9 apr 2014
The Israeli Supreme Court rejected last Friday the appeal submitted regarding the sentences issued by the District Court on four Jerusalemites (three children and one young man) from Silwan.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the Israeli Supreme Court judges rejected the appeal submitted against the District Court’s decisions that were issued last September. Lawyer Mohammad appealed the prison sentences of his clients, they are: 18-year old Mohammad Sameeh Abbasi, Majdi Abbasi, 15-year old Ayman Sameeh Abbasi and 13-year old Mohammad Sultan Abbasi.
The lawyer added that the general prosecution submitted an indictment against his clients that included stabbing an Israeli settler and injuring him in the kidney while he was passing-by in Ras Al-Amoud and making Molotov cocktails and throwing them in addition to throwing fire crackers, stones and paint containers at a settlement outpost and on Israeli forces on several occasions.
The lawyer pointed out that the District Court sentenced 18-year old Mohammad Sameeh Abbasi for 7 years of actual imprisonment, and a suspended probation of 10 months for 3 years in addition to a fine of 30 thousand NIS. The judge also sentenced the child Majdi Abbasi for 5 years of actual imprisonment, and a suspended probation of 8 months for 3 years and a fine of 10 thousand NIS, while 15-year old Ayman Sameeh Abbasi and 13-year old Mohammad Sultan Abbasi were each sentenced for a year and a half of actual imprisonment and 3 thousand NIS fine and a suspended probation of 6 months for 3 years.
The lawyer said that the Supreme Court judges did not make any changes to the District court’s sentences and only reduced the sentence of Mohammad Sultan Abbasi from 18 months to 14 months.
The young man and the children were arrested at the beginning of November 2012, and were exposed to harsh investigation despite their young age. After a few sessions, Mohammad Sameeh Abbasi and Ayman Abbasi were accused of stabbing a settler in Ras Al-Amoud on 02/11/2012, and Mohammad Sultan and Ayman Sameeh Abbasi were accused of monitoring the stabbing and were then released on conditions of house arrest and isolation; note that they turned themselves in on 18/09/2013.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the Israeli Supreme Court judges rejected the appeal submitted against the District Court’s decisions that were issued last September. Lawyer Mohammad appealed the prison sentences of his clients, they are: 18-year old Mohammad Sameeh Abbasi, Majdi Abbasi, 15-year old Ayman Sameeh Abbasi and 13-year old Mohammad Sultan Abbasi.
The lawyer added that the general prosecution submitted an indictment against his clients that included stabbing an Israeli settler and injuring him in the kidney while he was passing-by in Ras Al-Amoud and making Molotov cocktails and throwing them in addition to throwing fire crackers, stones and paint containers at a settlement outpost and on Israeli forces on several occasions.
The lawyer pointed out that the District Court sentenced 18-year old Mohammad Sameeh Abbasi for 7 years of actual imprisonment, and a suspended probation of 10 months for 3 years in addition to a fine of 30 thousand NIS. The judge also sentenced the child Majdi Abbasi for 5 years of actual imprisonment, and a suspended probation of 8 months for 3 years and a fine of 10 thousand NIS, while 15-year old Ayman Sameeh Abbasi and 13-year old Mohammad Sultan Abbasi were each sentenced for a year and a half of actual imprisonment and 3 thousand NIS fine and a suspended probation of 6 months for 3 years.
The lawyer said that the Supreme Court judges did not make any changes to the District court’s sentences and only reduced the sentence of Mohammad Sultan Abbasi from 18 months to 14 months.
The young man and the children were arrested at the beginning of November 2012, and were exposed to harsh investigation despite their young age. After a few sessions, Mohammad Sameeh Abbasi and Ayman Abbasi were accused of stabbing a settler in Ras Al-Amoud on 02/11/2012, and Mohammad Sultan and Ayman Sameeh Abbasi were accused of monitoring the stabbing and were then released on conditions of house arrest and isolation; note that they turned themselves in on 18/09/2013.
The Magistrate and District courts judges issued sentences against young Jerusalemite men and children and extended the arrest of other to continue interrogating them.
Sentencing prisoner Mohammad Khalaf Odeh
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the District judge sentenced on Wednesday Mohammad Khalaf Odeh for 21 months of actual imprisonment on charges of making bombs and throwing them at Israeli targets in Silwan; note that he was arrested on 3/1/2013.
Sentencing the Jerusalemite prisoner Fadel Salah
Amjad Abu Asab, head of Jerusalemites detainees and prisoners families committee, said that the Magistrate judge in Jerusalem sentenced 21-year old Fadel Salah for three months and a day of actual imprisonment and a financial fee of 1500 NIS after convicting him with throwing stone sat the occupation forces in Ras Al-Amoud; note that he was arrested after being assaulted by the Musta’ribeen unit (undercover police).
Sentencing the Jerusalemite young man Mohammad Abdulkader
The District court also sentenced on Sunday 17-year old Mohammad Mahmoud Abdulkader for 9 months of actual imprisonment after convicting him with throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at the occupation forces. Mohammad was arrested on 25/11/2013 and was interrogated in Al-Maskobyeh detention center and is currently in Megiddo prison; note that he is a resident of the village of Esawyeh.
Extension of arrest
In a related matter, the Magistrate court judge extended on Wednesday the arrest of five Jerusalemites until next Sunday, they are: Mohammad Abu Sbeih, Thaer Raed Zghayyar, Walid Tufaha, Thaer Abu Sbeih and Mufeed Obeid.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the general prosecution submitted a prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment against Walid Alayan next Sunday.
Release
The Magistrate court judge released on Wednesday the 15-year old Obada Samir Najib with a bail and on condition of house arrest for five days; note that he was detained for 18 days and his brothers Adli and Mohammad are still detained.
Later on, the court released Mohammad Dirbas from the village if Esawyeh without any condition.
It also released on Tuesday the 23-year old Mansour Shyoukhi after completing his prison sentence; note that he was arrested on 1/7/2012 and has two brothers, Muntaser and Mouath, that are currently in the Israeli prisons
Sentencing prisoner Mohammad Khalaf Odeh
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the District judge sentenced on Wednesday Mohammad Khalaf Odeh for 21 months of actual imprisonment on charges of making bombs and throwing them at Israeli targets in Silwan; note that he was arrested on 3/1/2013.
Sentencing the Jerusalemite prisoner Fadel Salah
Amjad Abu Asab, head of Jerusalemites detainees and prisoners families committee, said that the Magistrate judge in Jerusalem sentenced 21-year old Fadel Salah for three months and a day of actual imprisonment and a financial fee of 1500 NIS after convicting him with throwing stone sat the occupation forces in Ras Al-Amoud; note that he was arrested after being assaulted by the Musta’ribeen unit (undercover police).
Sentencing the Jerusalemite young man Mohammad Abdulkader
The District court also sentenced on Sunday 17-year old Mohammad Mahmoud Abdulkader for 9 months of actual imprisonment after convicting him with throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at the occupation forces. Mohammad was arrested on 25/11/2013 and was interrogated in Al-Maskobyeh detention center and is currently in Megiddo prison; note that he is a resident of the village of Esawyeh.
Extension of arrest
In a related matter, the Magistrate court judge extended on Wednesday the arrest of five Jerusalemites until next Sunday, they are: Mohammad Abu Sbeih, Thaer Raed Zghayyar, Walid Tufaha, Thaer Abu Sbeih and Mufeed Obeid.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the general prosecution submitted a prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment against Walid Alayan next Sunday.
Release
The Magistrate court judge released on Wednesday the 15-year old Obada Samir Najib with a bail and on condition of house arrest for five days; note that he was detained for 18 days and his brothers Adli and Mohammad are still detained.
Later on, the court released Mohammad Dirbas from the village if Esawyeh without any condition.
It also released on Tuesday the 23-year old Mansour Shyoukhi after completing his prison sentence; note that he was arrested on 1/7/2012 and has two brothers, Muntaser and Mouath, that are currently in the Israeli prisons
The Israeli forces continued their campaign of arresting young Jerusalemite men and children from the Old City of Jerusalem as they arrested one young man and a child on Tuesday afternoon. The total number of Jerusalemites arrested within last month is now 11 people that are between 16 and 22 years old; note that some of them are being exposed to harsh interrogation in Al-Maskobyeh cells and others are being interrogated in “Rooms number 4”.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested 16-year old Mohammad Abu Sneineh while he was in the area of Damascus Gate and also arrested 20-year old Naji Zghayyar from his work location in Al-Wad Street.
The Magistrate court judge extended on Tuesday the arrest of fiver Jerusalemites until next Sunday, they are: Adli Najib, Ala’ Zghayyar, Mahmoud Jundi, Jihad Qos and Ahmad Shawish.
The young men Aboud Abu Sbeih, Mohammad Najib, Tarek Zirba and Obada Najib will be presented to the Magistrate court on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested 16-year old Mohammad Abu Sneineh while he was in the area of Damascus Gate and also arrested 20-year old Naji Zghayyar from his work location in Al-Wad Street.
The Magistrate court judge extended on Tuesday the arrest of fiver Jerusalemites until next Sunday, they are: Adli Najib, Ala’ Zghayyar, Mahmoud Jundi, Jihad Qos and Ahmad Shawish.
The young men Aboud Abu Sbeih, Mohammad Najib, Tarek Zirba and Obada Najib will be presented to the Magistrate court on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Lands razed in Negev and to the west of Hebron.
Israeli forces, stationed on the borders with the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, opened fire on a residential area adjacent to the borders near Khan Yunes, according to media sources.
A WAFA correspondent said that soldiers opened live fire towards homes in an area to the east of Khan Yunes. No injuries were reported among local residents.
Meanwhile, Israeli army vehicles, tanks and bulldozers continued their daily raids and razing of private-owned agricultural areas near the borders, amid sporadic gunfire and flying reconnaissance aircrafts over the southern parts of the Gaza Strip.
In a related matter, Israeli naval forces in the early morning hours opened a hail of gunfire towards Palestinian fishermen’s boats off Khan Yunes and Rafah, forcing them to head to shore. No injuries were reported.
Also on Wednesday, in the morning, Israeli forces razed Palestinian-owned land in Abu al-Zuluf area to the west of Hebron, according to an activist.
Forces, backed with bulldozers and heavy machinery, razed land belonging to residents of Tarqumiyah, a town located to the northwest of Hebron, said Head of Taffuh Local Council Mahmoud Zreiqat.
The land is located in Abu al-Zuluf area between Adora, an illegal Israeli settlement built on Palestinian-owned land belonging to residents of Tarqumiyah, and ‘Ayn Farʻa, an area that has many springs and belong to residents of Dura, noted Zreiqat.
He said that settlers from Adora and Telem, another illegal Israeli settlement, installed steel poles and wires in the land, in order to seize it as a prelude for expanding the two settlements and connect them together.
Residents were able to remove some of the poles and wires, said Mayor of Tarqumiyah, Sami Fatafta.
Israeli bulldozers, on Wednesday, demolished several Palestinian Bedouin houses in the Negev desert, locals said, according to Ma'an News Agency.
Police vehicles escorted bulldozers across the Negev as they demolished a number of structures in villages not recognized by Israeli authorities.
In the village of al-Zaarura, bulldozers demolished two houses belonging to the Abu Judah family, witnesses said.
Locals in the village of Kseifa said that bulldozers demolished houses and tore down trees.
Demolitions across the Negev are still ongoing, residents told Ma'an Wednesday afternoon.
Yesterday, hundreds of Palestinians and activists planted olive trees in land threatened with seizure by Israel, in the village of Kherbat Samra near Tubas, in the northern Jordan Valley.
The event, which was attended by Tubas governor Rabih al-Khundagji, is part of the popular resistance campaign against the Israeli procedures of confiscating Palestinian private-owned land for the benefit of settlement construction.
Forces attempted to prevent Palestinians from planting the trees but residents refused to leave and proceeded to plant hundreds of dunums of land with olive trees.
Al-Khundagji said that the continued Israeli attempts to seize the Palestinian land and imposition of facts on ground are rejected, stressing in the meantime the Palestinian people’s right to safeguard their land against Israeli takeover by similar means.
In al-Tawani area, to the east of Yatta, in the Hebron district, school children were attacked by Israeli settlers, injuring two, according to a local activist and police sources.
Coordinator of the Anti-wall and Settlement Popular Committee Rateb jabour said that settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, physically attacked students of al-Tawani school and hurled stones at them, causing two female children, aged 13, to sustain bruises and wounds.
A press release issued by the Police Public Relations Department stated that the two children were severely beaten by Israeli settlers while they were outside their house and, as a result, they sustained moderate wounds and were taken to the hospital to receive medical treatment.
Meanwhile, soldiers sealed off the Jerusalem-Hebron road after fires broke out in a military watchtower set up at the entrance of Beit Ummar.
Also in Hebron, on Wednesday, WAFA reports that a Palestinian elderly was severely attacked and injured by both Israeli settlers and soldiers in al-Tawani and Um al-Kahir to the east of Yatta in Hebron district, according to an activist.
Forces severely beat 55-year-old Khadra al-Hathalin, causing her to lose consciousness and sustain bruises. She was transferred to a hospital for treatment, said Coordinator of the Anti-wall and Settlement Popular Committee Rateb Jubur.
In Jerusalem, Israeli settlers entered al-Aqsa Mosque, in a provocative visit, assaulting and harassing outdoor female students under police protection, according to witnesses.
They said that police allowed the entrance of settlers in small groups during the early morning hours, provoking worshipers and students who chanted religious slogans in protest of the entrance of the extremists to the holy site.
Settlers, under police protection, attacked the students and worshipers, spit at them while using foul language against them.
Meanwhile, Israeli police, stationed at the gates leading to the mosque, continued to impose intensive restrictions on Palestinian worshipers’ entry to the mosque, especially on youth who are ordered to hand over their ID cards to soldiers before they are alowed to enter the mosque.
Furthermore, Israeli forces and police abducted seven people in Jerusalem, Hebron and Bethlehem as well as serving notices for the demolition of two Palestinian-owned shops, according to reports by local and security sources.
Israeli police kidnapped four youth, in Jerusalem, after raiding their houses in the Old City, raising the number of overall abductions, in Jerusalem, to 14 in less than a month.
Meanwhile in Hebron, the army kidnapped a 16-year-old in the village of Tabaqa near Dora, to the west of Hebron. They also took a youth, aged 28, in Hebron and led him to an unknown destination.
Forces further stormed the nearby village of Deir Samet and served local residents with notices to demolish two stores in the area. Meanwhile, army forces set military checkpoints at the entrance to several towns in Hebron district, checking drivers’ and passengers’ identity cards and causing a traffic jam in the process.
In Bethlehem, occupation forces stormed a home in As-Saf Street, in the city, and ordered its owner to take them to the workplace of his 20-year-old son, where they took him away.
Israeli forces, stationed on the borders with the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, opened fire on a residential area adjacent to the borders near Khan Yunes, according to media sources.
A WAFA correspondent said that soldiers opened live fire towards homes in an area to the east of Khan Yunes. No injuries were reported among local residents.
Meanwhile, Israeli army vehicles, tanks and bulldozers continued their daily raids and razing of private-owned agricultural areas near the borders, amid sporadic gunfire and flying reconnaissance aircrafts over the southern parts of the Gaza Strip.
In a related matter, Israeli naval forces in the early morning hours opened a hail of gunfire towards Palestinian fishermen’s boats off Khan Yunes and Rafah, forcing them to head to shore. No injuries were reported.
Also on Wednesday, in the morning, Israeli forces razed Palestinian-owned land in Abu al-Zuluf area to the west of Hebron, according to an activist.
Forces, backed with bulldozers and heavy machinery, razed land belonging to residents of Tarqumiyah, a town located to the northwest of Hebron, said Head of Taffuh Local Council Mahmoud Zreiqat.
The land is located in Abu al-Zuluf area between Adora, an illegal Israeli settlement built on Palestinian-owned land belonging to residents of Tarqumiyah, and ‘Ayn Farʻa, an area that has many springs and belong to residents of Dura, noted Zreiqat.
He said that settlers from Adora and Telem, another illegal Israeli settlement, installed steel poles and wires in the land, in order to seize it as a prelude for expanding the two settlements and connect them together.
Residents were able to remove some of the poles and wires, said Mayor of Tarqumiyah, Sami Fatafta.
Israeli bulldozers, on Wednesday, demolished several Palestinian Bedouin houses in the Negev desert, locals said, according to Ma'an News Agency.
Police vehicles escorted bulldozers across the Negev as they demolished a number of structures in villages not recognized by Israeli authorities.
In the village of al-Zaarura, bulldozers demolished two houses belonging to the Abu Judah family, witnesses said.
Locals in the village of Kseifa said that bulldozers demolished houses and tore down trees.
Demolitions across the Negev are still ongoing, residents told Ma'an Wednesday afternoon.
Yesterday, hundreds of Palestinians and activists planted olive trees in land threatened with seizure by Israel, in the village of Kherbat Samra near Tubas, in the northern Jordan Valley.
The event, which was attended by Tubas governor Rabih al-Khundagji, is part of the popular resistance campaign against the Israeli procedures of confiscating Palestinian private-owned land for the benefit of settlement construction.
Forces attempted to prevent Palestinians from planting the trees but residents refused to leave and proceeded to plant hundreds of dunums of land with olive trees.
Al-Khundagji said that the continued Israeli attempts to seize the Palestinian land and imposition of facts on ground are rejected, stressing in the meantime the Palestinian people’s right to safeguard their land against Israeli takeover by similar means.
In al-Tawani area, to the east of Yatta, in the Hebron district, school children were attacked by Israeli settlers, injuring two, according to a local activist and police sources.
Coordinator of the Anti-wall and Settlement Popular Committee Rateb jabour said that settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, physically attacked students of al-Tawani school and hurled stones at them, causing two female children, aged 13, to sustain bruises and wounds.
A press release issued by the Police Public Relations Department stated that the two children were severely beaten by Israeli settlers while they were outside their house and, as a result, they sustained moderate wounds and were taken to the hospital to receive medical treatment.
Meanwhile, soldiers sealed off the Jerusalem-Hebron road after fires broke out in a military watchtower set up at the entrance of Beit Ummar.
Also in Hebron, on Wednesday, WAFA reports that a Palestinian elderly was severely attacked and injured by both Israeli settlers and soldiers in al-Tawani and Um al-Kahir to the east of Yatta in Hebron district, according to an activist.
Forces severely beat 55-year-old Khadra al-Hathalin, causing her to lose consciousness and sustain bruises. She was transferred to a hospital for treatment, said Coordinator of the Anti-wall and Settlement Popular Committee Rateb Jubur.
In Jerusalem, Israeli settlers entered al-Aqsa Mosque, in a provocative visit, assaulting and harassing outdoor female students under police protection, according to witnesses.
They said that police allowed the entrance of settlers in small groups during the early morning hours, provoking worshipers and students who chanted religious slogans in protest of the entrance of the extremists to the holy site.
Settlers, under police protection, attacked the students and worshipers, spit at them while using foul language against them.
Meanwhile, Israeli police, stationed at the gates leading to the mosque, continued to impose intensive restrictions on Palestinian worshipers’ entry to the mosque, especially on youth who are ordered to hand over their ID cards to soldiers before they are alowed to enter the mosque.
Furthermore, Israeli forces and police abducted seven people in Jerusalem, Hebron and Bethlehem as well as serving notices for the demolition of two Palestinian-owned shops, according to reports by local and security sources.
Israeli police kidnapped four youth, in Jerusalem, after raiding their houses in the Old City, raising the number of overall abductions, in Jerusalem, to 14 in less than a month.
Meanwhile in Hebron, the army kidnapped a 16-year-old in the village of Tabaqa near Dora, to the west of Hebron. They also took a youth, aged 28, in Hebron and led him to an unknown destination.
Forces further stormed the nearby village of Deir Samet and served local residents with notices to demolish two stores in the area. Meanwhile, army forces set military checkpoints at the entrance to several towns in Hebron district, checking drivers’ and passengers’ identity cards and causing a traffic jam in the process.
In Bethlehem, occupation forces stormed a home in As-Saf Street, in the city, and ordered its owner to take them to the workplace of his 20-year-old son, where they took him away.
Human rights data indicated the escalation of Israeli attacks launched against Palestinian citizens of Occupied Jerusalem last March. Brutal violations have been carried out by Israeli institutions targeting the Palestinian native citizens and their holy sites. Wadi Hilwe Information Center said in a report on Tuesday that al-Aqsa Mosque has been ceaselessly raided by more than 1,250 Israeli fanatics, soldiers and students of Jewish colleges who roamed al-Aqsa courtyards and corridors. Many Jewish invaders trying to perform their religious rituals within al-Aqsa were immediately stopped by the mosque’s guardians.
The center further documented the presence of Uri Ariel, Israeli Housing Minister, and Moshe Feiglin, the Knesset’s deputy speaker, in the raids which were further escalated by the several attacks led by extremist Rabbi Yehuda Glick and other fanatical groups. 20 Palestinians, including 4 ladies and two children, were also blocked by the Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) from entering al-Aqsa Mosque for different periods.
According to the report, 120 Jerusalemites were arrested last march, including 40 minors aged between 13 and 17.
The report documented several serious breaches of Israeli and international detention laws during arrest and investigation processes. Several Palestinians have been arrested after having their houses brutally stormed and searched at dawn time, while others were brutally captured from Jerusalem streets and al-Aqsa courtyards without notifying their families of the arrest.
The Center said that investigators in several custody and investigation centers in Occupied Jerusalem took in children for questioning without the presence of their parents as dictated by the law. The children were also enchained throughout the arrest.
IOF soldiers have also arrested four ladies, trying to go into al-Aqsa, and the five following lawyers: Shireen Issawi, Amjad Safadi, Amr Iskafi, Nadim Gharib and Mahmoud Abu Snina under the pretext of a potential transmission of funds and letters to Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement.
The center further documented the presence of Uri Ariel, Israeli Housing Minister, and Moshe Feiglin, the Knesset’s deputy speaker, in the raids which were further escalated by the several attacks led by extremist Rabbi Yehuda Glick and other fanatical groups. 20 Palestinians, including 4 ladies and two children, were also blocked by the Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) from entering al-Aqsa Mosque for different periods.
According to the report, 120 Jerusalemites were arrested last march, including 40 minors aged between 13 and 17.
The report documented several serious breaches of Israeli and international detention laws during arrest and investigation processes. Several Palestinians have been arrested after having their houses brutally stormed and searched at dawn time, while others were brutally captured from Jerusalem streets and al-Aqsa courtyards without notifying their families of the arrest.
The Center said that investigators in several custody and investigation centers in Occupied Jerusalem took in children for questioning without the presence of their parents as dictated by the law. The children were also enchained throughout the arrest.
IOF soldiers have also arrested four ladies, trying to go into al-Aqsa, and the five following lawyers: Shireen Issawi, Amjad Safadi, Amr Iskafi, Nadim Gharib and Mahmoud Abu Snina under the pretext of a potential transmission of funds and letters to Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement.
Israeli soldiers detained three Palestinian men in the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday morning.
Family members told Ma'an that Thaer Raed Zghayyar, Walid Tuffahah, and Muhammad Abu Sbeih were taken into custody by Israeli forces, without giving any further details.
An Israeli police spokesperson could not be reached for comment.
Family members told Ma'an that Thaer Raed Zghayyar, Walid Tuffahah, and Muhammad Abu Sbeih were taken into custody by Israeli forces, without giving any further details.
An Israeli police spokesperson could not be reached for comment.
Gaza government has called on the international community to intervene immediately to put an end to Palestinian detainees' plight in Israeli jails. The government expressed in a statement on Tuesday after its weekly meeting its total support for Palestinian detainees' legitimate demands especially ending solitary confinement policy and Israeli inhuman violations against them.
Regarding PA demand to join 15 UN agencies, the government called on PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to join all UN agencies and treaties to accelerate prosecution of the occupation.
On the other hand, the government condemned the Israeli continued aggression on Gaza Strip that led to several injuries and destruction of buildings and other facilities, describing it a desperate attempt to cover up the Israeli internal crisis and to keep the besieged Strip under threat.
Concerning Palestinian reconciliation file, Gaza government stressed its readiness to achieve national unity and reconciliation, welcoming the visit of a delegation sent by Mahmoud Abbas to Gaza to discuss reconciliation implementation.
The government also called on Abbas not to comply with Israeli pressures and to stop the negotiation process that only provided a cover to Israeli crimes along the past 20 years.
Shifting to another issue, the statement stressed the importance of neutralizing the Yarmouk refugee camp in the Syrian capital in order to lift the siege imposed on it for nine months, appreciating UNRWA and human rights institutions' role in distributing aid supplies to the besieged refugees.
In another context, the government strongly condemned the killing of Palestinians in the armed clashes that broke out in Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, stressing the importance of avoiding any violence in the Palestinian refugee camps.
The statement praised UNRWA's Director of Operations in the Gaza Strip Robert Turner's statements in which he called for lifting Gaza siege and pressuring Israel to allow entry of construction materials in addition to the swift opening of Rafah crossing.
The statement concluded by calling on UNRWA to bear its responsibility towards the difficult humanitarian situation in the besieged Strip.
Regarding PA demand to join 15 UN agencies, the government called on PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to join all UN agencies and treaties to accelerate prosecution of the occupation.
On the other hand, the government condemned the Israeli continued aggression on Gaza Strip that led to several injuries and destruction of buildings and other facilities, describing it a desperate attempt to cover up the Israeli internal crisis and to keep the besieged Strip under threat.
Concerning Palestinian reconciliation file, Gaza government stressed its readiness to achieve national unity and reconciliation, welcoming the visit of a delegation sent by Mahmoud Abbas to Gaza to discuss reconciliation implementation.
The government also called on Abbas not to comply with Israeli pressures and to stop the negotiation process that only provided a cover to Israeli crimes along the past 20 years.
Shifting to another issue, the statement stressed the importance of neutralizing the Yarmouk refugee camp in the Syrian capital in order to lift the siege imposed on it for nine months, appreciating UNRWA and human rights institutions' role in distributing aid supplies to the besieged refugees.
In another context, the government strongly condemned the killing of Palestinians in the armed clashes that broke out in Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, stressing the importance of avoiding any violence in the Palestinian refugee camps.
The statement praised UNRWA's Director of Operations in the Gaza Strip Robert Turner's statements in which he called for lifting Gaza siege and pressuring Israel to allow entry of construction materials in addition to the swift opening of Rafah crossing.
The statement concluded by calling on UNRWA to bear its responsibility towards the difficult humanitarian situation in the besieged Strip.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), backed by dozens of military vehicles and equipment, stormed several Palestinian cities and towns in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem at dawn Wednesday. According to Palestinian local and security sources, four Palestinian youngsters, including a minor below 16, were arrested following the sudden attacks carried out by IOF in Ramallah, al-Khalil and Bethlehem, where several native houses were ransacked.
Imad Nemr Daoud, 28, from al-Khalil, Fathi Shouiki, 20, and Hamed Shouiki 19, were all arrested in the process. The minor Mahmoud Hribat, 16, was arrested after IOF violently broke into his family home and searched it.
IOF arrested also four Jerusalemite youths, after having brutally raided their family homes in the Old City. The detainees were immediately carried to investigation and detention centers in the city.
Occupation arrests five Palestinians in WB
The Israeli Occupation Forces arrested Wednesday at dawn five Palestinian citizens after raiding several areas in the occupied West Bank.
The IOF claimed the arrested Palestinians were wanted to its security forces for interrogation. They were transferred to the concerned security parties for questioning.
According to Palestinian security sources, the IOF arrested Mahmoud Hrebat, 16, after breaking into his family's house in al-Tabaqa village, south of Doura in the West Bank.
At dawn, Occupation patrols raided Ethna, Halhoul, Bani Naeam, and Doura town.
Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out arrest raids in the West Bank. Around 40 percent of Palestinian men living in the occupied territories have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
Imad Nemr Daoud, 28, from al-Khalil, Fathi Shouiki, 20, and Hamed Shouiki 19, were all arrested in the process. The minor Mahmoud Hribat, 16, was arrested after IOF violently broke into his family home and searched it.
IOF arrested also four Jerusalemite youths, after having brutally raided their family homes in the Old City. The detainees were immediately carried to investigation and detention centers in the city.
Occupation arrests five Palestinians in WB
The Israeli Occupation Forces arrested Wednesday at dawn five Palestinian citizens after raiding several areas in the occupied West Bank.
The IOF claimed the arrested Palestinians were wanted to its security forces for interrogation. They were transferred to the concerned security parties for questioning.
According to Palestinian security sources, the IOF arrested Mahmoud Hrebat, 16, after breaking into his family's house in al-Tabaqa village, south of Doura in the West Bank.
At dawn, Occupation patrols raided Ethna, Halhoul, Bani Naeam, and Doura town.
Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out arrest raids in the West Bank. Around 40 percent of Palestinian men living in the occupied territories have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a leader in Islamic Jihad movement at a roadblock near Aroub refugee camp, north of Al-Khalil, on Tuesday night. Safa news agency quoted sources in Aroub refugee camp as saying that Jihad leader Walid Al-Mazein, 38, was detained at a road barrier near to the camp.
Meanwhile, other IOF units detained two Palestinian young men at the entrance to Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, and forced them to sit on the ground for two hours before releasing them, Safa reported.
In occupied Jerusalem, IOF soldiers arrested 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Snene in Bab Al-Amoud suburb on Tuesday night and 20-year-old Naji Al-Zaghir from his place of work in the Old City.
Both were taken to an interrogation center, locals said, noting that the Israeli occupation soldiers and policemen had recently escalated targeting of children and young men in occupied Jerusalem.
They pointed out that some of them were taken from their homes while others from places of work, adding that 11 Jerusalemites in the age category 16 – 22 were rounded up in less than a month.
Meanwhile, other IOF units detained two Palestinian young men at the entrance to Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, and forced them to sit on the ground for two hours before releasing them, Safa reported.
In occupied Jerusalem, IOF soldiers arrested 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Snene in Bab Al-Amoud suburb on Tuesday night and 20-year-old Naji Al-Zaghir from his place of work in the Old City.
Both were taken to an interrogation center, locals said, noting that the Israeli occupation soldiers and policemen had recently escalated targeting of children and young men in occupied Jerusalem.
They pointed out that some of them were taken from their homes while others from places of work, adding that 11 Jerusalemites in the age category 16 – 22 were rounded up in less than a month.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Tuesday a Palestinian from Gaza ; Israeli channel 10 claimed that he was trying to infiltrate the Green line. The citizen approached the coast of Askalan city before he was detained, according to the channel.
Israeli forces said he was transferred to the Shin Bet for interrogation.
The Israeli occupation arrests frequently Palestinians, alleged that they were trying to traverse the demarcation line with Israel.
Israeli forces said he was transferred to the Shin Bet for interrogation.
The Israeli occupation arrests frequently Palestinians, alleged that they were trying to traverse the demarcation line with Israel.
Israeli Occupation Forces arrested on Wednesday, two Palestinians from the West Bank city of Hebron.
Security sources said that IOF forces raided al-Tabaka village in Hebron and arrested the 16-year-old Mahmoud Hrebat, after searching his house. The forces also arrested the 28-year-old Imad Nimer Daoud and took him to an unknown location.
The sources added that Israeli forces raided Deir Samet village, south of Hebron, and handed a number of citizens from al-Hroub family demolition notices against their stores.
In a related context, Israeli forces raided several neighborhoods in Hebron, set several military checkpoints on the main entrances of the villages of Sa'ir, Halhoul, al-Thahriyeh and Durah, searched the vehicles of the Palestinian citizens and checked their IDs.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian from the city of Bethlehem.
Local sources said that Israeli forces raided the house of Fathi al-Shweiki in as-Saf Street in central Bethlehem, took him to the work place of his son Ahmed and arrested him, adding that Ahmed is working in one of the bakeries in the city.
Security sources said that IOF forces raided al-Tabaka village in Hebron and arrested the 16-year-old Mahmoud Hrebat, after searching his house. The forces also arrested the 28-year-old Imad Nimer Daoud and took him to an unknown location.
The sources added that Israeli forces raided Deir Samet village, south of Hebron, and handed a number of citizens from al-Hroub family demolition notices against their stores.
In a related context, Israeli forces raided several neighborhoods in Hebron, set several military checkpoints on the main entrances of the villages of Sa'ir, Halhoul, al-Thahriyeh and Durah, searched the vehicles of the Palestinian citizens and checked their IDs.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian from the city of Bethlehem.
Local sources said that Israeli forces raided the house of Fathi al-Shweiki in as-Saf Street in central Bethlehem, took him to the work place of his son Ahmed and arrested him, adding that Ahmed is working in one of the bakeries in the city.
8 apr 2014
The Minister of Prisoner Affairs, Issa Qaraqe, has informed that the health condition of the prisoner Mohammed Qasim Alazraq, 27 years old and Secretary General of Fatah in Aida camp has deteriorated due to the harsh interrogation he has been subjected to.
The Minister told PNN that an investigation would start to find out the circumstances that led to the physical injuries that Mohammed is suffering from. He has shown signs of beating and is also suffering from gastrointestinal problems.
Issa Qaraqe said that the Israeli occupation should be held responsible and should react to the seriousness of Mohammed’s health condition. His lawyer made an official request to have him transferred to a hospital, adding that the captive needed immediate medical attention. The Ministry of Prisoner Affairs will be following this case closely and has already contacted other lawyers and international organizations.
Mohammed Alazraq was arrested in his home last 26th of March, after a large group of Israeli occupation forces stormed into Aida camp at dawn and raided his house.
The Minister told PNN that an investigation would start to find out the circumstances that led to the physical injuries that Mohammed is suffering from. He has shown signs of beating and is also suffering from gastrointestinal problems.
Issa Qaraqe said that the Israeli occupation should be held responsible and should react to the seriousness of Mohammed’s health condition. His lawyer made an official request to have him transferred to a hospital, adding that the captive needed immediate medical attention. The Ministry of Prisoner Affairs will be following this case closely and has already contacted other lawyers and international organizations.
Mohammed Alazraq was arrested in his home last 26th of March, after a large group of Israeli occupation forces stormed into Aida camp at dawn and raided his house.
Israeli forces detained the mayor of a West Bank village at a military checkpoint on Tuesday, the mayor told Ma'an via telephone.
Abd al-Athim al-Wadi, the mayor of the village of Qusra, told Ma'an that Israeli forces stopped him at a checkpoint on the main road between Ramallah and Nablus.
The soldiers then took him to the illegal settlement of Maale Adumim east of Jerusalem for interrogation, al-Wadi said.
An Israeli police spokesman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
At any given time there are about 100 permanent Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, while surprise flying checkpoints often number into the hundreds.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Abd al-Athim al-Wadi, the mayor of the village of Qusra, told Ma'an that Israeli forces stopped him at a checkpoint on the main road between Ramallah and Nablus.
The soldiers then took him to the illegal settlement of Maale Adumim east of Jerusalem for interrogation, al-Wadi said.
An Israeli police spokesman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
At any given time there are about 100 permanent Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, while surprise flying checkpoints often number into the hundreds.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
The Israeli prison service decided to keep Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Hamed in solitary confinement prompting prisoners to declare hunger strike in protest, Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of Ahrar center for prisoner studies and human rights, said on Tuesday. He said that the prisoners were adamant on releasing Hamed from isolation and returning him to prison wards after his isolation ends on Thursday.
He said that the prisoners threatened that in case the IPS did not release Hamed they would start gradual hunger strike as of Thursday.
Khufash said that dozens of prisoners in the southern prisons would gradually join the strike that would eventually group all prisoners in the event Hamed remained in his isolation where he was sent three months ago.
For his part, minister of prisoners in Gaza Attalla Abul Sabah said that retaining Hamed in Ohla Kedar isolation was not acceptable.
He described the step as a “serious escalation”, adding that the prisoners would not stand idle in face of such a development.
He charged the IPS with backtracking on all agreements reached with the prisoners.
He said that the prisoners threatened that in case the IPS did not release Hamed they would start gradual hunger strike as of Thursday.
Khufash said that dozens of prisoners in the southern prisons would gradually join the strike that would eventually group all prisoners in the event Hamed remained in his isolation where he was sent three months ago.
For his part, minister of prisoners in Gaza Attalla Abul Sabah said that retaining Hamed in Ohla Kedar isolation was not acceptable.
He described the step as a “serious escalation”, adding that the prisoners would not stand idle in face of such a development.
He charged the IPS with backtracking on all agreements reached with the prisoners.
Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said sick prisoner Sami Suleiman Jaradat is subject to continuous harassment by the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) which denied him badly needed medical treatment and family visits under the pretext of a forthcoming surgery. According to the PPS statement on Tuesday, the decision makes part of the offensive bullying procedures conducted by the IPS against Palestinian detainees so as to dampen their spirits using slow-death tactics.
Khouloud Jaradat, the prisoner’s wife, appealed to the Physicians for Human Rights organization to urge IPS to restore her husband’s right to health care due to the severe pains caused by fluctuating blood pressure, stomach ulcers and urinary tract obstruction.
Mrs. Jaradat further called on the Red Cross to exert pressure on the IPS to hand them visit-access permits in order to assess her husband’s deteriorating physical condition and appoint him a near surgery date.
Jaradat, 46, detained for more than 10 years and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 50 years, is now held in Gilboa prison and has a seven-member-family.
Khouloud Jaradat, the prisoner’s wife, appealed to the Physicians for Human Rights organization to urge IPS to restore her husband’s right to health care due to the severe pains caused by fluctuating blood pressure, stomach ulcers and urinary tract obstruction.
Mrs. Jaradat further called on the Red Cross to exert pressure on the IPS to hand them visit-access permits in order to assess her husband’s deteriorating physical condition and appoint him a near surgery date.
Jaradat, 46, detained for more than 10 years and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 50 years, is now held in Gilboa prison and has a seven-member-family.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested three Palestinians in al-Khalil and Bethlehem, including a leader in the Islamic Jihad movement, and demolished Palestinian agricultural facilities and stormed Palestinian buildings. Local sources confirmed that the occupation forces raided at dawn Tuesday Palestinian homes in al-Khalil's Old Town, and arrested two Palestinians before transferring them to an unknown destination.
On the other hand, three Israeli patrols raided and searched the Islamic Charitable Society in al-Khalil city.
In a related context, Israeli forces stormed Tuesday al-Khalil University, southern al-Khalil city, where they arrested and served summonses to a number of students.
Eyewitnesses told PIC reporter said that Israeli patrols raided the university neighborhood and broke into al-Khalil University's entrance, where they searched the students and checked their identity cards and served summonses to some of them.
The sources added that PA security forces left the area at arrival of the IOF soldiers despite being located in area A under PA control according to Oslo Accords.
On the other hand, Israeli bulldozers demolished this morning agricultural facilities, and water well in Farsh al-Hawa area in the city under the pretext of being established without permit in a closed military zone.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces arrested at dawn today the leader in the Islamic Jihad movement Khalil Musa Zawahra, 45, who spent ten years in Israeli jails before his release six months ago.
Israeli troops also raided al-Ihssan Medical Association headquarters and blew up its front door. Computers and a set of files and documents were confiscated during the raid.
On the other hand, three Israeli patrols raided and searched the Islamic Charitable Society in al-Khalil city.
In a related context, Israeli forces stormed Tuesday al-Khalil University, southern al-Khalil city, where they arrested and served summonses to a number of students.
Eyewitnesses told PIC reporter said that Israeli patrols raided the university neighborhood and broke into al-Khalil University's entrance, where they searched the students and checked their identity cards and served summonses to some of them.
The sources added that PA security forces left the area at arrival of the IOF soldiers despite being located in area A under PA control according to Oslo Accords.
On the other hand, Israeli bulldozers demolished this morning agricultural facilities, and water well in Farsh al-Hawa area in the city under the pretext of being established without permit in a closed military zone.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces arrested at dawn today the leader in the Islamic Jihad movement Khalil Musa Zawahra, 45, who spent ten years in Israeli jails before his release six months ago.
Israeli troops also raided al-Ihssan Medical Association headquarters and blew up its front door. Computers and a set of files and documents were confiscated during the raid.
Prisoner Club’s society said Tuesday that the IOF, armed with tear gas and batons, raided the cell 10 in section 1 in Jalbou’ prison after forcing the prisoners out. The forces that raided the prison for four hours smashed the prisoners’ properties and belongings.
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners are held in dozens of Israeli prisons that witness repeated attacks and raids by Israeli forces who smash and capture their belongings.
There are an estimated 6,800 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel, of which 10 are members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC).
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners are held in dozens of Israeli prisons that witness repeated attacks and raids by Israeli forces who smash and capture their belongings.
There are an estimated 6,800 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel, of which 10 are members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC).
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Tuesday at dawn 17 Palestinian citizens, including a woman, after storming several West Bank cities and towns. Local sources said that the IOF arrested lawyer Tariq al-Tamizi,27,and his sister in law Mona al-tamizi,34, after ransacking their houses and inspecting them in Ethna town to the west of Hebron.
The IOF stole the gold safe, amounts of money, and bank checks from the house. They damaged the house’s contents, destroyed properties and unhinged doors. Moreover, they damaged an agricultural barrack.
The forces stormed Selwad village, east of Ramallah, and arrested seven Palestinians: Ayyoub Khader, Tariq Hamid, Mostafa Abdulra'ouf, Salah al-Natoor, Ramzy Zaghloul, and Lotfi Hamed. The arrests led to violent clashes between the IOF and dozens of Palestinian youths.
The forces handed Ziyad Sh’eabat, 45, a summon to meet Israeli intelligence in Gush Etzion, south of Bethlehem, Local sources said.
The IOF arrested Khaleel Faregat, 21, and Ramzy al-Ga'bari, 28, and searched several houses in Beit Ummar and Beit Awwa villages in Hebron, local sources said.
In Nablus, the IOF arrested Malik Eshteeh,21, Ala'a Edeali, 20, Mohammed Edeali, 23, Azzam Edeali,21, and Mazin Edeali, 16, from Tal and Osreen villages.
Israeli soldiers steal 43 thousand dollars from Palestinian home
Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out arrest raids in the West Bank. Around 40 percent of Palestinian men living in the occupied territories have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
Israeli soldiers have stolen a large amount of money and jewelry from a Palestinian home in Idna town southern al-Khalil in occupied West Bank. Israeli occupation forces have stormed last night citizen Jaber Al-Tameezi's home in Idna town and forced his family to stay out for long hours while they searched the home. Shortly after Israeli forces' withdrawal, the family discovered that large amount of money and jewelry were stolen, Palestinian security sources told Quds Press.
The sources pointed out that Al-Tameezi filed a formal complaint in which he charged Israeli soldiers with stealing a sum of money and checks estimated at 150 thousand shekels (about 43 thousand dollars) and 200 grams of gold jewelry.
The Israeli forces have also detained Al-Tameezi's wife for hours and arrested his brother, the lawyer Tariq Al-Tameezi, and took him to an unknown destination.
Israeli forces detain several in overnight West Bank raids
Israeli forces detained several Palestinians in West Bank arrest raids early Tuesday, locals and an army spokeswoman said.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers overnight detained a 16-year-old and five other Palestinian youths in the village of Silwad east of Ramallah.
In addition to the six arrests, Israeli soldiers issued summons for interrogation to several other young men, locals said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said eight people were arrested in the West Bank overnight -- four southeast of Nablus, one southwest of Nablus, one in Bethlehem, and two in Hebron.
IOF soldiers round up more Palestinian citizens including brothers
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up a number of Palestinians at dawn Tuesday and overnight Monday including brothers. Local sources in Til village, west of Nablus, told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in a number of military jeeps broke into the village at dawn Tuesday.
They said that the soldiers searched a number of homes before taking away Malek Eshtiye.
In a similar raid on Edhna village, west of Al-Khalil, on Monday night the IOF soldiers nabbed two brothers in their thirties.
Safa news agency quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the soldiers arrested Tarek and Ala’a Tamizi after storming an agricultural company in the village.
They said that the soldiers searched houses, commercial businesses and a poultry farm near the village’s main water reservoir.
The sources said that the soldiers searched Yusr company for agricultural marketing and confiscated all the eggs found in its stores.
Meanwhile, IOF units raided the Old City of Jerusalem on Monday and arrested Mohammed Najib, 20, from his home.
Locals pointed out that his two younger brothers Adly, 16, and Obada, 18, were detained in Israeli jails for maintaining vigil inside the Aqsa Mosque and their detention was renewed twice.
They said that Mohammed’s mother was taken to hospital after his arrest for treatment of a nervous breakdown.
The IOF stole the gold safe, amounts of money, and bank checks from the house. They damaged the house’s contents, destroyed properties and unhinged doors. Moreover, they damaged an agricultural barrack.
The forces stormed Selwad village, east of Ramallah, and arrested seven Palestinians: Ayyoub Khader, Tariq Hamid, Mostafa Abdulra'ouf, Salah al-Natoor, Ramzy Zaghloul, and Lotfi Hamed. The arrests led to violent clashes between the IOF and dozens of Palestinian youths.
The forces handed Ziyad Sh’eabat, 45, a summon to meet Israeli intelligence in Gush Etzion, south of Bethlehem, Local sources said.
The IOF arrested Khaleel Faregat, 21, and Ramzy al-Ga'bari, 28, and searched several houses in Beit Ummar and Beit Awwa villages in Hebron, local sources said.
In Nablus, the IOF arrested Malik Eshteeh,21, Ala'a Edeali, 20, Mohammed Edeali, 23, Azzam Edeali,21, and Mazin Edeali, 16, from Tal and Osreen villages.
Israeli soldiers steal 43 thousand dollars from Palestinian home
Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out arrest raids in the West Bank. Around 40 percent of Palestinian men living in the occupied territories have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
Israeli soldiers have stolen a large amount of money and jewelry from a Palestinian home in Idna town southern al-Khalil in occupied West Bank. Israeli occupation forces have stormed last night citizen Jaber Al-Tameezi's home in Idna town and forced his family to stay out for long hours while they searched the home. Shortly after Israeli forces' withdrawal, the family discovered that large amount of money and jewelry were stolen, Palestinian security sources told Quds Press.
The sources pointed out that Al-Tameezi filed a formal complaint in which he charged Israeli soldiers with stealing a sum of money and checks estimated at 150 thousand shekels (about 43 thousand dollars) and 200 grams of gold jewelry.
The Israeli forces have also detained Al-Tameezi's wife for hours and arrested his brother, the lawyer Tariq Al-Tameezi, and took him to an unknown destination.
Israeli forces detain several in overnight West Bank raids
Israeli forces detained several Palestinians in West Bank arrest raids early Tuesday, locals and an army spokeswoman said.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers overnight detained a 16-year-old and five other Palestinian youths in the village of Silwad east of Ramallah.
In addition to the six arrests, Israeli soldiers issued summons for interrogation to several other young men, locals said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said eight people were arrested in the West Bank overnight -- four southeast of Nablus, one southwest of Nablus, one in Bethlehem, and two in Hebron.
IOF soldiers round up more Palestinian citizens including brothers
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up a number of Palestinians at dawn Tuesday and overnight Monday including brothers. Local sources in Til village, west of Nablus, told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in a number of military jeeps broke into the village at dawn Tuesday.
They said that the soldiers searched a number of homes before taking away Malek Eshtiye.
In a similar raid on Edhna village, west of Al-Khalil, on Monday night the IOF soldiers nabbed two brothers in their thirties.
Safa news agency quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the soldiers arrested Tarek and Ala’a Tamizi after storming an agricultural company in the village.
They said that the soldiers searched houses, commercial businesses and a poultry farm near the village’s main water reservoir.
The sources said that the soldiers searched Yusr company for agricultural marketing and confiscated all the eggs found in its stores.
Meanwhile, IOF units raided the Old City of Jerusalem on Monday and arrested Mohammed Najib, 20, from his home.
Locals pointed out that his two younger brothers Adly, 16, and Obada, 18, were detained in Israeli jails for maintaining vigil inside the Aqsa Mosque and their detention was renewed twice.
They said that Mohammed’s mother was taken to hospital after his arrest for treatment of a nervous breakdown.
Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Ithna, west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped a lawyer and his sister-in-law. The army also invaded Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that several Israeli military jeeps invaded the town, and kidnapped lawyer Tareq Thieb Tmeizy, 27, who works at the District Court, in the area, and his sister-in-law, Mona Issa Tmeizy, 34.
WAFA said that the soldiers violently broke into the homes of the two kidnapped Palestinians, and searched them, causing excessive damage to the doors, furniture and belongings.
In addition, the soldiers confiscated money, gold and checkbooks, and searched a hothouse belonging one of the brothers of Tareq.
In related news, several Israeli military jeeps invaded Beit Sahour town, near Bethlehem, and handed a resident a military warrant ordering him to head to the Etzion military base, south of Bethlehem, for interrogation.
The soldiers invaded the home of resident Ziad Shueibat, 45 years of age, and threatened to kidnap and imprison him, should he fail to appear for interrogation.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that several Israeli military jeeps invaded the town, and kidnapped lawyer Tareq Thieb Tmeizy, 27, who works at the District Court, in the area, and his sister-in-law, Mona Issa Tmeizy, 34.
WAFA said that the soldiers violently broke into the homes of the two kidnapped Palestinians, and searched them, causing excessive damage to the doors, furniture and belongings.
In addition, the soldiers confiscated money, gold and checkbooks, and searched a hothouse belonging one of the brothers of Tareq.
In related news, several Israeli military jeeps invaded Beit Sahour town, near Bethlehem, and handed a resident a military warrant ordering him to head to the Etzion military base, south of Bethlehem, for interrogation.
The soldiers invaded the home of resident Ziad Shueibat, 45 years of age, and threatened to kidnap and imprison him, should he fail to appear for interrogation.
