18 feb 2014
Israeli troops kidnapped two Palestinians in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and one Palestinian in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Local sources in Bethlehem said that dozens of soldiers invaded the Wad Ma’ali area, in Bethlehem, kidnapping Ahmad Khader Salahaat, 20, after breaking into his home and violently searching it.
Soldiers also invaded the Saff street area in Bethlehem, broke into a home and kidnapped resident Mohammad Khader Abu ‘Ahour, 20 years of age.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli military vehicles drove around in various neighborhoods in the city, and interrogated several residents.
In addition, soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped a Palestinian activist in Ras al-Ein neighborhood.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Ramzi Abu Sa’ada after breaking into his house and ransacking its furniture and belongings.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers invaded Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, broke into and violently searched several homes, kidnapping Ahmad Tareq ar-Rajaby, 17, and Mahmoud Ali Abu Sneina, 15, from the Old City.
Soldiers also kidnapped resident Odai Abdul-Aziz al-Khdour, 22, from Bani Neim nearby town, as he was near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.
The army also invaded the towns of Doura and ath-Thaheriyya, south of Hebron, and various other neighborhoods in the city.
The army also kidnapped Saif Ahmad Taha, 22, after invading Wad al-Harya, in Hebron, taking him to an unknown destination.
On Monday at night, soldiers invaded Nabi Saleh village, near Ramallah, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Jihad Tamimi, after ransacking his home.
Local sources in Bethlehem said that dozens of soldiers invaded the Wad Ma’ali area, in Bethlehem, kidnapping Ahmad Khader Salahaat, 20, after breaking into his home and violently searching it.
Soldiers also invaded the Saff street area in Bethlehem, broke into a home and kidnapped resident Mohammad Khader Abu ‘Ahour, 20 years of age.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli military vehicles drove around in various neighborhoods in the city, and interrogated several residents.
In addition, soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped a Palestinian activist in Ras al-Ein neighborhood.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Ramzi Abu Sa’ada after breaking into his house and ransacking its furniture and belongings.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers invaded Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, broke into and violently searched several homes, kidnapping Ahmad Tareq ar-Rajaby, 17, and Mahmoud Ali Abu Sneina, 15, from the Old City.
Soldiers also kidnapped resident Odai Abdul-Aziz al-Khdour, 22, from Bani Neim nearby town, as he was near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.
The army also invaded the towns of Doura and ath-Thaheriyya, south of Hebron, and various other neighborhoods in the city.
The army also kidnapped Saif Ahmad Taha, 22, after invading Wad al-Harya, in Hebron, taking him to an unknown destination.
On Monday at night, soldiers invaded Nabi Saleh village, near Ramallah, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Jihad Tamimi, after ransacking his home.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday, at around 2 am, the village of Nabi Saleh, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, violently searching homes and kidnapping five young Palestinian men.
The Tamimi Press, in the village, quoted the soldiers claiming they are searching for what they called “wanted Palestinians”.
It added that the soldiers carried photos of several Palestinians from the village.
Soldiers then kidnapped Mohammad Atallah Tamimi, 25, Rami Hussein Tamimi, 36, Jihad Mohammad Tamimi, 23, Mahmoud Mohammad Tamimi, 19, and Basil Abdullah Tamimi, 16.
Tamimi Press has reported that the soldiers broke into its office and confiscated photos from its wall which documented the ongoing Israeli military violations against Palestinians, their lands and orchards.
The soldiers also took pictures of several homes before breaking into them and ransacking their furniture and belongings.
The army withdrew from the village later on, taking the kidnapped Palestinians to an unknown destination.
The Tamimi Press, in the village, quoted the soldiers claiming they are searching for what they called “wanted Palestinians”.
It added that the soldiers carried photos of several Palestinians from the village.
Soldiers then kidnapped Mohammad Atallah Tamimi, 25, Rami Hussein Tamimi, 36, Jihad Mohammad Tamimi, 23, Mahmoud Mohammad Tamimi, 19, and Basil Abdullah Tamimi, 16.
Tamimi Press has reported that the soldiers broke into its office and confiscated photos from its wall which documented the ongoing Israeli military violations against Palestinians, their lands and orchards.
The soldiers also took pictures of several homes before breaking into them and ransacking their furniture and belongings.
The army withdrew from the village later on, taking the kidnapped Palestinians to an unknown destination.
Issa Jibrin
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that a disabled Palestinian detainee, held by Israel and facing several health complications, was moved into solitary confinement, last week, for demanding to be hospitalized.
Yousef Nawaj’a, 48 years of age, went on hunger strike for five days, last month, demanding to receive urgently needed medical attention, especially after facing various health complications since he was taken prisoner over a year ago.
Besides his physical disability, Nawaj’a suffers several chronic conditions and often loses consciousness.
He faces frequent infections and various complications which require proper, continuous medical care and treatment, but is still denied this basic right.
In related news, detainee Issa Jibrin, held at the Asqalan Prison, has kidney infections, starting after his arrest twelve years ago, in addition to an infection in his intestines that started nearly 18 months ago.
He lost more than 18 kilograms, repeatedly faints and feels dizzy, and is only receiving painkillers.
Furthermore, detainee Ahmad Abu Ali, 33, held at the Negev Detention Camp, has infections in his gums and lymph nodes, starting four years ago, and lost lots of weight but is only receiving painkillers.
Another detainee, identified as Mohammad Freihat, 34, has a broken leg that fractured a month ago, but the prison administration did not provide him with any medical attention.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that a disabled Palestinian detainee, held by Israel and facing several health complications, was moved into solitary confinement, last week, for demanding to be hospitalized.
Yousef Nawaj’a, 48 years of age, went on hunger strike for five days, last month, demanding to receive urgently needed medical attention, especially after facing various health complications since he was taken prisoner over a year ago.
Besides his physical disability, Nawaj’a suffers several chronic conditions and often loses consciousness.
He faces frequent infections and various complications which require proper, continuous medical care and treatment, but is still denied this basic right.
In related news, detainee Issa Jibrin, held at the Asqalan Prison, has kidney infections, starting after his arrest twelve years ago, in addition to an infection in his intestines that started nearly 18 months ago.
He lost more than 18 kilograms, repeatedly faints and feels dizzy, and is only receiving painkillers.
Furthermore, detainee Ahmad Abu Ali, 33, held at the Negev Detention Camp, has infections in his gums and lymph nodes, starting four years ago, and lost lots of weight but is only receiving painkillers.
Another detainee, identified as Mohammad Freihat, 34, has a broken leg that fractured a month ago, but the prison administration did not provide him with any medical attention.
Israeli forces detained nine Palestinians in overnight arrest raids across the West Bank, locals and Israel's army said Tuesday.
A spokesman for Beit Ummar's local committee told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers raided the Hebron town and assaulted three teenagers before taking them to a detention center in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc.
They were identified as Nasim Taha Muhammad Abu Mariya, 16, Muhammad Yosuif Khdeir Awad, 17, and Muhannad Zuheir Mahmoud al-Alami, 16.
The teenagers were on land owned by their families at the time of the incident.
In Jerusalem, Israeli police detained four young Palestinians as they were leaving the Old City via the Lions' Gate.
Witnesses identified two of the men as Ziad Abu Hadwan and Muhammad Duibis. Two minors in the group were not identified.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said nine Palestinians were detained overnight, five in Ramallah, three in Hebron and one in Nablus.
A spokesman for Beit Ummar's local committee told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers raided the Hebron town and assaulted three teenagers before taking them to a detention center in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc.
They were identified as Nasim Taha Muhammad Abu Mariya, 16, Muhammad Yosuif Khdeir Awad, 17, and Muhannad Zuheir Mahmoud al-Alami, 16.
The teenagers were on land owned by their families at the time of the incident.
In Jerusalem, Israeli police detained four young Palestinians as they were leaving the Old City via the Lions' Gate.
Witnesses identified two of the men as Ziad Abu Hadwan and Muhammad Duibis. Two minors in the group were not identified.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said nine Palestinians were detained overnight, five in Ramallah, three in Hebron and one in Nablus.
youth activist Ramzi Abu Saada
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn on Tuesday nine Palestinians from different West Bank areas. Local sources confirmed that five Palestinians were arrested in Nabi Saleh village and taken to unknown destination.
IOF soldiers arrested at dawn today an activist, from Nablus northern occupied West Bank, after raiding into his home.
Israeli forces stormed Ras al-Ain neighborhood in the city, and raided into Ramzi Abu Saada's house before arresting and taking him to an unknown destination.
On the other hand, Israeli forces arrested on Tuesday three Palestinians from al-Khalil including two minors.
In a related context, violent clashes broke out this morning between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths in Yabod town south of Jenin. Dozens of Palestinian suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas bombs in their homes. The sources pointed out that the occupation forces continued to set up military checkpoints in the town, increasing the residents' suffering.
Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces detained and investigated on Tuesday morning a father and his three children for three hours at a military checkpoint at the entrance to Yabod town.
On the other hand, Israeli forces roamed number of neighborhoods in al-Khalil and stormed Dorra and Dahriya towns in the city.
Israeli forces used to carry out daily arrest campaigns in occupied West Bank amid a complete absence of PA security forces.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn on Tuesday nine Palestinians from different West Bank areas. Local sources confirmed that five Palestinians were arrested in Nabi Saleh village and taken to unknown destination.
IOF soldiers arrested at dawn today an activist, from Nablus northern occupied West Bank, after raiding into his home.
Israeli forces stormed Ras al-Ain neighborhood in the city, and raided into Ramzi Abu Saada's house before arresting and taking him to an unknown destination.
On the other hand, Israeli forces arrested on Tuesday three Palestinians from al-Khalil including two minors.
In a related context, violent clashes broke out this morning between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths in Yabod town south of Jenin. Dozens of Palestinian suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas bombs in their homes. The sources pointed out that the occupation forces continued to set up military checkpoints in the town, increasing the residents' suffering.
Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces detained and investigated on Tuesday morning a father and his three children for three hours at a military checkpoint at the entrance to Yabod town.
On the other hand, Israeli forces roamed number of neighborhoods in al-Khalil and stormed Dorra and Dahriya towns in the city.
Israeli forces used to carry out daily arrest campaigns in occupied West Bank amid a complete absence of PA security forces.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed on Tuesday afternoon the town of Duma, to the south of Nablus, and searched houses of a number of captives.
Eyewitnesses told PIC's correspondent that Israeli soldiers on six jeeps raided the town and broke into houses of prisoners Hisham Dawabsheh, Jafar Dawabsheh, Labib Dawabsheh, and Ali Dawabsheh.
They added that the IOF had stormed the captives' homes twice earlier, since their arrest three weeks ago, and confiscated computers and mobile phones.
The occupation forces have launched arrest campaigns and raids on villages south of Nablus, claiming that settlers' vehicles were exposed to attacks by stones and Molotov cocktails. They have arrested since the beginning of the month ten young men in Duma.
Meanwhile, the IOF soldiers intensified on Tuesday their presence near the military checkpoint erected at the entrance to the town of Seir, northeast of al-Khalil. They searched the vehicles and erected barriers for unknown reasons.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that explosives experts arrived to the region, while the IOF soldiers reinforced their presence on the main street near the military tower placed between Halhoul and Seir, where they erected a number of checkpoints and blocked the traffic.
Eyewitnesses told PIC's correspondent that Israeli soldiers on six jeeps raided the town and broke into houses of prisoners Hisham Dawabsheh, Jafar Dawabsheh, Labib Dawabsheh, and Ali Dawabsheh.
They added that the IOF had stormed the captives' homes twice earlier, since their arrest three weeks ago, and confiscated computers and mobile phones.
The occupation forces have launched arrest campaigns and raids on villages south of Nablus, claiming that settlers' vehicles were exposed to attacks by stones and Molotov cocktails. They have arrested since the beginning of the month ten young men in Duma.
Meanwhile, the IOF soldiers intensified on Tuesday their presence near the military checkpoint erected at the entrance to the town of Seir, northeast of al-Khalil. They searched the vehicles and erected barriers for unknown reasons.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that explosives experts arrived to the region, while the IOF soldiers reinforced their presence on the main street near the military tower placed between Halhoul and Seir, where they erected a number of checkpoints and blocked the traffic.
Four Palestinian hunger strikers' health conditions have seriously deteriorated where they were transferred from Ramla prison infirmary to Israeli hospitals.
The hunger strikers Akram Fessissi and Muammar Banat were transferred to Kaplan hospital, while Wahid Abu Maria was moved to Wollaston hospital. Amir Shamas was also transferred to Tel Hashomer hospital.
The four hunger strikers Akram, Muammar, Wahid and Amir have been on hunger strike for 38 days in a row, to protest their administrative detention.
The hunger strikers Akram Fessissi and Muammar Banat were transferred to Kaplan hospital, while Wahid Abu Maria was moved to Wollaston hospital. Amir Shamas was also transferred to Tel Hashomer hospital.
The four hunger strikers Akram, Muammar, Wahid and Amir have been on hunger strike for 38 days in a row, to protest their administrative detention.
The Negev prison administration on Monday released Hamas official Awadallah AShtiya, 45, from Salem village east of Nablus northern West Bank, Palestinian human rights sources said.
Tadamun Foundation for Human Rights said that Negev prison administration released Awadallah AShtiya after spending 12 months in Israeli jails.
The occupation forces arrested AShtiya in March 2013 after raiding and searching his house. He was investigated for 50 days in Jalama detention center.
AShtiya had spent 10 years in Israeli jails, including three years in administrative detention. He underwent cardiac catheterization while in custody.
Tadamun Foundation for Human Rights said that Negev prison administration released Awadallah AShtiya after spending 12 months in Israeli jails.
The occupation forces arrested AShtiya in March 2013 after raiding and searching his house. He was investigated for 50 days in Jalama detention center.
AShtiya had spent 10 years in Israeli jails, including three years in administrative detention. He underwent cardiac catheterization while in custody.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday morning that his government is scheduled to discuss the release of the fourth batch of Palestinian detainees as part of Israeli-Palestinian talks.
Netnayahu's declaration came after receiving a new letter through the lawyers of the parents of the Israeli soldier Moshe Tamam, who was “kidnapped and murdered by Palestinian cell from the Green Line before Oslo Accords”, according to Hebrew media claims.
The letter asked Netanyahu to "prevent the release of the soldier's murderers, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and respond to the unanswered requests to this end from both the Palestinian Authority and the US State Department," the Israeli Seventh Channel added.
The lawyer expressed wish not to approve the release of Palestinian detainees from the Green Line, saying that they are still affiliated to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
The release of Palestinian detainees from the Green Line has been postponed for the last batch that is scheduled to take place next March.
Netnayahu's declaration came after receiving a new letter through the lawyers of the parents of the Israeli soldier Moshe Tamam, who was “kidnapped and murdered by Palestinian cell from the Green Line before Oslo Accords”, according to Hebrew media claims.
The letter asked Netanyahu to "prevent the release of the soldier's murderers, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and respond to the unanswered requests to this end from both the Palestinian Authority and the US State Department," the Israeli Seventh Channel added.
The lawyer expressed wish not to approve the release of Palestinian detainees from the Green Line, saying that they are still affiliated to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
The release of Palestinian detainees from the Green Line has been postponed for the last batch that is scheduled to take place next March.
UFree Network expressed its strong condemnation over the Palestinian engineer Dirar Abu Sisi's continued solitary confinement since being kidnapped in Ukraine by Israeli Mossad three years ago.
On the third anniversary of kidnapping Dirar Abu Sisi from Ukraine, UFree Network renewed in a statement issued on Monday its total support to Abu Sisi's issue in particular and Palestinian political detainees' cause as a whole.
Over the past three years, UFree Network has publicized Abu Sisi’s plight and have campaigned on his behalf in European mainstream and international forums.
It revealed details about the kidnapping of Abu Sisi according to testimonies issued by Abu Sisi's family, the legal team and former Palestinian political prisoners who met Abu Sisi or spoke to him behind prison cells, in addition to Palestinian, Israeli and Ukrainian reports, according to the statement.
UFree Network also launched an international petition calling for the release of Abu Sisi and holding Israel responsible for the serious crimes committed against Palestinian detainees.
Since his kidnapping, Abu Sis has remained incarcerated in Israeli prisons under extremely poor conditions; he is now suffering from debilitating health conditions and psychological trauma. He has endured torture, humiliation and inhumane treatment from Israeli prison authorities.
UFree called on the EU to investigate this conspiracy and demand transparency from the Ukrainian government on the matter. It also called to reveal the identity of all those who were part of this conspiracy and violations of national sovereignty and to pressure Israel to immediately release Dirar Abu Sisi and compensate him and his family.
On the third anniversary of kidnapping Dirar Abu Sisi from Ukraine, UFree Network renewed in a statement issued on Monday its total support to Abu Sisi's issue in particular and Palestinian political detainees' cause as a whole.
Over the past three years, UFree Network has publicized Abu Sisi’s plight and have campaigned on his behalf in European mainstream and international forums.
It revealed details about the kidnapping of Abu Sisi according to testimonies issued by Abu Sisi's family, the legal team and former Palestinian political prisoners who met Abu Sisi or spoke to him behind prison cells, in addition to Palestinian, Israeli and Ukrainian reports, according to the statement.
UFree Network also launched an international petition calling for the release of Abu Sisi and holding Israel responsible for the serious crimes committed against Palestinian detainees.
Since his kidnapping, Abu Sis has remained incarcerated in Israeli prisons under extremely poor conditions; he is now suffering from debilitating health conditions and psychological trauma. He has endured torture, humiliation and inhumane treatment from Israeli prison authorities.
UFree called on the EU to investigate this conspiracy and demand transparency from the Ukrainian government on the matter. It also called to reveal the identity of all those who were part of this conspiracy and violations of national sovereignty and to pressure Israel to immediately release Dirar Abu Sisi and compensate him and his family.
Minister of prisoner affairs Issa Qaraqe said on Monday that the treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails amounted to "intentional medical crimes."
Qaraqe said in a news conference at the Ministry of Information in Ramallah that sick prisoners were being targeted through medical negligence, until they become irrevocably sick.
Qaraqe added that a list of 80 people with serious medical conditions that cannot be kept in prison was given to President Mahmoud Abbas to include in negotiations.
Qaraqe called on the Arab League to request a special UN session to discuss medical negligence of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Qaraqe declared April 2 as a national day for the support of sick prisoners. It coincides with the anniversary of the death of Maysar Abu Hamdia, who succumbed to cancer in Israeli prison last year.
Prisoners society director Qaddura Faris expressed concern for "murders" of sick prisoners.
“These murders of prisoners are done publicly and with the cover of the Israeli government,” Faris said.
Qaddura warned Israel against continuing this policy, and he called on President Abbas to stop negotiations with Israel if the issue of sick prisoners was not made a priority.
Qaraqe said in a news conference at the Ministry of Information in Ramallah that sick prisoners were being targeted through medical negligence, until they become irrevocably sick.
Qaraqe added that a list of 80 people with serious medical conditions that cannot be kept in prison was given to President Mahmoud Abbas to include in negotiations.
Qaraqe called on the Arab League to request a special UN session to discuss medical negligence of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Qaraqe declared April 2 as a national day for the support of sick prisoners. It coincides with the anniversary of the death of Maysar Abu Hamdia, who succumbed to cancer in Israeli prison last year.
Prisoners society director Qaddura Faris expressed concern for "murders" of sick prisoners.
“These murders of prisoners are done publicly and with the cover of the Israeli government,” Faris said.
Qaddura warned Israel against continuing this policy, and he called on President Abbas to stop negotiations with Israel if the issue of sick prisoners was not made a priority.
Hanan Khatib, one of the lawyers of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, visited two wounded Palestinian political prisoners, held by Israel, who testified to her how the soldiers assaulted them after arresting them.
Khatib met detainees Murad Abu Hamdiyya, 30 years of age, and Odai Abdul-Raouf Seif, 23, currently receiving treatment at the Ramla Israeli Hospital.
Abu Hamdiyya told Khatib that, on January 21 2014, soldiers surrounded his home, and opened fire at him without a warning, wounding him in his left thigh.
“On January 21 2014, soldiers surrounded my home, and invaded it; without a warning they started firing, they shot me in my left leg, and I fell to the ground”, he said, “I laid still, but the soldiers dragged me… I was bleeding, and they then released their dogs on me, the dogs bit me in the thigh…”
The soldiers also attacked Abu Hamdiyya, and started beating him all over his body, causing various cuts and bruises.
They then placed him in their jeep; a soldier sat on his wounded leg, while another soldier took pictures.
Abu Hamdiyya was then moved to a hospital where he underwent surgery that required installing a rod. He remained hospitalized at the Hadassah Israeli hospital in Jerusalem for six days. Soldiers were posted on his door, and he remained cuffed to his bed. He was later moved to the Ramla hospital.
The second wounded detainees, Saif, said that on February 7th, as he was heading back home from work, he was then attacked by a group of settlers near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The settlers beat him, kicked and punched him to various parts of his body; he suffered a dislocated shoulder, and was bleeding from his head as well as other parts of his body.
“Israel soldiers arrived at the scene, and took me away from the settlers”, he said, “But then, the soldiers started beating me and took me to their base”.
Saif was moved to the Ramla Hospital, and is currently receiving treatment; he still suffered with intense pain in his chest, shoulder and head.
Khatib met detainees Murad Abu Hamdiyya, 30 years of age, and Odai Abdul-Raouf Seif, 23, currently receiving treatment at the Ramla Israeli Hospital.
Abu Hamdiyya told Khatib that, on January 21 2014, soldiers surrounded his home, and opened fire at him without a warning, wounding him in his left thigh.
“On January 21 2014, soldiers surrounded my home, and invaded it; without a warning they started firing, they shot me in my left leg, and I fell to the ground”, he said, “I laid still, but the soldiers dragged me… I was bleeding, and they then released their dogs on me, the dogs bit me in the thigh…”
The soldiers also attacked Abu Hamdiyya, and started beating him all over his body, causing various cuts and bruises.
They then placed him in their jeep; a soldier sat on his wounded leg, while another soldier took pictures.
Abu Hamdiyya was then moved to a hospital where he underwent surgery that required installing a rod. He remained hospitalized at the Hadassah Israeli hospital in Jerusalem for six days. Soldiers were posted on his door, and he remained cuffed to his bed. He was later moved to the Ramla hospital.
The second wounded detainees, Saif, said that on February 7th, as he was heading back home from work, he was then attacked by a group of settlers near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The settlers beat him, kicked and punched him to various parts of his body; he suffered a dislocated shoulder, and was bleeding from his head as well as other parts of his body.
“Israel soldiers arrived at the scene, and took me away from the settlers”, he said, “But then, the soldiers started beating me and took me to their base”.
Saif was moved to the Ramla Hospital, and is currently receiving treatment; he still suffered with intense pain in his chest, shoulder and head.
17 feb 2014
A legal officer at an non-for-profit human rights society on Monday said that four administrative detainees on hunger strike were transferred from Ramle prison clinic after a sharp deterioration in their health. Director of Legal Unit at Palestinian Prisoners' Club society Jawad Boulos said in a statement explained that hunger striking Akram Al-Feissi and Waheed Abu Maria were transferred to Kaplan Hospital and Wollaston Hospital respectively, while Ammer al-Shammas was transferred to r to Tel Hashomer Hospital.
Three prisoners Muammar Banat, Akram Al-Feissi and Waheed Abu Maria have been on hunger strike for forty days, while Ammer al-Shammas for 38 days in protest of Israel Prison Service remanding their detention.
Israel is holding over 140 Palestinians in administrative detention, a procedure which allows Israeli authorities to hold detainees indefinitely on secret information without trial or charge.
Three prisoners Muammar Banat, Akram Al-Feissi and Waheed Abu Maria have been on hunger strike for forty days, while Ammer al-Shammas for 38 days in protest of Israel Prison Service remanding their detention.
Israel is holding over 140 Palestinians in administrative detention, a procedure which allows Israeli authorities to hold detainees indefinitely on secret information without trial or charge.
Prisoner’s Club said that eight Palestinian prisoners are still on hunger strike since last month while the prisoner Iyad Astete has been on hunger strike since February 1, 2014. Prisoners Muammar Banat, Akram al-Fassisi and Waheed Abu Maria declared hunger strike on January 09, 2014, protesting their administrative detention.
Prisoner Ameer al-Shammas declared hunger strike on January 11, 2014, protesting his administrative detention and isolation. He was arrested on September 3, 2013 and held in Ashkelon interrogation centre for over a month and a half, then sentenced to administrative detention.
The club added that prisoner Abdul Majeed Khudairat, who has engaged in hunger strikes in the past, launched his open-ended hunger strike in protest of his re-arrest after his release in the prisoner exchange agreement of October 2011. He began his strike on January 15.
Prisoner Soufan of Tulkarem, sentenced to life imprisonment plus five years, launched a hunger strike on January 25, 2014, protesting against medical neglect and delay in treatment; he has a tumor under his left ear and needs an operation to remove the tumor but has received only painkillers and has been isolated rather than moved to the hospital.
Prisoner Hossam Yousef Omar also launched a hunger strike on January 25, 2014; he is being held in isolation in Megiddo prison and is demanding an end to his solitary confinement.
The Prisoner’s Club reported that Iyad Astete has been on hunger strike since February 1, 2014. Astete, from Jenin, has been detained since June 2006 and is serving a prison sentence of 16 years. He has started a hunger strike protesting against the Israeli authorities’ refusal to transfer him from Ashkelon prison to the northern jails which are close to his residence area. Astete said that the conditions in Ashkelon’s solitary confinement cells are very bad, and that he has been deprived of buying from the canteen and of receiving family visits for two months and a half.
Prisoner Ameer al-Shammas declared hunger strike on January 11, 2014, protesting his administrative detention and isolation. He was arrested on September 3, 2013 and held in Ashkelon interrogation centre for over a month and a half, then sentenced to administrative detention.
The club added that prisoner Abdul Majeed Khudairat, who has engaged in hunger strikes in the past, launched his open-ended hunger strike in protest of his re-arrest after his release in the prisoner exchange agreement of October 2011. He began his strike on January 15.
Prisoner Soufan of Tulkarem, sentenced to life imprisonment plus five years, launched a hunger strike on January 25, 2014, protesting against medical neglect and delay in treatment; he has a tumor under his left ear and needs an operation to remove the tumor but has received only painkillers and has been isolated rather than moved to the hospital.
Prisoner Hossam Yousef Omar also launched a hunger strike on January 25, 2014; he is being held in isolation in Megiddo prison and is demanding an end to his solitary confinement.
The Prisoner’s Club reported that Iyad Astete has been on hunger strike since February 1, 2014. Astete, from Jenin, has been detained since June 2006 and is serving a prison sentence of 16 years. He has started a hunger strike protesting against the Israeli authorities’ refusal to transfer him from Ashkelon prison to the northern jails which are close to his residence area. Astete said that the conditions in Ashkelon’s solitary confinement cells are very bad, and that he has been deprived of buying from the canteen and of receiving family visits for two months and a half.
Adnan Yaseen Hamarsheh
Israeli occupation forces Monday arrested Three Palestinians, including a woman from West Bank cities of Jenin and Hebron.
Security sources reported that IOF forces arrested a Palestinian man and his wife from the village of Ya'bud and raided a prisoner house in Barta'a village south of Jenin.
The sources added that the IOF forces arrested Adnan Yaseen Hamarsheh, 46, after raiding and searching his hous, while the wife Reem Hassan Hamarsheh, 42, was arrested while she was returning from Jordan. The IOF soldiers detained her for several hours.
Samer Abu-Baker, Mayor of Ya'bud village, told The Palestinian official news agency WAFA that Israeli forces raided the house of the prisoner Mu'tasem Ahmed Aziz Qabha in Burt'a village
In Hebron, IOF forces arrested a Palestinian man from the village of Al-Thahriyeh.
Security sources said that the IOF troops arrested Jalal Rashad Al-Hwareen, after his car hit an Israeli military vehicle.
Israeli forces set a military checkpoint on the entrance of Al-Fawar refugee camp south of the city, stopped the vehicles and checked the passengers' IDs.
Israeli occupation forces Monday arrested Three Palestinians, including a woman from West Bank cities of Jenin and Hebron.
Security sources reported that IOF forces arrested a Palestinian man and his wife from the village of Ya'bud and raided a prisoner house in Barta'a village south of Jenin.
The sources added that the IOF forces arrested Adnan Yaseen Hamarsheh, 46, after raiding and searching his hous, while the wife Reem Hassan Hamarsheh, 42, was arrested while she was returning from Jordan. The IOF soldiers detained her for several hours.
Samer Abu-Baker, Mayor of Ya'bud village, told The Palestinian official news agency WAFA that Israeli forces raided the house of the prisoner Mu'tasem Ahmed Aziz Qabha in Burt'a village
In Hebron, IOF forces arrested a Palestinian man from the village of Al-Thahriyeh.
Security sources said that the IOF troops arrested Jalal Rashad Al-Hwareen, after his car hit an Israeli military vehicle.
Israeli forces set a military checkpoint on the entrance of Al-Fawar refugee camp south of the city, stopped the vehicles and checked the passengers' IDs.
Naser Jomaa
Israeli forces on Sunday arrested Fatah leader and preventive security officer Jamal al-Nabulsi at Zaatara checkpoint south of Nablus.
Lawmaker Naser Jomaa, who was with al-Nabulsi, told Ma’an that Israeli forces stopped them at the checkpoint on their way to Ramallah and an Israeli intelligence officer told them they were under arrest.
Jomaa said that he refused to sign any papers regarding his arrest so he was let go.
Jomaa explained that al-Nabulsi is a major in the Preventive Security Force, and he was released from Israeli jail several months ago after spending 10 years behind bars.
He declined an order to meet Israeli intelligence several days ago and informed them that they should contact the Palestinian security forces, Jomaa added.
Israeli forces on Sunday arrested Fatah leader and preventive security officer Jamal al-Nabulsi at Zaatara checkpoint south of Nablus.
Lawmaker Naser Jomaa, who was with al-Nabulsi, told Ma’an that Israeli forces stopped them at the checkpoint on their way to Ramallah and an Israeli intelligence officer told them they were under arrest.
Jomaa said that he refused to sign any papers regarding his arrest so he was let go.
Jomaa explained that al-Nabulsi is a major in the Preventive Security Force, and he was released from Israeli jail several months ago after spending 10 years behind bars.
He declined an order to meet Israeli intelligence several days ago and informed them that they should contact the Palestinian security forces, Jomaa added.
16 feb 2014
The 16-year old prisoner Obaida Amer Is’eed resumed his open hunger strike last Friday as he is requesting to be transferred to one of the “security” prisons.
Obaida’s father explained that he received a phone call from lawyer Hiba Masalha to inform him that she had visited his son last Sunday and that he resumed an open hunger strike 5 days ago (Friday) to protest against not transferring him to a “security” prison as he was promised by the prison’s administration and pointed out that he is in a critical medical and psychological situation.
The father added that his son started the hunger strike on 28/01/2014 after being transferred from Al-Maskobyeh to “Ofek” prison and after three days the prison’s administration promised him to transfer him to one of the “security” prisons within ten days at the most and after presenting him to the District court and upon this promise Obaida ended his open hunger strike.
He added: “Obaida was presented to the District court on 11/02/2014 and was then surprised when he was taken back to solitary confinement in “Ofek” prison, and when his lawyer visited him on Sunday, she found out that he resumed his hunger strike five days ago.”
Obaida was arrested along with his 13-year old brother Othman on the 25th of November, 2013 and were both charged with throwing Molotov cocktails at a police car in Jerusalem. Othman was released with a financial bail and house arrest conditions while Obaida was denied to be released by the public prosecution.
Obaida was previously arrested and spent 5 months in Hasharon prison.
Obaida’s father explained that he received a phone call from lawyer Hiba Masalha to inform him that she had visited his son last Sunday and that he resumed an open hunger strike 5 days ago (Friday) to protest against not transferring him to a “security” prison as he was promised by the prison’s administration and pointed out that he is in a critical medical and psychological situation.
The father added that his son started the hunger strike on 28/01/2014 after being transferred from Al-Maskobyeh to “Ofek” prison and after three days the prison’s administration promised him to transfer him to one of the “security” prisons within ten days at the most and after presenting him to the District court and upon this promise Obaida ended his open hunger strike.
He added: “Obaida was presented to the District court on 11/02/2014 and was then surprised when he was taken back to solitary confinement in “Ofek” prison, and when his lawyer visited him on Sunday, she found out that he resumed his hunger strike five days ago.”
Obaida was arrested along with his 13-year old brother Othman on the 25th of November, 2013 and were both charged with throwing Molotov cocktails at a police car in Jerusalem. Othman was released with a financial bail and house arrest conditions while Obaida was denied to be released by the public prosecution.
Obaida was previously arrested and spent 5 months in Hasharon prison.
The District court judge sentenced a minor, extended the arrest of 6 Jerusalemites and released another with a bail and on condition of isolating him from his home.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the District court judge sentenced the minor Basel Abu Sneineh for 9 months on charges of throwing stones and pointed out that he will appeal the decision.
In a related matter, the Magistrate court judge extended on Sunday the arrest of four Jerusalemite children from Esawyeh. They are: Mohammad Ramadan Masri (14), Mohammad Ayman Dari (14), Yazan Mohammad Ali Obeid (17) and Yousef Farid Obeid (16) until Tuesday; note that they were arrested on Sunday early morning hours after raiding their homes in the village.
The judge also extended the arrest of Ahmad Darwish from Esawyeh and released Sari Jaber with a 500-NIS bail and on conditions of house arrest and isolating him from his home for 10 days.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the Israeli forces arrested 25-year old Tarek Bkeirat on Saturday after midnight after raiding his home in the village of Sur Baher.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the District court judge sentenced the minor Basel Abu Sneineh for 9 months on charges of throwing stones and pointed out that he will appeal the decision.
In a related matter, the Magistrate court judge extended on Sunday the arrest of four Jerusalemite children from Esawyeh. They are: Mohammad Ramadan Masri (14), Mohammad Ayman Dari (14), Yazan Mohammad Ali Obeid (17) and Yousef Farid Obeid (16) until Tuesday; note that they were arrested on Sunday early morning hours after raiding their homes in the village.
The judge also extended the arrest of Ahmad Darwish from Esawyeh and released Sari Jaber with a 500-NIS bail and on conditions of house arrest and isolating him from his home for 10 days.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the Israeli forces arrested 25-year old Tarek Bkeirat on Saturday after midnight after raiding his home in the village of Sur Baher.
Thaer Samir Hasan Abbasi
The administration of “Eishel” prison released on Sunday prisoner Thaer Samir Hasan Abbasi after completing his 10-month prison sentence where he was transferred in between several prisons. Thaer was arrested on 10/04/2013 on charges on being active in the Popular Front for the liberation of Palestine.
On the other hand, 20-year old Ahmad Riyad Da’na and his 18/year old brother Mohammad turned themselves in to Al-Ramla prison to serve their 20-month prison sentence on charges of throwing Molotov cocktails at a settlement outpost in Silwan.
Da’na family explained that their sons were arrested in June 2011 and were detained and interrogated and were then released with a financial bail and on condition of house arrest and isolation to Shu’fat; note that Ahmad was serving a house arrest sentence in Shu’fat and was arrested due to an old case.
The administration of “Eishel” prison released on Sunday prisoner Thaer Samir Hasan Abbasi after completing his 10-month prison sentence where he was transferred in between several prisons. Thaer was arrested on 10/04/2013 on charges on being active in the Popular Front for the liberation of Palestine.
On the other hand, 20-year old Ahmad Riyad Da’na and his 18/year old brother Mohammad turned themselves in to Al-Ramla prison to serve their 20-month prison sentence on charges of throwing Molotov cocktails at a settlement outpost in Silwan.
Da’na family explained that their sons were arrested in June 2011 and were detained and interrogated and were then released with a financial bail and on condition of house arrest and isolation to Shu’fat; note that Ahmad was serving a house arrest sentence in Shu’fat and was arrested due to an old case.
The Arab League is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting Wednesday to address the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, with special focus on sick prisoners, an official said Sunday.
PA minister of prisoners’ affairs Issa Qaraqe told Ma’an that representatives of Arab countries and members of the Arab League would try to agree on a formula about Palestinian prisoners to be submitted to UN organizations so as to give momentum to their plight.
The Palestinian prisoners’ plight, added Qaraqe, will be taken to the UN Security Council “because it is responsible for the protection of humans and so it should protect prisoners.”
Asked about the last group of pre-Oslo prisoners to be freed from Israeli jails, Qaraqe said the deal would be made as scheduled without any obstacles.
PA minister of prisoners’ affairs Issa Qaraqe told Ma’an that representatives of Arab countries and members of the Arab League would try to agree on a formula about Palestinian prisoners to be submitted to UN organizations so as to give momentum to their plight.
The Palestinian prisoners’ plight, added Qaraqe, will be taken to the UN Security Council “because it is responsible for the protection of humans and so it should protect prisoners.”
Asked about the last group of pre-Oslo prisoners to be freed from Israeli jails, Qaraqe said the deal would be made as scheduled without any obstacles.
Palestinian prisoners have complained of poor conditions in Israel's Nafha prison, citing insect and rat infestations, a lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners' Society has said.
Several prisoners being held at Ward 3 of Nafha prison were quoted in a statement as saying that the ward falls short of basic health standards, and is infested with with insects and rats.
The statement reported that one prisoner was recently bitten in the ear by a rat.
The Israeli Prison Service usually only holds prisoners in Ward 3 for an interim period until they are moved to other wards. But 80 Palestinian prisoners were moved from Rimon prison to Ward 3 of Nafha prison on Jan. 31, a step which prisoners considered provocative, the statement said.
Ward 3 is very densely populated, as ten prisoners are currently being kept in each room. The floors are damaged and wastewater floods into the rooms, according to the statement.
In addition, beds where prisoners sleep are full of moths as a result of the high levels of humidity.
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.
Section 3 detainees in Nafha jail locked up in miserable conditions
The Palestinian prisoners in section 3 of Nafha jail complained about their incarceration conditions and the spread of insects and mice, which mauled one of their mates' ear a few days ago. According to the lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner society, section 3 suffers from very poor hygienic conditions and lacks the minimum health requirements, adding that the section is close to the place where guard dogs are kept, which leads to further spread of insects and bad smells.
He stated that section 3 is one of the oldest detention places in Nafha jail and considered a temporary transfer lockup by the Israeli prison administration because it is neglected and not ready to accommodate prisoners for a long time.
80 Palestinian prisoners had been arbitrarily transferred from Ramon jail on December 31, 2013 to section 3 of Nafha jail.
There are 750 prisoners locked up in eight sections of this jail.
Apart from the other sections, section 3 needs comprehensive repairs and renovation. Any visitor to it can clearly see damaged floors, water leaking from bathrooms into the cells, and moldy and dirty mattresses, not to mention the high humidity that affects the health of all prisoners, especially the patients.
Several prisoners being held at Ward 3 of Nafha prison were quoted in a statement as saying that the ward falls short of basic health standards, and is infested with with insects and rats.
The statement reported that one prisoner was recently bitten in the ear by a rat.
The Israeli Prison Service usually only holds prisoners in Ward 3 for an interim period until they are moved to other wards. But 80 Palestinian prisoners were moved from Rimon prison to Ward 3 of Nafha prison on Jan. 31, a step which prisoners considered provocative, the statement said.
Ward 3 is very densely populated, as ten prisoners are currently being kept in each room. The floors are damaged and wastewater floods into the rooms, according to the statement.
In addition, beds where prisoners sleep are full of moths as a result of the high levels of humidity.
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.
Section 3 detainees in Nafha jail locked up in miserable conditions
The Palestinian prisoners in section 3 of Nafha jail complained about their incarceration conditions and the spread of insects and mice, which mauled one of their mates' ear a few days ago. According to the lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner society, section 3 suffers from very poor hygienic conditions and lacks the minimum health requirements, adding that the section is close to the place where guard dogs are kept, which leads to further spread of insects and bad smells.
He stated that section 3 is one of the oldest detention places in Nafha jail and considered a temporary transfer lockup by the Israeli prison administration because it is neglected and not ready to accommodate prisoners for a long time.
80 Palestinian prisoners had been arbitrarily transferred from Ramon jail on December 31, 2013 to section 3 of Nafha jail.
There are 750 prisoners locked up in eight sections of this jail.
Apart from the other sections, section 3 needs comprehensive repairs and renovation. Any visitor to it can clearly see damaged floors, water leaking from bathrooms into the cells, and moldy and dirty mattresses, not to mention the high humidity that affects the health of all prisoners, especially the patients.
Israeli lawmakers are considering a bill that would bar the payment of national insurance funds to prisoners with Israeli citizenship formerly held on "security" grounds but released in peace deals, according to Israeli media.
The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation will vote on a bill Sunday that would prevent former prisoners accused of "security" crimes, but released in prisoner exchanges or as part of peace negotiations, from receiving payments for the period to which they had originally been sentenced, Haaretz reported.
According to bill, such prisoners should not receive payments because "if it were up to the state authorities alone, they would continue serving their term."
Additionally, these former prisoners would be barred from receiving funds even if they were pardoned.
"A situation in which a security prisoner is released before completing his term, in deals made with terror groups, and receives benefits and money from the state coffers is absurd and unacceptable," the lawmakers who worked on the bill wrote, according to Haaretz.
"The bill will regulate this situation by denying the eligibility of a released security prisoner to receive compensation for the period in which he was to have been serving his term."
The authors said that the bill will "correct to a small extent the injustice caused by the early release of such prisoners."
The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation will vote on a bill Sunday that would prevent former prisoners accused of "security" crimes, but released in prisoner exchanges or as part of peace negotiations, from receiving payments for the period to which they had originally been sentenced, Haaretz reported.
According to bill, such prisoners should not receive payments because "if it were up to the state authorities alone, they would continue serving their term."
Additionally, these former prisoners would be barred from receiving funds even if they were pardoned.
"A situation in which a security prisoner is released before completing his term, in deals made with terror groups, and receives benefits and money from the state coffers is absurd and unacceptable," the lawmakers who worked on the bill wrote, according to Haaretz.
"The bill will regulate this situation by denying the eligibility of a released security prisoner to receive compensation for the period in which he was to have been serving his term."
The authors said that the bill will "correct to a small extent the injustice caused by the early release of such prisoners."
Israeli forces raided the Old City of Jerusalem as well as the East Jerusalem village of al-Isawiya and detained five Palestinian teenagers early Sunday morning.
Locals in al-Isawiya told a Ma'an reporter that Israeli military vehicles raided the town at dawn and besieged several neighborhoods before troops detaining teenagers.
The detained youths were identified as Yazan Muhammad Ali Ubeid, 17, Yousif Farid Ubedi, 16, Muhammad Ramadan al-Masri, 14, and Muhammad Ayman Dari, 14.
Separately, Israeli forces stormed the Bab Hutta quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and detained Hamza Milhis after troops and intelligence officers ransacked his family home.
An Israeli police spokesman did not immediately respond to inquiries seeking comment.
Locals in al-Isawiya told a Ma'an reporter that Israeli military vehicles raided the town at dawn and besieged several neighborhoods before troops detaining teenagers.
The detained youths were identified as Yazan Muhammad Ali Ubeid, 17, Yousif Farid Ubedi, 16, Muhammad Ramadan al-Masri, 14, and Muhammad Ayman Dari, 14.
Separately, Israeli forces stormed the Bab Hutta quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and detained Hamza Milhis after troops and intelligence officers ransacked his family home.
An Israeli police spokesman did not immediately respond to inquiries seeking comment.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued last night and on Sunday morning its daily arrests in different West Bank areas and kidnapped three Palestinian citizens. Palestinian security sources in Al-Khalil city told Quds Press that the IOF kidnapped a young man identified as Saeed Al-Aweiwi at a checkpoint near Bani Na'im town and another one named Saddam Abu Sunaina in Tel Armideh area.
Other local sources in Beit Ummar town of Al-Khalil told Quds Press that Israeli soldiers severely beaten last night a young man identified as Ahmed Abu Ayyash, and then took him to an interrogation center in the nearby settlement Kiryat Arba.
In another incident, the IOF detained for several hours a Palestinian authority policeman along with other young men at a checkpoint near Al-Fahes area in Al-Khali before releasing them.
In Bethlehem, Israeli soldiers physically assaulted a Palestinian photojournalist named Yousuf Shakarna as he was making a televised report near Beitar Illit settlement. He was transferred to hospital for medical treatment.
Other local sources in Beit Ummar town of Al-Khalil told Quds Press that Israeli soldiers severely beaten last night a young man identified as Ahmed Abu Ayyash, and then took him to an interrogation center in the nearby settlement Kiryat Arba.
In another incident, the IOF detained for several hours a Palestinian authority policeman along with other young men at a checkpoint near Al-Fahes area in Al-Khali before releasing them.
In Bethlehem, Israeli soldiers physically assaulted a Palestinian photojournalist named Yousuf Shakarna as he was making a televised report near Beitar Illit settlement. He was transferred to hospital for medical treatment.
Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya on Saturday pledged to continue the efforts to have all Palestinian prisoners, especially the women, released from Israel's jails. "We will never forget our prisoners, and our struggle cannot be complete without freeing them," premier Haneyya stated at the opening ceremony held in Gaza city for the society of veteran female ex-detainees.
The premier stressed that the Palestinian resistance would take all paths and overcome hardships in order to extract the Palestinian prisoners' freedom.
"We will never cede an inch of the Palestinian lands and will not waive one of the Palestinian people's rights," the premier added.
"We are not bounded by any framework agreement arising from the US-sponsored settlement negotiations between the Palestinian authority and the Zionist occupation," he said.
The premier stressed that the Palestinian resistance would take all paths and overcome hardships in order to extract the Palestinian prisoners' freedom.
"We will never cede an inch of the Palestinian lands and will not waive one of the Palestinian people's rights," the premier added.
"We are not bounded by any framework agreement arising from the US-sponsored settlement negotiations between the Palestinian authority and the Zionist occupation," he said.
15 feb 2014
Israeli forces on Saturday opened fire at a vehicle traveling on a main road near an Israeli settlement south of Nablus, injuring a 17-year-old Palestinian girl, security sources said.
Palestinian security sources told Ma'an that Israeli troops operating a flying checkpoint near the illegal settlement of Yitzhar fired at a Palestinian car that allegedly refused to stop at the soldiers' request.
A bullet hit Nahad Kamal Aqil in the thigh, and she was taken to a nearby hospital, the sources said, adding that the teen is a resident of Kafr Qaddum in the northern West Bank.
Israeli troops detained the driver of the car, the sources said.
An army spokeswoman said that the Israeli border police was responsible for the area where the incident occurred.
A border police spokesman did not return calls seeking comment.
Israeli forces maintain severe restrictions on Palestinians' freedom of movement in the West Bank through a combination of fixed checkpoints, flying checkpoints, roads forbidden to Palestinians but open to Jewish settlers, and various other physical obstructions.
At any given time there are about 100 permanent Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, while surprise flying checkpoints often number into the hundreds.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Young Woman Injured By Israeli Fire Near Nablus
A young Palestinian woman was shot and wounded after Israeli soldiers opened fire at a Palestinian car close to a military roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The sources said Nihad Kamal Aqel, 17 years of age, was shot by a live round to her thigh, and was moved to the Rafidia governmental hospital suffering a moderate injury.
The Israeli army alleged the soldiers opened fire at the car after the driver failed to stop at a temporary roadblock installed by the soldiers, close to the Yitzhar settlement, south of Nablus.
The army said that they arrested the driver, and then moved him to the Huwwara military base, south of Nablus, for interrogation. Dozens of soldiers arrived at the scene and blocked the road to Palestinian traffic.
Palestinian security sources told Ma'an that Israeli troops operating a flying checkpoint near the illegal settlement of Yitzhar fired at a Palestinian car that allegedly refused to stop at the soldiers' request.
A bullet hit Nahad Kamal Aqil in the thigh, and she was taken to a nearby hospital, the sources said, adding that the teen is a resident of Kafr Qaddum in the northern West Bank.
Israeli troops detained the driver of the car, the sources said.
An army spokeswoman said that the Israeli border police was responsible for the area where the incident occurred.
A border police spokesman did not return calls seeking comment.
Israeli forces maintain severe restrictions on Palestinians' freedom of movement in the West Bank through a combination of fixed checkpoints, flying checkpoints, roads forbidden to Palestinians but open to Jewish settlers, and various other physical obstructions.
At any given time there are about 100 permanent Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, while surprise flying checkpoints often number into the hundreds.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Young Woman Injured By Israeli Fire Near Nablus
A young Palestinian woman was shot and wounded after Israeli soldiers opened fire at a Palestinian car close to a military roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The sources said Nihad Kamal Aqel, 17 years of age, was shot by a live round to her thigh, and was moved to the Rafidia governmental hospital suffering a moderate injury.
The Israeli army alleged the soldiers opened fire at the car after the driver failed to stop at a temporary roadblock installed by the soldiers, close to the Yitzhar settlement, south of Nablus.
The army said that they arrested the driver, and then moved him to the Huwwara military base, south of Nablus, for interrogation. Dozens of soldiers arrived at the scene and blocked the road to Palestinian traffic.
Israeli occupation forces, on Saturday at dawn, arrested two young men from Hebron and Jenin and summoned three others to an intelligence office, including two ex-prisoners.
Local sources said that the Israeli forces arrested Mahmoud Fallfah, 19, from Tarqoumia town, west of Hebron, at the military "Container" checkpoint and detained him for hours before transferring him to an unknown location.
In Jenin, occupation troops arrested Bashir Qabha, 18, in a home raid, searching and tampering with the home's contents, an Al Ray correspondent reported.
Also on Saturday morning, Israeli forces summoned ex-prisoners Alaa al-Barghouti and Tariq Rimawi, both from Beit Rima town, located near Ramallah.
Another patrol raided the home of Ammar al-Khatib, 27, serving him with a summons to report to an intelligence facility in colonial Gush Etzion settlement, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources said that the Israeli forces arrested Mahmoud Fallfah, 19, from Tarqoumia town, west of Hebron, at the military "Container" checkpoint and detained him for hours before transferring him to an unknown location.
In Jenin, occupation troops arrested Bashir Qabha, 18, in a home raid, searching and tampering with the home's contents, an Al Ray correspondent reported.
Also on Saturday morning, Israeli forces summoned ex-prisoners Alaa al-Barghouti and Tariq Rimawi, both from Beit Rima town, located near Ramallah.
Another patrol raided the home of Ammar al-Khatib, 27, serving him with a summons to report to an intelligence facility in colonial Gush Etzion settlement, south of Bethlehem.
The Palestinian Authority's minister of prisoners' affairs said Saturday that Israel would be held responsible for the well-being of nine prisoners on hunger strikes, many protesting their detentions without trial.
Issa Qaraqe on Friday visited the family of Wahid Abu Maria and Abed al-Majid Khdeirat, two Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike in Israeli custody.
Qarage visited Abu Maria's family in Beit Ummar and Khdeirat's family in Tubas.
Abu Maria has been on hunger strike since Jan. 9, protesting the fact that he is being held in detention without a trial. He is currently located Ramla prison clinic, and is suffering from joint pain.
Khdeirat has been on hunger strike since Jan. 14 in protest of his renewed detention, which he says is an Israeli attempt to reactivate a previous sentence after he was released early from Israeli jails. He also is being held at Ramla prison clinic, where he is suffering from kidney pain and severe weight loss.
Seven additional Palestinian prisoners are currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs: Akram al-Fseisi, Muammar Banat, Mousa Sofan, Husam Omar, Iyad Steiti, Amir Shammas, and Nassar Abu Nseir.
Over 5,200 Palestinians are being held in Israeli jails according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs.
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 internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Issa Qaraqe on Friday visited the family of Wahid Abu Maria and Abed al-Majid Khdeirat, two Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike in Israeli custody.
Qarage visited Abu Maria's family in Beit Ummar and Khdeirat's family in Tubas.
Abu Maria has been on hunger strike since Jan. 9, protesting the fact that he is being held in detention without a trial. He is currently located Ramla prison clinic, and is suffering from joint pain.
Khdeirat has been on hunger strike since Jan. 14 in protest of his renewed detention, which he says is an Israeli attempt to reactivate a previous sentence after he was released early from Israeli jails. He also is being held at Ramla prison clinic, where he is suffering from kidney pain and severe weight loss.
Seven additional Palestinian prisoners are currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs: Akram al-Fseisi, Muammar Banat, Mousa Sofan, Husam Omar, Iyad Steiti, Amir Shammas, and Nassar Abu Nseir.
Over 5,200 Palestinians are being held in Israeli jails according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs.
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 internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
