27 dec 2013
The administration of Jalboo’ prison released 18-year old Mohammad Emad Za’tari after spending 22 months in the Israeli prisons on charges of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails and participating in illegal protests.
Za’tari was arrested when he was a minor and was sentenced to 22 months of actual imprisonment despite being 16 years old.
The first time Mohammad was arrested was on 08/02/2010, and was charged with assaulting intelligence personnel and was then released on condition of open house arrest.
In September 2011, he was arrested on charges of stabbing an Israeli settler and confronting the settler’s family in the neighbourhood of Al-Tur in Jerusalem and was interrogated for a whole week until he confessed to a charge he didn’t commit and only heard about through the media. After being arrested for 6 months, the judge dropped the charges against him and released him because of contradictions in the witnesses’ testimonies (the settler, his wife and children). He was then arrested in 2011 and was sentenced to 22 months of actual imprisonment and house arrest for a year.
The freed prisoner was transferred between Al-Maskobyeh and Hasharon minors prison, and was transferred to Nafha prison and then to Jalboo’ when he turned 18.
He explained that the minor prisoners’ situation is very critical because of the punishments imposed on them by the prison’s administration as they keep transferring them as well as isolating and assaulting them; they also conduct military training inside their rooms. He pointed out that they prisoners went on a hunger strike for 4 days in 2012 in order to bring veteran prisoners to organize their internal affairs.
Mohammad pointed out that in the prison of Jalboo’, the administration imposes punishments on the prisoners on purpose and said: “every day there is a new law in the Israeli prisons.”
He also noted that the Israeli prisons’ administration made sure he was transferred to Nafha prison because he met his cousin who is sentenced for 23 life sentences and 100 years.
Regarding the prisoners’ message Mohammad said: “the Palestinian prisoners demand a wide and effective popular move in order to release them and improve their arrest conditions.”
Za’tari was arrested when he was a minor and was sentenced to 22 months of actual imprisonment despite being 16 years old.
The first time Mohammad was arrested was on 08/02/2010, and was charged with assaulting intelligence personnel and was then released on condition of open house arrest.
In September 2011, he was arrested on charges of stabbing an Israeli settler and confronting the settler’s family in the neighbourhood of Al-Tur in Jerusalem and was interrogated for a whole week until he confessed to a charge he didn’t commit and only heard about through the media. After being arrested for 6 months, the judge dropped the charges against him and released him because of contradictions in the witnesses’ testimonies (the settler, his wife and children). He was then arrested in 2011 and was sentenced to 22 months of actual imprisonment and house arrest for a year.
The freed prisoner was transferred between Al-Maskobyeh and Hasharon minors prison, and was transferred to Nafha prison and then to Jalboo’ when he turned 18.
He explained that the minor prisoners’ situation is very critical because of the punishments imposed on them by the prison’s administration as they keep transferring them as well as isolating and assaulting them; they also conduct military training inside their rooms. He pointed out that they prisoners went on a hunger strike for 4 days in 2012 in order to bring veteran prisoners to organize their internal affairs.
Mohammad pointed out that in the prison of Jalboo’, the administration imposes punishments on the prisoners on purpose and said: “every day there is a new law in the Israeli prisons.”
He also noted that the Israeli prisons’ administration made sure he was transferred to Nafha prison because he met his cousin who is sentenced for 23 life sentences and 100 years.
Regarding the prisoners’ message Mohammad said: “the Palestinian prisoners demand a wide and effective popular move in order to release them and improve their arrest conditions.”
Israel has informed the United States that the third group of veteran Palestinian prisoners will be released a day later than originally promised.
Spokeswoman for the US Department of State Jen Psaki said in a statement, "Although we had expected the release to occur on December 29, we have been informed that technical issues made it necessary to do the release a day later."
The Undersecretary of the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners Ziad Abu Ein told Ma'an that delaying the release one day will ruin the joy of prisoners and their families who await their release.
Abu Ein added that all the preparations to greet them were made for the 29th but will now have to be postponed to December 30.
The news comes a day after Israeli military radio announced that Israel planned to announce the construction of 1,400 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank to coincide with the prisoner release.
Israel agreed to release 104 veteran Palestinian prisoners who have been in custody since before the 1993 Oslo Accords as part of a plan to resume peace negotiations after talks were halted for more than two years.
The release of two dozen Palestinian prisoners on December 29 is the third part of that four-stage deal, and Israel has already released 52 prisoners in two previous rounds.
The last batch are expected to be released in March 2014.
Direct negotiations began in July between Israel and the Palestinians in a US-led attempt to restart the deadlocked peace process. Israel has announced plans to build thousands of homes in illegal settlements across the West Bank over the course of the talks, inhibiting US efforts.
The Palestinian negotiating team resigned in protest against continued Israeli settlement construction in mid-November, dealing a major blow to negotiations between Israel and the PLO that had already been stalled.
Negotiator Mohammed Shtayyeh told AFP at the time that they resigned in response to "increasing settlement building (by Israel) and the absence of any hope of achieving results," following Netanyahu's announcement that Israel would build 20,000 new settlement homes in 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.
Spokeswoman for the US Department of State Jen Psaki said in a statement, "Although we had expected the release to occur on December 29, we have been informed that technical issues made it necessary to do the release a day later."
The Undersecretary of the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners Ziad Abu Ein told Ma'an that delaying the release one day will ruin the joy of prisoners and their families who await their release.
Abu Ein added that all the preparations to greet them were made for the 29th but will now have to be postponed to December 30.
The news comes a day after Israeli military radio announced that Israel planned to announce the construction of 1,400 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank to coincide with the prisoner release.
Israel agreed to release 104 veteran Palestinian prisoners who have been in custody since before the 1993 Oslo Accords as part of a plan to resume peace negotiations after talks were halted for more than two years.
The release of two dozen Palestinian prisoners on December 29 is the third part of that four-stage deal, and Israel has already released 52 prisoners in two previous rounds.
The last batch are expected to be released in March 2014.
Direct negotiations began in July between Israel and the Palestinians in a US-led attempt to restart the deadlocked peace process. Israel has announced plans to build thousands of homes in illegal settlements across the West Bank over the course of the talks, inhibiting US efforts.
The Palestinian negotiating team resigned in protest against continued Israeli settlement construction in mid-November, dealing a major blow to negotiations between Israel and the PLO that had already been stalled.
Negotiator Mohammed Shtayyeh told AFP at the time that they resigned in response to "increasing settlement building (by Israel) and the absence of any hope of achieving results," following Netanyahu's announcement that Israel would build 20,000 new settlement homes in 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.
Israeli courts on Friday extended the detention of 43 Palestinian prisoners under the pretext of continuing investigation and judicial procedures against them, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society said.
Al-Jalama court extended the detentions of Orwa Radwan, Ali Irshid, Samih Adwan, Adib Ghalban, Amjad Hasis, Luay Huwari, Mahmoud Amarneh, Abdullah Harzallah and Anas Assaf.
Ashkelon court extended the detentions of Ibrahim Musallam, Mahmoud Musallam, Luay al-Hashlamoun, Mahmoud Haddad, Mazin Abu Eisha, Maher al-Amla, Ayman Sharouf, Hamada Dabasa, Yusif Samamra, Yusif Awawda, Mouhannad Nairoukh, Faraj Shihab, and Murad Makhamra.
Salem military court extended the detentions of Jasir Quariq, Samir al-Atatra, Mohammad Abu Bakr, Humam Daraghmeh, Mahmoud Abu Bakr, Rami Daraghmeh, Mamoun Hamarsha, Mouhannad Anbousi, and Abdul Rahman Ba'jawi.
Petah Tikva court extended the detentions of Bilal Dufash, Suleiman Tahir, Imad Halawa, Mohamma Abu Zeid, Muntaser Khalouf, Shabaan Abu Zeid, and Mohammad al-Zeer.
Ofer and Muscoviyah (the Russian Compound) courts extended the detention of Islam Haymouni, Karam Ali, Bilal Sayes, and Khalil Zahran.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
Al-Jalama court extended the detentions of Orwa Radwan, Ali Irshid, Samih Adwan, Adib Ghalban, Amjad Hasis, Luay Huwari, Mahmoud Amarneh, Abdullah Harzallah and Anas Assaf.
Ashkelon court extended the detentions of Ibrahim Musallam, Mahmoud Musallam, Luay al-Hashlamoun, Mahmoud Haddad, Mazin Abu Eisha, Maher al-Amla, Ayman Sharouf, Hamada Dabasa, Yusif Samamra, Yusif Awawda, Mouhannad Nairoukh, Faraj Shihab, and Murad Makhamra.
Salem military court extended the detentions of Jasir Quariq, Samir al-Atatra, Mohammad Abu Bakr, Humam Daraghmeh, Mahmoud Abu Bakr, Rami Daraghmeh, Mamoun Hamarsha, Mouhannad Anbousi, and Abdul Rahman Ba'jawi.
Petah Tikva court extended the detentions of Bilal Dufash, Suleiman Tahir, Imad Halawa, Mohamma Abu Zeid, Muntaser Khalouf, Shabaan Abu Zeid, and Mohammad al-Zeer.
Ofer and Muscoviyah (the Russian Compound) courts extended the detention of Islam Haymouni, Karam Ali, Bilal Sayes, and Khalil Zahran.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
Israeli courts in occupied Jerusalem extended on Thursday the detention of five Jerusalemite young men and placed a young mentally ill patient under house arrest.
Judge of magistrates' curt extended the arrest of three boys from the neighborhood of Ras al-Amud until next Monday, on charges of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails. Mohammed Ghanem, 16, Jihad Hamid, 17, and Ehab Abu Kalbin, 17, were arrested at dawn Thursday in raids on their homes.
The information center of Wadi Hilwa reported that the district court judge extended the detention of the boys Mohammed Ahmed Attoun and Amir Bassit until January 26, 2014, on charges of throwing Molotov cocktails and stones, and causing a serious injury to a child.
The judge fixed the date of the two boys' hearing session for the 7th of January, to consider the possibility of releasing them on bail.
Meanwhile, the magistrates' court on Thursday held a hearing for Ahmed Obaid, aged 19 from the village of Issawiya, who is accused of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. Ahmad was released from prison at the beginning of September on bail and is now held under house arrest until the legal proceedings end.
According to his lawyer, the judge extended the house arrest imposed on Ahmed until March 6, 2014, during which he has to see a psychiatrist once again.
The detention of 15-year-old Ubaida Asaid was also extended by the district court on Thursday.
Separately, the administration of Gilboa jail released on Thursday a Palestinian young man named Mohammed Zaatari, 18, after he served 22 months in Israeli jails on charges of "throwing stones and Molotov cocktails and participating in illegal protests.
Judge of magistrates' curt extended the arrest of three boys from the neighborhood of Ras al-Amud until next Monday, on charges of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails. Mohammed Ghanem, 16, Jihad Hamid, 17, and Ehab Abu Kalbin, 17, were arrested at dawn Thursday in raids on their homes.
The information center of Wadi Hilwa reported that the district court judge extended the detention of the boys Mohammed Ahmed Attoun and Amir Bassit until January 26, 2014, on charges of throwing Molotov cocktails and stones, and causing a serious injury to a child.
The judge fixed the date of the two boys' hearing session for the 7th of January, to consider the possibility of releasing them on bail.
Meanwhile, the magistrates' court on Thursday held a hearing for Ahmed Obaid, aged 19 from the village of Issawiya, who is accused of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. Ahmad was released from prison at the beginning of September on bail and is now held under house arrest until the legal proceedings end.
According to his lawyer, the judge extended the house arrest imposed on Ahmed until March 6, 2014, during which he has to see a psychiatrist once again.
The detention of 15-year-old Ubaida Asaid was also extended by the district court on Thursday.
Separately, the administration of Gilboa jail released on Thursday a Palestinian young man named Mohammed Zaatari, 18, after he served 22 months in Israeli jails on charges of "throwing stones and Molotov cocktails and participating in illegal protests.
Othman Bani Hassan
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed on Thursday night the towns of Silat Al-Harithiya and Arbuna in Jenin city, where they kidnapped four citizens and questioned a liberated prisoner.
Local sources said that the IOF stormed the home of ex-detainee Othman Bani Hassan, who was freed two months ago in the second batch of veteran prisoners, in the village of Arbuna east of Jenin and questioned him.
The IOF also kidnapped on Thursday evening four young men, under age 18, from the town of Silat Al-Harithiya, claiming they were throwing stones at Israeli soldiers near the apartheid wall. The detainees were transferred to Salem military camp.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed on Thursday night the towns of Silat Al-Harithiya and Arbuna in Jenin city, where they kidnapped four citizens and questioned a liberated prisoner.
Local sources said that the IOF stormed the home of ex-detainee Othman Bani Hassan, who was freed two months ago in the second batch of veteran prisoners, in the village of Arbuna east of Jenin and questioned him.
The IOF also kidnapped on Thursday evening four young men, under age 18, from the town of Silat Al-Harithiya, claiming they were throwing stones at Israeli soldiers near the apartheid wall. The detainees were transferred to Salem military camp.
Israeli forces arrested Palestinians in Jenin and Tulkarem Thursday evening and early Friday morning, Palestinian and Israeli sources, told Ma'an.
Palestinian security forces said that four Palestinian teenagers were arrested in Silat al-Harithiya village in the Jenin district Thursday evening. Israeli forces reportedly claimed the youths threw stones and approached the separation wall.
The detained, all 18-year-old boys, were identified as Ibrahim Mutasim al-Tahan, Wadah Shuahana, Waji Samer Waji, and Abada Yousef Dheeb.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said she was unfamiliar with the incident.
Seperately, an Israeli army spokeswoman said that Israeli forces detained one Palestinian overnight in Tulkarem.
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.
Palestinian security forces said that four Palestinian teenagers were arrested in Silat al-Harithiya village in the Jenin district Thursday evening. Israeli forces reportedly claimed the youths threw stones and approached the separation wall.
The detained, all 18-year-old boys, were identified as Ibrahim Mutasim al-Tahan, Wadah Shuahana, Waji Samer Waji, and Abada Yousef Dheeb.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said she was unfamiliar with the incident.
Seperately, an Israeli army spokeswoman said that Israeli forces detained one Palestinian overnight in Tulkarem.
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.
Israeli Occupation Forces seized a house on Friday, in the village of Yabud, southwest of Jenin, and converted it to a military barracks.
IOF soldiers raided the village from its southern entrance and set two military checkpoints. the IOF soldiers stopped vehicles, searched them and checked the passengers IDs.
Thursday night, Israeli forces closed the main entrance of Yabud and detained several Palestinians.
In the same context, Israeli forces raided Thursday, the village of Beit Qad, east of Jenin, handed a Palestinian youth a notice to meet with the Israeli Intelligence Agency at Salem military camp.
Local sources said that Israeli forces raided the house of Diaa Ahmed Reba'I, 22, and handed his parents a notice for their son to meet with the Israeli Intelligence.
IOF soldiers raided the village from its southern entrance and set two military checkpoints. the IOF soldiers stopped vehicles, searched them and checked the passengers IDs.
Thursday night, Israeli forces closed the main entrance of Yabud and detained several Palestinians.
In the same context, Israeli forces raided Thursday, the village of Beit Qad, east of Jenin, handed a Palestinian youth a notice to meet with the Israeli Intelligence Agency at Salem military camp.
Local sources said that Israeli forces raided the house of Diaa Ahmed Reba'I, 22, and handed his parents a notice for their son to meet with the Israeli Intelligence.
26 dec 2013
Israeli forces raided the center of the southern West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Beit Jala on Thursday afternoon, detaining four Palestinians under heavy armed escort.
In a rare daytime raid into the heart of Palestinian Authority-controlled areas, Israeli army forces accompanied by special plain-clothes soldiers raided several homes in the center of Bethlehem after passing through the center of nearby Beit Jala.
A Ma'an correspondent said that Israeli forces stormed several homes with police dogs and caused extensive damage to Palestinian private property in order to detain four civilians.
The civilians were identified as Omar al-Harimi, 46, and his son Samy, 21, as well as Abd al-Salam Souman, 45, and his son Muhammad, 14.
The Ma'an correspondent added that Israeli forces had blockaded the neighborhood and declared the area around it a "closed military zone," preventing the entry and exit of local residents amid heavy gunfire.
The correspondent added that Israeli forces also pointed green lasers at journalists and local residents during the raid to prevent their movement.
On Wednesday night, Israeli forces stormed the neighborhood of Wadi Maale, also located near the center of Bethlehem. During that raid, they raid the homes of two Palestinian civilians, Hamzah al-Kamel and Shehadah Muhammad Shehadah and detained them.
Israeli forces also raided a third home, but the unidentified resident fled the house before Israeli forces could detain him or her.
Both Bethlehem and Beit Jala are located in Area A, the less than 20% of the West Bank that is under Palestinian civil and military control according to the Oslo Accords.
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.
In a rare daytime raid into the heart of Palestinian Authority-controlled areas, Israeli army forces accompanied by special plain-clothes soldiers raided several homes in the center of Bethlehem after passing through the center of nearby Beit Jala.
A Ma'an correspondent said that Israeli forces stormed several homes with police dogs and caused extensive damage to Palestinian private property in order to detain four civilians.
The civilians were identified as Omar al-Harimi, 46, and his son Samy, 21, as well as Abd al-Salam Souman, 45, and his son Muhammad, 14.
The Ma'an correspondent added that Israeli forces had blockaded the neighborhood and declared the area around it a "closed military zone," preventing the entry and exit of local residents amid heavy gunfire.
The correspondent added that Israeli forces also pointed green lasers at journalists and local residents during the raid to prevent their movement.
On Wednesday night, Israeli forces stormed the neighborhood of Wadi Maale, also located near the center of Bethlehem. During that raid, they raid the homes of two Palestinian civilians, Hamzah al-Kamel and Shehadah Muhammad Shehadah and detained them.
Israeli forces also raided a third home, but the unidentified resident fled the house before Israeli forces could detain him or her.
Both Bethlehem and Beit Jala are located in Area A, the less than 20% of the West Bank that is under Palestinian civil and military control according to the Oslo Accords.
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.
The Israeli prison service has transferred sick Palestinian prisoner Thaer Halahla to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba after a serious deterioration in his condition.
The Palestinian prisoner’s society told Ma’an that Halahla’s father notified their office in Hebron that Thaer was taken from Rimon prison to Soroka Medical Center.
Halahla, from the Hebron-district town of Kharas, held a 77-day hunger strike last year to protest his detention without charge by Israel.
He was released in June 2012 after reaching a deal with Israeli intelligence.
Israeli forces rearrested Halahla in April, and Israeli doctors in Ofer prison informed him that he had contracted Hepatitis C during a dental operation in Ashkelon jail, probably because non-sterile tools were used, according to Addameer prisoners group.
The Palestinian prisoner’s society told Ma’an that Halahla’s father notified their office in Hebron that Thaer was taken from Rimon prison to Soroka Medical Center.
Halahla, from the Hebron-district town of Kharas, held a 77-day hunger strike last year to protest his detention without charge by Israel.
He was released in June 2012 after reaching a deal with Israeli intelligence.
Israeli forces rearrested Halahla in April, and Israeli doctors in Ofer prison informed him that he had contracted Hepatitis C during a dental operation in Ashkelon jail, probably because non-sterile tools were used, according to Addameer prisoners group.
Retired Israeli judge in Ofer Military Court Adrian Agassi has called on Israeli government to kill Palestinian prisoners instead of releasing them, Tadamun Foundation for Human Rights said. Commenting on Israel's intention to release the third batch of Palestinian prisoners, Agassi said in a TV interview that "terrorists, engaged in murders, should not be brought alive to the court".
Whenever a Palestinian prisoner stood before the court, Israel loses a battle, Agassi said.
He strongly condemned the Israeli government’s decision to release the third batch of Palestinian prisoners. “This government does not care about its citizens. It allows terrorists to live in five star hotels, this revolving door is total insanity”, he continued.
"More than once I stood facing detainees whom I had judged several years earlier. When I reminded them that I judged them in the past, they would respond: yes, but the government released us in an exchange deal," Agassi added.
The retired judge Adrian Agassi is well known for his extremist positions and hatred against Arabs and Palestinians. He used to issue long prison sentences against Palestinian prisoners.
Whenever a Palestinian prisoner stood before the court, Israel loses a battle, Agassi said.
He strongly condemned the Israeli government’s decision to release the third batch of Palestinian prisoners. “This government does not care about its citizens. It allows terrorists to live in five star hotels, this revolving door is total insanity”, he continued.
"More than once I stood facing detainees whom I had judged several years earlier. When I reminded them that I judged them in the past, they would respond: yes, but the government released us in an exchange deal," Agassi added.
The retired judge Adrian Agassi is well known for his extremist positions and hatred against Arabs and Palestinians. He used to issue long prison sentences against Palestinian prisoners.
Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Mustafa, sentenced to 15 years, out of which he so far served 15 years in solitary confinement, appealed to human rights groups to intervene to put an end to his exposure to maltreatment and poor medical care at the hands of Israeli jailers. According to the Palestinian prisoner society whose lawyer recently visited Mustafa in Ashkelon jail, the prisoner complained that the Israeli jailers gave him narcotic medication that turned him into a drug addict.
The prisoner said that the Israeli prison authority insist on keeping him in solitary confinement, noting that he spent nine of his 15 years in isolation cells in different jails.
Mustafa told the lawyer that the jailers rated him as a very dangerous prisoner and use surveillance cameras to watch him inside his cell.
He added that his ongoing exposure to maltreatment and narcotization led him to suffer psychological problems, blood pressure, heart and kidney problems and stomach ulcers, adding that he takes 45 pills every day.
He also said that he was transferred to several jails and ended up a week ago in Ashkelon prison, where the jailers often handcuff his hands behind his back before allowing him to spend some time in the courtyard.
Mustafa added that the Ashkelon administration deprived him of seeing his family, affirming that he threatened not to take any medication or start open-ended hunger strike if his family was not allowed to visit him in jail.
The prisoner said that the Israeli prison authority insist on keeping him in solitary confinement, noting that he spent nine of his 15 years in isolation cells in different jails.
Mustafa told the lawyer that the jailers rated him as a very dangerous prisoner and use surveillance cameras to watch him inside his cell.
He added that his ongoing exposure to maltreatment and narcotization led him to suffer psychological problems, blood pressure, heart and kidney problems and stomach ulcers, adding that he takes 45 pills every day.
He also said that he was transferred to several jails and ended up a week ago in Ashkelon prison, where the jailers often handcuff his hands behind his back before allowing him to spend some time in the courtyard.
Mustafa added that the Ashkelon administration deprived him of seeing his family, affirming that he threatened not to take any medication or start open-ended hunger strike if his family was not allowed to visit him in jail.
Palestinian prisoner Ali Da'na, 36, has been transferred to Ramla prison hospital due to serious deterioration in his health condition after declaring hunger strike 22 days ago, Ahrar center for prisoners' studies said. Jerusalemite prisoner Da'na risks death in solitary confinement in Negev prison after going on a hunger strike for three weeks. He has been moved to Ramla prison due to his health deterioration amid human rights institutions' silence.
The Ahrar director Fouad Khuffash said that Da'na, who is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, suffers severe stomach infection and digestion difficulties, noting that Da'na's hunger strike came in protest against the Israeli medical negligence to his difficult health situation as he did not receive any treatment.
The Ahrar director Fouad Khuffash said that Da'na, who is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, suffers severe stomach infection and digestion difficulties, noting that Da'na's hunger strike came in protest against the Israeli medical negligence to his difficult health situation as he did not receive any treatment.
Human rights sources reported that a state of high tension has prevailed among the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli Rimon Prison after they discovered cameras hidden in the walls of their cells. The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said in a statement on Wednesday that the prison administration's procedures against the detainees are part of escalatory policy aimed at provoking them and creating a permanent state of tension inside the jails.
The PPS added that the captive movement leadership inside the Rimon jail began studying protest steps to be staged in response to the Israeli violations against the prisoners, and particularly against the deliberate policy of medical neglect.
The PPS added that the captive movement leadership inside the Rimon jail began studying protest steps to be staged in response to the Israeli violations against the prisoners, and particularly against the deliberate policy of medical neglect.
Member of the executive committee of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Saeb Erekat, condemned on Thursday statements by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in which he called for re-arresting freed prisoner Samer Issawi describing them as “a blatant incitement against the life of Issawi.” Issawi was released on Monday after going on a hunger strike for 277 days to protest his arrest in Israel.
Erekat stressed that President Mahmoud Abbas and the PLO give priority to the prisoners’ issue and for their freedom.
He said the third group of prisoners held since before Oslo is set for release on December 29.
He warned that if Israel does not meet this date, the PLO will no longer remain committed to not joining international organizations for nine months in return for the release of pre-Oslo prisoners.
Erekat stressed that President Mahmoud Abbas and the PLO give priority to the prisoners’ issue and for their freedom.
He said the third group of prisoners held since before Oslo is set for release on December 29.
He warned that if Israel does not meet this date, the PLO will no longer remain committed to not joining international organizations for nine months in return for the release of pre-Oslo prisoners.
Israel will announce plans for new settlement construction next week, coinciding with the release of a third batch of Palestinian prisoners as part of peace talks, an official said Thursday.
"The Israeli government will announce tenders for new construction in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem which will coincide with the release of a third group of Palestinian prisoners," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Two previous rounds of prisoner releases in August and October have been accompanied by Israeli announcements of fresh construction on land the Palestinians want for a future state, provoking Palestinian ire.
"The Israeli government will announce tenders for new construction in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem which will coincide with the release of a third group of Palestinian prisoners," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Two previous rounds of prisoner releases in August and October have been accompanied by Israeli announcements of fresh construction on land the Palestinians want for a future state, provoking Palestinian ire.
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Israel occupation forces (IOF) arrested during the last 24 hours 15 Palestinians from West Bank, occupied Jerusalem and Gaza. Local sources reported that large number of Israeli military vehicles raided Bethlehem on Thursday at dawn and carried out a searching campaign in which the IOF forces arrested 6 Palestinians .
According to media sources they are Sami al- Harami,21, Leith al- Harami,19, Shehadeh Tamari,23, Hamza al-Kamel,26. It also reported that the IMF arrested Munir Taqatqa ,55, and Mutassim Taqatqa,20 from Beit Fajar southern Bethlehem after searching their houses. The IOF arrested Dia' Qashu' from Um al- Sharayet neighborhood near Ramallah after storming his house. |
In Nablus , the IOF arrested Raed Yaeish and Alaa al-Barq after raiding their houses and searching them, it also arrested Karam Shabib from Barqa village western Nablus.
Israeli occupation police arrested on Wednesday evening three Jerusalemites from the old city of Jerusalem claiming that they have assaulted three Jewish tourists . It also arrested Mahdi Masswada ,14, in clashes erupted at Issawiya town.
Israel military announced on Wednesday the arrest of Gazans at the security fence southern Gaza.
Israeli forces detain Palestinians across West Bank
Israeli forces stormed several West Bank neighborhoods in the Bethlehem, Nablus and Ramallah districts early Thursday morning and detained 10 young Palestinian men.
Locals in Nablus told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the villages of Huwwara and Burqa as well as Ras al-Ein neighborhood in Nablus city. 19-year-old Raed Yaeish and 21-year-old Ala al-Barq were detained in Ras al-Ein neighborhood, they said.
In Burqa in northwest Nablus, Israeli troops detained Karim Mahmoud Shadid, 18.
Abdul-Hadi Dmeidi, 37, was detained from his house in Huwwara south of Nablus, according to locals.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Fajjar and al-Saff neighborhood of Bethlehem city and detained six Palestinians.
Locals told Ma’an that several houses were ransacked in the al-Saff neighborhood before Israeli troops detained 21-year-old Sami al-Hreimi, his brother Layth, 19, Shehadah Muhammad Shehadah al-Taamari, 23, and Hamzah Hasan al-Kamil, 26.
In Beit Fajjar south of Bethlehem, Israeli forces detained 55-year-old Munir Ali Taqatqa, and 20-year-old Muatasim Mahmoud Taqatqa after ransacking their homes.
Israeli forces also raided Um al-Sharayit neighborhood of Ramallah in the central West Bank and detained Diyaa Qashou.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said nine Palestinians were detained overnight.
Israeli occupation police arrested on Wednesday evening three Jerusalemites from the old city of Jerusalem claiming that they have assaulted three Jewish tourists . It also arrested Mahdi Masswada ,14, in clashes erupted at Issawiya town.
Israel military announced on Wednesday the arrest of Gazans at the security fence southern Gaza.
Israeli forces detain Palestinians across West Bank
Israeli forces stormed several West Bank neighborhoods in the Bethlehem, Nablus and Ramallah districts early Thursday morning and detained 10 young Palestinian men.
Locals in Nablus told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the villages of Huwwara and Burqa as well as Ras al-Ein neighborhood in Nablus city. 19-year-old Raed Yaeish and 21-year-old Ala al-Barq were detained in Ras al-Ein neighborhood, they said.
In Burqa in northwest Nablus, Israeli troops detained Karim Mahmoud Shadid, 18.
Abdul-Hadi Dmeidi, 37, was detained from his house in Huwwara south of Nablus, according to locals.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Fajjar and al-Saff neighborhood of Bethlehem city and detained six Palestinians.
Locals told Ma’an that several houses were ransacked in the al-Saff neighborhood before Israeli troops detained 21-year-old Sami al-Hreimi, his brother Layth, 19, Shehadah Muhammad Shehadah al-Taamari, 23, and Hamzah Hasan al-Kamil, 26.
In Beit Fajjar south of Bethlehem, Israeli forces detained 55-year-old Munir Ali Taqatqa, and 20-year-old Muatasim Mahmoud Taqatqa after ransacking their homes.
Israeli forces also raided Um al-Sharayit neighborhood of Ramallah in the central West Bank and detained Diyaa Qashou.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said nine Palestinians were detained overnight.
Administrative detainee Sheikh Jamal Al-Tawil, former El-Bireh mayor, said that administrative detainees in Israeli occupation jails were still boycotting courts. He told the Ahrar center for human rights on Wednesday that the detainees were not recognizing those courts and were still refusing to appear before them despite suspending other protest steps.
Tawil asked the media, the Palestinian Authority, factions, and human rights groups to back the administrative detainees, who are held without trial or charge, in order to put a final end to such arbitrary detention.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of the Ahrar center, said that it was about time to support those detainees and end the suffering of 15 administrative detainees, who were all liberated prisoners and spent long years in occupation jails.
He said that many speculations were made in the media about why those detainees suspended their protest steps, “but they know what they are doing and proceed according to a certain tactic, they are united and coordinate their steps in Ofer, Megiddo, and Negev jails”.
Tawil asked the media, the Palestinian Authority, factions, and human rights groups to back the administrative detainees, who are held without trial or charge, in order to put a final end to such arbitrary detention.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of the Ahrar center, said that it was about time to support those detainees and end the suffering of 15 administrative detainees, who were all liberated prisoners and spent long years in occupation jails.
He said that many speculations were made in the media about why those detainees suspended their protest steps, “but they know what they are doing and proceed according to a certain tactic, they are united and coordinate their steps in Ofer, Megiddo, and Negev jails”.
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The District and Magistrate courts judges sentenced 6 Jerusalemites and extended the arrest of 6 others and released one young man.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, explained that the District court sentenced 34-year old Mohammad Amin Abbasi from Silwan for 23 months of actual imprisonment and a suspended probation of one year for 3 years on charges of making bombs and throwing them at Israeli forces in Silwan.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center pointed out that Abbasi was arrested on 28/02/2013 and was investigated in Al-Maskobyeh cells (room number 20), and he is married and has 3 children where the oldest is 6 years old and the youngest is one; Abbasi was transferred in between Al-Maskobyeh and Nafha and is now detained in Rimon prison.
The lawyer added that the judge also sentenced Ahmad Hoshyeh for 10 months of actual imprisonment and a financial fee of 500 NIS, and Ahmad Zmurod for 11 months of actual imprisonment and a fee of 500 NIS; note that they are both from the village of Esawyeh east of Jerusalem.
The Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Mohammad Alqaq from Ras Al-Amood until next Sunday to continue investigating him on charges of throwing Molotov cocktails, and released Mohammad Jayyar with a third-party bail of 3000 NIS.
In a related matter, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club lawyer, Mufeed Al-Hajj, said that the Magistrate court judge sentenced Ra’fat Abu Turk for 3 months and a day of actual imprisonment on charges of throwing stones in Al-Aqsa Mosque; note that he was arrested and was then released on condition of house arrest and an another indictment had been submitted that included violating the house arrest conditions.
The Magistrate court held a session to the two brothers Fadi and Mohammad Mamlook and another hearing session had been scheduled for them on the 4th of January, 2014 to hear the witnesses; note that they were arrested 3 months ago and released Mohammad but extended the arrest of Fadi until completing the legal procedures against him.
The Center was informed that the Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Akram Shurafa until 02/01/2014; note that the hearing session was confidential and he has been arrested since the 10 of the current month and is being investigated in cells 20.
The judge also extended the arrest of 30-year old Rubin Abu Nijmeh until Sunday; note that the Israeli forces raided his home in Al-Thori after midnight on Tuesday and searched it. They also confiscated his cell phone and a USB device. A confidential hearing session was held and he is now being investigated in cells 20 in Al-Maskobyeh.
The Center was also informed that the Magistrate court extended the arrest of Rami Barakeh until Sunday knowing that Rami is being interrogated in cells 20 in Al-Maskobyeh; they also recently interrogated his wife.
Suspended probation sentences
In a related matter, the Magistrate court judge sentenced 19-year old Yazan Emad Siam for a suspended probation of 12 months for a year and a financial fine of 750 NIS and signing another fine of 3500 on charges of throwing stones at an Israeli settler.
Siam was arrested in 2010 and was interrogated and detained in Al-Maskobyeh. He was released on condition of house arrest; several hearing sessions were previously held until the judge sentenced him on Wednesday.
Also, the Magistrate court judge also sentenced the journalist Amjad Arafeh for a suspended probation of 4 months and a fine of 1500 NIS on charges of obstructing the work of police individuals in Al-Aqsa; note that the forces imposed house arrest on him for 10 days at that time.
The District and Magistrate courts judges sentenced 6 Jerusalemites and extended the arrest of 6 others and released one young man.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, explained that the District court sentenced 34-year old Mohammad Amin Abbasi from Silwan for 23 months of actual imprisonment and a suspended probation of one year for 3 years on charges of making bombs and throwing them at Israeli forces in Silwan.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center pointed out that Abbasi was arrested on 28/02/2013 and was investigated in Al-Maskobyeh cells (room number 20), and he is married and has 3 children where the oldest is 6 years old and the youngest is one; Abbasi was transferred in between Al-Maskobyeh and Nafha and is now detained in Rimon prison.
The lawyer added that the judge also sentenced Ahmad Hoshyeh for 10 months of actual imprisonment and a financial fee of 500 NIS, and Ahmad Zmurod for 11 months of actual imprisonment and a fee of 500 NIS; note that they are both from the village of Esawyeh east of Jerusalem.
The Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Mohammad Alqaq from Ras Al-Amood until next Sunday to continue investigating him on charges of throwing Molotov cocktails, and released Mohammad Jayyar with a third-party bail of 3000 NIS.
In a related matter, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club lawyer, Mufeed Al-Hajj, said that the Magistrate court judge sentenced Ra’fat Abu Turk for 3 months and a day of actual imprisonment on charges of throwing stones in Al-Aqsa Mosque; note that he was arrested and was then released on condition of house arrest and an another indictment had been submitted that included violating the house arrest conditions.
The Magistrate court held a session to the two brothers Fadi and Mohammad Mamlook and another hearing session had been scheduled for them on the 4th of January, 2014 to hear the witnesses; note that they were arrested 3 months ago and released Mohammad but extended the arrest of Fadi until completing the legal procedures against him.
The Center was informed that the Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Akram Shurafa until 02/01/2014; note that the hearing session was confidential and he has been arrested since the 10 of the current month and is being investigated in cells 20.
The judge also extended the arrest of 30-year old Rubin Abu Nijmeh until Sunday; note that the Israeli forces raided his home in Al-Thori after midnight on Tuesday and searched it. They also confiscated his cell phone and a USB device. A confidential hearing session was held and he is now being investigated in cells 20 in Al-Maskobyeh.
The Center was also informed that the Magistrate court extended the arrest of Rami Barakeh until Sunday knowing that Rami is being interrogated in cells 20 in Al-Maskobyeh; they also recently interrogated his wife.
Suspended probation sentences
In a related matter, the Magistrate court judge sentenced 19-year old Yazan Emad Siam for a suspended probation of 12 months for a year and a financial fine of 750 NIS and signing another fine of 3500 on charges of throwing stones at an Israeli settler.
Siam was arrested in 2010 and was interrogated and detained in Al-Maskobyeh. He was released on condition of house arrest; several hearing sessions were previously held until the judge sentenced him on Wednesday.
Also, the Magistrate court judge also sentenced the journalist Amjad Arafeh for a suspended probation of 4 months and a fine of 1500 NIS on charges of obstructing the work of police individuals in Al-Aqsa; note that the forces imposed house arrest on him for 10 days at that time.
Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday said they discovered cameras hidden in the walls of their cells in Rimon Prison, the Palestinian prisoners society reported.
The director of the society Amjad al-Najjar said that the prison administration raided several cells after prisoners made the discovery.
He added that prisoners refused to hand the cameras they found to the prison administration and refused to leave for inspection or stand for counting.
The director of the society Amjad al-Najjar said that the prison administration raided several cells after prisoners made the discovery.
He added that prisoners refused to hand the cameras they found to the prison administration and refused to leave for inspection or stand for counting.
It is expected that Israel will go ahead and release a group of Palestinian prisoners which have all been jailed since before 1994. The release should take place during next week.
The releases are meant as a confidence-building gesture as a part of the ongoing peace talks the Jerusalem Post reports.
Based on the agreement a total of 104 Palestinians will be released in four groups. 52 have already been taken from prison and 26 more will thus be released during next week.
According to the framework of the deal, all 104 prisoners should be in four batches within a period of nine months.
The releases are meant as a confidence-building gesture as a part of the ongoing peace talks the Jerusalem Post reports.
Based on the agreement a total of 104 Palestinians will be released in four groups. 52 have already been taken from prison and 26 more will thus be released during next week.
According to the framework of the deal, all 104 prisoners should be in four batches within a period of nine months.
Freed prisoner Samer Issawi
Israeli occupation minister Lieberman Wednesday called on his facebook page for rearresting Samer al-Issawi and putting him in prison, israelnationalnews.com reported. The ultra-extremist West Bank settler Lieberman justified his demand by saying that "How surprising that the first thing Issawi does after his release is call to Hamas to abduct soldiers,"
"I call to drag Issawi immediately back to prison. this is how England would treat a security prisoner who clearly has no remorse. If he wants to continue his hunger strike behind bars he is welcome to do so, or as Minister Humphrey Atkins said of the Irish hunger striking prisoner, 'If he persistently wishes to commit suicide, he is welcome to pursue his intent.'" he added.
Issawi went on 260-day hunger strike in August 2012 in protest of Israel's decision to hand him back an earlier 26-year sentence that would keep him in prison until 2029.
With his hunger striker exposed Israel's administrative detention policy and its unfair judicial system, for which Issawi attracted a widepread attention.
Lieberman calls for re-jailing Samer Issawi
The solidarity foundation for human rights said that Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman called for re-jailing Samer Al-Issawi, who was released on Monday and letting him die in prison. According to the foundation, Lieberman said that Issawi violated the conditions for his release when he told Al-Aqsa satellite channel that the release of Palestinian prisoners would be reached only by the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers and swap deals.
Lieberman also drew a parallel to political prisoners held in the UK in 1981, 10 of them had died as a result of hunger strike, and demanded the Israeli government to follow the lead of the then British premier Margaret Thatcher and not give in to the Palestinian prisoners' demands.
"Every normal democratic country that strives to defend itself, like the great democracy of Britain which I mentioned earlier, would have already returned Issawi to prison," Lieberman, who forgot that Israel is not a country but an occupation entity, claimed in remarks posted on his facebook page on Wednesday .
"A prisoner released conditionally who calls, on the same day, to kidnap the soldiers of the country that released him, needs to complete his sentence in prison with no concessions, and if he wants to hunger strike, let him do as he pleases, or, as the British minister Humphrey Atkins said of the Irish hunger striker, ‘If he persisted in his wish to commit suicide, that was his choice," he added.
Israeli occupation minister Lieberman Wednesday called on his facebook page for rearresting Samer al-Issawi and putting him in prison, israelnationalnews.com reported. The ultra-extremist West Bank settler Lieberman justified his demand by saying that "How surprising that the first thing Issawi does after his release is call to Hamas to abduct soldiers,"
"I call to drag Issawi immediately back to prison. this is how England would treat a security prisoner who clearly has no remorse. If he wants to continue his hunger strike behind bars he is welcome to do so, or as Minister Humphrey Atkins said of the Irish hunger striking prisoner, 'If he persistently wishes to commit suicide, he is welcome to pursue his intent.'" he added.
Issawi went on 260-day hunger strike in August 2012 in protest of Israel's decision to hand him back an earlier 26-year sentence that would keep him in prison until 2029.
With his hunger striker exposed Israel's administrative detention policy and its unfair judicial system, for which Issawi attracted a widepread attention.
Lieberman calls for re-jailing Samer Issawi
The solidarity foundation for human rights said that Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman called for re-jailing Samer Al-Issawi, who was released on Monday and letting him die in prison. According to the foundation, Lieberman said that Issawi violated the conditions for his release when he told Al-Aqsa satellite channel that the release of Palestinian prisoners would be reached only by the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers and swap deals.
Lieberman also drew a parallel to political prisoners held in the UK in 1981, 10 of them had died as a result of hunger strike, and demanded the Israeli government to follow the lead of the then British premier Margaret Thatcher and not give in to the Palestinian prisoners' demands.
"Every normal democratic country that strives to defend itself, like the great democracy of Britain which I mentioned earlier, would have already returned Issawi to prison," Lieberman, who forgot that Israel is not a country but an occupation entity, claimed in remarks posted on his facebook page on Wednesday .
"A prisoner released conditionally who calls, on the same day, to kidnap the soldiers of the country that released him, needs to complete his sentence in prison with no concessions, and if he wants to hunger strike, let him do as he pleases, or, as the British minister Humphrey Atkins said of the Irish hunger striker, ‘If he persisted in his wish to commit suicide, that was his choice," he added.
A Palestinian teenager was injured and a man was detained after clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces in the northern West Bank Wednesday, locals told Ma'an.
Witnesses said Muhammad Ali Hassan Haddad, 13, was injured after being hit in the head by shrapnel from a stun grenade that Israeli troops fired at Palestinians in a neighborhood in western Tulkarem.
Additionally, Israeli forces detained 22-year-old Samir Riyad Tamim during the clashes, locals said.
Several youths suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation as Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades.
An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed that a Palestinian was "lightly injured" and another was detained, saying that Israeli forces dispersed a "riot" in the area.
The spokeswoman said several Palestinians were hurling rocks at Israeli "security personnel."
At one point, she said, a Palestinian approached an Israeli soldier with a brick to the point where the soldier felt "threatened." The soldier "followed the rules of engagement," and shot live bullets at the Palestinian's lower extremities.
However, the soldier "did not identify a hit."
The spokeswoman said that the Palestinian who was detained has since been released.
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.
Witnesses said Muhammad Ali Hassan Haddad, 13, was injured after being hit in the head by shrapnel from a stun grenade that Israeli troops fired at Palestinians in a neighborhood in western Tulkarem.
Additionally, Israeli forces detained 22-year-old Samir Riyad Tamim during the clashes, locals said.
Several youths suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation as Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades.
An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed that a Palestinian was "lightly injured" and another was detained, saying that Israeli forces dispersed a "riot" in the area.
The spokeswoman said several Palestinians were hurling rocks at Israeli "security personnel."
At one point, she said, a Palestinian approached an Israeli soldier with a brick to the point where the soldier felt "threatened." The soldier "followed the rules of engagement," and shot live bullets at the Palestinian's lower extremities.
However, the soldier "did not identify a hit."
The spokeswoman said that the Palestinian who was detained has since been released.
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.
Dozens of settlers on Wednesday morning stormed the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate under the protection of the Israeli police and Special Forces. Eyewitnesses said that 25 settlers entered al-Aqsa in the form of groups, and performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyards.
The police forces arrested, during the settlers’ tour, two Jerusalemite students, the witnesses added.
For his part, Dr. Ikrima Sabri, head of the Supreme Islamic Council and preacher of al-Aqsa Mosque, warned of the ongoing attacks by the Jewish "Price Tag" gangs on the religious holy places.
The latest of these attacks was a raid on Huda mosque in Baqa al-Gharbiyya village inside the 1948 occupied territories, during which "Price Tag" gangs sprayed anti-Islam graffiti on the Mosque's walls.
Dr. Sabri's remarks came during his participation at a religious cultural seminar on Tuesday in Abu Bakr mosque in Baqa al-Gharbiyya village at the invitation of local committees in the town.
Israeli forces detain 2 Palestinians at Aqsa mosque
Israeli police officers detained two young Palestinian men from the al-Aqsa Mosque after a group of Jews entered the compound Wednesday morning.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Muhsin Abu Sweib from Jerusalem and Abdullah Akkawi from Acre were detained Wednesday morning. Both are students learning Islamic teachings in the al-Aqsa compound.
The onlookers added that a group of 24 rightists escorted by large numbers of police officers entered the compound while Muslim worshipers shouted in protest against the entry of the Israelis into the holy Muslim place.
The police forces arrested, during the settlers’ tour, two Jerusalemite students, the witnesses added.
For his part, Dr. Ikrima Sabri, head of the Supreme Islamic Council and preacher of al-Aqsa Mosque, warned of the ongoing attacks by the Jewish "Price Tag" gangs on the religious holy places.
The latest of these attacks was a raid on Huda mosque in Baqa al-Gharbiyya village inside the 1948 occupied territories, during which "Price Tag" gangs sprayed anti-Islam graffiti on the Mosque's walls.
Dr. Sabri's remarks came during his participation at a religious cultural seminar on Tuesday in Abu Bakr mosque in Baqa al-Gharbiyya village at the invitation of local committees in the town.
Israeli forces detain 2 Palestinians at Aqsa mosque
Israeli police officers detained two young Palestinian men from the al-Aqsa Mosque after a group of Jews entered the compound Wednesday morning.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Muhsin Abu Sweib from Jerusalem and Abdullah Akkawi from Acre were detained Wednesday morning. Both are students learning Islamic teachings in the al-Aqsa compound.
The onlookers added that a group of 24 rightists escorted by large numbers of police officers entered the compound while Muslim worshipers shouted in protest against the entry of the Israelis into the holy Muslim place.
Israeli soldiers have invaded Ya’bod village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, kidnapping four Palestinians.
Local sources have reported that dozens of soldiers surrounded the village and nearby areas, before invading it and kidnapping four Palestinians.
The sources added that the kidnapped have been identified as Rasem Mahmoud Zeid, Mohammad Awad Harzallah, Qassem Ibrahim Abbady, and Adel Fathy Abu Shamla.
All were kidnapped after the soldiers violently broke into their homes and searched them, causing property damage.
Furthermore, soldiers installed a roadblock, east of the village, while dozens of soldiers invaded Palestinian olive groves.
Earlier on Wednesday, dozens of Israeli Police officers and soldiers invaded the yards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, kidnapping two students who were attending an outdoor session.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) said that dozens of soldiers and settlers invaded the yards of the mosque through Al-Magharba Gate, securing the area while settlers marched into the yards of the mosque.
On Wednesday at dawn, soldiers invaded Al-Harayeq residential area, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and conducted training using live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Local sources said that the soldiers also installed a number of roadblocks in the Joret Bahlas area, the Halhoul Bridge, the entrance of Al-Fawwar refugee camp, and the entrance of the towns of Halhoul, Sa’ir and Beit Ummar, all in the Hebron district.
Local sources have reported that dozens of soldiers surrounded the village and nearby areas, before invading it and kidnapping four Palestinians.
The sources added that the kidnapped have been identified as Rasem Mahmoud Zeid, Mohammad Awad Harzallah, Qassem Ibrahim Abbady, and Adel Fathy Abu Shamla.
All were kidnapped after the soldiers violently broke into their homes and searched them, causing property damage.
Furthermore, soldiers installed a roadblock, east of the village, while dozens of soldiers invaded Palestinian olive groves.
Earlier on Wednesday, dozens of Israeli Police officers and soldiers invaded the yards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, kidnapping two students who were attending an outdoor session.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) said that dozens of soldiers and settlers invaded the yards of the mosque through Al-Magharba Gate, securing the area while settlers marched into the yards of the mosque.
On Wednesday at dawn, soldiers invaded Al-Harayeq residential area, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and conducted training using live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Local sources said that the soldiers also installed a number of roadblocks in the Joret Bahlas area, the Halhoul Bridge, the entrance of Al-Fawwar refugee camp, and the entrance of the towns of Halhoul, Sa’ir and Beit Ummar, all in the Hebron district.
Israeli Army arrested Wednesday dawn, seven Palestinians from various cities in the West Bank, Israeli media outlets reported.
Israeli Army claimed that the detainees are "wanted" by the Israeli authorities, and they were all taken to an unknown location.
Israeli forces detain 7 Palestinians across the West Bank
Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians across the West Bank in overnight raids, an Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an.
Five Palestinians were detained in the northern West Bank town of Yaabad, in addition to one in Jenin and one in Hebron, the spokeswoman said.
Palestinian sources confirmed the detentions in Yaabad, saying Israeli forces stormed the village early Wednesday between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
Witnesses said Israeli troops arrested Rasim Mahmoud Hamdan Zeid, Mahmoud Awad Herzallah, Qasim Ibrahim Abbadi, and Adil Abu Shamlah.
Israeli forces erected flying checkpoints at the main entrances of the village, preventing residents from leaving, locals added.
They added that soldiers were heavily deployed in nearby agricultural fields to ensure no one exited the town.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces detained two brothers from Askar refugee camp east of Nablus, locals told Ma'an.
Soldiers and intelligence officers detained Muhammad Nabil Abu Zeid, 23, and his brother, 18-year-old Sufjan, witnesses said.
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.
Israeli Army claimed that the detainees are "wanted" by the Israeli authorities, and they were all taken to an unknown location.
Israeli forces detain 7 Palestinians across the West Bank
Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians across the West Bank in overnight raids, an Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an.
Five Palestinians were detained in the northern West Bank town of Yaabad, in addition to one in Jenin and one in Hebron, the spokeswoman said.
Palestinian sources confirmed the detentions in Yaabad, saying Israeli forces stormed the village early Wednesday between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
Witnesses said Israeli troops arrested Rasim Mahmoud Hamdan Zeid, Mahmoud Awad Herzallah, Qasim Ibrahim Abbadi, and Adil Abu Shamlah.
Israeli forces erected flying checkpoints at the main entrances of the village, preventing residents from leaving, locals added.
They added that soldiers were heavily deployed in nearby agricultural fields to ensure no one exited the town.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces detained two brothers from Askar refugee camp east of Nablus, locals told Ma'an.
Soldiers and intelligence officers detained Muhammad Nabil Abu Zeid, 23, and his brother, 18-year-old Sufjan, witnesses said.
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.
Israeli occupation troops arrested Tuesday night, a young Palestinian from Hebron at Al-Container military checkpoint, northeast of Jerusalem.
Security source said that Israeli soldiers stationed at the checkpoint stopped the vehicle, forced the 21-year-old Mohammed Jamal al-Qawasmeh out of the car and detained him. The forces then arrested al-Qawasmeh and took him to an unknown location.
Security source said that Israeli soldiers stationed at the checkpoint stopped the vehicle, forced the 21-year-old Mohammed Jamal al-Qawasmeh out of the car and detained him. The forces then arrested al-Qawasmeh and took him to an unknown location.
