7 feb 2014
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At least 18 Palestinians were injured when Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian worshipers after prayers in the al-Aqsa compound on Friday.
A Ma'an reporter said dozens of Israeli soldiers raided the compound and fired tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at worshipers. Director of Al-Aqsa clinic Adnan Khanafseh told a Ma'an reporter that the 18 people were treated in the compound's clinics for fractures, injuries from stun grenade splinters, and rubber-coated steel bullets. A child and a 40-year-old man were among the people treated, and three people were transferred to hospital for further treatment, Khanafseh added. |
An Israeli police spokesman said that clashes broke out after "tens of Israeli-Arabs" threw stones at Israeli police officers located at the Moroccan Gate.
"Police responded by entering the Temple Mount using stun grenades to disperse rioters," Mickey Rosenfeld said.
He added that seven people were detained for involvement in the clashes, although he could not confirm any injuries.
Witnesses said the arrests were made by Israeli intelligence forces as youths left the compound. Fouad al-Qiq was the only one identified from the detainees, and it was reported that he was detained from Bab al-Amoud.
Clashes also broke out in Bab Hutta neighborhood at the same time.
Israeli forces blocked off a gate leading to the al-Qabli mosque and pepper sprayed youths in the area.
Because of the sensitive nature of the Al-Aqsa compound, Israel maintains a compromise with the Islamic trust that controls it to not allow non-Muslim prayers in the area. Israeli forces regularly escort Jewish visitors to the site, leading to tension with Palestinian worshipers.
The compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque and is the third holiest site in Islam.
It is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
"Police responded by entering the Temple Mount using stun grenades to disperse rioters," Mickey Rosenfeld said.
He added that seven people were detained for involvement in the clashes, although he could not confirm any injuries.
Witnesses said the arrests were made by Israeli intelligence forces as youths left the compound. Fouad al-Qiq was the only one identified from the detainees, and it was reported that he was detained from Bab al-Amoud.
Clashes also broke out in Bab Hutta neighborhood at the same time.
Israeli forces blocked off a gate leading to the al-Qabli mosque and pepper sprayed youths in the area.
Because of the sensitive nature of the Al-Aqsa compound, Israel maintains a compromise with the Islamic trust that controls it to not allow non-Muslim prayers in the area. Israeli forces regularly escort Jewish visitors to the site, leading to tension with Palestinian worshipers.
The compound, which sits just above the Western Wall plaza, houses both the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque and is the third holiest site in Islam.
It is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place as it sits where Jews believe the First and Second Temples once stood. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
Prisoners in the Israeli Raymond jail reported that the health condition of captive Samer Mattar has deteriorated after he suffered bleeding, due to his long suffering from pain in the stomach and colon.
Ahrar Wledna Center quoted prisoners of Raymond as saying that the prison administration is still procrastinating in providing emergency treatment for captive Mattar and refuses to move him to the hospital.
Palestinian captives in the Israeli occupation jails have been suffering due to the policy of collective punishment adopted by the occupation authorities against them.
Ahrar Wledna Center quoted prisoners of Raymond as saying that the prison administration is still procrastinating in providing emergency treatment for captive Mattar and refuses to move him to the hospital.
Palestinian captives in the Israeli occupation jails have been suffering due to the policy of collective punishment adopted by the occupation authorities against them.
A mother of three detainees appealed for allowing her to visit her three sons detained in Israeli prisons, in light of the continued Israeli ban on family visits.
Haniyeh Salameh is a mother of three detainees, Fadi Salameh, who is serving a seven-year prison term, Farooq Salameh, 16 months in jail, and Ehab Salameh who is still detained under investigation.
She repeatedly appealed to human rights organizations in order to allow her to visit her sons in Israeli jails, but to no avail. She has managed to obtain a visit permit from the Red Cross, but the Israeli prison administration prevented her entry into the jail to see her sons.
Haniyeh Salameh is a mother of three detainees, Fadi Salameh, who is serving a seven-year prison term, Farooq Salameh, 16 months in jail, and Ehab Salameh who is still detained under investigation.
She repeatedly appealed to human rights organizations in order to allow her to visit her sons in Israeli jails, but to no avail. She has managed to obtain a visit permit from the Red Cross, but the Israeli prison administration prevented her entry into the jail to see her sons.
Forty-one activists were injured during an IOF raid on Ein Hejleh protest village in the Jordan Valley.
Activists told PNN that 41 activists suffered injuries from rubber-coated bullets and tear gas canisters after Israeli forces raided the village on Friday at 4 am.
Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters and acoustic bombs at the village before raiding it. The forces started beating them with batons and started expelling the activists from the village, the activists added.
The Israeli soldiers also assaulted journalists and prevented them from covering the incident.
The activists said that the Israeli forces empted the village of the activists and declared it a closed military area.
Munther Amira, an activist and a member of the Palestinian Return Centre (PRC), said that the number of injuries in the village reached to 41, adding that the forces deliberately assaulted every Palestinian and international activists in the village.
Amira added that Israeli forces forced the activists in the bus, threatening them with weapons, and transferred them to another area.
According to Hebrew media outlets, Israeli forces raided the village of Ein Hejleh and arrested a number of activists.
Activists told PNN that 41 activists suffered injuries from rubber-coated bullets and tear gas canisters after Israeli forces raided the village on Friday at 4 am.
Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters and acoustic bombs at the village before raiding it. The forces started beating them with batons and started expelling the activists from the village, the activists added.
The Israeli soldiers also assaulted journalists and prevented them from covering the incident.
The activists said that the Israeli forces empted the village of the activists and declared it a closed military area.
Munther Amira, an activist and a member of the Palestinian Return Centre (PRC), said that the number of injuries in the village reached to 41, adding that the forces deliberately assaulted every Palestinian and international activists in the village.
Amira added that Israeli forces forced the activists in the bus, threatening them with weapons, and transferred them to another area.
According to Hebrew media outlets, Israeli forces raided the village of Ein Hejleh and arrested a number of activists.
6 feb 2014
The Permanent Arab Commission on Human Rights on Thursday recommended the formation of a committee of doctors to visit Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails to check up on their conditions.
The recommendation was made at the end of the 35th session of the Permanent Arab Commission on Human Rights in Cairo.
The commission reiterated that Jerusalem is an integral part and the capital of the Palestinian nation.
The commission called on the international community to move rapidly to force the Israeli government to stop its settlement activities on Palestinian territory.
The commission called for the UN high commissioner to pressure Israel to treat Palestinian prisoners as prisoners of war, according the Geneva Convention, and international human rights.
It also called for it to visit prisoners and monitor their conditions and the violations of their rights.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The recommendation was made at the end of the 35th session of the Permanent Arab Commission on Human Rights in Cairo.
The commission reiterated that Jerusalem is an integral part and the capital of the Palestinian nation.
The commission called on the international community to move rapidly to force the Israeli government to stop its settlement activities on Palestinian territory.
The commission called for the UN high commissioner to pressure Israel to treat Palestinian prisoners as prisoners of war, according the Geneva Convention, and international human rights.
It also called for it to visit prisoners and monitor their conditions and the violations of their rights.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails declared their intention to refuse taking their meals gradually as of next Tuesday in solidarity with six hunger striking prison mates. In a leaked letter, the prisoners held the Israeli prison authority fully responsible for any health complications that happen to the hunger strikers as a result of of its reluctance to meet their demands.
The prisoners said that the prison authority reneged on the pledges it had made on May 15, 2012 when it agreed on improving the incarceration conditions of the detainees.
The prisoners said that the prison authority reneged on the pledges it had made on May 15, 2012 when it agreed on improving the incarceration conditions of the detainees.
Israeli policemen arrested on Thursday morning a young man from Jerusalem, from inside al-Aqsa Mosque, and took him to a police center in the city. Eyewitnesses said that a group of youths clashed on Thursday morning with the Israeli forces at the Hitta door - one of al-Aqsa Mosque's doors - after they were prevented from entering the Mosque.
The Israeli soldiers attacked the young men using batons and pepper gas, before detaining one of them.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli police stepped up procedures against al-Aqsa Mosque, as they closed its doors and imposed restrictions on the entry of worshipers.
Dozens of youths flocked to the Mosque on Wednesday night to confront the settlers who have called for breaking into the Mosque's yards and the Dome of the Rock.
For its part, the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem on Thursday morning forced the occupation police to close the Mughrabi Gate to prevent the settlers from storming al-Aqsa.
The Israeli soldiers attacked the young men using batons and pepper gas, before detaining one of them.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli police stepped up procedures against al-Aqsa Mosque, as they closed its doors and imposed restrictions on the entry of worshipers.
Dozens of youths flocked to the Mosque on Wednesday night to confront the settlers who have called for breaking into the Mosque's yards and the Dome of the Rock.
For its part, the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem on Thursday morning forced the occupation police to close the Mughrabi Gate to prevent the settlers from storming al-Aqsa.
The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) have renewed the journalist Mohammed Mona's administrative detention for six months few days before his release. Family sources said on Wednesday that IOA renewed the administrative detention of Mohammed Mona, Quds Press reporter, for six months, stressing his lawyer's intention to file an appeal against the Israeli decision.
The journalist Mohammed Mona was arrested on the 7th of August, 2013 by Israeli occupation forces after raiding and searching his home during which some of his personal belongings were confiscated.
Mona was arrested four times by the occupation forces and he spent five years in Israeli jails. He was also detained in PA jails more than once.
The journalist Mohammed Mona was arrested on the 7th of August, 2013 by Israeli occupation forces after raiding and searching his home during which some of his personal belongings were confiscated.
Mona was arrested four times by the occupation forces and he spent five years in Israeli jails. He was also detained in PA jails more than once.
Israeli forces detained 10 Palestinians in overnight arrest raids across the West Bank, locals and Israel's army said.
In Nablus, Israeli forces raided Huwwara and detained Suleiman Abdul-Rahim Abu Shehadah, 31, Karam Mahir Dmeidi, 32, Abdul-Halim Said Dmeidi, 28, Khader Udah, 31, and Abdul-Latif Said Dmeidi, 35.
Israeli forces raided the nearby village of Beita and detained Bashir Yahya Dweikat, 20, Luay Tayseer Dweikat, 17, and Salim Mustafa Hamayil, 17, witnesses said.
In Qalqiliya, Israeli forces raided a coffee shop in the village of Azzun and detained Udayy Hamza Abdul-Halim Hussein, 23, and Ahmad Yousif Salamah Salim, 23.
Israeli forces had raided the village days earlier and summoned both men to appear for questioning with Israeli intelligence officers.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said five people were detained overnight, three in Ramallah and two in Azzun.
Israeli military forces routinely raid the occupied West Bank and detain Palestinians, usually under the pretext of security questioning.
IOF arrests 5 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Azzun town east of Qalqiliya and Hawara town south of Nablus at dawn Thursday. Five Palestinians were arrested. Undercover Israeli forces have stormed Azzoun town in a white vehicle where they kidnapped two youths and took them to a nearby military camp, local sources revealed.
The Israeli occupation forces had stormed the two youths' homes a week ago but they failed to arrest them. 30 Palestinians houses were stormed during the past week.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed Thursday Hawara village south of Nablus and raided several houses. Three Palestinians were arrested and several others were summoned for Israeli intelligence interrogation.
Many houses were violently stormed during the Israeli raid.
In Nablus, Israeli forces raided Huwwara and detained Suleiman Abdul-Rahim Abu Shehadah, 31, Karam Mahir Dmeidi, 32, Abdul-Halim Said Dmeidi, 28, Khader Udah, 31, and Abdul-Latif Said Dmeidi, 35.
Israeli forces raided the nearby village of Beita and detained Bashir Yahya Dweikat, 20, Luay Tayseer Dweikat, 17, and Salim Mustafa Hamayil, 17, witnesses said.
In Qalqiliya, Israeli forces raided a coffee shop in the village of Azzun and detained Udayy Hamza Abdul-Halim Hussein, 23, and Ahmad Yousif Salamah Salim, 23.
Israeli forces had raided the village days earlier and summoned both men to appear for questioning with Israeli intelligence officers.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said five people were detained overnight, three in Ramallah and two in Azzun.
Israeli military forces routinely raid the occupied West Bank and detain Palestinians, usually under the pretext of security questioning.
IOF arrests 5 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Azzun town east of Qalqiliya and Hawara town south of Nablus at dawn Thursday. Five Palestinians were arrested. Undercover Israeli forces have stormed Azzoun town in a white vehicle where they kidnapped two youths and took them to a nearby military camp, local sources revealed.
The Israeli occupation forces had stormed the two youths' homes a week ago but they failed to arrest them. 30 Palestinians houses were stormed during the past week.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed Thursday Hawara village south of Nablus and raided several houses. Three Palestinians were arrested and several others were summoned for Israeli intelligence interrogation.
Many houses were violently stormed during the Israeli raid.
Eight Palestinian detainees have launched an open-ended hunger strike inside Israeli jails, Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said. Palestinian detainee Ameer Al-Shamas, 23, has declared hunger strike since the 11th January 2014 protesting his administrative detention and isolation, PPS statement said on Wednesday.
Al-Shamas was arrested on the 3rd September 2013 and held in Ashkelon interrogation center. He was prevented from meeting with lawyers and subjected to tough interrogation for more than a month and half under the pretext of a “security file”.
Al-Shamas was then held in administrative detention and punished in solitary confinement. Due to his recent health deterioration, Al-Shamas was transferred to Ramle prison hospital.
Furthermore, the detainees Momar Banat, Akram Al-Fesessi and Waheed Abu Maria have declared an open-ended hunger strike since the 9th December 2013 in protest against their administrative detention without charge or trial.
The detainee Abdulmajeed Khodairat, from Tubas, went on hunger strike since the 15th January 2014 protesting his re-arrest after being released in Wafa al-Ahrar swap deal.
The isolated detainees Hossam Omar and Mossa Sofan also declared hunger strike since the 25th January 2014 demanding an end to their isolation five months ago and to provide necessary treatment to Safwan who suffers throat cancer.
The Palestinian detainee Saber Suleiman launched an open-ended hunger strike ten days ago, demanding his transfer from Maskoubiya interrogation center after being severely tortured.
Al-Shamas was arrested on the 3rd September 2013 and held in Ashkelon interrogation center. He was prevented from meeting with lawyers and subjected to tough interrogation for more than a month and half under the pretext of a “security file”.
Al-Shamas was then held in administrative detention and punished in solitary confinement. Due to his recent health deterioration, Al-Shamas was transferred to Ramle prison hospital.
Furthermore, the detainees Momar Banat, Akram Al-Fesessi and Waheed Abu Maria have declared an open-ended hunger strike since the 9th December 2013 in protest against their administrative detention without charge or trial.
The detainee Abdulmajeed Khodairat, from Tubas, went on hunger strike since the 15th January 2014 protesting his re-arrest after being released in Wafa al-Ahrar swap deal.
The isolated detainees Hossam Omar and Mossa Sofan also declared hunger strike since the 25th January 2014 demanding an end to their isolation five months ago and to provide necessary treatment to Safwan who suffers throat cancer.
The Palestinian detainee Saber Suleiman launched an open-ended hunger strike ten days ago, demanding his transfer from Maskoubiya interrogation center after being severely tortured.
5 feb 2014
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On Wednesday the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem handed out demolition notices for five houses in East Jerusalem.
The notices were handed out under the pretext that the houses were build without a permit WAFA reports. Municipality staff handed out notices giving the inhabitants of three of the houses 48 hours before the demolition were to begin. A man who was living in a cave on his family's land were also arrested as he and his family had nowhere to live, because his house was demolished more than a year ago. |
The central Israeli court in Jerusalem on Wednesday sentenced six Palestinians from Jerusalem to jail time for various crimes including involvement with Hamas, participation in clashes at the Al-Aqsa compound, and attempting to buy weapons.
All of the recently sentenced men have already been kept in Israeli prisons or under house arrest for extended periods of time up to two years without trial.
The head of the Jerusalem Prisoners' Families Committee Amjad Abu Asab said that Yacoub Mahmoud Abu Asab, 42, from Al-Swaana, and Kifah Ibrahim Sarhan, 44, from Silwa, were both sentenced to seven years in prison for their involvement with the Islamist political movement Hamas.
Yacoub Mahmoud Abu Asab was charged with being the head of Hamas in Jerusalem, while Sarhan was charged with being the financial director of the movement in Jerusalem.
They have both been in Israeli custody for the last 27 months.
Ahmad Ibrahim Ulayyan, 38, from Beit Safafa, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for his involvement with the Islamist movement.
He has been under house arrest for several months, and spent 19 months in jails prior to that.
Ashraf Ashur Ashur, 36, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his affiliation with Hamas. Ashur, from Ras al-Amoud, has been under house arrest for 2 years.
All of the recently sentenced men have already been kept in Israeli prisons or under house arrest for extended periods of time up to two years without trial.
The head of the Jerusalem Prisoners' Families Committee Amjad Abu Asab said that Yacoub Mahmoud Abu Asab, 42, from Al-Swaana, and Kifah Ibrahim Sarhan, 44, from Silwa, were both sentenced to seven years in prison for their involvement with the Islamist political movement Hamas.
Yacoub Mahmoud Abu Asab was charged with being the head of Hamas in Jerusalem, while Sarhan was charged with being the financial director of the movement in Jerusalem.
They have both been in Israeli custody for the last 27 months.
Ahmad Ibrahim Ulayyan, 38, from Beit Safafa, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for his involvement with the Islamist movement.
He has been under house arrest for several months, and spent 19 months in jails prior to that.
Ashraf Ashur Ashur, 36, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his affiliation with Hamas. Ashur, from Ras al-Amoud, has been under house arrest for 2 years.
Imad Abbasi, and Ashraf Abbasi, were sentenced for 11 and 13 months respectively for "throwing rocks at al-Aqsa compound, and attempting to buy weapons."
They were both arrested in October last year.
Administrative detention refers to the tactic of keeping a prisoner without charge or trial for extended periods of time, often due to "security" concerns.
Israel routinely uses this tactic on detained Palestinians, even though international law stipulates it only be used in exceptional circumstances.
According to Israeli human rights groups B’tselem, in October 2013 140 Palestinians were being kept in administrative detention in Israeli prisons, down from a high of nearly 1,000 in 2002.
They were both arrested in October last year.
Administrative detention refers to the tactic of keeping a prisoner without charge or trial for extended periods of time, often due to "security" concerns.
Israel routinely uses this tactic on detained Palestinians, even though international law stipulates it only be used in exceptional circumstances.
According to Israeli human rights groups B’tselem, in October 2013 140 Palestinians were being kept in administrative detention in Israeli prisons, down from a high of nearly 1,000 in 2002.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided Aroub refugee camp, north of Al-Khalil, on Wednesday and detained a number of citizens and beat them up. Local sources said that the soldiers raided the camp in the early morning hours and roamed the streets of three suburbs and occupied rooftops.
They said that the soldiers beat up a number of citizens detained during the raid and forced them to sit in awkward positions for hours in the streets.
The sources pointed out that clashes erupted in the camp amidst intensified presence of soldiers on the main street and near the military watchtower overlooking the camp.
They said that the soldiers beat up a number of citizens detained during the raid and forced them to sit in awkward positions for hours in the streets.
The sources pointed out that clashes erupted in the camp amidst intensified presence of soldiers on the main street and near the military watchtower overlooking the camp.
Israeli policemen attacked on Wednesday morning a Jerusalemite woman, Um Tariq Hashlamoun, and took her to a police station in the occupied city for questioning. A worker in the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said in a press statement that the Israeli police had also attacked and arrested one of the guards of al-Aqsa Mosque, Ashraf Sharabati, after he prevented settlers from entering the Mosque at the Asbat Gate.
Both Sharabati and Ms. Hashlamon were released later.
Meanwhile, groups of settlers led by extremist Rabbi Yehuda Glick continued their daily break into al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate, under the protection of the Israeli police units.
Both Sharabati and Ms. Hashlamon were released later.
Meanwhile, groups of settlers led by extremist Rabbi Yehuda Glick continued their daily break into al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate, under the protection of the Israeli police units.
Following her visit to Megiddo prison, lawyer Hiba Mosalha revealed Israeli violations and ill-treatment policy against Palestinian minors in Israeli jails. The lawyer confirmed on Tuesday that Israeli violations include severe beatings, insults and psychological and physical torture.
The 16-year-old detainee Samer Jabri was detained in September 2013 and held in Ariel settlement. He was severely beaten, causing him serious bleeding. He was then handcuffed to the chair in a very painful and harmful position for long hours, according to the lawyer.
The lawyer quoted another detainee Walid Awda, 16, as saying that he was brutally attacked during his arrest by Israeli forces who severely beat him with their rifle butts.
He was held in a military camp and kept under extreme cold weather till late hours before being transferred to Ariel settlement for interrogation, he continued.
On the other hand, Tadamun Foundation for human rights said that Palestinian detainees in Ofer prison suffer overcrowding in their rooms.
Following his visit to Ofer prison on Monday, the Foundation's lawyer confirmed that Israeli Prison Administration has moved a number of administrative detainees to other prisons particularly Megiddo to alleviate the overcrowding.
Section 14 in Ofer prison can accommodate only 120 prisoners; however, 145 detainees are currently held in the mentioned section, he explained.
Increasing numbers of Palestinian detainees are forced to sleep on the floor due to the prison overcrowding in addition to the lack of blankets, the lawyer added.
The 16-year-old detainee Samer Jabri was detained in September 2013 and held in Ariel settlement. He was severely beaten, causing him serious bleeding. He was then handcuffed to the chair in a very painful and harmful position for long hours, according to the lawyer.
The lawyer quoted another detainee Walid Awda, 16, as saying that he was brutally attacked during his arrest by Israeli forces who severely beat him with their rifle butts.
He was held in a military camp and kept under extreme cold weather till late hours before being transferred to Ariel settlement for interrogation, he continued.
On the other hand, Tadamun Foundation for human rights said that Palestinian detainees in Ofer prison suffer overcrowding in their rooms.
Following his visit to Ofer prison on Monday, the Foundation's lawyer confirmed that Israeli Prison Administration has moved a number of administrative detainees to other prisons particularly Megiddo to alleviate the overcrowding.
Section 14 in Ofer prison can accommodate only 120 prisoners; however, 145 detainees are currently held in the mentioned section, he explained.
Increasing numbers of Palestinian detainees are forced to sleep on the floor due to the prison overcrowding in addition to the lack of blankets, the lawyer added.
The family of an elderly woman detained in Israeli jails appealed on Wednesday to all authorities to intervene to release her. Ahrar Center for the Studies of Prisoners quoted Scheherazade, daughter of Rasmiya Balawna from Tulkarem refugee camp, as saying that the Israeli occupation forces stormed their home two weeks ago and stole 24 thousand shekels, before summoning her mother to the Salem military center in Jenin, without giving any reason.
She added that after her mother, 53, refused to go to the Salem center, IOF soldiers came to their house on Tuesday and arrested her, without taking into account her age and her bad health condition, pointing out that her mother suffers from high blood pressure and diabetes.
For his part, the director of Ahrar Center, Fouad Khuffash, asked the Red Cross to intervene to release Balawna who is currently held in Hasharon prison.
She added that after her mother, 53, refused to go to the Salem center, IOF soldiers came to their house on Tuesday and arrested her, without taking into account her age and her bad health condition, pointing out that her mother suffers from high blood pressure and diabetes.
For his part, the director of Ahrar Center, Fouad Khuffash, asked the Red Cross to intervene to release Balawna who is currently held in Hasharon prison.
Two young Palestinian men were injured and four others were detained during an overnight Israeli military incursion into al-Fara refugee camp in the northern West Bank.
An Israeli soldier sustained minor wounds, onlookers said.
Locals told Ma’an that more than 40 Israeli military vehicles stormed the camp around 2 a.m. on Wednesday from three directions before they started to ransack homes.
In response, dozens of young Palestinian men clashed with the invading soldiers and pelted them with stones and empty bottles. The Israeli troops fired live ammunition at the protesters injuring two. Locals confirmed that 27-year-old Saed al-Ghoul sustained a gunshot in the abdomen and 23-year-old Hamza Mousa Ulayyan was hit in the hand.
Eventually, Israeli soldiers detained four young men before they left the camp. Locals identified the detainee as 26-year-old Muhammad Kamil Abu al-Summan, 20-year-old Abed Fathi Mansour, 18-year-old Yousif Jabir Abu Siyam and 21-year-old Mujahid Sawalmah.
An Israeli soldier sustained minor wounds, onlookers said.
Locals told Ma’an that more than 40 Israeli military vehicles stormed the camp around 2 a.m. on Wednesday from three directions before they started to ransack homes.
In response, dozens of young Palestinian men clashed with the invading soldiers and pelted them with stones and empty bottles. The Israeli troops fired live ammunition at the protesters injuring two. Locals confirmed that 27-year-old Saed al-Ghoul sustained a gunshot in the abdomen and 23-year-old Hamza Mousa Ulayyan was hit in the hand.
Eventually, Israeli soldiers detained four young men before they left the camp. Locals identified the detainee as 26-year-old Muhammad Kamil Abu al-Summan, 20-year-old Abed Fathi Mansour, 18-year-old Yousif Jabir Abu Siyam and 21-year-old Mujahid Sawalmah.
The sources highlighted that a fire broke out in the house of Mujahid Sawalmah as a result of an explosion the Israeli troops caused. The house was completely destroyed, according to local sources.
While Israeli troops withdrew from the camp, a young man hurled a homemade bomb injuring a soldier with shrapnel.
The incursion into al-Fara came only hours after masked gunmen marched in the streets and threatened collaborators with Israel demanding that they end contact with Israeli intelligence.
An Israeli army spokesman said one person was arrested and soldiers uncovered a machine gun and ammunition.
He said no soldiers were injured.
While Israeli troops withdrew from the camp, a young man hurled a homemade bomb injuring a soldier with shrapnel.
The incursion into al-Fara came only hours after masked gunmen marched in the streets and threatened collaborators with Israel demanding that they end contact with Israeli intelligence.
An Israeli army spokesman said one person was arrested and soldiers uncovered a machine gun and ammunition.
He said no soldiers were injured.
Israeli occupation forces(IOF) arrested on Wednesday at dawn five Palestinians from different districts in the West BankLocals said that Israeli soldiers attacked towns, villages, neighborhoods in Hebron and erected checkpoints at the main entrances of the city. Israeli occupation claimed finding old weapons, ammunition, and grenades during the raid.
Security sources reported the names of some areas attacked by the occupation including Ethna and Doura towns.
In Bani Naem town, IOF assaulted and beat Mahmoud al-Kawazba claiming that he escaped from Israeli soldiers.
The detainees were not identified.
Security sources reported the names of some areas attacked by the occupation including Ethna and Doura towns.
In Bani Naem town, IOF assaulted and beat Mahmoud al-Kawazba claiming that he escaped from Israeli soldiers.
The detainees were not identified.
A number of Israeli military vehicles invaded the al-Far’a refugee camp, in the Tubas district, broke into and searched several homes, detained five Palestinians and kidnapped one of them. Soldiers also shot and wounded one Palestinian.
Local sources have reported that dozens of Israeli military jeeps surrounded the camp, before the soldiers invaded it and violently broke into several homes.
Dozens of local youths hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading soldiers who fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Medical sources said resident Saed Mohammad al-Ghoul, in his twenties, was shot in the chest, and was moved to the Jenin Governmental Hospital suffering a moderate injury.
Furthermore, the soldiers threw a firebomb at a home belonging to resident Fares Thouqan, causing fire that consumed the furniture and property.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers prevented Palestinian fire trucks from reaching the village.
The soldiers also violently searched several homes, causing property damage. The homes belong to residents Salah Oleyyan, Hassan Tayeh and Fayez Fiddy.
Later on, the soldiers detained five Palestinians in the camp, and interrogated them before releasing four of them.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers detained Abed Fathi Mansour, Qais Ibrahim Abu Madhi, Mohammad Kamel Abu as-Summan, and Mojahed Fares Thouqan. All, except for Thouqan, were released later on.
On Wednesday evening, several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded the town of Doura, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers searched several homes in the town before kidnapping three Palestinians identified as Anas Taiseer al-Awawda, 20, Yazan Kamel ash-Sharif, 18, and Ahmad Mohammad Ar-Rej’ey, 18.
On Tuesday evening, soldiers assaulted five young Palestinian men, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped them.
The five kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Rami Abu Sbeih, 18, Mustafa at-Tarhouny, 17, Khalil at-Tarhouny, 29, Sa’id Halaby, 22, and Wisam Halaby, 32.
Local sources have reported that dozens of Israeli military jeeps surrounded the camp, before the soldiers invaded it and violently broke into several homes.
Dozens of local youths hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading soldiers who fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Medical sources said resident Saed Mohammad al-Ghoul, in his twenties, was shot in the chest, and was moved to the Jenin Governmental Hospital suffering a moderate injury.
Furthermore, the soldiers threw a firebomb at a home belonging to resident Fares Thouqan, causing fire that consumed the furniture and property.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers prevented Palestinian fire trucks from reaching the village.
The soldiers also violently searched several homes, causing property damage. The homes belong to residents Salah Oleyyan, Hassan Tayeh and Fayez Fiddy.
Later on, the soldiers detained five Palestinians in the camp, and interrogated them before releasing four of them.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers detained Abed Fathi Mansour, Qais Ibrahim Abu Madhi, Mohammad Kamel Abu as-Summan, and Mojahed Fares Thouqan. All, except for Thouqan, were released later on.
On Wednesday evening, several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded the town of Doura, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers searched several homes in the town before kidnapping three Palestinians identified as Anas Taiseer al-Awawda, 20, Yazan Kamel ash-Sharif, 18, and Ahmad Mohammad Ar-Rej’ey, 18.
On Tuesday evening, soldiers assaulted five young Palestinian men, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped them.
The five kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Rami Abu Sbeih, 18, Mustafa at-Tarhouny, 17, Khalil at-Tarhouny, 29, Sa’id Halaby, 22, and Wisam Halaby, 32.
Several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded the town of Doura, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers searched several homes in the town before kidnapping three Palestinians identified as Anas Taiseer al-Awawda, 20, Yazan Kamel ash-Sharif, 18, and Ahmad Mohammad Ar-Rej’ey, 18.
The soldiers cuffed, blindfolded the three Palestinians, and took them to an unknown destination, the sources added.
Furthermore, dozens of soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir, Halhoul and Bani Neim towns, in addition to installing roadblocks at the al-Fawwar junction, and the northern entrance of Hebron city.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian cars, inspected the ID cards of the residents, and obstructed traffic for extended periods.
On Tuesday evening, soldiers assaulted five young Palestinian men, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped them.
Local sources have reported that the soldiers searched several homes in the town before kidnapping three Palestinians identified as Anas Taiseer al-Awawda, 20, Yazan Kamel ash-Sharif, 18, and Ahmad Mohammad Ar-Rej’ey, 18.
The soldiers cuffed, blindfolded the three Palestinians, and took them to an unknown destination, the sources added.
Furthermore, dozens of soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir, Halhoul and Bani Neim towns, in addition to installing roadblocks at the al-Fawwar junction, and the northern entrance of Hebron city.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian cars, inspected the ID cards of the residents, and obstructed traffic for extended periods.
On Tuesday evening, soldiers assaulted five young Palestinian men, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped them.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped five young Palestinian men in occupied East Jerusalem after harassing and assaulting them.
Local sources have reported that a number of soldiers harassed several Palestinians, and assaulted some of them, before kidnapping five.
The five kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Rami Abu Sbeih, 18, Mustafa at-Tarhouny, 17, Khalil at-Tarhouny, 29, Sa’id Halaby, 22, and Wisam Halaby, 32.
The five were cuffed and blindfolded, before the soldiers took them to the al-Qashla Police base, in the Hebron Gate area of the Old City.
In related news, Israeli military sources have reported that an Israeli soldier was mildly wounded during clashes with Palestinian youths in the al-Far’a refugee camp, northeast of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
The soldier was struck by a stone hurled by a protester after the army invaded the camp, and harassed several Palestinians.
On Tuesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, kidnapping at least fourteen Palestinians, after breaking into their homes.
Several Palestinians have also been kidnapped during morning hours.
Local sources have reported that a number of soldiers harassed several Palestinians, and assaulted some of them, before kidnapping five.
The five kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Rami Abu Sbeih, 18, Mustafa at-Tarhouny, 17, Khalil at-Tarhouny, 29, Sa’id Halaby, 22, and Wisam Halaby, 32.
The five were cuffed and blindfolded, before the soldiers took them to the al-Qashla Police base, in the Hebron Gate area of the Old City.
In related news, Israeli military sources have reported that an Israeli soldier was mildly wounded during clashes with Palestinian youths in the al-Far’a refugee camp, northeast of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
The soldier was struck by a stone hurled by a protester after the army invaded the camp, and harassed several Palestinians.
On Tuesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, kidnapping at least fourteen Palestinians, after breaking into their homes.
Several Palestinians have also been kidnapped during morning hours.
Israeli bulldozers of the Israeli municipality of the West Jerusalem Wednesday demolished a house in Sur Baher village, south of occupied Jerusalem, and another in Wad al-Dam neighborhood in the village of Beit Hanina, under the pretext of "building without permit".
Israeli forces demolished part of a house belonging to Mujahed Attiya Abu Sarhan, 28, in Sur Baher and another house belonging to Mohammed Jabarin Sandouka, 37, in Beit Hanina north of occupied Jerusalem.
A number of Palestinian residents suffered suffocation injuries after Israeli forces surrounded two houses belonging to the brothers Hussain and Nasser Ramadan Shukerat in Jabl al-Mukaber neighborhood, south of the old city and started firing tear gas canisters in preparation for their demolition.
In a different context, five young Palestinians from the old city of Jerusalem were severely wounded after Israeli forces assaulted them. The five were arrested and taken to an Israeli interrogation center.
Israeli forces demolished part of a house belonging to Mujahed Attiya Abu Sarhan, 28, in Sur Baher and another house belonging to Mohammed Jabarin Sandouka, 37, in Beit Hanina north of occupied Jerusalem.
A number of Palestinian residents suffered suffocation injuries after Israeli forces surrounded two houses belonging to the brothers Hussain and Nasser Ramadan Shukerat in Jabl al-Mukaber neighborhood, south of the old city and started firing tear gas canisters in preparation for their demolition.
In a different context, five young Palestinians from the old city of Jerusalem were severely wounded after Israeli forces assaulted them. The five were arrested and taken to an Israeli interrogation center.
