7 aug 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday evening broke into the family house of the Palestinian martyr Mohammed Obeid in al-Isawiya town in Jerusalem.
Local sources said that the IOF soldiers, who violently raided the house and searched it, were looking for Mohammed's brother Ahmad to arrest him, but he was not in the house during the attack.
Mohammed Obeid, 21, was shot dead by an Israeli soldier on 27 June during a Palestinian demonstration in al-Isawiya.
Ever since, the town has witnessed violent clashes on almost a daily basis between Palestinian youths and the IOF.
Local sources said that the IOF soldiers, who violently raided the house and searched it, were looking for Mohammed's brother Ahmad to arrest him, but he was not in the house during the attack.
Mohammed Obeid, 21, was shot dead by an Israeli soldier on 27 June during a Palestinian demonstration in al-Isawiya.
Ever since, the town has witnessed violent clashes on almost a daily basis between Palestinian youths and the IOF.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday kidnaped eight Palestinian citizens during campaigns in different West Bank areas.
In Bethlehem, the IOF kidnaped two young men identified as Mohamed Roumi and Suleiman al-Dabs from their homes in Aida refugee camp.
The IOF also broke into and ransacked several homes in other areas of the West Bank and kidnaped seven citizens.
They also handed an ex-detainee called Ra’ed Abu Za’nouna a summons for interrogation from the Shin Bet after storming his home in at-Tabaqa, west of al-Khalil.
Israeli Forces Abduct 7 Palestinians in Early-Morning Raids on Wednesday
On Wednesday before dawn, Israeli forces invaded the northern and southern parts of the West Bank, and abducted seven Palestinians who were asleep in bed.
Local sources report that just before dawn on Wednesday, Israeli troops invaded and abducted five Palestinians from different areas around Bethlehem.
According to security sources, the Israeli occupation forces abducted 15-year-old Suleiman Musallam al-Debs, Mohammad Jamal Roumi, 18, from Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and Malik Hassan al-Zaghari, 24, from Doha, west of the town.
Mohammed Daqdaq, 28, and Ali, 23, were taken from al-Khader village in the south, after the Israeli troops raided and searched their homes .
The sources pointed out that the Israeli soldiers also raided the Kendo fuel station in Bethlehem, and examined the surveillance cameras .
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted two brothers from Qalqilya on Wednesday morning .
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Wafa News Agency that the detainees were Anas Wajih Abtli, 25, and Adam, 20, who were taken to unknown locations after the Israeli troops raided and searched their family home.
These night raids are a daily occurrence in the West Bank, and are carried out by Israeli troops with the intent of ensuring that Palestinian residents live in fear of abduction while sleeping in their homes at night.
In Bethlehem, the IOF kidnaped two young men identified as Mohamed Roumi and Suleiman al-Dabs from their homes in Aida refugee camp.
The IOF also broke into and ransacked several homes in other areas of the West Bank and kidnaped seven citizens.
They also handed an ex-detainee called Ra’ed Abu Za’nouna a summons for interrogation from the Shin Bet after storming his home in at-Tabaqa, west of al-Khalil.
Israeli Forces Abduct 7 Palestinians in Early-Morning Raids on Wednesday
On Wednesday before dawn, Israeli forces invaded the northern and southern parts of the West Bank, and abducted seven Palestinians who were asleep in bed.
Local sources report that just before dawn on Wednesday, Israeli troops invaded and abducted five Palestinians from different areas around Bethlehem.
According to security sources, the Israeli occupation forces abducted 15-year-old Suleiman Musallam al-Debs, Mohammad Jamal Roumi, 18, from Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and Malik Hassan al-Zaghari, 24, from Doha, west of the town.
Mohammed Daqdaq, 28, and Ali, 23, were taken from al-Khader village in the south, after the Israeli troops raided and searched their homes .
The sources pointed out that the Israeli soldiers also raided the Kendo fuel station in Bethlehem, and examined the surveillance cameras .
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted two brothers from Qalqilya on Wednesday morning .
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Wafa News Agency that the detainees were Anas Wajih Abtli, 25, and Adam, 20, who were taken to unknown locations after the Israeli troops raided and searched their family home.
These night raids are a daily occurrence in the West Bank, and are carried out by Israeli troops with the intent of ensuring that Palestinian residents live in fear of abduction while sleeping in their homes at night.
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Israeli police forces on Thursday morning brutally assaulted one of the Aqsa Mosque guards outside the Bab al-Rahma prayer area in Occupied Jerusalem.
According to eyewitnesses, police officers arrested Aqsa guard Muhannad Idrees after beating him and took him in handcuffs to a nearby police station outside the Aqsa Mosque. video Earlier, the Israeli police kidnaped pro-Aqsa activist Nidham Abu Rumouz from the Bab al-Rahma prayer area and took him in for interrogation. |
The Israeli high court of justice on Tuesday approved a prosecutor’s request to extend the monitoring of Sheikh Ra’ed Saleh, head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948 occupied lands, with an electronic ankle tag (GPS and eavesdropping device).
Accordingly, Sheikh Salah will have the tracking device around his ankle for three additional months.
Lawyer Khaled Zabarqa, who represents Sheikh Salah, said that Sheikh has been placed under home detention and electronic monitoring since July 6, 2018 after he spent 11 months in solitary confinement.
Zabarqa said that Sheikh Salah attended the court session on Tuesday and addressed the judges.
“After listening to all witnesses and Sheikh Salah regarding the case, it became evident that there was no justification whatsoever to keep the Sheikh under solitary confinement or any restraint,” the lawyer stated.
“There is no offense committed by the Sheikh, but it is political persecution for religious and ideological reasons,” he added.
Accordingly, Sheikh Salah will have the tracking device around his ankle for three additional months.
Lawyer Khaled Zabarqa, who represents Sheikh Salah, said that Sheikh has been placed under home detention and electronic monitoring since July 6, 2018 after he spent 11 months in solitary confinement.
Zabarqa said that Sheikh Salah attended the court session on Tuesday and addressed the judges.
“After listening to all witnesses and Sheikh Salah regarding the case, it became evident that there was no justification whatsoever to keep the Sheikh under solitary confinement or any restraint,” the lawyer stated.
“There is no offense committed by the Sheikh, but it is political persecution for religious and ideological reasons,” he added.
Six Palestinian prisoners started an open-ended hunger strike on Tuesday in protest at their exposure to suppression and their arbitrary transfer from Ofer jail.
The hunger strikers are Mohamed Khatba, Osama Odeh, Mu’taz Hamed, Tha’er Hamayel, Rami Hayfa and Shadi Shalaldeh, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
PPS said that the talks between representatives of prisoners and Ofer jailers failed after the latter insisted on not ending the isolation of some detainees and not bringing back others who were transferred from the jail.
The jail administration also refused to respond to other demands raised during the talks, especially about the issues that led to the recent tension in the prison.
On August 4, Israeli prison forces stormed prisoners’ rooms in sections 20 and 19, violently assaulted them and transferred many of them to isolation cells and other jails.
Among the detainees who were assaulted in those sections were children under age 18.
Such practices prompted other prisoner in Ofer jail to refuse to take meals served to them by jailers or practice their routine prison activities.
The prison administration, in turn, has continued to shut down the commissary and the laundry room as part of oppressive measures against the prisoners.
The hunger strikers are Mohamed Khatba, Osama Odeh, Mu’taz Hamed, Tha’er Hamayel, Rami Hayfa and Shadi Shalaldeh, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
PPS said that the talks between representatives of prisoners and Ofer jailers failed after the latter insisted on not ending the isolation of some detainees and not bringing back others who were transferred from the jail.
The jail administration also refused to respond to other demands raised during the talks, especially about the issues that led to the recent tension in the prison.
On August 4, Israeli prison forces stormed prisoners’ rooms in sections 20 and 19, violently assaulted them and transferred many of them to isolation cells and other jails.
Among the detainees who were assaulted in those sections were children under age 18.
Such practices prompted other prisoner in Ofer jail to refuse to take meals served to them by jailers or practice their routine prison activities.
The prison administration, in turn, has continued to shut down the commissary and the laundry room as part of oppressive measures against the prisoners.
6 aug 2019
Muhammad Elayyan (4) was summoned to interrogation by the Israeli police for "throwing stones at Israeli soldiers"
Israeli ongoing detention and interrogation of Palestinian children are crimes against humanity, the Ministry of Education (MoE) said in a statement on Tuesday.
The ministry condemned the continuation of Occupation repressive, systematic measures against Palestinian children and minor students, especially in Jerusalem, stressing that these practices are grave and continuous crimes against Palestinian children.
The Ministry pointed out that such practices represent a flagrant violation of international conventions, specifically Article 16 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child which states that “No child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home, or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honor and reputation.”
The Ministry added that the scene of summoning the child Mohammed Elyyan, from the town of Al-Issawiya, for interrogation is disgraceful and reflects the brutality of Occupation and reveals its blatant violation of all rights and conventions and human values.
It also drew attention to the harsh psychological effects of arrests and detentions of children in poor health conditions, stressing that the continued violations of Occupation against Palestinian children come as a result of international silence on these criminal practices.
The Ministry renewed its demand that all local and international human rights, humanitarian, and media institutions bear their responsibilities, put an end to these violations, and hold Occupation accountable for its escalating crimes against the Palestinian children.
Israeli ongoing detention and interrogation of Palestinian children are crimes against humanity, the Ministry of Education (MoE) said in a statement on Tuesday.
The ministry condemned the continuation of Occupation repressive, systematic measures against Palestinian children and minor students, especially in Jerusalem, stressing that these practices are grave and continuous crimes against Palestinian children.
The Ministry pointed out that such practices represent a flagrant violation of international conventions, specifically Article 16 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child which states that “No child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home, or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honor and reputation.”
The Ministry added that the scene of summoning the child Mohammed Elyyan, from the town of Al-Issawiya, for interrogation is disgraceful and reflects the brutality of Occupation and reveals its blatant violation of all rights and conventions and human values.
It also drew attention to the harsh psychological effects of arrests and detentions of children in poor health conditions, stressing that the continued violations of Occupation against Palestinian children come as a result of international silence on these criminal practices.
The Ministry renewed its demand that all local and international human rights, humanitarian, and media institutions bear their responsibilities, put an end to these violations, and hold Occupation accountable for its escalating crimes against the Palestinian children.
In the early morning hours on Tuesday, Israeli forces conducted multiple raids into various parts of the West Bank, abducting 25 Palestinian residents.
11 were abducted by the Israeli occupation forces from the Nablus governorate.
They were identified as: Dirar Ahmad Hammadneh, 58, and his sons Amr, 33, and Ahmad, as well as Abu Hassan Hammadna, 37, and Mohammad Sa’ada, 41, Hamza Abdullah Yassin, Mohammad Fayek Hamadneh, Omar Nidal Yassin, Baraa Essam Jarra’a, Adham Shuli, and Mohammad Abdel Fattah Khrouche, 23.
In the northern part of the West Bank, in the Jenin province, Israeli forces abducted three Palestinians, all of whom are former prisoners: Mohammed Ali Ateeq, Muhtadi Jamil Al-Assi and Mohammed Farouk Abed.
In a separate raid in the early morning hours of Tuesday into Jericho, in the southeastern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted Haitham Awwad Jarahid and Marwan Awad Jarahid,
In Tulkarem, Israeli troops abducted Abu Roumi.
Tariq al-Amouri was taken from his bed while sleeping, from the town of Al-Eizariya in Jerusalem.
In addition, Faris Adel al-Titi, 24, Mu’tasim al-Sayed Ahmed and Mohammed Walid Hajjajra were abducted during early morning raids.
These night raids take place on a daily basis, and consist of large contingents of Israeli forces invading Palestinian areas and raiding Palestinian family homes in order to abduct certain members they want to bring in for questioning, or to hold without charges under ‘administrative detention’ for six month periods.
23 Palestinians kidnaped in dawn IOF raids on homes
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday kidnaped at least 23 Palestinian citizens during campaigns in different West Bank and Jerusalem areas.
11 of those detainees were kidnaped from their homes during an IOF campaign in Asira ash-Shamaliya town, north of Nablus, according to local sources in the West Bank.
Four others, including a journalist identified as Mohamed Ateiq, were also taken prisoners after the IOF raided their homes in Bal'a town in Tulkarem and different areas of Jenin province.
A young man called Fares Attiti was kidnaped from his home in al-Fawwar refugee camp in al-Khalil and two others from the family of Jaraheed were kidnaped in al-Auja town near Jericho.
In east Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped four citizens from their homes in al-Eizariya town and Issawiya district.
11 were abducted by the Israeli occupation forces from the Nablus governorate.
They were identified as: Dirar Ahmad Hammadneh, 58, and his sons Amr, 33, and Ahmad, as well as Abu Hassan Hammadna, 37, and Mohammad Sa’ada, 41, Hamza Abdullah Yassin, Mohammad Fayek Hamadneh, Omar Nidal Yassin, Baraa Essam Jarra’a, Adham Shuli, and Mohammad Abdel Fattah Khrouche, 23.
In the northern part of the West Bank, in the Jenin province, Israeli forces abducted three Palestinians, all of whom are former prisoners: Mohammed Ali Ateeq, Muhtadi Jamil Al-Assi and Mohammed Farouk Abed.
In a separate raid in the early morning hours of Tuesday into Jericho, in the southeastern West Bank, Israeli forces abducted Haitham Awwad Jarahid and Marwan Awad Jarahid,
In Tulkarem, Israeli troops abducted Abu Roumi.
Tariq al-Amouri was taken from his bed while sleeping, from the town of Al-Eizariya in Jerusalem.
In addition, Faris Adel al-Titi, 24, Mu’tasim al-Sayed Ahmed and Mohammed Walid Hajjajra were abducted during early morning raids.
These night raids take place on a daily basis, and consist of large contingents of Israeli forces invading Palestinian areas and raiding Palestinian family homes in order to abduct certain members they want to bring in for questioning, or to hold without charges under ‘administrative detention’ for six month periods.
23 Palestinians kidnaped in dawn IOF raids on homes
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday kidnaped at least 23 Palestinian citizens during campaigns in different West Bank and Jerusalem areas.
11 of those detainees were kidnaped from their homes during an IOF campaign in Asira ash-Shamaliya town, north of Nablus, according to local sources in the West Bank.
Four others, including a journalist identified as Mohamed Ateiq, were also taken prisoners after the IOF raided their homes in Bal'a town in Tulkarem and different areas of Jenin province.
A young man called Fares Attiti was kidnaped from his home in al-Fawwar refugee camp in al-Khalil and two others from the family of Jaraheed were kidnaped in al-Auja town near Jericho.
In east Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped four citizens from their homes in al-Eizariya town and Issawiya district.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday evening arrested a Palestinian citizen and two of his sons and confiscated construction equipment used to build a new house belonging to him in Nahalin town, west of Bethlehem in the West Bank.
Nahalin mayor Hani Fanoun said the IOF stormed the town, stopped a local resident called Mohamed Shakarneh from completing construction works on his house and then rounded him up along with his two sons, four-year-old Qais and 17-year-old Kamal.
Fanoun added that the IOF confiscated two concrete mixers and a pump from the construction site and took ID cards from Palestinian truck drivers before forcing them to transfer the equipment to Gush Etzion settlement bloc.
He expressed his concern that the IOF would carry out an administrative demolition order against the house as recently happened in Wadi Rahhal village.
Nahalin mayor Hani Fanoun said the IOF stormed the town, stopped a local resident called Mohamed Shakarneh from completing construction works on his house and then rounded him up along with his two sons, four-year-old Qais and 17-year-old Kamal.
Fanoun added that the IOF confiscated two concrete mixers and a pump from the construction site and took ID cards from Palestinian truck drivers before forcing them to transfer the equipment to Gush Etzion settlement bloc.
He expressed his concern that the IOF would carry out an administrative demolition order against the house as recently happened in Wadi Rahhal village.
5 aug 2019
The Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network – Samidoun has called on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to assume its national responsibility towards the Palestinian prisoners through raising their issue at the UN Security Council and the General Assembly.
The Brussels-based organization urged the PLO to work on having the Security Council and the General Assembly to hold special sessions on the issue of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Samidoun stressed the need for international condemnation of the systematic and brutal practices the Palestinian prisoners are exposed to in Israeli jails.
The Brussels-based organization urged the PLO to work on having the Security Council and the General Assembly to hold special sessions on the issue of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Samidoun stressed the need for international condemnation of the systematic and brutal practices the Palestinian prisoners are exposed to in Israeli jails.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday kidnaped 17 Palestinian citizens during raids on homes in different West Bank and Jerusalem areas.
13 of those Palestinians were arrested in IOF campaigns in the West Bank, according to a statement released by the Israeli army.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped a citizen called Isam al-Aloul and his son from their home in Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem.
Five young men were also kidnaped from their homes in al-Arroub refugee camp in northern al-Khalil.
The IOF also summoned several citizens, including a 12-year-old child, during its campaign in al-Arroub camp.
Two children from the family of al-Ammour were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in Teqoa town, southeast of Bethlehem, while a young man was kidnaped from Beita town in Nablus.
In east Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped three Palestinians from Issawiya district and another one from Anata town.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Thirteen Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, at least thirteen Palestinians, including a child and a father along with his son, mainly from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has confirmed.
The PPS said the soldiers abducted two young men, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, while walking on Sultan Suleiman Street, near Bab al-‘Amoud and Bab as-Sahera gates of the Old City, after repeatedly beating and clubbing them.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched many homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, and abducted five Palestinians, including one child.
The PPS office in Hebron said the abducted Palestinians have been identified as Ehab Kamal Janazra, Ehab Kamal Jawabra, Ahmad Rafat al-Badawi, Anan Sharif, and the child Obeida Akram Jawabra, 15, and added that the soldiers summoned Mohammad Nasser Badawi, Ali Hasan Sharif, Obai Jawabra and Hani Ja’ara, for interrogation.
Furthermore, the soldiers installed military roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, in addition to Hebron’s northern road, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated the Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers also searched homes and abducted Essam al-‘Aloul along with his son Laith, after invading and ransacking their homes in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the city.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Teqoua’ town, southeast of the city, and abducted Mo’men Rateb al-‘Amour, 18, and Mahmoud Ali al-‘Amour, 19.
13 of those Palestinians were arrested in IOF campaigns in the West Bank, according to a statement released by the Israeli army.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped a citizen called Isam al-Aloul and his son from their home in Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem.
Five young men were also kidnaped from their homes in al-Arroub refugee camp in northern al-Khalil.
The IOF also summoned several citizens, including a 12-year-old child, during its campaign in al-Arroub camp.
Two children from the family of al-Ammour were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in Teqoa town, southeast of Bethlehem, while a young man was kidnaped from Beita town in Nablus.
In east Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped three Palestinians from Issawiya district and another one from Anata town.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Thirteen Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, at least thirteen Palestinians, including a child and a father along with his son, mainly from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has confirmed.
The PPS said the soldiers abducted two young men, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, while walking on Sultan Suleiman Street, near Bab al-‘Amoud and Bab as-Sahera gates of the Old City, after repeatedly beating and clubbing them.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched many homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, and abducted five Palestinians, including one child.
The PPS office in Hebron said the abducted Palestinians have been identified as Ehab Kamal Janazra, Ehab Kamal Jawabra, Ahmad Rafat al-Badawi, Anan Sharif, and the child Obeida Akram Jawabra, 15, and added that the soldiers summoned Mohammad Nasser Badawi, Ali Hasan Sharif, Obai Jawabra and Hani Ja’ara, for interrogation.
Furthermore, the soldiers installed military roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, in addition to Hebron’s northern road, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated the Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers also searched homes and abducted Essam al-‘Aloul along with his son Laith, after invading and ransacking their homes in Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the city.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Teqoua’ town, southeast of the city, and abducted Mo’men Rateb al-‘Amour, 18, and Mahmoud Ali al-‘Amour, 19.
The Israeli occupation police on Sunday night kidnaped two Palestinian young men from Issawiya district in east Jerusalem.
According to local sources, the young men, both called Mohamed Obeid, were rounded up by police forces during their presence near al-Arba’een Mosque in Issawiya.
For the past six weeks, Israel has been sending paramilitary police forces to raid the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya every day, ransacking homes and arresting and assaulting Palestinians.
The Israeli campaign against Issawiya is aimed at oppressing and making life miserable for all who live there as part of efforts to push the native residents out of the holy city.
According to local sources, the young men, both called Mohamed Obeid, were rounded up by police forces during their presence near al-Arba’een Mosque in Issawiya.
For the past six weeks, Israel has been sending paramilitary police forces to raid the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya every day, ransacking homes and arresting and assaulting Palestinians.
The Israeli campaign against Issawiya is aimed at oppressing and making life miserable for all who live there as part of efforts to push the native residents out of the holy city.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces on Monday morning violently stormed sections 19 and 20 of the Ofer jail and wreaked widespread havoc inside prisoners’ rooms.
According to PPS, the forces raided a section where children under age 18 are held, subdued and handcuffed some of them and transferred them to cells for a while before taking them back to their section.
The forces also transferred about 20 prisoners from section 20 to small cells in the same jail and many others to different jails, including Gilboa prison and jails in the south.
Consequently, the other Ofer prisoners decided to go on hunger strike and close all sections until the jail administration and the Israeli prison service end their repressive measures and respond to their demands.
According to PPS, the forces raided a section where children under age 18 are held, subdued and handcuffed some of them and transferred them to cells for a while before taking them back to their section.
The forces also transferred about 20 prisoners from section 20 to small cells in the same jail and many others to different jails, including Gilboa prison and jails in the south.
Consequently, the other Ofer prisoners decided to go on hunger strike and close all sections until the jail administration and the Israeli prison service end their repressive measures and respond to their demands.
