27 aug 2017
At least nine Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces from the West Bank at daybreak on Sunday.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of nine Palestinians on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The campaign targeted two Palestinians from Bethlehem, three from al-Khalil, and four others from Jericho.
The occupation soldiers wreaked havoc on civilian homes and came down heavily on the inhabitants in the hunt for anti-occupation protesters.
At the same time, four Israeli military patrols stormed Sebastia, north of Nablus, and removed the Palestinian flag from a mast set up in the area.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of the Palestinian minor Hani al-Khadour, 17.
Army Abducts Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, nine Palestinians from various communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, after breaking into their homes and violently searching them.
The Jericho office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted four Palestinians, identified as Abdullah Ahmad Zbeidat, Morad Salama Zbeidat, Mo’tasem Eyad Zbeidat and Ibrahim Saleh Zbeidat.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Issa Hamamra, 19, and Sanad Mohammad Hamamra, 19, from their homes.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted three Palestinians, identified as Bara’ Dofash, Hani Abdul-Wahab al-Khdour and Ahmad Fayez Tarayra.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Hebron And Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, three Palestinians near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and two near Bethlehem, south of occupied East Jerusalem.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said many army vehicles invaded Bani Neim town, east of Hebron, searched several homes, and abducted Hani Abdul-Wahab Khaddour, 17, and Ahmad Nafez Tarayra.
It added that the soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Hebron city, and abducted a young man, identified as Bara’ Dofash.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Husan town, west of Bethlehem, also searched several homes and abducted Mohammad Issa Hamamra, 19, and Sanad Mohammad Hamamra, 19.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of nine Palestinians on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The campaign targeted two Palestinians from Bethlehem, three from al-Khalil, and four others from Jericho.
The occupation soldiers wreaked havoc on civilian homes and came down heavily on the inhabitants in the hunt for anti-occupation protesters.
At the same time, four Israeli military patrols stormed Sebastia, north of Nablus, and removed the Palestinian flag from a mast set up in the area.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of the Palestinian minor Hani al-Khadour, 17.
Army Abducts Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, nine Palestinians from various communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, after breaking into their homes and violently searching them.
The Jericho office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted four Palestinians, identified as Abdullah Ahmad Zbeidat, Morad Salama Zbeidat, Mo’tasem Eyad Zbeidat and Ibrahim Saleh Zbeidat.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Issa Hamamra, 19, and Sanad Mohammad Hamamra, 19, from their homes.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted three Palestinians, identified as Bara’ Dofash, Hani Abdul-Wahab al-Khdour and Ahmad Fayez Tarayra.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Hebron And Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, three Palestinians near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and two near Bethlehem, south of occupied East Jerusalem.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said many army vehicles invaded Bani Neim town, east of Hebron, searched several homes, and abducted Hani Abdul-Wahab Khaddour, 17, and Ahmad Nafez Tarayra.
It added that the soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Hebron city, and abducted a young man, identified as Bara’ Dofash.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Husan town, west of Bethlehem, also searched several homes and abducted Mohammad Issa Hamamra, 19, and Sanad Mohammad Hamamra, 19.
26 aug 2017
The Israeli occupation authorities have arrested 800 Palestinian children since the start of this year, most of them from occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee revealed on Saturday.
According to Issa Qaraqe, head of the Committee, some 25 of the detained minors were shot by Israeli gunfire during their arrest.
In a statement on Saturday, Qaraqe said that dozens of the children have been arrested several times. Some of them, he explained, are unable to go to school because they have permanent disabilities resulting from the ill-treatment to which they were subjected during arrest and investigation, including torture.
Qaraqe said that the Committee receives testimonials from young ex-detainees that prove being beaten, tortured, verbally abused, handcuffed and subjected to other kinds of maltreatment at the hands of Israeli soldiers.
He also underlined that such treatment of children, is a “flagrant violation” of international humanitarian law. He called on the Palestinian Authority to prosecute Israeli leaders for the violations and offenses practiced against Palestinian children.
According to Issa Qaraqe, head of the Committee, some 25 of the detained minors were shot by Israeli gunfire during their arrest.
In a statement on Saturday, Qaraqe said that dozens of the children have been arrested several times. Some of them, he explained, are unable to go to school because they have permanent disabilities resulting from the ill-treatment to which they were subjected during arrest and investigation, including torture.
Qaraqe said that the Committee receives testimonials from young ex-detainees that prove being beaten, tortured, verbally abused, handcuffed and subjected to other kinds of maltreatment at the hands of Israeli soldiers.
He also underlined that such treatment of children, is a “flagrant violation” of international humanitarian law. He called on the Palestinian Authority to prosecute Israeli leaders for the violations and offenses practiced against Palestinian children.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last night and at dawn Saturday raided homes and kidnapped two Palestinian citizens in different West Bank areas.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers last night arrested a young man called Yousef Sarahneh after detaining him for a while at the Container checkpoint, east of Bethlehem. The reason for his arrest is still unknown.
Another young man called Hamadah Abiyat was handed a summons for interrogation from the Shin Bet after soldiers stormed at dawn Wadi Abu Fariha area, east of Bethlehem.
The IOF also raided at dawn Jenin refugee camp and ransacked several homes. One citizen identified as Mahmoud Nassar was rounded up during the IOF campaign.
In a separate incident, the Israeli municipality in Occupied Jerusalem handed several Palestinian home owners in Silwan district, south of the Aqsa Mosque, summonses ordering them to visit its headquarters in the city.
The summonses are about the homes which the Israeli municipality intends to demolish in Silwan at the pretext of unlicensed construction, according to local sources.
The Israeli occupation authority seeks to demolish many Palestinian homes in Silwan in order to build a park for Jewish settlers.
Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers last night arrested a young man called Yousef Sarahneh after detaining him for a while at the Container checkpoint, east of Bethlehem. The reason for his arrest is still unknown.
Another young man called Hamadah Abiyat was handed a summons for interrogation from the Shin Bet after soldiers stormed at dawn Wadi Abu Fariha area, east of Bethlehem.
The IOF also raided at dawn Jenin refugee camp and ransacked several homes. One citizen identified as Mahmoud Nassar was rounded up during the IOF campaign.
In a separate incident, the Israeli municipality in Occupied Jerusalem handed several Palestinian home owners in Silwan district, south of the Aqsa Mosque, summonses ordering them to visit its headquarters in the city.
The summonses are about the homes which the Israeli municipality intends to demolish in Silwan at the pretext of unlicensed construction, according to local sources.
The Israeli occupation authority seeks to demolish many Palestinian homes in Silwan in order to build a park for Jewish settlers.
An Israeli army spokesman in a statement on Saturday unveiled the launch of a new battalion assigned to take photos of the Palestinians participating in anti-Israel demonstrations, especially Friday demonstrations.
He said that the battalion was established to identify the Palestinian demonstrators who throw stones and clash with the Israeli soldiers, adding that the photos and videos taken are later used to arrest these demonstrators.
The spokesman said that based on this process, soldiers were able to film 600 Palestinian demonstrators and arrest 200 of them in the first half of 2017 in different areas.
The statement noted that the pictures taken by this battalion's members are "accurate and sharp" and could be used as evidence in Israeli courts.
He said that the battalion was established to identify the Palestinian demonstrators who throw stones and clash with the Israeli soldiers, adding that the photos and videos taken are later used to arrest these demonstrators.
The spokesman said that based on this process, soldiers were able to film 600 Palestinian demonstrators and arrest 200 of them in the first half of 2017 in different areas.
The statement noted that the pictures taken by this battalion's members are "accurate and sharp" and could be used as evidence in Israeli courts.
24 aug 2017
Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee warned on Thursday of the seriousness of the health condition of captive Hussein Attalla who is suffering from cancer in five parts of his body. The Committee said they have started exerting legal efforts in order to secure an early release for him.
The lawyer of the Committee, Yousef Nasasra, said that detainee Atalla, who is languishing in Soroka Israeli hospital, is struggling with cancer in the lungs, spine, liver, pancreas, and head. Nevertheless, he has been tied to hospital bed all the time. He is also deprived of family visits, the lawyer pointed out.
Prisoner Attala is from Nablus city and serving a sentence of 32 years. He has served 21 years so far.
In a similar context, lawyers of the Committee reported that each of Maher Ebaiyat, from Bethlehem, and both of Yazid al-Rimawi and Omar Taha from Beit Rima town near Ramallah, as well as Azzam Rabi from Qalandiya near Occupied Jerusalem are all suffering critical health conditions in Israeli jails.
The lawyer of the Committee, Yousef Nasasra, said that detainee Atalla, who is languishing in Soroka Israeli hospital, is struggling with cancer in the lungs, spine, liver, pancreas, and head. Nevertheless, he has been tied to hospital bed all the time. He is also deprived of family visits, the lawyer pointed out.
Prisoner Attala is from Nablus city and serving a sentence of 32 years. He has served 21 years so far.
In a similar context, lawyers of the Committee reported that each of Maher Ebaiyat, from Bethlehem, and both of Yazid al-Rimawi and Omar Taha from Beit Rima town near Ramallah, as well as Azzam Rabi from Qalandiya near Occupied Jerusalem are all suffering critical health conditions in Israeli jails.
Israeli military prosecution indicted on Thursday two Palestinian prisoners: Omar al-Abed, the 19-year-old man who carried out an anti-occupation stabbing attack in Hamish settlement and Amjad Jabarin, 35, from Umm al-Fahm city in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
Israeli Channel 2 reported that the indictment against prisoner Abed included serious charges such as killing three settlers by stabbing in Halmish outpost near Ramallah on July 21 upon request from persons living in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces demolished a few days ago the family home of detainee Abed in Kober town near Ramallah and arrested all of his family members including his old parents.
As for captive Jabarin, the indictment included charges of receiving training for weapon usage with others who carried out an armed attack near al-Aqsa Mosque. Other charges included transferring two attackers to a site from which they traveled to Occupied Jerusalem in addition to assisted murder, shooting and conspiracy.
Three Palestinians of Jabarin family from Umm al-Fahm city clashed with Israeli police at al-Aqsa Mosque on July 14. The three were shot dead by the police and two policemen were killed in the clashes.
Israeli Channel 2 reported that the indictment against prisoner Abed included serious charges such as killing three settlers by stabbing in Halmish outpost near Ramallah on July 21 upon request from persons living in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces demolished a few days ago the family home of detainee Abed in Kober town near Ramallah and arrested all of his family members including his old parents.
As for captive Jabarin, the indictment included charges of receiving training for weapon usage with others who carried out an armed attack near al-Aqsa Mosque. Other charges included transferring two attackers to a site from which they traveled to Occupied Jerusalem in addition to assisted murder, shooting and conspiracy.
Three Palestinians of Jabarin family from Umm al-Fahm city clashed with Israeli police at al-Aqsa Mosque on July 14. The three were shot dead by the police and two policemen were killed in the clashes.
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday arrested two Palestinians and summoned another to questioning in Occupied Jerusalem.
Two young men were arrested by the Israeli forces at a military checkpoint set up near Shu’fat refugee camp, in Occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time, the occupation forces summoned the secretary of Fatah Movement in Occupied Jerusalem, Adnan Gheith, to questioning at al-Mascoubiya detention center after they stormed his family home in Silwan, south of holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
At least 30 Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli forces from the West Bank and Jerusalem at daybreak.
Two young men were arrested by the Israeli forces at a military checkpoint set up near Shu’fat refugee camp, in Occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time, the occupation forces summoned the secretary of Fatah Movement in Occupied Jerusalem, Adnan Gheith, to questioning at al-Mascoubiya detention center after they stormed his family home in Silwan, south of holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
At least 30 Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli forces from the West Bank and Jerusalem at daybreak.
The Israeli Magistrate Court extended on Wednesday evening the detention of the Jerusalemite female prisoner Manal Shubaki, 34, till next Friday.
Manal, from Silwan town in occupied Jerusalm, is in the fifth month of pregnancy.
She was detained on August 10 and remained five days in Israeli jails before being released to house arrest.
However, she was re-arrested from her family house on Wednesday.
Manal, a mother of four girls, was recently dismissed from her work as a teacher over her repeated arrests.
Manal, from Silwan town in occupied Jerusalm, is in the fifth month of pregnancy.
She was detained on August 10 and remained five days in Israeli jails before being released to house arrest.
However, she was re-arrested from her family house on Wednesday.
Manal, a mother of four girls, was recently dismissed from her work as a teacher over her repeated arrests.
The Israeli occupation police on Thursday stormed the Islamic Orphanage High School in the Old City of Jerusalem and rounded up two students from a classroom, claiming they had thrown stones at Israelis.
Jerusalem education director Samir Jebril said that police officers entered the school and snatched two kids called Mohamed Maz’arw and Ihab Shahin from their classroom.
Jebril added that the police’s arrest of the two boys caused widespread panic among the students, and prompted their relatives to rush to the school.
He condemned the police raid on the school, describing it as a violation of the international law which provides protection for schoolchildren and their institutions.
Earlier on the same day, Israeli policemen barred schoolchildren from reaching their school inside the Aqsa Mosque compound at the pretext they were carrying Palestinian text books in their bags.
160 child students were intercepted at the Aqsa Mosque’s Asbat Gate as they were trying to go to their school at the holy site and prohibited from studying after they were found in possession of Palestinian books, according to local eyewitnesses.
Jerusalem education director Samir Jebril said that police officers entered the school and snatched two kids called Mohamed Maz’arw and Ihab Shahin from their classroom.
Jebril added that the police’s arrest of the two boys caused widespread panic among the students, and prompted their relatives to rush to the school.
He condemned the police raid on the school, describing it as a violation of the international law which provides protection for schoolchildren and their institutions.
Earlier on the same day, Israeli policemen barred schoolchildren from reaching their school inside the Aqsa Mosque compound at the pretext they were carrying Palestinian text books in their bags.
160 child students were intercepted at the Aqsa Mosque’s Asbat Gate as they were trying to go to their school at the holy site and prohibited from studying after they were found in possession of Palestinian books, according to local eyewitnesses.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) sentenced 20 Palestinians to administrative prison terms, with neither charge nor trial.
According to a Thursday morning statement by the Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Commission, recently 20 administrative sentences were issued by the IOA against Palestinian detainees for periods ranging from three to six renewable months.
Administrative detention is a policy pursued by the IOA that gives green light to the incarceration of Palestinian anti-occupation protesters and activists with neither charge nor trial and under the “secret file” pretext.
According to a Thursday morning statement by the Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Commission, recently 20 administrative sentences were issued by the IOA against Palestinian detainees for periods ranging from three to six renewable months.
Administrative detention is a policy pursued by the IOA that gives green light to the incarceration of Palestinian anti-occupation protesters and activists with neither charge nor trial and under the “secret file” pretext.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, many homes in the West Bank governorates of Bethlehem, Hebron and Jenin, violently searched them, and abducted at least seven Palestinians, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
The Bethlehem office of the PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes in Teqoua’ town, east of the city, and abducted Ismael Mousa Jibreel, 45.
It added that the soldiers also searched homes in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and abducted Yazan Hamza al-Kurdi, 15, and Ali Mohammad Jawareesh, 17.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Beit ‘Awwa town, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched homes and abducted Jalal Naji Sweity, 33.
The army also invaded Beit Ummar town, including Khallet al-‘Ein and Safa areas, north of Hebron, and ransacked the homes of Ayman Nawwaf Sabarna, Ahmad ‘Aadi, and Raed Ahmad ‘Aadi, and many other homes.
The soldiers used military dogs during the searches, causing anxiety attacks among many Palestinians, especially the children, in addition to causing property damage.
In addition, the soldiers abducted three former Palestinian prisoners, after invading and searching their homes in Jenin refugee camp and Jilqamous village, in the northern West Bank governorate of Jenin.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Ibrahim Abu Khalifa, from Jenin refugee camp, in addition to Abdul-Basset Abdul-Latif al-Hajj and Abdul-Rahman Sami al-Hajj, from Jilqamous village, east of Jenin.
IOF raids homes, kidnaps citizens overnight in W. Bank
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last night and at dawn Thursday kidnapped several Palestinian citizens, including a senior Hamas official, during raids on homes in different West Bank areas.
Local sources in Jenin city told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers stormed the Jenin refugee camp, kidnapped a citizen from his home and set up a military checkpoint on a road near Qabatiya town, south of the city.
In Tubas, several young men suffered from inhaling tear gas during dawn clashes with soldiers.
The PIC was told that an Israeli military force, stationed near the city hall and on the main street in Tubas, engaged in clashes with local young men and chased them in alleys.
Several young men and citizens suffered inside their homes from the effects of tear gas that was intensively used by soldiers during the events.
A senior Hamas official, Abdul-Baset al-Hajj, was also kidnapped from his home in Jalqamus town, east of Jenin.
Hajj was detained several times before and spent a total of 15 years in Israeli jails.
In Tulkarem refugee camp, violent clashes broke out with Israeli soldiers, who raided homes and kidnapped a young man.
The soldiers indiscriminately fired tear gas during the skirmishes with the young men, locals said, adding that many citizens suffered from inhaling fumes while inside their homes in Marbaat Hanoun area of the camp.
In Ramallah, two ex-detainees were kidnapped from their homes during an IOF campaign in Beit Liqya town. They were identified as Adib Mafarjah and Fu’aad Asi.
Another citizen was also taken prisoner during the same campaign in the town.
In northern Salfit, the IOF stormed Kifl Hares town and kidnapped three citizens from their homes, including a 16-year-old teenager called Anas Shaqour.
The Bethlehem office of the PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes in Teqoua’ town, east of the city, and abducted Ismael Mousa Jibreel, 45.
It added that the soldiers also searched homes in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and abducted Yazan Hamza al-Kurdi, 15, and Ali Mohammad Jawareesh, 17.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Beit ‘Awwa town, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched homes and abducted Jalal Naji Sweity, 33.
The army also invaded Beit Ummar town, including Khallet al-‘Ein and Safa areas, north of Hebron, and ransacked the homes of Ayman Nawwaf Sabarna, Ahmad ‘Aadi, and Raed Ahmad ‘Aadi, and many other homes.
The soldiers used military dogs during the searches, causing anxiety attacks among many Palestinians, especially the children, in addition to causing property damage.
In addition, the soldiers abducted three former Palestinian prisoners, after invading and searching their homes in Jenin refugee camp and Jilqamous village, in the northern West Bank governorate of Jenin.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Ibrahim Abu Khalifa, from Jenin refugee camp, in addition to Abdul-Basset Abdul-Latif al-Hajj and Abdul-Rahman Sami al-Hajj, from Jilqamous village, east of Jenin.
IOF raids homes, kidnaps citizens overnight in W. Bank
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last night and at dawn Thursday kidnapped several Palestinian citizens, including a senior Hamas official, during raids on homes in different West Bank areas.
Local sources in Jenin city told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers stormed the Jenin refugee camp, kidnapped a citizen from his home and set up a military checkpoint on a road near Qabatiya town, south of the city.
In Tubas, several young men suffered from inhaling tear gas during dawn clashes with soldiers.
The PIC was told that an Israeli military force, stationed near the city hall and on the main street in Tubas, engaged in clashes with local young men and chased them in alleys.
Several young men and citizens suffered inside their homes from the effects of tear gas that was intensively used by soldiers during the events.
A senior Hamas official, Abdul-Baset al-Hajj, was also kidnapped from his home in Jalqamus town, east of Jenin.
Hajj was detained several times before and spent a total of 15 years in Israeli jails.
In Tulkarem refugee camp, violent clashes broke out with Israeli soldiers, who raided homes and kidnapped a young man.
The soldiers indiscriminately fired tear gas during the skirmishes with the young men, locals said, adding that many citizens suffered from inhaling fumes while inside their homes in Marbaat Hanoun area of the camp.
In Ramallah, two ex-detainees were kidnapped from their homes during an IOF campaign in Beit Liqya town. They were identified as Adib Mafarjah and Fu’aad Asi.
Another citizen was also taken prisoner during the same campaign in the town.
In northern Salfit, the IOF stormed Kifl Hares town and kidnapped three citizens from their homes, including a 16-year-old teenager called Anas Shaqour.
23 aug 2017
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, several areas in occupied East Jerusalem, in the West Bank, and abducted seven Palestinians, including an elderly man.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers invaded a Palestinian home in Bab Hitta neighborhood, adjacent to Al-Aqsa Mosque, abducted an elderly man, identified as Saleh al-Fakhouri, and summoned his son, Rami, for interrogation.
The soldiers violently searched al-Fakhouri’s home, causing damage, and confiscated a computer and mobile phones.
In Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes and abducted Mohammad Abu Sneina, Mousa Fatafta and Karim Shiokhi.
Another Palestinian, identified as Salah al-Hammouri, was abducted from his home in Kafr Aqab neighborhood, north of Jerusalem.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Luay Mousa, in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in the center of Jerusalem, and Ibrahim al-Hadra, from at-Tour neighborhood, overlooking the Old City.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said the soldiers invaded a Palestinian home in Bab Hitta neighborhood, adjacent to Al-Aqsa Mosque, abducted an elderly man, identified as Saleh al-Fakhouri, and summoned his son, Rami, for interrogation.
The soldiers violently searched al-Fakhouri’s home, causing damage, and confiscated a computer and mobile phones.
In Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes and abducted Mohammad Abu Sneina, Mousa Fatafta and Karim Shiokhi.
Another Palestinian, identified as Salah al-Hammouri, was abducted from his home in Kafr Aqab neighborhood, north of Jerusalem.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Luay Mousa, in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in the center of Jerusalem, and Ibrahim al-Hadra, from at-Tour neighborhood, overlooking the Old City.
Update: The soldiers released Hiba al-Froukh, 15, and placed her father in solitary confinement, under interrogation, in al-Maskobiyya interrogation center in Jerusalem.
The father, Mohammad al-Froukh, also received an order preventing him from meeting with his lawyer for two days. His daughter was released with any conditions or bail.
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Army Abducts Several Palestinians, Including Father And Teenage Daughter, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian father and his teenage daughter, in Silwan town, in addition to abducting several workers in Sheikh Jarrah and breaking into stores in the Old City, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The soldiers invaded Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, abducted Mohammad Fahmi al-Froukh, and his daughter, Hiba, 15, and took them to an interrogation facility in the city.
The abductions took place after the soldiers invaded the neighborhoods of Ein al-Louza, Batn al-Hawa and Be’er Ayyoub, and clashed with many youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles at their vehicles.
In addition, the soldiers invaded a coffee shop in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in the center of Jerusalem, and abducted several Palestinian workers, reportedly for entering Jerusalem without permits.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked many stores in the Old City of Jerusalem, while looking for a young Palestinian man.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded al-Waad Street, Sa’diyya neighborhood and Bab Hitta area, and withdrew later without conducting any arrests.
The father, Mohammad al-Froukh, also received an order preventing him from meeting with his lawyer for two days. His daughter was released with any conditions or bail.
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Army Abducts Several Palestinians, Including Father And Teenage Daughter, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian father and his teenage daughter, in Silwan town, in addition to abducting several workers in Sheikh Jarrah and breaking into stores in the Old City, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The soldiers invaded Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, abducted Mohammad Fahmi al-Froukh, and his daughter, Hiba, 15, and took them to an interrogation facility in the city.
The abductions took place after the soldiers invaded the neighborhoods of Ein al-Louza, Batn al-Hawa and Be’er Ayyoub, and clashed with many youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles at their vehicles.
In addition, the soldiers invaded a coffee shop in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in the center of Jerusalem, and abducted several Palestinian workers, reportedly for entering Jerusalem without permits.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked many stores in the Old City of Jerusalem, while looking for a young Palestinian man.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded al-Waad Street, Sa’diyya neighborhood and Bab Hitta area, and withdrew later without conducting any arrests.
22 aug 2017
A report issued by the Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Commission on Tuesday revealed that the Israel Prison Service (IPS) has escalated in the recent months its humiliating break-ins into prisoners' rooms.
According to the report, since the end of the Freedom and Dignity hunger strike on 27th May, the IPS forces have conducted 25 violent raids into prisoners' cells which included strip-searching prisoners, destroying their personal belongings, and arbitrarily transferring them to other cells or prisons.
The Prisoners Commission said that such escalation fall in line with a series of deliberate and retaliatory measures waged against Palestinian prisoners especially after the victory they had achieved in the last strike which indicated the failure of the IPS policies aimed at cracking down on prisoners.
According to the report, since the end of the Freedom and Dignity hunger strike on 27th May, the IPS forces have conducted 25 violent raids into prisoners' cells which included strip-searching prisoners, destroying their personal belongings, and arbitrarily transferring them to other cells or prisons.
The Prisoners Commission said that such escalation fall in line with a series of deliberate and retaliatory measures waged against Palestinian prisoners especially after the victory they had achieved in the last strike which indicated the failure of the IPS policies aimed at cracking down on prisoners.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Tuesday stormed the southern occupied West Bank province of al-Khalil and kidnapped a Palestinian young man.
Reporting from the city, a PIC news correspondent said the IOF rolled into Wadi al-Hirya and Abu Rizq neighborhood and wreaked havoc on civilian homes before they summoned a number of youngsters to questioning.
The IOF also stormed Sa’ir and al-Shoyoukh towns, east of al-Khalil, and ravaged Palestinian homes.
The assault culminated in the abduction of Jaber al-Shalaldeh on claims that a Carlo submachine gun was spotted at his home.
At the same time, the occupation troops broke into Dura, west of al-Khalil, and rummaged into civilian homes before they handed over interrogation writs to three ex-prisoners—Ali al-Rajoub, Hasan al-Sherha, and Khaled Amr.
Reporting from the city, a PIC news correspondent said the IOF rolled into Wadi al-Hirya and Abu Rizq neighborhood and wreaked havoc on civilian homes before they summoned a number of youngsters to questioning.
The IOF also stormed Sa’ir and al-Shoyoukh towns, east of al-Khalil, and ravaged Palestinian homes.
The assault culminated in the abduction of Jaber al-Shalaldeh on claims that a Carlo submachine gun was spotted at his home.
At the same time, the occupation troops broke into Dura, west of al-Khalil, and rummaged into civilian homes before they handed over interrogation writs to three ex-prisoners—Ali al-Rajoub, Hasan al-Sherha, and Khaled Amr.
The Israeli military court of Ofer has decided to extend the detention of five relatives of prisoner Omar al-Abed, who carried out a stabbing attack in the illegal settlement of Halamish last July, until next Sunday.
A lawyer from the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs said that he filed a petition with the court asking for the release of Abed’s parents, two brothers and uncle, but the judge decided to postpone the session until all legal proceedings are completed.
Last Wednesday, Israeli bulldozers demolished the house of Abed’s family in Kobar town near Ramallah in the context of the mass punishment policy pursued against relatives of attackers.
The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal intelligence service, accused the detained members of the family of having prior knowledge of Abed’s intention to carry out the attack without moving to report him to the competent Palestinian or Israeli authorities.
19-year-old Palestinian Omar al-Abed infiltrated into a house in the illegal settlement of Halamish in the West Bank on July 21 night and stabbed to death three Jewish settlers from the same family in retaliation to Israeli measures at the Aqsa Mosque.
A lawyer from the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs said that he filed a petition with the court asking for the release of Abed’s parents, two brothers and uncle, but the judge decided to postpone the session until all legal proceedings are completed.
Last Wednesday, Israeli bulldozers demolished the house of Abed’s family in Kobar town near Ramallah in the context of the mass punishment policy pursued against relatives of attackers.
The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal intelligence service, accused the detained members of the family of having prior knowledge of Abed’s intention to carry out the attack without moving to report him to the competent Palestinian or Israeli authorities.
19-year-old Palestinian Omar al-Abed infiltrated into a house in the illegal settlement of Halamish in the West Bank on July 21 night and stabbed to death three Jewish settlers from the same family in retaliation to Israeli measures at the Aqsa Mosque.
