3 dec 2018
The Israeli occupation authorities on Monday decided to extend the administrative detention of the Hamas leader Wasfi Qabha.
Qabha's family told the PIC reporter that the renewal decision came two days before Qabha's release following five months of imprisonment without charge or trial.
Qabha was arrested in July 2018 from his house in Jenin only a few months after his release from Israeli jails.
The Hamas leader has served 15 years in Israeli jails, most of which in administrative detention.
Qabha's family told the PIC reporter that the renewal decision came two days before Qabha's release following five months of imprisonment without charge or trial.
Qabha was arrested in July 2018 from his house in Jenin only a few months after his release from Israeli jails.
The Hamas leader has served 15 years in Israeli jails, most of which in administrative detention.
Israeli forces detained at least 19 Palestinians, including minors, across the occupied West Bank on predawn Monday.
Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) confirmed that Israeli forces detained two minors in the al-Arroub refugee camp, south of the southern West Bank district of Hebron. They were identified as Qasi Wassam al-Badawi, 14, and Munjed Ahmad al-Badawi, 14.
In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, seven Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Daoud Salah, Muhammad Salah, Thaer Salah, Usama Salah, Ahmad Ghneim, Ahmad Zahran, and Izzam Hamamra.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, three Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces. They were identified as Abd Islam Abed, 30, Othamn Tahseen Zeid, and Ahmad Nabih, 21.
In the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, Israeli forces detained four Palestinians. PPS identified them as Muhammad Suleiman Srouji, 31, Bakr Suleiman Kharyush, 30, Jamal Abdullah Ishteiwi, 51, and Hani Muhammad Suwan, 23.
In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, another two Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Said Ali Qilawi and Muhammad Bassam al-Arabi.
In the northern West Bank district of Qalqiliya, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Ahmad Zahran Salim.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,554 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, of whom 230 are child prisoners and 41 are under the age of 16 years.
IOF kidnaps 17 Palestinians in overnight campaigns
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday arrested 17 Palestinians, including ex-detainees, in large scale campaigns in the West Bank.
The IOF raided Tulkarem, searched dozens of Palestinian houses, and arrested five Palestinian citizens.
Local sources reported that violent clashes broke out in the area during the IOF raid.
Meanwhile, the IOF arrested a Palestinian youth in al-Am'ari refugee camp in Ramallah after searching his family house and assaulting his family.
The IOF arrested another Palestinian in Jifna town, north of Ramallah, and confiscated his car.
According to local residents, six Palestinian ex-prisoners were arrested during Bethlehem sweeps.
At the same time in al-Khalil, the IOF arrested two children, raided and searched a number of Palestinian houses, and handed an ex-prisoner an order to appear before the Israeli Intelligence Service for interrogation.
Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) confirmed that Israeli forces detained two minors in the al-Arroub refugee camp, south of the southern West Bank district of Hebron. They were identified as Qasi Wassam al-Badawi, 14, and Munjed Ahmad al-Badawi, 14.
In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, seven Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Daoud Salah, Muhammad Salah, Thaer Salah, Usama Salah, Ahmad Ghneim, Ahmad Zahran, and Izzam Hamamra.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, three Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces. They were identified as Abd Islam Abed, 30, Othamn Tahseen Zeid, and Ahmad Nabih, 21.
In the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, Israeli forces detained four Palestinians. PPS identified them as Muhammad Suleiman Srouji, 31, Bakr Suleiman Kharyush, 30, Jamal Abdullah Ishteiwi, 51, and Hani Muhammad Suwan, 23.
In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, another two Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Said Ali Qilawi and Muhammad Bassam al-Arabi.
In the northern West Bank district of Qalqiliya, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Ahmad Zahran Salim.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,554 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, of whom 230 are child prisoners and 41 are under the age of 16 years.
IOF kidnaps 17 Palestinians in overnight campaigns
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday arrested 17 Palestinians, including ex-detainees, in large scale campaigns in the West Bank.
The IOF raided Tulkarem, searched dozens of Palestinian houses, and arrested five Palestinian citizens.
Local sources reported that violent clashes broke out in the area during the IOF raid.
Meanwhile, the IOF arrested a Palestinian youth in al-Am'ari refugee camp in Ramallah after searching his family house and assaulting his family.
The IOF arrested another Palestinian in Jifna town, north of Ramallah, and confiscated his car.
According to local residents, six Palestinian ex-prisoners were arrested during Bethlehem sweeps.
At the same time in al-Khalil, the IOF arrested two children, raided and searched a number of Palestinian houses, and handed an ex-prisoner an order to appear before the Israeli Intelligence Service for interrogation.
Palestinians arrested on Sunday pose for a photo after being released from Israeli detention, November 29, 2018. Photo credit: Wadi Hilweh Information Center.
ORIGINAL POST BY: AHMAD JARADAT DECEMBER 1, 2018
Israeli police accused the men of being active in PA security forces. Palestinians say the arrests are part of Israeli efforts to sediment the occupation.
In overnight raids, Israeli military police arrested 32 Palestinians in Jerusalem on Sunday, November 25, 2018. On Twitter, the Israeli police accused the men of being active in PA security forces. The Palestinian News and Info Agency reported that at least 20 of the men are activists with the ruling party in the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fateh.
Just before Sunday’s mass arrests, Israeli police detained the PA Governor of Jerusalem Adnan Ghaith for a second time, this month. The police did not provide a reason for his arrest, though in October, Israeli security forces explained that he is suspected of “illegal activity by [the Palestinian Authority] in Jerusalem,” the Times of Israel reported. That night, Palestinians protested for his freedom in downtown Jerusalem. Israeli police arrested three demonstrators there.
On Thursday, November 29, an Israeli court ruled to release 21 of the 32 Palestinians arrested. The conditions of their release include bail, five days of house arrest and a ban from the West Bank for two weeks, according to the Palestinian Information Center. The remaining detainees await trial. Ghaith’s remand was extended until Sunday.
The same day, Israeli police summoned PA Jerusalem Affairs Minister Adnan al-Husayni and PA Deputy Governor of Jerusalem Abdullah Siam for interrogation. The week prior, Israeli authorities banned al-Husayni from traveling abroad for three months.
Palestinians view the arrests of Palestinians under the pretext of PA involvement as part of Israeli efforts to sediment the occupation of Jerusalem.
Head of the Palestinian National Christian Coalition Dimitri Diliani told local media: “The arrest campaign against Governor [Ghatih] and dozens of activists is for political reasons.”
Ziad Hammouri, director of Jerusalem’s center for social and economic rights, told Middle East Eye:
Israel is escalating against the PA’s presence after the US moved its embassy to the city. The PA presence in Jerusalem isn’t new, and residents of the city working in the PA’s security forces are well-known and no one tried to hide it. The PA’s presence in Jerusalem manifests itself in helping the residents in cases against the Israeli authorities, whether demolished houses, paying for lawyers, solving disputes between Palestinians in the city.
Israeli authorities criminalize and ban a wide range of Palestinian events and organizations in the holy city under the pretext of PA, Palestinian political party and “terrorist” involvement.
Ahmad Jaradat is the Senior Project Coordinator of the Alternative Information Center (AIC).
ORIGINAL POST BY: AHMAD JARADAT DECEMBER 1, 2018
Israeli police accused the men of being active in PA security forces. Palestinians say the arrests are part of Israeli efforts to sediment the occupation.
In overnight raids, Israeli military police arrested 32 Palestinians in Jerusalem on Sunday, November 25, 2018. On Twitter, the Israeli police accused the men of being active in PA security forces. The Palestinian News and Info Agency reported that at least 20 of the men are activists with the ruling party in the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fateh.
Just before Sunday’s mass arrests, Israeli police detained the PA Governor of Jerusalem Adnan Ghaith for a second time, this month. The police did not provide a reason for his arrest, though in October, Israeli security forces explained that he is suspected of “illegal activity by [the Palestinian Authority] in Jerusalem,” the Times of Israel reported. That night, Palestinians protested for his freedom in downtown Jerusalem. Israeli police arrested three demonstrators there.
On Thursday, November 29, an Israeli court ruled to release 21 of the 32 Palestinians arrested. The conditions of their release include bail, five days of house arrest and a ban from the West Bank for two weeks, according to the Palestinian Information Center. The remaining detainees await trial. Ghaith’s remand was extended until Sunday.
The same day, Israeli police summoned PA Jerusalem Affairs Minister Adnan al-Husayni and PA Deputy Governor of Jerusalem Abdullah Siam for interrogation. The week prior, Israeli authorities banned al-Husayni from traveling abroad for three months.
Palestinians view the arrests of Palestinians under the pretext of PA involvement as part of Israeli efforts to sediment the occupation of Jerusalem.
Head of the Palestinian National Christian Coalition Dimitri Diliani told local media: “The arrest campaign against Governor [Ghatih] and dozens of activists is for political reasons.”
Ziad Hammouri, director of Jerusalem’s center for social and economic rights, told Middle East Eye:
Israel is escalating against the PA’s presence after the US moved its embassy to the city. The PA presence in Jerusalem isn’t new, and residents of the city working in the PA’s security forces are well-known and no one tried to hide it. The PA’s presence in Jerusalem manifests itself in helping the residents in cases against the Israeli authorities, whether demolished houses, paying for lawyers, solving disputes between Palestinians in the city.
Israeli authorities criminalize and ban a wide range of Palestinian events and organizations in the holy city under the pretext of PA, Palestinian political party and “terrorist” involvement.
Ahmad Jaradat is the Senior Project Coordinator of the Alternative Information Center (AIC).
2 dec 2018
The Israeli occupation forces at dawn Sunday kidnapped three Palestinians, including a child, during West Bank sweeps.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that the Israeli forces arrested Anas Omar, 22, in Tulkarem, Ahmad Ghaith, 15, in al-Khalil, and Ahmad al-Mashni in Bethlehem.
The Prisoner Society pointed out that the Israeli forces over the past two days have arrested 10 Palestinian citizens, including the ex-prisoner Malak al-Khatib.
Army Abducts A Child In Hebron
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, a Palestinians child in Hebron, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and installed many roadblocks near towns around the city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers stormed and searched a number of homes, and abducted a child, identified as Ahmad Shaher Gheith, 15, in the southern area of the city.
They added that the soldiers installed roadblocks at Abu al-Halawa junction, in the southern area of Hebron city, in addition to the southern entrance of Bani Neim town, and the northern area of Yatta town, before stopping and searching dozens of cars.
The soldiers interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards, causing huge traffic jams in the entire area.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that the Israeli forces arrested Anas Omar, 22, in Tulkarem, Ahmad Ghaith, 15, in al-Khalil, and Ahmad al-Mashni in Bethlehem.
The Prisoner Society pointed out that the Israeli forces over the past two days have arrested 10 Palestinian citizens, including the ex-prisoner Malak al-Khatib.
Army Abducts A Child In Hebron
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, a Palestinians child in Hebron, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and installed many roadblocks near towns around the city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers stormed and searched a number of homes, and abducted a child, identified as Ahmad Shaher Gheith, 15, in the southern area of the city.
They added that the soldiers installed roadblocks at Abu al-Halawa junction, in the southern area of Hebron city, in addition to the southern entrance of Bani Neim town, and the northern area of Yatta town, before stopping and searching dozens of cars.
The soldiers interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards, causing huge traffic jams in the entire area.
An Israeli court in occupied Jerusalem has ordered, Sunday the release of Adnan Gheith, the Palestinian Governor of Jerusalem, along with several other members of Fateh movement.
In its ruling, the court ordered the release of the governor, along with nine other Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem, on bail and under the condition that they do not enter the West Bank for two weeks.
The governor, and many members of Fateh movement, were taken prisoners in Jerusalem, on November 25th.
His abduction was the third in less than one month, in addition to being repeatedly summoned for interrogated, and banned from traveling abroad.
Last month, Gheith was detained and interrogated, and was later released after being ordered under house arrest for seven days, in his home in Wadi al-Jouz, in Jerusalem,
The governor was previously banned from entering the West Bank for six months.
The nine Palestinians who are included in the release order along with the governor are Ala’ Abu al-Hawa, Amer Awwad, Fadi Mahmoud, Husam Abu Sneina, Khalil Bahir, Mohammad al-Qaaq, Ahmad Mustafa, Eyad Hadra and Hatem al-Emhalwes.
In its ruling, the court ordered the release of the governor, along with nine other Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem, on bail and under the condition that they do not enter the West Bank for two weeks.
The governor, and many members of Fateh movement, were taken prisoners in Jerusalem, on November 25th.
His abduction was the third in less than one month, in addition to being repeatedly summoned for interrogated, and banned from traveling abroad.
Last month, Gheith was detained and interrogated, and was later released after being ordered under house arrest for seven days, in his home in Wadi al-Jouz, in Jerusalem,
The governor was previously banned from entering the West Bank for six months.
The nine Palestinians who are included in the release order along with the governor are Ala’ Abu al-Hawa, Amer Awwad, Fadi Mahmoud, Husam Abu Sneina, Khalil Bahir, Mohammad al-Qaaq, Ahmad Mustafa, Eyad Hadra and Hatem al-Emhalwes.
1 dec 2018
Israeli forces, on Saturday, quelled a peaceful demonstration on al-Zahra St, in central occupied Jerusalem, that was held in support of wounded Palestinian detainee Israa Jaabis.
Jaabis, 33, a mother of a baby child and a resident of Jabal al-Mukkaber neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, was sentenced to eleven years in jail after she was charged of attempting to blow up an Israeli army checkpoint outside of Jerusalem, in October of 2015.
WAFA correspondence said that Israeli police and special forces attacked dozens of Palestinian protesters, who were demanding the release of Jaabis, with tear gas canisters and stun grenades. No injuries or arrests were reported.
Jaabis, who is married to a Palestinian from Jericho, had a gas cylinder in her car when it blew up, apparently accidentally, when she was only meters away from the checkpoint to the east of Jerusalem.
Her family said that, at the time, she was moving her belongings from Jericho to a new place in Jerusalem, and the cylinder blew up by accident. The army, however, decided otherwise and said Jaabis was intending to blow up the checkpoint.
The Jerusalem resident was seriously hurt in the accident, and left with third degrees burns on 60 percent of her body and face. She also lost eight fingers.
Jaabis’ medical condition has worsened severely, since her arrest, due to medical negligence by the Israeli Prison Service (IPS).
Israeli police quell protest in solidarity with Israa Ja'abis
The Israeli police on Saturday evening violently quelled a protest in Jerusalem in solidarity with the injured Palestinian detainee Israa Ja'abis.
The peaceful protesters chanted slogans calling for the immediate release of Ja'abis who needs to undergo urgent surgeries.
Local sources said that the Israeli police attacked the protesters with teargas canisters and stun grenades. No arrests or injuries were reported.
The Israel Prison Service refuses to allow Ja'abis to get the necessary treatment program she needs although her health condition has seriously deteriorated recently.
Ja'abis was arrested in 2015 after she was severely injured when a gas cylinder used in cooking exploded in the back seat of her car a few meters away from an Israeli military checkpoint.
Ja'abis was detained and transferred to Israeli jails without receiving proper treatment despite the fact that 60% of her body was burned.
Jaabis, 33, a mother of a baby child and a resident of Jabal al-Mukkaber neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, was sentenced to eleven years in jail after she was charged of attempting to blow up an Israeli army checkpoint outside of Jerusalem, in October of 2015.
WAFA correspondence said that Israeli police and special forces attacked dozens of Palestinian protesters, who were demanding the release of Jaabis, with tear gas canisters and stun grenades. No injuries or arrests were reported.
Jaabis, who is married to a Palestinian from Jericho, had a gas cylinder in her car when it blew up, apparently accidentally, when she was only meters away from the checkpoint to the east of Jerusalem.
Her family said that, at the time, she was moving her belongings from Jericho to a new place in Jerusalem, and the cylinder blew up by accident. The army, however, decided otherwise and said Jaabis was intending to blow up the checkpoint.
The Jerusalem resident was seriously hurt in the accident, and left with third degrees burns on 60 percent of her body and face. She also lost eight fingers.
Jaabis’ medical condition has worsened severely, since her arrest, due to medical negligence by the Israeli Prison Service (IPS).
Israeli police quell protest in solidarity with Israa Ja'abis
The Israeli police on Saturday evening violently quelled a protest in Jerusalem in solidarity with the injured Palestinian detainee Israa Ja'abis.
The peaceful protesters chanted slogans calling for the immediate release of Ja'abis who needs to undergo urgent surgeries.
Local sources said that the Israeli police attacked the protesters with teargas canisters and stun grenades. No arrests or injuries were reported.
The Israel Prison Service refuses to allow Ja'abis to get the necessary treatment program she needs although her health condition has seriously deteriorated recently.
Ja'abis was arrested in 2015 after she was severely injured when a gas cylinder used in cooking exploded in the back seat of her car a few meters away from an Israeli military checkpoint.
Ja'abis was detained and transferred to Israeli jails without receiving proper treatment despite the fact that 60% of her body was burned.
Palestinian prisoner Saleem al-Rajoub, from Dura town in al-Khalil, has announced that he will go on open-ended hunger strike again after the Israeli occupation authority reneged on its pledged to release him.
The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped Rajoub in January 2018, with no guilt, and since then he has been in administrative detention.
Recently, Rajoub decided to suspend his hunger strike after he received a pledge from Israeli jailers to release him after he completes his administrative jail term, but later they broke their promise and extended his detention for another six months.
The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped Rajoub in January 2018, with no guilt, and since then he has been in administrative detention.
Recently, Rajoub decided to suspend his hunger strike after he received a pledge from Israeli jailers to release him after he completes his administrative jail term, but later they broke their promise and extended his detention for another six months.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday night stormed Azzun town in Qalqilya and clashed with local young men.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that young men targeted an Israeli military post at the entrance to Azzun town with homemade bombs.
Soon later, the IOF combed the area, stormed the town and clashed with local young men.
In a separate incident, the IOF kidnapped two young men from their homes in Ramin town, east of Tulkarem.
The IOF also stormed Dunaba suburb in Tulkarem city last night and several areas in southern and eastern Nablus at dawn, with no reported arrests.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that young men targeted an Israeli military post at the entrance to Azzun town with homemade bombs.
Soon later, the IOF combed the area, stormed the town and clashed with local young men.
In a separate incident, the IOF kidnapped two young men from their homes in Ramin town, east of Tulkarem.
The IOF also stormed Dunaba suburb in Tulkarem city last night and several areas in southern and eastern Nablus at dawn, with no reported arrests.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn, a young Palestinian man from Beit Surik town, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem.
The soldiers invaded the home of the young man, and violently searched it, and abducted him after interrogating him and several members of his family.
The army claims the young man, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, “caused damage” to the Annexation Wall, near Beit Surik.
The soldiers invaded the home of the young man, and violently searched it, and abducted him after interrogating him and several members of his family.
The army claims the young man, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, “caused damage” to the Annexation Wall, near Beit Surik.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, Hindaza area, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and abducted one Palestinian. The soldiers also broke into and searched several homes in the governorate.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Sami Obeyyat, 23, after invading his home and searching it, in Hindaza.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, and searched several homes, including the homes of Ismael al-Ja’fari and Mohammad Karim al-Atash, in an attempt to abduct the latter but could not locate him.
The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at protesters in the refugee camp.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Sami Obeyyat, 23, after invading his home and searching it, in Hindaza.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, and searched several homes, including the homes of Ismael al-Ja’fari and Mohammad Karim al-Atash, in an attempt to abduct the latter but could not locate him.
The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at protesters in the refugee camp.
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