2 apr 2014
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G4S is a British-Danish private security company that profits from the imprisonment of Palestinian political prisoners and systems of Israeli occupation and apartheid.
They maintain security equipment at checkpoints and in illegal Israeli settlements, and they employ private security personnel posted at checkpoints and to protect construction sites for the settlements and the Annexation Wall. G4S provides security equipment and services in five Israeli occupation prisons that detain Palestinian political prisoners. As is shown in the video. G4S is complicit in Israeli war crimes: including the death of Arafat Jaradat by torture, the unjust imprisonment of Palestinian children like Ali Shamlawi, and the torture of Oday Jumhour. |
Minor in Aida camp beaten and abducted
Israeli occupation soldiers forced a Palestinian child to take an unknown pill after abducting him at Johar mountain in Hebron, southern the occupied West Bank.
Local sources said that child Ziyad al-Shanteer, 15, was obliged to take an unknown pill. He felt dizzy and suffered a headache moments later.
The child was transferred to a hospital in Hebron for medical treatment, Al Ray reports.
According to doctors, Ziyad’s condition is stable.
Tuesday evening, occupation forces kidnapped a Palestinian minor in a West Bank raid to Aida refugee camp, in northern Bethlehem.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers beat and detained Abdullah Hammad, 14, near Aida Social Youth Center.
He was taken to an unknown place, according to witnesses.
Israeli forces fired tear gas bombs towards Palestinians, causing several cases of suffocation.
Israeli occupation soldiers forced a Palestinian child to take an unknown pill after abducting him at Johar mountain in Hebron, southern the occupied West Bank.
Local sources said that child Ziyad al-Shanteer, 15, was obliged to take an unknown pill. He felt dizzy and suffered a headache moments later.
The child was transferred to a hospital in Hebron for medical treatment, Al Ray reports.
According to doctors, Ziyad’s condition is stable.
Tuesday evening, occupation forces kidnapped a Palestinian minor in a West Bank raid to Aida refugee camp, in northern Bethlehem.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers beat and detained Abdullah Hammad, 14, near Aida Social Youth Center.
He was taken to an unknown place, according to witnesses.
Israeli forces fired tear gas bombs towards Palestinians, causing several cases of suffocation.
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Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs announced on Wednesday morning the launch of Palestinian Prisoner Day’s events from in front of the house of ex-prisoner Majdi Hammad. The ministry events are to be held in cooperation with the Waed Society Prisoners and Ex-prisoners on the 17th of April.
Dr Atallah Abu Sabah, the minister of prisoners' affairs, called on the international community and human rights institutions to mount pressure on the Israeli occupation implement prisoner-related provisions of the international law. He emphasized the role of resistance in West Bank, stressing that kidnapping of Israeli prisoners |
is the most viable option to liberate the Palestinian prisoners, who number over 5000, according to official figures.
The minister said Palestinan Prisoner’s Day is a day of unity and mobilization for the Palestinian people , calling for wide participation in activities marking this day.
Ex-prisoner Majdi Hammad, who was freed in the prisoner exchange deal between Hamas and Israel in October 2011, passed away on March 19, 2014 from a sudden heart arrest.
Hamas stroke a historic deal with Israel under which 1047 Palestinian prisoners were released in exchange for Jilad Shalit, a French Jew captured by the Palestinian resistance in 2006.
The minister said Palestinan Prisoner’s Day is a day of unity and mobilization for the Palestinian people , calling for wide participation in activities marking this day.
Ex-prisoner Majdi Hammad, who was freed in the prisoner exchange deal between Hamas and Israel in October 2011, passed away on March 19, 2014 from a sudden heart arrest.
Hamas stroke a historic deal with Israel under which 1047 Palestinian prisoners were released in exchange for Jilad Shalit, a French Jew captured by the Palestinian resistance in 2006.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested three Palestinians after crossing the border fence in northern Gaza on Wednesday. The Hebrew website 0404 said that the three were captured by an IOF patrol after crossing the border fence.
It pointed out that the three were not armed but were arrested anyway for crossing the borders.
Hebrew media reported that the IOF detained three other Palestinians for crossing the border in the same area on Tuesday.
It pointed out that the three were not armed but were arrested anyway for crossing the borders.
Hebrew media reported that the IOF detained three other Palestinians for crossing the border in the same area on Tuesday.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Wednesday four citizens during raid and search campaigns in Bethlehem and al-Khalil in occupied West Bank, and demolished several Palestinian agricultural facilities in Yatta town. Israeli forces raided and searched several Palestinian homes in Dura southern al-Khalil. Three Palestinians were arrested in the area before being transferred to Israeli investigation centers, local sources said.
On the other hand, Israeli forces demolished several Palestinian agricultural facilities in Yatta town south al-Khalil in occupied West Bank.
Activist Ratib Jabour told PIC reporter that Israeli military bulldozers stormed Khirbet Lituania, east of Yatta, and demolished seven agricultural facilities belonging to Palestinian farmers.
He confirmed that Israeli forces have intensified raid and demolition campaigns in the area aiming to deport the farmers in favor of settlement expansion.
In a related context, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian young man this morning from Bethlehem.
According to local sources, Israeli forces violently stormed Osman al-Khatib's home before arresting his son Yousef. Israeli soldiers brutally attacked the young man and sprayed pepper gas on his face before taking him to an unknown destination.
Meanwhile, occupation forces stormed Yabad town at dawn today, where clashes erupted for long hours between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths.
Israeli forces intensively fired gas and sound bombs while Palestinians in their turn threw stones at them, local sources said.
The sources pointed out that Yabad town has recently witnessed state of tension due to Israeli forces and settlers' escalated provocations.
On the other hand, occupation forces arrested at dawn Wednesday a Palestinian citizen while passing through Hamra checkpoint on his way to Jordan Valley.
In the same context, Israeli bulldozers combed on Wednesday morning Palestinian agricultural lands in Azzun town east of Qalqilya northern occupied West Bank.
Bulldozing Palestinian lands came as part of Israeli scheme to establish a wall and a road to link between the settlements surrounding the town.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces accompanied by members of Israeli Water Authority stormed this morning Tabaqa village south of al-Khalil in West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said that more than four military vehicles accompanied by members of the Israeli Water Authority stormed into the village and headed towards its water tank without further information.
The forces were carrying maps while filming the area, the sources added.
Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies stated that 1,059 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank and Jerusalem and besieged Gaza Strip since the beginning of 2014, recording a rise in the number of detainees in comparison to the first quarter of 2013.
On the other hand, Israeli forces demolished several Palestinian agricultural facilities in Yatta town south al-Khalil in occupied West Bank.
Activist Ratib Jabour told PIC reporter that Israeli military bulldozers stormed Khirbet Lituania, east of Yatta, and demolished seven agricultural facilities belonging to Palestinian farmers.
He confirmed that Israeli forces have intensified raid and demolition campaigns in the area aiming to deport the farmers in favor of settlement expansion.
In a related context, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian young man this morning from Bethlehem.
According to local sources, Israeli forces violently stormed Osman al-Khatib's home before arresting his son Yousef. Israeli soldiers brutally attacked the young man and sprayed pepper gas on his face before taking him to an unknown destination.
Meanwhile, occupation forces stormed Yabad town at dawn today, where clashes erupted for long hours between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths.
Israeli forces intensively fired gas and sound bombs while Palestinians in their turn threw stones at them, local sources said.
The sources pointed out that Yabad town has recently witnessed state of tension due to Israeli forces and settlers' escalated provocations.
On the other hand, occupation forces arrested at dawn Wednesday a Palestinian citizen while passing through Hamra checkpoint on his way to Jordan Valley.
In the same context, Israeli bulldozers combed on Wednesday morning Palestinian agricultural lands in Azzun town east of Qalqilya northern occupied West Bank.
Bulldozing Palestinian lands came as part of Israeli scheme to establish a wall and a road to link between the settlements surrounding the town.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces accompanied by members of Israeli Water Authority stormed this morning Tabaqa village south of al-Khalil in West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said that more than four military vehicles accompanied by members of the Israeli Water Authority stormed into the village and headed towards its water tank without further information.
The forces were carrying maps while filming the area, the sources added.
Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies stated that 1,059 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank and Jerusalem and besieged Gaza Strip since the beginning of 2014, recording a rise in the number of detainees in comparison to the first quarter of 2013.
Prisoner Wahid Abu Maria from Al-Khalil, detained since October 2012, has halted a three-month hunger strike which he had initiated to protest his administrative detention in Israeli prisons.
The head of the Legal Unit in the Palestinian Prisoner Association, Jawad Boulos, said that Abu Maria has suspended his hunger strike at Wolfson hospital following a release agreement with the Israeli prosecution along with a number of pledges including his right to family visits, letters, and return to Ofer prison.
In the same context, Boulos stated that the prosecution took into consideration Abu Maria’s deteriorating physical condition and the several swoons and the heart attack he had suffered.
Along the same line, Palestinian administrative detainee Akram al-Fassissi, detained since November 2012 is due to be released in August.
According to Boulos, the decision came after he had appealed to the Supreme Court to release al-Fassissi in the given date, to which the prosecution officially accepted and in writing. Al-Fassissi had gone on hunger strike for 70 days protesting his continued administrative detention, without trial or charge.
The head of the Legal Unit in the Palestinian Prisoner Association, Jawad Boulos, said that Abu Maria has suspended his hunger strike at Wolfson hospital following a release agreement with the Israeli prosecution along with a number of pledges including his right to family visits, letters, and return to Ofer prison.
In the same context, Boulos stated that the prosecution took into consideration Abu Maria’s deteriorating physical condition and the several swoons and the heart attack he had suffered.
Along the same line, Palestinian administrative detainee Akram al-Fassissi, detained since November 2012 is due to be released in August.
According to Boulos, the decision came after he had appealed to the Supreme Court to release al-Fassissi in the given date, to which the prosecution officially accepted and in writing. Al-Fassissi had gone on hunger strike for 70 days protesting his continued administrative detention, without trial or charge.
Thirty veteran Palestinian prisoners who were eligible to be freed on March 29 applauded President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to apply for membership in international agencies, a statement said Wednesday.
"President Abu Mazen (Abbas) stood up for our dignity and our freedom," the statement said. "We support his efforts and his decision -- we refuse to be used as a bargaining chip."
"Our fate and destiny are not separate from that of our people. Israel must pay a toll for the crimes committed against Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people."
As a stipulation for relaunching peace negotiations in July, Israel agreed to release 104 Palestinian veteran prisoners -- jailed before the 1993 Oslo accords -- in exchange for the PLO's pledge not to apply to international bodies.
Seventy-eight prisoners have been freed so far in three separate tranches.
Israel was scheduled to release the final group of prisoners on Saturday, but did not.
In response, Abbas said on Tuesday that he had begun steps to join several UN agencies.
Peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians were relaunched in July under the auspices of the US after nearly three years of impasse.
Israel's government has announced the construction of thousands of settler housing units and its army has killed 60 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza since the negotiations began.
"President Abu Mazen (Abbas) stood up for our dignity and our freedom," the statement said. "We support his efforts and his decision -- we refuse to be used as a bargaining chip."
"Our fate and destiny are not separate from that of our people. Israel must pay a toll for the crimes committed against Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people."
As a stipulation for relaunching peace negotiations in July, Israel agreed to release 104 Palestinian veteran prisoners -- jailed before the 1993 Oslo accords -- in exchange for the PLO's pledge not to apply to international bodies.
Seventy-eight prisoners have been freed so far in three separate tranches.
Israel was scheduled to release the final group of prisoners on Saturday, but did not.
In response, Abbas said on Tuesday that he had begun steps to join several UN agencies.
Peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians were relaunched in July under the auspices of the US after nearly three years of impasse.
Israel's government has announced the construction of thousands of settler housing units and its army has killed 60 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza since the negotiations began.
Israeli forces detained 10 Palestinians in the West Bank overnight, locals and an army spokeswoman said.
Witnesses told Ma'an that soldiers arrested Muhammad Mahmoud Maali and Hatem Imad Maali in the village of Beita in the Nablus district.
Israeli military vehicles, meanwhile, entered nearby Asira al-Shamaliya village, where soldiers arrested 30-year-old Nair Abd al-Fattah.
Additionally, Palestinian security sources said that Israeli forces in Hebron arrested Muhammad al-Jamal, 24, and in Dura south of Hebron arrested 21-year-old Ahmad Munif Qazaz.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said the army arrested 10 Palestinians overnight, but that she was not familiar with any detentions in Hebron.
Witnesses told Ma'an that soldiers arrested Muhammad Mahmoud Maali and Hatem Imad Maali in the village of Beita in the Nablus district.
Israeli military vehicles, meanwhile, entered nearby Asira al-Shamaliya village, where soldiers arrested 30-year-old Nair Abd al-Fattah.
Additionally, Palestinian security sources said that Israeli forces in Hebron arrested Muhammad al-Jamal, 24, and in Dura south of Hebron arrested 21-year-old Ahmad Munif Qazaz.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said the army arrested 10 Palestinians overnight, but that she was not familiar with any detentions in Hebron.
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Israeli occupation forces(IOF) arrested Tuesday evening a Palestinian minor in a West Bank raid to Aida refugee camp, northern Bethlehem. Local sources said that Israeli occupation soldiers beat and detained Abdullah Hammad,14, near Aida Social Youth Center.
He was taken to an unknown place, witnesses reported. Israeli forces fired tear gas bombs towards Palestinians, several suffocation cases reported. Arrest of a 15-year-old by the IOF during clashes in Aida Camp |
The Israeli Occupation forces arrested shortly before a 15-year-old boy from Aida Camp, north of Bethlehem. There has been clashes in the camp for a few hours, and in addition to the arrest, several people has suffered from suffocation due to the tear gas shot by the Israeli army.
A PNN reporter on the field has said that "during the clashes the army has been shooting lots of sound bombs and tear gas, which has made people suffer from suffocation even inside the houses."
The boy who has been arrested has been identified as Abdullah Abu Hammad, 15 years old, and it is unknown where they took him.
A PNN reporter on the field has said that "during the clashes the army has been shooting lots of sound bombs and tear gas, which has made people suffer from suffocation even inside the houses."
The boy who has been arrested has been identified as Abdullah Abu Hammad, 15 years old, and it is unknown where they took him.
Including Children, Several Palestinians injured By Soldiers, Settlers In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped one Palestinian, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and three in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Soldiers also attacked and injured another Palestinian. Two Children hospitalized after fanatic Israeli settlers assaulted them. Settlers destroy car near Nablus.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that a Palestinian man, identified as Ahmad Khalil Mustafa, 33, was kidnapped at the al-Hamra military roadblock near Jenin. Mustafa is from the Borqeen town, near Jenin.
Soldiers also invaded the Ya’bad town, near Jenin, fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets at local youths who threw stones at them.
Medical sources said several Palestinians received treatment for the effects of tear gas inhalation; no arrests were reported.
Furthermore, several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded Palestinian communities in the Hebron district, kidnapped three Palestinians and attacked another Palestinian, while extremist settlers assaulted three children in the Old City of Hebron.
WAFA said the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad al-Jamal, 24, from Hebron city, as he was near the Etzion military and security base.
Several Israeli military jeeps also invaded Doura town, south of Hebron, broke into and searched several homes, causing property damage, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
The two have been identified as Moayyad as-Souss, 21, and Ahmad Monif Qazzaz, 20. They were taken prisoner from their homes.
In addition, two children identified as ‘Aabed, 13, and Mohammad Abu Sneina, 6, were moderately injured after being attacked and beaten by fanatic Israeli settlers living in illegal outposts in the center of Hebron city.
Palestinian medics arrived at the scene and provided the two children with the need aid before moving them to the Hebron Governmental Hospital.
Also, soldiers stationed near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron city, attacked and injured a young Palestinian man identified as Mahmoud Fuad Qurea’.
He was also moved to the Hebron Governmental Hospital suffering moderate injuries.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers also invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, the al-Fawwar refugee camp, and the northern entrance of Hebron city.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian cars, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID Cards. The roadblocks caused extensive delays and major traffic jams.
In the Nablus District, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, a number of extremist settlers invaded the Jaloud village, and smashed a car that belongs to resident Jihad Riyadh Mahmoud. The settlers fled the scene after the attack.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped one Palestinian, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and three in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Soldiers also attacked and injured another Palestinian. Two Children hospitalized after fanatic Israeli settlers assaulted them. Settlers destroy car near Nablus.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that a Palestinian man, identified as Ahmad Khalil Mustafa, 33, was kidnapped at the al-Hamra military roadblock near Jenin. Mustafa is from the Borqeen town, near Jenin.
Soldiers also invaded the Ya’bad town, near Jenin, fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets at local youths who threw stones at them.
Medical sources said several Palestinians received treatment for the effects of tear gas inhalation; no arrests were reported.
Furthermore, several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded Palestinian communities in the Hebron district, kidnapped three Palestinians and attacked another Palestinian, while extremist settlers assaulted three children in the Old City of Hebron.
WAFA said the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad al-Jamal, 24, from Hebron city, as he was near the Etzion military and security base.
Several Israeli military jeeps also invaded Doura town, south of Hebron, broke into and searched several homes, causing property damage, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
The two have been identified as Moayyad as-Souss, 21, and Ahmad Monif Qazzaz, 20. They were taken prisoner from their homes.
In addition, two children identified as ‘Aabed, 13, and Mohammad Abu Sneina, 6, were moderately injured after being attacked and beaten by fanatic Israeli settlers living in illegal outposts in the center of Hebron city.
Palestinian medics arrived at the scene and provided the two children with the need aid before moving them to the Hebron Governmental Hospital.
Also, soldiers stationed near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron city, attacked and injured a young Palestinian man identified as Mahmoud Fuad Qurea’.
He was also moved to the Hebron Governmental Hospital suffering moderate injuries.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers also invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, the al-Fawwar refugee camp, and the northern entrance of Hebron city.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian cars, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID Cards. The roadblocks caused extensive delays and major traffic jams.
In the Nablus District, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, a number of extremist settlers invaded the Jaloud village, and smashed a car that belongs to resident Jihad Riyadh Mahmoud. The settlers fled the scene after the attack.
In a report published on April 1, 2014, the Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israeli soldiers have killed twelve Palestinians since the beginning of this year, kidnapped 364 in March, and 1059 since January first.
The center said that Israeli army fire and shells in the Gaza Strip killed six Palestinians, and six more were killed by Israeli military fire in the West Bank.
Palestinians killed In March:
1. Amna Qdeih, 57, from Khuza’a town, in southern Gaza; she was killed by Israeli army fire on March 1, 2014.
2. Mos’ab az-Za’anin, 21, killed on March 3 in an Israeli airstrike in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
3. Sharif Nasser, 31, killed on March 3 in an Israeli airstrike in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza.
4. Ra’ed Zeitar, 37, a Palestinian judge from the northern West Bank city of Nablus; he worked as a judge in Jordan and was shot and killed at the al-Karama border terminal on March 10.
5. Saje Darwish, 18, was killed, on March 10, by army fire as he was heading to the family barn, close to the Givat Asaf illegal Israeli settlement, built on lands belonging to residents of Beiteen village, north of Ramallah. He was a student at the Media College in Birzeit University.
6. Ismael Abu Jouda, 23, member of the al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, killed on March 11, in an Israeli bombardment in southern Gaza.
7. Shaher Abu Shanab, member of the al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, killed on March 11, in an Israeli bombardment in southern Gaza.
8. Abdul-Shafy Mo’ammar, 33, member of the al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, killed on March 11, in an Israeli bombardment in southern Gaza.
9. Yousef Shawamra, 16, from Doura near Hebron, was killed by army fire near the Annexation Wall on March 19.
10. Jamal Abu al-Haija, 21, killed by army fire on March 22 in the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
11. Mahmoud Abu Zeina, 27, killed by army fire on March 22 in the Jenin refugee camp.
12. Yazan Jabarin, 21, killed by army fire on March 22 in the Jenin refugee camp.
Palestinians kidnapped by the army in March:
A total of 364 kidnapped in the West Bank in March alone; 83 in Jerusalem, 81 in Hebron, 48 in Jenin, 46 in Bethlehem, 43 in Nablus, 17 in Qalqilia, 13 in Ramallah, 11 in Jericho, 8 in Tulkarem, and 8 in Salfit.
Six more Palestinians were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip, the center added.
As for the total number of arrests carried out by the army since the beginning of this year (three months), the Ahrar Center revealed that the soldiers kidnapped 1059 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, occupied Jerusalem and the besieged Gaza Strip.
Former political prisoner, Fuad al-Khuffash, head of the Ahrar Center, stated that this number shows a significant increase in arrests comparing to last year as the army kidnapped 968 Palestinians in 2013.
Al-Khuffash said that most arrests were carried out in Hebron as the soldiers kidnapped 248 Palestinians, followed by Jerusalem (207 Palestinians), Nablus (148), Bethlehem (132), Jenin (114) Ramallah (68), Qalqilia (56), Gaza (26), Jericho (24), Tulkarem (23), Salfit (23), and 1 Palestinian in Tubas.
Al-Khuffash added that the army kidnapped 17 Palestinian women since the beginning of this year; the youngest of the kidnapped women are Deema Sawahra, 16, and Hanin Abu al-Hummus, 18.
One of the kidnapped women, identified as Nawal Obeyyat, from Bethlehem, is a cancer patient and requires specialized medical attention.
Al-Khuffash stated that the army conducts daily arrests, assaults and violations against the Palestinian people, their lands and property, and that the soldiers carry out frequent arrests at roadblocks and border terminals, as part of Israel’s violations of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
The center said that Israeli army fire and shells in the Gaza Strip killed six Palestinians, and six more were killed by Israeli military fire in the West Bank.
Palestinians killed In March:
1. Amna Qdeih, 57, from Khuza’a town, in southern Gaza; she was killed by Israeli army fire on March 1, 2014.
2. Mos’ab az-Za’anin, 21, killed on March 3 in an Israeli airstrike in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
3. Sharif Nasser, 31, killed on March 3 in an Israeli airstrike in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza.
4. Ra’ed Zeitar, 37, a Palestinian judge from the northern West Bank city of Nablus; he worked as a judge in Jordan and was shot and killed at the al-Karama border terminal on March 10.
5. Saje Darwish, 18, was killed, on March 10, by army fire as he was heading to the family barn, close to the Givat Asaf illegal Israeli settlement, built on lands belonging to residents of Beiteen village, north of Ramallah. He was a student at the Media College in Birzeit University.
6. Ismael Abu Jouda, 23, member of the al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, killed on March 11, in an Israeli bombardment in southern Gaza.
7. Shaher Abu Shanab, member of the al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, killed on March 11, in an Israeli bombardment in southern Gaza.
8. Abdul-Shafy Mo’ammar, 33, member of the al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, killed on March 11, in an Israeli bombardment in southern Gaza.
9. Yousef Shawamra, 16, from Doura near Hebron, was killed by army fire near the Annexation Wall on March 19.
10. Jamal Abu al-Haija, 21, killed by army fire on March 22 in the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
11. Mahmoud Abu Zeina, 27, killed by army fire on March 22 in the Jenin refugee camp.
12. Yazan Jabarin, 21, killed by army fire on March 22 in the Jenin refugee camp.
Palestinians kidnapped by the army in March:
A total of 364 kidnapped in the West Bank in March alone; 83 in Jerusalem, 81 in Hebron, 48 in Jenin, 46 in Bethlehem, 43 in Nablus, 17 in Qalqilia, 13 in Ramallah, 11 in Jericho, 8 in Tulkarem, and 8 in Salfit.
Six more Palestinians were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip, the center added.
As for the total number of arrests carried out by the army since the beginning of this year (three months), the Ahrar Center revealed that the soldiers kidnapped 1059 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, occupied Jerusalem and the besieged Gaza Strip.
Former political prisoner, Fuad al-Khuffash, head of the Ahrar Center, stated that this number shows a significant increase in arrests comparing to last year as the army kidnapped 968 Palestinians in 2013.
Al-Khuffash said that most arrests were carried out in Hebron as the soldiers kidnapped 248 Palestinians, followed by Jerusalem (207 Palestinians), Nablus (148), Bethlehem (132), Jenin (114) Ramallah (68), Qalqilia (56), Gaza (26), Jericho (24), Tulkarem (23), Salfit (23), and 1 Palestinian in Tubas.
Al-Khuffash added that the army kidnapped 17 Palestinian women since the beginning of this year; the youngest of the kidnapped women are Deema Sawahra, 16, and Hanin Abu al-Hummus, 18.
One of the kidnapped women, identified as Nawal Obeyyat, from Bethlehem, is a cancer patient and requires specialized medical attention.
Al-Khuffash stated that the army conducts daily arrests, assaults and violations against the Palestinian people, their lands and property, and that the soldiers carry out frequent arrests at roadblocks and border terminals, as part of Israel’s violations of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
1 apr 2014
The Palestinian Prisoners Association’s lawyer declared Tuesday that Ahmed Khatib, detained in the Israeli Ashkelan prison, has been on hunger strike for nine days now. This has been Khatib’s way to protest the cruel investigation procedures and torture he was subjected to in Israeli prisons ever since his detention on 16th March, the lawyer added.
Though Khatib, who underwent a surgery seven months before his detention date, suffers from frequent faints and unexpected swoons, the Israeli interrogators gave no special heed to the situation.
The lawyer also paid a visit to prisoner Ramzi Abrash, who is sentenced to life imprisonment and suffers from several heart problems, which led to recurrent blackouts in addition to a serious peptic ulcer.
Though Khatib, who underwent a surgery seven months before his detention date, suffers from frequent faints and unexpected swoons, the Israeli interrogators gave no special heed to the situation.
The lawyer also paid a visit to prisoner Ramzi Abrash, who is sentenced to life imprisonment and suffers from several heart problems, which led to recurrent blackouts in addition to a serious peptic ulcer.
Israeli forces on Tuesday evening detained two teenagers in clashes in Aida refugee camp north of Bethlehem.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the camp and pronounced it a closed military zone while firing tear gas and rubber bullets, causing dozens to suffer from excessive tear-gas inhalation.
One of the injured was identified as Abdullah Mohammad Hammad, 15. The other was not named.
An Israeli soldier was lightly wounded after being hit by a rock in the face, witnesses said.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the camp and pronounced it a closed military zone while firing tear gas and rubber bullets, causing dozens to suffer from excessive tear-gas inhalation.
One of the injured was identified as Abdullah Mohammad Hammad, 15. The other was not named.
An Israeli soldier was lightly wounded after being hit by a rock in the face, witnesses said.
Shireen Issawi
An Israeli court on Tuesday extended the detention of five Palestinian lawyers from Jerusalem until Thursday.
The detentions of Shireen Issawi, Amr Iskafi, Nadim Gharib, Mahmoud Abu Sneineh and Amjad al-Safadi were extended after they were arrested last month.
Their charges are confidential. Video
An Israeli court on Tuesday extended the detention of five Palestinian lawyers from Jerusalem until Thursday.
The detentions of Shireen Issawi, Amr Iskafi, Nadim Gharib, Mahmoud Abu Sneineh and Amjad al-Safadi were extended after they were arrested last month.
Their charges are confidential. Video
Israeli troops on Tuesday clashed with students of al-Quds University and the Abu Dis School for Boys in Abu Dis near Jerusalem.
Spokesman for the popular resistance committees Hani Halabiya told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the village “in a provocative manner,” and stopped students and inspected their IDs.
This sparked clashes in which Israeli forces fired tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Halabiya said Israeli forces raided the boys school in the village and detained three students aged between 12 and 14.
They were held and beaten in an Israeli military jeep before the school principle and other local officials intervened and managed to get them released, he said.
Israeli forces also raided the house of the director of the local village council Atif Erekat and searched it for "stone-throwers."
Halabiya added that Israeli forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the campus, the civil defense headquarters, the department of motor vehicles, the military liaisons office, and the ministry of interior causing dozens to suffer from excessive gas inhalation.
He said Israeli forces used students as human shields to protect themselves from stones.
Israel's military referred inquiries to the border police. A spokesman in turn referred inquiries to the national police which did not immediately return calls Tuesday evening.
Spokesman for the popular resistance committees Hani Halabiya told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the village “in a provocative manner,” and stopped students and inspected their IDs.
This sparked clashes in which Israeli forces fired tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Halabiya said Israeli forces raided the boys school in the village and detained three students aged between 12 and 14.
They were held and beaten in an Israeli military jeep before the school principle and other local officials intervened and managed to get them released, he said.
Israeli forces also raided the house of the director of the local village council Atif Erekat and searched it for "stone-throwers."
Halabiya added that Israeli forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the campus, the civil defense headquarters, the department of motor vehicles, the military liaisons office, and the ministry of interior causing dozens to suffer from excessive gas inhalation.
He said Israeli forces used students as human shields to protect themselves from stones.
Israel's military referred inquiries to the border police. A spokesman in turn referred inquiries to the national police which did not immediately return calls Tuesday evening.
Special Israeli forces raided a prison cell in the fourth section of Raymond prison Monday and damaged all of the detainee’s properties while searching for mobile phones.
Prisoners Center for Studies said in a statement on Tuesday that the Israeli prison administration had repeatedly launched surprise search campaigns recently that exacerbated the agony of the prisoners.
The statement documented daily morning and night raids on more than one ward in various prisons.
The Center urged human rights activists and organizations to raise alarm bells against the violations against Palestinian prisoners, calling for concerted efforts to boost the prisoners’ steadfastness vis-à-vis such practices.
Prisoners Center for Studies said in a statement on Tuesday that the Israeli prison administration had repeatedly launched surprise search campaigns recently that exacerbated the agony of the prisoners.
The statement documented daily morning and night raids on more than one ward in various prisons.
The Center urged human rights activists and organizations to raise alarm bells against the violations against Palestinian prisoners, calling for concerted efforts to boost the prisoners’ steadfastness vis-à-vis such practices.
Israeli courts turned down requests to release the Palestinian captive Motassem Redad who is facing life-threatening health problems in prison. A report by Ahrar Center for Prisoner Studies and Human Rights said on Monday: “The Israeli decision was very surprising and unconvincing. The three long-awaited release sessions were fruitless and Israel gave no heed to Redad’s critical health condition.”
In a statement to Ahrar Center, Redad’s brother said that the Israeli judiciary falsified the medical report that authenticates the captive’s deteriorating health condition. “The newly-forged report claims no legitimate reasons for the release of Redad,” he added.
Redad’s family asked for a solidarity campaign as an urgent step to shed light on Redad’s cause and raise alarm bells about the actual crisis, both nationally and internationally.
Redad is suffering from a deadly colorectal cancer and incessant bleeding, along with severe stomachaches and heart arrhythmia, to which the Israeli medical staff is turning blind eyes and deaf ears, both in prison and in hospital where Redad is chained hand and foot.
In a statement to Ahrar Center, Redad’s brother said that the Israeli judiciary falsified the medical report that authenticates the captive’s deteriorating health condition. “The newly-forged report claims no legitimate reasons for the release of Redad,” he added.
Redad’s family asked for a solidarity campaign as an urgent step to shed light on Redad’s cause and raise alarm bells about the actual crisis, both nationally and internationally.
Redad is suffering from a deadly colorectal cancer and incessant bleeding, along with severe stomachaches and heart arrhythmia, to which the Israeli medical staff is turning blind eyes and deaf ears, both in prison and in hospital where Redad is chained hand and foot.
MP Mohammed Abu Tier
Israeli occupation authorities still detain 11 Palestinian MPs and one minister, most are administrative detainees, AHRAR Centre for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights said. The centre pointed out that Israeli forces mean to extend the detention of MPs when their service is about to end. They suffer from various diseases and very bad conditions in prison.
Head of the centre Foad al-Khafash said that all the detained MPs are ex-prisoners who served long terms in prison. Israeli forces detained them after short period of release.
Al-Khafash confirmed that the detention of MPs is a blow to their efforts and status. It is not a precedent for the occupation who arrested more than once the head of Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik.
MPs detained are:
Ahmed Attoun,
Mohammed Abu Teir,
Yasser Mansour,
Mahmoud Ramahi,
Abdel Jaber Fuqaha,
Ahmad Saadat,
Marwan Barghouti,
Nizar Ramadan,
Mohammed Maher Badr,
Mohammed Jamal Natshe,
Hatem Kufaisheh, and
Minister Issa Al-Jabari.
Israeli occupation authorities still detain 11 Palestinian MPs and one minister, most are administrative detainees, AHRAR Centre for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights said. The centre pointed out that Israeli forces mean to extend the detention of MPs when their service is about to end. They suffer from various diseases and very bad conditions in prison.
Head of the centre Foad al-Khafash said that all the detained MPs are ex-prisoners who served long terms in prison. Israeli forces detained them after short period of release.
Al-Khafash confirmed that the detention of MPs is a blow to their efforts and status. It is not a precedent for the occupation who arrested more than once the head of Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik.
MPs detained are:
Ahmed Attoun,
Mohammed Abu Teir,
Yasser Mansour,
Mahmoud Ramahi,
Abdel Jaber Fuqaha,
Ahmad Saadat,
Marwan Barghouti,
Nizar Ramadan,
Mohammed Maher Badr,
Mohammed Jamal Natshe,
Hatem Kufaisheh, and
Minister Issa Al-Jabari.
Ashraf Sabbah
Palestinian sick prisoners’ conditions continue to deteriorate due to medical neglect, reported Palestinian lawyers on March 30, Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity network reported. Ashraf Sabbah, 33, from Gaza, has been imprisoned since 2003, when he was struck by multiple bullets fired by occupation forces.
He is serving a 12-year sentence. During the time of his imprisonment his health and mobility have worsened considerably. He is unable to use his left foot due to injuries to the bone, blood flow and tendons following his shooting. Doctors have told him that his left leg may need to be amputated because he has contracted MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant staph infection.
His right foot is also infected and has ongoing injuries and pain due to improper healing of fractures. He cannot fully use his left hand due to nerve damage from shrapnel. On several occasions he has lost consciousness and has severe physical pain, reported his lawyer Moataz Shuqeirat.
Shuqeirat also reported that Samir Lahham, 34, from Gaza, has a tumor in his left foot that is causing him severe pain. He must use a wheelchair to move and has received no diagnosis or medical treatment for the tumor other than painkillers, he reported.
Mahmoud Ghalma of Ramallah, serving a four and a half year sentence, had three strokes over the past two months and has a hole in his heart, reported Rami al-Alami. He has received limited medical treatment in Ramon prison and is receiving sedatives. Al-Alami said that his poor health is the result of medical negligence by prison doctors.
Palestinian sick prisoners’ conditions continue to deteriorate due to medical neglect, reported Palestinian lawyers on March 30, Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity network reported. Ashraf Sabbah, 33, from Gaza, has been imprisoned since 2003, when he was struck by multiple bullets fired by occupation forces.
He is serving a 12-year sentence. During the time of his imprisonment his health and mobility have worsened considerably. He is unable to use his left foot due to injuries to the bone, blood flow and tendons following his shooting. Doctors have told him that his left leg may need to be amputated because he has contracted MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant staph infection.
His right foot is also infected and has ongoing injuries and pain due to improper healing of fractures. He cannot fully use his left hand due to nerve damage from shrapnel. On several occasions he has lost consciousness and has severe physical pain, reported his lawyer Moataz Shuqeirat.
Shuqeirat also reported that Samir Lahham, 34, from Gaza, has a tumor in his left foot that is causing him severe pain. He must use a wheelchair to move and has received no diagnosis or medical treatment for the tumor other than painkillers, he reported.
Mahmoud Ghalma of Ramallah, serving a four and a half year sentence, had three strokes over the past two months and has a hole in his heart, reported Rami al-Alami. He has received limited medical treatment in Ramon prison and is receiving sedatives. Al-Alami said that his poor health is the result of medical negligence by prison doctors.
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Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up 14 Palestinians including a minor, a journalist, a woman and two liberated prisoners during raids on Nablus and Al-Khalil at dawn Tuesday. Local sources said that the soldiers nabbed 12 Palestinians in Al-Khalil city and nearby villages including two liberated prisoners who were arrested in Dura town.
They said that a 15-year-old boy was detained in Jabal Jawher while the woman, Tahani Abu Mayala, and the journalist, Hamza Al-Salayama, were detained at the Container roadblock near the Ibrahimi Mosque. |
In Nablus, eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers raided western Beita village and detained two young men after thoroughly searching their homes.
They said that the soldiers deliberately wreaked havoc in both homes and in other houses searched during the raid.
Soldiers Kidnap 10 Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinians communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped 10 Palestinians in Hebron and Nablus districts.
Local sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded that at-Tabaqa village, near Doura town, before kidnapping Raed Badawy Hamdan, 30.
Hamdan is a former political prisoner who was also arrested and imprisoned by the Palestinian security forces. At least 15 soldiers surrounded his home before violently breaking into it and searching it.
Soldiers also invaded the Wad ash-Shajna village, south of Doura, and kidnapped Azzam Mohammad Abu Arqoub, 15, after ransacking his home.
His family said at least 30 soldiers invaded the property and violently searched it, before kidnaping him. He is a former political prisoner who was only released from a Palestinian security prison in Jericho a few days ago.
Abu Arqoub previously spent 12 years in Israeli prisons, while his brother, Ahmad, was imprisoned by Israel before being released and sent to Gaza.
Furthermore, the soldiers kidnapped a young man,
identified as Natheer Nassar, from his home in Doura city.
In Hebron, soldiers kidnapped a young man identified as Zeid Majed al-Ja’ba, after breaking into his home in Abat Taffouh area, west of Hebron.
Zeid is the son of Mohammad, who was a former political prisoner and was released in exchange of being sent to Gaza.
The army also kidnapped another Palestinian identified as Amin No’man, from the same area.
In Surif town, west of Hebron, the army kidnapped Ehab Yousef al-Hour, 24, after breaking into his home and searching it.
Two more Palestinians were also kidnapped from their homes in the ar-Reehiyya area, south of Hebron.
They have been identified as Ibrahim Mousa at-Tubassy and Mos’ab Younis Abu Hashhash.
Also in Hebron, soldiers invaded the towns of Surif and Tarqoumia, the al-Fawwar refugee camp and the al-Hawouz neighborhood in Hebron city.
In Nablus district, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, soldiers invaded Beita town, south of the city, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Hatem Ma’aly and Ahmad Ma’aly, after breaking into their homes and ransacking them in the al-Jisr area, west of the town.
The soldiers violently searched the two homes, and several other homes in the town, causing property damage, and interrogated several Palestinians.
As part of daily invasions and violations, soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, installed more roadblocks, stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian cars and interrogated dozens of residents in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
They said that the soldiers deliberately wreaked havoc in both homes and in other houses searched during the raid.
Soldiers Kidnap 10 Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinians communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped 10 Palestinians in Hebron and Nablus districts.
Local sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded that at-Tabaqa village, near Doura town, before kidnapping Raed Badawy Hamdan, 30.
Hamdan is a former political prisoner who was also arrested and imprisoned by the Palestinian security forces. At least 15 soldiers surrounded his home before violently breaking into it and searching it.
Soldiers also invaded the Wad ash-Shajna village, south of Doura, and kidnapped Azzam Mohammad Abu Arqoub, 15, after ransacking his home.
His family said at least 30 soldiers invaded the property and violently searched it, before kidnaping him. He is a former political prisoner who was only released from a Palestinian security prison in Jericho a few days ago.
Abu Arqoub previously spent 12 years in Israeli prisons, while his brother, Ahmad, was imprisoned by Israel before being released and sent to Gaza.
Furthermore, the soldiers kidnapped a young man,
identified as Natheer Nassar, from his home in Doura city.
In Hebron, soldiers kidnapped a young man identified as Zeid Majed al-Ja’ba, after breaking into his home in Abat Taffouh area, west of Hebron.
Zeid is the son of Mohammad, who was a former political prisoner and was released in exchange of being sent to Gaza.
The army also kidnapped another Palestinian identified as Amin No’man, from the same area.
In Surif town, west of Hebron, the army kidnapped Ehab Yousef al-Hour, 24, after breaking into his home and searching it.
Two more Palestinians were also kidnapped from their homes in the ar-Reehiyya area, south of Hebron.
They have been identified as Ibrahim Mousa at-Tubassy and Mos’ab Younis Abu Hashhash.
Also in Hebron, soldiers invaded the towns of Surif and Tarqoumia, the al-Fawwar refugee camp and the al-Hawouz neighborhood in Hebron city.
In Nablus district, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, soldiers invaded Beita town, south of the city, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Hatem Ma’aly and Ahmad Ma’aly, after breaking into their homes and ransacking them in the al-Jisr area, west of the town.
The soldiers violently searched the two homes, and several other homes in the town, causing property damage, and interrogated several Palestinians.
As part of daily invasions and violations, soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, installed more roadblocks, stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian cars and interrogated dozens of residents in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Monday a minor in al-Khalil's old town in occupied West Bank. Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces arrested the 16-year-old boy Ahmed Abu Armeleh while passing through a military checkpoint in the city before being searched and blindfolded and then taken to an unknown destination.
In a related context, Palestinian youths threw Molotov cocktails at dawn Tuesday at a military watchtower erected on the main road linking Halhul and al-Khalil. No injuries were reported among Israeli soldiers.
The sources added that search and raid campaigns were carried out in the area after the Israeli forces closed the main entrance to the city of Al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers arrested at dawn on Tuesday a liberated detainee from Tabaqa village in al-Khalil few days after being released from PA prisons.
The liberated detainee Raed Badawi Hamdan, 30, was arrested and taken to an unknown destination after raiding his home, Safa news agency reported, noting that he was released only few days ago from PA jails.
Approximately 15 Israeli military vehicles surrounded his home before arresting him then taking him to an unknown destination.
In a related context, Palestinian youths threw Molotov cocktails at dawn Tuesday at a military watchtower erected on the main road linking Halhul and al-Khalil. No injuries were reported among Israeli soldiers.
The sources added that search and raid campaigns were carried out in the area after the Israeli forces closed the main entrance to the city of Al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers arrested at dawn on Tuesday a liberated detainee from Tabaqa village in al-Khalil few days after being released from PA prisons.
The liberated detainee Raed Badawi Hamdan, 30, was arrested and taken to an unknown destination after raiding his home, Safa news agency reported, noting that he was released only few days ago from PA jails.
Approximately 15 Israeli military vehicles surrounded his home before arresting him then taking him to an unknown destination.
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