force Samer to end his hunger strike.
Nasser Qous, head of a detainee's center in Jerusalem, told Ma'an Monday that Issawi's court hearing is complicated as it is taking place at Kaplan hospital, which is a violation of his rights.
On Sunday, Palestinian Authority minister for prisoners Issa Qaraqe told Ma'an that Issawi had accepted an offer by Israel to end his strike action, on the condition that a written agreement was signed in the presence of lawyers and ICRC representatives.
Earlier, Israel's Ofer military court said it would hold an "urgent" hearing for Samer Issawi on Monday after he decided to stop taking vitamin supplements to protest dissatisfaction with ongoing negotiations with Israel about his release.
Israeli negotiators have been visiting Issawi at Kaplan Medical Center and pressuring him to accept proposals to end his hunger strike, Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyer Jawad Boulos said last week.
Issawi has been on hunger strike for over 265 days and has so far refused all offers by Israel to be exiled, insisting on being released to his home in Jerusalem.
Issawi, 33, was first arrested in 2002 and sentenced to 26 years for military activities on behalf of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Israel detains Hamas leader's sons in raid
Abdel Salam Abu Al-Haija
Israeli security forces detained the sons of a local Hamas leader overnight in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, locals said.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli troops raided Gamal al-Haija's home and detained sons Abed al-Salam, Asem and Hamzeh. Their whereabouts are unknown, residents added.
Teacher Khaled Mohammad al-Haj was also detained after Israeli forces raided his home to the east of the city, a source told Ma'an. Summons were also handed down to three Palestinians in the district, requiring them to meet with Israeli security agents.
Residents also told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided the nearby Jalqamus and al-Yamoun villages, setting up checkpoints at the villages' entrance and stationing near Yaba's eastern border.
An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed three of the four detentions. At least five Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces across the West Bank on Monday.
Three Palestinians were detained in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. A local source identified them as Murad Karaja, 20, Ahmad Hajajra 21, and Ahmad Amer, 21. A resident said Hajajra's mother was taken to hospital after collapsing during the raid.
Israeli forces also raided a home in the area and handed down summoning notices to brothers Muhammad, Khaled and Aboud al-Azza, the local added.
Troops also raided the refugee camp's youth center, the resident said.
Israeli security forces detained the sons of a local Hamas leader overnight in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, locals said.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli troops raided Gamal al-Haija's home and detained sons Abed al-Salam, Asem and Hamzeh. Their whereabouts are unknown, residents added.
Teacher Khaled Mohammad al-Haj was also detained after Israeli forces raided his home to the east of the city, a source told Ma'an. Summons were also handed down to three Palestinians in the district, requiring them to meet with Israeli security agents.
Residents also told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided the nearby Jalqamus and al-Yamoun villages, setting up checkpoints at the villages' entrance and stationing near Yaba's eastern border.
An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed three of the four detentions. At least five Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces across the West Bank on Monday.
Three Palestinians were detained in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. A local source identified them as Murad Karaja, 20, Ahmad Hajajra 21, and Ahmad Amer, 21. A resident said Hajajra's mother was taken to hospital after collapsing during the raid.
Israeli forces also raided a home in the area and handed down summoning notices to brothers Muhammad, Khaled and Aboud al-Azza, the local added.
Troops also raided the refugee camp's youth center, the resident said.
|
Abdul Hadi Abu Shira
A source said Israeli forces raided the Azza refugee camp, also in Bethlehem, detaining Jihad Abu Shira and injuring his brother. The brother was taken to the al-Arabiya Hospital in Beit Jala for treatment, the source added. Meanwhile, Ahmad Ali Musa and Amid Ahmad al-Azza, both 20, were detained by Israeli forces from the village of al-Khader in Bethlehem. |
Israel's army confirmed the detentions in Aida refugee camp but did not return requests for comment on the summons and raids.
Statistics: 30 Arab prisoners in Israeli jails, hundreds missing
A Palestinian official report said that Israel was holding 30 prisoners of different Arab nationalities in its prisons for resisting occupation.
The statistics department in Ramallah issued a statement on Monday on the occasion of the Palestinian prisoner’s day, which falls on 22nd April.
The statement noted that the date was chosen for being the day when Lebanese prisoner, Samir Quntar, and the former oldest serving Arab prisoner in Israeli jail was arrested in 1979. Quntar was released in July 1978 in the prisoners’ exchange deal with Lebanese Hizbullah party.
It pointed out that most of those Arab prisoners are from Jordan, adding that hundreds of Arabs went missing in Israel and their fate is not known, whether dead and buried in the cemetery of numbers or held in the secret 1391 jail.
The statement said that many prisoners died in captivity including one from each of Egypt, Iraq, and Syria and many others.
The statistics department in Ramallah issued a statement on Monday on the occasion of the Palestinian prisoner’s day, which falls on 22nd April.
The statement noted that the date was chosen for being the day when Lebanese prisoner, Samir Quntar, and the former oldest serving Arab prisoner in Israeli jail was arrested in 1979. Quntar was released in July 1978 in the prisoners’ exchange deal with Lebanese Hizbullah party.
It pointed out that most of those Arab prisoners are from Jordan, adding that hundreds of Arabs went missing in Israel and their fate is not known, whether dead and buried in the cemetery of numbers or held in the secret 1391 jail.
The statement said that many prisoners died in captivity including one from each of Egypt, Iraq, and Syria and many others.
Jordanian prisoners to start hunger strike next week
Jordanian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails are preparing to start an open-ended hunger strike by next week demanding a final solution to their conditions.
A message by the twenty prisoners leaked outside jail asked the Jordanian government to intervene and demand their release.
The prisoners said that 38-year-old Abdullah Abu Jaber would be the first prisoner to go on hunger strike, adding that Abu Jaber has served 13 years of his 20-year sentence.
Ahrar: Israeli racist decision to separate between Palestinian prisoners
Fouad Khuffash, director of Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights, stated that the Israeli Prison Service's decision to separate between prisoners from Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza prisoners in Gilboa prison exposes the Israeli racist face.
Khuffash pointed out to the Israeli double standard policy in dealing with Jerusalemite prisoners, where the occupation authorities refused to include them within prisoners exchange deals under the pretext of being "Israeli citizens", while depriving them from their rights enjoyed by Israeli prisoners.
The occupation is practicing a racist policy based on nationalism and ethnicity against the prisoners, he added.
The human rights researcher affirmed that this Israeli racist policy has already been applied previously and then canceled to be re-submitted again recently to impose sanctions against the prisoners under flimsy pretexts.
Khuffash called on human rights institutions to expose the Israeli brutal practices against Palestinian prisoners.
A message by the twenty prisoners leaked outside jail asked the Jordanian government to intervene and demand their release.
The prisoners said that 38-year-old Abdullah Abu Jaber would be the first prisoner to go on hunger strike, adding that Abu Jaber has served 13 years of his 20-year sentence.
Ahrar: Israeli racist decision to separate between Palestinian prisoners
Fouad Khuffash, director of Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights, stated that the Israeli Prison Service's decision to separate between prisoners from Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza prisoners in Gilboa prison exposes the Israeli racist face.
Khuffash pointed out to the Israeli double standard policy in dealing with Jerusalemite prisoners, where the occupation authorities refused to include them within prisoners exchange deals under the pretext of being "Israeli citizens", while depriving them from their rights enjoyed by Israeli prisoners.
The occupation is practicing a racist policy based on nationalism and ethnicity against the prisoners, he added.
The human rights researcher affirmed that this Israeli racist policy has already been applied previously and then canceled to be re-submitted again recently to impose sanctions against the prisoners under flimsy pretexts.
Khuffash called on human rights institutions to expose the Israeli brutal practices against Palestinian prisoners.
The mother of captive al-Nouri calls for uniting Palestinian efforts
The mother of prisoner Jamal Al-Nouri called on the Palestinian people in Gaza, the West Bank and in the Diaspora to unite their efforts to end the prisoners' suffering.
She condemned, during a sit-in outside the Red Cross headquarters in the Gaza strip on Monday, the international human rights' passive position towards the prisoners' issue.
She stressed the importance of activating the prisoners' issue at all levels and to work for the prisoners' release from occupation prisons.
Al-Nouri, 31, started an open-ended hunger strike 52 days ago demanding his release after spending two thirds of his sentence according to Israeli law.
The hunger striker's mother confirmed that her son and all Palestinian prisoners will remain steadfast till their liberation from Israeli jails.
The prisoner Jamal Al-Nouri was subjected during his detention to brutal torture which affected badly his health condition and his eye sight in particular.
Al-Nouri was arrested at Rafah crossing in July 2002 where he was sentenced to 20 years and then reduced to 13 years after appeal.
Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinian prisoners' families in the Gaza Strip have been allowed, at dawn on Monday, to visit their sons in Nafha prison after an Israeli ban on family visits for 5 weeks.
Nearly 58 members of prisoners' families were able to visit 43 prisoners in Nafha prison, Palestinian sources confirmed.
Family visits from the Gaza Strip have been banned since five weeks under the pretext of the Jewish holidays.
The occupation authorities had resumed family visits from the Gaza strip almost a year ago after the prisoners' Dignity hunger strike, where Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza strip were deprived family visits for 6 years.
She condemned, during a sit-in outside the Red Cross headquarters in the Gaza strip on Monday, the international human rights' passive position towards the prisoners' issue.
She stressed the importance of activating the prisoners' issue at all levels and to work for the prisoners' release from occupation prisons.
Al-Nouri, 31, started an open-ended hunger strike 52 days ago demanding his release after spending two thirds of his sentence according to Israeli law.
The hunger striker's mother confirmed that her son and all Palestinian prisoners will remain steadfast till their liberation from Israeli jails.
The prisoner Jamal Al-Nouri was subjected during his detention to brutal torture which affected badly his health condition and his eye sight in particular.
Al-Nouri was arrested at Rafah crossing in July 2002 where he was sentenced to 20 years and then reduced to 13 years after appeal.
Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinian prisoners' families in the Gaza Strip have been allowed, at dawn on Monday, to visit their sons in Nafha prison after an Israeli ban on family visits for 5 weeks.
Nearly 58 members of prisoners' families were able to visit 43 prisoners in Nafha prison, Palestinian sources confirmed.
Family visits from the Gaza Strip have been banned since five weeks under the pretext of the Jewish holidays.
The occupation authorities had resumed family visits from the Gaza strip almost a year ago after the prisoners' Dignity hunger strike, where Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza strip were deprived family visits for 6 years.
