13 apr 2014
The Magistrate court judge extended on Sunday the arrest of ten Jerusalemites until next Wednesday and released another.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Ala’ Zghayyar, Naji Zghayyar, Thaer Zghayyar, Aboud Abu Sbeih, Thaer Abu Sbeih, Tarek Zirba, Jihad Qos, Walid Tufaha, Ahmad Shawish and Mahmoud Jundi until next Wednesday to continue interrogating them.
Also, the judge extended the arrest of Mohammad Najib until Monday.
In a related matter, the Magistrate court guards assaulted Nidal Zghayyar after he went to hug his son Ala’ inside the courtroom. The guards assaulted both Nidal and his son and severely beat them and forced their family members to leave the courtroom.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the general prosecution submitted a prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment in the District court against Walid Alyan which will include charges of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Hebrew University’s parking lot.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Ala’ Zghayyar, Naji Zghayyar, Thaer Zghayyar, Aboud Abu Sbeih, Thaer Abu Sbeih, Tarek Zirba, Jihad Qos, Walid Tufaha, Ahmad Shawish and Mahmoud Jundi until next Wednesday to continue interrogating them.
Also, the judge extended the arrest of Mohammad Najib until Monday.
In a related matter, the Magistrate court guards assaulted Nidal Zghayyar after he went to hug his son Ala’ inside the courtroom. The guards assaulted both Nidal and his son and severely beat them and forced their family members to leave the courtroom.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the general prosecution submitted a prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment in the District court against Walid Alyan which will include charges of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Hebrew University’s parking lot.
The Israeli police released Sameeha Shahin on Sunday night with a 2000-NIS bail and on condition of isolating her from Al-Aqsa Mosque for two weeks.
Shahin said that the Special Forces arrested her while she was inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on charges of chanting “God is Great” and assaulted her by dragging her on the ground while she was being taken to Al-Silsileh Gate police center and then on to Al-Qishleh center; note that she was injured with several bruises due to the assault she was exposed to.
In a related matter, dozens of Jerusalemites performed the Noon, Afternoon, Evening and Night prayers at Al-Aqsa Gates after they were prevented from entering Al-Aqsa on the eve of the Jewish Passover holiday.
Shahin said that the Special Forces arrested her while she was inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on charges of chanting “God is Great” and assaulted her by dragging her on the ground while she was being taken to Al-Silsileh Gate police center and then on to Al-Qishleh center; note that she was injured with several bruises due to the assault she was exposed to.
In a related matter, dozens of Jerusalemites performed the Noon, Afternoon, Evening and Night prayers at Al-Aqsa Gates after they were prevented from entering Al-Aqsa on the eve of the Jewish Passover holiday.
The Israeli police arrested three young men on Thursday afternoon while they were entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, they are: Mohammad Abu Farha, Mohammad Ziad and Salah Ajloni.
Isolation from Al-Aqsa Mosque
In a related matter, the Israeli police released on Thursday five Jerusalemites on condition of isolation from Al-Aqsa Mosque for 17 days. They are: Ala’ Abu Shkhedem, director of Dar Al-Aytam School, Mousa Hallaq, Abdullah Sinjlawi, Mohammad Hallaq, Wisam Hammoudeh, Mohammad Daoud Tiryaqi, Ziad Abu Hadwan and Hamzeh Milhes; note that they were isolated until 27/04/2014.
It is noteworthy that the Israeli forces arrested them on Thursday morning within a series of arrests carried out by the Israeli authorities in the neighbourhoods of the Old City of Jerusalem and especially in Al-Wad Street and Bab Hutta.
Release
Isolation from Al-Aqsa Mosque
In a related matter, the Israeli police released on Thursday five Jerusalemites on condition of isolation from Al-Aqsa Mosque for 17 days. They are: Ala’ Abu Shkhedem, director of Dar Al-Aytam School, Mousa Hallaq, Abdullah Sinjlawi, Mohammad Hallaq, Wisam Hammoudeh, Mohammad Daoud Tiryaqi, Ziad Abu Hadwan and Hamzeh Milhes; note that they were isolated until 27/04/2014.
It is noteworthy that the Israeli forces arrested them on Thursday morning within a series of arrests carried out by the Israeli authorities in the neighbourhoods of the Old City of Jerusalem and especially in Al-Wad Street and Bab Hutta.
Release
The lawyer of the International movement to defend children, Ziad Hidmi, said that the Magistrate court judge released the 17-year old child Mohammad Nour Yousef Qneibi with a 2500-NIS bail and on condition of house arrest for 3 days; note that he was arrested nearly two weeks ago on charges of burning a car owned by Jews in Al-Thori.
Sentences
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the Magistrate court judge sentenced on Thursday the 15-year old child Mohammad Jaber for 5 months of actual imprisonment on charges of attacking settlers in the Old City of Jerusalem; note that Jaber was arrested on 20/10/2013 and was detained for one week and then was released on condition of house arrest and isolation. The lawyer said that he will appeal the Magistrate court’s decision in the District court.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was also informed that the District court judge sentenced 18-year old Obaida Aton for one and a half years of actual imprisonment.
Sentences
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the Magistrate court judge sentenced on Thursday the 15-year old child Mohammad Jaber for 5 months of actual imprisonment on charges of attacking settlers in the Old City of Jerusalem; note that Jaber was arrested on 20/10/2013 and was detained for one week and then was released on condition of house arrest and isolation. The lawyer said that he will appeal the Magistrate court’s decision in the District court.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was also informed that the District court judge sentenced 18-year old Obaida Aton for one and a half years of actual imprisonment.
Baha'a Al-Madhoun, undersecretary of the Ministry of Prisoners, said that “the events of the Prisoner’s Day for this year will be devoted to unveiling the crimes committed against the Palestinian prisoners by Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA)". Al-Madhoun said that topmost among those crimes are denials of prisoner’s right to medical treatment. “The prisoners’ sufferings will be transmitted to the entire world, which has long been compliant, through its silence, vis-à-vis Israeli crimes.”
Al-Madhoun said in a radio interview on Sunday that the number of Palestinian prisoners’ detained in Israeli prisons has gone up to 5,200 detainees.
According to Al-Madhoun, prisoners of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and Occupied Jerusalem, reached, consecutively, 440, 430 and 159 prisoners, compared to 235 prisoners from 1948 occupied Palestine and 28 Arab prisoners, who partook in the Palestinian fight for freedom.
The ministry’s priorities include the reactivation of the prisoners’ issue both nationally and internationally and the struggle for the prisoners’ right to live in dignity.
The same has to be ensured for the released prisoners and their families, he said, adding that his ministry urged the media to shed light on the issue of Palestinian prisoners. “Several events have already been held in Arab and European countries in support of the cause”.
“The Prisoners Ministry is due to launch several ceremonial events celebrating the Prisoner’s Day, most important among which is the wide-scale demonstration to be partaken by all national factions in addition to several sports events and photo exhibitions,” said al-Madhoun.
Al-Madhoun spoke against Israeli violations of prisoners’ rights, maintaining that the Palestinian prisoner is target to Israeli aggression, humiliation and visit-denials, along with the lack of medical care, solitary incarceration, and brutal assaults performed to provoke the prisoners and dampen their spirits.
The latter further called on Arab and Islamic masses, together with the Arab League and Islamic Conference Organization, to stand up for the rights of Palestinian captives and take part in The Prisoner’s Day ceremony to be held next Thursday.
Activities of the Prisoner’s Day has been launched in front of martyr Majdi Hamed’s house on April 2.
The ceremony coincides with several complaints by female prisoners in Hasharon prison in protest at the lack of medical care and the deteriorating physical conditions among many Palestinian prisoners.
According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoner Society on Sunday, Anaam Hasanaat is only getting painkillers for a deadly migraine.
The prisoners further condemned the “Bosta” wagon used to carry prisoners to courts or medical treatment on iron seats and in hard conditions often for long-while journeys.
According to the statement, there are 19 female detainees in the occupation prisons.
Al-Madhoun said in a radio interview on Sunday that the number of Palestinian prisoners’ detained in Israeli prisons has gone up to 5,200 detainees.
According to Al-Madhoun, prisoners of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and Occupied Jerusalem, reached, consecutively, 440, 430 and 159 prisoners, compared to 235 prisoners from 1948 occupied Palestine and 28 Arab prisoners, who partook in the Palestinian fight for freedom.
The ministry’s priorities include the reactivation of the prisoners’ issue both nationally and internationally and the struggle for the prisoners’ right to live in dignity.
The same has to be ensured for the released prisoners and their families, he said, adding that his ministry urged the media to shed light on the issue of Palestinian prisoners. “Several events have already been held in Arab and European countries in support of the cause”.
“The Prisoners Ministry is due to launch several ceremonial events celebrating the Prisoner’s Day, most important among which is the wide-scale demonstration to be partaken by all national factions in addition to several sports events and photo exhibitions,” said al-Madhoun.
Al-Madhoun spoke against Israeli violations of prisoners’ rights, maintaining that the Palestinian prisoner is target to Israeli aggression, humiliation and visit-denials, along with the lack of medical care, solitary incarceration, and brutal assaults performed to provoke the prisoners and dampen their spirits.
The latter further called on Arab and Islamic masses, together with the Arab League and Islamic Conference Organization, to stand up for the rights of Palestinian captives and take part in The Prisoner’s Day ceremony to be held next Thursday.
Activities of the Prisoner’s Day has been launched in front of martyr Majdi Hamed’s house on April 2.
The ceremony coincides with several complaints by female prisoners in Hasharon prison in protest at the lack of medical care and the deteriorating physical conditions among many Palestinian prisoners.
According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoner Society on Sunday, Anaam Hasanaat is only getting painkillers for a deadly migraine.
The prisoners further condemned the “Bosta” wagon used to carry prisoners to courts or medical treatment on iron seats and in hard conditions often for long-while journeys.
According to the statement, there are 19 female detainees in the occupation prisons.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a Palestinian man from Kufr Ra’ee village in Jenin while escorting his brother for treatment in a Haifa hospital.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that Mohammed Abdulrahim Subaih was detained by IOF soldiers after entering 1948 occupied land despite obtaining a permit from the IOF to treat his brother in Rambam hospital in Haifa.
The sources said that Subaih was taken to an unknown detention center without any reasons given for the detention.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that Mohammed Abdulrahim Subaih was detained by IOF soldiers after entering 1948 occupied land despite obtaining a permit from the IOF to treat his brother in Rambam hospital in Haifa.
The sources said that Subaih was taken to an unknown detention center without any reasons given for the detention.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped four Palestinians from their homes in different areas of Al-Khalil city. Local sources in Beit Ummar town, northwest of Al-Khalil, said that the IOF kidnapped Mohamed Alami, 17, and Ahmed Alami, 35, after violent raids on their homes.
They added that the invading troops fired stun grenades inside the raided homes, which caused panic among their inhabitants.
Beit Ummar young men threw stones at the troops as they were withdrawing to Etzion military post.
Other sources reported that Israeli soldiers detained Zaidan Sharbati after he and his brother were physically assaulted on Saturday by Jewish settlers inside his house on Al-Shuhada street in Al-Khalil city.
In Dura town, a Palestinian citizen named Ahmed Nassar was taken prisoner after the IOF ransacked his house in Sanjar area.
They added that the invading troops fired stun grenades inside the raided homes, which caused panic among their inhabitants.
Beit Ummar young men threw stones at the troops as they were withdrawing to Etzion military post.
Other sources reported that Israeli soldiers detained Zaidan Sharbati after he and his brother were physically assaulted on Saturday by Jewish settlers inside his house on Al-Shuhada street in Al-Khalil city.
In Dura town, a Palestinian citizen named Ahmed Nassar was taken prisoner after the IOF ransacked his house in Sanjar area.
Israeli colonial settlers of Beit Hadasa settlement backed by the Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted Palestinian citizens after raiding their houses in al-Shohadaa street, central the West Bank city of Hebron.
The settlers attacked the houses of Mufid and Zidan al-Sharabati before beating them, local sources reported.
They said the Israeli soldiers joined the Israeli settlers and beat al-Haj Mufid, 48 and his brother Zidan,44, causing them suffer bruises and contusions.
The brothers were transferred to al-Khalil Governmental Hospital. The Israeli soldiers kidnapped Zidan from the ambulance despite his injury and took him to an interrogation center in Kiryat Arba settlement, the sources added.
Witnesses pointed out clashes erupted between the family and the Israeli settlers who threatened and insulted them using obscene language and prevented media from picturing the incident.
A state of fear prevailed among the Sharabati’s family especially their children.
The settlers attacked the houses of Mufid and Zidan al-Sharabati before beating them, local sources reported.
They said the Israeli soldiers joined the Israeli settlers and beat al-Haj Mufid, 48 and his brother Zidan,44, causing them suffer bruises and contusions.
The brothers were transferred to al-Khalil Governmental Hospital. The Israeli soldiers kidnapped Zidan from the ambulance despite his injury and took him to an interrogation center in Kiryat Arba settlement, the sources added.
Witnesses pointed out clashes erupted between the family and the Israeli settlers who threatened and insulted them using obscene language and prevented media from picturing the incident.
A state of fear prevailed among the Sharabati’s family especially their children.
A number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails started on Sunday an open-ended hunger strike after the Israeli prison authority refused to end the solitary confinement of prisoner Ibrahim Hamed, a senior Hamas official. Prisoners Marwan Al-Barghouthi and Ahmed Saadat are among the hunger strikers, who had threatened a few days ago to go on hunger strike if Israeli jailers did not end the isolation of Hamed.
Other detainees may join the hunger strike until the jailers end Hamed's isolation and respect the deal they had concluded with Palestinian hunger strikers in 2012 in which they had pledged to end the solitary confinement policy against all prisoners.
The hunger strikers also intend to make other demands aimed in general at improving their incarceration conditions.
In another incident, the health conditions of three other hunger strikers protesting their imprisonment has deteriorated very badly, according to Palestinian lawyer Hanan Al-Khatib.
Lawyer Khatib noted that these prisoners are now in Israeli hospitals and started their hunger strike a few months ago.
Prisoner Ayman Tabish, who has been on hunger strike since February 28, 2014, complained that he suffers from several health problems and his weight dropped dramatically as a result of the hunger strike.
He added that he has been put in an isolated room in Assaf Harofeh medical center under tight guard and refuses to take anything except water free of sugar or salt.
Tabish affirmed that he went on hunger strike to protest his administrative detention, which has been extended for another three months.
Two other hunger strikers, Amir Shamas and Kifah Hattab, are also in Israeli hospitals.
Shamas has been on hunger strike since January 11, 2014 to protest his administrative detention as well and Hattab started his hunger strike in February of the same year, but he demands to be recognized as a prisoner of war.
Other detainees may join the hunger strike until the jailers end Hamed's isolation and respect the deal they had concluded with Palestinian hunger strikers in 2012 in which they had pledged to end the solitary confinement policy against all prisoners.
The hunger strikers also intend to make other demands aimed in general at improving their incarceration conditions.
In another incident, the health conditions of three other hunger strikers protesting their imprisonment has deteriorated very badly, according to Palestinian lawyer Hanan Al-Khatib.
Lawyer Khatib noted that these prisoners are now in Israeli hospitals and started their hunger strike a few months ago.
Prisoner Ayman Tabish, who has been on hunger strike since February 28, 2014, complained that he suffers from several health problems and his weight dropped dramatically as a result of the hunger strike.
He added that he has been put in an isolated room in Assaf Harofeh medical center under tight guard and refuses to take anything except water free of sugar or salt.
Tabish affirmed that he went on hunger strike to protest his administrative detention, which has been extended for another three months.
Two other hunger strikers, Amir Shamas and Kifah Hattab, are also in Israeli hospitals.
Shamas has been on hunger strike since January 11, 2014 to protest his administrative detention as well and Hattab started his hunger strike in February of the same year, but he demands to be recognized as a prisoner of war.
Israeli policemen manning the King Hussein Bridge linking the occupied West Bank to Jordan arrested a journalist on Saturday night while returning from travel abroad.
Israel radio said on Sunday that Majd Kayal, who works with Adala organization’s website in 1948 occupied land, was arrested while returning from travel via King Hussein Bridge.
It said that Majd had attended a conference in Beirut held on the occasion of the 40th inception anniversary of Assafir newspaper.
The radio said that the Israeli police will ask court to extend the remand of Majd for further investigation.
Israel radio said on Sunday that Majd Kayal, who works with Adala organization’s website in 1948 occupied land, was arrested while returning from travel via King Hussein Bridge.
It said that Majd had attended a conference in Beirut held on the occasion of the 40th inception anniversary of Assafir newspaper.
The radio said that the Israeli police will ask court to extend the remand of Majd for further investigation.
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian man and a teenager in the town of Beit Ummar in the southern West Bank early on Sunday morning, a local spokesman told Ma'an.
Muhammad Ayyad Awad from the local committee against Israel's wall and settlements said that several Israeli military vehicles stormed Beit Ummar and ransacked several houses in the town's eastern neighborhood.
The soldiers then detained 17-year-old Muhammad Zuheir al-Allami and 35-year-old Ahmad Muhammad al-Allami.
Awad added that Israeli soldiers detonated stun grenades inside some of the houses during the raid, "terrifying children, men and elderly people."
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that soldiers had detained only one person doing the raid in Beit Ummar, adding that soldiers found "bullets and a pipe bomb," as well as a "magazine for a firearm" during the raid.
Beit Ummar sees frequent clashes, most recently in mid-March, as Israeli forces regularly block the main road into the village.
Muhammad Ayyad Awad from the local committee against Israel's wall and settlements said that several Israeli military vehicles stormed Beit Ummar and ransacked several houses in the town's eastern neighborhood.
The soldiers then detained 17-year-old Muhammad Zuheir al-Allami and 35-year-old Ahmad Muhammad al-Allami.
Awad added that Israeli soldiers detonated stun grenades inside some of the houses during the raid, "terrifying children, men and elderly people."
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that soldiers had detained only one person doing the raid in Beit Ummar, adding that soldiers found "bullets and a pipe bomb," as well as a "magazine for a firearm" during the raid.
Beit Ummar sees frequent clashes, most recently in mid-March, as Israeli forces regularly block the main road into the village.
Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday morning, attacking worshipers with stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, as Muslim worshipers braced for raids by right-wing Jewish groups as Passover approaches.
Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani told Ma'an that more than 50 Israeli "special forces" stormed the compound through the Moroccan Gate and the Chain Gate during the raid.
Al-Kiswani added that Israeli forces "besieged" Muslim worshipers with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, and closed the Chain Gate with chains.
One of the Al-Aqsa compound security guards was struck by a rubber-coated bullet during the raid, and he was identified as Amjad al-Alami.
In addition, five worshipers were hurt by pepper spray used by Israeli officers during the assault.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli forces had arrived in the early morning and stationed themselves near the Moroccan gate watching the movement of all worshipers inside the compound. The soldiers also denied right-wing Israeli groups access to the compound.
Israeli police officers stationed at all of the gates of the compound "strictly inspected" all Muslims who attempted to access the compound, witnesses said.
Many young men were denied entry while the identity cards of others, including elderly men and women, were taken before they were allowed to enter the compound.
Eyewitnesses said a young Palestinian man was detained inside the compound and another one was assaulted by Israeli officers.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said in a statement that "stones" had been thrown at police at the Moroccan Gate, and as a result "units" had entered the area in order to "disperse Arab rioters."
"Two police officers injured lightly during riots," he added, noting that they were "being treated at the scene."
Dozens of Muslims had spent the night in the compound in anticipation of raids by right-wing Jewish groups, who they expect to enter the compound on the occasion of Passover.
Prominent Israeli right-wing organizations have urged Jews to flock to Al-Aqsa Mosque during Passover in what many worshipers consider a provocation.
Because of the sensitive nature of the Al-Aqsa compound, Israel maintains a compromise with the Islamic trust that controls it to not allow non-Muslim prayers in the area. Israeli forces regularly escort Jewish visitors to the site, leading to tension with Palestinian worshipers.
The compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque and is the third holiest site in Islam.
It is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
Al-Aqsa is located in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian territories that have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani told Ma'an that more than 50 Israeli "special forces" stormed the compound through the Moroccan Gate and the Chain Gate during the raid.
Al-Kiswani added that Israeli forces "besieged" Muslim worshipers with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, and closed the Chain Gate with chains.
One of the Al-Aqsa compound security guards was struck by a rubber-coated bullet during the raid, and he was identified as Amjad al-Alami.
In addition, five worshipers were hurt by pepper spray used by Israeli officers during the assault.
Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli forces had arrived in the early morning and stationed themselves near the Moroccan gate watching the movement of all worshipers inside the compound. The soldiers also denied right-wing Israeli groups access to the compound.
Israeli police officers stationed at all of the gates of the compound "strictly inspected" all Muslims who attempted to access the compound, witnesses said.
Many young men were denied entry while the identity cards of others, including elderly men and women, were taken before they were allowed to enter the compound.
Eyewitnesses said a young Palestinian man was detained inside the compound and another one was assaulted by Israeli officers.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said in a statement that "stones" had been thrown at police at the Moroccan Gate, and as a result "units" had entered the area in order to "disperse Arab rioters."
"Two police officers injured lightly during riots," he added, noting that they were "being treated at the scene."
Dozens of Muslims had spent the night in the compound in anticipation of raids by right-wing Jewish groups, who they expect to enter the compound on the occasion of Passover.
Prominent Israeli right-wing organizations have urged Jews to flock to Al-Aqsa Mosque during Passover in what many worshipers consider a provocation.
Because of the sensitive nature of the Al-Aqsa compound, Israel maintains a compromise with the Islamic trust that controls it to not allow non-Muslim prayers in the area. Israeli forces regularly escort Jewish visitors to the site, leading to tension with Palestinian worshipers.
The compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque and is the third holiest site in Islam.
It is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
Al-Aqsa is located in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian territories that have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
According to reports by Israeli military sources, the army kidnapped three Palestinians, allegedly after they crossed the border fence, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The army said the three Palestinians were unarmed, and were moved to an interrogation facility.
Soldiers frequently arrest Palestinians trying to cross the border fence in search of work, especially due to the dangerously rising poverty levels which come as a result of the illegitimate Israeli blockade on the coastal region.
As part of the illegitimate siege, and various military decisions, the Palestinians are also denied access to their lands, close to the border fence.
The army frequently opens fire at Palestinians, deemed to be "approaching the border fence", leading to dozens of casualties, including fatalities.
The Israeli navy also continuously attacks fishermen and their boats in Palestinian territorial waters in the Gaza Strip, and even on Gaza shore.
The attacks also led to dozens of casualties and arrests, while the army frequently confiscates Palestinian fishing boats.
The army said the three Palestinians were unarmed, and were moved to an interrogation facility.
Soldiers frequently arrest Palestinians trying to cross the border fence in search of work, especially due to the dangerously rising poverty levels which come as a result of the illegitimate Israeli blockade on the coastal region.
As part of the illegitimate siege, and various military decisions, the Palestinians are also denied access to their lands, close to the border fence.
The army frequently opens fire at Palestinians, deemed to be "approaching the border fence", leading to dozens of casualties, including fatalities.
The Israeli navy also continuously attacks fishermen and their boats in Palestinian territorial waters in the Gaza Strip, and even on Gaza shore.
The attacks also led to dozens of casualties and arrests, while the army frequently confiscates Palestinian fishing boats.
12 apr 2014
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian man on Saturday evening after he tried to defend his family from a home invasion by Jewish settlers in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, a local activist group said.
Mofid Sharbati, 46, was detained by Israeli forces after a group of settlers entered his home on Shuhada street in central Hebron, coordinator for Youth against Settlements Issa Amro said.
His brother Zidan Sharbati was wounded during the incident, which began when Jewish settlers entered their homes and began beating the brothers as well as members of their families.
When the two attempted to respond, Israeli forces who were on the scene came to the aid of settlers and continued the assault, Amro said.
Israeli forces detained Mofid during the incident, while Zidan was evacuated from the scene by an ambulance and taken to Hebron Hospital, where doctors said his wounds were "moderate."
An Israeli military spokeswoman did not have any information regarding the incident.
Jewish settlers routinely threaten and harass local Palestinians in Hebron's Old City in an effort to force them to hand over their properties for the expansion of Jewish settlements.
500 Jewish settlers already live in the Old City, many of whom have illegally occupied Palestinian houses and forcibly removed the original inhabitants. They are protected by thousands of Israeli soldiers.
A 1997 agreement split Hebron into areas of Palestinian and Israeli control.
The Israeli military-controlled H2 zone includes the ancient Old City, home of the revered Ibrahimi Mosque -- also split into a synagogue referred to as the Tomb of the Patriarchs -- and the once thriving Shuhada street, now just shuttered shops fronts and closed homes.
Mofid Sharbati, 46, was detained by Israeli forces after a group of settlers entered his home on Shuhada street in central Hebron, coordinator for Youth against Settlements Issa Amro said.
His brother Zidan Sharbati was wounded during the incident, which began when Jewish settlers entered their homes and began beating the brothers as well as members of their families.
When the two attempted to respond, Israeli forces who were on the scene came to the aid of settlers and continued the assault, Amro said.
Israeli forces detained Mofid during the incident, while Zidan was evacuated from the scene by an ambulance and taken to Hebron Hospital, where doctors said his wounds were "moderate."
An Israeli military spokeswoman did not have any information regarding the incident.
Jewish settlers routinely threaten and harass local Palestinians in Hebron's Old City in an effort to force them to hand over their properties for the expansion of Jewish settlements.
500 Jewish settlers already live in the Old City, many of whom have illegally occupied Palestinian houses and forcibly removed the original inhabitants. They are protected by thousands of Israeli soldiers.
A 1997 agreement split Hebron into areas of Palestinian and Israeli control.
The Israeli military-controlled H2 zone includes the ancient Old City, home of the revered Ibrahimi Mosque -- also split into a synagogue referred to as the Tomb of the Patriarchs -- and the once thriving Shuhada street, now just shuttered shops fronts and closed homes.
Israeli police forces have launched a "wide campaign" of arrests in southern Israel against Palestinians without permits in the lead up to the Easter holiday.
The police department of the Lakhish regional council of southern Israel said in a statement that in the last week 49 Palestinians had been arrested in the sweeps, including 28 at a construction site in Ashdod, 18 in Kiryat Gat, two in Ashkelon and one in Sderot.
Lakhish regional council police spokesperson Lior Ben-Simon said in a statement that all of the detainees had been brought to the police station in Ashdod for further investigation.
Ben-Simon added that the majority of the detained were from the southern West Bank region of Hebron and were between the ages of 24 and 34.
Nearly 100,000 Palestinians work in Israel, attracted by the prospect of wages substantially higher than those available in the occupied territories.
Permits, however, are notoriously difficult to attain, and as a result large numbers of Palestinians work without the appropriate documentation.
According to a report released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in October, 34,600 of all Palestinians working in Israel lack a permit to do so.
At the end of January 2014, 1,415 Palestinians were being held in prison for being in Israel without permits, according to Israel human rights organization B'tselem.
According to labor rights group Kav LaOved, strict quotas are maintained by Israel for Palestinian workers, and even those with permits often spend hours waiting at crowded military checkpoints and are restricted from using Israeli public transportation.
The police department of the Lakhish regional council of southern Israel said in a statement that in the last week 49 Palestinians had been arrested in the sweeps, including 28 at a construction site in Ashdod, 18 in Kiryat Gat, two in Ashkelon and one in Sderot.
Lakhish regional council police spokesperson Lior Ben-Simon said in a statement that all of the detainees had been brought to the police station in Ashdod for further investigation.
Ben-Simon added that the majority of the detained were from the southern West Bank region of Hebron and were between the ages of 24 and 34.
Nearly 100,000 Palestinians work in Israel, attracted by the prospect of wages substantially higher than those available in the occupied territories.
Permits, however, are notoriously difficult to attain, and as a result large numbers of Palestinians work without the appropriate documentation.
According to a report released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in October, 34,600 of all Palestinians working in Israel lack a permit to do so.
At the end of January 2014, 1,415 Palestinians were being held in prison for being in Israel without permits, according to Israel human rights organization B'tselem.
According to labor rights group Kav LaOved, strict quotas are maintained by Israel for Palestinian workers, and even those with permits often spend hours waiting at crowded military checkpoints and are restricted from using Israeli public transportation.
Three Palestinian young men at dawn Saturday suffered wounds and bruises when a horde of Jewish settlers, from Pisgat Ze'ev settlement in the north of occupied Jerusalem, attacked them with knives and physically assaulted them. The victimized young men said in press remarks that they were attacked during their presence on Palestinian land near Pisgat Ze'ev settlement.
Dozens of hate crimes have been committed over years by Jewish settlers from Pisgat Ze'ev without Israel taking any measure to curb their assaults on the Palestinians.
In another incident, the Israeli police arrested on Friday three Palestinian citizens as they were walking to the Aqsa Mosque to perform prayers.
Local sources told Quds Press that Israeli policemen detained Mohamed Abu Faraha, Mohamed Ziyad and Salah Ajlouni as they were en route to the Aqsa Mosque to perform prayers and took them to an interrogation center in the holy city.
Earlier, the Israeli police decided on Thursday evening to prohibit the entry of seven Jerusalemite young men to the Aqsa Mosque after arresting them at dawn on the same day.
The Israeli police handed the young men written verdicts ordering them to stay away from the Aqsa Mosque for 17 days.
Dozens of hate crimes have been committed over years by Jewish settlers from Pisgat Ze'ev without Israel taking any measure to curb their assaults on the Palestinians.
In another incident, the Israeli police arrested on Friday three Palestinian citizens as they were walking to the Aqsa Mosque to perform prayers.
Local sources told Quds Press that Israeli policemen detained Mohamed Abu Faraha, Mohamed Ziyad and Salah Ajlouni as they were en route to the Aqsa Mosque to perform prayers and took them to an interrogation center in the holy city.
Earlier, the Israeli police decided on Thursday evening to prohibit the entry of seven Jerusalemite young men to the Aqsa Mosque after arresting them at dawn on the same day.
The Israeli police handed the young men written verdicts ordering them to stay away from the Aqsa Mosque for 17 days.
Israeli occupation forces kidnapped on Monday at dawn three youths from Dora and Surif towns of Hebron, southern West Bank. Security sources said that IOF arrested Abdulqader Abu Fara, 23, and Yusuf Alhor, 21, near the annexation wall in the town of Surif, west of Hebron.
In southern Hebron, youth Sultan Alnmorh,18, from Dora town was arrested in an Isralei home raid, the sources added.
In a related news earlier on Friday evening, clashes erupted between Israeli troops and Palestinian youths resulted in two Palestinian injured after the the troops invaded theBab al-Zawia town, in central Hebron.
In southern Hebron, youth Sultan Alnmorh,18, from Dora town was arrested in an Isralei home raid, the sources added.
In a related news earlier on Friday evening, clashes erupted between Israeli troops and Palestinian youths resulted in two Palestinian injured after the the troops invaded theBab al-Zawia town, in central Hebron.
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Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have kidnapped on Friday evening a Palestinian young man from Aida refugee camp north of Bethlehem, south of the occupied West Bank, after being shot and seriously injured. Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers opened fire at the 20-year-old Hamza Mohammed Battah at close range. He was seriously injured after being shot in his head and foot.
Israeli forces prevented the access of ambulance crews to transfer the injured young man to hospital for treatment, the sources added, pointing out that IOF brutally attacked MP Mahmoud al-Khatib's wife before kidnapping and transferring the young man to an unknown destination. |
The Israeli occupation forces have stormed Friday the Aida refugee camp amid an intensive fire of tear gas bombs, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces.
IOF shots and then arrests a young man in Aida camp. A soldier gets injured near Ramallah.
Several refugees from Aida Camp, located in the north of Bethlehem, suffered from suffocation yesterday evening due to the tear gas shot by the Israeli army. Clashes took places in the camp during all afternoon and evening, next to the part of the wall where a hole was made a couple of weeks ago.
The PNN reporter in Aida informed that two boys were shot by the occupation forces during the confrontations, and one of them was arrested immediately afterwards by the Israeli soldiers. He was put in one of the military jeeps and was taken to an unknown location. The other boy was transferred to a hospital.
Aida Camp suffers is attacked by the Israeli Occupation Forces on a regular basis, and during the clashes usually most of the houses nearby end up immersed in tear gas, making the residents to suffer from suffocation.
On the other hand, according to the Israeli newspaper ‘Yedioth Ahronoth’, yesterday evening an Israeli soldier was wounded during clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli occupation forces in a town next to Ramallah.
According to the same sources, the injured soldier was transferred to a hospital in Jerusalem for treatment.
IOF shots and then arrests a young man in Aida camp. A soldier gets injured near Ramallah.
Several refugees from Aida Camp, located in the north of Bethlehem, suffered from suffocation yesterday evening due to the tear gas shot by the Israeli army. Clashes took places in the camp during all afternoon and evening, next to the part of the wall where a hole was made a couple of weeks ago.
The PNN reporter in Aida informed that two boys were shot by the occupation forces during the confrontations, and one of them was arrested immediately afterwards by the Israeli soldiers. He was put in one of the military jeeps and was taken to an unknown location. The other boy was transferred to a hospital.
Aida Camp suffers is attacked by the Israeli Occupation Forces on a regular basis, and during the clashes usually most of the houses nearby end up immersed in tear gas, making the residents to suffer from suffocation.
On the other hand, according to the Israeli newspaper ‘Yedioth Ahronoth’, yesterday evening an Israeli soldier was wounded during clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli occupation forces in a town next to Ramallah.
According to the same sources, the injured soldier was transferred to a hospital in Jerusalem for treatment.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed seven Palestinians including four children in Al-Khalil at dawn Saturday. Local sources said that IOF soldiers arrested two Palestinian young men near the separation wall in Kharas village to the west of Al-Khalil city.
Locals said that a third young man was nabbed in Dura town to the south of Al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers deployed in Bab El-Zawiya suburb in Al-Khalil city detained four children from southern Al-Khalil city.
Locals said that a third young man was nabbed in Dura town to the south of Al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers deployed in Bab El-Zawiya suburb in Al-Khalil city detained four children from southern Al-Khalil city.
