6 aug 2017
The Israeli police attacked Palestinian worshipers at Bab al-Majlis near al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday evening.
A local source reported that worshipers were attacked while trying to bring gifts into al-Aqsa Mosque in preparation for a festival to be held inside the compound.
A guard of al-Aqsa Mosque was assaulted while another named Imran al-Rajabi was arrested by the Israeli police at Bab al-Silsila.
According to the PIC reporter, tens of thousands of Palestinians participated on Sunday in a long human chain held in the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque in which slogans supporting the holy site and condemning Israeli violations were chanted.
A local source reported that worshipers were attacked while trying to bring gifts into al-Aqsa Mosque in preparation for a festival to be held inside the compound.
A guard of al-Aqsa Mosque was assaulted while another named Imran al-Rajabi was arrested by the Israeli police at Bab al-Silsila.
According to the PIC reporter, tens of thousands of Palestinians participated on Sunday in a long human chain held in the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque in which slogans supporting the holy site and condemning Israeli violations were chanted.
The Israeli navy, Sunday morning, fired at Palestinian fishermen in their boats, as they were sailing off al-Sudaniya shore, north of the Gaza Strip, local sources said.
According to WAFA correspondence, the attack caused damage to the boats, but no casualties were reported among the fishermen, who fled the sea in fear of arrest or harm.
Despite the signed agreements with Israel, which allow fishermen to sail as far as 12 nautical miles, Israeli navy targets Gaza’s fishermen on daily basis, and doesn’t allow them to go further than three nautical miles, which is not enough as fish is not dense.
PNN further reports that, according to local sources in Gaza, Israeli naval boats fired both shells and heavy machine-gun fire at the boats.
At least one fishing boat was damaged.
Israeli forces, on Sunday, also detained a young man near the border fence to the north of Beit Lahia town, in the northern Gaza Strip. He was taken to an unknown destination.
Soldiers also opened heavy machine gun fire towards farmers’ lands and residential homes in the area. No injuries were reported.
According to WAFA correspondence, the attack caused damage to the boats, but no casualties were reported among the fishermen, who fled the sea in fear of arrest or harm.
Despite the signed agreements with Israel, which allow fishermen to sail as far as 12 nautical miles, Israeli navy targets Gaza’s fishermen on daily basis, and doesn’t allow them to go further than three nautical miles, which is not enough as fish is not dense.
PNN further reports that, according to local sources in Gaza, Israeli naval boats fired both shells and heavy machine-gun fire at the boats.
At least one fishing boat was damaged.
Israeli forces, on Sunday, also detained a young man near the border fence to the north of Beit Lahia town, in the northern Gaza Strip. He was taken to an unknown destination.
Soldiers also opened heavy machine gun fire towards farmers’ lands and residential homes in the area. No injuries were reported.
Israeli forces kidnapped at least 12 Palestinians, including a minor, during overnight raids between Saturday and Sunday, across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces detained Amina al-Ghalban, 24, the wife of Palestinian prisoner Abed al-Ghalban, from the Qalqilia district, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Her husband was detained several weeks ago from their home in Qalqilia city, local sources said.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed that one Palestinian was detained in Qalqilia city, according to Ma’an News Agency.
In the central West Bank, Israeli forces detained four Palestinians in al-Jalazun refugee camp, in the Ramallah district, three of whom were identified as Ibrahim Abu Kharma, Muhammad Ramadan Elayyan, and Karam Makhlouf Nakhla, who have been accused of carrying out an attempted drive-by shooting at the entrance of Israel’s illegal Beit El settlement, on Saturday night.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed four detentions in al-Jalazun.
PPS reported that Said Najim and Abdullah Najim were detained in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem.
Further south, in the Bethlehem district, three Palestinians were taken. Local sources reported that Ahmad Ali Issa, 15, was detained from the village of al-Khader, while Muhammad Mousa Ghayatha, 25, was detained in Nahhalin.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed the detention in al-Khader, and noted an additional detention in the village of Tuqu.
In the Hebron district, local sources reported that Alaa Anwar al-Balawi, 22, was detained from the village of Beit Ummar. While al-Balawi is from al-Duheisha refugee camp near the city of Bethlehem, he was visiting his grandparent’s house in Beit Ummar at the time, locals said.
Hebrew media noted that al-Balawi was detained over allegations of “incitement” against the Israeli state.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed the detention in Beit Ummar, and added that another Palestinian was detained in the Hebron-area village of Sair.
Israeli raids in Palestinian towns, villages, and refugee camps are a daily occurrence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, with a biweekly average of 95 search and detention raids carried out over the course of 2016, according to UN documentation.
Prisoners’ rights group Addameer estimated that 6,128 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of July, including 450 without charge or trial and 320 minors.
Nine West Bankers kidnapped in IOF dawn campaigns
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday kidnapped nine Palestinian citizens, including a woman, from their homes during campaigns in different West Bank areas.
The Israeli army said in a statement that its forces arrested nine wanted Palestinians accused of practicing incitement on social media and being involved in attacks against soldiers and settlers in the West Bank.
According to its statement, the IOF arrested one woman from Qalqilya, four from al-Jalazoun refugee camp near Ramallah, two from Taqua and al-Khader towns in Bethlehem and two others from Beit Ummar and Sa’ir towns in al-Khalil.
For its part, Quds Press affirmed that Israeli soldiers raided a home in Qalqilya and kidnapped Amina Abttali, the wife of prisoner Adeeb al-Ghalban who was detained recently.
In al-Jalazoun camp, the IOF claimed it found and seized a machine gun during a search campaign last night.
Violent clashes also broke between local young men and soldiers during the same IOF campaign in the camp.
Meanwhile, the IOF closed all entrances to the camp after soldiers were allegedly shot at near Beit El checkpoint at the northern entrance to Ramallah city.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces detained Amina al-Ghalban, 24, the wife of Palestinian prisoner Abed al-Ghalban, from the Qalqilia district, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Her husband was detained several weeks ago from their home in Qalqilia city, local sources said.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed that one Palestinian was detained in Qalqilia city, according to Ma’an News Agency.
In the central West Bank, Israeli forces detained four Palestinians in al-Jalazun refugee camp, in the Ramallah district, three of whom were identified as Ibrahim Abu Kharma, Muhammad Ramadan Elayyan, and Karam Makhlouf Nakhla, who have been accused of carrying out an attempted drive-by shooting at the entrance of Israel’s illegal Beit El settlement, on Saturday night.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed four detentions in al-Jalazun.
PPS reported that Said Najim and Abdullah Najim were detained in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem.
Further south, in the Bethlehem district, three Palestinians were taken. Local sources reported that Ahmad Ali Issa, 15, was detained from the village of al-Khader, while Muhammad Mousa Ghayatha, 25, was detained in Nahhalin.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed the detention in al-Khader, and noted an additional detention in the village of Tuqu.
In the Hebron district, local sources reported that Alaa Anwar al-Balawi, 22, was detained from the village of Beit Ummar. While al-Balawi is from al-Duheisha refugee camp near the city of Bethlehem, he was visiting his grandparent’s house in Beit Ummar at the time, locals said.
Hebrew media noted that al-Balawi was detained over allegations of “incitement” against the Israeli state.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed the detention in Beit Ummar, and added that another Palestinian was detained in the Hebron-area village of Sair.
Israeli raids in Palestinian towns, villages, and refugee camps are a daily occurrence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, with a biweekly average of 95 search and detention raids carried out over the course of 2016, according to UN documentation.
Prisoners’ rights group Addameer estimated that 6,128 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of July, including 450 without charge or trial and 320 minors.
Nine West Bankers kidnapped in IOF dawn campaigns
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday kidnapped nine Palestinian citizens, including a woman, from their homes during campaigns in different West Bank areas.
The Israeli army said in a statement that its forces arrested nine wanted Palestinians accused of practicing incitement on social media and being involved in attacks against soldiers and settlers in the West Bank.
According to its statement, the IOF arrested one woman from Qalqilya, four from al-Jalazoun refugee camp near Ramallah, two from Taqua and al-Khader towns in Bethlehem and two others from Beit Ummar and Sa’ir towns in al-Khalil.
For its part, Quds Press affirmed that Israeli soldiers raided a home in Qalqilya and kidnapped Amina Abttali, the wife of prisoner Adeeb al-Ghalban who was detained recently.
In al-Jalazoun camp, the IOF claimed it found and seized a machine gun during a search campaign last night.
Violent clashes also broke between local young men and soldiers during the same IOF campaign in the camp.
Meanwhile, the IOF closed all entrances to the camp after soldiers were allegedly shot at near Beit El checkpoint at the northern entrance to Ramallah city.
The lawyer of the prisoners and ex-prisoners’ commission, Loay Akeh, revealed the testimony of the Mohammed Shamasneh, aged 18, from the town of Qutneh in Jerusalem, where he recounts the harsh interrogation, assaults and beatings he was subjected to by the Israeli Prison Service.
Shamasneh explained to the lawyers, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, that he was arrested on 4/4/2017, after Israeli occupation forces raided his house and took him to a nearby military checkpoint.
He said that soldiers did not stop beating him and hitting him with their rifle butts on various parts of his body.
Shamasneh stated that he was taken to Afula hospital for treatment, after he suffered fractures and injuries in his body, and was later taken to the Maskoubiya detention center for interrogation.
He reported that during his 32-day stay at the Muskubiya interrogation center, his health condition worsened as a result of injuries sustained, as well as being held in narrow, dark cells, causing respiratory failure.
Shamasneh explained to the lawyers, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, that he was arrested on 4/4/2017, after Israeli occupation forces raided his house and took him to a nearby military checkpoint.
He said that soldiers did not stop beating him and hitting him with their rifle butts on various parts of his body.
Shamasneh stated that he was taken to Afula hospital for treatment, after he suffered fractures and injuries in his body, and was later taken to the Maskoubiya detention center for interrogation.
He reported that during his 32-day stay at the Muskubiya interrogation center, his health condition worsened as a result of injuries sustained, as well as being held in narrow, dark cells, causing respiratory failure.
5 aug 2017
The youngest Palestinian being detained under Israeli administrative detention is thinking of starting hunger strike, a committee revealed this week.
The boy Nour Issa, 16, is the youngest Palestinian prisoner under Israeli administrative detention, the PLO’s Prisoners and Freed Prisoners Committee (PFPC) said, according to Days of Palestine.
Nour Issa, 16, “is seriously thinking of starting an open-ended hunger strike,” PLO’s Prisoners and Freed Prisoners Committee (PFPC) said, noting that he was subject to severe torture during Shabak investigations.
According to the PFPC, Issa is thinking of starting the hunger strike in protest against the “oppressive” kidnapping from his home and his placement under administrative detention, without charge or trial, instead of being released.
The PFPC said that, if the Israeli occupation authorities did not end his administrative detention, Issa would go on hunger strike.
Issa was scheduled to be released on August 1, but he was shocked when he was told that his detention was renewed for extra three months.
The boy Nour Issa, 16, is the youngest Palestinian prisoner under Israeli administrative detention, the PLO’s Prisoners and Freed Prisoners Committee (PFPC) said, according to Days of Palestine.
Nour Issa, 16, “is seriously thinking of starting an open-ended hunger strike,” PLO’s Prisoners and Freed Prisoners Committee (PFPC) said, noting that he was subject to severe torture during Shabak investigations.
According to the PFPC, Issa is thinking of starting the hunger strike in protest against the “oppressive” kidnapping from his home and his placement under administrative detention, without charge or trial, instead of being released.
The PFPC said that, if the Israeli occupation authorities did not end his administrative detention, Issa would go on hunger strike.
Issa was scheduled to be released on August 1, but he was shocked when he was told that his detention was renewed for extra three months.
Medical sources have reported, on Friday evening, that at least three Palestinians were injured, when Israeli soldiers and colonist settlers assaulted many Palestinians in Jaber neighborhood, east of Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank. The soldiers also abducted a child, only twelve years of age, and a cameraman working for B’Tselem.
Several colonists, living in the illegal Keryat Arba’ colony, built on Palestinian lands east of Hebron, assaulted many Palestinians, and hurled stones at them, causing fractures in the arm of a Palestinian from Reb’ey family.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets at the Palestinians, wounding two, identified as ‘Aref Jaber and Monir Jaber.
The soldiers also assaulted a child, identified as Ahmad Jaber, only twelve years of age, and abducted him.
Also in Hebron, the soldiers abducted an activist against Israeli colonies, and a cameraman working for the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem), identified as Emad Abu Shamsiyya, 40, in Tal Romeida neighborhood.
Abu Shamsiyya is the cameraman, who was repeatedly abducted and threatened by the soldiers after he filmed a soldier, identified as Elor Azaria, executing a wounded Palestinian, identified as Abdul-Fattah Sharif, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.
Several colonists, living in the illegal Keryat Arba’ colony, built on Palestinian lands east of Hebron, assaulted many Palestinians, and hurled stones at them, causing fractures in the arm of a Palestinian from Reb’ey family.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets at the Palestinians, wounding two, identified as ‘Aref Jaber and Monir Jaber.
The soldiers also assaulted a child, identified as Ahmad Jaber, only twelve years of age, and abducted him.
Also in Hebron, the soldiers abducted an activist against Israeli colonies, and a cameraman working for the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem), identified as Emad Abu Shamsiyya, 40, in Tal Romeida neighborhood.
Abu Shamsiyya is the cameraman, who was repeatedly abducted and threatened by the soldiers after he filmed a soldier, identified as Elor Azaria, executing a wounded Palestinian, identified as Abdul-Fattah Sharif, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.
Several Palestinian young men suffered from inhaling tear gas on Friday night after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Ya’bad town, south of Jenin city in the West Bank, and clashed with them.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops entered al-Maqahi area of the town and intensively fired tear gas and stun grenades at local young men.
They added that the soldiers physically assaulted citizens and rounded up a 12-year-old boy called Aws Yafawi during the events.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops entered al-Maqahi area of the town and intensively fired tear gas and stun grenades at local young men.
They added that the soldiers physically assaulted citizens and rounded up a 12-year-old boy called Aws Yafawi during the events.
4 aug 2017
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Friday kidnapped Palestinian lawmaker Mohamed Abu Tir from his home in Ramallah city.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers stormed the house of MP Abu Tir, who represents the Jerusalem constituency, in Umm ash-Sharayet neighborhood of Ramallah and rounded him up.
Abu Tir was exiled from Jerusalem by the Shin Bet after his election as a Hamas-affiliated member of the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006, and his Jerusalem identity card was also revoked after his refusal to resign from his lawmaking post
He already spent a total of 34 years in Israeli jails during different periods and was released a few months ago from administrative detention.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers stormed the house of MP Abu Tir, who represents the Jerusalem constituency, in Umm ash-Sharayet neighborhood of Ramallah and rounded him up.
Abu Tir was exiled from Jerusalem by the Shin Bet after his election as a Hamas-affiliated member of the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006, and his Jerusalem identity card was also revoked after his refusal to resign from his lawmaking post
He already spent a total of 34 years in Israeli jails during different periods and was released a few months ago from administrative detention.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, searched homes and clashed with local youngsters, before shooting one and abducting another.
Local sources said the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Abed Ayed Sho’ani, and took him to an unknown destination.
Medical sources in Ramallah said the soldiers also shot and injured one Palestinian, with a Toto expanding bullet in his leg.
The added that the young man suffered a moderate injury, and was moved to Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, during the invasion.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Umm ash-Sharayet area, and Al-Amin Junction, south of the nearby city of al-Biereh, and fired concussion grenades, gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Local sources said the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Abed Ayed Sho’ani, and took him to an unknown destination.
Medical sources in Ramallah said the soldiers also shot and injured one Palestinian, with a Toto expanding bullet in his leg.
The added that the young man suffered a moderate injury, and was moved to Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, during the invasion.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Umm ash-Sharayet area, and Al-Amin Junction, south of the nearby city of al-Biereh, and fired concussion grenades, gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets.
The Israeli occupation army on Thursday evening closed the road barrier known locally as Sadat al-Fahs, south of al-Khalil city, kidnapped a Palestinian businessman and confiscated a large sum of money from him.
A local source told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the Israeli army’s closure of the road prevented Palestinian citizens and vehicles from entering or leaving Sadat al-Fahs area, where nearly 500 factories and workshops for the production of construction materials are located.
The source also said that Israeli soldiers set up a makeshift checkpoint on road 60 near Sadat al-Fahs barrier, intercepted citizens and vehicles and embarked on searching them.
He added that the soldiers forced a Palestinian businessman identified as Saadi Abd-Rabo to leave his car, seized 34,000 dollars from inside it and arrested him, with no known reason.
A local source told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the Israeli army’s closure of the road prevented Palestinian citizens and vehicles from entering or leaving Sadat al-Fahs area, where nearly 500 factories and workshops for the production of construction materials are located.
The source also said that Israeli soldiers set up a makeshift checkpoint on road 60 near Sadat al-Fahs barrier, intercepted citizens and vehicles and embarked on searching them.
He added that the soldiers forced a Palestinian businessman identified as Saadi Abd-Rabo to leave his car, seized 34,000 dollars from inside it and arrested him, with no known reason.
3 aug 2017
Israeli forces arrested on Thursday afternoon two juveniles from Aqabet al-Khalediya district in Occupied Jerusalem. A third youngster was arrested in Bethlehem in the southern West Bank.
The PIC reporter stated that both Jerusalemite detainees were taken to a detention center in the city.
In a similar context, Israeli court on Thursday extended the detention order against a Jerusalemite prisoner, Nihad al-Zegheyir, to five days. He has been detained for two months.
In the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Israeli occupation forces arrested in the afternoon a young boy, Mahmoud Malash, at the Bethlehem northern barrier.
The PIC reporter stated that both Jerusalemite detainees were taken to a detention center in the city.
In a similar context, Israeli court on Thursday extended the detention order against a Jerusalemite prisoner, Nihad al-Zegheyir, to five days. He has been detained for two months.
In the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Israeli occupation forces arrested in the afternoon a young boy, Mahmoud Malash, at the Bethlehem northern barrier.
Israeli police have been detaining three Palestinian youths from Umm al-Fahm town in 1948 Occupied Palestine for ten days.
The detainees have been held under an administrative detention order signed by Israeli Army Minister Avigdor Lieberman to a period of six months, Haaretz Hebrew newspaper reported.
The three Arab young men were arrested from their homes on July 23. It was just a few days ago that their families knew about the fact that their sons have been detained illegally based on no charge or trial.
Lawyer Omar Khamayseh, representing two of the captives, told Haaretz newspaper that no charges were brought against the three prisoners and the lawyers have not been acquainted with any investigation data due to "secrecy" imposed on their files.
The Israeli central court in Haifa will consider on Monday the approval of the administrative detention order, Khamayseh said.
The families of the three captives affirmed that their sons were not involved in any political activism and were not members of any party.
The detainees have been held under an administrative detention order signed by Israeli Army Minister Avigdor Lieberman to a period of six months, Haaretz Hebrew newspaper reported.
The three Arab young men were arrested from their homes on July 23. It was just a few days ago that their families knew about the fact that their sons have been detained illegally based on no charge or trial.
Lawyer Omar Khamayseh, representing two of the captives, told Haaretz newspaper that no charges were brought against the three prisoners and the lawyers have not been acquainted with any investigation data due to "secrecy" imposed on their files.
The Israeli central court in Haifa will consider on Monday the approval of the administrative detention order, Khamayseh said.
The families of the three captives affirmed that their sons were not involved in any political activism and were not members of any party.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, at least twenty-two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including ten in occupied East Jerusalem, after the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes, and interrogated several families.
In Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers invaded Doura town and the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, and abducted two Palestinians, identified as Saqer Sha’rawi, 25, and Anan Zakkout, 23.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked many homes in Yatta town, south of Hebron; owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as political prisoners Taleb and Khaled Makhamra, in addition to Khalil Mohammad Abu Eid, who heads the Palestinian Intelligence department in Yatta.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas in the northeastern part of the West Bank, and abducted Yousef Tayeh, after breaking into his home and searching it.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youngsters; there have been no reports of injuries.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, and abducted a child, identified as Soheib Mohammad al-‘Amour, 15.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Kafr ad-Deek town, west of Salfit, in central West Bank, and abducted Yousef Mosleh ad-Deek, 25, from his home, after confiscating his computer, while searching his home. The army also searched several surrounding homes.
In Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded many homes in the Eastern Neighborhood, and abducted three Palestinians, identified as Mitleq Abdullah Sa’adi, Mousa Khalil Bulbul, and Ala’ Jihad ‘Abahra.
In Nablus, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded homes in several neighborhoods, and abducted Nidal Shattawi, from al-‘Ein refugee camp.
In Qalqilia, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Othman Da’aas.
In Ramallah governorate, the soldiers abducted Qussai As’ad Fahl, 19, and Nawras Mohammad Barghouthi, 19, from Kobar town.
Also at dawn, the soldiers abducted ten Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to several detention and interrogation centers, and summoned a Palestinian woman for interrogation.
Eight of the abducted Palestinians are from the at-Tour neighborhood, overlooking the Old City; they have been identified as Daoud Taiseer Abu Sbeitan, 20, Walid Mohammad Sayyad, 20, Yousef Sami Abu al-Hawa, 19, Omar Abu al-Hawa, 17, Mohammad Nasser Halabi, 17, Rafat Abu Jom’a, Mohammad Abu Jom’a, 20, and Ashraf Abu Jom’a, 19.
The soldiers also invaded the Schools Street, in Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, abducted a young man, identified as Sajed al-Ghoul, 21, after violently searching his home, and summoned his mother for interrogation.
Furthermore, the army invaded a home in Bab Hotta neighborhood, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the Old City, and abducted Khaled al-Basiti.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, ten Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to several detention and interrogation centers. The soldiers also summoned a Palestinian woman for interrogation.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted eight Palestinians from the at-Tour neighborhood, overlooking the Old City, after invading their homes and searching them.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Daoud Taiseer Abu Sbeitan, Walid Mohammad Sayyad, Yousef Sami Abu al-Hawa, Omar Abu al-Hawa, Hussein Khweiss, Rafat Abu Jom’a, Mohammad Abu Jom’a and Ashraf Abu Jom’a.
The soldiers also invaded the Schools Street, in Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, abducted a young man, identified as Sajed al-Ghoul, after violently searching his home, and summoned his mother for interrogation.
Furthermore, the army invaded a home in Bab Hotta neighborhood, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the Old City, and abducted Khaled al-Basiti.
In Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers invaded Doura town and the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, and abducted two Palestinians, identified as Saqer Sha’rawi, 25, and Anan Zakkout, 23.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked many homes in Yatta town, south of Hebron; owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as political prisoners Taleb and Khaled Makhamra, in addition to Khalil Mohammad Abu Eid, who heads the Palestinian Intelligence department in Yatta.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas in the northeastern part of the West Bank, and abducted Yousef Tayeh, after breaking into his home and searching it.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youngsters; there have been no reports of injuries.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, and abducted a child, identified as Soheib Mohammad al-‘Amour, 15.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Kafr ad-Deek town, west of Salfit, in central West Bank, and abducted Yousef Mosleh ad-Deek, 25, from his home, after confiscating his computer, while searching his home. The army also searched several surrounding homes.
In Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded many homes in the Eastern Neighborhood, and abducted three Palestinians, identified as Mitleq Abdullah Sa’adi, Mousa Khalil Bulbul, and Ala’ Jihad ‘Abahra.
In Nablus, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded homes in several neighborhoods, and abducted Nidal Shattawi, from al-‘Ein refugee camp.
In Qalqilia, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Othman Da’aas.
In Ramallah governorate, the soldiers abducted Qussai As’ad Fahl, 19, and Nawras Mohammad Barghouthi, 19, from Kobar town.
Also at dawn, the soldiers abducted ten Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to several detention and interrogation centers, and summoned a Palestinian woman for interrogation.
Eight of the abducted Palestinians are from the at-Tour neighborhood, overlooking the Old City; they have been identified as Daoud Taiseer Abu Sbeitan, 20, Walid Mohammad Sayyad, 20, Yousef Sami Abu al-Hawa, 19, Omar Abu al-Hawa, 17, Mohammad Nasser Halabi, 17, Rafat Abu Jom’a, Mohammad Abu Jom’a, 20, and Ashraf Abu Jom’a, 19.
The soldiers also invaded the Schools Street, in Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, abducted a young man, identified as Sajed al-Ghoul, 21, after violently searching his home, and summoned his mother for interrogation.
Furthermore, the army invaded a home in Bab Hotta neighborhood, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the Old City, and abducted Khaled al-Basiti.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Ten Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, ten Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to several detention and interrogation centers. The soldiers also summoned a Palestinian woman for interrogation.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted eight Palestinians from the at-Tour neighborhood, overlooking the Old City, after invading their homes and searching them.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Daoud Taiseer Abu Sbeitan, Walid Mohammad Sayyad, Yousef Sami Abu al-Hawa, Omar Abu al-Hawa, Hussein Khweiss, Rafat Abu Jom’a, Mohammad Abu Jom’a and Ashraf Abu Jom’a.
The soldiers also invaded the Schools Street, in Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, abducted a young man, identified as Sajed al-Ghoul, after violently searching his home, and summoned his mother for interrogation.
Furthermore, the army invaded a home in Bab Hotta neighborhood, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the Old City, and abducted Khaled al-Basiti.
