24 dec 2018
As a tide of freezing cold has overwhelmed the Middle East, Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli occupation dungeons have been made to endure calamitous conditions.
Affidavits by prisoners and ex-prisoners provided shocking evidence about the endless suffering Palestinian detainees have been going through in Israeli prisons with the advent of winter season owing to the lack of winter garments, mattresses, and heating kit.
Speaking with a PIC news correspondent, ex-prisoner Suhaib Abu Thabet, who was released last week from the Israeli Megiddo lock-up, said prisoners have been doing their best to share winter clothes and blankets in a move aiming to tone down the calamitous conditions.
According to Abu Thabet, Israeli prison authorities in Palestinian territories occupied in 1948, particularly in Negev desert jail, continue to prevent prisoners from their right to have access to heating material.
Ex-prisoner Ghanem Sawalma also said prisoners in Gilboa jail have been deeply concerned about their fate. Last winter heavy rain showers flooded prison sections resulting in material damage. Several prisoners also caught life-threatening diseases.
The family of the Palestinian detainee Mohamed Marshoud said the Israeli prison service at the Negev lock-up refused to hand over winter clothes brought by the family to the detainee under the guise of unsuitable cloth quality or color.
The family voiced concerns over the reluctance of the Israeli prison authorities to smooth detainees’ access to much-needed winter garments.
Coordinator of the National Committee to Support Prisoners, Mudafar Dukan, said prisoners are forced to purchase winter clothes from the cantina at steep prices.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society also warned of the tragic conditions wrought on Palestinians in Etzion jail due to the poor hygiene and propagation of bacteria owing to the intense humidity and lack of exposure to sunbeams.
Attorney Jacqueline Fararja quoted Palestinian detainees as stating that they have been made to lie on filthy mattresses that are barely 2-cm thick and are terribly stinky.
Human rights groups continue to sound alarm bells over the abject conditions of captivity in Israeli dungeons, where nearly 7,000 Palestinian detainees are incarcerated, among them women and children.
Affidavits by prisoners and ex-prisoners provided shocking evidence about the endless suffering Palestinian detainees have been going through in Israeli prisons with the advent of winter season owing to the lack of winter garments, mattresses, and heating kit.
Speaking with a PIC news correspondent, ex-prisoner Suhaib Abu Thabet, who was released last week from the Israeli Megiddo lock-up, said prisoners have been doing their best to share winter clothes and blankets in a move aiming to tone down the calamitous conditions.
According to Abu Thabet, Israeli prison authorities in Palestinian territories occupied in 1948, particularly in Negev desert jail, continue to prevent prisoners from their right to have access to heating material.
Ex-prisoner Ghanem Sawalma also said prisoners in Gilboa jail have been deeply concerned about their fate. Last winter heavy rain showers flooded prison sections resulting in material damage. Several prisoners also caught life-threatening diseases.
The family of the Palestinian detainee Mohamed Marshoud said the Israeli prison service at the Negev lock-up refused to hand over winter clothes brought by the family to the detainee under the guise of unsuitable cloth quality or color.
The family voiced concerns over the reluctance of the Israeli prison authorities to smooth detainees’ access to much-needed winter garments.
Coordinator of the National Committee to Support Prisoners, Mudafar Dukan, said prisoners are forced to purchase winter clothes from the cantina at steep prices.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society also warned of the tragic conditions wrought on Palestinians in Etzion jail due to the poor hygiene and propagation of bacteria owing to the intense humidity and lack of exposure to sunbeams.
Attorney Jacqueline Fararja quoted Palestinian detainees as stating that they have been made to lie on filthy mattresses that are barely 2-cm thick and are terribly stinky.
Human rights groups continue to sound alarm bells over the abject conditions of captivity in Israeli dungeons, where nearly 7,000 Palestinian detainees are incarcerated, among them women and children.
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, two schoolchildren in Betunia town, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Eyewitnesses said several army jeeps invaded the Schools area in Betunia, harassed children in the schools’ area, and searched some of them.
They added that the soldiers abducted two schoolchildren, and moved them to an unknown destination.
Ribhi Doula, the Mayor of Betunia, said the soldiers also invaded the Schools’ area, Sunday, and added that the army frequently invades the town and conducts provocative acts.
Eyewitnesses said several army jeeps invaded the Schools area in Betunia, harassed children in the schools’ area, and searched some of them.
They added that the soldiers abducted two schoolchildren, and moved them to an unknown destination.
Ribhi Doula, the Mayor of Betunia, said the soldiers also invaded the Schools’ area, Sunday, and added that the army frequently invades the town and conducts provocative acts.
Israeli soldiers assaulted and abducted, Monday, a Palestinian employee of the Waqf and Islamic Endowment Department in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to an unknown destination.
The employee has been identified as Ashraf Sharabati, and was taken prisoner after groups of soldiers, police officers and colonialist settlers invaded the courtyards of the holy site, and conducted provocative tours, after removing the Palestinians.
The employee has been identified as Ashraf Sharabati, and was taken prisoner after groups of soldiers, police officers and colonialist settlers invaded the courtyards of the holy site, and conducted provocative tours, after removing the Palestinians.
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, a young Palestinian man, and a child, Hizma and al-Ram town, in occupied East Jerusalem.
The soldiers invaded Hizma town, northeast of Jerusalem, searched homes and abducted a young man, identified as Fuad Ali Khatib.
The soldiers invaded the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, and abducted a child, identified as Yazan al-Hittawi.
The soldiers invaded Hizma town, northeast of Jerusalem, searched homes and abducted a young man, identified as Fuad Ali Khatib.
The soldiers invaded the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, and abducted a child, identified as Yazan al-Hittawi.
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, two Palestinian children from the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, in addition to a young man in Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers violently searched and ransacked many homes, and interrogated the residents, while inspecting their ID cards.
They added that the soldiers abducted Adam Ibrahim Mahfouth, 15, and Mohammad Nasser Mahfouth, 14, and took them to a nearby military base.
The soldiers also closed the main entrance of Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie, al-Arroub branch, preventing the students from entering it to take their final exams.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, including the homes of two former political prisoners, identified as Abdul-Nasser ar-Rabie and Sameh Affana, before abducting the latter.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers violently searched and ransacked many homes, and interrogated the residents, while inspecting their ID cards.
They added that the soldiers abducted Adam Ibrahim Mahfouth, 15, and Mohammad Nasser Mahfouth, 14, and took them to a nearby military base.
The soldiers also closed the main entrance of Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie, al-Arroub branch, preventing the students from entering it to take their final exams.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, including the homes of two former political prisoners, identified as Abdul-Nasser ar-Rabie and Sameh Affana, before abducting the latter.
Former Hamas chief Khaled Mishaal hailed Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, saying the Palestinian resistance will always stand by them throughout their struggle for freedom.
Speaking to ex-prisoner Emad al-Deen Saftawi by phone, Mishaal congratulated the latter on his release from Israeli jails, where he had been locked up for 18 years.
Mishaal pledged that the Palestinian resistance will leave no stone unturned until all Palestinian detainees are released from Israeli jails.
Prisoner Saftawi, from the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, had been held in Israeli occupation prisons since December 13, 2000.
Speaking to ex-prisoner Emad al-Deen Saftawi by phone, Mishaal congratulated the latter on his release from Israeli jails, where he had been locked up for 18 years.
Mishaal pledged that the Palestinian resistance will leave no stone unturned until all Palestinian detainees are released from Israeli jails.
Prisoner Saftawi, from the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, had been held in Israeli occupation prisons since December 13, 2000.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday arrested 20 Palestinians during West Bank raids.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF stormed different neighborhoods in Nablus city and raided dozens of Palestinian houses.
Violent clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and the IOF soldiers who heavily fired stun grenades and teargas bombs at them.
The IOF raided Deir Nezam village, west of Ramallah, launched a large-scale search campaign, and distributed notices warning the Palestinians against taking part in anti-occupation operations.
Local residents said that the IOF at daybreak stormed al-Naqqar neighborhood in Qalqilya and arrested a number of Palestinian citizens.
They IOF further broke into the house of the Palestinian ex-prisoner Naser Nazzal, wreaked havoc on it, and interrogated the family for hours.
Israeli forces detain 15 Palestinians in West Bank raids
Israeli forces detained at least 15 Palestinians from across districts of the occupied West Bank, on predawn Monday.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces detained three Palestinians from the southern West Bank district of Hebron; PPS identified them as Nader Abed al-Hafitha Abu Mayyaleh, Adam Ibrahim Mahfouth and Muhammad Nasser al-Badawi.
Six Palestinians from the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem; PPS identified them as Mahmoud Khalid Salah, Mahmoud Ibrahim Ghneim, Mahdi Khalid Issa, Muath al-Umour, Tukri Muhammad Raja Sabah and Ahmad Kamel Thawabteh.
One Palestinian was detained from the central West Bank district of Jerusalem; he was identified as Fouad Ali al-Khatib.
Israeli forces detained three Palestinians from the Ramallah and al-Bireh district in the central West Bank; PPS identified them as Amir Anwar Nakhleh, Ali Salem Dabbour and Muhammad Khalid Abu Hilweh.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces detained two Palestinians from the Qalqiliya district; they were identified as Muhammad Sameh Affaneh and Abed al-Halim Basha.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,554 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF stormed different neighborhoods in Nablus city and raided dozens of Palestinian houses.
Violent clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and the IOF soldiers who heavily fired stun grenades and teargas bombs at them.
The IOF raided Deir Nezam village, west of Ramallah, launched a large-scale search campaign, and distributed notices warning the Palestinians against taking part in anti-occupation operations.
Local residents said that the IOF at daybreak stormed al-Naqqar neighborhood in Qalqilya and arrested a number of Palestinian citizens.
They IOF further broke into the house of the Palestinian ex-prisoner Naser Nazzal, wreaked havoc on it, and interrogated the family for hours.
Israeli forces detain 15 Palestinians in West Bank raids
Israeli forces detained at least 15 Palestinians from across districts of the occupied West Bank, on predawn Monday.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces detained three Palestinians from the southern West Bank district of Hebron; PPS identified them as Nader Abed al-Hafitha Abu Mayyaleh, Adam Ibrahim Mahfouth and Muhammad Nasser al-Badawi.
Six Palestinians from the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem; PPS identified them as Mahmoud Khalid Salah, Mahmoud Ibrahim Ghneim, Mahdi Khalid Issa, Muath al-Umour, Tukri Muhammad Raja Sabah and Ahmad Kamel Thawabteh.
One Palestinian was detained from the central West Bank district of Jerusalem; he was identified as Fouad Ali al-Khatib.
Israeli forces detained three Palestinians from the Ramallah and al-Bireh district in the central West Bank; PPS identified them as Amir Anwar Nakhleh, Ali Salem Dabbour and Muhammad Khalid Abu Hilweh.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces detained two Palestinians from the Qalqiliya district; they were identified as Muhammad Sameh Affaneh and Abed al-Halim Basha.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,554 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons.
A small batch of Gazan families was allowed access out of the besieged Gaza Strip on Monday to visit their relatives in the Israeli Ramon jail.
Spokeswoman for the International Red Cross Committee, Suheer Zaqout, said 24 Palestinians from the blockaded Gaza Strip, among them three children, headed for Ramon prison to visit 19 Palestinian detainees.
Over 6,000 Palestinian prisoners are locked up in Israeli penitentiaries, where they have been denied their basic human rights, most notably the right to family visits.
Spokeswoman for the International Red Cross Committee, Suheer Zaqout, said 24 Palestinians from the blockaded Gaza Strip, among them three children, headed for Ramon prison to visit 19 Palestinian detainees.
Over 6,000 Palestinian prisoners are locked up in Israeli penitentiaries, where they have been denied their basic human rights, most notably the right to family visits.
Israeli settlers on Sunday evening demolished a Palestinian-owned room in Tal Rumeida neighborhood in al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli occupation forces arrested the Palestinian citizen Nader Abu Mayyala at a military checkpoint near the city.
The witnesses said that the Israeli forces further opened fire at a Palestinian vehicle passing through a checkpoint at the northern entrance to al-Khalil. No injuries were reported.
Local sources said that earlier on Sunday the Israeli forces installed a checkpoint at the northern entrance to al-Khalil, searched the Palestinian vehicles passing in the area, and scrutinized the passengers' IDs.
Meanwhile in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil, the Israeli forces raided a gas station and closed it by a military order.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli occupation forces arrested the Palestinian citizen Nader Abu Mayyala at a military checkpoint near the city.
The witnesses said that the Israeli forces further opened fire at a Palestinian vehicle passing through a checkpoint at the northern entrance to al-Khalil. No injuries were reported.
Local sources said that earlier on Sunday the Israeli forces installed a checkpoint at the northern entrance to al-Khalil, searched the Palestinian vehicles passing in the area, and scrutinized the passengers' IDs.
Meanwhile in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil, the Israeli forces raided a gas station and closed it by a military order.
23 dec 2018
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) detained on Sunday evening the Palestinian minister of agricultural, Sufian Sultan, as he was heading to al-Khalil from Ramallah.
The ministry of agricultural said in a statement that Israeli forces stopped the minister’s car and forced him out of it at gunpoint at the entrance to Givat Asaf settlement, illegally built east of Ramallah, while deliberately assaulting him, before proceeding to thoroughly search his vehicle.
The Israeli soldiers also seized the car’s alarm system, the statement added.
The ministry condemned this Israeli act against the minister, noting that such measure violates the international humanitarian law and comes in the context of Israel’s escalated attacks against the Palestinian people.
Meanwhile, a young man was arrested at an Israeli makeshift checkpoint erected at Jenin-Nablus road.
The ministry of agricultural said in a statement that Israeli forces stopped the minister’s car and forced him out of it at gunpoint at the entrance to Givat Asaf settlement, illegally built east of Ramallah, while deliberately assaulting him, before proceeding to thoroughly search his vehicle.
The Israeli soldiers also seized the car’s alarm system, the statement added.
The ministry condemned this Israeli act against the minister, noting that such measure violates the international humanitarian law and comes in the context of Israel’s escalated attacks against the Palestinian people.
Meanwhile, a young man was arrested at an Israeli makeshift checkpoint erected at Jenin-Nablus road.
Israeli prison guards on Sunday morning stormed section 4 in Raymond jail and assaulted a number of Palestinian detainees, the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission said.
The commission said that the Israeli guards searched the prison rooms, wreaked havoc on them, and violently assaulted the detainees Ayman Tbeish, Manif Abu Atwan, and Arafat al-Zir.
Following the break-in, the Israel Prison Service sent Manif Abu Atwan and Arafat al-Zir to solitary confinement.
The commission said that the Israeli guards searched the prison rooms, wreaked havoc on them, and violently assaulted the detainees Ayman Tbeish, Manif Abu Atwan, and Arafat al-Zir.
Following the break-in, the Israel Prison Service sent Manif Abu Atwan and Arafat al-Zir to solitary confinement.
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Israeli soldiers detained, on Sunday morning, three schoolgirls from Betunia Basic School, west of Ramallah, in central West Bank, and threatened to attack any person who approaches them after placing them in their jeep, and released them shortly afterwards.
The Palestinian Ministry of Education denounced the ongoing Israeli violation, and military harassment against the schoolchildren. The three schoolgirls, in the sixth and seventh grades, were forced into a military jeep, without any cause of justification, and were screaming and crying, while the soldiers also terrified other school girls by threatening to abduct them, or shoot them if they do not leave the area. video Eyewitnesses said the soldiers released the schoolgirls shortly after |
detaining them, and left the area.
Israeli ongoing violations against Palestinian children are ongoing breaches on various international law, and human rights agreements, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, especially Article #16, which states that “
1. No child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honor and reputation.
2. The child has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
Israeli ongoing violations against Palestinian children are ongoing breaches on various international law, and human rights agreements, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, especially Article #16, which states that “
1. No child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honor and reputation.
2. The child has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Sunday, Hebron city, and near by Yatta town, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and summoned a former political prisoner for interrogation.
Media sources said the soldiers violently searched homes in Hebron city, and interrogated several Palestinians before summing a former political prisoner, identified as Odai Sharabati, for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center, north of Hebron.
They added that the soldiers also invaded Yatta town, south of Hebron, and searched the homes of Mohammad Hussein al-Mahaina.
In addition, the soldiers installed roadblocks in several areas in the Hebron governorate, stopped and searched many cars and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.
Media sources said the soldiers violently searched homes in Hebron city, and interrogated several Palestinians before summing a former political prisoner, identified as Odai Sharabati, for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center, north of Hebron.
They added that the soldiers also invaded Yatta town, south of Hebron, and searched the homes of Mohammad Hussein al-Mahaina.
In addition, the soldiers installed roadblocks in several areas in the Hebron governorate, stopped and searched many cars and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.
Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Sunday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
Over 100 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
Heavily-armed Israeli policemen and special forces provided a security shield to the settlers as they provocatively toured the holy site.
At the same time, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said Palestinian citizen Nidam Abu Rumuz was arrested at the Aqsa Mosque by Israeli cops and dragged to a detention center in Jerusalem’s Old City. video
Meanwhile, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
Over 100 Israeli settlers, escorted by policemen, broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours.
Heavily-armed Israeli policemen and special forces provided a security shield to the settlers as they provocatively toured the holy site.
At the same time, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said Palestinian citizen Nidam Abu Rumuz was arrested at the Aqsa Mosque by Israeli cops and dragged to a detention center in Jerusalem’s Old City. video
Meanwhile, the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the Israeli police near the main entrances to the site.
Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
A number of Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in abduction sweeps launched across the West Bank at daybreak on Sunday.
The Israeli military claimed responsibility for the abduction of six Palestinians overnight on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The list of arrestees includes 16-year-old Ahmad Khaled Mousa and Karam Mohamed Da’dou’, aged 18.
The campaign targeted a number of Palestinians from Bethlehem and Ramallah.
At the same time, the IOF summoned Palestinian young men in Nablus to questioning after they wreaked havoc on their family homes.
Overnight, Palestinian protesters thwarted an arson attack by Israeli settlers targeting a Palestinian home in Huwara town, south of Nablus.
Anti-settlement activist Ghassan Dughlas said Israeli fanatics attempted to burn down a civilian home before they were stopped by the locals.
The Israeli military claimed responsibility for the abduction of six Palestinians overnight on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The list of arrestees includes 16-year-old Ahmad Khaled Mousa and Karam Mohamed Da’dou’, aged 18.
The campaign targeted a number of Palestinians from Bethlehem and Ramallah.
At the same time, the IOF summoned Palestinian young men in Nablus to questioning after they wreaked havoc on their family homes.
Overnight, Palestinian protesters thwarted an arson attack by Israeli settlers targeting a Palestinian home in Huwara town, south of Nablus.
Anti-settlement activist Ghassan Dughlas said Israeli fanatics attempted to burn down a civilian home before they were stopped by the locals.
22 dec 2018
The Israeli occupation police at noon Saturday kidnapped and physically assaulted a Palestinian young man during a campaign in a Jerusalem neighborhood.
According to Quds Press, Israeli police forces stormed Jabel Mukaber neighborhood, southeast of Jerusalem, after claiming that local youths threw stones at them.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing police officers violently beating and subduing a Palestinian young man before bundling him into a patrol car and driving off.
According to Quds Press, Israeli police forces stormed Jabel Mukaber neighborhood, southeast of Jerusalem, after claiming that local youths threw stones at them.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing police officers violently beating and subduing a Palestinian young man before bundling him into a patrol car and driving off.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn and on Friday at night, two young Palestinian men from Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank governorate of Jenin.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers abducted Baha’ Mohammad Abu al-Haija, after summoning him to Salem military and security base for interrogation.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers invaded Baha’s home, two days ago, and ransacked the property, but he was not there, and the army handed the summoning order for his father, instructing Baha’ to head to Salem base, Saturday.
On Friday at night, the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Mojahed Khaled al-Hamdi, from Jenin refugee camp, after stopping his near the bypass road, close to the al-Jalama military crossing, north of Jenin.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers abducted Baha’ Mohammad Abu al-Haija, after summoning him to Salem military and security base for interrogation.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers invaded Baha’s home, two days ago, and ransacked the property, but he was not there, and the army handed the summoning order for his father, instructing Baha’ to head to Salem base, Saturday.
On Friday at night, the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Mojahed Khaled al-Hamdi, from Jenin refugee camp, after stopping his near the bypass road, close to the al-Jalama military crossing, north of Jenin.
