21 aug 2019
The Israel Intelligence Service on Wednesday summoned a Palestinian child from the Old City of Jerusalem for interrogation.
Yaser Najib, the father of 10-year-old Mohammed Najib, said that this is the fourth time his son has been called in for questioning by the Israeli authorities.
He added that the Israel Intelligence Service ordered him on Wednesday through a phone call to bring his child at al-Qashla detention center in Jerusalem for interrogation.
Yaser Najib, the father of 10-year-old Mohammed Najib, said that this is the fourth time his son has been called in for questioning by the Israeli authorities.
He added that the Israel Intelligence Service ordered him on Wednesday through a phone call to bring his child at al-Qashla detention center in Jerusalem for interrogation.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday morning opened fire at a Palestinian young man near Ariel settlement and the junction of Jit town in the north of the West Bank.
The Hebrew media said the young man was subdued and arrested after he was shot at, without stating if he was injured or the reason that prompted the IOF to open fire at him.
There is still no information about the fate of the young man and his identity.
The Hebrew media said the young man was subdued and arrested after he was shot at, without stating if he was injured or the reason that prompted the IOF to open fire at him.
There is still no information about the fate of the young man and his identity.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday kidnaped four Palestinian citizens in the West Bank.
The Hebrew media claimed that the detained young men were wanted by the Israeli security authorities.
The IOF also broke into and ransacked several homes in different areas of the West Bank.
The Hebrew media claimed that the detained young men were wanted by the Israeli security authorities.
The IOF also broke into and ransacked several homes in different areas of the West Bank.
20 aug 2019
Israeli forces dawn Tuesday detained 17 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, said Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).
Israeli military vehicles raided Beit Kahel town, northwest of Hebron, where soldiers detained six Palestinians, including three brothers of Kassem Asafra, one of two Palestinians suspected of killing an off-duty Israeli soldier outside the settlement of Ofra almost two weeks ago.
A similar Israeli military raid was carried out in Surif town, northwest of Hebron, where soldiers seized a prisoner’s vehicle.
Meanwhile, PPS confirmed that three Palestinians were rounded up from the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem.
Two of the detainees were identified as brothers from Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem city.
Soldiers also raided Beit Ta'mir village, southeast of Bethlehem city, where they seized the title deeds of a plot of land belonging to the Abu Mhaimeed family.
In Jerusalem district, PPS said that Israeli police detained two Palestinians from Silwan neighborhood, two others from Issawiyeh village and another from the vicinity of Bab al-Sahira, also known as Herod’s Gate.
Meanwhile, PPS confirmed that two Palestinians were detained from Jenin city and another from Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank.
Israeli forces carry out frequent raids across the West Bank –including occupied East Jerusalem-- on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
Israeli military vehicles raided Beit Kahel town, northwest of Hebron, where soldiers detained six Palestinians, including three brothers of Kassem Asafra, one of two Palestinians suspected of killing an off-duty Israeli soldier outside the settlement of Ofra almost two weeks ago.
A similar Israeli military raid was carried out in Surif town, northwest of Hebron, where soldiers seized a prisoner’s vehicle.
Meanwhile, PPS confirmed that three Palestinians were rounded up from the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem.
Two of the detainees were identified as brothers from Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem city.
Soldiers also raided Beit Ta'mir village, southeast of Bethlehem city, where they seized the title deeds of a plot of land belonging to the Abu Mhaimeed family.
In Jerusalem district, PPS said that Israeli police detained two Palestinians from Silwan neighborhood, two others from Issawiyeh village and another from the vicinity of Bab al-Sahira, also known as Herod’s Gate.
Meanwhile, PPS confirmed that two Palestinians were detained from Jenin city and another from Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank.
Israeli forces carry out frequent raids across the West Bank –including occupied East Jerusalem-- on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
19 aug 2019
Palestinian prisoner, Huthayfa Halabiyeh, 28, has completed 50 days of hunger strike protesting his detention in Israel without charge or trial, today said the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
Halabiyeh, from Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, has been held in administrative detention for over one year. He was detained on June 10 of last year and placed in administrative detention for six months, renewed again for another six month and then again another four months.
Halabiyeh, said the PPS, has been moved around prisons since he embarked on his hunger strike as a punishment and in order to break him.
In addition to Halabiyeh, seven other Palestinians held in administrative detention are currently on hunger strike demanding an end to the arbitrary and open-ended detention and to set a specific date for their release.
These include: Ahmad Ghannam, from Hebron district, on strike for 37 days, Sultan Khlouf, 33 days, Ismail Ali, 27, Wajdi Awawdeh, 22 days, Tareq Qadan, 20 days, Nasser Jada, 13 days, and Thaer Hamdan, eight days.
Halabiyeh, from Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, has been held in administrative detention for over one year. He was detained on June 10 of last year and placed in administrative detention for six months, renewed again for another six month and then again another four months.
Halabiyeh, said the PPS, has been moved around prisons since he embarked on his hunger strike as a punishment and in order to break him.
In addition to Halabiyeh, seven other Palestinians held in administrative detention are currently on hunger strike demanding an end to the arbitrary and open-ended detention and to set a specific date for their release.
These include: Ahmad Ghannam, from Hebron district, on strike for 37 days, Sultan Khlouf, 33 days, Ismail Ali, 27, Wajdi Awawdeh, 22 days, Tareq Qadan, 20 days, Nasser Jada, 13 days, and Thaer Hamdan, eight days.
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Israeli forces and intelligence officers on Sunday raided Burj al-Laqlaq stadium in the Old City of Jerusalem and removed all banners put up inside the building for the Jerusalem families league season.
The Israeli forces attacked the Palestinian citizens who were there and assaulted a number of them before forcing them all out of the stadium. They further arrested a Palestinian youth who was supposed to play in the sports event. This came only a day after Israeli forces banned a conference that was scheduled for Saturday in the same place to discuss the Israeli policy of home demolition in Jerusalem. video |
Israeli forces detained early this morning 27 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank but mainly from the Ramallah district, including a 69-year-old man from Bethlehem area, said the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) and local sources.
Israeli forces detained at least 16 Palestinians, including two former prisoners, from the central West Bank district of Ramallah and al-Bireh.
Two were detained in Ramallah and neighboring al-Bireh, both considered Area A, which is under full Palestinian control, five others from Silwad town, east of Ramallah, another from al-Mughayyir town and another from Kafr Malik town, both towns to the northeast of Ramallah, two from al-Mazara'a al-Gharbiya town, another from Sinjil, north of Ramallah, one from Shuqba town, northwest of Ramallah, and three others from Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah.
During the unfolding confrontations in Beit Rima, soldiers fired stun and tear gas canisters at local youngsters who attempted to block their passage. No injuries were reported though.
The PPS said two Palestinians were also detained in the northern West Bank village of Usarin, south of Nablus.
In Jerusalem district, undercover Israeli forces, known as Musta'ribeen, ambushed and detaind three Palestinians, including a 16-year-old teen, from al-Eizariya town, east of Jerusalem.
In Hebron district in the south of the West Bank, Israeli military raided Dura town, south of Hebron, and detained one Palestinian.
In Bethlehem area, soldiers detained five Palestinians, including a 60-year-old man.
Israeli forces carry out frequent raids across the West Bank –including occupied East Jerusalem-- on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
IOF kidnaps 23 Palestinians in West Bank campaigns
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday arrested a number of Palestinian citizens from their homes in different West Bank areas.
Local residents said that 23 Palestinian citizens were abducted in different villages and towns in the districts of Nablus, Ramallah, and al-Khalil.
They added that the IOF soldiers searched several Palestinian homes and wreaked havoc on them.
19 Palestinians Abducted by Israeli Forces in Pre-Dawn Raids on Monday
The Israeli military abducted 19 Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank on Monday, 15 of them from the Ramallah governorate, in the central West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian Wafa News Agency that the Israeli occupation forces arrested the previously released prisoner Awad Abu Ein from Ramallah.
The same sources added that the Israeli occupation forces abducted Mohammed Najeh Ayyad, Mohammed Raed Hamed, Fakhri Abdel Raouf Hamed, Jamil Hamed, Musa Mohammed Hammad from the town of Silwad in the east, Issam Ahmed Abu Alia from al-Mughayer and Luqman Hamayel from Kafr Malek.
The Israeli occupation forces also abducted Mahmoud Hassan Odeh for Dadwa, Mohammed Issa Al-Ali from the Western Farm, Hussein Shabana from Singel to the north, Montaser Qadah from Shuqba to the west, and Yaqoub Thalji Al-Rimawi and Hamam Munir Al-Rimawi from Beit Rima town to the north of Ramallah.
Clashes erupted in the town of Beit Rima between the Israeli soldiers and a number of young men after the incursion.
During the clashes, the occupation fired sound bombs and gas, but no injuries were reported.
Israeli occupation forces also abducted on Monday a citizen from the town of Dura, south of Hebron.
According to the Wafa news agency, Israeli occupation forces raided the town and abducted Jihad Yousef Ali Faqousa, after searching his house and tampering with its contents.
They also raided several neighborhoods in the city and the towns of Deir Samet and Beit ‘Awwa.
An Israeli special force kidnapped three youths from Al ‘Eizariya village east of occupied Jerusalem on Sunday night.
According to eyewitnesses, members of the special forces kidnapped the following youth in two vehicles: Shawkat Khader al-Sheikh (16 years), Amir Shishtawi and Mahmoud Erekat, after they raided Yasser Arafat Square in the center of the town.
The Israeli occupation forces had earlier summoned Khader al-Sheikh, the brother of the accused bomber, Mohammed Khader al-Sheikh, in order to interrogate him at the Zaytuna crossing..
Israeli occupation forces raided on Monday morning a number of houses in Beit Ta’mar village east of Bethlehem.
According to local sources, a large force of the Israeli army stormed the houses of Beit Ta’mar, and launched a large-scale raid on a number of houses belonging to: Jamal Abu Muhaimid, Adnan Ali Mubarak, Hashim Abu Muhaimid, Amir Hassan Abu Muhaimid, and ransacked their property, without abducting any of the residents of the homes.
Israeli forces detained at least 16 Palestinians, including two former prisoners, from the central West Bank district of Ramallah and al-Bireh.
Two were detained in Ramallah and neighboring al-Bireh, both considered Area A, which is under full Palestinian control, five others from Silwad town, east of Ramallah, another from al-Mughayyir town and another from Kafr Malik town, both towns to the northeast of Ramallah, two from al-Mazara'a al-Gharbiya town, another from Sinjil, north of Ramallah, one from Shuqba town, northwest of Ramallah, and three others from Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah.
During the unfolding confrontations in Beit Rima, soldiers fired stun and tear gas canisters at local youngsters who attempted to block their passage. No injuries were reported though.
The PPS said two Palestinians were also detained in the northern West Bank village of Usarin, south of Nablus.
In Jerusalem district, undercover Israeli forces, known as Musta'ribeen, ambushed and detaind three Palestinians, including a 16-year-old teen, from al-Eizariya town, east of Jerusalem.
In Hebron district in the south of the West Bank, Israeli military raided Dura town, south of Hebron, and detained one Palestinian.
In Bethlehem area, soldiers detained five Palestinians, including a 60-year-old man.
Israeli forces carry out frequent raids across the West Bank –including occupied East Jerusalem-- on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
IOF kidnaps 23 Palestinians in West Bank campaigns
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday arrested a number of Palestinian citizens from their homes in different West Bank areas.
Local residents said that 23 Palestinian citizens were abducted in different villages and towns in the districts of Nablus, Ramallah, and al-Khalil.
They added that the IOF soldiers searched several Palestinian homes and wreaked havoc on them.
19 Palestinians Abducted by Israeli Forces in Pre-Dawn Raids on Monday
The Israeli military abducted 19 Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank on Monday, 15 of them from the Ramallah governorate, in the central West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian Wafa News Agency that the Israeli occupation forces arrested the previously released prisoner Awad Abu Ein from Ramallah.
The same sources added that the Israeli occupation forces abducted Mohammed Najeh Ayyad, Mohammed Raed Hamed, Fakhri Abdel Raouf Hamed, Jamil Hamed, Musa Mohammed Hammad from the town of Silwad in the east, Issam Ahmed Abu Alia from al-Mughayer and Luqman Hamayel from Kafr Malek.
The Israeli occupation forces also abducted Mahmoud Hassan Odeh for Dadwa, Mohammed Issa Al-Ali from the Western Farm, Hussein Shabana from Singel to the north, Montaser Qadah from Shuqba to the west, and Yaqoub Thalji Al-Rimawi and Hamam Munir Al-Rimawi from Beit Rima town to the north of Ramallah.
Clashes erupted in the town of Beit Rima between the Israeli soldiers and a number of young men after the incursion.
During the clashes, the occupation fired sound bombs and gas, but no injuries were reported.
Israeli occupation forces also abducted on Monday a citizen from the town of Dura, south of Hebron.
According to the Wafa news agency, Israeli occupation forces raided the town and abducted Jihad Yousef Ali Faqousa, after searching his house and tampering with its contents.
They also raided several neighborhoods in the city and the towns of Deir Samet and Beit ‘Awwa.
An Israeli special force kidnapped three youths from Al ‘Eizariya village east of occupied Jerusalem on Sunday night.
According to eyewitnesses, members of the special forces kidnapped the following youth in two vehicles: Shawkat Khader al-Sheikh (16 years), Amir Shishtawi and Mahmoud Erekat, after they raided Yasser Arafat Square in the center of the town.
The Israeli occupation forces had earlier summoned Khader al-Sheikh, the brother of the accused bomber, Mohammed Khader al-Sheikh, in order to interrogate him at the Zaytuna crossing..
Israeli occupation forces raided on Monday morning a number of houses in Beit Ta’mar village east of Bethlehem.
According to local sources, a large force of the Israeli army stormed the houses of Beit Ta’mar, and launched a large-scale raid on a number of houses belonging to: Jamal Abu Muhaimid, Adnan Ali Mubarak, Hashim Abu Muhaimid, Amir Hassan Abu Muhaimid, and ransacked their property, without abducting any of the residents of the homes.
18 aug 2019
Two Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have joined the ongoing hunger strike against administrative detention, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said on Sunday.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that Naser al-Jada' and Thaer Hamdan started an open-ended hunger strike 12 and 7 days ago, respectively, in protest at their detention without charge or trial by the Israel Prison Service.
Eight Palestinian prisoners are now on hunger strike against their administrative detention. The first to start the strike was Huthaifa Halabiya 49 days ago and other detainees followed him. video
Halabiya's health condition is deteriorating while the Israel Prison Service completely ignores his demands and complaints and refuses to offer him medical help.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that Naser al-Jada' and Thaer Hamdan started an open-ended hunger strike 12 and 7 days ago, respectively, in protest at their detention without charge or trial by the Israel Prison Service.
Eight Palestinian prisoners are now on hunger strike against their administrative detention. The first to start the strike was Huthaifa Halabiya 49 days ago and other detainees followed him. video
Halabiya's health condition is deteriorating while the Israel Prison Service completely ignores his demands and complaints and refuses to offer him medical help.
A number of Palestinian citizens were injured and arrested on Saturday evening during clashes in Tarabin village in the Negev after Israeli forces stormed the area.
Local sources said that the Israeli forces violently searched several homes in the village and arrested 10 residents, including minors.
The sources reported that scores of Palestinian citizens were wounded after being beaten by the Israeli forces during the attack.
About 240,000 Palestinians live in the Negev desert in villages and communities that were established hundreds of years ago. Israel does not recognize these communities and refuses to provide them with basic services in an attempt to push the residents to leave the area and make way for settlement construction.
Local sources said that the Israeli forces violently searched several homes in the village and arrested 10 residents, including minors.
The sources reported that scores of Palestinian citizens were wounded after being beaten by the Israeli forces during the attack.
About 240,000 Palestinians live in the Negev desert in villages and communities that were established hundreds of years ago. Israel does not recognize these communities and refuses to provide them with basic services in an attempt to push the residents to leave the area and make way for settlement construction.
Amjad Abu Asab
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped at dawn Sunday 10 Palestinian citizens from their homes in different West Bank areas.
Some of the detainees were identified as Ibrahim ash-Sheikh, an ex-detainee from Marah Rabah village in Bethlehem, Hassan al-Misri, a university student from al-Ma’ajin neighborhood in Nablus city, and Khalil Abu Turki, from al-Khalil city.
Seven others were taken prisoners during IOF campaigns in the West Bank, according to a statement released by the Israeli occupation army.
The IOF also stormed Beit Jala city, west of Bethlehem, and Harmalah village, west of Bethlehem, with no reported arrests.
In a separate incident, the IOF on Sunday morning re-detained a Jerusalemite citizen immediately after his release from an Israeli jail.
According to the family committee of Jerusalemite detainees, the IOF re-detained 21-year-old Amjad Abu Asab once he stepped out of the Negev jail after he completed his 13-month term.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped at dawn Sunday 10 Palestinian citizens from their homes in different West Bank areas.
Some of the detainees were identified as Ibrahim ash-Sheikh, an ex-detainee from Marah Rabah village in Bethlehem, Hassan al-Misri, a university student from al-Ma’ajin neighborhood in Nablus city, and Khalil Abu Turki, from al-Khalil city.
Seven others were taken prisoners during IOF campaigns in the West Bank, according to a statement released by the Israeli occupation army.
The IOF also stormed Beit Jala city, west of Bethlehem, and Harmalah village, west of Bethlehem, with no reported arrests.
In a separate incident, the IOF on Sunday morning re-detained a Jerusalemite citizen immediately after his release from an Israeli jail.
According to the family committee of Jerusalemite detainees, the IOF re-detained 21-year-old Amjad Abu Asab once he stepped out of the Negev jail after he completed his 13-month term.
The Israeli police on Sunday morning detained dozens of West Bank workmen during a widespread campaign in the 1948 occupied lands at the pretext they had no work permits.
According to the general federation of Palestinian trade unions, the police intensified their presence on all roads used by Palestinian workers in different Israeli areas.
At least 30 workers from the West Bank were reportedly rounded up by police forces after forcing them to leave the buses they were aboard at a checkpoint near Kiryat Gat city (settlement). The arrest campaign is still ongoing.
According to the general federation of Palestinian trade unions, the police intensified their presence on all roads used by Palestinian workers in different Israeli areas.
At least 30 workers from the West Bank were reportedly rounded up by police forces after forcing them to leave the buses they were aboard at a checkpoint near Kiryat Gat city (settlement). The arrest campaign is still ongoing.
