26 feb 2020

Israeli occupation police on Wednesday arrested Palestinian settlement and GIS expert and director of the Arab Studies Society in Jerusalem Khalil Tafakji.
Local sources said that the Israeli police broke into Tafakji's home, searched it and left after detaining him.
The Israeli police further raided the house of the head of the Jerusalem Chamber of Commerce Kamal Obeidat and wreaked havoc on it.
Tafakji used to be the head of the maps department at Orient House in Jerusalem which the Israeli occupation authorities closed in 2001.
Local sources said that the Israeli police broke into Tafakji's home, searched it and left after detaining him.
The Israeli police further raided the house of the head of the Jerusalem Chamber of Commerce Kamal Obeidat and wreaked havoc on it.
Tafakji used to be the head of the maps department at Orient House in Jerusalem which the Israeli occupation authorities closed in 2001.

Ibrahim Ighbarieh, 54, and his brother, Mohammad, 51, have completed 28 years in Israeli jails for resisting the occupation, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said today.
The two brothers are from the Arab village of Musherfeh, in Israel, and were both detained on February 26, 1992 and sentenced to life in prison.
They were supposed to be released in 2014 as part of a US-sponsored Palestinian-Israeli deal in which Israel would release all Palestinian political prisoners held since before the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993.
However, after releasing three batches of Palestinian prisoner, all from the occupied Palestinian territories, Israel reneged on the fourth and final batch that included prisoners from occupied East Jerusalem and inside Israel and who totaled 26.
PPS said Mohammad Ighbarieh received his master’s degree while in prison and has published four books, while his brother, Ibrahim, published one book.
The two brothers are from the Arab village of Musherfeh, in Israel, and were both detained on February 26, 1992 and sentenced to life in prison.
They were supposed to be released in 2014 as part of a US-sponsored Palestinian-Israeli deal in which Israel would release all Palestinian political prisoners held since before the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993.
However, after releasing three batches of Palestinian prisoner, all from the occupied Palestinian territories, Israel reneged on the fourth and final batch that included prisoners from occupied East Jerusalem and inside Israel and who totaled 26.
PPS said Mohammad Ighbarieh received his master’s degree while in prison and has published four books, while his brother, Ibrahim, published one book.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, 27 Palestinians, including children and the father of a slain young man, from their homes during extensive and very violent searches of property across the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.
The PPS stated that the soldiers abducted twelve Palestinians, including children and former political prisoners, from occupied Jerusalem and nearby Hizma and ar-Ram towns.
It identified them as Ahmad Wahid Khatib, 21, Issa Odah Khatib, 50, Mohammad Fawzi Khatib, 25, his brother Ahmad, 15, Mahmoud Hussein Khatib, 18, Fadi Hamed Khatib, 15, Rami Fayez Sbeih, and Mohammad Roshdi Salahuddin, 17.
The soldiers also abducted Saed al-Hittawi, and his son Zoheir, from their home, but released them later.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Khalil Tafakji, 70, the head of the Maps Department of the Arab Studies Society, and the head of the Chamber of Commerce in occupied Jerusalem, Jamal Obeidat.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers invaded many homes in the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, Deir Abu Mashal and Deir Nitham villages, and abducted four Palestinians, identified as Yousef Nathmi Ata, Omar Sobhi al-Far, 24, Mohammad Abdul-Sattar Zahran, 30, and Firas Tamimi.
It is worth mentioning that Firas is the father of Mos’ab Tamimi, who was only 17 years of age when Israeli soldiers killed him, on January 3, 2018, after shooting him with a live round in his neck in Deir Nitham.
In Nablus governorate, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted two Palestinians, identified as Jom’a Ramadan and Sufian al-Hayek, from Zeita Jama’in town, south of Nablus city, and Laith Yahia Edrees, 17, from Askar refugee camp.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Essam Mohammad Salim, 13, from his home in Jayyous town, east of the city.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Shadi Ali Hasasna, 34, from his home.
In the Northern Plains of the Jordan Valley of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Moath Abdul-Rahim Bisharat and his brother Sakher.
In Jericho, the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Mohammad Mofeed al-Hindi, in addition to Ahmad Faraj Sa’aida, Jasser Fahed Atiyyat, and Mustafa Thieb Atiyyat.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eight Palestinians, Including Children, In Hizma
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, searched and ransacked many homes, before abducting eight Palestinians, including three former political prisoners, and three children.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted three former political prisoners, identified as Issa Odah Khatib, 50, Ahmad Wahid Khatib, 21, and Mohammad Fawzi Khatib, 25.
The PPS added that the soldiers also abducted Mohammad’s brother, a teenage boy identified as Ahmad.
It also said that the soldiers abducted Mohammad Roshdi Salahuddin, 17, Fadi Hamed Khatib, 15, Mahmoud Hussein Khatib, 18, and Rami Sbeih Khatib.
The PPS stated that the soldiers abducted twelve Palestinians, including children and former political prisoners, from occupied Jerusalem and nearby Hizma and ar-Ram towns.
It identified them as Ahmad Wahid Khatib, 21, Issa Odah Khatib, 50, Mohammad Fawzi Khatib, 25, his brother Ahmad, 15, Mahmoud Hussein Khatib, 18, Fadi Hamed Khatib, 15, Rami Fayez Sbeih, and Mohammad Roshdi Salahuddin, 17.
The soldiers also abducted Saed al-Hittawi, and his son Zoheir, from their home, but released them later.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Khalil Tafakji, 70, the head of the Maps Department of the Arab Studies Society, and the head of the Chamber of Commerce in occupied Jerusalem, Jamal Obeidat.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers invaded many homes in the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, Deir Abu Mashal and Deir Nitham villages, and abducted four Palestinians, identified as Yousef Nathmi Ata, Omar Sobhi al-Far, 24, Mohammad Abdul-Sattar Zahran, 30, and Firas Tamimi.
It is worth mentioning that Firas is the father of Mos’ab Tamimi, who was only 17 years of age when Israeli soldiers killed him, on January 3, 2018, after shooting him with a live round in his neck in Deir Nitham.
In Nablus governorate, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted two Palestinians, identified as Jom’a Ramadan and Sufian al-Hayek, from Zeita Jama’in town, south of Nablus city, and Laith Yahia Edrees, 17, from Askar refugee camp.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Essam Mohammad Salim, 13, from his home in Jayyous town, east of the city.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Shadi Ali Hasasna, 34, from his home.
In the Northern Plains of the Jordan Valley of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Moath Abdul-Rahim Bisharat and his brother Sakher.
In Jericho, the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Mohammad Mofeed al-Hindi, in addition to Ahmad Faraj Sa’aida, Jasser Fahed Atiyyat, and Mustafa Thieb Atiyyat.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eight Palestinians, Including Children, In Hizma
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, searched and ransacked many homes, before abducting eight Palestinians, including three former political prisoners, and three children.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers abducted three former political prisoners, identified as Issa Odah Khatib, 50, Ahmad Wahid Khatib, 21, and Mohammad Fawzi Khatib, 25.
The PPS added that the soldiers also abducted Mohammad’s brother, a teenage boy identified as Ahmad.
It also said that the soldiers abducted Mohammad Roshdi Salahuddin, 17, Fadi Hamed Khatib, 15, Mahmoud Hussein Khatib, 18, and Rami Sbeih Khatib.
25 feb 2020

Israeli forces today detained 28 Palestinians, including a Palestinian Authority official, and ransacked civilian houses in multiple raids across the occupied West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoner Society (PPS).
It said in a press release that Israeli forces detained two Palestinians in Ramallah, including Assistant Deputy Interior Minister Kamal Ayyash and his 27-year-old son.
Soldiers also carried out several raids across the southern West Bank district of Hebron, including the city itself, along with Beit Ummar, Dura and Tarqumia towns, located to the north and southwest of Hebron, resulting in the detention of 16 Palestinians.
One of the detainees was identified a Fatah member from Hebron city and another as an undergraduate student in Palestine Polytechnic University.
An Israeli military raid was conducted in Qalandia village, west of Jerusalem, resulting in the detention of an undergraduate student enrolled in Birzeit University.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli military stormed Balata refugee camp near Nablus city, where soldiers detained three Palestinians.
Soldiers conducted a similar raid in Askar refugee camp, northeast of Nablus city, resulting in the detention of another.
In Tulkarm district, Israeli soldiers barged into Dhanaba neighborhood, east of Tulkarm city, nabbing a Palestinian.
Soldiers rounded up another after ransacking the house of his parents in Far'oun village, south of Tulkarm.
In Jenin district, soldiers rearrested a former prisoner who spent 12 years behind Israeli bars from Jenin refugee camp.
He was identified as Jibril Zubeidi, the brother of former commander for Fatah’s military wing, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Zakaria Zubeidi.
Meanwhile, PPS said that Israeli police rounded up two Palestinians from Jerusalem.
Imemc:
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as:
It said in a press release that Israeli forces detained two Palestinians in Ramallah, including Assistant Deputy Interior Minister Kamal Ayyash and his 27-year-old son.
Soldiers also carried out several raids across the southern West Bank district of Hebron, including the city itself, along with Beit Ummar, Dura and Tarqumia towns, located to the north and southwest of Hebron, resulting in the detention of 16 Palestinians.
One of the detainees was identified a Fatah member from Hebron city and another as an undergraduate student in Palestine Polytechnic University.
An Israeli military raid was conducted in Qalandia village, west of Jerusalem, resulting in the detention of an undergraduate student enrolled in Birzeit University.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli military stormed Balata refugee camp near Nablus city, where soldiers detained three Palestinians.
Soldiers conducted a similar raid in Askar refugee camp, northeast of Nablus city, resulting in the detention of another.
In Tulkarm district, Israeli soldiers barged into Dhanaba neighborhood, east of Tulkarm city, nabbing a Palestinian.
Soldiers rounded up another after ransacking the house of his parents in Far'oun village, south of Tulkarm.
In Jenin district, soldiers rearrested a former prisoner who spent 12 years behind Israeli bars from Jenin refugee camp.
He was identified as Jibril Zubeidi, the brother of former commander for Fatah’s military wing, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Zakaria Zubeidi.
Meanwhile, PPS said that Israeli police rounded up two Palestinians from Jerusalem.
Imemc:
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as:
- Leen Akef Awad, 22, Hebron.
- Sameh Abdullah Abu Sneina, Hebron.
- Waseem Abdul-Hafith al-Jamal, Hebron.
- Wisam Abdul-Hafith al-Jamal, Hebron.
- Islam Kathem az-Zeer, Hebron.
- Wasim Kathem az-Zeer, Hebron.
- Nour Maher Tmeizi, 27, Hebron.
- Monther Nayef Tmeizi, 30, Hebron.
- Mo’tasem Ziyad Rajoub, Hebron.
- Tamer Majed Shadeed, Hebron.
- Mohammad Abu Dabbous, Hebron.
- Husam Abu Hussein, Hebron.
- Hussein Abu Hussein, Hebron.
- Wasim Ziad al-Jamal, Hebron.
- Hamza Khader Abdul-Wahab, Hebron.
- Bilal Khader Abdul-Wahab, 17, Hebron.
- Kamal Ayyash, Ramallah.
- Hakam Kamal Ayyash, 27, Ramallah.
- Zoheir Dweikat, Nablus.
- Abu Ali Shawwa, Nablus.
- Morad Hmeidan, Nablus.
- Morad Hmeidan, Nablus.
- Hussein Ibrahim Eshteiwi, Nablus.
- Mohammad Jamal Sabarini, 26, Nablus.
- Jibril Mohammad Zobeidi, Jenin.
- Odai al-Lowzi, Qalandia refugee camp, Jerusalem.
- Khaled Sharif, Jerusalem.
- Abada Najeeb, Jerusalem.

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday evening kidnaped a Palestinian young man at a makeshift military checkpoint near Anata town, east of Jerusalem.
The young man was identified as Mohamed Zakarneh, a school teacher from Qabatiya town in Jenin.
There are hundreds of permanent and temporary roadblocks and checkpoints throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem, which are used by the IOF to obstruct the movement of Palestinian citizens and carry out arrests.
The young man was identified as Mohamed Zakarneh, a school teacher from Qabatiya town in Jenin.
There are hundreds of permanent and temporary roadblocks and checkpoints throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem, which are used by the IOF to obstruct the movement of Palestinian citizens and carry out arrests.