17 apr 2018 Prisoners’ Day
Israeli soldiers attacked, Tuesday, dozens of nonviolent protesters and journalists, during a protest held by families of political prisoners near the northern entrance of al-Biereh city, in central West Bank, wounding many of them.
The soldiers deliberately attacked journalists documenting the nonviolent procession and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.
The army also resorted to the excessive use of force against the nonviolent protesters, and fired gas bombs at them, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and wounding two who were directly shot with gas bombs, including one who was hit in the head.
The nonviolent procession was held by more than 200 mothers or wives of political prisoners, in addition to many residents, including political leaders, who marched carrying Palestinian flags and pictures of imprisoned loved ones.
After the soldiers assaulted the nonviolent protesters, and forced them to disperse, several youngsters started hurling stones at the army, while the soldiers fired more gas bombs and concussion grenades at them, and at local journalists.
The soldiers deliberately attacked journalists documenting the nonviolent procession and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them.
The army also resorted to the excessive use of force against the nonviolent protesters, and fired gas bombs at them, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and wounding two who were directly shot with gas bombs, including one who was hit in the head.
The nonviolent procession was held by more than 200 mothers or wives of political prisoners, in addition to many residents, including political leaders, who marched carrying Palestinian flags and pictures of imprisoned loved ones.
After the soldiers assaulted the nonviolent protesters, and forced them to disperse, several youngsters started hurling stones at the army, while the soldiers fired more gas bombs and concussion grenades at them, and at local journalists.
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Today, on the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Political Prisoners, more than 150 European trade unions, political parties, human rights organizations and faith groups from over 16 European countries have issued a call urging the EU to uphold its legal responsibilities and exclude Israeli military companies from EU Framework Programs. This call – accompanied by a video briefing – comes at a time when at least 35 unarmed Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli snipers during three weeks of protests at Gaza’s border with Israel. |
The 150 strong list of signatories includes, according to the PNN, 20 signatories from Ireland, including political parties Sinn Féin, Solidarity, People Before Profit and the Communist Party, trade union organisations like TSSA and Dublin and Derry trades unions councils, NGOs like Afri, the Africa Centre and Centre for Global Education, solidarity groups like the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Sadaka and Academics for Palestine, and other anti-war, anti-racist and social justice organisations.
From the rest of Europe, it includes the European Network Against Arms Trade – a network of 18 organisations from 13 European countries, the National Federation of Railway Workers, Transport Workers, Officials and Employees of Luxembourg, Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees, Comisiones Obreras and CGT in the Spanish State, La Centrale Generale FGTB in Belgium, UNISON in Britain and the north of Ireland, the Belgian Workers Party, Podemos in the Spanish State, déi Lénk in Luxembourg, a global Catholic peace movement Pax Christi International, Friends of the Earth Finland, Human Rights League in France and Kairos Sabeel in the Netherlands and UK among others. See here for letter and full list of signatories.
The signatories stress that “European taxpayers’ money is being channeled to military companies, among them many Israeli corporations, under the disguise of research and a promise that the technologies and techniques developed will be used solely for civilian purposes.”
The call states that “one of the ways in which arms and military companies have gained access to EU funding is through the current EU Program for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020. This includes many Israeli military companies. Although the EU claims that research funds have gone only to projects with civilian applications, many of the projects approved are of dual-use nature serving military interests as well. Many others serve policies that curb or violate refugees’ rights and militarize our societies.”
The signatories call on the EU to immediately exclude all Israeli military and security companies from the EU framework programs, given that an analysis of past projects has shown that their participation in these programs inherently involves EU support for the development and legitimization of, and profiting from, technology and methodology used by Israel in the commission of war crimes and human rights violations.
Already in 2015 a coalition of 30 Palestinian trade unions and civil society organisations have called on the EU to exclude Israeli military companies from Horizon 2020. Also in 2015, Members of the European Parliament issued similar call.
“Public and governmental bodies must respect their obligations under international law and their own constitutions. It is time for European citizens to demand that not a penny more of their tax money be gifted to Israeli military and security corporations and institutions. It’s also beyond time for national governments to pressure the EU on its political and ethical inconsistencies, and for the EU to respect its own legislation” – said Ana Sanchez, international campaigns officer for Palestinian Boycott National Committee, one of the signatories of the call.
Aneta Jerska from the European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine concluded: “It is empowering and heartening to see so many European trade unions, civil society organisations and representative bodies publicly demanding the end of EU’s support for Israel’s violations of international law and human rights abuses. This is a powerful sign that European public opinion is well aware that Israel has been occupying and colonising Palestine by military means in breach of UN resolutions and International Law, and by speaking out like this clearly conveying the message that we refuse to remain complicit.”
From the rest of Europe, it includes the European Network Against Arms Trade – a network of 18 organisations from 13 European countries, the National Federation of Railway Workers, Transport Workers, Officials and Employees of Luxembourg, Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees, Comisiones Obreras and CGT in the Spanish State, La Centrale Generale FGTB in Belgium, UNISON in Britain and the north of Ireland, the Belgian Workers Party, Podemos in the Spanish State, déi Lénk in Luxembourg, a global Catholic peace movement Pax Christi International, Friends of the Earth Finland, Human Rights League in France and Kairos Sabeel in the Netherlands and UK among others. See here for letter and full list of signatories.
The signatories stress that “European taxpayers’ money is being channeled to military companies, among them many Israeli corporations, under the disguise of research and a promise that the technologies and techniques developed will be used solely for civilian purposes.”
The call states that “one of the ways in which arms and military companies have gained access to EU funding is through the current EU Program for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020. This includes many Israeli military companies. Although the EU claims that research funds have gone only to projects with civilian applications, many of the projects approved are of dual-use nature serving military interests as well. Many others serve policies that curb or violate refugees’ rights and militarize our societies.”
The signatories call on the EU to immediately exclude all Israeli military and security companies from the EU framework programs, given that an analysis of past projects has shown that their participation in these programs inherently involves EU support for the development and legitimization of, and profiting from, technology and methodology used by Israel in the commission of war crimes and human rights violations.
Already in 2015 a coalition of 30 Palestinian trade unions and civil society organisations have called on the EU to exclude Israeli military companies from Horizon 2020. Also in 2015, Members of the European Parliament issued similar call.
“Public and governmental bodies must respect their obligations under international law and their own constitutions. It is time for European citizens to demand that not a penny more of their tax money be gifted to Israeli military and security corporations and institutions. It’s also beyond time for national governments to pressure the EU on its political and ethical inconsistencies, and for the EU to respect its own legislation” – said Ana Sanchez, international campaigns officer for Palestinian Boycott National Committee, one of the signatories of the call.
Aneta Jerska from the European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine concluded: “It is empowering and heartening to see so many European trade unions, civil society organisations and representative bodies publicly demanding the end of EU’s support for Israel’s violations of international law and human rights abuses. This is a powerful sign that European public opinion is well aware that Israel has been occupying and colonising Palestine by military means in breach of UN resolutions and International Law, and by speaking out like this clearly conveying the message that we refuse to remain complicit.”
Israeli military court of Salem on Tuesday postponed the trial of Islamic Jihad leader Sheikh Bassam al-Saadi, 58, to April 24, 2018.
Muhjat al-Quds Foundation for Human Rights said that Israeli occupation forces arrested Sheikh Saadi on March 19, 2018 and accused him of belonging to Islamic Jihad Movement and being involved in the movement’s activities.
Muhjat al-Quds Foundation for Human Rights said that Israeli occupation forces arrested Sheikh Saadi on March 19, 2018 and accused him of belonging to Islamic Jihad Movement and being involved in the movement’s activities.
The Palestinian detainee, Husam al-Ruzzeh, of Nablus city announced on Tuesday starting a hunger strike including refraining from drinking water, a few hours after being arrested.
The leader of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Maher Harb, said that captive Ruzzeh told the lawyer of Palestinian Prisoner Society who visited him in Salem military camp that he started hunger striking since the early moment of his arrest.
Ruzzeh who is a leader of the PFLP was rounded up at dawn Tuesday from his home in the city. He had previously been arrested in Israeli jails where he served over 17 years of imprisonments, mostly under illegal administrative detention.
The leader of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Maher Harb, said that captive Ruzzeh told the lawyer of Palestinian Prisoner Society who visited him in Salem military camp that he started hunger striking since the early moment of his arrest.
Ruzzeh who is a leader of the PFLP was rounded up at dawn Tuesday from his home in the city. He had previously been arrested in Israeli jails where he served over 17 years of imprisonments, mostly under illegal administrative detention.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) issued a statement marking the “Palestinians Prisoners’ Day,” on April 17th, and said that Israel is holding captive 6500 detainees, including 1928 who were abducted since the beginning of this year.
In its report, the PPS said that Israel is holding captive 6500 Palestinians, including 350 children, 62 women, and six democratically-elected legislators. Among the imprisoned women are 21 mothers, and eight children.
It added that 48 of the Palestinians detainees have been held since more than 20 years, 25 since more than 25 years, and 12 since more than 30 years.
29 of them were abducted and imprisoned since before the first “Oslo Agreement,” and were supposed to be released in 2014, as part of the ”efforts to resume peace talks,” but Israel refused to release them.
In 2013, Israel agreed to release in four batches 104 veteran Palestinian prisoners who were held in custody prior to the 1993 Oslo Accords. The releases were part of a plan to resume peace negotiations, after talks were halted for more than two years.
The longest serving Palestinian detainees are Karim Younis and Maher Younis, who were taken prisoner 35 years ago, in addition to Na’el Barghouthi, who served 34 years in prison before he was released under the “Shalit Prisoner Swap Agreement”, but was rearrested by the army in 2014, and an Israeli court reinstated his original sentence of 18 life terms.
Furthermore, Israel is holding captive nearly 500 Palestinians, including three women and two children, under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
700 of the total number of detainees are suffering from serious illnesses and health conditions, including 26 suffering from various types of cancer.
The PPS also said that 215 detainees have died while in captivity, including 75 who were killed by the arresting soldiers, 72 died from torture, 31 died after not being provided with medical treatment for various illnesses, and seven who were shot while in prison.
In its report, the PPS said that Israel is holding captive 6500 Palestinians, including 350 children, 62 women, and six democratically-elected legislators. Among the imprisoned women are 21 mothers, and eight children.
It added that 48 of the Palestinians detainees have been held since more than 20 years, 25 since more than 25 years, and 12 since more than 30 years.
29 of them were abducted and imprisoned since before the first “Oslo Agreement,” and were supposed to be released in 2014, as part of the ”efforts to resume peace talks,” but Israel refused to release them.
In 2013, Israel agreed to release in four batches 104 veteran Palestinian prisoners who were held in custody prior to the 1993 Oslo Accords. The releases were part of a plan to resume peace negotiations, after talks were halted for more than two years.
The longest serving Palestinian detainees are Karim Younis and Maher Younis, who were taken prisoner 35 years ago, in addition to Na’el Barghouthi, who served 34 years in prison before he was released under the “Shalit Prisoner Swap Agreement”, but was rearrested by the army in 2014, and an Israeli court reinstated his original sentence of 18 life terms.
Furthermore, Israel is holding captive nearly 500 Palestinians, including three women and two children, under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
700 of the total number of detainees are suffering from serious illnesses and health conditions, including 26 suffering from various types of cancer.
The PPS also said that 215 detainees have died while in captivity, including 75 who were killed by the arresting soldiers, 72 died from torture, 31 died after not being provided with medical treatment for various illnesses, and seven who were shot while in prison.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, thirteen Palestinians, including a senior political leader of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), during extensive and violent searches of homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The soldiers also distributed leaflets in the al-Am’ari refugee camp, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, warning “further restrictions and ongoing invasions,” if the Palestinians continue their protests.
In addition, the army said some of its military jeeps were attacked with stones and Molotov Cocktails in the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and claimed to locate a pistol during searches in the West Bank.
Furthermore, the soldiers summoned for interrogation several young men, after invading their homes in Qarawat Bani Hassan village, in Salfit in central West Bank.
The soldiers also started bulldozing and uprooting Palestinian lands in Immatain town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, to expand the illegal Emanuel colony, which was built on private lands.
It is worth mentioning that the army started bulldozing the lands, 15 Dunams, a month ago, but the owner, Fawzi Nasser Ghanayem, managed to obtain an order from the Israeli High Court, stopping the destruction on his property, but the army resumed the war despite the injunction.
Names of Palestinians who were abducted by the army at dawn:
The soldiers also distributed leaflets in the al-Am’ari refugee camp, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, warning “further restrictions and ongoing invasions,” if the Palestinians continue their protests.
In addition, the army said some of its military jeeps were attacked with stones and Molotov Cocktails in the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and claimed to locate a pistol during searches in the West Bank.
Furthermore, the soldiers summoned for interrogation several young men, after invading their homes in Qarawat Bani Hassan village, in Salfit in central West Bank.
The soldiers also started bulldozing and uprooting Palestinian lands in Immatain town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, to expand the illegal Emanuel colony, which was built on private lands.
It is worth mentioning that the army started bulldozing the lands, 15 Dunams, a month ago, but the owner, Fawzi Nasser Ghanayem, managed to obtain an order from the Israeli High Court, stopping the destruction on his property, but the army resumed the war despite the injunction.
Names of Palestinians who were abducted by the army at dawn:
- Ja’far Dahbour, 24, from Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia.
- Osama Sweidan, 16, from Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia.
- Yazan Shbeita, from Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia.
- Abdul-Hamid Shbeita, , from Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia.
- Ahmad Mohammad Abu Haniyya, from Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia.
- Noureddin Hamada, Jenin.
- Khalil Ali Qabalawi, Burqin town, west of Jenin.
- Husam al-Rozza, Nablus.
- Ahmad Abdul-Mohsin, 42, al-Am’ari refugee camp, Ramallah.
- Daoud Suleiman Habboub, 26, al-Am’ari refugee camp, Ramallah.
- Nader Abbas, 28, al-Am’ari refugee camp, Ramallah.
- Ibrahim Suleiman Da’dou’, Bethlehem.
- Mustafa Sawafta, Tubas.
Israeli military prosecution on Monday filed a list of indictments against the Palestinian detainee Alaa Kubha on charges that he carried out a deadly car-ramming attack in Jenin.
According to the Hebrew-speaking 0404 news site, the list of indictments cited a run-over attack allegedly carried out by Alaa Kubha on March 16 which left two Israeli soldiers dead. The list also included attempts to kill two more soldiers in the alleged attack.
The military prosecution ruled for extending the detainee’s remand pending legal and judiciary procedures.
During the investigation process and in meetings with his lawyer, Kubha confirmed that the incident, which had occurred near Mevo Dotan settlement, built on Palestinian land in Jenin, was a traffic accident.
Kubha told his lawyer that he has been made to endure heavy pressure by the Israeli intelligence so as to force confession and that he has been heavily beaten in Israeli dungeons, where officers threatened to harm his family members, among them his sister, who owns the car.
The detainee added that he was brought by force by the Israeli forces to the re-presentation scene, where intelligence officers told him that the Israeli public calls for his execution and for the demolition of his family’s home. They further pledged that the penalty will only include a prison term in case he confesses to the alleged charges.
According to the Hebrew-speaking 0404 news site, the list of indictments cited a run-over attack allegedly carried out by Alaa Kubha on March 16 which left two Israeli soldiers dead. The list also included attempts to kill two more soldiers in the alleged attack.
The military prosecution ruled for extending the detainee’s remand pending legal and judiciary procedures.
During the investigation process and in meetings with his lawyer, Kubha confirmed that the incident, which had occurred near Mevo Dotan settlement, built on Palestinian land in Jenin, was a traffic accident.
Kubha told his lawyer that he has been made to endure heavy pressure by the Israeli intelligence so as to force confession and that he has been heavily beaten in Israeli dungeons, where officers threatened to harm his family members, among them his sister, who owns the car.
The detainee added that he was brought by force by the Israeli forces to the re-presentation scene, where intelligence officers told him that the Israeli public calls for his execution and for the demolition of his family’s home. They further pledged that the penalty will only include a prison term in case he confesses to the alleged charges.
Palestinian activists and civil society representatives rallied on Monday outside the family home of prisoner Ahmed al-Kumba’ to protest an Israeli demolition order.
The rally-goers condemned Israel’s demolitions of the homes of Palestinian anti-occupation activists and prisoners as a means to dampen Palestinians’ spirits.
Headmaster of the Amriya School in Jenin, Ashraf Farhat, expressed solidarity with al-Kumba’s family and with the prisoner’s father, Jamal—an instructor at the school.
Speaking on behalf of national factions, Mohamed Abu al-Heija said Israel’s policies of collective punishment will never ever dash Palestinians’ hopes for a better future and for the liberation of their land.
The Israeli occupation authorities threatened the demolition of al-Kumba’s family home on April 17 on allegations of assisting slain Ahmed Jarrar, who killed an Israeli settler in an anti-occupation attack carried out a few months ago.
The rally-goers condemned Israel’s demolitions of the homes of Palestinian anti-occupation activists and prisoners as a means to dampen Palestinians’ spirits.
Headmaster of the Amriya School in Jenin, Ashraf Farhat, expressed solidarity with al-Kumba’s family and with the prisoner’s father, Jamal—an instructor at the school.
Speaking on behalf of national factions, Mohamed Abu al-Heija said Israel’s policies of collective punishment will never ever dash Palestinians’ hopes for a better future and for the liberation of their land.
The Israeli occupation authorities threatened the demolition of al-Kumba’s family home on April 17 on allegations of assisting slain Ahmed Jarrar, who killed an Israeli settler in an anti-occupation attack carried out a few months ago.
16 apr 2018
Palestinian National Council (PNC) demanded referring the file of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the top prioritized fundamental Palestinian issue.
In a press statement on Monday, on the occasion of the Palestinian Prisoner Day which coincides on Tuesday April17, the PNC highlighted the fact that 215 Palestinian prisoners died due to brutal torture and medical negligence in Israeli jails.
The statement called on international organizations to bear their responsibilities towards the Israeli crimes against Palestinian captives.
The number of prisoners includes 350 children, 500 administrative detainees, and 1800 sick prisoners with 700 cases in need for urgent surgeries, the statement pointed out.
In a press statement on Monday, on the occasion of the Palestinian Prisoner Day which coincides on Tuesday April17, the PNC highlighted the fact that 215 Palestinian prisoners died due to brutal torture and medical negligence in Israeli jails.
The statement called on international organizations to bear their responsibilities towards the Israeli crimes against Palestinian captives.
The number of prisoners includes 350 children, 500 administrative detainees, and 1800 sick prisoners with 700 cases in need for urgent surgeries, the statement pointed out.
Israeli police on Monday evening rounded up three Palestinian youths after allegedly torching Israeli flags in Occupied Jerusalem.
The 0404 Hebrew website stated that the three detainees are residents of east Jerusalem and that they were apprehended for burning Israeli flags near the French Hill settlement in Occupied Jerusalem.
Earlier on Monday, Israeli police arrested six Jerusalemites including one woman and some children after storming al-Tour town east of the city and Shufat refugee camp to the northeast of Jerusalem.
The 0404 Hebrew website stated that the three detainees are residents of east Jerusalem and that they were apprehended for burning Israeli flags near the French Hill settlement in Occupied Jerusalem.
Earlier on Monday, Israeli police arrested six Jerusalemites including one woman and some children after storming al-Tour town east of the city and Shufat refugee camp to the northeast of Jerusalem.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Monday afternoon a Palestinian young man at a military checkpoint erected to the south of al-Khalil, southern West Bank.
According to the PIC field reporter, IOF soldiers erected a military checkpoint at the western entrance to Fawar refugee camp where several Palestinian vehicles were stopped and searched.
The university student Hassan Balassi, 22, was arrested at the checkpoint for unrevealed reasons and taken to unknown detention center, our correspondent added.
According to the PIC field reporter, IOF soldiers erected a military checkpoint at the western entrance to Fawar refugee camp where several Palestinian vehicles were stopped and searched.
The university student Hassan Balassi, 22, was arrested at the checkpoint for unrevealed reasons and taken to unknown detention center, our correspondent added.
48 Palestinians have been serving prison sentences of over 20 years in Israeli jails, 12 among them have been incarcerated for at least 30 consecutive years.
According to researcher Reyad al-Ashkar, from the Palestine Prisoners Center for Studies, half of those who appear on the list of the oldest-serving Palestinian detainees have spent over 25 years in Israeli dungeons.
The list includes 29 detainees locked up in Israeli prisons since before the Oslo Accords, struck in 1994. Such a batch of detainees arrested during the First Intifada of 1987 should have been released by 2013. However the Israeli occupation authorities reneged on their pledge.
Al-Ashkar called for the need to speak up for the detainees, many among whom have not been able to bid farewell to one of their children, parents, or relatives nor attend their sibling’s wedding.
Al-Ashkar also stressed the need to mobilize efforts and campaigns so as to release the longest-serving Palestinian detainees who have spent more than half of their lifetimes behind Israeli prison bars.
The activist raised alarm bells over the dire detention conditions and deteriorating health status endured by the detainees as a result of preplanned medical neglect in Israeli lock-ups.
According to researcher Reyad al-Ashkar, from the Palestine Prisoners Center for Studies, half of those who appear on the list of the oldest-serving Palestinian detainees have spent over 25 years in Israeli dungeons.
The list includes 29 detainees locked up in Israeli prisons since before the Oslo Accords, struck in 1994. Such a batch of detainees arrested during the First Intifada of 1987 should have been released by 2013. However the Israeli occupation authorities reneged on their pledge.
Al-Ashkar called for the need to speak up for the detainees, many among whom have not been able to bid farewell to one of their children, parents, or relatives nor attend their sibling’s wedding.
Al-Ashkar also stressed the need to mobilize efforts and campaigns so as to release the longest-serving Palestinian detainees who have spent more than half of their lifetimes behind Israeli prison bars.
The activist raised alarm bells over the dire detention conditions and deteriorating health status endured by the detainees as a result of preplanned medical neglect in Israeli lock-ups.
The Journalist Support Committee (JSC) has called upon international organizations to support Palestinian journalists by pressuring Israel to stop its persistent violations against them and release 26 of them locked up in Israeli jails.
According to a report released on Monday by JSC on the occasion of the Palestinian Prisoner Day, Israel’s security and military forces intensified their violations against Palestinian journalists and attacked more than 93 of them during the first quarter of the current year.
One of those journalists was killed by Israeli gunfire and 49 others suffered injuries in Gaza alone as they were covering recent “March of Return” protests in border areas.
Israel’s security and military apparatuses have also arrested and detained 45 journalists since the beginning of the current year and extended the detention of 13 others already in jails.
The committee also documented in its report that Israel’s forces raided 13 homes of journalists during the reporting period, while its security authorities imposed travel bans and financial penalties on 10 others.
According to a report released on Monday by JSC on the occasion of the Palestinian Prisoner Day, Israel’s security and military forces intensified their violations against Palestinian journalists and attacked more than 93 of them during the first quarter of the current year.
One of those journalists was killed by Israeli gunfire and 49 others suffered injuries in Gaza alone as they were covering recent “March of Return” protests in border areas.
Israel’s security and military apparatuses have also arrested and detained 45 journalists since the beginning of the current year and extended the detention of 13 others already in jails.
The committee also documented in its report that Israel’s forces raided 13 homes of journalists during the reporting period, while its security authorities imposed travel bans and financial penalties on 10 others.
At least 30 Palestinians were arrested in West Bank raids and campaigns launched by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday.
The IOF at daybreak raided Jalazone refugee camp and Silwad town in Ramallah and arrested a number of Palestinian citizens.
Two Palestinian youths were arrested while three others were injured by metal bullets in clashes with the IOF soldiers who broke into Palestinian houses during raids in Nablus city and Balata refugee camp, local sources told the PIC reporter.
In Urif south of Nablus, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, who was released only a month ago from Israeli jails, was arrested after the IOF raided and searched his family house in the town.
The PIC reporter said, quoting local sources, that other campaigns were witnessed in Qalqilya where four Palestinian citizens were abducted.
Meanwhile in Jenin, local sources said that dozens of IOF soldiers stormed the western neighborhood of Qabatia town, searched a number of houses and arrested four Palestinian citizens.
At the same time in al-Khalil, the IOF kidnapped four Palestinians from their family houses in Doura town and al-Arroub refugee camp.
The IOF at daybreak raided Jalazone refugee camp and Silwad town in Ramallah and arrested a number of Palestinian citizens.
Two Palestinian youths were arrested while three others were injured by metal bullets in clashes with the IOF soldiers who broke into Palestinian houses during raids in Nablus city and Balata refugee camp, local sources told the PIC reporter.
In Urif south of Nablus, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, who was released only a month ago from Israeli jails, was arrested after the IOF raided and searched his family house in the town.
The PIC reporter said, quoting local sources, that other campaigns were witnessed in Qalqilya where four Palestinian citizens were abducted.
Meanwhile in Jenin, local sources said that dozens of IOF soldiers stormed the western neighborhood of Qabatia town, searched a number of houses and arrested four Palestinian citizens.
At the same time in al-Khalil, the IOF kidnapped four Palestinians from their family houses in Doura town and al-Arroub refugee camp.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, eight Palestinians, and injured four others, during military invasions of Nablus and Jenin, in the northern parts of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers invaded and violently searched many homes in the city, and abducted Mohammad Emad Tazaz’a, Amjad Damouni, Mustafa Kamil Dib’ey and Ahmad Hakim Jamil.
They added that the soldiers also invaded many stores along Nazareth Road, north of Jenin, violently searched them and confiscated surveillance recordings.
The soldiers also invaded the Shuhada Junction, in the center of Nablus city, and shot five Palestinian protesters, after firing rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at them.
Medical sources in Nablus said local medics provided the wounded Palestinians with the needed treatment without moving any of them to hospitals or clinics.
During the invasion, the soldiers stormed and searched homes in the Old City of Nablus, and abducted a young man, identified as Ahmad ‘Amira.
Another Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Taleb Miskawi, 20, was abducted from his home in Balata refugee camp, east of the city, while Mohammad Mousa Safadi, 27, was abducted from his home in Tal town, southwest of Nablus, and Ahmad Mohammad Shehada was taken prisoner from his home in Jama’in town, south of the city.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers invaded and violently searched many homes in the city, and abducted Mohammad Emad Tazaz’a, Amjad Damouni, Mustafa Kamil Dib’ey and Ahmad Hakim Jamil.
They added that the soldiers also invaded many stores along Nazareth Road, north of Jenin, violently searched them and confiscated surveillance recordings.
The soldiers also invaded the Shuhada Junction, in the center of Nablus city, and shot five Palestinian protesters, after firing rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at them.
Medical sources in Nablus said local medics provided the wounded Palestinians with the needed treatment without moving any of them to hospitals or clinics.
During the invasion, the soldiers stormed and searched homes in the Old City of Nablus, and abducted a young man, identified as Ahmad ‘Amira.
Another Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Taleb Miskawi, 20, was abducted from his home in Balata refugee camp, east of the city, while Mohammad Mousa Safadi, 27, was abducted from his home in Tal town, southwest of Nablus, and Ahmad Mohammad Shehada was taken prisoner from his home in Jama’in town, south of the city.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, and Teqoua’ town, east of the city, abducted two Palestinians and injured one.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said dozens of soldiers invaded Deheishe refugee camp and shot a young man with a gas bomb in his face, after dozens of youngsters protested the invasion and hurled stones at the army vehicles.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in the refugee camp, and abducted Ahmad Omar al-Atrash, 19.
The young man was rushed to a local hospital suffering a moderate-but-stable injury.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, searched homes and abducted Ammar Yasser al-‘Amour, 18.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said dozens of soldiers invaded Deheishe refugee camp and shot a young man with a gas bomb in his face, after dozens of youngsters protested the invasion and hurled stones at the army vehicles.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in the refugee camp, and abducted Ahmad Omar al-Atrash, 19.
The young man was rushed to a local hospital suffering a moderate-but-stable injury.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, searched homes and abducted Ammar Yasser al-‘Amour, 18.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinians, including one woman and three children, in several parts of occupied East Jerusalem, after invading their homes and searching them.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud of the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in at-Tour, overlooking the Old City, and abducted three children.
He identified the abducted children as Mahmoud Walid Abu al-Hawa, 15, Yazan Anwar Salfiti, 15, and Amir Hazem Sayyad, 16.
Mahmoud added that the soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Shu’fat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Amir Khader Dibis, and Nidal Sheeha.
On Sunday at night, two fanatic female Israeli colonizers destroyed two tombstones of the Bab ar-Rahma historic Islamic graveyard and wrote racist graffiti.
The graveyard is subject to ongoing violations, especially since Israel confiscated a section near Al-Aqsa Mosque to include in its so-called “National Gardens” project.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud of the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in at-Tour, overlooking the Old City, and abducted three children.
He identified the abducted children as Mahmoud Walid Abu al-Hawa, 15, Yazan Anwar Salfiti, 15, and Amir Hazem Sayyad, 16.
Mahmoud added that the soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Shu’fat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Amir Khader Dibis, and Nidal Sheeha.
On Sunday at night, two fanatic female Israeli colonizers destroyed two tombstones of the Bab ar-Rahma historic Islamic graveyard and wrote racist graffiti.
The graveyard is subject to ongoing violations, especially since Israel confiscated a section near Al-Aqsa Mosque to include in its so-called “National Gardens” project.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Hebron city and several villages and towns, searched and ransacked many homes and abducted four Palestinians, including one child.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers abducted Firas Yacoub Natsha, 12, from his home in the Old City of Hebron.
They added that the army also abducted Nasr Mohammad Rajoub and Younis Rajoub, from the al-Kum village, southwest of Hebron.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and the as-Seer nearby village, south of the town, searched homes and abducted Yasser Awad Za’aqeeq, 27, before moving him to Etzion military base and security center, north of Hebron.
The soldiers also invaded many neighborhoods in Hebron city, in addition to the towns of Bani Neim, Deir Samit, Doura and ar-Reehiyya, and installed many roadblocks, before stopping and searching dozens of cars and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also installed a roadblock at Hebron’s northern road, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians.
On Sunday evening, the soldiers invaded ‘Aseeda area, in Beit Ummar, and fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, in addition to forcing many stores shut, after the soldiers failed to abduct a Palestinian, they ambushed in that area.
The soldiers also attacked local activist Mohammad Awad, who was documenting the invasion and violations, and took him to the military tower at the main entrance of the town.
Awad said the soldiers tried to accuse him to “carrying a knife,” but had to release him because he, and other Palestinians, were documenting the unfolding events, which proved the falsehood of the army’s allegation.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers abducted Firas Yacoub Natsha, 12, from his home in the Old City of Hebron.
They added that the army also abducted Nasr Mohammad Rajoub and Younis Rajoub, from the al-Kum village, southwest of Hebron.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and the as-Seer nearby village, south of the town, searched homes and abducted Yasser Awad Za’aqeeq, 27, before moving him to Etzion military base and security center, north of Hebron.
The soldiers also invaded many neighborhoods in Hebron city, in addition to the towns of Bani Neim, Deir Samit, Doura and ar-Reehiyya, and installed many roadblocks, before stopping and searching dozens of cars and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also installed a roadblock at Hebron’s northern road, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians.
On Sunday evening, the soldiers invaded ‘Aseeda area, in Beit Ummar, and fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, in addition to forcing many stores shut, after the soldiers failed to abduct a Palestinian, they ambushed in that area.
The soldiers also attacked local activist Mohammad Awad, who was documenting the invasion and violations, and took him to the military tower at the main entrance of the town.
Awad said the soldiers tried to accuse him to “carrying a knife,” but had to release him because he, and other Palestinians, were documenting the unfolding events, which proved the falsehood of the army’s allegation.
The health conditions of sick and wounded Palestinian prisoners in the infirmary of Ramla jail deteriorate everyday in the absence of proper medical care and medication.
According to a report released by the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs, the Ramla prison infirmary are crammed with prisoners who suffer from difficult health problems, injuries or disabilities, and are exposed to medical neglect.
There are 15 prisoners with worsening health conditions in this infirmary, the report noted.
According to a report released by the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs, the Ramla prison infirmary are crammed with prisoners who suffer from difficult health problems, injuries or disabilities, and are exposed to medical neglect.
There are 15 prisoners with worsening health conditions in this infirmary, the report noted.
