4 dec 2017
61-year-old Palestinian detainee Rizq al-Rajoub has announced his decision to start an open-ended hunger strike to protest an Israeli court rule to deport him to Sudan.
According to a Monday statement by the Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Commission, Rajoub, a native of al-Khalil’s town of Dura, in the southern occupied West Bank, started the hunger strike after the Israeli Ofer court ruled that he be deported to Sudan.
Al-Rajoub vowed to keep up his strike until the Israeli prison authorities either release him or file a list of indictments against him.
The Prisoners’ Commission said the Israeli occupation forces arrested al-Rajoub on November 27, 2017 and seized a car of his own, four months after they had seized another two of his cars.
Prisoner al-Rajoub had been locked up for a total of 23 years in Israeli jails, including 10 years in administrative detention, with neither charge nor trial.
According to a Monday statement by the Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Commission, Rajoub, a native of al-Khalil’s town of Dura, in the southern occupied West Bank, started the hunger strike after the Israeli Ofer court ruled that he be deported to Sudan.
Al-Rajoub vowed to keep up his strike until the Israeli prison authorities either release him or file a list of indictments against him.
The Prisoners’ Commission said the Israeli occupation forces arrested al-Rajoub on November 27, 2017 and seized a car of his own, four months after they had seized another two of his cars.
Prisoner al-Rajoub had been locked up for a total of 23 years in Israeli jails, including 10 years in administrative detention, with neither charge nor trial.
Israel’s General intelligence Service (Shabak) on Monday said two Palestinians suspected of killing an Israeli soldier last Thursday were nabbed.
According to Hebrew-speaking media sources, two Palestinian young men were arrested on Friday on suspicion that they killed an Israeli soldier in Arad, south of Israel.
According to the sources, the suspects admitted during an interrogation to murdering Ron Kokia and led investigators to retrieve the soldier’s gun.
On Thursday night, Ron Kokia was stabbed to death at a bus stop in the city of Arad in what the Israelis said was an attack sparked by nationalistic motives. The attackers also snatched the soldier’s gun, prompting a widespread manhunt across southern Israel.
According to Hebrew-speaking media sources, two Palestinian young men were arrested on Friday on suspicion that they killed an Israeli soldier in Arad, south of Israel.
According to the sources, the suspects admitted during an interrogation to murdering Ron Kokia and led investigators to retrieve the soldier’s gun.
On Thursday night, Ron Kokia was stabbed to death at a bus stop in the city of Arad in what the Israelis said was an attack sparked by nationalistic motives. The attackers also snatched the soldier’s gun, prompting a widespread manhunt across southern Israel.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried out at dawn Monday a large-scale raid campaign throughout the West Bank, arresting 23 Palestinians including ex-prisoners, children, and rights activists.
Israeli army claimed that 22 “wanted” Palestinians were detained for being allegedly involved in anti-occupation attacks.
Weapons were allegedly found during the raids in Tulkarem, the army added.
According to Quds Press, the ex-prisoner and leader in Hamas Movement Ahmed Zeid was re-arrested as IOF stormed Jalazoun refugee camp.
His arrest came only five months after his release from Israeli jails.
Three more arrests were reported in Nablus which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
An ex-prisoner was also detained in al-Khalil after IOF soldiers broke into his house in Beit Ummar town.
Meanwhile, the two lawyers Iyad Messek and Khaled Zabarqa, Sheikh Raed Salah’s lawyer, were detained in occupied Jerusalem and taken to unknown detention centers.
In Bethlehem, IOF kidnapped three minors, aged between 14 and 17, after raiding al-Khuder town.
Similar raids were carried out in Qalqilia where at least one citizen was arrested, while two young men were detained in Tulkarem refugee camp.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians, Including Children, in Bethlehem, Hebron And Jenin
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinians, including three children, in the West Bank governorates of Bethlehem, Hebron and Jenin, after the army invaded many homes and violently searched them.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted Issa Mohammad al-Hreimi, 17, from the city, in addition to Abdul-Rahman Amro Issa, 14, and Bilal Sbeih, 14, from the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
In addition, the soldiers invaded many homes in Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and abducted Haitham Jamil Awad, 29.
The soldiers caused serious damage to Haitham’s home, after violently breaking into it and ransacking its property.
The soldiers also invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and abducted Shadi Ibrahim Bahar, after invading his family’s home and searching it.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Abu an-Naseef, 40, from his home in Abu Their neighborhood.
The soldiers also invaded the home of Essam Abu Hatab, in Jenin, and violently searched it.
Israeli army claimed that 22 “wanted” Palestinians were detained for being allegedly involved in anti-occupation attacks.
Weapons were allegedly found during the raids in Tulkarem, the army added.
According to Quds Press, the ex-prisoner and leader in Hamas Movement Ahmed Zeid was re-arrested as IOF stormed Jalazoun refugee camp.
His arrest came only five months after his release from Israeli jails.
Three more arrests were reported in Nablus which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
An ex-prisoner was also detained in al-Khalil after IOF soldiers broke into his house in Beit Ummar town.
Meanwhile, the two lawyers Iyad Messek and Khaled Zabarqa, Sheikh Raed Salah’s lawyer, were detained in occupied Jerusalem and taken to unknown detention centers.
In Bethlehem, IOF kidnapped three minors, aged between 14 and 17, after raiding al-Khuder town.
Similar raids were carried out in Qalqilia where at least one citizen was arrested, while two young men were detained in Tulkarem refugee camp.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians, Including Children, in Bethlehem, Hebron And Jenin
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinians, including three children, in the West Bank governorates of Bethlehem, Hebron and Jenin, after the army invaded many homes and violently searched them.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted Issa Mohammad al-Hreimi, 17, from the city, in addition to Abdul-Rahman Amro Issa, 14, and Bilal Sbeih, 14, from the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
In addition, the soldiers invaded many homes in Yatta town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and abducted Haitham Jamil Awad, 29.
The soldiers caused serious damage to Haitham’s home, after violently breaking into it and ransacking its property.
The soldiers also invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and abducted Shadi Ibrahim Bahar, after invading his family’s home and searching it.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Abu an-Naseef, 40, from his home in Abu Their neighborhood.
The soldiers also invaded the home of Essam Abu Hatab, in Jenin, and violently searched it.
The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported that Israeli soldiers have abducted, on Monday at dawn, the head of its Legal Departments, Lawyer Eyad Misk, after storming and searching his home in Kafr Aqab town, in occupied East Jerusalem.
In a press release, the committee said that Misk was taken to Petah Tikva interrogation center, without informing him of the reasons behind his detention.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers have abducted, overnight at least 20 Palestinians, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.
Among the abducted Palestinians are the head of al-Meethaq Institution for Human Rights, Lawyer Firas Sabah, and Lawyer Khaled Zabarqa.
In a press release, the committee said that Misk was taken to Petah Tikva interrogation center, without informing him of the reasons behind his detention.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers have abducted, overnight at least 20 Palestinians, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.
Among the abducted Palestinians are the head of al-Meethaq Institution for Human Rights, Lawyer Firas Sabah, and Lawyer Khaled Zabarqa.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, four guards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to several detention and interrogation centers.
The soldiers abducted Luay Abu Sa’ad, while trying to enter the mosque through Bab al-Asbat (Gate of The Tribes).
In addition, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Abu Alia, Fadi Abu Meizer and Qassem Kamal, from the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and summoned Zeinat Abu Sbeih for interrogation.
It is worth mentioning that Zeinat works as a guard in the women’s section of the Mosque.
Firas ad-Dibs, the Media Coordinator of the Islamic Waqf and Endowment Department, said the abducted four guards were among many Palestinians who intercepted Israeli fanatics, who invaded the Dome of the Rock mosque, Sunday, accompanied by many senior military officers, and conducted provocative acts.
It is worth mentioning that the army later released Ahmad Abu Ali, Qassem Kamal and Fadi Abu Meizer, and threatened severe punishments if they intercept the settler again. The fourth guard, Luay Abu Sa’ad, was remanded for further interrogation.
The soldiers abducted Luay Abu Sa’ad, while trying to enter the mosque through Bab al-Asbat (Gate of The Tribes).
In addition, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Abu Alia, Fadi Abu Meizer and Qassem Kamal, from the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and summoned Zeinat Abu Sbeih for interrogation.
It is worth mentioning that Zeinat works as a guard in the women’s section of the Mosque.
Firas ad-Dibs, the Media Coordinator of the Islamic Waqf and Endowment Department, said the abducted four guards were among many Palestinians who intercepted Israeli fanatics, who invaded the Dome of the Rock mosque, Sunday, accompanied by many senior military officers, and conducted provocative acts.
It is worth mentioning that the army later released Ahmad Abu Ali, Qassem Kamal and Fadi Abu Meizer, and threatened severe punishments if they intercept the settler again. The fourth guard, Luay Abu Sa’ad, was remanded for further interrogation.
3 dec 2017
The occupation forces arrested on Sunday night a child and a youth from the village of Silwan.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested Zein Mahran Shweiki (8) and Ali Hijazi Da’na (17).
The center’s lawyer explained that the forces transferred both minors to Salah Eddin Street police station in Jerusalem.
On the other hand, the judge issued effective prison sentences against young Jerusalemite men. Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud explained that the judges sentenced:
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested Zein Mahran Shweiki (8) and Ali Hijazi Da’na (17).
The center’s lawyer explained that the forces transferred both minors to Salah Eddin Street police station in Jerusalem.
On the other hand, the judge issued effective prison sentences against young Jerusalemite men. Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud explained that the judges sentenced:
- Amir Abu Jom’a: 12 month in prison and a 2500-NIS fine.
- Mohannad Abu Jom’a: 7 months in prison and a 2000-NIS fine.
- Ali Abu Jom’a: 7 months in prison and a 2000-NIS fine.
- Mohammad Mughrabi: 16 months in prison and a 5000-NIS fine.
- Majd Sayyad: 6 and a half months in prison and an 1800-NIS fine.
Clashes burst out on Sunday evening after the Israeli occupation forces stormed Jenin’s western town of Rumana and attacked Palestinian protesters.
Reporting from Jenin province, in the northern West Bank, a PIC news correspondent said clashes rocked Rumana town, where the heavily-armed Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian anti-occupation youth with heavy spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters, resulting in injuries.
Israeli soldiers have also been spotted near the main entrance to Rumana’s charitable trust, where Palestinian civilians have been made to endure intensive questioning.
A number of Palestinian young men have also been detained by the occupation army.
At the same time, the occupation soldiers ravaged the homes of the Palestinian citizens Hesham Hamdan and Naser Abu Bakr in Rumana before they came down heavily on the residents.
Meanwhile, Palestinian vehicles and civilians lined up at the main entrance to the town after the Israeli army blocked access out of and into the area.
Reporting from Jenin province, in the northern West Bank, a PIC news correspondent said clashes rocked Rumana town, where the heavily-armed Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian anti-occupation youth with heavy spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters, resulting in injuries.
Israeli soldiers have also been spotted near the main entrance to Rumana’s charitable trust, where Palestinian civilians have been made to endure intensive questioning.
A number of Palestinian young men have also been detained by the occupation army.
At the same time, the occupation soldiers ravaged the homes of the Palestinian citizens Hesham Hamdan and Naser Abu Bakr in Rumana before they came down heavily on the residents.
Meanwhile, Palestinian vehicles and civilians lined up at the main entrance to the town after the Israeli army blocked access out of and into the area.
The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday summoned a Palestinian guard at holy al-Aqsa Mosque to questioning before they ordered him to show up at an Israeli court on Monday.
Member of al-Aqsa’s supervision staff, Hamza Namer, was made to endure intensive questioning at Israel’s Oz detention center, southeast of Occupied Jerusalem, before he was ordered to appear before an Israeli court on Monday.
The Israeli occupation authorities had earlier banned Namer from al-Aqsa for a period of 20 days.
At the same time, the occupation authorities released another guard at al-Aqsa—Luay Abu Abu al-Saad—after they summoned him to questioning on Sunday morning.
Member of al-Aqsa’s supervision staff, Hamza Namer, was made to endure intensive questioning at Israel’s Oz detention center, southeast of Occupied Jerusalem, before he was ordered to appear before an Israeli court on Monday.
The Israeli occupation authorities had earlier banned Namer from al-Aqsa for a period of 20 days.
At the same time, the occupation authorities released another guard at al-Aqsa—Luay Abu Abu al-Saad—after they summoned him to questioning on Sunday morning.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at night, Rommana village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, detained a child and a young man, and released them after interrogating them for several hours.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers invaded Rommana, and installed a military roadblock, in the center of the town, before stopping and searching dozens of Palestinians and cars.
The soldiers also invaded the home of a Palestinian woman, identified as Amira Hamdan, and violently searched it.
Furthermore, the soldiers detained a child, identified as Mustafa Sa’ed al-‘Amour, in addition to a young man, Mohammad No’man Abu Bakr, interrogated them for several hours at the military roadblock, and later released them.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers invaded Rommana, and installed a military roadblock, in the center of the town, before stopping and searching dozens of Palestinians and cars.
The soldiers also invaded the home of a Palestinian woman, identified as Amira Hamdan, and violently searched it.
Furthermore, the soldiers detained a child, identified as Mustafa Sa’ed al-‘Amour, in addition to a young man, Mohammad No’man Abu Bakr, interrogated them for several hours at the military roadblock, and later released them.
The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday evening detained staff members of al-Tawani Village Council and a number of workers east of al-Khalil’s southern town of Yatta.
Coordinator for the National Anti-Settlement Committee, Rateb al-Jabour, said the Israeli army detained the head of al-Tawani’s Village Council Mohamed Rub’i, along with two members—Mahmoud al-Hamamda and Ismail al-Amour.
A number of Palestinian workers were also detained by the occupation forces while they were carrying out maintenance work along the access road between al-Tawani and Yatta’s eastern corners.
The reasons for the detention of the activists and workers remain unknown so far.
Coordinator for the National Anti-Settlement Committee, Rateb al-Jabour, said the Israeli army detained the head of al-Tawani’s Village Council Mohamed Rub’i, along with two members—Mahmoud al-Hamamda and Ismail al-Amour.
A number of Palestinian workers were also detained by the occupation forces while they were carrying out maintenance work along the access road between al-Tawani and Yatta’s eastern corners.
The reasons for the detention of the activists and workers remain unknown so far.
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Sunday evening, a Palestinian fishing boat in the Sudaniyya Sea, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The Navy fired many live rounds at the fishing boat, wounding one fisherman. They then seized the boat and detained five fishermen.
The attack took place in Palestinian territorial waters, less than 2.5 nautical miles from the shore.
Amjad Sharafi, secretary-general of the Gaza Fishermen Union, said in a statement that the Israeli navy illegally attacked a fishing boat owned by Khamis Abu Sadeq, and confiscated it.
The detained fishermen have been identified as Sami Nabil Abu Sadeq, Mohammad Ahmad Sadeq, Sayyed Nasser Halabi, Ayman Ahmad Tolba, and his brother Ehab.
The wounded fisherman, Mohammad Bakr, said the navy also fired many live rounds, destroying the motor and causing serious damage to the boat, in addition to wounding him in the abdomen.
He added that the navy ordered the fishermen to jump in the water, one by one.
“They ordered us to strip, and jump in the water,” Mohammad said, “I told them I had been injured, so one of them ordered me to raise my hands in the air while lying down, and he removed my clothes, then had us all jump in the water.”
All of them were abducted and interrogated, and were released later, but their damaged boat was confiscated and towed to Ashdod Port.
The boat’s owner said the navy had destroyed his only source of livelihood, and confiscated it.
“Even if they return the boat to me, its already been destroyed,” he added, “This boat provided livelihood to twelve Palestinians.”
Yamen al-Madhoun, of the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights said that this year alone, the navy has killed one fisherman, abducted ten others, and wounded four, in addition to confiscating three boats.
It is worth mentioning that in the last ten years, the navy has killed five fishermen, wounded 107 others, and abducted 547 fishermen, and confiscated 181 boats.
Israeli navy arrests 5 fishermen off Gaza shore
Israeli occupation naval forces on Sunday evening arrested five Palestinian fishermen off the shores of northern Gaza sea.
According to local sources, Israeli naval forces also confiscated the fishing boat of the detained fishermen.
Palestinian fishermen in Gaza regularly face such attacks by Israeli occupation navy even within the designated fishing zone in blatant violation of the truce agreement which was signed by Palestinian factions and Israel and brokered by Egypt in 2014.
The attack took place in Palestinian territorial waters, less than 2.5 nautical miles from the shore.
Amjad Sharafi, secretary-general of the Gaza Fishermen Union, said in a statement that the Israeli navy illegally attacked a fishing boat owned by Khamis Abu Sadeq, and confiscated it.
The detained fishermen have been identified as Sami Nabil Abu Sadeq, Mohammad Ahmad Sadeq, Sayyed Nasser Halabi, Ayman Ahmad Tolba, and his brother Ehab.
The wounded fisherman, Mohammad Bakr, said the navy also fired many live rounds, destroying the motor and causing serious damage to the boat, in addition to wounding him in the abdomen.
He added that the navy ordered the fishermen to jump in the water, one by one.
“They ordered us to strip, and jump in the water,” Mohammad said, “I told them I had been injured, so one of them ordered me to raise my hands in the air while lying down, and he removed my clothes, then had us all jump in the water.”
All of them were abducted and interrogated, and were released later, but their damaged boat was confiscated and towed to Ashdod Port.
The boat’s owner said the navy had destroyed his only source of livelihood, and confiscated it.
“Even if they return the boat to me, its already been destroyed,” he added, “This boat provided livelihood to twelve Palestinians.”
Yamen al-Madhoun, of the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights said that this year alone, the navy has killed one fisherman, abducted ten others, and wounded four, in addition to confiscating three boats.
It is worth mentioning that in the last ten years, the navy has killed five fishermen, wounded 107 others, and abducted 547 fishermen, and confiscated 181 boats.
Israeli navy arrests 5 fishermen off Gaza shore
Israeli occupation naval forces on Sunday evening arrested five Palestinian fishermen off the shores of northern Gaza sea.
According to local sources, Israeli naval forces also confiscated the fishing boat of the detained fishermen.
Palestinian fishermen in Gaza regularly face such attacks by Israeli occupation navy even within the designated fishing zone in blatant violation of the truce agreement which was signed by Palestinian factions and Israel and brokered by Egypt in 2014.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Sunday broke into two schools in al-Khader town to the south of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank.
The coordinator of the anti-settlement and separation wall committee in the town, Ahmad Salah, said that the IOF incursion was made at school time for unreleased reasons and resulted in intimidation and panic among school students.
He added that clashes erupted after school time between the students and IOF soldiers who fired tear gas and stun grenades towards the children and detained some of them for a while. Luckily, no injuries were suffered.
The coordinator of the anti-settlement and separation wall committee in the town, Ahmad Salah, said that the IOF incursion was made at school time for unreleased reasons and resulted in intimidation and panic among school students.
He added that clashes erupted after school time between the students and IOF soldiers who fired tear gas and stun grenades towards the children and detained some of them for a while. Luckily, no injuries were suffered.
A number of Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Sunday in abduction sweeps rocking the West Bank.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of five Palestinians at predawn time on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The occupation soldiers also seized thousands of shekels in assaults on West Bank provinces.
Three Palestinian cars were also seized by Israel’s military troops in Qalqilya on claims that they have been used in resistance activities.
At the same time, the IOF stormed Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun at the crack of dawn and took pictures of Palestinian homes and commercial facilities.
On Saturday evening, Palestinian university student Mo’men Mesek, the son of the slain Palestinian protester Raed Mesek, along with another Palestinian civilian, were kidnapped by the Israeli forces during assaults on the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of five Palestinians at predawn time on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The occupation soldiers also seized thousands of shekels in assaults on West Bank provinces.
Three Palestinian cars were also seized by Israel’s military troops in Qalqilya on claims that they have been used in resistance activities.
At the same time, the IOF stormed Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun at the crack of dawn and took pictures of Palestinian homes and commercial facilities.
On Saturday evening, Palestinian university student Mo’men Mesek, the son of the slain Palestinian protester Raed Mesek, along with another Palestinian civilian, were kidnapped by the Israeli forces during assaults on the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem.
2 dec 2017
The Palestinian sick captive Ali al-Barghouthi on Saturday suspended his open hunger strike he started 5 days ago. The suspension decision was made after Ashkelon prison management promised to conduct all of the required medical tests for him within two weeks.
The lawyer of Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee, Karim Ajwa, said that prisoner Barghouthi suffers from several health problems including heartache and fatigue.
Detainee Barghouthi, from Aboud town north of Ramallah, was arrested in 2004 for alleged involvement in resistance action and belonging to Fatah Movement. He is serving a life sentence and additional 40 years.
The lawyer of Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee, Karim Ajwa, said that prisoner Barghouthi suffers from several health problems including heartache and fatigue.
Detainee Barghouthi, from Aboud town north of Ramallah, was arrested in 2004 for alleged involvement in resistance action and belonging to Fatah Movement. He is serving a life sentence and additional 40 years.
Palestinian prisoner and former long-term hunger striker Ayman al-Tabeesh, 37, imprisoned without charge or trial by the Israeli occupation, has been ordered into isolation on the pretext of being a “security threat.” Al-Tabeesh, from the village of Dura near al-Khalil, has been imprisoned since 2 August 2016 with no charges and no trial on the basis of so-called “secret evidence.”
He has spent nearly 13 years in total in Israeli prisons through multiple re-arrests and has engaged in two long-term hunger strikes to demand his freedom. On Wednesday, 29 November, he was transferred from the Ofer prison to the Ohli Kedar isolation cells.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society emphasized that the Israeli occupation intelligence has a policy of isolation and unilaterally isolates many prisoners each year under the pretext of “secret evidence,” the same type of secret file that is used to jail al-Tabeesh. He is one of over 450 Palestinians jailed under administrative detention orders and 6,200 total Palestinian prisoners. In some cases, isolation orders are extended for years without any meaningful reason given to the detained person or their lawyer.
There are currently two Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike. Ali Barghouthi is on hunger strike for the fourth day; he launched his strike on 28 November in protest of the delay in medical treatment at the Ashkelon prison clinic. Barghouthi has been prescribed to receive a heart test and a CT scan, but the prison clinic has been delaying for over two months. This means that he has received no diagnosis for his ongoing health problems; he is suffering from chest pain and feels tiredness and pain when walking or moving.
Barghouthi, 45, is from the village of Abboud west of Ramallah. He is serving a life sentence for resisting the Israeli occupation as part of the Fateh movement and has been jailed since April 2004.
He joins the ongoing hunger strike of Salah al-Khawaja of the village of Ni’lin in Ramallah, who has been refusing food for 19 days consecutively in protest of his administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. He launched his hunger strike in protest of the renewal of his administrative detention order only one day before his scheduled release.
Khawaja was seized by Israeli occupation forces on 23 July 2017 and ordered to four months in administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. These detention orders are indefinitely renewable; Palestinians have spent years at a time jailed under administrative detention orders. Khawaja is one of over 450 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial and a total of nearly 6,200 Palestinian political prisoners. Over the years, he has spent nearly 12 years in Israeli prisons through multiple arrests and detentions.
He is carrying out his hunger strike despite his own deteriorating health. He walks slowly and has lost significant weight, and he suffers from high blood pressure, diabetes and poor vision in his left eye.
He has spent nearly 13 years in total in Israeli prisons through multiple re-arrests and has engaged in two long-term hunger strikes to demand his freedom. On Wednesday, 29 November, he was transferred from the Ofer prison to the Ohli Kedar isolation cells.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society emphasized that the Israeli occupation intelligence has a policy of isolation and unilaterally isolates many prisoners each year under the pretext of “secret evidence,” the same type of secret file that is used to jail al-Tabeesh. He is one of over 450 Palestinians jailed under administrative detention orders and 6,200 total Palestinian prisoners. In some cases, isolation orders are extended for years without any meaningful reason given to the detained person or their lawyer.
There are currently two Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike. Ali Barghouthi is on hunger strike for the fourth day; he launched his strike on 28 November in protest of the delay in medical treatment at the Ashkelon prison clinic. Barghouthi has been prescribed to receive a heart test and a CT scan, but the prison clinic has been delaying for over two months. This means that he has received no diagnosis for his ongoing health problems; he is suffering from chest pain and feels tiredness and pain when walking or moving.
Barghouthi, 45, is from the village of Abboud west of Ramallah. He is serving a life sentence for resisting the Israeli occupation as part of the Fateh movement and has been jailed since April 2004.
He joins the ongoing hunger strike of Salah al-Khawaja of the village of Ni’lin in Ramallah, who has been refusing food for 19 days consecutively in protest of his administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. He launched his hunger strike in protest of the renewal of his administrative detention order only one day before his scheduled release.
Khawaja was seized by Israeli occupation forces on 23 July 2017 and ordered to four months in administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. These detention orders are indefinitely renewable; Palestinians have spent years at a time jailed under administrative detention orders. Khawaja is one of over 450 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial and a total of nearly 6,200 Palestinian political prisoners. Over the years, he has spent nearly 12 years in Israeli prisons through multiple arrests and detentions.
He is carrying out his hunger strike despite his own deteriorating health. He walks slowly and has lost significant weight, and he suffers from high blood pressure, diabetes and poor vision in his left eye.
1 dec 2017
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Friday quelled a weekly peaceful march that demands opening a main road in Qelqis area east of al-Khalil.
According to a local source, the IOF deployed large numbers of soldiers in the area and banned the inhabitants from accessing the demonstration site.
IOF troops threatened the protesters with beating and shooting, the source pointed out.
The IOF detained the cameraman of Palestine TV in al-Khalil, Ala Al-Haddad, and barred journalists from covering the event.
The IOF has been closing the Qelqis road for 17 years, which forces the inhabitants to take long non-paved alternate routes.
According to a local source, the IOF deployed large numbers of soldiers in the area and banned the inhabitants from accessing the demonstration site.
IOF troops threatened the protesters with beating and shooting, the source pointed out.
The IOF detained the cameraman of Palestine TV in al-Khalil, Ala Al-Haddad, and barred journalists from covering the event.
The IOF has been closing the Qelqis road for 17 years, which forces the inhabitants to take long non-paved alternate routes.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the towns of Azzoun and Kafr Thulth, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The army also invaded many homes in Bethlehem governorate, and summoned several Palestinians for interrogation.
Media sources in Qalqilia said the invasions were simultaneously carried out after midnight, after the soldiers surrounded the two towns.
They added that the soldiers broke into and ransacked several homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also invaded several stores in Azzoun, especially in the al-Mothallath and ash-Shameyya neighborhoods.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north of the city, and summoned Mohammad Nasser Badawna, 19, for interrogation.
The soldiers also summoned for interrogation Moath Nader Jawareesh, 24, from Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem, Moath Abdul-Jabbar Abu Tarboush, 35, from the al-Azza refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and Hasan Ahmad Nuwwara, 31, from Hindaza, after invading and searching their homes.
Media sources in Qalqilia said the invasions were simultaneously carried out after midnight, after the soldiers surrounded the two towns.
They added that the soldiers broke into and ransacked several homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also invaded several stores in Azzoun, especially in the al-Mothallath and ash-Shameyya neighborhoods.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north of the city, and summoned Mohammad Nasser Badawna, 19, for interrogation.
The soldiers also summoned for interrogation Moath Nader Jawareesh, 24, from Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem, Moath Abdul-Jabbar Abu Tarboush, 35, from the al-Azza refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and Hasan Ahmad Nuwwara, 31, from Hindaza, after invading and searching their homes.
The Israeli occupation army at dawn Friday demolished a house belonging to the family of Palestinian prisoner Mohamed Abul-Rab in Qabatiya town, south of Jenin in the West Bank, as a punitive measure for its son’s killing of an Israeli settler last October.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli soldiers aboard military vehicles and one bulldozer entered the neghibhrood where the house of the prisoner’s father is located and cordoned off the area.
They added that some soldiers were deployed on rooftops of nearby homes before the bulldozers embarked on knocking down the house.
Consequently, some young men tried to obstruct the demolition of the house and hurled stones at the soldiers, who responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
Several young men and citizens inside homes suffered from inhaling tear gas during the events and one sustained a rubber bullet injury.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military force stormed nearby homes and assaulted its residents during its presence in the neighborhood.
Ziyad Abul-Rab, Mohamad’s father, said the Israeli military authorities had informed his son’s lawyer that the family must leave their home prior to its demolition.
The father said, prior to this notification the high Israeli court rejected a plea submitted by the lawyer against the intended demolition.
His son was convicted by an Israeli court of murdering an Israeli settler in the Arab town of Kafr Qasem, in central Israel, in early October.
Israeli Soldiers Demolish A Home Near Jenin, Injure Many Palestinians, Including An Infant
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the town of Qabatia, south of the northern West bank city of Jenin, and demolished a home, in addition to causing many Palestinians, including an infant and an elderly woman, in addition to detaining two young men.
Deputy Governor of Jenin, Kamal Abu ar-Rob, said dozens of soldiers invaded Qabatia, before breaking into the family home of detainee Mohammad Ziad Abu ar-Rob, and forced the family out before demolishing the property.
The demolition is an act of collective punishment by the Israeli government against the family of Mohammed, who is currently in Israeli prison charged with killing an Israeli man, identified as Reuven Schmerling, 69, this past October, in Kafr Qassem, where he and another detained Palestinians worked.
The family filed appeals against the demolition of their property, but the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the appeals, allowing the army to proceed with the demolition.
The demolished home was 140 square/meters, where Mohammad’s parent and five siblings resided. The soldiers invaded the property and forced them out before leveling it.
The family was only informed of the date for demolishing their property just one day before the army leveled it.
Following the invasion and home demolition, some Palestinian youngsters hurled stones at the army, while the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
The Red Crescent Society said scores of Palestinians, including an infant identified as Badr Naji Abu Zeid, and an elderly woman, Sabeeha Ragheb Abu Zeid, were among many Palestinians who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
It added that a young man, identified as Ahmad Arafat Hanaisha, 25, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his back, and was moved to Khalil Suleiman governmental hospital.
The soldiers also detained Saleh Amjad Loubani and Qussai Mohammad Kamil, and held them at the Salem military base, before releasing them in the morning.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli soldiers aboard military vehicles and one bulldozer entered the neghibhrood where the house of the prisoner’s father is located and cordoned off the area.
They added that some soldiers were deployed on rooftops of nearby homes before the bulldozers embarked on knocking down the house.
Consequently, some young men tried to obstruct the demolition of the house and hurled stones at the soldiers, who responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
Several young men and citizens inside homes suffered from inhaling tear gas during the events and one sustained a rubber bullet injury.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military force stormed nearby homes and assaulted its residents during its presence in the neighborhood.
Ziyad Abul-Rab, Mohamad’s father, said the Israeli military authorities had informed his son’s lawyer that the family must leave their home prior to its demolition.
The father said, prior to this notification the high Israeli court rejected a plea submitted by the lawyer against the intended demolition.
His son was convicted by an Israeli court of murdering an Israeli settler in the Arab town of Kafr Qasem, in central Israel, in early October.
Israeli Soldiers Demolish A Home Near Jenin, Injure Many Palestinians, Including An Infant
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the town of Qabatia, south of the northern West bank city of Jenin, and demolished a home, in addition to causing many Palestinians, including an infant and an elderly woman, in addition to detaining two young men.
Deputy Governor of Jenin, Kamal Abu ar-Rob, said dozens of soldiers invaded Qabatia, before breaking into the family home of detainee Mohammad Ziad Abu ar-Rob, and forced the family out before demolishing the property.
The demolition is an act of collective punishment by the Israeli government against the family of Mohammed, who is currently in Israeli prison charged with killing an Israeli man, identified as Reuven Schmerling, 69, this past October, in Kafr Qassem, where he and another detained Palestinians worked.
The family filed appeals against the demolition of their property, but the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the appeals, allowing the army to proceed with the demolition.
The demolished home was 140 square/meters, where Mohammad’s parent and five siblings resided. The soldiers invaded the property and forced them out before leveling it.
The family was only informed of the date for demolishing their property just one day before the army leveled it.
Following the invasion and home demolition, some Palestinian youngsters hurled stones at the army, while the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
The Red Crescent Society said scores of Palestinians, including an infant identified as Badr Naji Abu Zeid, and an elderly woman, Sabeeha Ragheb Abu Zeid, were among many Palestinians who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
It added that a young man, identified as Ahmad Arafat Hanaisha, 25, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his back, and was moved to Khalil Suleiman governmental hospital.
The soldiers also detained Saleh Amjad Loubani and Qussai Mohammad Kamil, and held them at the Salem military base, before releasing them in the morning.
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