16 apr 2019
Israeli authorities continued to enforce a strict crackdown on the Issawiya neighborhood, in the central occupied West Bank city of Jerusalem, for the fifth consecutive day, on Tuesday, with Palestinians saying they have been subjected to “collective punishment” through road closures, arbitrary searches, and mass detentions.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, member of a local follow-up committee, said that Israeli forces constantly raided Issawiya for five consecutive days and set up checkpoints at its entrances.
Abu al-Hummus added that Israeli forces set up the checkpoints since predawn hours and conducted extensive searches of Palestinian-owned vehicles and buses.
In addition, Israeli forces also checked ID cards of Palestinian drivers and carried out background checks.
Israeli forces also detained five Palestinian youths after breaking into their homes. However, their identity remained unknown.
Palestinian areas in occupied East Jerusalem have seen an influx of Israeli settlers at the cost of home demolitions, the eviction of Palestinian families, as well as a heightened presence of Israeli forces and discriminatory policing.
Issawiya is commonly subjected to police raids and restrictions on freedom of movement for local Palestinians in the form of roadblocks and arbitrary searches. Due to the aggressive nature of the raids, local youth sometimes throw rocks or Molotov cocktails at police.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, member of a local follow-up committee, said that Israeli forces constantly raided Issawiya for five consecutive days and set up checkpoints at its entrances.
Abu al-Hummus added that Israeli forces set up the checkpoints since predawn hours and conducted extensive searches of Palestinian-owned vehicles and buses.
In addition, Israeli forces also checked ID cards of Palestinian drivers and carried out background checks.
Israeli forces also detained five Palestinian youths after breaking into their homes. However, their identity remained unknown.
Palestinian areas in occupied East Jerusalem have seen an influx of Israeli settlers at the cost of home demolitions, the eviction of Palestinian families, as well as a heightened presence of Israeli forces and discriminatory policing.
Issawiya is commonly subjected to police raids and restrictions on freedom of movement for local Palestinians in the form of roadblocks and arbitrary searches. Due to the aggressive nature of the raids, local youth sometimes throw rocks or Molotov cocktails at police.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Tuesday, a Palestinian day laborer while working in Jaber neighborhood, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers stopped and detained the worker, identified as Ishaq Ezzat Jaber, in his forties, while carrying construction supplies to a work site.
They added that the Palestinian suffered various cuts and bruises and was still detained by the soldiers at the time of this report.
Media sources said the soldiers stopped and detained the worker, identified as Ishaq Ezzat Jaber, in his forties, while carrying construction supplies to a work site.
They added that the Palestinian suffered various cuts and bruises and was still detained by the soldiers at the time of this report.
he Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on Monday evening announced the end of their hunger strike after an agreement has been reached with the Israel Prison Service.
The Palestinian Prisoners Movement said in a detailed statement that an agreement in principle has been reached between the prisoners and the Israel Prison Service regarding their demands.
According to the statement, life in all prison sections will return to what it was before 16 February, which means before the installation of the cancer-causing cellphone jammers and the punitive measures that followed.
The Israel Prison Service also agreed to install public phones in prisoners' cellblocks and allow them to make supervised calls to relatives.
The statement noted that the agreement included a number of demands regarding the detention conditions of prisoners, especially those held in solitary confinement.
The Palestinian Prisoners Movement hailed the Palestinian people for their support over the past few days, and stressed that their battle for freedom is not over yet.
The Palestinian Prisoners Movement said in a detailed statement that an agreement in principle has been reached between the prisoners and the Israel Prison Service regarding their demands.
According to the statement, life in all prison sections will return to what it was before 16 February, which means before the installation of the cancer-causing cellphone jammers and the punitive measures that followed.
The Israel Prison Service also agreed to install public phones in prisoners' cellblocks and allow them to make supervised calls to relatives.
The statement noted that the agreement included a number of demands regarding the detention conditions of prisoners, especially those held in solitary confinement.
The Palestinian Prisoners Movement hailed the Palestinian people for their support over the past few days, and stressed that their battle for freedom is not over yet.
Israeli forces detained at least 12 Palestinians, including minors, across the occupied West Bank, on predawn Tuesday.
According to Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained two Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. They were identified as Muhammad Rateb Abu Sbeih and Yousef Ahmad al-Aqer.
In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, five Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Muhammad Mamoun Muhsein, 15, Abed al-Rahman Ahmad Abu Riyaleh, 14, Muhannad Muaman Abu Asab, 15, Adnan Marwan Abu Riyaleh, 21, Jamil Hisham Nasser, 21.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, another three Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Ragheb Muhammad al-Tamimi, Halal Mamdouh Atta, and Suleiman Salem Qatsh.
In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, one Palestinian was detained. He was identified as Adel Sabah.
In the northern West Bank district of Salfit, another Palestinian was detained and identified as Muhammad Eid Dahdoul.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
According to Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained two Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. They were identified as Muhammad Rateb Abu Sbeih and Yousef Ahmad al-Aqer.
In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, five Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Muhammad Mamoun Muhsein, 15, Abed al-Rahman Ahmad Abu Riyaleh, 14, Muhannad Muaman Abu Asab, 15, Adnan Marwan Abu Riyaleh, 21, Jamil Hisham Nasser, 21.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, another three Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Ragheb Muhammad al-Tamimi, Halal Mamdouh Atta, and Suleiman Salem Qatsh.
In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, one Palestinian was detained. He was identified as Adel Sabah.
In the northern West Bank district of Salfit, another Palestinian was detained and identified as Muhammad Eid Dahdoul.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
15 apr 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, ten Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, after the army invaded and ransacked dozens of homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has confirmed.
The PPS said the soldiers abducted Mo’men Fathi Qar’awi, 24, from his home in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem.
It added that the soldiers also abducted Shadi Bassam Abu Shareb, 30, and Taher Nofal, 20, from their homes in Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted three Palestinians, identified as Samer Abdul-Karim ‘Oweiss, Rami Qotnat, and a former political prisoner, Mahdi Nour Amarna, in Tulkarem, in northern West Bank.
The soldiers also installed many roadblocks in several parts of the occupied West Bank, especially in and around Hebron, in the southern part, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The PPS said the soldiers abducted Mo’men Fathi Qar’awi, 24, from his home in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem.
It added that the soldiers also abducted Shadi Bassam Abu Shareb, 30, and Taher Nofal, 20, from their homes in Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted three Palestinians, identified as Samer Abdul-Karim ‘Oweiss, Rami Qotnat, and a former political prisoner, Mahdi Nour Amarna, in Tulkarem, in northern West Bank.
The soldiers also installed many roadblocks in several parts of the occupied West Bank, especially in and around Hebron, in the southern part, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Palestinian prisoner Shadi Moussa, from the Mirka village in the northern occupied West Bank district of Jenin, entered his 18th year in Israeli prisons on Monday.
Moussa was injured in the head and detained by Israeli forces after being chased on April 15th 2002.
Israeli courts then sentenced Moussa to 25 years of prison.
Following his injury in 2002, Moussa had a skull transplant; he is currently held at the Negev jail in southern Israel.
Moussa was injured in the head and detained by Israeli forces after being chased on April 15th 2002.
Israeli courts then sentenced Moussa to 25 years of prison.
Following his injury in 2002, Moussa had a skull transplant; he is currently held at the Negev jail in southern Israel.
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian, on Sunday afternoon, after he crossed the Israeli security fence in the northern besieged Gaza Strip.
Hebrew-language news sites reported that the detained man a knife in his possession.
Sources added that three Palestinians had crossed the fence into Israel; however, Israeli forces were able to detain one of them while the others returned to the Gaza Strip.
The detainee was transferred to the Israeli intelligence for interrogation.
Israeli forces regularly detain Palestinians attempting to cross into Israel from the Gaza Strip, which has suffered under a nearly 12-year-long military blockade by Israel.
Hebrew-language news sites reported that the detained man a knife in his possession.
Sources added that three Palestinians had crossed the fence into Israel; however, Israeli forces were able to detain one of them while the others returned to the Gaza Strip.
The detainee was transferred to the Israeli intelligence for interrogation.
Israeli forces regularly detain Palestinians attempting to cross into Israel from the Gaza Strip, which has suffered under a nearly 12-year-long military blockade by Israel.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinians in Jenin, Qalqilia and Tulkarem, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported.
The PPS office in Jenin said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Jenin refugee camp, and abducted Samer Abdul-Karim ‘Oweiss and Rami Qotnat.
It added that the soldiers also abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mahdi Nour Amarna, from Ya’bad town, west of Jenin.
The soldiers also invaded Qalqilia city, in northern West Bank, searched homes and abducted Shadi Bassam Abu Shareb, 30, and Taher Nofal, 20.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded homes in Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem, and abducted Mo’men Fathi Qar’awi, 24.
The PPS office in Jenin said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Jenin refugee camp, and abducted Samer Abdul-Karim ‘Oweiss and Rami Qotnat.
It added that the soldiers also abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mahdi Nour Amarna, from Ya’bad town, west of Jenin.
The soldiers also invaded Qalqilia city, in northern West Bank, searched homes and abducted Shadi Bassam Abu Shareb, 30, and Taher Nofal, 20.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded homes in Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem, and abducted Mo’men Fathi Qar’awi, 24.
Issac Abdul Muti Suwailm Eshteiwi, 16
Palestinian medical sources report that a Palestinian child, Issac Abdul Muti Suwailm Eshteiwi, 16, from Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, died of injuries sustained when he was shot by Israeli forces east of Rafah near the border fence on April 3rd.
After he was shot, the injured boy was grabbed by Israeli soldiers who thrust him into a military vehicle and took him to a military base in Israel.
The Israeli military claimed that Issac and two other children were attempting to escape over the border fence when they were shot.
When the incident occurred, one of the teens suffered fatal injuries when he was shot.
The Israeli military reported that Issac suffered “mild injuries” after he was shot at close range by their sharpshooters, and the third boy was taken onto custody without reported injury.
But he has remained in Israeli custody since being shot, and his family has not been allowed to see him, according to local sources.
His parents were informed on Sunday that Issac had succumbed to his injuries. It is unknown whether further injuries had been inflicted upon him while in Israeli military custody due to “harsh interrogation”/torture.
Injured Palestinians detained by Israeli forces have frequently reported that Israeli forces torture them while in custody.
On the same day that Issac was killed, a 14-year old Palestinian boy was found, after his family had reported him missing for three days, in an Israeli prison.
Ramez Tamimi, 14, was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from his village, Dir Nitham, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and was eventually found in ‘Ofer’ prison, and his family was never informed.
Palestinian medical sources report that a Palestinian child, Issac Abdul Muti Suwailm Eshteiwi, 16, from Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, died of injuries sustained when he was shot by Israeli forces east of Rafah near the border fence on April 3rd.
After he was shot, the injured boy was grabbed by Israeli soldiers who thrust him into a military vehicle and took him to a military base in Israel.
The Israeli military claimed that Issac and two other children were attempting to escape over the border fence when they were shot.
When the incident occurred, one of the teens suffered fatal injuries when he was shot.
The Israeli military reported that Issac suffered “mild injuries” after he was shot at close range by their sharpshooters, and the third boy was taken onto custody without reported injury.
But he has remained in Israeli custody since being shot, and his family has not been allowed to see him, according to local sources.
His parents were informed on Sunday that Issac had succumbed to his injuries. It is unknown whether further injuries had been inflicted upon him while in Israeli military custody due to “harsh interrogation”/torture.
Injured Palestinians detained by Israeli forces have frequently reported that Israeli forces torture them while in custody.
On the same day that Issac was killed, a 14-year old Palestinian boy was found, after his family had reported him missing for three days, in an Israeli prison.
Ramez Tamimi, 14, was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from his village, Dir Nitham, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and was eventually found in ‘Ofer’ prison, and his family was never informed.
14 apr 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, at least fifteen Palestinians, including the governor of occupied East Jerusalem, after storming their homes and ransacking them, in several parts of the West Bank.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted Jerusalem governor, Adnan Gheith, who was previously repeatedly abducted, interrogated and imprisoned, in addition to four Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Samir Obeid, Bashar Mheisin, Tajuddin Maher Mheisin and Mohammad Omran Obeid.
It is worth mentioning that, after abducting the governor several times since October of 2018, the Israeli army issued orders barring him from entering the West Bank for six months.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Far’un town, south of the city, and abducted Islam Jihad ‘Adwan, Ezzeddin Mohammad Hamed, Wasim Samir Farkh, Shadi Tal’at Toheimer and Hamoud Mohammad Hamed.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers also invaded and searched homes and abducted four Palestinians, identified as Amin Khalil as-Sous and Hayel Ishaq Rajoub, from Doura town, south of Hebron, in addition to Zeineddin Nafeth Jaradat and Hamada Hasan Jaradat, both fifteen years of age, from Sa’ir town, east of the city.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, southeast of Bethlehem, and summoned Sami Ali Sabah, 24, for interrogation in Etzion military base, south of the city.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted Jerusalem governor, Adnan Gheith, who was previously repeatedly abducted, interrogated and imprisoned, in addition to four Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Samir Obeid, Bashar Mheisin, Tajuddin Maher Mheisin and Mohammad Omran Obeid.
It is worth mentioning that, after abducting the governor several times since October of 2018, the Israeli army issued orders barring him from entering the West Bank for six months.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Far’un town, south of the city, and abducted Islam Jihad ‘Adwan, Ezzeddin Mohammad Hamed, Wasim Samir Farkh, Shadi Tal’at Toheimer and Hamoud Mohammad Hamed.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers also invaded and searched homes and abducted four Palestinians, identified as Amin Khalil as-Sous and Hayel Ishaq Rajoub, from Doura town, south of Hebron, in addition to Zeineddin Nafeth Jaradat and Hamada Hasan Jaradat, both fifteen years of age, from Sa’ir town, east of the city.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, southeast of Bethlehem, and summoned Sami Ali Sabah, 24, for interrogation in Etzion military base, south of the city.
13 apr 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Saturday kidnapped four Palestinian young men from different West Bank areas.
According to local sources, the Israeli police in Jerusalem kidnapped two young men identified as Yazan Obeid and Abd Owaiwi from their homes in al-Issawiya district.
In Bethlehem, a young man identified as Mustafa Hijazi was taken prisoner by Israeli soldiers at the Container checkpoint.
Plain-clothes soldiers also infiltrated into al-Deheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem and kidnapped 24-year-old Jihad Ma’aali.
According to local sources, the Israeli police in Jerusalem kidnapped two young men identified as Yazan Obeid and Abd Owaiwi from their homes in al-Issawiya district.
In Bethlehem, a young man identified as Mustafa Hijazi was taken prisoner by Israeli soldiers at the Container checkpoint.
Plain-clothes soldiers also infiltrated into al-Deheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem and kidnapped 24-year-old Jihad Ma’aali.
Israeli forces detained two Palestinians, on Saturday, as they passed through an Israeli military checkpoint in Tel Rumeida, in Hebron City, in the southern occupied West Bank.
Local sources said that Israeli forces detained two Palestinians, who were identified as Sari and Yousef al-Aqel, residents from Beit Ula village in the Hebron district.
The reason for the detention remained unknown.
Tel Rumeida is located within the area of the city designated as H2, an area taking over the bulk of Hebron's Old City that is under full Israeli military control, and the site of five illegal Israeli settlements which continually expand into surrounding Palestinian neighborhoods.
The Israeli-controlled H2 area is home to 30,000 Palestinians and around 800 Israeli settlers who live under the protection of Israeli forces.
Local sources said that Israeli forces detained two Palestinians, who were identified as Sari and Yousef al-Aqel, residents from Beit Ula village in the Hebron district.
The reason for the detention remained unknown.
Tel Rumeida is located within the area of the city designated as H2, an area taking over the bulk of Hebron's Old City that is under full Israeli military control, and the site of five illegal Israeli settlements which continually expand into surrounding Palestinian neighborhoods.
The Israeli-controlled H2 area is home to 30,000 Palestinians and around 800 Israeli settlers who live under the protection of Israeli forces.
Israeli forces raided the Beit Ummar town in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, and delivered summon notices to three Palestinians, on Saturday morning.
According to local sources, Israeli forces raided the town and broke into several homes, as well as conducted searches.
Sources said the purpose of the raid was to deliver summon notices to three Palestinians, who were identified as Mazen Hussein al-Tit, Muayed Hassan al-Tit, and Saqer Ibrahim Sabarneh.
The summon notices informed them to come into an Israeli interrogation center, however, the reason for the notices remained unknown.
Israeli raids into Palestinian towns and villages are near daily occurrence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
According to local sources, Israeli forces raided the town and broke into several homes, as well as conducted searches.
Sources said the purpose of the raid was to deliver summon notices to three Palestinians, who were identified as Mazen Hussein al-Tit, Muayed Hassan al-Tit, and Saqer Ibrahim Sabarneh.
The summon notices informed them to come into an Israeli interrogation center, however, the reason for the notices remained unknown.
Israeli raids into Palestinian towns and villages are near daily occurrence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Scores of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have entered day 6 of the open-ended hunger strike, which was dubbed “al-Karama (dignity) 2,” amid Israeli attempts to make them end their strike.
More prisoners joined the hunger strike on April 10, which raised the number of hunger strikers to over 400.
Other prisoners are expected to participate in the hunger strike in the coming days, especially on April 17.
Leaders of the prisoners last Monday announced the failure of their talks with Israeli jailers after their demands were rejected, especially with regard to using phones.
The hunger strikers have several demands. One of them is to allow the prisoners to regularly communicate with their families through providing their jails with telephone services, which are available in prisons where Israeli criminals and killers are held.
The hunger strikers also demand the Israeli prison service to remove the cancer-causing cellphone jammers inside jails and to allow all prisoners, including those from Hamas in Gaza, to receive visits from their families.
Another demand call for revoking all the new and old punitive measures against the Palestinian prisoners and improving the incarceration conditions of Palestinian women and children detained in Israeli jails.
They also ask, among other things, for an end to the medical neglect policy and isolation of prisoners.
More prisoners joined the hunger strike on April 10, which raised the number of hunger strikers to over 400.
Other prisoners are expected to participate in the hunger strike in the coming days, especially on April 17.
Leaders of the prisoners last Monday announced the failure of their talks with Israeli jailers after their demands were rejected, especially with regard to using phones.
The hunger strikers have several demands. One of them is to allow the prisoners to regularly communicate with their families through providing their jails with telephone services, which are available in prisons where Israeli criminals and killers are held.
The hunger strikers also demand the Israeli prison service to remove the cancer-causing cellphone jammers inside jails and to allow all prisoners, including those from Hamas in Gaza, to receive visits from their families.
Another demand call for revoking all the new and old punitive measures against the Palestinian prisoners and improving the incarceration conditions of Palestinian women and children detained in Israeli jails.
They also ask, among other things, for an end to the medical neglect policy and isolation of prisoners.
