20 feb 2019
Israeli Prison's Services (IPS) is holding Suheir al-Barghouthi whose husband and three sons are currently held in Israeli prisons while her fourth son was shot and killed by Israeli forces, in October, under harsh conditions in a solitary confinement in the HaSharon Israeli prison.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said, in a statement on Wednesday, that al-Barghouthi is held in a cell empty of everything but a bed; al-Barghouthi was deprived of having her belongings with her, suffering from cold prevented from any sort of heating.
The lawyer added that the food given to al-Barghouthi does not suit her health condition as she suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure.
Al-Barghouthi has not been allowed to go out to the prison's yard since her transfer to the HaSharon prison, pointing out that the IPS has not allowed her to receive clothes; al-Barghouthi has been in the same clothes since her detention on February 5th.
PPS added that al-Barghouthi has repeatedly demanded to be transferred to the Damon prison where Palestinian women prisoners are held, however, IPS refuses.
Al-Barghouti was detained from her home in the Kobar village, north of the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 5th.
Israel accuses al-Barghouthi's son Assem of carrying out an attack killing two Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on December 13, one day after his brother, Saleh, was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said, in a statement on Wednesday, that al-Barghouthi is held in a cell empty of everything but a bed; al-Barghouthi was deprived of having her belongings with her, suffering from cold prevented from any sort of heating.
The lawyer added that the food given to al-Barghouthi does not suit her health condition as she suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure.
Al-Barghouthi has not been allowed to go out to the prison's yard since her transfer to the HaSharon prison, pointing out that the IPS has not allowed her to receive clothes; al-Barghouthi has been in the same clothes since her detention on February 5th.
PPS added that al-Barghouthi has repeatedly demanded to be transferred to the Damon prison where Palestinian women prisoners are held, however, IPS refuses.
Al-Barghouti was detained from her home in the Kobar village, north of the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 5th.
Israel accuses al-Barghouthi's son Assem of carrying out an attack killing two Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on December 13, one day after his brother, Saleh, was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah.
Israeli forces detained at least 40 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, on predawn Wednesday.
According to Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained eight Palestinians. They were identified as Nadim Muhib Juwabra, Anas Jamil Juwabra, Hisham al-Titi, Khaled Abu Salam, Muhammad Hassan al-Badawi, Hatem Sabarneh, Adi Imad al-Tawayha, and Nidan Nuwaf al-Sharif.
In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, two Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Fadi Halawa and Muhammad Jamil Abu Sarhan.
In the Issawiya neighborhood, in the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, four Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Hamed al-Shalabi, Majd Marwan Dari, Ahmad Darbas, and Muhammad Ayman Abid.
PPS confirmed that Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and detained 22 Palestinians who were performing prayers at the compound, in the Old City of East Jerusalem.
In the same district, in the al-Eizariya village, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Tawfiq al-Basa.
In the Qalandiya refugee camp in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, another Palestinian was detained. He was identified as Adi Wafa Mazhar.
In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, PPS said one Palestinian was detained. He was identified as Muhammad Nasouh Eshtiyeh.
In the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, Israeli forces detained one Palestinian. PPS identified him as Rafea Ikbarieh.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons.
According to Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained eight Palestinians. They were identified as Nadim Muhib Juwabra, Anas Jamil Juwabra, Hisham al-Titi, Khaled Abu Salam, Muhammad Hassan al-Badawi, Hatem Sabarneh, Adi Imad al-Tawayha, and Nidan Nuwaf al-Sharif.
In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, two Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Fadi Halawa and Muhammad Jamil Abu Sarhan.
In the Issawiya neighborhood, in the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, four Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Hamed al-Shalabi, Majd Marwan Dari, Ahmad Darbas, and Muhammad Ayman Abid.
PPS confirmed that Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and detained 22 Palestinians who were performing prayers at the compound, in the Old City of East Jerusalem.
In the same district, in the al-Eizariya village, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Tawfiq al-Basa.
In the Qalandiya refugee camp in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, another Palestinian was detained. He was identified as Adi Wafa Mazhar.
In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, PPS said one Palestinian was detained. He was identified as Muhammad Nasouh Eshtiyeh.
In the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, Israeli forces detained one Palestinian. PPS identified him as Rafea Ikbarieh.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons.
Israel said that its security cabinet, on Sunday, decided to withhold $138 million (€122 million) in tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority, over its payments to prisoners jailed for attacks on Israelis.
A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the withheld cash would be equal to that paid by the PA last year to “terrorists imprisoned in Israel, to their families and to released prisoners.”
Israel alleges the payments encourage further violence, AFP/Al Ray reports.
The PA says the payments are a form of welfare to the families who have lost their main breadwinner and denies it is seeking to encourage violence.
Many Palestinians view prisoners, and those killed while carrying out attacks, as heroes in their conflict with Israel. Palestinian leaders often venerate them as martyrs.
Senior Palestine Liberation Organisation official Ahmed Majdalani accused Israel and the United States, which has cut hundreds of millions of dollars in Palestinian aid, of an attempt at blackmail.
US President Donald Trump’s White House is expected to release its long-awaited peace plan, later this year, and that the Palestinians believe will be blatantly biased in favor of Israel.
The Palestinians cut off contact with the White House after Trump’s 2017 declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
“The occupation government is seeking to destroy the national authority in partnership with the US administration of Donald Trump,” Majdalani said, in a statement.
US AID CUTS
The move to withhold the money comes in response to an Israeli law passed last year allowing it to do so.
Israel collects around US$127 million a month in customs duties levied on goods destined for Palestinian markets that transit through Israeli ports, and then transfers the money to the PA.
Earlier this month, Netanyahu pledged to implement the law after a deadly Palestinian attack on a young woman.
He is running in an election scheduled for Apr 9, and has been seeking to shore up his security credentials in the eyes of voters, ahead of polling day.
Earlier on Sunday, Netanyahu said, “Today, I will submit for cabinet approval the (legislation on) deducting of the terrorists’ salaries from the Palestinian Authority funds.
“Security officials will brief the cabinet on the scope of the funds. This is an important law which we have advanced, and today we will pass it exactly as I promised.”
The US$138 million will likely be deducted incrementally over a 12-month period, according to local media reports.
Sponsors of the July law on Palestinian funds wrote, at the time, that the PA paid around US$330 million a year to prisoners and their families, or seven percent of its budget.
It was not clear what caused the reduction in the amount.
The Palestinians have already been facing a cut of more than US$500 million in annual aid, by Trump’s administration, mostly to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
The Palestinian Authority also said, in January, that it will refuse all further US government aid for fear of lawsuits over alleged support for terrorism, due to a recently passed US law.
Israel has withheld payments in the past, notably in response to the Palestinians’ 2011 admission to the UN cultural agency UNESCO as a full member.
The PA, which has limited sovereignty in parts of the occupied West Bank, relies heavily on outside financial aid.
A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the withheld cash would be equal to that paid by the PA last year to “terrorists imprisoned in Israel, to their families and to released prisoners.”
Israel alleges the payments encourage further violence, AFP/Al Ray reports.
The PA says the payments are a form of welfare to the families who have lost their main breadwinner and denies it is seeking to encourage violence.
Many Palestinians view prisoners, and those killed while carrying out attacks, as heroes in their conflict with Israel. Palestinian leaders often venerate them as martyrs.
Senior Palestine Liberation Organisation official Ahmed Majdalani accused Israel and the United States, which has cut hundreds of millions of dollars in Palestinian aid, of an attempt at blackmail.
US President Donald Trump’s White House is expected to release its long-awaited peace plan, later this year, and that the Palestinians believe will be blatantly biased in favor of Israel.
The Palestinians cut off contact with the White House after Trump’s 2017 declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
“The occupation government is seeking to destroy the national authority in partnership with the US administration of Donald Trump,” Majdalani said, in a statement.
US AID CUTS
The move to withhold the money comes in response to an Israeli law passed last year allowing it to do so.
Israel collects around US$127 million a month in customs duties levied on goods destined for Palestinian markets that transit through Israeli ports, and then transfers the money to the PA.
Earlier this month, Netanyahu pledged to implement the law after a deadly Palestinian attack on a young woman.
He is running in an election scheduled for Apr 9, and has been seeking to shore up his security credentials in the eyes of voters, ahead of polling day.
Earlier on Sunday, Netanyahu said, “Today, I will submit for cabinet approval the (legislation on) deducting of the terrorists’ salaries from the Palestinian Authority funds.
“Security officials will brief the cabinet on the scope of the funds. This is an important law which we have advanced, and today we will pass it exactly as I promised.”
The US$138 million will likely be deducted incrementally over a 12-month period, according to local media reports.
Sponsors of the July law on Palestinian funds wrote, at the time, that the PA paid around US$330 million a year to prisoners and their families, or seven percent of its budget.
It was not clear what caused the reduction in the amount.
The Palestinians have already been facing a cut of more than US$500 million in annual aid, by Trump’s administration, mostly to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
The Palestinian Authority also said, in January, that it will refuse all further US government aid for fear of lawsuits over alleged support for terrorism, due to a recently passed US law.
Israel has withheld payments in the past, notably in response to the Palestinians’ 2011 admission to the UN cultural agency UNESCO as a full member.
The PA, which has limited sovereignty in parts of the occupied West Bank, relies heavily on outside financial aid.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Doha, southwest of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and abducted two young Palestinian men.
The soldiers also fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at local protesters, causing fire in one car.
Media sources in Bethlehem said the soldiers stormed and violently searched several homes in Doha and abducted two Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Jamil Abu Sarhan, 18, and Fadi Nizar Abu Halawa, 20.
The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinians, protesting the invasion, causing a car, owned by Majed Odah, to burn after being struck with one of the bombs.
The soldiers also fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at local protesters, causing fire in one car.
Media sources in Bethlehem said the soldiers stormed and violently searched several homes in Doha and abducted two Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Jamil Abu Sarhan, 18, and Fadi Nizar Abu Halawa, 20.
The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinians, protesting the invasion, causing a car, owned by Majed Odah, to burn after being struck with one of the bombs.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, al-‘Arroub refugee camp and the nearby Halhoul and Beit Ummar towns, before storming and searching many homes, and abducted eight Palestinians, including a child, in addition to summoning two others for interrogation.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that several army jeeps invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, before invading and searching homes, and interrogated many Palestinians.
It added that the soldiers the abducted a child, identified as Nadim Moheeb at-Teety, 14, in addition to Anas Jamil Jawabra, Nidan Nawwaf Sharif, 20, Hisham Jabr at-Teety, 26, Khaled Jibreel Jawabra, 25, and Mohammad Hasan Badawi, 23.
The soldiers also summoned Hussein Jawabra for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center, north of Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers searched homes in Halhoul town, and abducted Odai Emad Tawayha, 20.
Another Palestinian, identified as Hatem Sabarna, from Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, was taken prisoner at the Container roadblocks, south of Jerusalem.
The army also installed many roadblocks in several neighborhoods in Hebron city, before invading the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Fayez Misk, violently searched it and confiscated cash.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that several army jeeps invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, before invading and searching homes, and interrogated many Palestinians.
It added that the soldiers the abducted a child, identified as Nadim Moheeb at-Teety, 14, in addition to Anas Jamil Jawabra, Nidan Nawwaf Sharif, 20, Hisham Jabr at-Teety, 26, Khaled Jibreel Jawabra, 25, and Mohammad Hasan Badawi, 23.
The soldiers also summoned Hussein Jawabra for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center, north of Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers searched homes in Halhoul town, and abducted Odai Emad Tawayha, 20.
Another Palestinian, identified as Hatem Sabarna, from Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, was taken prisoner at the Container roadblocks, south of Jerusalem.
The army also installed many roadblocks in several neighborhoods in Hebron city, before invading the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Fayez Misk, violently searched it and confiscated cash.
Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Wednesday at dawn, a blind Palestinian man who also suffers from a Kidney disease, after invading his home in Doha town, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian, Monther Mezher, told WAFA News Agency the soldiers stormed his home and started a violent search of the property, before beating him up on his head, shoulders and other parts of his body.
From his hospital bed, Mezher said that, besides his visual impairment, he cannot walk without help, and that he also has a kidney disease, requiring dialysis. video
He stated that he lost his eyesight fifteen years ago and has been undergoing dialysis for the last eleven years.
“We heard some noises inside our house, my wife and I though it was one of our kids who might have woken up, we had no idea who was inside our home and what they were doing,” he said, “We first though that they were thieves, and they started beating me up while shouting at me ‘we are the Israeli Defense Force’.”
“They left me and went to the living room, and my wife helped me walk there; my children were forced against the wall, and I kept asking them what are they doing here, and what do they want, only then we released they also invaded the house above us to arrest a young man.”
The family of the young man told the soldiers not to invade Mezher’s home, because he is blind and sick, but the soldiers insisted on breaking into the property.
Mezher’s sister told WAFA that she rushed to the property to see her brother and his family and was shocked to see how her blind brother was beaten up and all bloody, and how the home was ransacked.
“When I saw what they have done to my brother, his family and home, I saw how those soldiers were behaving… like wild beasts, not human beings,” she added.
The attack came after many army vehicles invaded Doha, abducted two young men, and fired a barrage of gas bombs, causing one car to burn.
In related news, dozens of invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, al-‘Arroub refugee camp and the nearby Halhoul and Beit Ummar towns, before storming and searching many homes, and abducted eight Palestinians, including a child, in addition to summoning two others for interrogation.
The soldiers also abducted two Palestinians from Tulkarem and Nablus, in northern West Bank.
Furthermore, the soldiers injured ten Palestinians, including a journalist, in Nablus, after dozens of soldiers and colonialist settlers invaded the city and headed to Joseph’s Tomb.
The Palestinian, Monther Mezher, told WAFA News Agency the soldiers stormed his home and started a violent search of the property, before beating him up on his head, shoulders and other parts of his body.
From his hospital bed, Mezher said that, besides his visual impairment, he cannot walk without help, and that he also has a kidney disease, requiring dialysis. video
He stated that he lost his eyesight fifteen years ago and has been undergoing dialysis for the last eleven years.
“We heard some noises inside our house, my wife and I though it was one of our kids who might have woken up, we had no idea who was inside our home and what they were doing,” he said, “We first though that they were thieves, and they started beating me up while shouting at me ‘we are the Israeli Defense Force’.”
“They left me and went to the living room, and my wife helped me walk there; my children were forced against the wall, and I kept asking them what are they doing here, and what do they want, only then we released they also invaded the house above us to arrest a young man.”
The family of the young man told the soldiers not to invade Mezher’s home, because he is blind and sick, but the soldiers insisted on breaking into the property.
Mezher’s sister told WAFA that she rushed to the property to see her brother and his family and was shocked to see how her blind brother was beaten up and all bloody, and how the home was ransacked.
“When I saw what they have done to my brother, his family and home, I saw how those soldiers were behaving… like wild beasts, not human beings,” she added.
The attack came after many army vehicles invaded Doha, abducted two young men, and fired a barrage of gas bombs, causing one car to burn.
In related news, dozens of invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, al-‘Arroub refugee camp and the nearby Halhoul and Beit Ummar towns, before storming and searching many homes, and abducted eight Palestinians, including a child, in addition to summoning two others for interrogation.
The soldiers also abducted two Palestinians from Tulkarem and Nablus, in northern West Bank.
Furthermore, the soldiers injured ten Palestinians, including a journalist, in Nablus, after dozens of soldiers and colonialist settlers invaded the city and headed to Joseph’s Tomb.
Several Palestinians were arrested and dozens more injured by the Israeli occupation forces in predawn Wednesday sweeps launched across the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 17 Palestinians over allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The campaign targeted Palestinian civilians and ex-prisoners from Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and al-Khalil.
The Israeli military also ravaged civilian homes all the way through the assault.
Palestinian ex-prisoner Udai Muzhir was, meanwhile, kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from his family home in Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time, scores of Palestinians were injured early Wednesday from Israeli gunfire as hundreds of extremist Israeli settlers forced their way into Joseph’s Tomb in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Israeli forces escorted a convoy of buses packed with hundreds of fanatic settlers into the site, sparking confrontations with Palestinian residents.
Soldiers opened fire on Palestinians protesting the raid and attempting to block settlers’ access to the site.
One of the casualties, identified as Mutasem Saqf Al-Heit, a journalist, was hit with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the abdomen. He was rushed to Rafidia Hospital for treatment.
Soldiers also showered protesters with tear gas canisters, causing several protesters to suffocate. All suffocation cases received first aid treatment at the scene. Three Palestinian youths were arrested in the clashes.
Settlers repeatedly break into Joseph’s Tomb, located in a densely Palestinian populated area in Nablus, provoking chaos and confrontation with the locals.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 17 Palestinians over allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The campaign targeted Palestinian civilians and ex-prisoners from Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and al-Khalil.
The Israeli military also ravaged civilian homes all the way through the assault.
Palestinian ex-prisoner Udai Muzhir was, meanwhile, kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from his family home in Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time, scores of Palestinians were injured early Wednesday from Israeli gunfire as hundreds of extremist Israeli settlers forced their way into Joseph’s Tomb in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Israeli forces escorted a convoy of buses packed with hundreds of fanatic settlers into the site, sparking confrontations with Palestinian residents.
Soldiers opened fire on Palestinians protesting the raid and attempting to block settlers’ access to the site.
One of the casualties, identified as Mutasem Saqf Al-Heit, a journalist, was hit with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the abdomen. He was rushed to Rafidia Hospital for treatment.
Soldiers also showered protesters with tear gas canisters, causing several protesters to suffocate. All suffocation cases received first aid treatment at the scene. Three Palestinian youths were arrested in the clashes.
Settlers repeatedly break into Joseph’s Tomb, located in a densely Palestinian populated area in Nablus, provoking chaos and confrontation with the locals.
Heavily-armed Israeli occupation forces continue to cordon off the main entrances to Jerusalem’s holy al-Aqsa Mosque and Old City to give way for a mass Wednesday break-in by Israeli fanatics into the site.
Dozens of Israeli extremist settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—at daybreak via the Maghareba Gate, sparking tension in and around the site.
Meanwhile, lawyer Muhammad Mahmoud, from the Prisoners’ Commission said dozens of peaceful Muslim worshipers who were arrested overnight by Israeli police near al-Rahma Gate have not been released yet.
On Monday, Muslim worshipers smashed the iron locks and chains stealthily set up by Israeli police overnight at al-Rahma Gate. Israeli cops violently attacked the Muslim worshipers and arrested scores of them, including women.
Dozens of Israeli extremist settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—at daybreak via the Maghareba Gate, sparking tension in and around the site.
Meanwhile, lawyer Muhammad Mahmoud, from the Prisoners’ Commission said dozens of peaceful Muslim worshipers who were arrested overnight by Israeli police near al-Rahma Gate have not been released yet.
On Monday, Muslim worshipers smashed the iron locks and chains stealthily set up by Israeli police overnight at al-Rahma Gate. Israeli cops violently attacked the Muslim worshipers and arrested scores of them, including women.
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Israeli forces assaulted Palestinian worshipers following sunset Maghrib and Isha prayers near the al-Rahma Gate (Gate of Mercy) area inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, on Tuesday evening.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli police forces assaulted Palestinian youths and detained several of them. Israeli forces surrounded the Al-Aqsa Mosque, completely preventing entry to worshipers. According to locals, Israeli forces detained 22 Palestinians from the compound; nine of them were identified as Muhammad Abu Shusheh, Omar Zghayyar, Omar Odeh, Hamza Zghayyar, Hisham al-Bashiti, Muhammad Abu Qweider, Muhammad al-Alami and Mahmoud Zghayyar. Israeli police forces were heavily deployed around the gates of the Al-Aqsa compound, after having removed locks and chains off the al-Rahma Gate upon sealing off the area. After the gate was sealed off on Sunday, Palestinian activists protested, broke locks and chains and reopened the gate on Monday. However, Israeli forces resealed the gate shortly after and opened it again on Tuesday. Palestinians injured, arrested as Israeli police storm Aqsa Mosque Over 20 Palestinians were injured and 13 others arrested on Tuesday evening when the Israeli police broke into al-Aqsa Mosque and assaulted |
worshipers at al-Rahma Gate.
Local sources said that the Israeli police surrounded al-Aqsa Mosque, detained protesting worshipers inside, and brutally attacked them.
The confrontations later extended to the outer doors of al-Aqsa Mosque, while undercover police officers deployed in the area and kidnapped a number of Palestinian youths, they added.
Tension has prevailed in al-Aqsa Mosque area since the early morning hours after dozens of Palestinian youths removed iron chains and locks placed by the Israeli police at the door leading to al-Rahma Gate in the eastern side of the Mosque.
Dozens of Palestinian worshipers on Monday performed their prayers at al-Rahma Gate in protest at the Israeli closure which is seen as part of a larger plan to divide al-Aqsa Mosque in favor of Israeli settlers.
Earlier on Tuesday, 49 extremist settlers forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard.
The settlers carried out provocative tours inside the Mosque while given presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount".
Local sources said that the Israeli police surrounded al-Aqsa Mosque, detained protesting worshipers inside, and brutally attacked them.
The confrontations later extended to the outer doors of al-Aqsa Mosque, while undercover police officers deployed in the area and kidnapped a number of Palestinian youths, they added.
Tension has prevailed in al-Aqsa Mosque area since the early morning hours after dozens of Palestinian youths removed iron chains and locks placed by the Israeli police at the door leading to al-Rahma Gate in the eastern side of the Mosque.
Dozens of Palestinian worshipers on Monday performed their prayers at al-Rahma Gate in protest at the Israeli closure which is seen as part of a larger plan to divide al-Aqsa Mosque in favor of Israeli settlers.
Earlier on Tuesday, 49 extremist settlers forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard.
The settlers carried out provocative tours inside the Mosque while given presentations on the alleged "Temple Mount".
A Palestinian prisoner was slightly injured on Tuesday evening after special Israeli forces violently stormed sections in the Negev prison and assaulted detainees.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), prisoner Ibrahim al-Natsha, from Occupied Jerusalem, protested the forces’ suppression of prisoners in the jail by trying to burn himself.
As a result, Natsha suffered some burns and received medical assistance.
The PPS said that a state of tension was prevailing in the Negev jail after the Palestinian prisoners closed the sections of the prison in protest at their exposure to maltreatment at the hands of special forces and jailers.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), prisoner Ibrahim al-Natsha, from Occupied Jerusalem, protested the forces’ suppression of prisoners in the jail by trying to burn himself.
As a result, Natsha suffered some burns and received medical assistance.
The PPS said that a state of tension was prevailing in the Negev jail after the Palestinian prisoners closed the sections of the prison in protest at their exposure to maltreatment at the hands of special forces and jailers.
