14 aug 2014
Israeli forces detained dozens of Palestinians in East Jerusalem overnight Wednesday for the second night in a row as the number of Palestinians detained since the murder of Muhammad Abu Khdeir in early July surpassed 600.
Israeli forces carried out pre-dawn raids in Silwan, Shufat and the Old City, transferring detainees to the Russian Compound in West Jerusalem.
Some detainees had to be transferred to Lod interrogation center as cells reached full capacity.
Most of those detained were arrested following large demonstrations protesting the murder of Abu Khdeir by Jewish extremists.
During the overnight arrests, Israeli soldiers assaulted Hajj Khalil Abd ar-Rahim al-Abbasi and his son Imad in Silwan. Imad was taken to al-Maqasid Hospital in the Mount of Olives.
The mother and sister of Ziad Ahmad al-Qaq were also assaulted by Israeli officers when they raided his home and detained him, according to family members. They said Israeli officers punched the two before pushing them to the ground.
A spokesman of East Jerusalem committee of prisoners’ families Amjad Abu Asab told Ma'an that as least 174 of those detained since July are children.
Israeli forces launched widespread arrest raids across East Jerusalem overnight Tuesday, detained 57 Palestinians.
Abu Asab named those detained overnight Wednesday as Khaldoun al-Ashmar, Muhammad Samman, Amin Jabir, Muhammad Arnaoot, Nimir al-Basiti, Basim al-Basiti, Bassam al-Basiti, Raghib Abu Sneinah, Ghalib Abu Sneinah, Osama al-Julani, Khadr al-Barani, Wisam Nofal, Muhammad Jabir, Abdullah Abu Diab, Ramzi Rishiq, Anas al-Afghani, paramedic Tahaddi Tokhalli, Amir Zaydani, Muhammad Zaydani, Rami Fayiz Abu Khdeir, Muhammad Nidal Abu Khdeir, Muhammad Khalid Audah, Aed Khalil Abbasi, his brothers Ali and Muhammad, Ali Sabri Abu Diab, Naim Ibrhim Hadiya, Luay Sami Rajabi, Mahmoud Jamal Ghayth, Ziad Ahmad al-Qaq, Mahmoud Jamal Ghayth, Tariq Adil Sarhan, Muhammad Ali Sarhan, Abed Salih Abu Khdeir, Ahmad Farouq Abu Khdeir, Mousa Sufyan Abu Khdeir, Yahya Zakariyya Abu Khdeir, Abd al-Rahman Abu Khdeir, Omar al-Falah Abu Khdeir and Radi Abu Khdeir.
Israeli forces carried out pre-dawn raids in Silwan, Shufat and the Old City, transferring detainees to the Russian Compound in West Jerusalem.
Some detainees had to be transferred to Lod interrogation center as cells reached full capacity.
Most of those detained were arrested following large demonstrations protesting the murder of Abu Khdeir by Jewish extremists.
During the overnight arrests, Israeli soldiers assaulted Hajj Khalil Abd ar-Rahim al-Abbasi and his son Imad in Silwan. Imad was taken to al-Maqasid Hospital in the Mount of Olives.
The mother and sister of Ziad Ahmad al-Qaq were also assaulted by Israeli officers when they raided his home and detained him, according to family members. They said Israeli officers punched the two before pushing them to the ground.
A spokesman of East Jerusalem committee of prisoners’ families Amjad Abu Asab told Ma'an that as least 174 of those detained since July are children.
Israeli forces launched widespread arrest raids across East Jerusalem overnight Tuesday, detained 57 Palestinians.
Abu Asab named those detained overnight Wednesday as Khaldoun al-Ashmar, Muhammad Samman, Amin Jabir, Muhammad Arnaoot, Nimir al-Basiti, Basim al-Basiti, Bassam al-Basiti, Raghib Abu Sneinah, Ghalib Abu Sneinah, Osama al-Julani, Khadr al-Barani, Wisam Nofal, Muhammad Jabir, Abdullah Abu Diab, Ramzi Rishiq, Anas al-Afghani, paramedic Tahaddi Tokhalli, Amir Zaydani, Muhammad Zaydani, Rami Fayiz Abu Khdeir, Muhammad Nidal Abu Khdeir, Muhammad Khalid Audah, Aed Khalil Abbasi, his brothers Ali and Muhammad, Ali Sabri Abu Diab, Naim Ibrhim Hadiya, Luay Sami Rajabi, Mahmoud Jamal Ghayth, Ziad Ahmad al-Qaq, Mahmoud Jamal Ghayth, Tariq Adil Sarhan, Muhammad Ali Sarhan, Abed Salih Abu Khdeir, Ahmad Farouq Abu Khdeir, Mousa Sufyan Abu Khdeir, Yahya Zakariyya Abu Khdeir, Abd al-Rahman Abu Khdeir, Omar al-Falah Abu Khdeir and Radi Abu Khdeir.
Around 61 Palestinian ex-detainees are currently held in Israeli jails after being re-arrested by Israeli forces in violation of Wafa al-Ahrar Swap Deal in 2011, Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies said. Head of the center Fuad al-Khuffash renewed his call on the Palestinian negotiating team in Cairo to impose the ex-detainees’ release in any expected ceasefire agreement especially in light of Israeli attempts to re-impose their previous sentences.
There is no legal basis for their re-arrest, he said, warning of Israeli attempts to re-sentence them to serve previous prison terms under flimsy pretexts.
Their release must be included in any agreement that should also guarantee that their previous prison terms would not be re-imposed, al-Khuffash added.
There is no legal basis for their re-arrest, he said, warning of Israeli attempts to re-sentence them to serve previous prison terms under flimsy pretexts.
Their release must be included in any agreement that should also guarantee that their previous prison terms would not be re-imposed, al-Khuffash added.
Israeli Special Forces stormed section 21 in Negev prison where they violently searched the prisoners’ rooms and significantly damaged their personal belongings. Palestinian Prisoners Society said that Israeli forces’ attack came shortly after breaking the prisoners’ beds and electronic appliances in room 12, in addition to transferring one of the detainees to another room.
Meanwhile, Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed that Palestinian prisoners held in Raymond prison suffer very difficult health problems amid deliberate medical negligence.
The prisoner Mohamed Nabil, 54, has been suffering for long years from liver cancer that causes him sharp pains without receiving any treatment except painkillers. Nabil is sentenced to life term imprisonment and has served so far 19 years in Israeli jails.
The detainee Ezz Edine Khaled, 33, suffers from chest cancer in addition to stomach ulcers and nerves disease. Ezz Edine is still held without trial although he was arrested in 2012.
The prisoner Tamer Rimawi, 33, suffers from migraine and nerves problems; however he didn’t receive any treatment. Rimawi has spent 11 years in Israeli jails. He is serving three life sentences.
Meanwhile, Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed that Palestinian prisoners held in Raymond prison suffer very difficult health problems amid deliberate medical negligence.
The prisoner Mohamed Nabil, 54, has been suffering for long years from liver cancer that causes him sharp pains without receiving any treatment except painkillers. Nabil is sentenced to life term imprisonment and has served so far 19 years in Israeli jails.
The detainee Ezz Edine Khaled, 33, suffers from chest cancer in addition to stomach ulcers and nerves disease. Ezz Edine is still held without trial although he was arrested in 2012.
The prisoner Tamer Rimawi, 33, suffers from migraine and nerves problems; however he didn’t receive any treatment. Rimawi has spent 11 years in Israeli jails. He is serving three life sentences.
Undercover Israeli forces detained a Hamas leader in the town of Beit Ummar on Thursday, a local community leader said.
The spokesperson of Beit Ummar's popular committee said Israeli forces from an undercover unit who disguise themselves as Palestinians, known in Hebrew as Mistaravim, kidnapped Ahmad Khader Abed Abu Maria, 47, from his house at 10 a.m.
His relative, Hashem Khader Abu Maria, 45, was shot and killed during a Gaza solidarity protest in the town on July 25.
Locals in the town said they noticed 15 masked men hiding in an ice-cream truck in the town and began throwing stones at the vehicle.
The masked men, who were undercover Israeli forces, fired live ammunition at the villagers, with no injuries reported.
Israeli soldiers then fired tear gas canisters at locals who had attempted to push back the undercover unit, who retreated to the nearby illegal Karmi Tsur settlement.
Israeli forces also raided the home of Muhammad Munir Radwan Qawqas, 36, and pointed a gun at his mother.
He was blindfolded, handcuffed and taken to Etzion military base.
Muhammad is an ex-prisoner who spent 10 years in Israeli prisons. He is a married father of two girls and teaches Hebrew in a school in Bethlehem.
Israeli forces also detained Usama Mahmoud Awad Kamil, 26, and Ahmad Khaled Mahmoud Kamil, 26, in the Jenin village of Qabatiya.
The spokesperson of Beit Ummar's popular committee said Israeli forces from an undercover unit who disguise themselves as Palestinians, known in Hebrew as Mistaravim, kidnapped Ahmad Khader Abed Abu Maria, 47, from his house at 10 a.m.
His relative, Hashem Khader Abu Maria, 45, was shot and killed during a Gaza solidarity protest in the town on July 25.
Locals in the town said they noticed 15 masked men hiding in an ice-cream truck in the town and began throwing stones at the vehicle.
The masked men, who were undercover Israeli forces, fired live ammunition at the villagers, with no injuries reported.
Israeli soldiers then fired tear gas canisters at locals who had attempted to push back the undercover unit, who retreated to the nearby illegal Karmi Tsur settlement.
Israeli forces also raided the home of Muhammad Munir Radwan Qawqas, 36, and pointed a gun at his mother.
He was blindfolded, handcuffed and taken to Etzion military base.
Muhammad is an ex-prisoner who spent 10 years in Israeli prisons. He is a married father of two girls and teaches Hebrew in a school in Bethlehem.
Israeli forces also detained Usama Mahmoud Awad Kamil, 26, and Ahmad Khaled Mahmoud Kamil, 26, in the Jenin village of Qabatiya.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late at night and on Thursday at dawn, at least 64 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and in occupied East Jerusalem, and moved them to a number of interrogation facilities.
The Jerusalem office of the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) has reported that dozens of soldiers and police officers invaded Palestinian homes, in occupied Jerusalem, and violently searched them before kidnapping 64 Palestinians.
It added that, on Tuesday at night and Wednesday at dawn, the army kidnapped 52 Palestinians in a massive invasion into dozens of communities in the occupied city.
All kidnapped Palestinians in the city have been moved to an interrogation facility in Ramla.
The Israeli Police also prevented all Palestinian, below the age of 30, from entering the al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city.
Soldiers also invaded Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Omar al-Hathaleen, 20.
They further invaded Roq’a area, east of Yatta, broke into a home and ransacked it after forcing the family out.
In Hebron city, soldiers kidnapped Farid Najib Zghayyar, 25, Tareq Mohammad al-Qawasmi, and Lu’ay Omran al-‘Oweiwy, after ransacking their homes.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded Safa area, in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Radwan Ekhlayyel, 36, and took him to the Gush Etzion military base.
In Bethlehem, soldiers invaded Husan town, west of the city, and kidnapped four teenagers from their homes.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded the eastern area of the town, searched and ransacked several homes, and kidnapped Haidar Eyad Hamamra, 17, Mohammad Hasan Hamamra, 16, Firas Ibrahim Hamamra, 16, and Baker Ahmad Shousha, 16.
In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded Qabatia town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched homes and detained two Palestinians, identified as Osama Mahmoud Kamil, 27, and Ahmad Khaled Kamil, 26.
The soldiers also interrogated several families after forcing them out of their homes, and searched their property, causing excessive damage.
Several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the army invaded the Abu Da’if village, east of Jenin, and clashed with local youth.
The Jerusalem office of the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) has reported that dozens of soldiers and police officers invaded Palestinian homes, in occupied Jerusalem, and violently searched them before kidnapping 64 Palestinians.
It added that, on Tuesday at night and Wednesday at dawn, the army kidnapped 52 Palestinians in a massive invasion into dozens of communities in the occupied city.
All kidnapped Palestinians in the city have been moved to an interrogation facility in Ramla.
The Israeli Police also prevented all Palestinian, below the age of 30, from entering the al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city.
Soldiers also invaded Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Omar al-Hathaleen, 20.
They further invaded Roq’a area, east of Yatta, broke into a home and ransacked it after forcing the family out.
In Hebron city, soldiers kidnapped Farid Najib Zghayyar, 25, Tareq Mohammad al-Qawasmi, and Lu’ay Omran al-‘Oweiwy, after ransacking their homes.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded Safa area, in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Radwan Ekhlayyel, 36, and took him to the Gush Etzion military base.
In Bethlehem, soldiers invaded Husan town, west of the city, and kidnapped four teenagers from their homes.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded the eastern area of the town, searched and ransacked several homes, and kidnapped Haidar Eyad Hamamra, 17, Mohammad Hasan Hamamra, 16, Firas Ibrahim Hamamra, 16, and Baker Ahmad Shousha, 16.
In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded Qabatia town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched homes and detained two Palestinians, identified as Osama Mahmoud Kamil, 27, and Ahmad Khaled Kamil, 26.
The soldiers also interrogated several families after forcing them out of their homes, and searched their property, causing excessive damage.
Several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after the army invaded the Abu Da’if village, east of Jenin, and clashed with local youth.
Israeli forces, on Wednesday, abducted at least 14 Palestinians during the night and in predawn raids across the West Bank, according to reports by local and security sources.
In Hebron City, soldiers stormed the area, taking with them two Palestinians, including one 18-year-old, and leading them to an unknown destination. Israeli soldiers also raided a number of houses in the city, damaging the furniture inside.
Forces also stormed the nearby town of Yatta, according to WAFA, where soldiers abducted one local resident during similar house raids.
Mohammad Awad, who is coordinator of the Anti-settlement Committee in Beit Ummar, to the north of Hebron, said that a large number of Israeli troops were deployed in the town, where two Palestinians, 23 and 27, including a university student, were kidnapped following a raid on their houses. The student was taken while wearing only his underwear.
Soldiers fired poison gas towards the local residents, causing many cases of suffocation which were treated on site.
During the night, soldiers stormed other towns in the Hebron Governorate, establishing checkpoints and causing a traffic jam.
The village of Kaferet was also raided, including the house of a former Palestinian prisoner. Israeli soldiers interrogated the residents and further raided many houses in the nearby village of Burqin, where they further interrogated residents.
Forces stormed the village of al-Auja, to the north of Jericho, abducting two local residents, both in their 20s, as well as raiding and sabotaging the contents of other houses in the village.
In the central West Bank district of Salfit, the Israeli army also raided Deir Istiya village, where they abducted four Palestinians, according to statements by village mayor, Ayyoub Abu Hajlah. He said soldiers broke into a house currently under construction and turned it into a military outpost, as well.
Meanwhile, forces stormed the village of Zububa, northwest of Jenin, and kidnapped two Palestinians, ages 20 and 25, after raiding their houses and damaging their furniture. Several other houses were also raided, upon which soldiers interrogated the residents, yet no further arrests were made, according to WAFA.
Finally, Israeli soldiers raided Bethlehem, where they served an interrogation summons to a local resident.
Over 800,000 Palestinians, including children, have been imprisoned by Israel since the country first began occupying the West Bank and Gaza in 1967.
The occupation was never formally recognized as legitimate by the international community, and Palestinians continue to be disenfranchised by military, police and settlers alike, throughout the region.
Palestinians now make up the largest refugee population in the entire world.
See also: 08/13/14 "Over 485,000 People Now Displaced in Gaza"
In Hebron City, soldiers stormed the area, taking with them two Palestinians, including one 18-year-old, and leading them to an unknown destination. Israeli soldiers also raided a number of houses in the city, damaging the furniture inside.
Forces also stormed the nearby town of Yatta, according to WAFA, where soldiers abducted one local resident during similar house raids.
Mohammad Awad, who is coordinator of the Anti-settlement Committee in Beit Ummar, to the north of Hebron, said that a large number of Israeli troops were deployed in the town, where two Palestinians, 23 and 27, including a university student, were kidnapped following a raid on their houses. The student was taken while wearing only his underwear.
Soldiers fired poison gas towards the local residents, causing many cases of suffocation which were treated on site.
During the night, soldiers stormed other towns in the Hebron Governorate, establishing checkpoints and causing a traffic jam.
The village of Kaferet was also raided, including the house of a former Palestinian prisoner. Israeli soldiers interrogated the residents and further raided many houses in the nearby village of Burqin, where they further interrogated residents.
Forces stormed the village of al-Auja, to the north of Jericho, abducting two local residents, both in their 20s, as well as raiding and sabotaging the contents of other houses in the village.
In the central West Bank district of Salfit, the Israeli army also raided Deir Istiya village, where they abducted four Palestinians, according to statements by village mayor, Ayyoub Abu Hajlah. He said soldiers broke into a house currently under construction and turned it into a military outpost, as well.
Meanwhile, forces stormed the village of Zububa, northwest of Jenin, and kidnapped two Palestinians, ages 20 and 25, after raiding their houses and damaging their furniture. Several other houses were also raided, upon which soldiers interrogated the residents, yet no further arrests were made, according to WAFA.
Finally, Israeli soldiers raided Bethlehem, where they served an interrogation summons to a local resident.
Over 800,000 Palestinians, including children, have been imprisoned by Israel since the country first began occupying the West Bank and Gaza in 1967.
The occupation was never formally recognized as legitimate by the international community, and Palestinians continue to be disenfranchised by military, police and settlers alike, throughout the region.
Palestinians now make up the largest refugee population in the entire world.
See also: 08/13/14 "Over 485,000 People Now Displaced in Gaza"
13 aug 2014
Israeli forces on Wednesday prevented all Palestinian women from entering the holy Al-Aqsa compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, and arrested two Palestinians in ensuing clashes.
Israeli forces closed all but three of the gates to the compound by setting up barriers and seizing the identity cards of Palestinians who tried to enter.
The ban continued until 2:30 p.m in order in order to allow Israeli Jews and tourists to enter the compound.
Students at religious schools in the compound said that Israeli police assaulted them with pepper spray and batons near the chain gate, and arrested one student at the Council Gate.
Over 40 Israeli Jewish worshipers entered the compound escorted by police. Israeli forces also arrested a Palestinian at the Chain Gate.
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.
Israeli forces closed all but three of the gates to the compound by setting up barriers and seizing the identity cards of Palestinians who tried to enter.
The ban continued until 2:30 p.m in order in order to allow Israeli Jews and tourists to enter the compound.
Students at religious schools in the compound said that Israeli police assaulted them with pepper spray and batons near the chain gate, and arrested one student at the Council Gate.
Over 40 Israeli Jewish worshipers entered the compound escorted by police. Israeli forces also arrested a Palestinian at the Chain Gate.
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.
Israeli forces raided the Deir Istiya area in Salfit early Wednesday and detained four Palestinians while shooting live bullets and stun grenades, the mayor said.
They were among at least 12 detained overnight in the occupied West Bank.
The mayor said Israeli forces detained Muhammad Maher Farid, Muhannad Abd al-Qader Zeidar, Youssef Ahmad Abd al-Qader Zeidan and Khalil Muhammad Khalil Hakim.
The house of Munir Mansour was turned into a military post, Ayyub Abu Hajla said. The house, which was still under construction, was raided because it is on a main road used by both Israeli and Palestinian vehicles.
Clashes often erupt in the town, especially on the western entrance which Israeli soldiers shut with rocks and barriers.
Locals repeatedly attempted to re-open the entrance but soldiers shut it every time.
Israeli forces confiscated thousands of acres during the last few months, and the town is surrounded with settlements.
A youth from Deir Istiya was injured in the hand with live fire on Monday.
Earlier an Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that soldiers arrested 12 Palestinians in the West Bank.
They were among at least 12 detained overnight in the occupied West Bank.
The mayor said Israeli forces detained Muhammad Maher Farid, Muhannad Abd al-Qader Zeidar, Youssef Ahmad Abd al-Qader Zeidan and Khalil Muhammad Khalil Hakim.
The house of Munir Mansour was turned into a military post, Ayyub Abu Hajla said. The house, which was still under construction, was raided because it is on a main road used by both Israeli and Palestinian vehicles.
Clashes often erupt in the town, especially on the western entrance which Israeli soldiers shut with rocks and barriers.
Locals repeatedly attempted to re-open the entrance but soldiers shut it every time.
Israeli forces confiscated thousands of acres during the last few months, and the town is surrounded with settlements.
A youth from Deir Istiya was injured in the hand with live fire on Monday.
Earlier an Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that soldiers arrested 12 Palestinians in the West Bank.
Israeli forces launched widespread arrest raids across East Jerusalem overnight, detaining 57 Palestinians, locals and a police spokesman said Wednesday.
Residents told Ma'an that Israeli police stormed the Silwan, al-Isawiya, at-Tur, Suwwana, and Shufat neighborhoods of Jerusalem, in addition to the Old City, and arrested dozens of young Palestinian men and teenagers.
Police officers broke into homes without warning, damaging property and ransacking rooms before making arrests, locals said.
Clashes broke out during raids in at-Tur and al-Isawiya, with Palestinians throwing stones and Israeli forces firing rubber-coated bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades at protesters.
Medics for the Union of Arab Paramedics treated 26 young men who were hit by rubber-coated bullets, witnesses said.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told Ma'an 57 Palestinians had been arrested overnight for recent "stone-throwing incidents."
"There are ongoing police investigations," Rosenfeld said.
A lawyer for the prisoner's rights group Addameer confirmed to Ma'an that over 50 Palestinians had been arrested and taken to detention centers in Lod and Ramla for interrogation.
The young Palestinians will appear in courts later in the day, the lawyer said.
He identified them as Ammar Issam Shawwa, Jihad Miree, Munir Ibrahim Abbasi, Shihab Salih Shweiki, Anas Darwish, Muhammad Ghasib Ubeid, Salama Ghasib Ubeid, Yazan Ubeid, Taha Ayyash, Ashraf Ubeid, Musab Asim Ubeid, Muhammad Abd al-Nasser Ubeid, Muhammad Akram Abu al-Hawa, his brother Ahmad, Fahd Abu Sbeitan, Qusay Khwies, Muhammad Jasir, Wisam abu al-Hawa, Ther Abu Lafi, Asim Najib, Munir al-Basiti, Ayman al-Basiti, Muhammad al-Basiti, Mahmoud Shawish, Muhammad Tamimi, Anwar Arafah, Fadi Arafah, Taha Arafah, Adnan Shahwan, Muhammad Suyouri, Husam Shahwan, Muhammad Abd al-Wahid, Muataz Jabir, Ammar Husari, Eyhab Hamdan, Mahmoud Hamdan, Mousa Hamdan, Nizar Hamdan, Ammar Zaytoun, Ghanim Mustafa, Muhammad Ghazzawi, Muhammad Natsha, Mustafa Natsha, Mutaz Rajabi, Mahmoud Dweik, Mahmoud Shawish, Muhammad Tamimi, Ghanim Mustafa, Ahmad Awwad, Ahmad Dkeidik, Iyad Dkeidik, Bassam Haytham Hijazi, Hashim al-Atrash, Ahmad Awwad, Mahmoud Hamdan al-Haddad, his brother Mousa, and Mutaz Rajabi.
Meanwhile, an Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that soldiers arrested 12 Palestinians in the rest of the West Bank, bringing the total number detained overnight to 69.
East Jerusalem, especially the Shufat neighborhood, has been the site of frequent clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces amid heavy tensions following the kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir by Israeli extremists.
On Sunday, Israeli forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at a memorial march marking 40 days since Abu Khdeir's death, leading to clashes and arrests, witnesses say.
Israeli forces have also arrested several members of the Abu Khdeir family following Muhammad's murder.
Fifty Palestinians Kidnapped In Occupied Jerusalem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers, and police officers, invaded various Palestinian communities and towns in different parts of occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped more than 50 Palestinians from their homes. Dozens of residents have been injured. 26 Palestinians injured.
The soldiers invaded the towns of Silwan, al-‘Eesawiyya, at-Tour neighborhood, Suwwana neighborhood, Shu’fat and many neighborhoods in the Old City, before dozens of undercover soldiers and security officers started invading homes and ransacking them, while military choppers hovered overhead.
Local sources said the soldiers broke into dozens of homes by smashing the doors and windows, terrifying the sleeping families.
Lawyer of the Ad-Dameer (Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association) stated that more than 50 Palestinians have been kidnapped, and are now in a number of interrogation facilities, including in Ramla and Lod.
Clashes took place in al-Eesawiyya and at-Tour while the dozens of soldiers were invading and searching dozens of homes.
Medical sources in the al-‘Eesawiyya said 26 Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets and received treatment by local medics, while dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Medics also had to remove three families from their homes after the army fired several gas bombs into them, causing injuries to several children and adults, while many children also suffered anxiety attacks.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers also fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition, in addition to gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets in various streets of al-‘Eesawiyya.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded two neighborhoods in the at-Tour town, in occupied Jerusalem, and fired concussion grenades, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets in the streets, alleys and directly into homes.
A Palestinian man, identified as Akram Abu al-Hawa, who suffers from a heart disease, fainted after the soldiers invaded his home, and kidnapped two of his sons.
Soldiers also assaulted a young man, identified as Seeq Abu al-Hawa, with batons and rifle-buts, while another Palestinian was shot in the arm with a rubber-coated metal bullet.
In addition, the soldiers threw several gas bombs and concussion grenades into a home, belonging to resident Yasser Abu al-Hawa, causing it to catch fire.
The Israeli Police said 57 Palestinians have been arrested during the dawn invasion of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli soldiers and police have kidnapped 549 Palestinians, including 166 children, and 383 young men in occupied Jerusalem since July 1, and filed indictments against 184 of them.
In related news, soldiers prevented dozens of young Palestinian men and women from entering the al-Aqsa Mosque for dawn prayers, and withheld ID cards of many elderly men who were allowed through.
Residents told Ma'an that Israeli police stormed the Silwan, al-Isawiya, at-Tur, Suwwana, and Shufat neighborhoods of Jerusalem, in addition to the Old City, and arrested dozens of young Palestinian men and teenagers.
Police officers broke into homes without warning, damaging property and ransacking rooms before making arrests, locals said.
Clashes broke out during raids in at-Tur and al-Isawiya, with Palestinians throwing stones and Israeli forces firing rubber-coated bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades at protesters.
Medics for the Union of Arab Paramedics treated 26 young men who were hit by rubber-coated bullets, witnesses said.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told Ma'an 57 Palestinians had been arrested overnight for recent "stone-throwing incidents."
"There are ongoing police investigations," Rosenfeld said.
A lawyer for the prisoner's rights group Addameer confirmed to Ma'an that over 50 Palestinians had been arrested and taken to detention centers in Lod and Ramla for interrogation.
The young Palestinians will appear in courts later in the day, the lawyer said.
He identified them as Ammar Issam Shawwa, Jihad Miree, Munir Ibrahim Abbasi, Shihab Salih Shweiki, Anas Darwish, Muhammad Ghasib Ubeid, Salama Ghasib Ubeid, Yazan Ubeid, Taha Ayyash, Ashraf Ubeid, Musab Asim Ubeid, Muhammad Abd al-Nasser Ubeid, Muhammad Akram Abu al-Hawa, his brother Ahmad, Fahd Abu Sbeitan, Qusay Khwies, Muhammad Jasir, Wisam abu al-Hawa, Ther Abu Lafi, Asim Najib, Munir al-Basiti, Ayman al-Basiti, Muhammad al-Basiti, Mahmoud Shawish, Muhammad Tamimi, Anwar Arafah, Fadi Arafah, Taha Arafah, Adnan Shahwan, Muhammad Suyouri, Husam Shahwan, Muhammad Abd al-Wahid, Muataz Jabir, Ammar Husari, Eyhab Hamdan, Mahmoud Hamdan, Mousa Hamdan, Nizar Hamdan, Ammar Zaytoun, Ghanim Mustafa, Muhammad Ghazzawi, Muhammad Natsha, Mustafa Natsha, Mutaz Rajabi, Mahmoud Dweik, Mahmoud Shawish, Muhammad Tamimi, Ghanim Mustafa, Ahmad Awwad, Ahmad Dkeidik, Iyad Dkeidik, Bassam Haytham Hijazi, Hashim al-Atrash, Ahmad Awwad, Mahmoud Hamdan al-Haddad, his brother Mousa, and Mutaz Rajabi.
Meanwhile, an Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an that soldiers arrested 12 Palestinians in the rest of the West Bank, bringing the total number detained overnight to 69.
East Jerusalem, especially the Shufat neighborhood, has been the site of frequent clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces amid heavy tensions following the kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir by Israeli extremists.
On Sunday, Israeli forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at a memorial march marking 40 days since Abu Khdeir's death, leading to clashes and arrests, witnesses say.
Israeli forces have also arrested several members of the Abu Khdeir family following Muhammad's murder.
Fifty Palestinians Kidnapped In Occupied Jerusalem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers, and police officers, invaded various Palestinian communities and towns in different parts of occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped more than 50 Palestinians from their homes. Dozens of residents have been injured. 26 Palestinians injured.
The soldiers invaded the towns of Silwan, al-‘Eesawiyya, at-Tour neighborhood, Suwwana neighborhood, Shu’fat and many neighborhoods in the Old City, before dozens of undercover soldiers and security officers started invading homes and ransacking them, while military choppers hovered overhead.
Local sources said the soldiers broke into dozens of homes by smashing the doors and windows, terrifying the sleeping families.
Lawyer of the Ad-Dameer (Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association) stated that more than 50 Palestinians have been kidnapped, and are now in a number of interrogation facilities, including in Ramla and Lod.
Clashes took place in al-Eesawiyya and at-Tour while the dozens of soldiers were invading and searching dozens of homes.
Medical sources in the al-‘Eesawiyya said 26 Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets and received treatment by local medics, while dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Medics also had to remove three families from their homes after the army fired several gas bombs into them, causing injuries to several children and adults, while many children also suffered anxiety attacks.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers also fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition, in addition to gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets in various streets of al-‘Eesawiyya.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded two neighborhoods in the at-Tour town, in occupied Jerusalem, and fired concussion grenades, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets in the streets, alleys and directly into homes.
A Palestinian man, identified as Akram Abu al-Hawa, who suffers from a heart disease, fainted after the soldiers invaded his home, and kidnapped two of his sons.
Soldiers also assaulted a young man, identified as Seeq Abu al-Hawa, with batons and rifle-buts, while another Palestinian was shot in the arm with a rubber-coated metal bullet.
In addition, the soldiers threw several gas bombs and concussion grenades into a home, belonging to resident Yasser Abu al-Hawa, causing it to catch fire.
The Israeli Police said 57 Palestinians have been arrested during the dawn invasion of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli soldiers and police have kidnapped 549 Palestinians, including 166 children, and 383 young men in occupied Jerusalem since July 1, and filed indictments against 184 of them.
In related news, soldiers prevented dozens of young Palestinian men and women from entering the al-Aqsa Mosque for dawn prayers, and withheld ID cards of many elderly men who were allowed through.
