26 feb 2016
Mahmoud Mohammad Ali Sha’lan 17
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Friday, a Palestinian-American teen, from Deir Dibwan town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Dozens of Palestinians have been injured in different parts of the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources said the slain child has been identified as Mahmoud Mohammad Ali Sha’lan, 17, and that he was shot near the Beit El Israeli colony and security center, built on Palestinian lands, north of Ramallah.
The army held the body of the slain teen, and handed it later to the Palestinians side, before it was moved to the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah. Sha’lan was shot with many live rounds to various parts of his body and was left to bleed to death.
His funeral will likely be held Sunday after the Palestinian side conducts an autopsy in the forensic center of the al-Quds Abu Dis University. The slain teen is a Palestinian with American citizenship.
The Israeli army is alleging that the Palestinian “was carrying a knife, and attempted to stab soldiers, but they shot him dead before he was able to reach them.”
On Friday evening, a Palestinian teen was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and many others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after the soldiers invaded the Silwad town, east of Ramallah, from its western part, and fired gas bombs, sponge-tipped bullets, rubber-coated steel bullets and concussion grenades; many residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Local sources said the soldiers deliberately fire gas bombs at several homes and in the areas of clashes.
Friday also witnessed clashes in different parts of the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip, leading to the injury of seventy Palestinians, six of them in the Gaza Strip, and 64 in the West Bank.
In Gaza, two Palestinians were shot with live Israeli army rounds, three suffered the effects of teargas inhalation and one suffered fractures and bruises.
The Israeli navy also opened fire on several Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters, causing excessive damage.
In the West Bank, the soldiers shot and injured at least 64 Palestinians, while undercover soldiers have kidnapped four Palestinians close to the Shu’fat military roadblock, in occupied Jerusalem. One of the kidnapped children has been identified as Abed Mohammad al-Bahri, 15.
Clashes took place in different parts of occupied Jerusalem; the army fired rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding 16 Palestinians, and gas bombs causing at least 13 others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Medical sources in Nablus said one Palestinian was injured after a group of Israeli extremists attacked him near the Yitzhar illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands, south of Nablus.
In Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers clashed with dozens of local youths near the Jaba’ Junction, south of the city. Medical sources said scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also assaulted dozens of Palestinians, marking the 22nd anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Friday, a Palestinian-American teen, from Deir Dibwan town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Dozens of Palestinians have been injured in different parts of the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian medical sources said the slain child has been identified as Mahmoud Mohammad Ali Sha’lan, 17, and that he was shot near the Beit El Israeli colony and security center, built on Palestinian lands, north of Ramallah.
The army held the body of the slain teen, and handed it later to the Palestinians side, before it was moved to the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah. Sha’lan was shot with many live rounds to various parts of his body and was left to bleed to death.
His funeral will likely be held Sunday after the Palestinian side conducts an autopsy in the forensic center of the al-Quds Abu Dis University. The slain teen is a Palestinian with American citizenship.
The Israeli army is alleging that the Palestinian “was carrying a knife, and attempted to stab soldiers, but they shot him dead before he was able to reach them.”
On Friday evening, a Palestinian teen was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and many others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, after the soldiers invaded the Silwad town, east of Ramallah, from its western part, and fired gas bombs, sponge-tipped bullets, rubber-coated steel bullets and concussion grenades; many residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Local sources said the soldiers deliberately fire gas bombs at several homes and in the areas of clashes.
Friday also witnessed clashes in different parts of the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip, leading to the injury of seventy Palestinians, six of them in the Gaza Strip, and 64 in the West Bank.
In Gaza, two Palestinians were shot with live Israeli army rounds, three suffered the effects of teargas inhalation and one suffered fractures and bruises.
The Israeli navy also opened fire on several Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters, causing excessive damage.
In the West Bank, the soldiers shot and injured at least 64 Palestinians, while undercover soldiers have kidnapped four Palestinians close to the Shu’fat military roadblock, in occupied Jerusalem. One of the kidnapped children has been identified as Abed Mohammad al-Bahri, 15.
Clashes took place in different parts of occupied Jerusalem; the army fired rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding 16 Palestinians, and gas bombs causing at least 13 others to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Medical sources in Nablus said one Palestinian was injured after a group of Israeli extremists attacked him near the Yitzhar illegal colony, built on Palestinian lands, south of Nablus.
In Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers clashed with dozens of local youths near the Jaba’ Junction, south of the city. Medical sources said scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also assaulted dozens of Palestinians, marking the 22nd anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday at dawn, two Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after invading their homes and searching them.
The soldiers kidnapped Ezzeddin Zein and Luay Amro during extensive military searches that also targeted many homes, including the homes of a number of former political prisoners.
The army also interrogated several Palestinians while searching their homes.
In related news, several army vehicles invaded Doha town, west of Bethlehem, searched homes and summoned a young man, identified as Hamza Abdul-Razeq Hamza, for interrogation in the Gush Etzion military base.
The soldiers kidnapped Ezzeddin Zein and Luay Amro during extensive military searches that also targeted many homes, including the homes of a number of former political prisoners.
The army also interrogated several Palestinians while searching their homes.
In related news, several army vehicles invaded Doha town, west of Bethlehem, searched homes and summoned a young man, identified as Hamza Abdul-Razeq Hamza, for interrogation in the Gush Etzion military base.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that hunger striking journalist Mohammad al-Qeeq, who is held by Israel without charges or trial, has suspended his strike that lasted for 94 days, after reaching an agreement for his release, in May.
Lawyers Hanan al-Khatib and Hiba Masalha, of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, said al-Qeeq has officially suspended his hunger strike, on Friday 26, in a statement made in front of his family and Arab political leaders, including lawyers, Arab Members of Knesset and members the Detainees’ Parents Committee.
The PPS said the agreement is an official declaration of ending his strike, in exchange for his release on May 21, 2015, and that he will continue to receive medical treatment in Israeli hospitals until his release.
Head of the Detainees’ Committee Issa Qaraqe said al-Qeeq’s will, and determination, overcame Israel’s policies of death, and that he managed to challenge Israel’s illegal Administrative Detention policies, that enable Israel to hold hundreds of Palestinians indefinitely captive, without charges.
Qaraqe’ thanked the Palestinians, their institutions and all Palestine solidarity activists around the world, for their support. He also thanked all lawyers involved with al-Qeeq’s case and the fight for his release.
Lawyers Hanan al-Khatib and Hiba Masalha, of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, said al-Qeeq has officially suspended his hunger strike, on Friday 26, in a statement made in front of his family and Arab political leaders, including lawyers, Arab Members of Knesset and members the Detainees’ Parents Committee.
The PPS said the agreement is an official declaration of ending his strike, in exchange for his release on May 21, 2015, and that he will continue to receive medical treatment in Israeli hospitals until his release.
Head of the Detainees’ Committee Issa Qaraqe said al-Qeeq’s will, and determination, overcame Israel’s policies of death, and that he managed to challenge Israel’s illegal Administrative Detention policies, that enable Israel to hold hundreds of Palestinians indefinitely captive, without charges.
Qaraqe’ thanked the Palestinians, their institutions and all Palestine solidarity activists around the world, for their support. He also thanked all lawyers involved with al-Qeeq’s case and the fight for his release.
The Palestinian commission of detainees and ex-detainees on Thursday said that two children were exposed recently to physical violence and intimidation during their detention by Israeli soldiers an interrogators.
Lawyer of the commission Luay Akka stated that 16-year-old Jamil Malsh, who is still in jail, and 17-year-old Muhyiddin Soman, both from Bethlehem, were brutally treated during their detention and interrogation.
According to Akka, Israeli soldiers kidnapped Malsh during an overnight raid on his parents' home on February 14. The soldiers violently broke into the boy's home and created an atmosphere of terror among members of his family before they took him handcuffed and blindfolded and forced him to walk to al-Qubba area in the city as they were beating him.
The boy, then, was taken from there aboard a military vehicle to a police station in Occupied Jerusalem, where interrogators kept beating him, especially on his ears and head, and verbally abused him.
A similar situation also happened to the other kid, Soman, and his family during a violent raid on their home. Soman was also severely beaten and intimidated by Israeli soldiers and interrogators.
Lawyer of the commission Luay Akka stated that 16-year-old Jamil Malsh, who is still in jail, and 17-year-old Muhyiddin Soman, both from Bethlehem, were brutally treated during their detention and interrogation.
According to Akka, Israeli soldiers kidnapped Malsh during an overnight raid on his parents' home on February 14. The soldiers violently broke into the boy's home and created an atmosphere of terror among members of his family before they took him handcuffed and blindfolded and forced him to walk to al-Qubba area in the city as they were beating him.
The boy, then, was taken from there aboard a military vehicle to a police station in Occupied Jerusalem, where interrogators kept beating him, especially on his ears and head, and verbally abused him.
A similar situation also happened to the other kid, Soman, and his family during a violent raid on their home. Soman was also severely beaten and intimidated by Israeli soldiers and interrogators.
The Palestinian ex-prisoner Omar Nayef was assassinated Friday morning in the Palestinian embassy in Bulgaria, family sources revealed.
Imad Nayef, Omar’s brother, told the PIC reporter that the family was informed today morning that their son was assassinated in the Palestinian embassy in Sofia without revealing any further information.
Earlier in December, the Israeli ambassador to Sofia asked the Bulgarian authorities to hand over the Palestinian former prisoner Omar Nayef who lives with his family in Bulgaria since 1994. In a serious move, Bulgarian authorities detained Omar's older son in order to exert more pressure on him after he refused to hand himself in to the police.
Since then, Omar Nayef has taken refuge in the Palestinian embassy to escape extradition to Israel. Born in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Omar was convicted and sentenced by an Israeli court to life in prison in 1986 for carrying out an anti-occupation attack in occupation Jerusalem.
During his detention, Omar "had been beaten and tortured in prison. He was once put in solitary confinement for 60 days". Yet, in 1990, Nayef was able to escape from his guards during a hospital visit and eventually made it out of the country. After living in various other Arab countries for four years, he moved to Bulgaria in 1994 and was later granted permanent residency.
Related: Rally to protest Bulgaria’s extradition of Nayef to Israel
Imad Nayef, Omar’s brother, told the PIC reporter that the family was informed today morning that their son was assassinated in the Palestinian embassy in Sofia without revealing any further information.
Earlier in December, the Israeli ambassador to Sofia asked the Bulgarian authorities to hand over the Palestinian former prisoner Omar Nayef who lives with his family in Bulgaria since 1994. In a serious move, Bulgarian authorities detained Omar's older son in order to exert more pressure on him after he refused to hand himself in to the police.
Since then, Omar Nayef has taken refuge in the Palestinian embassy to escape extradition to Israel. Born in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Omar was convicted and sentenced by an Israeli court to life in prison in 1986 for carrying out an anti-occupation attack in occupation Jerusalem.
During his detention, Omar "had been beaten and tortured in prison. He was once put in solitary confinement for 60 days". Yet, in 1990, Nayef was able to escape from his guards during a hospital visit and eventually made it out of the country. After living in various other Arab countries for four years, he moved to Bulgaria in 1994 and was later granted permanent residency.
Related: Rally to protest Bulgaria’s extradition of Nayef to Israel
The Israeli police arrested late Thursday a Palestinian young man from Shufat refugee camp in occupied Jerusalem, bringing the number of Thursday’s detainees in the occupied city to 12 including six minors.
Israeli police claimed in a brief statement that the young man was arrested for being allegedly involved in stone-throwing attack on the light rail near Shufat town.
The young man’s arrest brought the whole number of Jerusalemite detainees who were arrested on Thursday to 12 including six minors.
Violent clashes had then erupted near Shufat checkpoint when Israeli police fired heavy teargas bombs and rubber bullets at locals. Similar clashes were reported in Abu Dis town east, of the occupied city, following the arrest of a local youngster at the hands of Israeli Special Forces.
Israeli police claimed in a brief statement that the young man was arrested for being allegedly involved in stone-throwing attack on the light rail near Shufat town.
The young man’s arrest brought the whole number of Jerusalemite detainees who were arrested on Thursday to 12 including six minors.
Violent clashes had then erupted near Shufat checkpoint when Israeli police fired heavy teargas bombs and rubber bullets at locals. Similar clashes were reported in Abu Dis town east, of the occupied city, following the arrest of a local youngster at the hands of Israeli Special Forces.
25 feb 2016
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped eleven additional Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, raising the number of kidnapped residents since dawn to at least 35.
The PPS said the soldiers searched and ransacked dozens of homes in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West bank and kidnapped seven Palestinians, identified as Anas Sa’id, Mustafa al-Bostanji, Ayatollah Jabara, Mohannad Shweiki, Ziad Abdul-Qader Abu ‘Aisha, Mohannad Shweiki and Amjad Rajabi.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Mohammad Omar Salah, 25.
The PPS added that the soldiers invaded Tammoun town, in the central West Bank district of Tubas, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mansour Bani Odeh.
In Ramallah, the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Fahmi Sbeih from the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, and Mojahed al-Asmar from Beit Rima town.
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Updated from previous artice:
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, at least 24 Palestinians, during extensive invasions and military searches of homes, in different parts of the occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians injured near Ramallah.
The PPS said that the soldiers invaded various communities in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped three Palestinians from Qabatia town, south of Jenin city. The kidnapped have been identified as Ibrahim Ahmad Khazamia, Zeidan Fadel Nazzal and his brother Omran.
The PPS added that the army also invaded and searched many homes in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and Bal’a nearby town, and kidnapped four Palestinians.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Moath Naji Barabra, 17, Mahdi Hasan al-Hajj, 24, from Bal’a, in addition to Mos’ab Amer an-Najdi, 24, and his brother Mohammad, 28, from the Eastern Neighborhood of Tulkarem city.
In Nablus district, also in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers stormed and ransacked dozens of homes and kidnapped eight Palestinians.
The PPS said the soldiers kidnapped Wahid Husam Ziyada, 25, Shaheed Ghassan Ziyada, 30, and Mohammad Zaher Qet, 27, from Madama village, south of Nablus, while Abdul-Rahman Yassin Jabali, 30, and Waleed Jarrah Obeidat, 27, were kidnapped from their homes in ‘Awarta town, south of Nablus, and Mohammad Mahdi Hajji, 20, was taken prisoner from his home in Einabous town, south of Nablus.
The army also kidnapped Odai Adnan Balatya, 21, from al-Bathan town, after summoning them for interrogation in a nearby military and security base.
Another Palestinian, identified as Monther Mustafa Eshteyya, from Beit Forik town, east of Nablus, was kidnapped in Jerusalem. The army alleged the Palestinian did not carry an entry or work permit.
Furthermore, clashes took place in Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah, after several Israeli military vehicles invaded it, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources said one Palestinian suffered a moderate injury, after the soldiers shot him with a live round in his back, while another Palestinian was shot in his right arm.
The soldiers also searched homes throughout the town, and kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Mojahed Khader Rimawi, who was previously imprisoned by Israel for 16 months.
In the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers broke into and searched many homes, in Hebron city and nearby villages and towns, and kidnapped five Palestinians, identified as Ehab Shafiq al-Qawasmi, Mahmoud Radi Za’areer, Abdul-Hadi Riyad Abu Aida, Mohammad Hilmi Abu Safiyya, and Yasser Harbi Yaghmour.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Hizma town, searched many homes and kidnaped four Palestinians, before moving them to an interrogation center in the city. The kidnapped have been identified as Hasan Mahmoud Khatib, Mohammad Mahmoud Khatib, Ali Yasser Khatib and Mohammad Khalil Salaheddin.
On Wednesday evening, a number of extremist Israeli colonizers assaulted many Palestinians, living near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the center of Hebron city, causing various cuts and bruises that required hospitalization.
The PPS said the soldiers searched and ransacked dozens of homes in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West bank and kidnapped seven Palestinians, identified as Anas Sa’id, Mustafa al-Bostanji, Ayatollah Jabara, Mohannad Shweiki, Ziad Abdul-Qader Abu ‘Aisha, Mohannad Shweiki and Amjad Rajabi.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Mohammad Omar Salah, 25.
The PPS added that the soldiers invaded Tammoun town, in the central West Bank district of Tubas, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mansour Bani Odeh.
In Ramallah, the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Fahmi Sbeih from the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, and Mojahed al-Asmar from Beit Rima town.
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Updated from previous artice:
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, at least 24 Palestinians, during extensive invasions and military searches of homes, in different parts of the occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians injured near Ramallah.
The PPS said that the soldiers invaded various communities in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped three Palestinians from Qabatia town, south of Jenin city. The kidnapped have been identified as Ibrahim Ahmad Khazamia, Zeidan Fadel Nazzal and his brother Omran.
The PPS added that the army also invaded and searched many homes in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and Bal’a nearby town, and kidnapped four Palestinians.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Moath Naji Barabra, 17, Mahdi Hasan al-Hajj, 24, from Bal’a, in addition to Mos’ab Amer an-Najdi, 24, and his brother Mohammad, 28, from the Eastern Neighborhood of Tulkarem city.
In Nablus district, also in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers stormed and ransacked dozens of homes and kidnapped eight Palestinians.
The PPS said the soldiers kidnapped Wahid Husam Ziyada, 25, Shaheed Ghassan Ziyada, 30, and Mohammad Zaher Qet, 27, from Madama village, south of Nablus, while Abdul-Rahman Yassin Jabali, 30, and Waleed Jarrah Obeidat, 27, were kidnapped from their homes in ‘Awarta town, south of Nablus, and Mohammad Mahdi Hajji, 20, was taken prisoner from his home in Einabous town, south of Nablus.
The army also kidnapped Odai Adnan Balatya, 21, from al-Bathan town, after summoning them for interrogation in a nearby military and security base.
Another Palestinian, identified as Monther Mustafa Eshteyya, from Beit Forik town, east of Nablus, was kidnapped in Jerusalem. The army alleged the Palestinian did not carry an entry or work permit.
Furthermore, clashes took place in Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah, after several Israeli military vehicles invaded it, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs.
Medical sources said one Palestinian suffered a moderate injury, after the soldiers shot him with a live round in his back, while another Palestinian was shot in his right arm.
The soldiers also searched homes throughout the town, and kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Mojahed Khader Rimawi, who was previously imprisoned by Israel for 16 months.
In the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers broke into and searched many homes, in Hebron city and nearby villages and towns, and kidnapped five Palestinians, identified as Ehab Shafiq al-Qawasmi, Mahmoud Radi Za’areer, Abdul-Hadi Riyad Abu Aida, Mohammad Hilmi Abu Safiyya, and Yasser Harbi Yaghmour.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Hizma town, searched many homes and kidnaped four Palestinians, before moving them to an interrogation center in the city. The kidnapped have been identified as Hasan Mahmoud Khatib, Mohammad Mahmoud Khatib, Ali Yasser Khatib and Mohammad Khalil Salaheddin.
On Wednesday evening, a number of extremist Israeli colonizers assaulted many Palestinians, living near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the center of Hebron city, causing various cuts and bruises that required hospitalization.
Dima Wawi a young Palestinian girl was frequently described in the Israeli media as a "terrorist" after she tried, according to the Israeli media, to kill Israeli settlers and soldiers while the fact is that Dima is only a twelve years old girl living happily in her family's house in the town of Halhul, north of al-Khalil city.
The Israeli occupation had arrested Dima near the settlement of Karam Tzur, which is established on the lands of al-Khalil, and accused her of trying to carry out a stabbing attack, although her young age and physique tell that it is impossible for her to be able to do such things.
Human rights organizations have tried to intervene for her release, but the Israeli occupation authorities insisted that she must stand trial before Israeli military courts. Dima was sentenced to four months and a half' imprisonment, in addition to paying a fine of eight thousand shekels. Thus, Dima became the youngest female prisoner in the world.
Dima follows the intifada news
Dima's mother, Um Rashid al-Wawi, told the Palestinian Information Center, that her daughter is still a child; that she likes to play, especially the games that include running, jumping and other sports games, she is beloved by her friends and she has a leading personality at school and at home.
She explained that her daughter was following the news and events related to the Jerusalem intifada (uprising), as she knew the names of the martyrs and the places and the way of their martyrdom, in addition to her extreme sympathy with the children who were killed by the Israeli soldiers. The mother recalled that a day before Dima's arrest, Dima saw a photo for the captive journalist Mohammad al-Qeiq and seemed to be deeply touched by the thought of his children and asked many questions about how their life would be like if their father died.
News of the arrest
On the day of her arrest Dima went to school in the morning as usual, the mother said: "In the afternoon my brother and some of the teachers at Dima's school came to my house, I was scared, I felt that something had happened to Dima, and expected death or injury. They said that she was arrested inside Karam Tzur settlement without any injury; I thanked God that she wasn't injured".
The mother stresses that her daughter just wanted to send a message by going to the settlement and she did not do anything else. She was detained there.
Childhood innocence in the cage
On the day of Dima's trial, her mother saw her in a place she never imagined to see her daughter in; sitting in a small cage, her hands and legs cuffed, wearing a scanty blouse and her shoes were full of mud and water as the occupation soldiers took away her jacket and school uniform although the weather was extremely cold.
The mother described the scene in the court when she saw her daughter saying, "I was able to control myself and did not cry in front of her, taking into account her difficult psychological condition at that moment, I tried to approach her to give her a cover I was carrying with me but the soldiers refused, so I talked to her from afar.
I asked her what they did to her in the prison, she answered that she was placed in in a dark cell all night, and they treated her harshly and violently, she elaborated. The mother reassured her child; because she thought that her daughter will come out of court with her as she is a child and will not be prosecuted, but the mother was shocked by the court's decision, which sentenced her little girl to four months and a half imprisonment.
Violating standards
Regarding Dima's life inside the prison, her mother said: "I miss Dima's presence in the house, and I keep wondering about her conditions and what she is doing inside the prison, whether there are enough clothes and blankets to protect her from cold, and whether her prison mates relieve her suffering from being a child in prison?! We do not know anything about her until this moment. "
Freed female prisoner Jurrn Qadah of Shaqba village district of Ramallah, who was released on 27/1/2016 from Hasharon prison, in which captive Dima al-Wawi is held, said that Hasharon prison is very bad, and the prisoners suffer from difficult living conditions, as there is a lack of clothing and blankets.
She added that the prison administration used to give a set of clothes and blankets to any new prisoner at the beginning of detention but with the increasing number of prisoners there are no new clothes for newcomers.
Ayed Abu Qutaish, the director of Accountability Program at the Palestine section of Defense for Children International (DCI), told the Palestinian Information Center that, "The international standard of juvenile justice, on which the occupation state has agreed by signing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991, states that children should never be deprived of their liberty arbitrarily, and that their detention is a last procedure.
Abu Qutaish said that Israel is the only country in the world that prosecutes children before military courts, which lack the proper judicial procedures of ordinary courts and where the rights and interests of a child are ignored.
The Israeli occupation had arrested Dima near the settlement of Karam Tzur, which is established on the lands of al-Khalil, and accused her of trying to carry out a stabbing attack, although her young age and physique tell that it is impossible for her to be able to do such things.
Human rights organizations have tried to intervene for her release, but the Israeli occupation authorities insisted that she must stand trial before Israeli military courts. Dima was sentenced to four months and a half' imprisonment, in addition to paying a fine of eight thousand shekels. Thus, Dima became the youngest female prisoner in the world.
Dima follows the intifada news
Dima's mother, Um Rashid al-Wawi, told the Palestinian Information Center, that her daughter is still a child; that she likes to play, especially the games that include running, jumping and other sports games, she is beloved by her friends and she has a leading personality at school and at home.
She explained that her daughter was following the news and events related to the Jerusalem intifada (uprising), as she knew the names of the martyrs and the places and the way of their martyrdom, in addition to her extreme sympathy with the children who were killed by the Israeli soldiers. The mother recalled that a day before Dima's arrest, Dima saw a photo for the captive journalist Mohammad al-Qeiq and seemed to be deeply touched by the thought of his children and asked many questions about how their life would be like if their father died.
News of the arrest
On the day of her arrest Dima went to school in the morning as usual, the mother said: "In the afternoon my brother and some of the teachers at Dima's school came to my house, I was scared, I felt that something had happened to Dima, and expected death or injury. They said that she was arrested inside Karam Tzur settlement without any injury; I thanked God that she wasn't injured".
The mother stresses that her daughter just wanted to send a message by going to the settlement and she did not do anything else. She was detained there.
Childhood innocence in the cage
On the day of Dima's trial, her mother saw her in a place she never imagined to see her daughter in; sitting in a small cage, her hands and legs cuffed, wearing a scanty blouse and her shoes were full of mud and water as the occupation soldiers took away her jacket and school uniform although the weather was extremely cold.
The mother described the scene in the court when she saw her daughter saying, "I was able to control myself and did not cry in front of her, taking into account her difficult psychological condition at that moment, I tried to approach her to give her a cover I was carrying with me but the soldiers refused, so I talked to her from afar.
I asked her what they did to her in the prison, she answered that she was placed in in a dark cell all night, and they treated her harshly and violently, she elaborated. The mother reassured her child; because she thought that her daughter will come out of court with her as she is a child and will not be prosecuted, but the mother was shocked by the court's decision, which sentenced her little girl to four months and a half imprisonment.
Violating standards
Regarding Dima's life inside the prison, her mother said: "I miss Dima's presence in the house, and I keep wondering about her conditions and what she is doing inside the prison, whether there are enough clothes and blankets to protect her from cold, and whether her prison mates relieve her suffering from being a child in prison?! We do not know anything about her until this moment. "
Freed female prisoner Jurrn Qadah of Shaqba village district of Ramallah, who was released on 27/1/2016 from Hasharon prison, in which captive Dima al-Wawi is held, said that Hasharon prison is very bad, and the prisoners suffer from difficult living conditions, as there is a lack of clothing and blankets.
She added that the prison administration used to give a set of clothes and blankets to any new prisoner at the beginning of detention but with the increasing number of prisoners there are no new clothes for newcomers.
Ayed Abu Qutaish, the director of Accountability Program at the Palestine section of Defense for Children International (DCI), told the Palestinian Information Center that, "The international standard of juvenile justice, on which the occupation state has agreed by signing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991, states that children should never be deprived of their liberty arbitrarily, and that their detention is a last procedure.
Abu Qutaish said that Israel is the only country in the world that prosecutes children before military courts, which lack the proper judicial procedures of ordinary courts and where the rights and interests of a child are ignored.
The lawyer of the Palestinian Detainees Committee Heba Masalha said on Wednesday that the health condition of captive Mohammad al-Qeiq, who has been on hunger strike for three months, is tragic and he could die at any moment.
In a press statement on Wednesday, lawyer Masalha said that Qeiq is suffering from severe hardening of intestines and stomach, chest pain, weak vision, eye redness and inability to speak in addition to sharp decline of heart beats indicating that a heart attack is a likely possibility.
Detainee Qeiq has been held under continuous and intensive watching by doctors of Afula hospital who are expecting his sudden death at any moment. "They try to wake him whenever he falls asleep in order to make sure he is still alive," Masalha said.
In a press statement on Wednesday, lawyer Masalha said that Qeiq is suffering from severe hardening of intestines and stomach, chest pain, weak vision, eye redness and inability to speak in addition to sharp decline of heart beats indicating that a heart attack is a likely possibility.
Detainee Qeiq has been held under continuous and intensive watching by doctors of Afula hospital who are expecting his sudden death at any moment. "They try to wake him whenever he falls asleep in order to make sure he is still alive," Masalha said.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Wednesday prevented the family of the Palestinian detainee Muhammad Zakarna from visiting him in an Israeli jail under the security pretext.
A PIC journalist quoted local sources as stating that the IOA turned down the appeals of Zakarna’s wife and children to visit the detainee in the Israeli Gilboa lock-up.
The family was updated on the ban by the Red Cross office in Jenin.
Prisoner Zakarna, 41, was arrested some three years ago by the Israeli occupation army. He suffered injuries and skull fractures during the investigation procedure. He had reportedly spent several years in Israeli jails.
A PIC journalist quoted local sources as stating that the IOA turned down the appeals of Zakarna’s wife and children to visit the detainee in the Israeli Gilboa lock-up.
The family was updated on the ban by the Red Cross office in Jenin.
Prisoner Zakarna, 41, was arrested some three years ago by the Israeli occupation army. He suffered injuries and skull fractures during the investigation procedure. He had reportedly spent several years in Israeli jails.
Member of the European Parliament Martina Anderson has called on the European Union (EU) to take steps to save the life of hunger-striking prisoner Mohamed al-Qeiq.
Anderson, who heads the European parliament's delegation for relations with Palestine, urged the EU to pressure Israel to release prisoner Qeiq. "Al-Qeiq is undertaking this strike for all Palestinian prisoners.
He is hunger-striking in protest at being detained without charge and against being tortured," she told a news conference following a recent meeting of the delegation.
The European lawmaker called on EU high representative Federica Mogherini to "pick up the phone and call Israeli prime minister Netanyahu to intercede on Al-Qeiq’s behalf. "Al-Qeiq has asked to be transferred to a hospital in Ramallah.
He is near death and his family is not even allowed to visit him," she added. "Slamming people in prison without charge and shooting alleged attackers on sight are not going to put an end to the violence or resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The only way to do this is with a serious push for a two-state solution and the EU must live up to its political commitments and lead an international effort to make this a reality," Anderson underscored. "The EU must act now because the situation in Palestine is a powder keg," she warned.
Anderson, who heads the European parliament's delegation for relations with Palestine, urged the EU to pressure Israel to release prisoner Qeiq. "Al-Qeiq is undertaking this strike for all Palestinian prisoners.
He is hunger-striking in protest at being detained without charge and against being tortured," she told a news conference following a recent meeting of the delegation.
The European lawmaker called on EU high representative Federica Mogherini to "pick up the phone and call Israeli prime minister Netanyahu to intercede on Al-Qeiq’s behalf. "Al-Qeiq has asked to be transferred to a hospital in Ramallah.
He is near death and his family is not even allowed to visit him," she added. "Slamming people in prison without charge and shooting alleged attackers on sight are not going to put an end to the violence or resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The only way to do this is with a serious push for a two-state solution and the EU must live up to its political commitments and lead an international effort to make this a reality," Anderson underscored. "The EU must act now because the situation in Palestine is a powder keg," she warned.
