4 dec 2013
Two children await interrogation at Al Mascobiya interrogation and detention facility in Jerusalem. Ill-treatment of Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention is widespread and systematic and generally occurs within the first 24-48 hours after an arrest.
Defense for Children International Palestine submitted complaints to the Israeli Military Police Criminal Investigations Division this week over the ill treatment of Palestinian teenagers during arrest and transfer to Ariel police station in September.
In separate incidents, Israeli soldiers severely and repeatedly beat Ali S, 14, from Azzun, Hendi S, 17, from Salfit, and Mohammad A, 15, from Tulkarem after arresting them. One soldier extinguished a cigarette butt on Ali’s lip while another burned Hendi’s arm with a cigarette, according to the sworn testimonies of the two teenagers. Hendi and Mohammad were denied access to food, water and toilet facilities for a long period. All three of them were accused of stone throwing.
“Israeli soldiers conduct traumatic arrests of Palestinian children, often involving violence and humiliation, to prime them to quickly confess during interrogation,” said Iyad Misk, a lawyer at DCI-Palestine. “Burning children with cigarette butts raises particular alarm that demands a prompt, transparent and impartial investigation by the Military Police Criminal Investigations Division where the abusers are held accountable.”
Israeli authorities unconditionally released Hendi and sentenced Mohammad to time served during pretrial detention. Ali remains in Israeli custody.
This marks the second time Hendi endures ill treatment this year. In late February, DCI-Palestine submitted a complaint to the Police Internal Investigations Department over the abuse Hendi suffered during interrogation at Ariel police station in February.
DCI-Palestine has submitted a total of 10 complaints this year over the alleged ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children by Israeli soldiers and police. In eight of the cases, Israeli authorities failed to notify DCI-Palestine whether they had opened an investigation. The remaining two cases resulted in the military advocate general’s decision to close the investigation due to insufficient evidence. Israeli authorities deem the refusal of victims to testify without the presence of a lawyer as insufficient evidence.
Since 2000, Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights group, reports that only five percent of complaints submitted to the Military Police Criminal Investigations Division have led to an indictment.
Israel’s poor record of accountability, in practice, sends a loud message that grave human rights violations against Palestinians can be committed with total impunity.
Defense for Children International Palestine submitted complaints to the Israeli Military Police Criminal Investigations Division this week over the ill treatment of Palestinian teenagers during arrest and transfer to Ariel police station in September.
In separate incidents, Israeli soldiers severely and repeatedly beat Ali S, 14, from Azzun, Hendi S, 17, from Salfit, and Mohammad A, 15, from Tulkarem after arresting them. One soldier extinguished a cigarette butt on Ali’s lip while another burned Hendi’s arm with a cigarette, according to the sworn testimonies of the two teenagers. Hendi and Mohammad were denied access to food, water and toilet facilities for a long period. All three of them were accused of stone throwing.
“Israeli soldiers conduct traumatic arrests of Palestinian children, often involving violence and humiliation, to prime them to quickly confess during interrogation,” said Iyad Misk, a lawyer at DCI-Palestine. “Burning children with cigarette butts raises particular alarm that demands a prompt, transparent and impartial investigation by the Military Police Criminal Investigations Division where the abusers are held accountable.”
Israeli authorities unconditionally released Hendi and sentenced Mohammad to time served during pretrial detention. Ali remains in Israeli custody.
This marks the second time Hendi endures ill treatment this year. In late February, DCI-Palestine submitted a complaint to the Police Internal Investigations Department over the abuse Hendi suffered during interrogation at Ariel police station in February.
DCI-Palestine has submitted a total of 10 complaints this year over the alleged ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children by Israeli soldiers and police. In eight of the cases, Israeli authorities failed to notify DCI-Palestine whether they had opened an investigation. The remaining two cases resulted in the military advocate general’s decision to close the investigation due to insufficient evidence. Israeli authorities deem the refusal of victims to testify without the presence of a lawyer as insufficient evidence.
Since 2000, Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights group, reports that only five percent of complaints submitted to the Military Police Criminal Investigations Division have led to an indictment.
Israel’s poor record of accountability, in practice, sends a loud message that grave human rights violations against Palestinians can be committed with total impunity.
Palestinian prisoner Moussa Abu Turki's family, from al-Khalil, charged Israeli soldiers of stealing 30 thousand shekels after raiding their house to arrest Moussa at dawn Tuesday. The Israeli soldiers surrounded the house Tuesday morning and arrested Moussa, in addition to stealing 30 thousand shekels from the house, the family added.
Meanwhile, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Kafr Kadum town east of Qalqilya and provoked citizens, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Local sources said that more than nine military vehicles stormed the town at night and fired a barrage of tear gas bombs. Thirteen citizens were injured.
In their turn, Palestinian youths threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers who set up a military checkpoint at the entrance to the village.
On the other hand, Israeli soldiers suppressed on Tuesday a peaceful march organized by Palestinians in Tekoa town east of Bethlehem southern occupied West Bank.
The march came in protest at the Israeli settlers' break-ins into the town to perform Talmudic rituals under Israeli army protection, eyewitnesses said.
The sources said Israeli soldiers assaulted, in the march, two Palestinian children and detained them for a while.
The Israeli settlers had stormed the town and chanted racist slogans against Arabs, while raising Israeli flag.
In a related matter, IOF soldiers stormed Qaryout village southern Nablus on Tuesday night, which triggered clashes between Palestinian citizens and Israeli soldiers.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that occupation forces raided the village while carrying illustrative maps of the area.
IOF soldiers fired tear gas bombs at the citizens who in their turn threw stones at the Israeli vehicles.
On the other hand, Palestinian vehicles were stoned last night by settlers at the entrance of Sinjel town between Nablus and Ramallah.
Meanwhile, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Kafr Kadum town east of Qalqilya and provoked citizens, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Local sources said that more than nine military vehicles stormed the town at night and fired a barrage of tear gas bombs. Thirteen citizens were injured.
In their turn, Palestinian youths threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers who set up a military checkpoint at the entrance to the village.
On the other hand, Israeli soldiers suppressed on Tuesday a peaceful march organized by Palestinians in Tekoa town east of Bethlehem southern occupied West Bank.
The march came in protest at the Israeli settlers' break-ins into the town to perform Talmudic rituals under Israeli army protection, eyewitnesses said.
The sources said Israeli soldiers assaulted, in the march, two Palestinian children and detained them for a while.
The Israeli settlers had stormed the town and chanted racist slogans against Arabs, while raising Israeli flag.
In a related matter, IOF soldiers stormed Qaryout village southern Nablus on Tuesday night, which triggered clashes between Palestinian citizens and Israeli soldiers.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that occupation forces raided the village while carrying illustrative maps of the area.
IOF soldiers fired tear gas bombs at the citizens who in their turn threw stones at the Israeli vehicles.
On the other hand, Palestinian vehicles were stoned last night by settlers at the entrance of Sinjel town between Nablus and Ramallah.
Israeli doctors in Hadassah prison informed the Palestinian patient prisoner Moataz Abido, from al-Khalil, that they are not able to treat him. The Palestinian prisoners society said, in a statement, that Abido suffers partial paralysis due to an injury he sustained during his arrest in 2011.
Following his visit to Moataz, PPS lawyer Jawad Boulos said that a serious deterioration had developed in the prisoner’s health condition and he was transferred to hospital. He said that doctors told him that Moataz will spend all his life in a wheelchair.
He added that Abido only receives painkillers despite his severe and dreadful pains.
Moataz Abido, a father of three children, was detained two times, where he was injured during his first arrest, causing him partial paralysis. He was then re-arrested in April 2013 when one of his fingers was amputated.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation authorities continued to deprive three detained brothers of family visits under the pretext of security reasons.
The three prisoners' mother said that she is deprived of seeing her sons detained in Israeli jails despite the fact that Israeli laws allow family visits once each six months to prisoners deprived of visits.
The three brothers are Fadi Salameh, sentenced to seven and a half years, Farooq, sentenced to 16 months, and Ihab who is still detained for more than four months.
The mother said that she was denied visits to her sons after reaching the prison on many past occasions although she had visit permits.
Following his visit to Moataz, PPS lawyer Jawad Boulos said that a serious deterioration had developed in the prisoner’s health condition and he was transferred to hospital. He said that doctors told him that Moataz will spend all his life in a wheelchair.
He added that Abido only receives painkillers despite his severe and dreadful pains.
Moataz Abido, a father of three children, was detained two times, where he was injured during his first arrest, causing him partial paralysis. He was then re-arrested in April 2013 when one of his fingers was amputated.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation authorities continued to deprive three detained brothers of family visits under the pretext of security reasons.
The three prisoners' mother said that she is deprived of seeing her sons detained in Israeli jails despite the fact that Israeli laws allow family visits once each six months to prisoners deprived of visits.
The three brothers are Fadi Salameh, sentenced to seven and a half years, Farooq, sentenced to 16 months, and Ihab who is still detained for more than four months.
The mother said that she was denied visits to her sons after reaching the prison on many past occasions although she had visit permits.
Ahrar Center for the Studies of Prisoners and Human Rights called on the Red Cross to intervene to provide treatment for captive Lena Jerboni, who suffers from difficult health condition in the Israeli Hasharon prison. Director of the center Fouad Khuffash said on Wednesday that Jerboni still suffers from the effects of the surgery she underwent six months ago, as she suffers from problems in her feet and needs medical shoes.
He said most of the female prisoners in Hasharon jail are suffering from different diseases and need treatment, while the prison administration has continued its policy of medical neglect.
Meanwhile, representative of the Palestinian prisoners in Eshel Prison Amjad Kabha stated that nearly 80 detainees suffer from high levels of cholesterol in the blood.
Kabaha, who is sentenced to 18 years imprisonment, told Ahrar Center: "The high blood cholesterol has recently spread dramatically in the ranks of the prisoners because of the bad food given to the detainees in the prisons of the occupation."
The center called upon the World Health Organization to send medical teams to the Israeli jails to examine the food served to the captives, and to provide appropriate treatment for the patients.
He said most of the female prisoners in Hasharon jail are suffering from different diseases and need treatment, while the prison administration has continued its policy of medical neglect.
Meanwhile, representative of the Palestinian prisoners in Eshel Prison Amjad Kabha stated that nearly 80 detainees suffer from high levels of cholesterol in the blood.
Kabaha, who is sentenced to 18 years imprisonment, told Ahrar Center: "The high blood cholesterol has recently spread dramatically in the ranks of the prisoners because of the bad food given to the detainees in the prisons of the occupation."
The center called upon the World Health Organization to send medical teams to the Israeli jails to examine the food served to the captives, and to provide appropriate treatment for the patients.
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Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed four Palestinians south of the West Bank on Wednesday including a 15-year-old child. Palestinian security sources told Quds Press that IOF soldiers stormed Fawar refugee camp near Al-Khalil city and nabbed two young men, one of them 18 years old and a secondary school student.
They said that the soldiers set up roadblocks at the entrance to the refugee camp along with Halhoul town and Nuba village.
Local sources in Bethlehem said that IOF soldiers burst into the city at dawn and arrested two Palestinians including the 15-year-old child Ramzi Al-Huraimi after breaking into many homes in downtown.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed four Palestinians south of the West Bank on Wednesday including a 15-year-old child. Palestinian security sources told Quds Press that IOF soldiers stormed Fawar refugee camp near Al-Khalil city and nabbed two young men, one of them 18 years old and a secondary school student.
They said that the soldiers set up roadblocks at the entrance to the refugee camp along with Halhoul town and Nuba village.
Local sources in Bethlehem said that IOF soldiers burst into the city at dawn and arrested two Palestinians including the 15-year-old child Ramzi Al-Huraimi after breaking into many homes in downtown.
Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Ghussein, from Gaza, stated that he collapsed and lost consciousness when Israeli doctors gave him medication for his stomach pains. Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said that Ghussein suffers from swelling at the bottom left side of his neck, causing him sharp pains in his face, throat, neck, and left hand, in addition to severe stomach pains.
PPS statement said that Ghussein, who is sentenced to six years and a half imprisonment term since 2008, is to be added to the list of Palestinian prisoners who suffer from chronic diseases.
Ghussain, who is held in Raymond prison, told a PPS lawyer that he was transferred more than once for conducting medical tests, however he was not informed of the results.
Ghussein said that he was transferred to Ramle prison clinic in an Israeli military vehicle for long hours without providing him with food or water and without informing him of his medical tests' results.
PPS said that there are more than 100 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who suffer from chronic diseases.
In a related context, families of Palestinian patient prisoners organized on Tuesday a sit-in outside Red Cross headquarters in Tulkarem protesting local and international neglect of their sons' issue.
The families expressed deep concern over the worsening health situation of their sons in Israeli jails.
The patient prisoner Mutassim Raddad's mother said that he did not receive the chemotherapy dose that he was supposed to take in these days, noting that she has not been allowed to visit him for 40 days.
For her turn, patient prisoners Fadi and Shadi Matar's mother said that her sons suffer very difficult health condition behind Israeli bars. They both suffer from stomach ulcers and bone infections, while Fadi also suffers breathing problems due to adenoids in his nose, in addition to losing significant weight amid Israeli medical negligence.
For her part, mother of patient prisoner Laith Srouji, sentenced for 14 years, pointed out that he suffers serious health problems such as stomach ulcer, blood spewing and acute inflammation in his intestines.
He is in urgent need for surgery, however the Israeli prison services refused to do so, she said, pointing out that he is also deprived of family visits.
Mother of Louay Banan, who spent 10 years in Israeli jails out of his 14 years sentence, said that her son suffers from several diseases without receiving any medical treatment.
PPS statement said that Ghussein, who is sentenced to six years and a half imprisonment term since 2008, is to be added to the list of Palestinian prisoners who suffer from chronic diseases.
Ghussain, who is held in Raymond prison, told a PPS lawyer that he was transferred more than once for conducting medical tests, however he was not informed of the results.
Ghussein said that he was transferred to Ramle prison clinic in an Israeli military vehicle for long hours without providing him with food or water and without informing him of his medical tests' results.
PPS said that there are more than 100 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who suffer from chronic diseases.
In a related context, families of Palestinian patient prisoners organized on Tuesday a sit-in outside Red Cross headquarters in Tulkarem protesting local and international neglect of their sons' issue.
The families expressed deep concern over the worsening health situation of their sons in Israeli jails.
The patient prisoner Mutassim Raddad's mother said that he did not receive the chemotherapy dose that he was supposed to take in these days, noting that she has not been allowed to visit him for 40 days.
For her turn, patient prisoners Fadi and Shadi Matar's mother said that her sons suffer very difficult health condition behind Israeli bars. They both suffer from stomach ulcers and bone infections, while Fadi also suffers breathing problems due to adenoids in his nose, in addition to losing significant weight amid Israeli medical negligence.
For her part, mother of patient prisoner Laith Srouji, sentenced for 14 years, pointed out that he suffers serious health problems such as stomach ulcer, blood spewing and acute inflammation in his intestines.
He is in urgent need for surgery, however the Israeli prison services refused to do so, she said, pointing out that he is also deprived of family visits.
Mother of Louay Banan, who spent 10 years in Israeli jails out of his 14 years sentence, said that her son suffers from several diseases without receiving any medical treatment.
3 dec 2013
Israeli Prison Service decided on Monday to distribute administrative detainees in Majedo Prison into different sections instead of keeping them in one cell, Solidarity Human Rights group reported. The detainees failed to comply with orders and informed the IPS that if they insist on their decision , the detainees will go on hunger strike.
Majedo Prison includes seven administrative detainees and they are : Ra’ft Naseef, Mostafa Shanar, Ahmed Qatamesh, KAmal Qatloni, Zyiad Merish, Wadah Dweekat and Adnan Kahader.
Ahmed al-Betawi, a researcher in Solidarity Human Rights group said that Ofer’s IPS informed the administrative detainees that they are deprived from family visits for one month because of their protest actions.
The administrative detainees announced on 25th, October a series of protest actions such as boycotting courts, and clinics to express their refusal of the administrative detention.
Majedo Prison includes seven administrative detainees and they are : Ra’ft Naseef, Mostafa Shanar, Ahmed Qatamesh, KAmal Qatloni, Zyiad Merish, Wadah Dweekat and Adnan Kahader.
Ahmed al-Betawi, a researcher in Solidarity Human Rights group said that Ofer’s IPS informed the administrative detainees that they are deprived from family visits for one month because of their protest actions.
The administrative detainees announced on 25th, October a series of protest actions such as boycotting courts, and clinics to express their refusal of the administrative detention.
During the arrest of an anti-prawer protester
Israeli police ordered media outlets Monday to turn over all photographs taken at Saturday's Naqab (Negev) demonstrations against Israel's Prawer Plan. World Bulletin quoted Israeli daily Haaretz as saying that "police provided no explanation for the unusual order, but they are investigating violent clashes between stone-throwing demonstrators and police, who used stun grenades, tear gas and water cannons during the protests against the Prawer Plan.
The "day of rage" demonstrations ended with 34 protesters arrested and 15 officers wounded.
The Southern District of the Israel Police force communicated the order directly to photographers via a text message.
"All the media in the State of Israel to hand over any documentation of the riots at Hura Junction and the surroundings on November 30, 2013,” the message said.
Haaretz and Israel's two biggest news networks, Channel 10 and Channel 2, said they would challenge the order in court.
The Israeli occupation classifies approximately 40 villages in the Naqab (Negev) Desert as "unrecognized," arguing that the roughly 53,000 Arab Bedouins living there cannot prove their ownership of the land.
The Prawer Plan is said to be a continuation of the 1948 Nakba.
The Palestinian Government in Gaza called for cancelling this plan, which grossly violates the constitutional rights of the Arab Bedouin citizens to property, dignity, equality, adequate housing, and freedom to choose their own residence, before it becomes law.
Israeli police ordered media outlets Monday to turn over all photographs taken at Saturday's Naqab (Negev) demonstrations against Israel's Prawer Plan. World Bulletin quoted Israeli daily Haaretz as saying that "police provided no explanation for the unusual order, but they are investigating violent clashes between stone-throwing demonstrators and police, who used stun grenades, tear gas and water cannons during the protests against the Prawer Plan.
The "day of rage" demonstrations ended with 34 protesters arrested and 15 officers wounded.
The Southern District of the Israel Police force communicated the order directly to photographers via a text message.
"All the media in the State of Israel to hand over any documentation of the riots at Hura Junction and the surroundings on November 30, 2013,” the message said.
Haaretz and Israel's two biggest news networks, Channel 10 and Channel 2, said they would challenge the order in court.
The Israeli occupation classifies approximately 40 villages in the Naqab (Negev) Desert as "unrecognized," arguing that the roughly 53,000 Arab Bedouins living there cannot prove their ownership of the land.
The Prawer Plan is said to be a continuation of the 1948 Nakba.
The Palestinian Government in Gaza called for cancelling this plan, which grossly violates the constitutional rights of the Arab Bedouin citizens to property, dignity, equality, adequate housing, and freedom to choose their own residence, before it becomes law.
Palestinian medical sources have reported that one resident was injured, with several suffering the effects of tear gas inhalation, after dozens of soldiers invaded Kofur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
The sources said that Ahmad Eshtewy, 22, was shot in the arm by a gas bomb fired by the soldiers, while dozens of residents have been treated for tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also kidnapped Ghaleb Hilmhy Eshtewy, 23, and took him to an unknown destination.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall, Morad Qaddoumy, stated that the army has been targeting the village in an attempt to stop its ongoing protests against Israe's illegal annexation wall and illegitimate settlements.
He said that, after the villagers started their massive weekly nonviolent protests two years ago, the Israeli military escalated its ongoing assaults, with its collective punishment policies targeting civilians and their lands.
On Tuesday evening, soldiers kidnapped Ahmad Khalil Jaradat, 23, at a military roadblock on the Jenin-Haifa road. Jaradat is a student of the Arab American University in Jenin. He was stopped and interrogated at the roadblock for more than an hour before the army took him to the Salem military base, north of Jenin.
The sources said that Ahmad Eshtewy, 22, was shot in the arm by a gas bomb fired by the soldiers, while dozens of residents have been treated for tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also kidnapped Ghaleb Hilmhy Eshtewy, 23, and took him to an unknown destination.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall, Morad Qaddoumy, stated that the army has been targeting the village in an attempt to stop its ongoing protests against Israe's illegal annexation wall and illegitimate settlements.
He said that, after the villagers started their massive weekly nonviolent protests two years ago, the Israeli military escalated its ongoing assaults, with its collective punishment policies targeting civilians and their lands.
On Tuesday evening, soldiers kidnapped Ahmad Khalil Jaradat, 23, at a military roadblock on the Jenin-Haifa road. Jaradat is a student of the Arab American University in Jenin. He was stopped and interrogated at the roadblock for more than an hour before the army took him to the Salem military base, north of Jenin.
The Israeli police said that it arrested five Palestinian children from Sur Baher town, south of occupied East Jerusalem, on suspicion of throwing stones at a settler’s vehicle, causing an injury to a settler’s child.
The police said the incident took place a few days ago, and that the children “confessed” to the crime during the interrogation, and recreated the scene in front of their interrogators. Similar to previous cases involving dozens of detained Palestinian children, no family members or lawyers were present during the interrogation.
Israeli sources said that the police would likely be arresting more children who were either directly involved in the incident or involved in alleged similar attacks.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped a cameraman working for the Maan News Agency at a military roadblock, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Earlier on Tuesday, dozens of soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, kidnapping four Palestinians. The army also installed a military roadblock at the entrance of the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, and several roadblocks close to the Halhoul town, north of the city.
Furthermore, several Israeli settlers attacked several homes in Khirbit Um Al-Kheir village, east of Yatta town south of Hebron.
Another group of settlers from the illegal Etnael settlement invaded Emresh and Raboud villages, south of Doura town, southwest of Hebron, and attacked several homes.
Israel is currently holding captive nearly 4,900 Palestinians, including at least 190 children and 14 women. At least 142 Palestinians are currently held under arbitrary administrative detention orders without charges or trial.
The police said the incident took place a few days ago, and that the children “confessed” to the crime during the interrogation, and recreated the scene in front of their interrogators. Similar to previous cases involving dozens of detained Palestinian children, no family members or lawyers were present during the interrogation.
Israeli sources said that the police would likely be arresting more children who were either directly involved in the incident or involved in alleged similar attacks.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped a cameraman working for the Maan News Agency at a military roadblock, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Earlier on Tuesday, dozens of soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, kidnapping four Palestinians. The army also installed a military roadblock at the entrance of the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, and several roadblocks close to the Halhoul town, north of the city.
Furthermore, several Israeli settlers attacked several homes in Khirbit Um Al-Kheir village, east of Yatta town south of Hebron.
Another group of settlers from the illegal Etnael settlement invaded Emresh and Raboud villages, south of Doura town, southwest of Hebron, and attacked several homes.
Israel is currently holding captive nearly 4,900 Palestinians, including at least 190 children and 14 women. At least 142 Palestinians are currently held under arbitrary administrative detention orders without charges or trial.
Dozens of Jewish settlers in the company of rabbis stormed the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday. The Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage said in a statement that tension ran high in the holy site after 133 settlers, including rabbis, entered the Aqsa Mosque and toured its various plazas.
It said that heavy police presence was monitored to protect the settlers, adding that worshipers and vigilantes chanted Allahu Akbar in protest at the “desecration” of the Mosque.
AFEH noted that the Israeli police detained a student inside the Mosque and one of the guards and served a summons to another. It also ordered a student, Abdullah Abu Bakir, not to enter the Mosque for six months.
It said that heavy police presence was monitored to protect the settlers, adding that worshipers and vigilantes chanted Allahu Akbar in protest at the “desecration” of the Mosque.
AFEH noted that the Israeli police detained a student inside the Mosque and one of the guards and served a summons to another. It also ordered a student, Abdullah Abu Bakir, not to enter the Mosque for six months.
A Palestinian Human Rights Center considered Israel’s continued arrest of the disabled Palestinians as "contrary to the most basic international norms and conventions that condemn the attack on people with special needs." Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies said in a report, on the occasion of the International Day of Disabled Persons which falls on the 3rd of December, that the occupation is detaining in its jails 26 Palestinians suffering from physical or psychological disabilities, and does not provide them with any treatment, which exposes them to slow death.
The center pointed out that many prisoners have sustained disabilities due to the cruel and forbidden means of torture they were exposed to in Israeli jails. It cited the example of captive Louay Al Ashqar, aged 35 from Tulkarem, who has become paralyzed in his left leg, after being tortured in the Jalama interrogation center. He was released and then re-arrested three other times in spite of his disability.
It added that the occupation does not hesitate to arrest citizens with disabilities, expose them to torture and hold them in harsh conditions, which exacerbate their suffering and their illnesses.
The center stated that the deliberate policy of medical neglect adopted by the prison administration against the prisoners had caused some of them permanent or temporary disabilities.
Meanwhile, the family of Palestinian captive Iyad Abu Nasser, aged 30 from Gaza, appealed to the Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs and institutions working in this field to visit its detained son to check on his health condition which has deteriorated in recent weeks.
According to the family, Abu Naser suffers from severe pain in the head, chest and abdomen, as a result of the medical negligence and the failure of a surgery in the abdomen he had undergone twice at Assaf Harofeh hospital.
In another issue, a report issued by the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) on Tuesday revealed that the Israeli occupation authorities arrested during last month 110 citizens, including 25 patients, 30 children, 25 students and two girls in al-Khalil south of the West Bank.
During the campaign of arrests, the Israeli soldiers attacked the detainees and their families’ members, after searching their homes and stealing their money, the PPS added.
The center pointed out that many prisoners have sustained disabilities due to the cruel and forbidden means of torture they were exposed to in Israeli jails. It cited the example of captive Louay Al Ashqar, aged 35 from Tulkarem, who has become paralyzed in his left leg, after being tortured in the Jalama interrogation center. He was released and then re-arrested three other times in spite of his disability.
It added that the occupation does not hesitate to arrest citizens with disabilities, expose them to torture and hold them in harsh conditions, which exacerbate their suffering and their illnesses.
The center stated that the deliberate policy of medical neglect adopted by the prison administration against the prisoners had caused some of them permanent or temporary disabilities.
Meanwhile, the family of Palestinian captive Iyad Abu Nasser, aged 30 from Gaza, appealed to the Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs and institutions working in this field to visit its detained son to check on his health condition which has deteriorated in recent weeks.
According to the family, Abu Naser suffers from severe pain in the head, chest and abdomen, as a result of the medical negligence and the failure of a surgery in the abdomen he had undergone twice at Assaf Harofeh hospital.
In another issue, a report issued by the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) on Tuesday revealed that the Israeli occupation authorities arrested during last month 110 citizens, including 25 patients, 30 children, 25 students and two girls in al-Khalil south of the West Bank.
During the campaign of arrests, the Israeli soldiers attacked the detainees and their families’ members, after searching their homes and stealing their money, the PPS added.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have arrested the Jerusalemite MP Ahmed Mohammed Attoun's two sons after being summoned for investigation in Israeli interrogation centers in occupied Jerusalem. IOF had earlier stormed MP Attoun's house in Sur Baher town, south of Jerusalem, on Monday to arrest his two sons Mujahid, 16, and Mohammed, 15, but they were not at home at that moment.
Mohammad Ahmad Attoun 15
The two minors were at school when Israeli soldiers came to pick them up, the sources said, noting that their grandfather had taken them to the nearest police station yesterday evening.
In its turn, Wadi Hilweh Information Center stated on Tuesday that the occupation forces released Mujahid Attoun and extended the arrest of Mohammed for one day.
The two minors were at school when Israeli soldiers came to pick them up, the sources said, noting that their grandfather had taken them to the nearest police station yesterday evening.
In its turn, Wadi Hilweh Information Center stated on Tuesday that the occupation forces released Mujahid Attoun and extended the arrest of Mohammed for one day.
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In a related context, Dameer Foundation stated that Israeli Magistrate court in Jerusalem sentenced the young man Muhammad Musa Derbas for 19 months for belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Meanwhile, an Israeli District Court extended the arrest of two minors Basil and Ibrahim Abu Sunaina till December 16.
In a related context, Dameer Foundation stated that Israeli Magistrate court in Jerusalem sentenced the young man Muhammad Musa Derbas for 19 months for belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Meanwhile, an Israeli District Court extended the arrest of two minors Basil and Ibrahim Abu Sunaina till December 16.
Captives in the Israeli Eshel jail urged international human rights bodies, World Health Organization and all medical institutions to form a legal and medical committee to examine the effects of the jammers installed in the jail, and which have become a threat to the prisoners’ lives. Dr. Amjad Qabha told Ahrar Center for the Studies of Prisoners and Human Rights that serious symptoms appeared on the prisoners; including allergy, headaches and sleep disorders, after the installation of jammers on mobile phones inside the prison.
For his part, director of Ahrar Centre Fouad Khuffash said in a statement on Tuesday that these symptoms are very serious and need medical and legal follow-up.
He added that the captive Anwar Mahareeq from al-Khalil, who is sentenced to 8 years imprisonment, has been transferred to the solitary confinement six days ago, after he protested the installation of those jammers.
For his part, director of Ahrar Centre Fouad Khuffash said in a statement on Tuesday that these symptoms are very serious and need medical and legal follow-up.
He added that the captive Anwar Mahareeq from al-Khalil, who is sentenced to 8 years imprisonment, has been transferred to the solitary confinement six days ago, after he protested the installation of those jammers.
The Israeli magistrates' court in occupied Jerusalem on Monday extended a ban on the entry of Sheikh Ra'ed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement, into occupied Jerusalem for 10 more days, ending on Wednesday, December 13. According to Mohamed Aghbariya, the lawyer of Al-Mizan center for human rights, the court accepted a police request to extend the ban on Sheikh Salah, who has been prevented from entering the city for three months.
Sheikh Salah was detained last September as he was en route to a news conference held in Jerusalem on the Aqsa Mosque.
The court verdicts against Sheikh Salah were based on police claims that he incited to violence during a Friday khutba (sermon) he had previously delivered in Kafr Qara village, southeast of Haifa city.
Sheikh Salah was detained last September as he was en route to a news conference held in Jerusalem on the Aqsa Mosque.
The court verdicts against Sheikh Salah were based on police claims that he incited to violence during a Friday khutba (sermon) he had previously delivered in Kafr Qara village, southeast of Haifa city.
The health condition of prisoner Samer Ahmad Zakarneh , 34, from Qabatiya town south of Jenin has significantly deteriorated on Monday after being subjected to severe torture in Israel’s Jalama interrogation center. The prisoner’s family said that the Israeli occupation authorities informed them that he was transferred from the interrogation center to Afula Hospital to undergo a surgery.
Samer’s brother told the PIC reporter that Samer has been transferred recently to Jalama center for interrogation although he has been detained for more than 8 months.
The brother expressed concern over Samer's health condition, holding the occupation fully responsible for his life.
Meanwhile, Israeli prison services (IPS) transferred on Monday prisoner Thaer Halahleh, from Eshel prison to Raymond prison in spite of his bad health condition.
Palestinian prisoner society said that the IPS arbitrary moved Halahleh despite his health deterioration due to the Israeli deliberate medical negligence. The prisoner suffers from chronic hepatitis of the type C.
Halahleh, who spent seven years in Israeli jails, was re-arrested in April this year after his release following 80 days of hunger strike protesting his administrative detention.
Samer’s brother told the PIC reporter that Samer has been transferred recently to Jalama center for interrogation although he has been detained for more than 8 months.
The brother expressed concern over Samer's health condition, holding the occupation fully responsible for his life.
Meanwhile, Israeli prison services (IPS) transferred on Monday prisoner Thaer Halahleh, from Eshel prison to Raymond prison in spite of his bad health condition.
Palestinian prisoner society said that the IPS arbitrary moved Halahleh despite his health deterioration due to the Israeli deliberate medical negligence. The prisoner suffers from chronic hepatitis of the type C.
Halahleh, who spent seven years in Israeli jails, was re-arrested in April this year after his release following 80 days of hunger strike protesting his administrative detention.
Israeli police detained on Monday the Palestinian journalist and activist Sabrin Diab, from Haifa, following her participation in Prawer plan protests. Mass protests have been organized in different areas of Palestine occupied in 1948 against Israeli Prawer Plan project that aims to demolish 20 Bedouin villages in the Negev, to displace 70,000 Arab citizens, and to confiscate 500,000 square meters of land belonging to Bedouin Arabs.
In a related context, Palestinian citizens protested in Kafr Kanna town northern Palestinian territories occupied in 1948, on Sunday evening, demanding the release of university student Alaa Badran Taha, who was arrested last Saturday after her participation in the day of rage against Prawer plan.
On the other hand, Israeli security forces continued their arrest campaigns against Palestinian citizens in the Green Line, where four Palestinians were arrested in Negev including three minors under the pretext of throwing stones at Israeli police during Prawer plan protests.
Israeli courts have extended the arrest of dozens of Palestinians under the pretext of participating in protests in several Arab areas in occupied territories of 48.
For its part, Popular Struggle Committee against Prawer Plan in Haifa strongly condemned the Israeli violent suppression of Palestinian protests organized on Saturday in Haifa and Hawara town in Negev.
The committee accused Israeli Special Forces and border police of savagely suppressing peaceful protests organized in Haifa against Prawer plan, noting that more than 1,000 Palestinians have participated in the demonstrations.
Nearly 30 protesters were arrested and many others were injured during the protests, the committee reported.
The Committee charged that several protesters have been severely beaten and sexually harassed and abused by Israeli forces, pointing out that the arrests continued even after the protests.
In a related context, Palestinian citizens protested in Kafr Kanna town northern Palestinian territories occupied in 1948, on Sunday evening, demanding the release of university student Alaa Badran Taha, who was arrested last Saturday after her participation in the day of rage against Prawer plan.
On the other hand, Israeli security forces continued their arrest campaigns against Palestinian citizens in the Green Line, where four Palestinians were arrested in Negev including three minors under the pretext of throwing stones at Israeli police during Prawer plan protests.
Israeli courts have extended the arrest of dozens of Palestinians under the pretext of participating in protests in several Arab areas in occupied territories of 48.
For its part, Popular Struggle Committee against Prawer Plan in Haifa strongly condemned the Israeli violent suppression of Palestinian protests organized on Saturday in Haifa and Hawara town in Negev.
The committee accused Israeli Special Forces and border police of savagely suppressing peaceful protests organized in Haifa against Prawer plan, noting that more than 1,000 Palestinians have participated in the demonstrations.
Nearly 30 protesters were arrested and many others were injured during the protests, the committee reported.
The Committee charged that several protesters have been severely beaten and sexually harassed and abused by Israeli forces, pointing out that the arrests continued even after the protests.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained two citizens during a raid on Arub refugee camp to the north of Al-Khalil city at dawn Tuesday. Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers raided the camp and roamed the streets of two suburbs before detaining two citizens.
They said that the soldiers also burst into the home of Sa’ed Al-Badawi and served him a summons for intelligence interrogation.
The Arub refugee camp has been recently the target of repeated IOF incursions and settlers’ attacks
They said that the soldiers also burst into the home of Sa’ed Al-Badawi and served him a summons for intelligence interrogation.
The Arub refugee camp has been recently the target of repeated IOF incursions and settlers’ attacks
Representatives from UFree Network and Yousef Al-Sedeeq institute for prisoners' protection (YAIPP) visited the family of Palestinian political prisoner Thamer Saba'neh, 35, who has been detained for more than 9 months in Israeli jails.
The visit came in light of the efforts in support of Palestinian activists, journalists and writers who are being targeted by Israeli occupation authority in an attempt to cover up its violations and crimes.
Thamer Saba'neh has served a total of 4 years in Israeli jails, where he first spent 40 days in 1998 and one year in 2000 while he was studying at al-Najah University. He was then arrested in 2006 and sentenced for 2 more years. His last arrest was on the 6th of March, 2013 that still continued without charge or trial.
Sab'aneh is well known by his support to the prisoners' issue. He has written several articles and books in to highlight on the plight of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, led to his repeated arrests by Palestinian and Israeli authorities.
Thamer is a father of three children: Watan is 7-year-old, Ezzedine is 4-year-old and Majed is only three months where she was born while he is jailed.
During the visit, Saba'neh's wife has called upon all international human rights organisations to reveal and expose the Israeli racist policy against Palestinian activists, journalists and writers that aims at undermining their movement and activities in support of prisoners' issue.
For his part, UFree Network chairman Mohammed Hamdan demanded the Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas to activate Palestinian prisoners' issue on international forums and courts especially after granting Palestine non-member observer State status at the United Nations.
The visit came in light of the efforts in support of Palestinian activists, journalists and writers who are being targeted by Israeli occupation authority in an attempt to cover up its violations and crimes.
Thamer Saba'neh has served a total of 4 years in Israeli jails, where he first spent 40 days in 1998 and one year in 2000 while he was studying at al-Najah University. He was then arrested in 2006 and sentenced for 2 more years. His last arrest was on the 6th of March, 2013 that still continued without charge or trial.
Sab'aneh is well known by his support to the prisoners' issue. He has written several articles and books in to highlight on the plight of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, led to his repeated arrests by Palestinian and Israeli authorities.
Thamer is a father of three children: Watan is 7-year-old, Ezzedine is 4-year-old and Majed is only three months where she was born while he is jailed.
During the visit, Saba'neh's wife has called upon all international human rights organisations to reveal and expose the Israeli racist policy against Palestinian activists, journalists and writers that aims at undermining their movement and activities in support of prisoners' issue.
For his part, UFree Network chairman Mohammed Hamdan demanded the Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas to activate Palestinian prisoners' issue on international forums and courts especially after granting Palestine non-member observer State status at the United Nations.
2 dec 2013
Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) revealed on Monday, that the Israel Prison Service (IPS) at Eshel prison harassed former hunger striker prisoner Thaer Halahleh and moved him to Rimon jail.
According to the prisoner's family, Halahleh's health condition has deteriorated since he contracted Hepatitis in prison after he was arrested in May 2013. Halahleh's health condition also deteriorated due to Israeli medical negligence.
His family added that on Sunday evening, he suffered severe pain and he insisted on going to a hospital, but the IPS refused and transferred him to Rimon Israeli jail.
According to the prisoner's family, Halahleh's health condition has deteriorated since he contracted Hepatitis in prison after he was arrested in May 2013. Halahleh's health condition also deteriorated due to Israeli medical negligence.
His family added that on Sunday evening, he suffered severe pain and he insisted on going to a hospital, but the IPS refused and transferred him to Rimon Israeli jail.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Monday 17 Palestinians after storming their houses in different Palestinian towns and villages throughout occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. Israeli army has arrested ten citizens from Yabad village, south of Jenin, including a member of its municipal council. Four students from Abu Dis and three other citizens, from al-Khalil, were also arrested, Palestinian security sources said.
Samer Abu Bakr, Yabad's mayor, said that ten citizens were arrested in the town after raiding their houses, including a member of its municipal council Mohammed Adnan Abu Bakr and its Electricity Company's director.
The sources said that Yabad town has been subjected for two months to fierce arrest and raid campaigns.
In al-Khalil, IOF arrested two young men after storming their houses near Dura town, local sources reported.
In addition, Palestinian human rights sources said that an elderly citizen, from al-Khalil, was arrested and taken to unknown destination after violently raiding and searching his house.
In a related context, Palestinian security sources said IOF set up a military checkpoint at Halhul Bridge, where clashes were reported at the entrance to Tabka village. A 13-year-old boy was injured with a rubber bullet in his hand.
IOF troops have also broken into Yatta town and stationed outside the martyr Khaled Najjar's house who was killed by Israeli fire few days ago.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces raided a building in Abu Dis town where they arrested four students at Abu Dis University.
In the same context, violent clashes erupted in Abu Dis between dozens of youths and Israeli forces who stormed the town, during which a number of injuries were reported among Palestinians.
In their turn, Palestinian youths threw stones, empty bottles, and Molotov cocktails, at the Israeli patrols. No Israeli injuries were reported.
Samer Abu Bakr, Yabad's mayor, said that ten citizens were arrested in the town after raiding their houses, including a member of its municipal council Mohammed Adnan Abu Bakr and its Electricity Company's director.
The sources said that Yabad town has been subjected for two months to fierce arrest and raid campaigns.
In al-Khalil, IOF arrested two young men after storming their houses near Dura town, local sources reported.
In addition, Palestinian human rights sources said that an elderly citizen, from al-Khalil, was arrested and taken to unknown destination after violently raiding and searching his house.
In a related context, Palestinian security sources said IOF set up a military checkpoint at Halhul Bridge, where clashes were reported at the entrance to Tabka village. A 13-year-old boy was injured with a rubber bullet in his hand.
IOF troops have also broken into Yatta town and stationed outside the martyr Khaled Najjar's house who was killed by Israeli fire few days ago.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces raided a building in Abu Dis town where they arrested four students at Abu Dis University.
In the same context, violent clashes erupted in Abu Dis between dozens of youths and Israeli forces who stormed the town, during which a number of injuries were reported among Palestinians.
In their turn, Palestinian youths threw stones, empty bottles, and Molotov cocktails, at the Israeli patrols. No Israeli injuries were reported.
Israeli forces arrested on Monday at dawn eight Palestinians after raiding their houses in Ya’bod town in the south-west of Jenin in the West Bank.
Local sources reported that the detainees were identified as Mohammed Abu Baker,32, Samir,45, and Ahmed Atatra,20, Ahmed,36 and Ryad Hamarsha,43, and Mohamed Badarna,40.
More than 4,500 Palestinian prisoners, including about 170 administrative detainees, are held in the Israeli prisons, many of them are without charges or trials.
Palestinian prisoners have been subjected to numerous raids and solitary confinement. Many have been injured by the Israeli prison guards.
They have been suffering human rights violations such as the use of torture during interrogations.
Local sources reported that the detainees were identified as Mohammed Abu Baker,32, Samir,45, and Ahmed Atatra,20, Ahmed,36 and Ryad Hamarsha,43, and Mohamed Badarna,40.
More than 4,500 Palestinian prisoners, including about 170 administrative detainees, are held in the Israeli prisons, many of them are without charges or trials.
Palestinian prisoners have been subjected to numerous raids and solitary confinement. Many have been injured by the Israeli prison guards.
They have been suffering human rights violations such as the use of torture during interrogations.
79 Gaza residents left the coastal enclave on Monday morning via Beit Hanoun crossing, Erz, to visit their relatives in the Israeli jails, according to Head of Prisoners and Ex-prisoners’ Association Tawfiqn Abu-Naem. He told ALRAY that about 97 Gazans including 11 children visited their detained relatives in Nafha Prison.
Abu Naem pointed out that the Israeli occupation imposes restrictions on the detainees’ families including banning the entry of food and books to prisoners.
The Israeli Prison Services (IPS) put barriers between the prisoners and their relatives during the visit to prevent them from contacting directly.
About 420 Palestinian prisoners are held behind the Israeli bars.
It is noteworthy that family visits stopped and then resumed after the prisoners had launched an open-ended hunger strike lasted for 28 days in 2012 which led to the signing of al-Karama Agreement between prisoners and the IPS under the Egyptian auspices.
Abu Naem pointed out that the Israeli occupation imposes restrictions on the detainees’ families including banning the entry of food and books to prisoners.
The Israeli Prison Services (IPS) put barriers between the prisoners and their relatives during the visit to prevent them from contacting directly.
About 420 Palestinian prisoners are held behind the Israeli bars.
It is noteworthy that family visits stopped and then resumed after the prisoners had launched an open-ended hunger strike lasted for 28 days in 2012 which led to the signing of al-Karama Agreement between prisoners and the IPS under the Egyptian auspices.
Israeli military forces arrested on Monday an 8-year-old child at the Qalandiya checkpoint, south of Ramallah.
Israel claimed that child Mohammed Ali was detained under the pretext of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers.
His uncle denied this charge , stressing that Mohammed was arrested near the checkpoint, and there were no confrontations there.
Israeli forces has also summoned the child's father for investigation, no information was reported about them.
Israel claimed that child Mohammed Ali was detained under the pretext of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers.
His uncle denied this charge , stressing that Mohammed was arrested near the checkpoint, and there were no confrontations there.
Israeli forces has also summoned the child's father for investigation, no information was reported about them.
The family of the prisoner Ibrahim Sweiti, 35, called through Ahrar center for prisoners' studies on all human rights organizations and the Red Cross to intervene for the release of their son detained administratively since his arrest, especially that he suffers many health problems. The prisoner's mother told Ahrar Center that Ibrahim suffers severe allergic reactions, chest pains, and breathing problems since his arrest and was repeatedly transferred to Israeli hospitals.
For his part, director of the center Fouad Khuffash stated that Sweiti, detained administratively since June 2013, is prevented from family visits, noting that he declared hunger strike along with other administrative detainees in Israeli jails protesting their continued detention without charge or trial
Suweti, a father of two children, has been detained previously for three years, in addition to spending 27 months in administrative detention after being arrested in 2009, Khuffash added.
The Israeli occupation authority routinely holds Palestinians in administrative detention as part of its racist policies against them, although the international law stipulates that it may be exercised only in very rare cases. Over the years, thousands of Palestinians have been held in Israeli jails as administrative detainees for extended periods of time without either indictment or trial.
In a separate incident, an Israeli military court sentenced a Palestinian citizen, from Gaza Strip, to ten years for resisting the occupation.
The military court in Beersheba sentenced on Sunday the prisoner Badr Abu Snaimeh, from Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, to ten years for resisting occupation, Waad association said.
The Israeli occupation forces had arrested Abu Snaimeh, a father of four children, on the 18th of February, 2012, after raiding the border areas southern Gaza Strip.
For his part, director of the center Fouad Khuffash stated that Sweiti, detained administratively since June 2013, is prevented from family visits, noting that he declared hunger strike along with other administrative detainees in Israeli jails protesting their continued detention without charge or trial
Suweti, a father of two children, has been detained previously for three years, in addition to spending 27 months in administrative detention after being arrested in 2009, Khuffash added.
The Israeli occupation authority routinely holds Palestinians in administrative detention as part of its racist policies against them, although the international law stipulates that it may be exercised only in very rare cases. Over the years, thousands of Palestinians have been held in Israeli jails as administrative detainees for extended periods of time without either indictment or trial.
In a separate incident, an Israeli military court sentenced a Palestinian citizen, from Gaza Strip, to ten years for resisting the occupation.
The military court in Beersheba sentenced on Sunday the prisoner Badr Abu Snaimeh, from Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, to ten years for resisting occupation, Waad association said.
The Israeli occupation forces had arrested Abu Snaimeh, a father of four children, on the 18th of February, 2012, after raiding the border areas southern Gaza Strip.
Ahrar center for prisoner studies and human rights said the number of Palestinian women in Israeli jails rose to 17 prisoners and the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped eight Palestinian women during last November. Director of the center Fouad Al-Khafsh said that the Israeli military checkpoints are used by the IOF as traps to catch or kill the Palestinian young men and women.
Khafsh stated that Israeli checkpoint soldiers kidnapped last month two girl students identified as Wi'aam Asidda and Maram Hassouna and killed two young men.
According to the center, there are 17 Palestinian women detained in Israeli jails, namely, Lina Jarboni, In'aam Hasanat, Intesar Siyad, Tahrir Qanni, Alaa Zeitoun, Nahil Abu Eisha, Ayat Mahfouz, Linan Abu Ghalma, Raniya Abu Gallous, Maram Hassouna, Filistin Najem, Rana Abu Kuweik, Lama Hadaida, Wi'aam Asidda, Nawal Saadi, Mona Ka'adan and Dunya Waked.
Khafsh stated that Israeli checkpoint soldiers kidnapped last month two girl students identified as Wi'aam Asidda and Maram Hassouna and killed two young men.
According to the center, there are 17 Palestinian women detained in Israeli jails, namely, Lina Jarboni, In'aam Hasanat, Intesar Siyad, Tahrir Qanni, Alaa Zeitoun, Nahil Abu Eisha, Ayat Mahfouz, Linan Abu Ghalma, Raniya Abu Gallous, Maram Hassouna, Filistin Najem, Rana Abu Kuweik, Lama Hadaida, Wi'aam Asidda, Nawal Saadi, Mona Ka'adan and Dunya Waked.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up 112 Palestinians in Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, since the start of this year most of them children. Mohammed Awad, the spokesman for the popular committee against the wall and settlement, said on Sunday that 76 of those arrested were children that did not exceed 18 years of age.
He told Quds Press that all those arrested were documented by names, noting that some of them were released after serving sentences.
Beit Ummar is frequently targeted by IOF soldiers more than any other village in Al-Khalil province, Awad said, adding that the soldiers almost daily raid the village and arrest youngsters for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli vehicles and at the military watchtower located at the entrance to the village.
He told Quds Press that all those arrested were documented by names, noting that some of them were released after serving sentences.
Beit Ummar is frequently targeted by IOF soldiers more than any other village in Al-Khalil province, Awad said, adding that the soldiers almost daily raid the village and arrest youngsters for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli vehicles and at the military watchtower located at the entrance to the village.
1 dec 2013
Muhammad al-Majid, a Palestinian Jerusalemite
The Electronic Intifada reported that Israeli occupation authorities issued an arrest warrant for a 4-year-old child, Muhammad al-Majid, a Palestinian Jerusalemite, on November 28. EI reported that the Wadi Hilweh Information Center reported in Arabic:
Amid their frenzied campaign of arresting children in Jerusalem, Israeli forces raided the home of Zine al-Majid in the Saadia area of the Old City last week in order to arrest his son Muhammad, who is four years old.
The boy’s father told Wadi Hilweh Information Center:
“A big force raided our house at dawn on Thursday, and demanded to know the names of my children. So I told them and they said, ‘we have an arrest order for Muhammad.’ I was shocked and asked one of them if he was sure. Muhammad is only four years old! But the officer was not convinced and asked me to wake him up, and after he saw him he backed down from carrying out the arrest.
The father added: “I told the officer, ‘you want to arrest him; should I send milk and diapers with him?’”
He said that the officer questioned him about his son and his son’s friends and if he was in the neighborhood, under the pretext that an Israeli settler had been injured. He threatened to summon and interrogate the child if the accusations were established.
As of 30 September, 179 Palestinian children were imprisoned and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system, according to DCI,” EI reported.
The Electronic Intifada reported that Israeli occupation authorities issued an arrest warrant for a 4-year-old child, Muhammad al-Majid, a Palestinian Jerusalemite, on November 28. EI reported that the Wadi Hilweh Information Center reported in Arabic:
Amid their frenzied campaign of arresting children in Jerusalem, Israeli forces raided the home of Zine al-Majid in the Saadia area of the Old City last week in order to arrest his son Muhammad, who is four years old.
The boy’s father told Wadi Hilweh Information Center:
“A big force raided our house at dawn on Thursday, and demanded to know the names of my children. So I told them and they said, ‘we have an arrest order for Muhammad.’ I was shocked and asked one of them if he was sure. Muhammad is only four years old! But the officer was not convinced and asked me to wake him up, and after he saw him he backed down from carrying out the arrest.
The father added: “I told the officer, ‘you want to arrest him; should I send milk and diapers with him?’”
He said that the officer questioned him about his son and his son’s friends and if he was in the neighborhood, under the pretext that an Israeli settler had been injured. He threatened to summon and interrogate the child if the accusations were established.
As of 30 September, 179 Palestinian children were imprisoned and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system, according to DCI,” EI reported.
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The District court guards assaulted on Sunday 17-year old Yousef Adel Abu Zaneed and 17-year old Ramzi Abu Rammouz.
Adel Abu Zaneed said that his son and his friend Ramzi suffered bruises in different parts of their bodies after the court’s guards assaulted them. He pointed out that the guards arrested his son and then released him after he paid a 1000-NIS bond and he was banned from entering the court’s headquarters while Abu Rammouz was transferred to the hospital for treatment. He explained that the guards had also assaulted one of the detainees mother and when his son tried to ask about the reason of assaulting the woman, the guards assaulted him and his friend and severely beat them. Abu Zaneed requested an investigation with the court’s guards indicating that will file a claim against them for unjustified assault on the citizens. |
The Magistrate court extended the arrest of six Jerusalemite children and released three others with no conditions on Sunday.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the District court released on Sunday three children from Esawyeh and they are: Dia’ Obeid, Nour Obeid and Fayez Abu Hummus without any conditions. The general prosecution had submitted few days ago a prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment against them despite lacking evidence or confessions. He also noted that they were arrested among a group of six young men and had spent 10 days in prison where they were investigated while the other three had an indictment submitted against them that included charges of throwing Molotov cocktails at a military camp near Esawyeh and the judge extended their arrest until the 15th of December, 2013 and they are: Mohammad Abdulkader, Raed Murrar and Mohammad Abu Rayyaleh.
Mufeed Al-Hajj, Prisoner’s Club lawyer, said that a hearing session was held on Sunday at the District court to discuss the punishment of 16-year old Mohammad Asi and it was postponed until the 5th of December for final sentencing; Asi was arrested on 10/05/2013 on charges of throwing Molotov cocktails at settlers’ cars in Silwan.
In a related matter, the Magistrate court extended the arrest of Obaida Is’eed and his brother Othman until Tuesday. During the court session, their mother fainted after seeing her two sons in the courtroom and noticed bruises on her son’s face Othman. The police arrested them on the 25th of November, 2013 from their home in Bab Hutta.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the District court released on Sunday three children from Esawyeh and they are: Dia’ Obeid, Nour Obeid and Fayez Abu Hummus without any conditions. The general prosecution had submitted few days ago a prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment against them despite lacking evidence or confessions. He also noted that they were arrested among a group of six young men and had spent 10 days in prison where they were investigated while the other three had an indictment submitted against them that included charges of throwing Molotov cocktails at a military camp near Esawyeh and the judge extended their arrest until the 15th of December, 2013 and they are: Mohammad Abdulkader, Raed Murrar and Mohammad Abu Rayyaleh.
Mufeed Al-Hajj, Prisoner’s Club lawyer, said that a hearing session was held on Sunday at the District court to discuss the punishment of 16-year old Mohammad Asi and it was postponed until the 5th of December for final sentencing; Asi was arrested on 10/05/2013 on charges of throwing Molotov cocktails at settlers’ cars in Silwan.
In a related matter, the Magistrate court extended the arrest of Obaida Is’eed and his brother Othman until Tuesday. During the court session, their mother fainted after seeing her two sons in the courtroom and noticed bruises on her son’s face Othman. The police arrested them on the 25th of November, 2013 from their home in Bab Hutta.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Sunday morning the Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate, guarded by Israeli policemen who arrested three students. Eyewitnesses said that nearly 50 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa in the morning and performed Talmudic prayers at Bab al-Rahma.
They added that the Israeli police arrested three Palestinian students after expelling them outside the Mosque's courtyards.
Meanwhile, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs in Gaza Ismail Radwan called on the Palestinian people to defend the Aqsa Mosque, and urged the Arab and Islamic nations, the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the international human rights organizations to stop the occupation's ongoing aggression on the Mosque and the Palestinian people.
Radwan's comments came on Sunday following the incursion into the Aqsa Mosque by the settlers under protection of the occupation police.
The minister warned that Al-Aqsa Mosque enters a critical phase in preparation for its demolition and the establishment of the alleged temple on its ruins.
They added that the Israeli police arrested three Palestinian students after expelling them outside the Mosque's courtyards.
Meanwhile, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs in Gaza Ismail Radwan called on the Palestinian people to defend the Aqsa Mosque, and urged the Arab and Islamic nations, the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the international human rights organizations to stop the occupation's ongoing aggression on the Mosque and the Palestinian people.
Radwan's comments came on Sunday following the incursion into the Aqsa Mosque by the settlers under protection of the occupation police.
The minister warned that Al-Aqsa Mosque enters a critical phase in preparation for its demolition and the establishment of the alleged temple on its ruins.
The Hamas Movement reiterated its strong rejection of Israel's Prawer plan that aims to displace the Palestinian people from the Negev region and urged the Palestinian people and their political forces all over Palestine to stand united in the face of this scheme. In a press release issued on Saturday, Hamas said that the Prawer plan is racist and violates the international law, especially the international declaration of human rights.
Hamas also stated that Israel's plans to expand settlements and displace the Palestinian people from their native land are desperate attempts, which will never succeed in changing the history and uprooting the Palestinians from their land.
In an incident related to the Prawer plan, violent clashes broke out on Saturday between Palestinian young men from Al-Jalazoun refugee camp to the north of Ramallah and Israeli soldiers following an angry protest against the plan.
The Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in Ramallah said that dozens of angry young men protesting the Prawer plan rallied outside Beit El settlement and tried to open its gate before Israeli armed guards showed up and opened machinegun fire at them.
He added that large military reinforcements were sent to the area to protect the settlement and suppress the young men.
Afterwards, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) closed the Ramallah-Nablus road, chased the protestors and kidnapped three of them. One was severely beaten before his detention.
A large number of troops also stormed Al-Jalazoun refugee camp and embarked on heavily firing live bullets and tear gas grenades at everyone and everything in the camp.
No casualties among the protestors were reported during the intensive gunfire.
In another related context, hundreds of Palestinian young men and foreign activists participated in the rally that was organized on Saturday afternoon in Palestine square in Gaza city to protest Israel's Prawer plan in the Palestinian Negev region.
The participants carried banners and chanted slogans condemning the Israeli intention to demolish entire villages in the Negev and displace its native population.
The rally was called for by the Palestinian intifada youth coalition
Israel's Prawer plan is intended to raze 36 Palestinian villages in the Negev region and transfer thousands of natives to other areas despite the fact that these villages have always been there even before the occupation of Palestine.
Hamas also stated that Israel's plans to expand settlements and displace the Palestinian people from their native land are desperate attempts, which will never succeed in changing the history and uprooting the Palestinians from their land.
In an incident related to the Prawer plan, violent clashes broke out on Saturday between Palestinian young men from Al-Jalazoun refugee camp to the north of Ramallah and Israeli soldiers following an angry protest against the plan.
The Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in Ramallah said that dozens of angry young men protesting the Prawer plan rallied outside Beit El settlement and tried to open its gate before Israeli armed guards showed up and opened machinegun fire at them.
He added that large military reinforcements were sent to the area to protect the settlement and suppress the young men.
Afterwards, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) closed the Ramallah-Nablus road, chased the protestors and kidnapped three of them. One was severely beaten before his detention.
A large number of troops also stormed Al-Jalazoun refugee camp and embarked on heavily firing live bullets and tear gas grenades at everyone and everything in the camp.
No casualties among the protestors were reported during the intensive gunfire.
In another related context, hundreds of Palestinian young men and foreign activists participated in the rally that was organized on Saturday afternoon in Palestine square in Gaza city to protest Israel's Prawer plan in the Palestinian Negev region.
The participants carried banners and chanted slogans condemning the Israeli intention to demolish entire villages in the Negev and displace its native population.
The rally was called for by the Palestinian intifada youth coalition
Israel's Prawer plan is intended to raze 36 Palestinian villages in the Negev region and transfer thousands of natives to other areas despite the fact that these villages have always been there even before the occupation of Palestine.
Jordanian citizens held on Saturday afternoon a rally outside the cabinet headquarters in Amman in protest at the government's inaction on the issue of the Jordanian prisoners in Israel's jails, especially its reluctance to save the life of hunger striker Alaa Hammad. The Islamic youth movement of solidarity with the Jordanian prisoners, which organized the protest, said that the sit-in is considered a "memorial service" for the Jordanian government's efforts towards the file of its citizens in Israeli jails.
The families of the Jordanian prisoners, who participated in the rally, called for removing Naser Judeh from his post as the minister of the foreign affairs, while some protestors carried banners criticizing the absence of any Jordanian official role in this regard.
The protestors also held banners in solidarity with the prisoners and chanted slogans demanding their government to intervene to release its citizens from Israeli jails and enable their families to visit them.
"What is the government waiting for? Is it waiting until our sons return in coffins? Why is it not taking action until now? Is it because of the shameful agreement signed with the occupation?" the mother of Jordanian detainee Alaa Hammad, who has been on hunger strike for more than 213 days, said during the protest.
She appealed to Jordanian king Abdullah bin Al-Hussein to urgently intervene to save the life of her son who has become in serious health condition because of his long hunger strike and to enable her to visit him regularly in jail
The families of the Jordanian prisoners, who participated in the rally, called for removing Naser Judeh from his post as the minister of the foreign affairs, while some protestors carried banners criticizing the absence of any Jordanian official role in this regard.
The protestors also held banners in solidarity with the prisoners and chanted slogans demanding their government to intervene to release its citizens from Israeli jails and enable their families to visit them.
"What is the government waiting for? Is it waiting until our sons return in coffins? Why is it not taking action until now? Is it because of the shameful agreement signed with the occupation?" the mother of Jordanian detainee Alaa Hammad, who has been on hunger strike for more than 213 days, said during the protest.
She appealed to Jordanian king Abdullah bin Al-Hussein to urgently intervene to save the life of her son who has become in serious health condition because of his long hunger strike and to enable her to visit him regularly in jail
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Fawar refugee camp, south of Al-Khalil, at noon Sunday triggering confrontations with young men. Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers raided various areas in the camp firing teargas and metal bullets in the process.
They said that the raid triggered confrontations with young men who threw stones, adding that a number of citizens and school students were treated for breathing problems.
In a similar raid on southern Jenin on Saturday night 12 citizens were treated for gas inhalation, local sources told the PIC reporter.
The sources said that IOF soldiers stormed two villages south of Jenin, noting that an entire family suffered suffocation while inside their home as a result of the IOF intensive firing of teargas canisters.
They said that IOF soldiers served summonses to three young men for intelligence interrogation.
They said that the raid triggered confrontations with young men who threw stones, adding that a number of citizens and school students were treated for breathing problems.
In a similar raid on southern Jenin on Saturday night 12 citizens were treated for gas inhalation, local sources told the PIC reporter.
The sources said that IOF soldiers stormed two villages south of Jenin, noting that an entire family suffered suffocation while inside their home as a result of the IOF intensive firing of teargas canisters.
They said that IOF soldiers served summonses to three young men for intelligence interrogation.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained a Palestinian citizen in Beit Ummar, north of Al-Khalil, after searching his home. Local sources said that IOF soldiers ransacked the home of Badran Abu Ayyash before taking him away to an unspecified detention center.
They said that the soldiers also roamed various suburbs in the village before withdrawing from it on Sunday morning.
Other IOF units stormed two suburbs in Al-Khalil city and a number of suburbs south of Halhoul town, north of Al-Khalil, but no arrests were reported.
The Ahrar center for prisoners studies and human rights said in its monthly report that IOF soldiers rounded up 347 Palestinians in November.
The statistics report said that IOF soldiers killed 12 Palestinians in the past month eight in the West Bank and four in Gaza Strip.
They said that the soldiers also roamed various suburbs in the village before withdrawing from it on Sunday morning.
Other IOF units stormed two suburbs in Al-Khalil city and a number of suburbs south of Halhoul town, north of Al-Khalil, but no arrests were reported.
The Ahrar center for prisoners studies and human rights said in its monthly report that IOF soldiers rounded up 347 Palestinians in November.
The statistics report said that IOF soldiers killed 12 Palestinians in the past month eight in the West Bank and four in Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian prisoner in his sixties has refrained from having his medication in Israeli captivity in protest at medical neglect pursued by the Israeli prisons services. The Palestine prisoners center for studies said in a press release on Saturday that Hussein Amr, 61, has been held in administrative detention since last June.
It said that Amr suffers a number of diseases including diabetes, unstable blood pressure, rheumatism, gout, and others.
The center said that Amr’s health condition is very difficult and the Israeli prison administration refuses to accord him proper treatment.
It said that Amr refused to take insulin shots because of the Negev prison administration’s delay in treating him and its refusal to allow all needed medicines for his condition.
Amr, from Al-Khalil, has been previously held in Israeli occupation jails for five years.
It said that Amr suffers a number of diseases including diabetes, unstable blood pressure, rheumatism, gout, and others.
The center said that Amr’s health condition is very difficult and the Israeli prison administration refuses to accord him proper treatment.
It said that Amr refused to take insulin shots because of the Negev prison administration’s delay in treating him and its refusal to allow all needed medicines for his condition.
Amr, from Al-Khalil, has been previously held in Israeli occupation jails for five years.
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