9 dec 2013
The District and Magistrate courts extended on Monday the arrest of 9 children and one young Jerusalemite for a few more days.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of 16-year old Salman Abulhawa and 18-year old Seif Eddin Abu Jom’a until 12/12/2013 to investigate them on charges of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails; note that the Israeli forces arrested them on Monday early morning hours after raiding their homes in the neighbourhood of Al-Tur. The police released 16-year old Mahdi Abulhawa after arresting him on Monday morning from his home in Al-Tur.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the general prosecution submitted on Monday a prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment on Thursday against 7 children in the District court and they are: Mohammad Mahmoud Atoun, Ahmad Abu A’bed, Mohammad Ahmad Atoun, Louai Hamada, Suhaib Afaneh, Amir Albaseet and Mohammad Naser Abu A’bed; note that they are between 14 and 17 years of age. The indictment includes charges of throwing stones and causing injuries to one Israeli woman.
Mufeed Al-Hajj, Prisoner’s Club lawyer, said that the police released on Monday Salameh Sami Shaker without presenting him to court and also released 15-year old Mohammad Abu Sneineh with a bail of 1000 NIS; note that he had submitted a request to reduce the amount from 1500 NIS to 1000 NIS.
The court also extended the arrest of Obaida Amer Is’eed until the so-called “conduct office” releases his report to discuss the possibility of releasing him with a financial bail and house. The lawyer of Wadi Hilweh Information Center confirmed that there is not enough evidence to accuse his client of throwing Molotov cocktails at an Israeli vehicle.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of 16-year old Salman Abulhawa and 18-year old Seif Eddin Abu Jom’a until 12/12/2013 to investigate them on charges of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails; note that the Israeli forces arrested them on Monday early morning hours after raiding their homes in the neighbourhood of Al-Tur. The police released 16-year old Mahdi Abulhawa after arresting him on Monday morning from his home in Al-Tur.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the general prosecution submitted on Monday a prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment on Thursday against 7 children in the District court and they are: Mohammad Mahmoud Atoun, Ahmad Abu A’bed, Mohammad Ahmad Atoun, Louai Hamada, Suhaib Afaneh, Amir Albaseet and Mohammad Naser Abu A’bed; note that they are between 14 and 17 years of age. The indictment includes charges of throwing stones and causing injuries to one Israeli woman.
Mufeed Al-Hajj, Prisoner’s Club lawyer, said that the police released on Monday Salameh Sami Shaker without presenting him to court and also released 15-year old Mohammad Abu Sneineh with a bail of 1000 NIS; note that he had submitted a request to reduce the amount from 1500 NIS to 1000 NIS.
The court also extended the arrest of Obaida Amer Is’eed until the so-called “conduct office” releases his report to discuss the possibility of releasing him with a financial bail and house. The lawyer of Wadi Hilweh Information Center confirmed that there is not enough evidence to accuse his client of throwing Molotov cocktails at an Israeli vehicle.
Extremist Israeli settlers attacked dozens of Palestinian cars driving on roads in various areas, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus.
Local sources have reported that the settlers caused damage to dozens of cars driving on roads in the district, especially near the Sorra village, the Nablus-Ramallah road, and at a junction close to the Yitzhar illegal Israeli settlement.
Furthermore, Israeli soldiers stationed at the Huwwara roadblock south of Nablus, closed the roadblock, and searched dozens of cars, and interrogating the occupants.
The army gave no explanation for closing the roadblock, and forced hundreds of cars to line-up for several hours.
In related news, dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, the Zababda village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the two have been identified as Anwar Ahmad Kamil, 20, and Wael Ahmad Lahlouh, 20. Both are from Qabatia town, south of Jenin.
Local sources have reported that the settlers caused damage to dozens of cars driving on roads in the district, especially near the Sorra village, the Nablus-Ramallah road, and at a junction close to the Yitzhar illegal Israeli settlement.
Furthermore, Israeli soldiers stationed at the Huwwara roadblock south of Nablus, closed the roadblock, and searched dozens of cars, and interrogating the occupants.
The army gave no explanation for closing the roadblock, and forced hundreds of cars to line-up for several hours.
In related news, dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, the Zababda village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the two have been identified as Anwar Ahmad Kamil, 20, and Wael Ahmad Lahlouh, 20. Both are from Qabatia town, south of Jenin.
US secretary of state John Kerry decided to shelve the release of the third batch of Palestinian prisoners at the end of the current month in order to pressure de facto president Mahmoud Abbas to soften his positions in the peace talks with Israel, Maariv newspaper stated. Maariv quoted a Palestinian official source as saying that the office of Kerry told the Palestinian negotiators about his decision in this regard after Abbas refused the US plan about the security arrangements in the Jordan Valley.
The source added that Kerry is determined to achieve progress in the negotiations between Abbas and Israel and release a statement in this regard during the coming month.
The Jordan Valley security plan was tabled by Kerry during his latest visit to the region last week.
In a related context, another Palestinian official source told Quds Press that the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah "is seriously mulling over Kerry's security plan in the Jordan Valley."
He added that the PA accepted the presence of US military experts in the West Bank in order to prepare and train the Palestinian security forces in accordance with Kerry's security plan.
For his part, Israeli war minister Moshe Yaalon expressed strong reservations on the US security plan in the West Bank and stressed the need for giving Israel the freedom to act military in the territories of the future Palestinian state.
The Hebrew radio quoted Yaalon as saying that he has reservations on most of the West Bank security arrangements suggested by the US, especially with regard to the withdrawal of the Israeli army from most of the West Bank territories, except the Jordan Valley.
He said that any peace agreement with the Palestinians must guarantee the Israeli army the freedom to act and move in all Palestinian-controlled areas in order to thwart what he called terrorist attacks against Israel, adding that providing the Palestinian side with advanced security equipment is not enough.
The Israeli war minister also expressed his refusal of any Palestinian presence at border crossings as suggested in the US security plan.
The source added that Kerry is determined to achieve progress in the negotiations between Abbas and Israel and release a statement in this regard during the coming month.
The Jordan Valley security plan was tabled by Kerry during his latest visit to the region last week.
In a related context, another Palestinian official source told Quds Press that the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah "is seriously mulling over Kerry's security plan in the Jordan Valley."
He added that the PA accepted the presence of US military experts in the West Bank in order to prepare and train the Palestinian security forces in accordance with Kerry's security plan.
For his part, Israeli war minister Moshe Yaalon expressed strong reservations on the US security plan in the West Bank and stressed the need for giving Israel the freedom to act military in the territories of the future Palestinian state.
The Hebrew radio quoted Yaalon as saying that he has reservations on most of the West Bank security arrangements suggested by the US, especially with regard to the withdrawal of the Israeli army from most of the West Bank territories, except the Jordan Valley.
He said that any peace agreement with the Palestinians must guarantee the Israeli army the freedom to act and move in all Palestinian-controlled areas in order to thwart what he called terrorist attacks against Israel, adding that providing the Palestinian side with advanced security equipment is not enough.
The Israeli war minister also expressed his refusal of any Palestinian presence at border crossings as suggested in the US security plan.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Monday morning a Palestinian young man from al-Khalil and issued two demolition notices against two houses in Yatta town in al-Khalil southern West Bank. IOF soldiers violently stormed Tariq Jawad's house and damaged its furniture before arresting his nephew and taking him to an unknown destination, Palestinian security sources said.
On the other hand, Israeli forces shot a vehicle in Aroub refugee camp, claiming that it was stolen. The vehicle crashed into a military jeep.
IOF soldiers stormed Carmel area in Yatta where they erected several checkpoints and raided several houses. A number of people and vehicles were detained for several hours in cold weather.
Ratib Jabour, coordinator for the Popular Committee in Yatta town, said that Israeli occupation forces served two demolition notifications in the town.
On the other hand, Israeli forces shot a vehicle in Aroub refugee camp, claiming that it was stolen. The vehicle crashed into a military jeep.
IOF soldiers stormed Carmel area in Yatta where they erected several checkpoints and raided several houses. A number of people and vehicles were detained for several hours in cold weather.
Ratib Jabour, coordinator for the Popular Committee in Yatta town, said that Israeli occupation forces served two demolition notifications in the town.
The Israeli Raymond jail administration blocked family visits to 12 Jerusalemite prisoners scheduled on Sunday, Prisoners' Studies Center revealed. The spokeswoman for the center Amina al-Tawil quoted Head of Jerusalem Prisoners Families Committee, Amjad Abu Asab as saying that Raymond prison administration informed the Red Cross delegate in Jerusalem of its decision to prevent family visits to 12 Jerusalemite prisoners, without providing further information.
The center condemned the Israeli decision to prevent family visits to the Jerusalemite prisoners in Raymond prison, saying that it came as part of Israeli punitive and repressive measures against Palestinian prisoners.
The human rights center pointed out that hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have been deprived of family visits under flimsy pretexts as part of Israeli attempts to break their will and spirits.
It also pointed to the suffering of prisoners' families while passing through checkpoints and prison gates.
The center condemned the Israeli decision to prevent family visits to the Jerusalemite prisoners in Raymond prison, saying that it came as part of Israeli punitive and repressive measures against Palestinian prisoners.
The human rights center pointed out that hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have been deprived of family visits under flimsy pretexts as part of Israeli attempts to break their will and spirits.
It also pointed to the suffering of prisoners' families while passing through checkpoints and prison gates.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and the Jenin refugee camp, and kidnapped four Palestinians. A fifth Palestinian was kidnapped at a roadblock.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers invaded various areas in the Jenin refugee camp, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Suleiman Jom’a Sa’ad Abu Khalifa, 45.
The soldiers also broke into and violently searched several homes in Khallet As-Soha and the Eastern neighbored in Jenin, and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Majdi Zaher As-Sa’dy, 25, Ahmad Ziad Al-Hajj, 23, and Suleiman Abu Ar-Rob, 22.
In related news, soldiers stationed at the Za’tara roadblock, near Jenin, kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mahmoud Ghazy Abu Baker, from Ya’bod village, near Jenin.
Eyewitnesses said that Abu Baker was heading to work when he was stopped and interrogated at the roadblock before he was kidnapped.
The army also invaded several communities in the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and installed roadblocks.
The army continuously invades various communities in the West Bank, carries out home invasions, installs roadblocks, and interrogates the residents.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers invaded various areas in the Jenin refugee camp, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Suleiman Jom’a Sa’ad Abu Khalifa, 45.
The soldiers also broke into and violently searched several homes in Khallet As-Soha and the Eastern neighbored in Jenin, and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Majdi Zaher As-Sa’dy, 25, Ahmad Ziad Al-Hajj, 23, and Suleiman Abu Ar-Rob, 22.
In related news, soldiers stationed at the Za’tara roadblock, near Jenin, kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mahmoud Ghazy Abu Baker, from Ya’bod village, near Jenin.
Eyewitnesses said that Abu Baker was heading to work when he was stopped and interrogated at the roadblock before he was kidnapped.
The army also invaded several communities in the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and installed roadblocks.
The army continuously invades various communities in the West Bank, carries out home invasions, installs roadblocks, and interrogates the residents.
94Gaza residents left the coastal enclave on Monday morning via Beit Hanoun crossing, Erz, to visit their relatives in the Israeli jails, the International Committee for the Red Cross(ICRC) announced. ICRC spokesperson Nasser al-Najjar said, 94 Gazans including 23 children will visit their detained relatives in Rimon Prison.
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.
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.
US Security of State John Kerry decided to postpone the release of the third batch of the Palestinian prisoners scheduled to be released at the end of this month, Maariv reported It reported that Kerry put pressure on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in order to soften his positions towards the negotiation process with Israel.
Palestinian media sources reported that Kerry's decision came after Abbas refuted U.S. security proposal in the Jordan valley .
The sources reported that Kerry determined to develop a joint Israeli- Palestinian peace statement next month.
Palestinian media sources reported that Kerry's decision came after Abbas refuted U.S. security proposal in the Jordan valley .
The sources reported that Kerry determined to develop a joint Israeli- Palestinian peace statement next month.
Al-Ahrar center for prisoner studies and human rights said that most of the Palestinian women in Hasharon jail suffer from different diseases and do not receive proper medical care. Director of the center Fouad Al-Khafsh said on Monday that there are 16 Palestinian women suffering from poor incarceration conditions in Hasharon jail.
Khafsh affirmed that most of the female prisoners in this jail suffer from serious health conditions, especially Lina Al-Jerboni, who still suffers from the effects of the gallbladder surgery she had underwent three months ago, and has screws in her feet obstructing her movement.
The human rights activist added that the detention conditions in Hasharon jail worsen further as the winter gets colder, making all female prisoners, especially the patients, suffer from heavy colds.
He stressed that the Hasharon jail is not a suitable place to hold human beings, especially women.
Khafsh affirmed that most of the female prisoners in this jail suffer from serious health conditions, especially Lina Al-Jerboni, who still suffers from the effects of the gallbladder surgery she had underwent three months ago, and has screws in her feet obstructing her movement.
The human rights activist added that the detention conditions in Hasharon jail worsen further as the winter gets colder, making all female prisoners, especially the patients, suffer from heavy colds.
He stressed that the Hasharon jail is not a suitable place to hold human beings, especially women.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) accompanied by intelligence elements stormed Jenin city at dawn Monday and nabbed three citizens. Local sources said that the soldiers rounded up two young men and a man in his forties after breaking into and ransacking their homes in the eastern and Khilat Souha suburbs.
They said that the soldiers terrorized women and children and deliberately blindfolded and handcuffed the detainees in front of their families.
They said that the soldiers terrorized women and children and deliberately blindfolded and handcuffed the detainees in front of their families.
8 dec 2013
Israeli forces on Sunday released three Palestinian prisoners from Jerusalem after the completion of their sentences.
The Committee for the Families of Jerusalem Prisoners said in a statement that the Israeli prison administration released Nasser Yakoub Yassin Abu al-Suood, 45, who served a 26 month sentence.
During his time in prison, al-Suood participated in a hunger strike and was beaten once, the statement said. He was a lecturer at al-Quds University at the time of his arrest.
Ezzedin Atton, 19, and Ayub Noman Affana, 19, from the Sur Bahir neighborhood were also released after serving eight-month sentences.
The Committee for the Families of Jerusalem Prisoners said in a statement that the Israeli prison administration released Nasser Yakoub Yassin Abu al-Suood, 45, who served a 26 month sentence.
During his time in prison, al-Suood participated in a hunger strike and was beaten once, the statement said. He was a lecturer at al-Quds University at the time of his arrest.
Ezzedin Atton, 19, and Ayub Noman Affana, 19, from the Sur Bahir neighborhood were also released after serving eight-month sentences.
The Israeli administration of the Ramla prison hospital refused to receive Palestinian prisoner Yousri Al-Masri, who suffers from cancer, without giving reasons. Director of Ahrar center Fouad Al-Khafsh stated that prisoner Masri, who suffers from lymphoma, was transferred two weeks ago from Eishel jail to the hospital of the Ramla jail, but the hospital administration turned him back without stating the reason for its refusal.
Afterwards, the Ramla jailers took Masri to the Ramla transfer cellblock and locked him up in a cell for 10 consecutive days, Khafsh said.
Prisoner Masri endured a great deal of suffering during his presence in the Ramla transfer cellblock, which lacks the basic requirements for human use, he added.
He appealed to human rights groups to send a medical committee to diagnose his condition and secure his treatment outside the prison.
In another context, the Palestinian prisoners center for studies said that more than 300,000 Palestinians had experienced detention in Israeli jails since the outbreak of the first intifada (uprising) on December 8, 1987.
In a report issued on Sunday, the center added that there are still 53 Palestinian detainees who have been in Israeli jails since and before the outbreak of the first intifada.
Afterwards, the Ramla jailers took Masri to the Ramla transfer cellblock and locked him up in a cell for 10 consecutive days, Khafsh said.
Prisoner Masri endured a great deal of suffering during his presence in the Ramla transfer cellblock, which lacks the basic requirements for human use, he added.
He appealed to human rights groups to send a medical committee to diagnose his condition and secure his treatment outside the prison.
In another context, the Palestinian prisoners center for studies said that more than 300,000 Palestinians had experienced detention in Israeli jails since the outbreak of the first intifada (uprising) on December 8, 1987.
In a report issued on Sunday, the center added that there are still 53 Palestinian detainees who have been in Israeli jails since and before the outbreak of the first intifada.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up five Palestinians in Al-Khalil, Bethlehem, and Nablus at dawn Sunday while Jewish settlers assaulted a 12-year-old boy in Al-Khalil. Palestinian sources said that IOF soldiers nabbed three Palestinians in Beit Fajjar village in Bethlehem and a Palestinian youth in Hawara village, south of Nablus.
They said that the fifth Palestinian was detained in Al-Khalil city on Saturday night after breaking into his home.
Meanwhile, Palestinian security sources told Quds Press that Jewish settlers severely beat up the child Yazan Al-Shirbati, 12, in Al-Khalil.
They said that IOF soldiers also stormed Bani Naim village and searched many houses at dawn today but no arrests were reported.
They said that the fifth Palestinian was detained in Al-Khalil city on Saturday night after breaking into his home.
Meanwhile, Palestinian security sources told Quds Press that Jewish settlers severely beat up the child Yazan Al-Shirbati, 12, in Al-Khalil.
They said that IOF soldiers also stormed Bani Naim village and searched many houses at dawn today but no arrests were reported.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) ordered the administrative detention, without trial or charge, of detainee Mutasem Rehan for six months. A press release by the Palestine prisoners center for studies on Saturday said that Rehan was arrested for the fourth time on 27/11/2013 during an arrest campaign in Till village in Nablus after searching and ransacking his home.
It said that Rehan, 30, has been studying at Najah university in Nablus since 2003 but could not complete his studies due to his repeated arrest at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces.
The center said that Rehan is the brother of two martyrs, Mohammed and Asem. It added that their fourth brother Emad was held in IOA jails for 14 years en aggregate.
The center said that Jafar, a fifth brother of Mutasem, was also detained on six past occasions and served eight years in Israeli occupation jails.
It said that Rehan, 30, has been studying at Najah university in Nablus since 2003 but could not complete his studies due to his repeated arrest at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces.
The center said that Rehan is the brother of two martyrs, Mohammed and Asem. It added that their fourth brother Emad was held in IOA jails for 14 years en aggregate.
The center said that Jafar, a fifth brother of Mutasem, was also detained on six past occasions and served eight years in Israeli occupation jails.
General Coordinator of the Popular Movement for the Prisoners and Palestinian Rights, Nash’at Al-Wahidi said that the prisoners' families and their wives in particular became afraid of Israel racist policies against them at Israel military checkpoints. Al-Wahidi added that Palestinian families were barred from visiting their sons unless they underwent strip searches at the military checkpoints under false Pretenses.
" Israeli soldiers deliberately use such offensive methods seeking more insulting for the prisoners and their families." Al-Wahidi said.
The mother of two prisoners Mohammad and Diya' Agha said " security of the occupation is not more expensive than our dignity."
She also called on local and international human rights organizations to pressure the Israeli authorities to end the policy of strip searches and to stop Israel's illegal practices against them.
" Israeli soldiers deliberately use such offensive methods seeking more insulting for the prisoners and their families." Al-Wahidi said.
The mother of two prisoners Mohammad and Diya' Agha said " security of the occupation is not more expensive than our dignity."
She also called on local and international human rights organizations to pressure the Israeli authorities to end the policy of strip searches and to stop Israel's illegal practices against them.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday afternoon kidnapped three Palestinians and physically assaulted three others during a peaceful protest in the village of Nabi Saleh, north of Ramallah city.
The Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in Ramallah said that the villagers of Nabi Saleh held a popular festival in the presence of many Palestinian and foreign anti-settlement activists before they marched to the main entrance of the village, which was blocked several years ago by the Israeli army.
The IOF, without prior warning, violently attacked the participants in the march, brutally beat a number of them and rounded up three activists before they started to fire tear gas grenades and rubber bullets intensively at them, according to the PIC reporter.
Many villagers and participating activists were reportedly injured during the IOF attack on the march.
Nabi Salih residents have hosted weekly demonstrations for more than three years in protest at the Israeli confiscation of the village's lands and the takeover of their water spring by the nearby Israeli settlement, Halamish.
In separate incidents, the IOF on Saturday blocked the road leading to the villages of Beit Awwa and Al-Majd, West of Al-Khalil city, at the pretext of providing security for Jewish settlers.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the IOF closed the main road on both sides through shutting the iron gate, which is located near the illegal settlement Njihut in Kharsa village, and the other gate adjacent to the Israeli checkpoint near Al-Majd village.
The IOF close the road every Saturday in order to provide security for the Njihut settlers at the expense of the Palestinian citizens living in the area.
Earlier, the IOF kidnapped on the same day at dawn a Palestinian citizen named Mohanad Abu Eisha from his home in Al-Khalil after he attended the wedding of his cousin.
The Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in Ramallah said that the villagers of Nabi Saleh held a popular festival in the presence of many Palestinian and foreign anti-settlement activists before they marched to the main entrance of the village, which was blocked several years ago by the Israeli army.
The IOF, without prior warning, violently attacked the participants in the march, brutally beat a number of them and rounded up three activists before they started to fire tear gas grenades and rubber bullets intensively at them, according to the PIC reporter.
Many villagers and participating activists were reportedly injured during the IOF attack on the march.
Nabi Salih residents have hosted weekly demonstrations for more than three years in protest at the Israeli confiscation of the village's lands and the takeover of their water spring by the nearby Israeli settlement, Halamish.
In separate incidents, the IOF on Saturday blocked the road leading to the villages of Beit Awwa and Al-Majd, West of Al-Khalil city, at the pretext of providing security for Jewish settlers.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the IOF closed the main road on both sides through shutting the iron gate, which is located near the illegal settlement Njihut in Kharsa village, and the other gate adjacent to the Israeli checkpoint near Al-Majd village.
The IOF close the road every Saturday in order to provide security for the Njihut settlers at the expense of the Palestinian citizens living in the area.
Earlier, the IOF kidnapped on the same day at dawn a Palestinian citizen named Mohanad Abu Eisha from his home in Al-Khalil after he attended the wedding of his cousin.
7 dec 2013
Violent clashes erupted between Palestinian young men and Israeli occupation forces in occupied Jerusalem on Friday night. A large force of Israeli police and Special Forces stormed the African neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem after the outbreak of clashes in Al-Wad Street, where they heavily fired sound bombs at Jerusalemite houses, Wadi al-Hilweh Information center said.
During the clashes, Israeli police detained the 10-year-old child Uday Natsheh for a while in a police station before releasing him and handing him a summons for investigation on Saturday.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers stormed on Friday night Zabobeh town west of Jenin and arrested three Palestinians after breaking into their homes.
Local sources said that more than nine Israeli military vehicles raided Zabobeh village and closed its entrance for hours.
The sources added that IOF soldiers stormed different parts of Jenin city, where they erected a number of checkpoints.
During the clashes, Israeli police detained the 10-year-old child Uday Natsheh for a while in a police station before releasing him and handing him a summons for investigation on Saturday.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers stormed on Friday night Zabobeh town west of Jenin and arrested three Palestinians after breaking into their homes.
Local sources said that more than nine Israeli military vehicles raided Zabobeh village and closed its entrance for hours.
The sources added that IOF soldiers stormed different parts of Jenin city, where they erected a number of checkpoints.
Israeli extremist parties have launched an incitement media campaign to reject Palestinian prisoners' appeal to resume university education in custody, Palestinian human rights sources said. Palestinian Prisoners' Studies Center said that Palestinian prisoners have appealed to Israeli Supreme Court to allow resuming their university education after being suspended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in June 2011.
The Israeli court is scheduled to discuss the appeal later this month; however, some extremist members in Likud party have launched an incitement campaign in order to influence the court's decision.
The center said that Knesset Interior Committee headed by MK Miri Regev of Likud party has presented a study to the court in order to reject the prisoners' petition.
The Palestinian human rights center revealed that committee aims at forming public opinion and pressure groups in order to influence the court's decision.
Palestinian prisoners' appealed to overturn a Supreme Court decision upholding the ban of higher education for more than 320 Palestinians prisoners.
On the other hand, Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails complained of lack of winter clothing and blankets.
The prisoners said that the Israeli prison authority prevents the entry of winter clothing and blankets during family visits despite the extreme cold weather and lack of heating.
Palestinian prisoners' studies center said that prisoners held in Negev, Nafha, and Raymond desert prisons are more susceptible to diseases in light of bad detention conditions and cold weather.
The center called for organizing more events and sit-ins in support of prisoners' issue, considering the local and intentional silence as a green light to the Israeli violations against Palestinian prisoners.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian prisoner society revealed on Saturday that thirty-five prisoners suffer difficult diseases in Eshel prison.
The center stated that those prisoners are subjected to deliberate medical negligence especially that they are in urgent need to receive medical treatment in hospitals.
PPS pointed to the difficult health condition of prisoner Thaer Halahalh, who suffers hepatitis C virus, prisoners Yosri Masri, who suffers throat tumor, in addition to prisoner Mohamed Mardawi, who suffers breathing problems and Amer Bahar who suffers from chronic inflammation in his intestines.
The Israeli court is scheduled to discuss the appeal later this month; however, some extremist members in Likud party have launched an incitement campaign in order to influence the court's decision.
The center said that Knesset Interior Committee headed by MK Miri Regev of Likud party has presented a study to the court in order to reject the prisoners' petition.
The Palestinian human rights center revealed that committee aims at forming public opinion and pressure groups in order to influence the court's decision.
Palestinian prisoners' appealed to overturn a Supreme Court decision upholding the ban of higher education for more than 320 Palestinians prisoners.
On the other hand, Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails complained of lack of winter clothing and blankets.
The prisoners said that the Israeli prison authority prevents the entry of winter clothing and blankets during family visits despite the extreme cold weather and lack of heating.
Palestinian prisoners' studies center said that prisoners held in Negev, Nafha, and Raymond desert prisons are more susceptible to diseases in light of bad detention conditions and cold weather.
The center called for organizing more events and sit-ins in support of prisoners' issue, considering the local and intentional silence as a green light to the Israeli violations against Palestinian prisoners.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian prisoner society revealed on Saturday that thirty-five prisoners suffer difficult diseases in Eshel prison.
The center stated that those prisoners are subjected to deliberate medical negligence especially that they are in urgent need to receive medical treatment in hospitals.
PPS pointed to the difficult health condition of prisoner Thaer Halahalh, who suffers hepatitis C virus, prisoners Yosri Masri, who suffers throat tumor, in addition to prisoner Mohamed Mardawi, who suffers breathing problems and Amer Bahar who suffers from chronic inflammation in his intestines.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) interrogated ten citizens in Jenin city and Ajja village including three brothers on Friday. Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers in 15 army vehicles stormed the village of Ajja, south of Jenin, and broke into five homes three of which belong to brothers.
They said that the soldiers forced all inhabitants of those houses out in to the cold weather and interrogated them.
Meanwhile, local sources said that IOF soldiers in five army jeeps surrounded the home of Rabee Sanuri in Jenin city and searched it. They said that all Sanuri family members were interrogated for two hours.
The sources said that other IOF patrols roamed the streets of Yabad and Arrabe, south of Jenin, and set up roadblocks and examined passing vehicles and IDs of citizens.
They said that the soldiers forced all inhabitants of those houses out in to the cold weather and interrogated them.
Meanwhile, local sources said that IOF soldiers in five army jeeps surrounded the home of Rabee Sanuri in Jenin city and searched it. They said that all Sanuri family members were interrogated for two hours.
The sources said that other IOF patrols roamed the streets of Yabad and Arrabe, south of Jenin, and set up roadblocks and examined passing vehicles and IDs of citizens.
6 dec 2013
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Dozens of Palestinians were injured and one detained as Israeli forces opened fire to disperse protests against the Israeli occupation and commemorating Nelson Mandela's death across the West Bank on Friday afternoon.
Protests against the Israeli occupation and separation wall took place in villages across the West Bank, including in Bilin, al-Masara, Kafr Qaddum, and Nabi Saleh. Demonstrators raised slogans and posters of South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in many villages, commemorating the legacy of the "freedom fighter" who passed away on Thursday. Many Palestinian activists argue that the system of racial segregation in South Africa that existed |
until 1994 resembles the Israel treatment of Palestinians, referring to the current situation as "Israeli apartheid."
Bilin
Dozens of Palestinians suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation and another was detained as Israeli forces dispersed the weekly protest in Bilin near Ramallah.
Palestinian, Israeli and international activists who participated in the protest raised Palestinian flags and posters of the late South African president Nelson Mandela. They chanted songs calling for unity, in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and against the Israeli occupation.
This week's protest commemorated Mandela's legacy and his fight against apartheid in South Africa.
AbdulKadir Abu Rahma, 20, was detained during the protest.
Since 2005, Bilin villagers have protested on a weekly basis against the Israeli separation wall that runs through their village on land confiscated from local farmers.
Previous protests by Bilin activists have forced the Israeli authorities to re-route the wall, but large chunks of the village lands remain inaccessible to residents because of the route.
Al-Masara
Israeli forces on Friday also dispersed a protest against the separation wall in al-Masara south of Bethlehem.
Protesters marched from the center of the village and raised Palestinian flags in the demonstration which was held in honor of late South African President Nelson Mandela as well as late Egyptian poet and social critic Ahmad Fouad Najm.
Hassan Brejia, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall, said "since its beginning, the Palestinian revolution has gained its strength from other revolutions including South Africa and its symbol Nelson Mandela, who was always a help for the struggle and fighting of Palestinians."
Brejia also praised the position of a Druze man, Omar Saad, who went to jail this week after he refused to serve in the Israeli army.
Since 2006, the residents of al-Masara have protested on a weekly basis, demanding Israeli authorities return village lands confiscated in order to build the separation wall as it crosses through their town.
Kafr Qaddum
Two people were injured and dozens others suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation as Israeli forces dispersed a protest in Kafr Qaddum.
Spokesman of the popular resistance committee Murad Eshtewi said Israeli forces raided the village after the weekly demonstration started, firing tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Nasser Barham, 43, and Bashar Eshtewi, 43, were struck by tear gas canisters in the arm and abdomen, he added.
Eshtewi said that today's demonstration was in protest against the recurrent raids of al-Aqsa by Israeli extremists, and in response to the "repression" suffered by the people in the village at the hands of Israeli forces.
Israeli forces erected a checkpoint at the entrance of the village in the morning, declared it a closed military zone, and prevented ambulances and journalists from entering the village until the demonstration ended.
Protests are held every Friday in Kafr Qaddum against Israel's closure of a main road linking the village to its nearest city, Nablus.
Nabi Saleh
In Nabi Saleh, Israeli forces dispersed demonstrators who marched throughout the village raising Palestinian flags as well as photographs of Mustafa Tamimi, who was shot dead by Israeli forces at a similar rally in 2011.
Israeli forces opened fire on the demonstrations throughout the day with tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber bullets.
Protestors marked the second anniversary of his death by beginning the protest at the village cemetery and demonstrating in front of his house. They also marched to the site where Tamimi was killed two years ago.
In a statement, the village popular resistance committee also expressed condolences at the passing of late South African leader Nelson Mandela, highlighting his work as a "freedom fighter" who "fought against injustice" and stressing that his passing is a "great loss for humanity."
In 2004, the International Court of Justice called on Israel to stop construction of the separation wall within the occupied West Bank.
When completed, 85 percent of the wall will run inside the West Bank.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Bilin
Dozens of Palestinians suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation and another was detained as Israeli forces dispersed the weekly protest in Bilin near Ramallah.
Palestinian, Israeli and international activists who participated in the protest raised Palestinian flags and posters of the late South African president Nelson Mandela. They chanted songs calling for unity, in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and against the Israeli occupation.
This week's protest commemorated Mandela's legacy and his fight against apartheid in South Africa.
AbdulKadir Abu Rahma, 20, was detained during the protest.
Since 2005, Bilin villagers have protested on a weekly basis against the Israeli separation wall that runs through their village on land confiscated from local farmers.
Previous protests by Bilin activists have forced the Israeli authorities to re-route the wall, but large chunks of the village lands remain inaccessible to residents because of the route.
Al-Masara
Israeli forces on Friday also dispersed a protest against the separation wall in al-Masara south of Bethlehem.
Protesters marched from the center of the village and raised Palestinian flags in the demonstration which was held in honor of late South African President Nelson Mandela as well as late Egyptian poet and social critic Ahmad Fouad Najm.
Hassan Brejia, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall, said "since its beginning, the Palestinian revolution has gained its strength from other revolutions including South Africa and its symbol Nelson Mandela, who was always a help for the struggle and fighting of Palestinians."
Brejia also praised the position of a Druze man, Omar Saad, who went to jail this week after he refused to serve in the Israeli army.
Since 2006, the residents of al-Masara have protested on a weekly basis, demanding Israeli authorities return village lands confiscated in order to build the separation wall as it crosses through their town.
Kafr Qaddum
Two people were injured and dozens others suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation as Israeli forces dispersed a protest in Kafr Qaddum.
Spokesman of the popular resistance committee Murad Eshtewi said Israeli forces raided the village after the weekly demonstration started, firing tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
Nasser Barham, 43, and Bashar Eshtewi, 43, were struck by tear gas canisters in the arm and abdomen, he added.
Eshtewi said that today's demonstration was in protest against the recurrent raids of al-Aqsa by Israeli extremists, and in response to the "repression" suffered by the people in the village at the hands of Israeli forces.
Israeli forces erected a checkpoint at the entrance of the village in the morning, declared it a closed military zone, and prevented ambulances and journalists from entering the village until the demonstration ended.
Protests are held every Friday in Kafr Qaddum against Israel's closure of a main road linking the village to its nearest city, Nablus.
Nabi Saleh
In Nabi Saleh, Israeli forces dispersed demonstrators who marched throughout the village raising Palestinian flags as well as photographs of Mustafa Tamimi, who was shot dead by Israeli forces at a similar rally in 2011.
Israeli forces opened fire on the demonstrations throughout the day with tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber bullets.
Protestors marked the second anniversary of his death by beginning the protest at the village cemetery and demonstrating in front of his house. They also marched to the site where Tamimi was killed two years ago.
In a statement, the village popular resistance committee also expressed condolences at the passing of late South African leader Nelson Mandela, highlighting his work as a "freedom fighter" who "fought against injustice" and stressing that his passing is a "great loss for humanity."
In 2004, the International Court of Justice called on Israel to stop construction of the separation wall within the occupied West Bank.
When completed, 85 percent of the wall will run inside the West Bank.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin and kidnapped two brothers, after violently breaking into their home and searching it.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers kidnapped Faraj Omar Sanoury and his brother Mohammad, taking them to an unknown destination.
The soldiers also violently broke into several homes in the area, forcing the residents into the cold while searching their homes.
In related news, soldiers invaded several homes in Ejja village, near Jenin, and searched them while interrogating the residents and inspecting their ID cards.
The army also held a massive search campaign, overnight, in various Palestinian olive orchards in the northern part of Ya’bod nearby village; no arrests were made.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers kidnapped Faraj Omar Sanoury and his brother Mohammad, taking them to an unknown destination.
The soldiers also violently broke into several homes in the area, forcing the residents into the cold while searching their homes.
In related news, soldiers invaded several homes in Ejja village, near Jenin, and searched them while interrogating the residents and inspecting their ID cards.
The army also held a massive search campaign, overnight, in various Palestinian olive orchards in the northern part of Ya’bod nearby village; no arrests were made.
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Madaa Center launched on Monday an international campaign against the arrest and torture of children entitled “Room Number 4” in the Center’s headquarters in Silwan and in the attendance of representatives from several consulates, diplomatic missions and international and Palestinian human rights organizations.
The first part of the campaign included a photo exhibition, photographed by Ashraf Dowani and directed and produced by Tamer Nafar. The pictures reflected what children are exposed to in the Israeli investigation center knows as “Room Number 4”, and the torture and physical and psychological abuse they face in order to extract confessions. |
Jawad Siam, director of Madaa Silwan Creative Center, explained during the press conference that the campaign is a result of the increasing number of child arrest operations from all over the city of Jerusalem. He pointed out that the number of children detained in Israeli prisons had gradually increased in the last few years and since the beginning of the year, 351 children have been arrested.
Jawad also explained that the campaign was named “Room Number 4” to refer to the room where all Jerusalemites of all ages (men, women, and children) are investigated. It is also known as the “minorities’ section” and is one of Al-Maskobyeh departments in West Jerusalem where children are exposed to verbal and physical abuse in addition to psychological pressure in order to extract confessions by force and thus, convict and imprison them.
Tamer Nafar explained that the goal of the campaign is to raise awareness of the local and international community regarding child arrests in East Jerusalem which are carried out by the Israeli occupation who signed the international conventions on the rights of children. Tamer said: “Israel is violating the international laws on a daily basis in East Jerusalem by arresting children in ways that are against all international norms and under different reasons and pretexts.”
He explained that several Palestinian artists from Jerusalem, the West Bank and 1948 lands participated in the photos and among them Saleh Bakri, Reem Talhami in addition to artists from the program Watan A’a Watar and others. Each picture reflected what the children are exposed to inside “Room Number 4”. They quoted what the children talked about in the report published by Madaa Center in 2012 entitled “The Impact of child arrest and detention” which explains the harsh investigation methods used that violate international and Israeli laws such as investigating children without a companion (one of their parents) and the use of verbal and physical abuse. Tamer noted that nicknames were used for the children who were interviewed in order to maintain their safety.
Tamer added that the campaign will launch a website on Thursday night that is specialized for child arrest (www.roomno4.org) and the photo exhibition will be moved to the French Cultural Center in Salah Eddin Street at the same time where it will stay for a month in cooperation with “War Child” organization.
Photographer Ashraf Dowani explained that the idea of images is inspired by the reality of children’s lives in Jerusalem who are denied to live freely and safely, and said: “I concentrated on the idea of hands in the photos because I interviewed a child who was previously detained and he told me that the first thing he saw in “Room Number 4” was hands and then he didn’t see anything.” Ashraf also pointed out that the use of dark background was used to add a dramatic feeling to the isolation experienced by the children in those rooms.
During the press conference, lawyer Ahmad Yassin from Wadi Hilweh Information Center explained that Israel tried to make an exception for arresting children since the Israeli laws prohibit the arrest of children between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. He noted that most of the arrests in East Jerusalem take place in the early morning hours and the children are investigated alone without the presence of their parents and that arresting children should be the last method used and not the first as it is the case in East Jerusalem. He also said that Israeli authorities can call the child for investigation with one of his/her parents as the first step.
He added that the Israeli laws require the presence of a companion with the child during investigation in addition to the presence of a specialized children investigator but “room number 4” don’t follow these rules and the police claim that they only do so for the benefit of the investigation and not to disrupt it.
Amer also said that Israeli laws prohibit handcuffing children in public and during investigation but in East Jerusalem children are being handcuffed in order to psychologically pressure them.
He pointed out that lawyers submit appeals and legal report to official authorities regarding the Israeli violations of laws during arrests and investigation.
Sahar Baydoun, head of children and women affairs in Madaa Center, talked about the report that was published last year and was entitled “The Impact of child arrest and detention”. The report focused on the psychological effects children suffer during arrest and a year after. She said: “the effects differ from one child to another. Younger children suffer from fear and involuntary urination in addition to the need of medical follow-up due to back aches. Effects on the long-run include isolation –withdrawal from life- and excessive violence in addition to a drop in school-grades and the possibility of a dropout from school within the first year.
Um Mohammad Shyoukhi talked about the experience of arresting her four children when they were under the age of 18 and were detained for a few days in Al-Maskobyeh. The arrests took place in the early morning hours and they were investigated alone in “room number 4”. She talked about her 14-year old son Abdelkarim when he was arrested a day after undergoing a surgery “appendicitis”. He was detained for a few days despite his critical medical condition and was investigated during that period; note that he was never checked up by a doctor while being detained.
Jawad also explained that the campaign was named “Room Number 4” to refer to the room where all Jerusalemites of all ages (men, women, and children) are investigated. It is also known as the “minorities’ section” and is one of Al-Maskobyeh departments in West Jerusalem where children are exposed to verbal and physical abuse in addition to psychological pressure in order to extract confessions by force and thus, convict and imprison them.
Tamer Nafar explained that the goal of the campaign is to raise awareness of the local and international community regarding child arrests in East Jerusalem which are carried out by the Israeli occupation who signed the international conventions on the rights of children. Tamer said: “Israel is violating the international laws on a daily basis in East Jerusalem by arresting children in ways that are against all international norms and under different reasons and pretexts.”
He explained that several Palestinian artists from Jerusalem, the West Bank and 1948 lands participated in the photos and among them Saleh Bakri, Reem Talhami in addition to artists from the program Watan A’a Watar and others. Each picture reflected what the children are exposed to inside “Room Number 4”. They quoted what the children talked about in the report published by Madaa Center in 2012 entitled “The Impact of child arrest and detention” which explains the harsh investigation methods used that violate international and Israeli laws such as investigating children without a companion (one of their parents) and the use of verbal and physical abuse. Tamer noted that nicknames were used for the children who were interviewed in order to maintain their safety.
Tamer added that the campaign will launch a website on Thursday night that is specialized for child arrest (www.roomno4.org) and the photo exhibition will be moved to the French Cultural Center in Salah Eddin Street at the same time where it will stay for a month in cooperation with “War Child” organization.
Photographer Ashraf Dowani explained that the idea of images is inspired by the reality of children’s lives in Jerusalem who are denied to live freely and safely, and said: “I concentrated on the idea of hands in the photos because I interviewed a child who was previously detained and he told me that the first thing he saw in “Room Number 4” was hands and then he didn’t see anything.” Ashraf also pointed out that the use of dark background was used to add a dramatic feeling to the isolation experienced by the children in those rooms.
During the press conference, lawyer Ahmad Yassin from Wadi Hilweh Information Center explained that Israel tried to make an exception for arresting children since the Israeli laws prohibit the arrest of children between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. He noted that most of the arrests in East Jerusalem take place in the early morning hours and the children are investigated alone without the presence of their parents and that arresting children should be the last method used and not the first as it is the case in East Jerusalem. He also said that Israeli authorities can call the child for investigation with one of his/her parents as the first step.
He added that the Israeli laws require the presence of a companion with the child during investigation in addition to the presence of a specialized children investigator but “room number 4” don’t follow these rules and the police claim that they only do so for the benefit of the investigation and not to disrupt it.
Amer also said that Israeli laws prohibit handcuffing children in public and during investigation but in East Jerusalem children are being handcuffed in order to psychologically pressure them.
He pointed out that lawyers submit appeals and legal report to official authorities regarding the Israeli violations of laws during arrests and investigation.
Sahar Baydoun, head of children and women affairs in Madaa Center, talked about the report that was published last year and was entitled “The Impact of child arrest and detention”. The report focused on the psychological effects children suffer during arrest and a year after. She said: “the effects differ from one child to another. Younger children suffer from fear and involuntary urination in addition to the need of medical follow-up due to back aches. Effects on the long-run include isolation –withdrawal from life- and excessive violence in addition to a drop in school-grades and the possibility of a dropout from school within the first year.
Um Mohammad Shyoukhi talked about the experience of arresting her four children when they were under the age of 18 and were detained for a few days in Al-Maskobyeh. The arrests took place in the early morning hours and they were investigated alone in “room number 4”. She talked about her 14-year old son Abdelkarim when he was arrested a day after undergoing a surgery “appendicitis”. He was detained for a few days despite his critical medical condition and was investigated during that period; note that he was never checked up by a doctor while being detained.
5 dec 2013
Families of prisoners and detainees during a weekly sit-in in Gaza
The Naqab prison administration has refused to meet the demands of the administrative detainees held the prison. Ex-prisoner Mohsen Shreim told Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights that "the Naqab prison administration Monday held a meeting with the representatives of the prison inmates to discuss the issue of administrative administrators,"
"The meeting did not yield any results due to the intransigent attitude of the prison administration (IPS),"
Taking on the punitive measures the Israeli prison guards have recently mounted against the administrative detainees, Shreim said "the administrative detainees have not been allowed into Foura -a hall where detainees take daily for an hour outside their jails as a break- as the prison guards were ordered to close their cells,"
He added that "the administrative detainees continue on with their protest steps which began a week ago with turning back one meal a day, and two deals as from this week," stressing that "this stage shall continue until the 25 of the month,"
He pointed out that if the prison administration would not respond to their demands, they will go on a hunger strike following the above date, noting that they are still boycotting the Israeli occupation courts.
Ex-prisoner of the Naqab prison Mohsen Shreim has been released Monday after serving a ten-month-long administrative detention.
The Naqab prison administration has refused to meet the demands of the administrative detainees held the prison. Ex-prisoner Mohsen Shreim told Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights that "the Naqab prison administration Monday held a meeting with the representatives of the prison inmates to discuss the issue of administrative administrators,"
"The meeting did not yield any results due to the intransigent attitude of the prison administration (IPS),"
Taking on the punitive measures the Israeli prison guards have recently mounted against the administrative detainees, Shreim said "the administrative detainees have not been allowed into Foura -a hall where detainees take daily for an hour outside their jails as a break- as the prison guards were ordered to close their cells,"
He added that "the administrative detainees continue on with their protest steps which began a week ago with turning back one meal a day, and two deals as from this week," stressing that "this stage shall continue until the 25 of the month,"
He pointed out that if the prison administration would not respond to their demands, they will go on a hunger strike following the above date, noting that they are still boycotting the Israeli occupation courts.
Ex-prisoner of the Naqab prison Mohsen Shreim has been released Monday after serving a ten-month-long administrative detention.
The Israeli occupation authorities renewed the administrative detention, without trial or charge, of Palestinian university lecturer Zeinuddin Shabana. The Palestinian center for prisoners studies said that Shabana, 42, was supposed to be released on Wednesday, but instead the Negev prison administration informed him that his administrative custody would be extended.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Shabana, who works as a lecturer at the Open Quds University branch in Al-Khalil, on 3/2/2013.
Shabana was previously held in Israeli occupation jails for 11 years en aggregate and was also detained by PA security apparatuses.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Shabana, who works as a lecturer at the Open Quds University branch in Al-Khalil, on 3/2/2013.
Shabana was previously held in Israeli occupation jails for 11 years en aggregate and was also detained by PA security apparatuses.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up 13 Palestinian citizen in various West Bank areas at dawn Thursday including a 50-year-old father and his 16-year-old son. Local sources said that IOF soldiers stormed Doheisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, and searched citizens’ homes before arresting five Palestinians including Mohammed Al-Sharif, 50, and his son Anas, 16.
They said that the soldiers detained three other young men in Beit Fajjar village, south of Bethlehem, including a 17-year-old minor.
Locals in Beit Laqiya village, west of Ramallah, said that IOF soldiers searched and ransacked many homes before arresting Ayman Asy.
Meanwhile, IOF patrols broke into the eastern suburb of Jenin city and nabbed two young men after wreaking havoc in their family homes.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers stormed Anin village, near Jenin, amidst random firing to terrorize inhabitants and combed its various alleys. In Qabatiya, another village east of Jenin, IOF soldiers interrogated Mahmoud Saba’ana.
IOF soldiers arrested Amir Nasharti, 23, from Jenin refugee camp on Wednesday in 1948 occupied lands and informed his family on Thursday of his detention.
Finally, occupation soldiers nabbed a teenager in Seelat Harthiya village after breaking into his family home and served summonses to two other citizens in the village.
IOF Forces Arrest 8 Palestinians, Including Children, from Bethlehem
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Thursday eight Palestinians, including children, from Bethlehem province.
Security sources said that the sources raided al-Dheisheh refugee camp, searched houses and set several military checkpoints at the main entrance of Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem.
Sources added that Israeli forces arrested Mua'th Issam Nassar, 19, Bashir Nasri Abd Rabbo, 25, Iyad Mahmoud Manasreh, 25, Mohammed as-Sharif, 50, and his son Anas, 16, from the camp. The IOF forces also arrested Anwar Ali Taqatqa, 28, Muneer Nassim Taqatqa, 20, and Ahmed Sami Taqatqa, 17, from Beit Fajjar town.
They said that the soldiers detained three other young men in Beit Fajjar village, south of Bethlehem, including a 17-year-old minor.
Locals in Beit Laqiya village, west of Ramallah, said that IOF soldiers searched and ransacked many homes before arresting Ayman Asy.
Meanwhile, IOF patrols broke into the eastern suburb of Jenin city and nabbed two young men after wreaking havoc in their family homes.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers stormed Anin village, near Jenin, amidst random firing to terrorize inhabitants and combed its various alleys. In Qabatiya, another village east of Jenin, IOF soldiers interrogated Mahmoud Saba’ana.
IOF soldiers arrested Amir Nasharti, 23, from Jenin refugee camp on Wednesday in 1948 occupied lands and informed his family on Thursday of his detention.
Finally, occupation soldiers nabbed a teenager in Seelat Harthiya village after breaking into his family home and served summonses to two other citizens in the village.
IOF Forces Arrest 8 Palestinians, Including Children, from Bethlehem
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Thursday eight Palestinians, including children, from Bethlehem province.
Security sources said that the sources raided al-Dheisheh refugee camp, searched houses and set several military checkpoints at the main entrance of Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem.
Sources added that Israeli forces arrested Mua'th Issam Nassar, 19, Bashir Nasri Abd Rabbo, 25, Iyad Mahmoud Manasreh, 25, Mohammed as-Sharif, 50, and his son Anas, 16, from the camp. The IOF forces also arrested Anwar Ali Taqatqa, 28, Muneer Nassim Taqatqa, 20, and Ahmed Sami Taqatqa, 17, from Beit Fajjar town.
The Israeli soldiers attacked and assaulted on Wednesday evening a number of journalists and media students while returning to Ramallah from an educational trip in Jericho. Local sources said that the Israeli soldiers beat the journalists and got them off the bus forcibly before searching them in a provocative way.
The Bir Zeit University media students were in an educational trip to al-Jaftlak area in Jericho with Media Director Abdlnasser al-Najjar .
According to the monthly report of the GMO, Israeli occupation forces committed more than 10 violations against Palestinian journalists in last November in the West Bank.
The Bir Zeit University media students were in an educational trip to al-Jaftlak area in Jericho with Media Director Abdlnasser al-Najjar .
According to the monthly report of the GMO, Israeli occupation forces committed more than 10 violations against Palestinian journalists in last November in the West Bank.
There are three mothers among 16 female prisoners held behind the Israeli bars in Hasharon prison, according to Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies. Center’s Director Fuaad al-Khafsh said that the three prisoners are: Nawal al-Sa’di,52, from Jenin, who is a mother of five children, was arrested on 5 November 2012. She is suffering from high blood pressure, noting that she is the oldest female prisoner.
Intisar al-Sayyad from Jerusalem is a mother of four children. She was a arrested on 22 November 2012, sentenced two years and a half allegedly accused of trying to stab an Israeli settler.
Al-Sayyad has been suffering from asthma and dyspnea (shortness of breath).
Prisoner Rana Abu Kweik,32, from Ramallah, who is a mother of four children, was arrested recently on 25 November 2013 and interrogated for 11 days.
Fuad al-Khafsh added that mother prisoners in the Israeli jails sufferes a lot as the Isreali occupation intentionally deprives them from seeing their children especially in the first days of their arrest.
Intisar al-Sayyad from Jerusalem is a mother of four children. She was a arrested on 22 November 2012, sentenced two years and a half allegedly accused of trying to stab an Israeli settler.
Al-Sayyad has been suffering from asthma and dyspnea (shortness of breath).
Prisoner Rana Abu Kweik,32, from Ramallah, who is a mother of four children, was arrested recently on 25 November 2013 and interrogated for 11 days.
Fuad al-Khafsh added that mother prisoners in the Israeli jails sufferes a lot as the Isreali occupation intentionally deprives them from seeing their children especially in the first days of their arrest.
