19 jan 2014
Seventy three prisoners from Jerusalem and the 1948 lands announced on Sunday that they donated amounts of money from their monthly salaries to support our people in the sieged refugee camp of Al-Yarmook.
Naser Qos said that he received a letter that was signed by the 73 prisoners saying that they each donated 500 NIS from their monthly salaries to support our people in Al-Yarmook camp.
Qos explained that this initiative included prisoner from all Palestinian parties and he praised this solidarity with the Palestinian refugees in Al-Yarmook camp.
Naser Qos said that he received a letter that was signed by the 73 prisoners saying that they each donated 500 NIS from their monthly salaries to support our people in Al-Yarmook camp.
Qos explained that this initiative included prisoner from all Palestinian parties and he praised this solidarity with the Palestinian refugees in Al-Yarmook camp.
The Israeli police released on Sunday the 66-year Jerusalemite freed prisoner Mahmoud Da’ajneh after detaining him for a few hours at the “Nabi Yaakov” police station in Beit Hanina.
Amjad Abu Asab, head of Jerusalemites detained and prisoners families committee, said that the police released the freed prisoner with a 1700-NIS bail and a third-party bail; note that he was arrested under the pretext of not paying the taxes imposed on him by the Israeli authorities which added up to 71 thousand NIS.
Abu Asab added that the police conditioned Da’ajneh to check with the municipality to pay the accumulated taxes. It is noteworthy that the occupation forces detained him at the checkpoint of Shu’fat refugee camp and handed him a call to go to the Nabi Yaakov police station and he was arrested upon arrival at the station under the pretext of not paying the “Arnona” tax for several years on a house that he rented in the neighbourhood of Al-Qirmi in the old city of Jerusalem in 1979.
The freed prisoner was released within the third group of the veteran prisoner who were arrested before “Oslo” in 1993 after he had spent 21 years in the Israeli prisons on charges of “killing a Jewish woman and forming a cell.”
Extension of arrest…
The District court Judge extended on Thursday the arrest of 16-year old Dima Qunbar until 30/01/2014; note that she was recently arrested on charges of stabbing an Israeli soldier inside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.
Amjad Abu Asab, head of Jerusalemites detained and prisoners families committee, said that the police released the freed prisoner with a 1700-NIS bail and a third-party bail; note that he was arrested under the pretext of not paying the taxes imposed on him by the Israeli authorities which added up to 71 thousand NIS.
Abu Asab added that the police conditioned Da’ajneh to check with the municipality to pay the accumulated taxes. It is noteworthy that the occupation forces detained him at the checkpoint of Shu’fat refugee camp and handed him a call to go to the Nabi Yaakov police station and he was arrested upon arrival at the station under the pretext of not paying the “Arnona” tax for several years on a house that he rented in the neighbourhood of Al-Qirmi in the old city of Jerusalem in 1979.
The freed prisoner was released within the third group of the veteran prisoner who were arrested before “Oslo” in 1993 after he had spent 21 years in the Israeli prisons on charges of “killing a Jewish woman and forming a cell.”
Extension of arrest…
The District court Judge extended on Thursday the arrest of 16-year old Dima Qunbar until 30/01/2014; note that she was recently arrested on charges of stabbing an Israeli soldier inside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.
Pro-Palestinians activists around the world launched Sunday an international electronic campaign in solidarity with the Palestinian sick prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails, local media reported. The campaign is scheduled to last for three days, starting from Sunday up to Tuesday 19-21.1.2014 under the slogan ‘Campaign to Support the Sick Prisoners, Raya Media Network said.
Earlier on Friday, Palestinian and international solidarity youths, mainly from Jordan, announced that they would set off an online campaign to support the sick prisoners, in cooperation with a number of prisoner advocacy non-for-profit organizations, in addition to youth groups.
Spokeswoman for the campaign Mais al-Shaf’e told Raya Media that “the activists would spread awareness campaign on 500 facebook and 100 Google plus pages and with the participation of thousands of twitter users, posting facts about the sick prisoners’ health conditions, and the need to defend their legal and human rights,”
Shaf’e added that the campaign includes popular events and sit-ins to be held in Palestinian cities like Jenin, Nablus, Hebron, and Ramallah.
Jordanian activist Shorouq A’bed said “the organizers started to work at the first moment the idea was adopted by gathering information through statements and interviews and making graphic designs all to be published throughout the days designated,”
“We will highlight the cases of 1700 sick prisoners from the 5200 total, including 75 in serious health condition, and 20 others admitted in Ramlah prison’s clinic,” she explained.
The organizers called for the free world to actively participate in the campaign, using the hashtag: #prisoners_dying and الأسرى_تحتضر#
Earlier on Friday, Palestinian and international solidarity youths, mainly from Jordan, announced that they would set off an online campaign to support the sick prisoners, in cooperation with a number of prisoner advocacy non-for-profit organizations, in addition to youth groups.
Spokeswoman for the campaign Mais al-Shaf’e told Raya Media that “the activists would spread awareness campaign on 500 facebook and 100 Google plus pages and with the participation of thousands of twitter users, posting facts about the sick prisoners’ health conditions, and the need to defend their legal and human rights,”
Shaf’e added that the campaign includes popular events and sit-ins to be held in Palestinian cities like Jenin, Nablus, Hebron, and Ramallah.
Jordanian activist Shorouq A’bed said “the organizers started to work at the first moment the idea was adopted by gathering information through statements and interviews and making graphic designs all to be published throughout the days designated,”
“We will highlight the cases of 1700 sick prisoners from the 5200 total, including 75 in serious health condition, and 20 others admitted in Ramlah prison’s clinic,” she explained.
The organizers called for the free world to actively participate in the campaign, using the hashtag: #prisoners_dying and الأسرى_تحتضر#
Israeli forces raided the home of a newly-freed Palestinian prisoner in the village of Shawawrah near Bethlehem early Sunday, residents told Ma'an.
A number of Israeli troops "broke into" the home of Iyad Shawawrah, handing him a summons to appear for interrogation in the Gush Etzion settlement, his family said.
Shawawrah was freed from Israeli prisons last Thursday after spending 11 years behind bars.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment.
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.
A number of Israeli troops "broke into" the home of Iyad Shawawrah, handing him a summons to appear for interrogation in the Gush Etzion settlement, his family said.
Shawawrah was freed from Israeli prisons last Thursday after spending 11 years behind bars.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment.
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.
Israeli forces late Sunday arrested four Palestinian teenagers near Qalqiliya, taking them to an unknown location, locals said.
Residents of the village of Azzun told Ma'an that Israeli forces arrested Yahia Muhammad Abu Haniyeh, 16, Yaza Bilal Radwan, 17, Muhammad Yahia Suweidan, 16, and 16-year-old Saleh Yacoub Suweidan.
The four were arrested while walking along a road east of the village, locals said.
Thirteen young men from the village were arrested last week, they added.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army did not return calls seeking comment.
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.
Residents of the village of Azzun told Ma'an that Israeli forces arrested Yahia Muhammad Abu Haniyeh, 16, Yaza Bilal Radwan, 17, Muhammad Yahia Suweidan, 16, and 16-year-old Saleh Yacoub Suweidan.
The four were arrested while walking along a road east of the village, locals said.
Thirteen young men from the village were arrested last week, they added.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army did not return calls seeking comment.
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.
The head of the Anti-Corruption Commission says he was threatened with arrest by Israeli forces unless a man detained for forging car customs stamps and documents was released.
A statement from the commission, headed by Rafiq Natsheh, said it would commit to the law until its investigation with all suspects is complete regardless of whether they hold Palestinian or Jerusalem IDs.
The law applies to all Palestinians, the statement added.
The statement did not specify when or how the threat was communicated.
Palestinians with residency in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem carry ID cards produced by the Palestinian Authority. However, the population registry is under Israeli control, and residents of Jerusalem carry IDs which allow them to reside in the city and travel throughout Israel.
Israel occupied Jerusalem in 1967 and later annexed it in a move never recognized abroad.
A statement from the commission, headed by Rafiq Natsheh, said it would commit to the law until its investigation with all suspects is complete regardless of whether they hold Palestinian or Jerusalem IDs.
The law applies to all Palestinians, the statement added.
The statement did not specify when or how the threat was communicated.
Palestinians with residency in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem carry ID cards produced by the Palestinian Authority. However, the population registry is under Israeli control, and residents of Jerusalem carry IDs which allow them to reside in the city and travel throughout Israel.
Israel occupied Jerusalem in 1967 and later annexed it in a move never recognized abroad.
Israeli army forces arrested two Palestinians while trying to infiltrate from the Gaza Strip to 1948 occupied Palestine on Sunday, a Hebrew press report said. Yediot Ahronot quoted sources in the Israeli army as saying that the two were taken to an interrogation center but would not mention its name.
Meanwhile, Israeli gunboats opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coasts of Sudaniya to the north west of Gaza city on Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, Israeli gunboats opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coasts of Sudaniya to the north west of Gaza city on Sunday morning.
Palestinian Prisoners' Center for Studies said that the patient captive Amer Bahar, aged 31 from the town of Abu Dis in Jerusalem, still refuses to go to Ramla prison hospital, because of the bad conditions there. Bahar said that the hospital does not provide the appropriate treatment for patients, and stressed that he would rather die in prisoners' sections rather than going to the infamous hospital.
The patient captive Bahar has been detained since July 19, 2004, and is sentenced to 12 years.
Researcher Riyadh Al-Ashqar, media spokesman for the center, pointed out that Bahar is suffering from extremely difficult health conditions and has lost 20 kg of weight, as he has been suffering from cancer for several years.
He added that the captive had already stayed in Ramla hospital for seven months, but his health condition has not improved.
Palestinian Prisoners' Center for Studies held the occupation authorities full responsibility for the life of the captive Amer Bahar, whose health deteriorated as he was not offered the proper treatment.
It asked the international institutions to intervene to save the lives of sick prisoners in Israeli jails before it is too late.
The patient captive Bahar has been detained since July 19, 2004, and is sentenced to 12 years.
Researcher Riyadh Al-Ashqar, media spokesman for the center, pointed out that Bahar is suffering from extremely difficult health conditions and has lost 20 kg of weight, as he has been suffering from cancer for several years.
He added that the captive had already stayed in Ramla hospital for seven months, but his health condition has not improved.
Palestinian Prisoners' Center for Studies held the occupation authorities full responsibility for the life of the captive Amer Bahar, whose health deteriorated as he was not offered the proper treatment.
It asked the international institutions to intervene to save the lives of sick prisoners in Israeli jails before it is too late.
Israeli police detained a recently released Palestinian prisoner who had been held for over 20 years over allegedly "unpaid taxes" on Sunday.
Mahmoud Daajnah, a 66-year-old veteran prisoner who was released three weeks ago as part of an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, was handed a summons at a checkpoint in Jerusalem on Saturday and taken into custody on Sunday, according to a prisoner advocacy group.
A spokesperson for the families of Jerusalem prisoners in Israeli custody Amjad Abu Asab told Ma'an that Daajnah was stopped by Israeli forces on Saturday at a military checkpoint near Shuafat refugee camp north of Jerusalem.
He was released after an hour and a half of detention, but was handed a summons demanding that he appear at a police station in Beit Hanina to settle unpaid taxes.
Daajnah went on Sunday to the Neve Yakov police station, where he was interrogated, added Abu Asab.
Israeli police then telephoned the family to inform that Daajnah had been taken into custody. The family was told he could be released if he signs a pledge to pay all his unpaid taxes, and if he or a third party pays a bail.
Daajnah was originally detained by Israeli forces in March 1993 while he was traveling to Jordan during the First Intifada against the Israeli occupation. He was then sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years on charge of killing an Israeli woman.
He was released on December 31 along with 25 other Palestinian prisoners detained before the Oslo Accords as part of the third group of 104 veteran prisoners Israeli pledged to set free to encourage the PA to go on with peace talks.
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.
Mahmoud Daajnah, a 66-year-old veteran prisoner who was released three weeks ago as part of an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, was handed a summons at a checkpoint in Jerusalem on Saturday and taken into custody on Sunday, according to a prisoner advocacy group.
A spokesperson for the families of Jerusalem prisoners in Israeli custody Amjad Abu Asab told Ma'an that Daajnah was stopped by Israeli forces on Saturday at a military checkpoint near Shuafat refugee camp north of Jerusalem.
He was released after an hour and a half of detention, but was handed a summons demanding that he appear at a police station in Beit Hanina to settle unpaid taxes.
Daajnah went on Sunday to the Neve Yakov police station, where he was interrogated, added Abu Asab.
Israeli police then telephoned the family to inform that Daajnah had been taken into custody. The family was told he could be released if he signs a pledge to pay all his unpaid taxes, and if he or a third party pays a bail.
Daajnah was originally detained by Israeli forces in March 1993 while he was traveling to Jordan during the First Intifada against the Israeli occupation. He was then sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years on charge of killing an Israeli woman.
He was released on December 31 along with 25 other Palestinian prisoners detained before the Oslo Accords as part of the third group of 104 veteran prisoners Israeli pledged to set free to encourage the PA to go on with peace talks.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have kidnapped 19 Palestinian citizens, mostly from their homes, in Nablus and Bethlehem cities. The Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in Nablus said that most of the raids happened in the western area of the city, where three young men were kidnapped from their homes at dawn Sunday.
The PIC reporter added that the IOF ransacked the raided homes and caused damage to their furniture.
In Balata refugee camp to the east of Nablus, a number of Israeli troops with their military vehicles patrolled the neighborhoods of the camp and used camcorders to videotape some alleys and streets.
The IOF also kidnapped 16 Palestinians in Bethlehem in less than 24 hours.
Eight of the 16 detainees were taken prisoners at dawn today.
In a separate incident, the IOF at an early hour today invaded Araba town in Jenin and raided several homes.
Local sources said that the IOF turned some rooftops into watch towers and photographed historical structures in the old town of Araba.
The IOF also established a roadblock on Jenin-Nablus road and intercepted passing Palestinian vehicles
Soldiers Kidnap 13 Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped twelve Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Bethlehem, Hebron and Nablus. The army also kidnapped a recently released veteran Palestinian political prisoner in occupied Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said that several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded the West Bank district of Bethlehem, violently broke and searched several homes, and kidnapped eight Palestinians, including seven in the Al-Obeydiyya town, east of the city.
The kidnapped have been identified as Eyad Yousef Hasasna, 26, his brother Waleed, 18, Younis Mohammad Safy, 18, Sa’ad Mohammad Al-Asa, 35, Majed Aqeel Rabay’a, 38, Falah Issa Abu Sarhan, 25, Hisham Daoud Radayda, 33.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded the Doha town, west of Bethlehem, broke into one house and searched it before kidnapping a resident identified as Firas Ahmad Al-Odah, 32.
In related news, several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers invaded the Ras Al-Ein neighborhood, the Al-Jame’a (University) Street, and the Balata refugee camp, violently broke into and searched several homes before kidnapping three Palestinians.
Two of the kidnapped have been identified as Malek Abdul-Nasser Sobeh, 22, and Abdul-Jabbar Imad Skakhsheer, 22.
Furthermore, several Israeli military jeeps invaded the Sa’ir town, east of the southern West bank city of Hebron, kidnapped one resident, and violently assaulted two others.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the soldiers kidnapped Fady Ishaq Jaradat, 33, at the entrance of Sa’ir town, and violently assaulted Shady Mahmoud Ja’abra, 17, and Morad Ja’abra, 15; the two were moved to a local clinic suffering various cuts and bruises.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Ethna and Bani Neim towns, west of the city, and installed a roadblock at the entrance of the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of the city.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli police officers kidnapped Mahmoud Da’ajna, 66, a former political prisoner who was recently released after 23 in Israeli prisons. The Police claimed the arrest was “tax related”.
Da’ajna was released on December 31, 2013, when Israel released the third phase of veteran political prisoners (26 detainees), as part of direct political talks, mediated by the U.S.
The fourth and final stage of releasing veteran detainees is scheduled for March 28, 2014. In total 104 veteran detainees will be released.
Israel released, back in mid-August 26 veteran detainees (14 from Gaza and 12 from the West bank) and in late October, it released 26 veteran detainees (21 from Gaza and 5 from the West Bank).
In its annual report for the year 2012, the Census Department of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees revealed that Israeli soldiers kidnapped 3874 Palestinians, including 931 children.
The number of detainees who died in prison, either due to torture or to being shot by soldiers during and after their arrest, since 1967, currently stands at 204.
Israel is currently holding captive 5,200 Palestinians in 17 prisons, detention camps and interrogation facilities across the region. The number includes 250 children and 13 women, in addition to 13 democratically elected legislators.
IOF soldiers storm Nablus, launch arrest campaign
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the West Bank’s largest city, Nablus, at dawn Sunday and launched a campaign of arrests. The PIC reporter said that the IOF raid focused on the western suburbs and the soldiers broke into and searched many homes in Ras Al-Ain suburb and areas near the cemetery and the university.
The soldiers arrested a number of young men, the reporter said, adding that only three could be identified.
He quoted citizens as saying that the soldiers deliberately wreaked havoc in all houses searched.
Meanwhile, sources in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, said that IOF patrols roamed the streets of the camp and took photos of alleys and suburbs.
The PIC reporter added that the IOF ransacked the raided homes and caused damage to their furniture.
In Balata refugee camp to the east of Nablus, a number of Israeli troops with their military vehicles patrolled the neighborhoods of the camp and used camcorders to videotape some alleys and streets.
The IOF also kidnapped 16 Palestinians in Bethlehem in less than 24 hours.
Eight of the 16 detainees were taken prisoners at dawn today.
In a separate incident, the IOF at an early hour today invaded Araba town in Jenin and raided several homes.
Local sources said that the IOF turned some rooftops into watch towers and photographed historical structures in the old town of Araba.
The IOF also established a roadblock on Jenin-Nablus road and intercepted passing Palestinian vehicles
Soldiers Kidnap 13 Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped twelve Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Bethlehem, Hebron and Nablus. The army also kidnapped a recently released veteran Palestinian political prisoner in occupied Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said that several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded the West Bank district of Bethlehem, violently broke and searched several homes, and kidnapped eight Palestinians, including seven in the Al-Obeydiyya town, east of the city.
The kidnapped have been identified as Eyad Yousef Hasasna, 26, his brother Waleed, 18, Younis Mohammad Safy, 18, Sa’ad Mohammad Al-Asa, 35, Majed Aqeel Rabay’a, 38, Falah Issa Abu Sarhan, 25, Hisham Daoud Radayda, 33.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded the Doha town, west of Bethlehem, broke into one house and searched it before kidnapping a resident identified as Firas Ahmad Al-Odah, 32.
In related news, several armored Israeli military jeeps invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers invaded the Ras Al-Ein neighborhood, the Al-Jame’a (University) Street, and the Balata refugee camp, violently broke into and searched several homes before kidnapping three Palestinians.
Two of the kidnapped have been identified as Malek Abdul-Nasser Sobeh, 22, and Abdul-Jabbar Imad Skakhsheer, 22.
Furthermore, several Israeli military jeeps invaded the Sa’ir town, east of the southern West bank city of Hebron, kidnapped one resident, and violently assaulted two others.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the soldiers kidnapped Fady Ishaq Jaradat, 33, at the entrance of Sa’ir town, and violently assaulted Shady Mahmoud Ja’abra, 17, and Morad Ja’abra, 15; the two were moved to a local clinic suffering various cuts and bruises.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Ethna and Bani Neim towns, west of the city, and installed a roadblock at the entrance of the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of the city.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli police officers kidnapped Mahmoud Da’ajna, 66, a former political prisoner who was recently released after 23 in Israeli prisons. The Police claimed the arrest was “tax related”.
Da’ajna was released on December 31, 2013, when Israel released the third phase of veteran political prisoners (26 detainees), as part of direct political talks, mediated by the U.S.
The fourth and final stage of releasing veteran detainees is scheduled for March 28, 2014. In total 104 veteran detainees will be released.
Israel released, back in mid-August 26 veteran detainees (14 from Gaza and 12 from the West bank) and in late October, it released 26 veteran detainees (21 from Gaza and 5 from the West Bank).
In its annual report for the year 2012, the Census Department of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees revealed that Israeli soldiers kidnapped 3874 Palestinians, including 931 children.
The number of detainees who died in prison, either due to torture or to being shot by soldiers during and after their arrest, since 1967, currently stands at 204.
Israel is currently holding captive 5,200 Palestinians in 17 prisons, detention camps and interrogation facilities across the region. The number includes 250 children and 13 women, in addition to 13 democratically elected legislators.
IOF soldiers storm Nablus, launch arrest campaign
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the West Bank’s largest city, Nablus, at dawn Sunday and launched a campaign of arrests. The PIC reporter said that the IOF raid focused on the western suburbs and the soldiers broke into and searched many homes in Ras Al-Ain suburb and areas near the cemetery and the university.
The soldiers arrested a number of young men, the reporter said, adding that only three could be identified.
He quoted citizens as saying that the soldiers deliberately wreaked havoc in all houses searched.
Meanwhile, sources in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, said that IOF patrols roamed the streets of the camp and took photos of alleys and suburbs.
18 jan 2014
Israeli forces reported that they detained a Palestinian man on Saturday afternoon after he "opened fire towards the entrance" to the settlement of Migdal Oz south of Bethlehem.
No Israeli soldiers were wounded in the attack, which was described as being carried out with a homemade weapon.
The unidentified Palestinian assailant was "transferred to questioning," according to an Israeli army spokeswoman.
Migdal Oz is built at the entrance of Beit Fajar, a Palestinian village just south of Bethlehem.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
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.
No Israeli soldiers were wounded in the attack, which was described as being carried out with a homemade weapon.
The unidentified Palestinian assailant was "transferred to questioning," according to an Israeli army spokeswoman.
Migdal Oz is built at the entrance of Beit Fajar, a Palestinian village just south of Bethlehem.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
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.
Five Palestinians were arrested in Jenin and in Bethlehem’s Aida refugee camp, at dawn on Thursday.
According to Aida residents, Israeli soldiers stormed the camp amidst heavy shooting and firing of teargas and sound bombs, the Alternative Info Center (AIC) has reported.
The indiscriminate shooting started a fire in one camp residence. Later, the soldiers arrested five men after searching their homes and forcing all residents out into the cold.
In Jenin, Israeli soldiers arrested two brothers in the village of Teyba, adjacent to the Separation Wall, after searching their homes as family members, including women and children, were forced to remain outside in the cold weather.
Three Palestinians were also arrested in Hebron.
The detainees were transferred to interrogation centers, under the pretext that they are wanted by the Israeli intelligence service.
According to Aida residents, Israeli soldiers stormed the camp amidst heavy shooting and firing of teargas and sound bombs, the Alternative Info Center (AIC) has reported.
The indiscriminate shooting started a fire in one camp residence. Later, the soldiers arrested five men after searching their homes and forcing all residents out into the cold.
In Jenin, Israeli soldiers arrested two brothers in the village of Teyba, adjacent to the Separation Wall, after searching their homes as family members, including women and children, were forced to remain outside in the cold weather.
Three Palestinians were also arrested in Hebron.
The detainees were transferred to interrogation centers, under the pretext that they are wanted by the Israeli intelligence service.
Israeli forces raided the northern West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum on Saturday afternoon and detained a man after firing a large number of tear gas canisters towards the village, injuring his elderly mother.
Eyewitnesses said that several military vehicles raided the town while firing tear gas canisters towards local youths, who were throwing stones and empty bottles at the Israeli forces.
The Israeli forces subsequently detained Bakr Ali, a 27-year-old local.
His elderly mother was also injured as she choked on the large amounts of tear gas released by canisters fired by the soldiers at the village.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment.
The Israeli raids come weeks after Israeli forces killed an 85-year-old Palestinian man in Kafr Qaddum after launching a large number of tear gas canisters into residential areas in the village during clashes.
Said Jasir succumbed to his wounds in early January after a canister landed in his house, causing him to choke to death on the smoke.
Protests are held every Friday in Kafr Qaddum against Israel's closure of a main road linking the village to its nearest city, Nablus, as well as against the Israeli occupation more generally.
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.
Israeli forces 'mistakenly' detain man, injure his elderly mother
Israeli forces raided the northern West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum on Saturday afternoon and detained a man after firing a large number of tear gas canisters towards the village, injuring his elderly mother.
Eyewitnesses said that several military vehicles raided the town while firing tear gas canisters towards local youths, who were throwing stones and empty bottles at the Israeli forces.
The Israeli forces subsequently detained Bakr Ali, a 27-year-old local.
His elderly mother was also injured as she choked on the large amounts of tear gas released by canisters fired by the soldiers at the village.
An Israeli spokesman said that Israeli forces detained a suspect "for hurling rocks" but subsequently realized they were "mistaken" and released him.
The Israeli raids come weeks after Israeli forces killed an 85-year-old Palestinian man in Kafr Qaddum after launching a large number of tear gas canisters into residential areas in the village during clashes.
Said Jasir succumbed to his wounds in early January after a canister landed in his house, causing him to choke to death on the smoke.
Protests are held every Friday in Kafr Qaddum against Israel's closure of a main road linking the village to its nearest city, Nablus, as well as against the Israeli occupation more generally.
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.
Eyewitnesses said that several military vehicles raided the town while firing tear gas canisters towards local youths, who were throwing stones and empty bottles at the Israeli forces.
The Israeli forces subsequently detained Bakr Ali, a 27-year-old local.
His elderly mother was also injured as she choked on the large amounts of tear gas released by canisters fired by the soldiers at the village.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment.
The Israeli raids come weeks after Israeli forces killed an 85-year-old Palestinian man in Kafr Qaddum after launching a large number of tear gas canisters into residential areas in the village during clashes.
Said Jasir succumbed to his wounds in early January after a canister landed in his house, causing him to choke to death on the smoke.
Protests are held every Friday in Kafr Qaddum against Israel's closure of a main road linking the village to its nearest city, Nablus, as well as against the Israeli occupation more generally.
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.
Israeli forces 'mistakenly' detain man, injure his elderly mother
Israeli forces raided the northern West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum on Saturday afternoon and detained a man after firing a large number of tear gas canisters towards the village, injuring his elderly mother.
Eyewitnesses said that several military vehicles raided the town while firing tear gas canisters towards local youths, who were throwing stones and empty bottles at the Israeli forces.
The Israeli forces subsequently detained Bakr Ali, a 27-year-old local.
His elderly mother was also injured as she choked on the large amounts of tear gas released by canisters fired by the soldiers at the village.
An Israeli spokesman said that Israeli forces detained a suspect "for hurling rocks" but subsequently realized they were "mistaken" and released him.
The Israeli raids come weeks after Israeli forces killed an 85-year-old Palestinian man in Kafr Qaddum after launching a large number of tear gas canisters into residential areas in the village during clashes.
Said Jasir succumbed to his wounds in early January after a canister landed in his house, causing him to choke to death on the smoke.
Protests are held every Friday in Kafr Qaddum against Israel's closure of a main road linking the village to its nearest city, Nablus, as well as against the Israeli occupation more generally.
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.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up six Palestinians in Al-Khalil, five of them in Yatta town, on Saturday. Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers nabbed liberated prisoner Zeid Al-Junaidi after breaking into his home in Al-Khalil city. They added that the soldiers ordered all family members out of the house and searched it before taking away Junaidi.
Five other citizens were arrested in Yatta town including a child and three brothers, locals said, noting that the soldiers also confiscated tractors and other agricultural tools and beat up the detainees.
The PIC reporter also quoted witnesses as saying that IOF soldiers stormed Arub camp, near Al-Khalil, at dawn Saturday but no arrests were reported.
Five other citizens were arrested in Yatta town including a child and three brothers, locals said, noting that the soldiers also confiscated tractors and other agricultural tools and beat up the detainees.
The PIC reporter also quoted witnesses as saying that IOF soldiers stormed Arub camp, near Al-Khalil, at dawn Saturday but no arrests were reported.
Palestinian MP for Nablus captive Yasser Mansour, aged 46, announced on Friday that he has started an open hunger strike to protest the continuation of his detention administrative. The detained MP announced in a letter leaked from his cell in the Negev desert prison that on Friday morning he has started an open-ended hunger strike to protest against his continued arbitrary administrative detention, without charge or fair trial.
He stressed that the administrative detention must be stopped as it represents a violation to the international law and the international relevant treaties and conventions.
MP Mansour also appealed in his letter to all the institutions, including the Red Cross, to support the administrative prisoners' demands.
Yasser Mansour has been held under administrative detention without charge since his arrest on November 24, 2012. He had already served 9 years in the Israeli jails, and he was one of those deported to Marj al-Zohour in 1992. He suffers from several chronic diseases.
He stressed that the administrative detention must be stopped as it represents a violation to the international law and the international relevant treaties and conventions.
MP Mansour also appealed in his letter to all the institutions, including the Red Cross, to support the administrative prisoners' demands.
Yasser Mansour has been held under administrative detention without charge since his arrest on November 24, 2012. He had already served 9 years in the Israeli jails, and he was one of those deported to Marj al-Zohour in 1992. He suffers from several chronic diseases.
Three administrative detainees and a patient prisoner have gone on hunger strike protesting their detention without trial or charge and medical neglect. The lawyer of the ministry of prisoners in Ramallah, Ihab Al-Ghalith, said on Saturday that Akram Fasisi, Muamer Banat, and Wahid Abu Mariya, all from Al-Khalil, have been isolated in Ofer jail in very bad incarnation conditions because of their strike.
He said that all their personal belongings were confiscated and they only have the clothes they are wearing.
The lawyer said that the three prisoners have boycotted the prison’s clinic, and appealed for helping them.
Meanwhile, another lawyer for the ministry, Karim Ajwa, said that patient prisoner Yousef Nawaja, also from Al-Khalil, had been on hunger strike for 12 days protesting medical neglect.
He said that Nawaja was suffering from paralysis, amnesia, and epilepsy and was not accorded proper treatment, adding that his diseases were worsening as his kidneys were not functioning properly and he started to suffer from dizziness.
He said that all their personal belongings were confiscated and they only have the clothes they are wearing.
The lawyer said that the three prisoners have boycotted the prison’s clinic, and appealed for helping them.
Meanwhile, another lawyer for the ministry, Karim Ajwa, said that patient prisoner Yousef Nawaja, also from Al-Khalil, had been on hunger strike for 12 days protesting medical neglect.
He said that Nawaja was suffering from paralysis, amnesia, and epilepsy and was not accorded proper treatment, adding that his diseases were worsening as his kidneys were not functioning properly and he started to suffer from dizziness.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested two Palestinian boys in Silwad village, east of Ramallah city, on Friday night after raiding the town in big numbers. The PIC reporter said that IOF soldiers used teargas and metal bullets to disperse hundreds of young men who came out to confront the soldiers.
He added that IOF soldiers ambushed young men and fired at a boy wounding him in his foot and when another boy tried to help him the soldiers captured them and beat them up despite the first boy’s injury.
Eyewitnesses said that the two boys were taken to Ofra settlement to the east of Ramallah.
Meanwhile, another IOF force raided Nablus city at dawn Saturday, the PIC reporter in the city said, adding that violent confrontations erupted with dozens of young men in Ras Al-Ein suburb.
He added that IOF soldiers ambushed young men and fired at a boy wounding him in his foot and when another boy tried to help him the soldiers captured them and beat them up despite the first boy’s injury.
Eyewitnesses said that the two boys were taken to Ofra settlement to the east of Ramallah.
Meanwhile, another IOF force raided Nablus city at dawn Saturday, the PIC reporter in the city said, adding that violent confrontations erupted with dozens of young men in Ras Al-Ein suburb.
17 jan 2014
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Israeli forces shot and injured two Palestinian youths during clashes with protesters in Eizariya east of Jerusalem on Friday afternoon.
During the clashes Israeli forces also detained three protesters after beating them severely, according to local activists. Hani Halabiyeh, a spokesman for the local popular resistance committee, said that clashes broke out at the Kabsa junction in Eizariya between local youths and Israeli occupation forces. The clashes erupted after local youths attempted to break a hole in the Israeli separation wall as it cuts through the village and separates it from nearby Jerusalem. |
Clashes spread to nearby Abu Dis over the course of the afternoon.
Two Palestinian youths were injured in Eizariya during the clashes and were moved to the hospital for treatment.
Halabiyeh added that occupation forces detained three locals, who were identified as Ibrahim Damdoum, 17, Mahmoud Zaki Halabiyeh, 17, and Abd Afanah, 30.
Halabiyeh said that during the clahses, occupation forces climbed atop local rooftops and had sprayed tear gas canisters and rubber bullets indiscriminately.
Two Palestinian youths were injured in Eizariya during the clashes and were moved to the hospital for treatment.
Halabiyeh added that occupation forces detained three locals, who were identified as Ibrahim Damdoum, 17, Mahmoud Zaki Halabiyeh, 17, and Abd Afanah, 30.
Halabiyeh said that during the clahses, occupation forces climbed atop local rooftops and had sprayed tear gas canisters and rubber bullets indiscriminately.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) escalated its violation of international laws and human rights conventions in its jails and interrogation centers, human rights report said.
Palestine Center for Prisoners' Studies revealed that many Palestinian prisoners including women and children have been subjected to torture in Israeli jails and interrogation centers.
Israeli torture techniques include beating, blindfolding, hanging, strip search, Shabh (stress position) where prisoners are made to sit on a small chair with their head hooded and hands tied behind their back, pouring hot or very cold water over the head, according to the report.
The human rights center documented several cases of tortured prisoners who were depriving of sleep and forcing into painful positions for long periods in addition to many practices that violate Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The report revealed that Israeli doctors are involved in torture practices against prisoners through submitting false medical files that deny torture crimes before courts.
Palestine Center for Prisoners' Studies revealed that many Palestinian prisoners including women and children have been subjected to torture in Israeli jails and interrogation centers.
Israeli torture techniques include beating, blindfolding, hanging, strip search, Shabh (stress position) where prisoners are made to sit on a small chair with their head hooded and hands tied behind their back, pouring hot or very cold water over the head, according to the report.
The human rights center documented several cases of tortured prisoners who were depriving of sleep and forcing into painful positions for long periods in addition to many practices that violate Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The report revealed that Israeli doctors are involved in torture practices against prisoners through submitting false medical files that deny torture crimes before courts.
The leadership committee of Hamas prisoners announced that captive leader Ibrahim Hamid, 49, has ended his hunger strike, which lasted 8 days in protest at his transference to an isolation cell in Ohli Kedar jail in Be'er Sheva. The committee said in a press release on Friday that after talks conducted with the Israeli prison service (IPS), an agreement was reached that the isolation of Hamid will not exceed a maximum period of 3 months.
It added that the agreement also required that the IPS undertakes not return to the policy of the solitary confinement.
Hamid ended his hunger strike on Thursday at 5:00 pm, the leadership committee of Hamas prisoners added.
Captive Ibrahim Hamid is one of the leaders of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas. He had been arrested from the city of Ramallah in the West Bank in 2006, and was sentenced to 54 life terms.
He participated in the Karama mass hunger strike in April 2012, which lasted 28 days; and after which he was released from solitary confinement cells where he had already served seven years.
It added that the agreement also required that the IPS undertakes not return to the policy of the solitary confinement.
Hamid ended his hunger strike on Thursday at 5:00 pm, the leadership committee of Hamas prisoners added.
Captive Ibrahim Hamid is one of the leaders of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas. He had been arrested from the city of Ramallah in the West Bank in 2006, and was sentenced to 54 life terms.
He participated in the Karama mass hunger strike in April 2012, which lasted 28 days; and after which he was released from solitary confinement cells where he had already served seven years.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Friday two Palestinian boys near the town of Yatta, south of al-Khalil southern the occupied West Bank. Rateb Jabour, coordinator of the popular committees against the wall and settlement in Yatta, said that an Israeli military force arrested two young shepherds Omar Hadhalin, 13, and Ahmed Hadhalin, 14, near the town of Yatta in the early morning.
He pointed out that since the morning, settlers from Karmiel and Ma'on, established on lands of Yatta, have started planting seedlings in more than 150 dunums of Palestinian land, which was seized a few months ago. The Israeli soldiers accompanied the settlers to provide protection for them.
The popular committees against the wall and settlement appealed to all local and international humanitarian and human rights institutions to immediately intervene to put an end to the occupation and settlers' practices and their attempts to displace Palestinians from their land.
He pointed out that since the morning, settlers from Karmiel and Ma'on, established on lands of Yatta, have started planting seedlings in more than 150 dunums of Palestinian land, which was seized a few months ago. The Israeli soldiers accompanied the settlers to provide protection for them.
The popular committees against the wall and settlement appealed to all local and international humanitarian and human rights institutions to immediately intervene to put an end to the occupation and settlers' practices and their attempts to displace Palestinians from their land.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped two young Palestinian men from the Taybeh town, east of the central west Bank city of Ramallah.
Israeli police spokesperson for Arab Media, Luba Samri, said that officers of the “Border Guard” units broke into a home in the town and kidnapped two, allegedly after uncovering weapons.
Samri said the soldiers uncovered two “Carl Gustav” rifles, with magazines, and that the two residents, 25 and 31 years of age, said the rifles are only for decoration purposes.
The rifles were displayed in plain sight, and the police took the two to an interrogation facility of Ariel illegal settlement, the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, two Palestinians in Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The army also tried to kidnap the 9-year-old son of one of the kidnapped Palestinians, but the family managed to take the child away from the soldiers.
Also on Thursday, a number of Israeli settlers attacked several villagers and farmlands east of Hebron.
The settlers invaded Palestinian farmlands and orchards belonging to various families in the Al-Kassara area, in Hebron, assaulting several villagers while shouting, cursing and screaming at them.
Israeli police spokesperson for Arab Media, Luba Samri, said that officers of the “Border Guard” units broke into a home in the town and kidnapped two, allegedly after uncovering weapons.
Samri said the soldiers uncovered two “Carl Gustav” rifles, with magazines, and that the two residents, 25 and 31 years of age, said the rifles are only for decoration purposes.
The rifles were displayed in plain sight, and the police took the two to an interrogation facility of Ariel illegal settlement, the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, two Palestinians in Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The army also tried to kidnap the 9-year-old son of one of the kidnapped Palestinians, but the family managed to take the child away from the soldiers.
Also on Thursday, a number of Israeli settlers attacked several villagers and farmlands east of Hebron.
The settlers invaded Palestinian farmlands and orchards belonging to various families in the Al-Kassara area, in Hebron, assaulting several villagers while shouting, cursing and screaming at them.
Israeli soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped two Palestinians. Israeli settlers attacked villagers and farmlands east of Hebron.
Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said that dozens of soldiers invaded the town and kidnapped Morshed Mohammad Awad, 37, who was standing in front of his house when the soldiers attacked and abducted him.
Awad added that the soldiers tried to kidnap Awad’s 9-year old son, Majdy, but the family managed to take him away from the soldiers after a scuffle with them.
Furthermore, the soldiers kidnapped Shihda Yousef ‘Aady, also in Beit Ummar, and took him and Awad to an unknown destination.
In related news, dozens of Israeli settlers invaded Palestinian farmlands and orchards belonging to various families in the Al-Kassara area in Hebron, assaulting several villagers while shouting, cursing and screaming at them.
Resident Shaker Tamimi told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the settlers carried batons and weapons.
Tamimi added that the attack is part of a series of serious escalations and assaults, carried out by the settlers against the residents and their orchards in the area, especially since the settlers are trying to expand their Havat Gal illegal settlement outpost, built on private Palestinian lands.
Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said that dozens of soldiers invaded the town and kidnapped Morshed Mohammad Awad, 37, who was standing in front of his house when the soldiers attacked and abducted him.
Awad added that the soldiers tried to kidnap Awad’s 9-year old son, Majdy, but the family managed to take him away from the soldiers after a scuffle with them.
Furthermore, the soldiers kidnapped Shihda Yousef ‘Aady, also in Beit Ummar, and took him and Awad to an unknown destination.
In related news, dozens of Israeli settlers invaded Palestinian farmlands and orchards belonging to various families in the Al-Kassara area in Hebron, assaulting several villagers while shouting, cursing and screaming at them.
Resident Shaker Tamimi told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the settlers carried batons and weapons.
Tamimi added that the attack is part of a series of serious escalations and assaults, carried out by the settlers against the residents and their orchards in the area, especially since the settlers are trying to expand their Havat Gal illegal settlement outpost, built on private Palestinian lands.
Dozens of Israeli settlers accompanied by Israeli forces early Friday began farming on lands confiscated from Palestinian farmers in a village south of Hebron, a popular committee coordinator told Ma'an.
Ratib al-Jbour said that the settlers began planting saplings on land that was confiscated from the village of al-Hathaleen.
Approximately 150 dunams (37 acres) were confiscated months ago, he said.
Israeli forces detained several shepherds from the al-Hathaleen family, Al-Jbour said, without providing further details.
An Israeli army spokesman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
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.
Ratib al-Jbour said that the settlers began planting saplings on land that was confiscated from the village of al-Hathaleen.
Approximately 150 dunams (37 acres) were confiscated months ago, he said.
Israeli forces detained several shepherds from the al-Hathaleen family, Al-Jbour said, without providing further details.
An Israeli army spokesman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
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.
16 jan 2014
Israeli forces on Thursday arrested a Palestinian man in a village east of Qalqiliya.
Witnesses said that Hamid Zaki Hamid Badwan, 22, was detained at a checkpoint south of the village of Azzun.
Badwan, who works as a firetruck driver, is the fourteenth person to have been arrested in the village in the last two days, locals said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
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.
Witnesses said that Hamid Zaki Hamid Badwan, 22, was detained at a checkpoint south of the village of Azzun.
Badwan, who works as a firetruck driver, is the fourteenth person to have been arrested in the village in the last two days, locals said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
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.
Family of captive Hossam Hamdouni, aged 44 from the town of Ya'abad in the south of Jenin, held the Israeli occupation government fully responsible for Houssam's life in light of the serious deterioration of his health condition. The prisoner's wife Nadia Hamdouni appealed to the human rights and humanitarian organizations to save the life of her husband, who is exposed to real death due to the deliberate policy of medical neglect adopted against all the patient prisoners.
She added that her husband has lost 17 kilograms of his weight, and that his health condition continued to deteriorate.
Mrs. Hamdouni also noted that her husband was not suffering from any disease before his arrest, and that the bad prison environment is the main factor of his illness.
She added that her husband has lost 17 kilograms of his weight, and that his health condition continued to deteriorate.
Mrs. Hamdouni also noted that her husband was not suffering from any disease before his arrest, and that the bad prison environment is the main factor of his illness.
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Thursday, five Palestinians from Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem.
Security sources said that Israeli forces arrested Mu'tasem Hashem al-Ameer, 20, Mohammed Attallah al-Mashayekh, 18, and Mu'tasem Abdul Aziz Abu Srour, 20, after raiding and searching his houses.
The sources added that Israeli soldiers raided the camp and started shooting tear gas grenades toward the houses, burning down a house belonging to Jomah Ibrahim Ewies as a result.
Israeli forces arrested two Palestinians from the city of Hebron, south of the West Bank.
Security sources said that IOF forces arrested the former Minister of Local Government, Issa al-Jabari, and the Palestinian resident Nidal Amran al-Qwasmi after raiding their houses in Namra area, central Hebon.
In Jenin, Israeli forces arrested two brothers from al-Taybeh village.
Security sources said that IOF troops arrested Anas, 26, and Ammar Jamal al-Jabareen, 34, after raiding their houses.
In a related context, 12 military vehicles raided the city of Jenin and Israeli soldiers were deployed in its neighborhoods. No reports of Arrest.
Security sources said that Israeli forces arrested Mu'tasem Hashem al-Ameer, 20, Mohammed Attallah al-Mashayekh, 18, and Mu'tasem Abdul Aziz Abu Srour, 20, after raiding and searching his houses.
The sources added that Israeli soldiers raided the camp and started shooting tear gas grenades toward the houses, burning down a house belonging to Jomah Ibrahim Ewies as a result.
Israeli forces arrested two Palestinians from the city of Hebron, south of the West Bank.
Security sources said that IOF forces arrested the former Minister of Local Government, Issa al-Jabari, and the Palestinian resident Nidal Amran al-Qwasmi after raiding their houses in Namra area, central Hebon.
In Jenin, Israeli forces arrested two brothers from al-Taybeh village.
Security sources said that IOF troops arrested Anas, 26, and Ammar Jamal al-Jabareen, 34, after raiding their houses.
In a related context, 12 military vehicles raided the city of Jenin and Israeli soldiers were deployed in its neighborhoods. No reports of Arrest.
An Israeli military tribunal recently ordered Israeli police to immediately release a West Bank man they had held for 72 hours without once questioning him.
The Israeli police had also sought to keep Palestinian activist Murad Shtewi in custody an additional 10 days, prompting Israel Occupation Forces Col. Netanel Beniso to reprimand the police offices for violating what he said were the basic norms of law enforcement.
"Bringing [a suspect] before a judge must be done as soon as possible," Beniso said during Shtewi's appeal of his four-day remand extension. "The sequence of events as it emerges from the investigation file shows an outrageous waste of days in detention until actual questioning began. The Israel Police thus violated its basic obligation."
Shtewi was arrested by Israeli soldiers December 20, on his way to a weekly march from his West Bank village of Kafr Kaddum to the nearby settlement of Kedumim, to protest the closing of Kaddum's access road.
He was transferred to the custody of the Israel Police on suspicion he had entered a closed military zone and attempted to organize an unauthorized demonstration.
Shtewi's family was never told he'd been arrested.
His lawyer, Nery Ramati, asked a Military Court on December 22 to release Shtewi immediately.
The next day, 72 hours after he was taken into custody, the Israeli police said at a hearing that they needed 10 more days to complete their investigation. During that hearing, it emerged that the police had yet to question Shtewi, even in a preliminary fashion.
Israeli judge Yair Tirosh extended Shtewi's remand by four days, a ruling Ramati appealed to the Israeli Military Court of Appeals.
During the appeal hearing, Israeli police said they had completed the organization and submitted the file to the Israeli military prosecution to decide whether to press charges. At that point, Beniso released Shtewi on the spot and chastised the police for detaining Shtewi, which he ruled was not justified by the evidence.
"The authority to detain is based on the inherent assumption that law enforcement is making proper and thoughtful use of the days in detention to investigate effectively," said Beniso. "In the absence of such questioning, the justification for detention falls away."
He added that the police request to extend Shtewi's time in custody was "merely lip service," given that the police had initially insisted they needed 10 more days to complete their investigation, yet submitted the file to the prosecution less than a day later.
Shin Bet officials said in response: "Shtewi was arrested on Friday (December 20) for alleged security crimes. Over the days after his arrest, several investigative activities took place, and on Sunday the military court extended his remand by four days for investigative purposes. Shtewi was questioned later that day."
Shtewi's attorney, the statement said, then appealed the decision in court and, at his request, the case was examined by a military prosecutor who determined that further "significant investigation" was necessary and that therefore, his remand had to be extended.
"Under these circumstances, the military appeals court felt that the investigation could be completed without Shtewi being held in custody, so it ordered his release, with restrictions," it concluded.
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The Israeli police had also sought to keep Palestinian activist Murad Shtewi in custody an additional 10 days, prompting Israel Occupation Forces Col. Netanel Beniso to reprimand the police offices for violating what he said were the basic norms of law enforcement.
"Bringing [a suspect] before a judge must be done as soon as possible," Beniso said during Shtewi's appeal of his four-day remand extension. "The sequence of events as it emerges from the investigation file shows an outrageous waste of days in detention until actual questioning began. The Israel Police thus violated its basic obligation."
Shtewi was arrested by Israeli soldiers December 20, on his way to a weekly march from his West Bank village of Kafr Kaddum to the nearby settlement of Kedumim, to protest the closing of Kaddum's access road.
He was transferred to the custody of the Israel Police on suspicion he had entered a closed military zone and attempted to organize an unauthorized demonstration.
Shtewi's family was never told he'd been arrested.
His lawyer, Nery Ramati, asked a Military Court on December 22 to release Shtewi immediately.
The next day, 72 hours after he was taken into custody, the Israeli police said at a hearing that they needed 10 more days to complete their investigation. During that hearing, it emerged that the police had yet to question Shtewi, even in a preliminary fashion.
Israeli judge Yair Tirosh extended Shtewi's remand by four days, a ruling Ramati appealed to the Israeli Military Court of Appeals.
During the appeal hearing, Israeli police said they had completed the organization and submitted the file to the Israeli military prosecution to decide whether to press charges. At that point, Beniso released Shtewi on the spot and chastised the police for detaining Shtewi, which he ruled was not justified by the evidence.
"The authority to detain is based on the inherent assumption that law enforcement is making proper and thoughtful use of the days in detention to investigate effectively," said Beniso. "In the absence of such questioning, the justification for detention falls away."
He added that the police request to extend Shtewi's time in custody was "merely lip service," given that the police had initially insisted they needed 10 more days to complete their investigation, yet submitted the file to the prosecution less than a day later.
Shin Bet officials said in response: "Shtewi was arrested on Friday (December 20) for alleged security crimes. Over the days after his arrest, several investigative activities took place, and on Sunday the military court extended his remand by four days for investigative purposes. Shtewi was questioned later that day."
Shtewi's attorney, the statement said, then appealed the decision in court and, at his request, the case was examined by a military prosecutor who determined that further "significant investigation" was necessary and that therefore, his remand had to be extended.
"Under these circumstances, the military appeals court felt that the investigation could be completed without Shtewi being held in custody, so it ordered his release, with restrictions," it concluded.
This article was published by Haaretz
Israeli forces detained three prominent Hamas leaders in Hebron early Thursday, locals said.
Nidal al-Qawasmi, Sufyan Jamjoum and former Palestinian minister of local governance Issa Khayri al-Jaabari were detained following arrest raids on their homes, witnesses said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said five people were detained in Hebron and two in Ramallah overnight, but could not comment on the political affiliation of the detainees.
Nidal al-Qawasmi, Sufyan Jamjoum and former Palestinian minister of local governance Issa Khayri al-Jaabari were detained following arrest raids on their homes, witnesses said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said five people were detained in Hebron and two in Ramallah overnight, but could not comment on the political affiliation of the detainees.
Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped several Palestinians.
Local sources said that the army invaded the Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The three have been identified as Mo’tasem Hashem Al-Amir, 20, Mohammad Atallah Al-Mashayekh, 18, and Mo’tasem Abdul-Aziz Abu Srour, 20. Soldiers violently broke into their homes, and searched them, causing excessive property damage.
Eyewitnesses stated that the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition and gas bombs at local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
They added that Israeli bombs caused fire in the home of resident Jom’a Ibrahim Oweiss, but the family managed to extinguish the fire before it spread.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped former Minister of Local Government, Issa Khairy Al-Ja’bary.
The soldiers also invaded the home of Nidal Omran Al-Qawasmy, in Nomra area, in Hebron.
Local sources in Hebron said that the soldiers also kidnapped a number of Hamas political leaders in the city.
Also on Thursday, soldiers invaded the Taybeh town, near Jenin, and kidnapped two brothers.
The two, Anas and Ammar Jamal Jabarin, are members of the Palestinian Security Forces in the Jenin district.
The invasions and attacks are part of ongoing Israeli military assaults, and escalation, against the Palestinians, their lands and property.
The attacks are also taking place amidst constant violations and assaults carried out by extremist Israeli settlers against the Palestinians in occupied Palestine, including occupied Jerusalem.
Local sources said that the army invaded the Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The three have been identified as Mo’tasem Hashem Al-Amir, 20, Mohammad Atallah Al-Mashayekh, 18, and Mo’tasem Abdul-Aziz Abu Srour, 20. Soldiers violently broke into their homes, and searched them, causing excessive property damage.
Eyewitnesses stated that the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition and gas bombs at local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
They added that Israeli bombs caused fire in the home of resident Jom’a Ibrahim Oweiss, but the family managed to extinguish the fire before it spread.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped former Minister of Local Government, Issa Khairy Al-Ja’bary.
The soldiers also invaded the home of Nidal Omran Al-Qawasmy, in Nomra area, in Hebron.
Local sources in Hebron said that the soldiers also kidnapped a number of Hamas political leaders in the city.
Also on Thursday, soldiers invaded the Taybeh town, near Jenin, and kidnapped two brothers.
The two, Anas and Ammar Jamal Jabarin, are members of the Palestinian Security Forces in the Jenin district.
The invasions and attacks are part of ongoing Israeli military assaults, and escalation, against the Palestinians, their lands and property.
The attacks are also taking place amidst constant violations and assaults carried out by extremist Israeli settlers against the Palestinians in occupied Palestine, including occupied Jerusalem.
The family of the captive Ibrahim Hamed, a leader in Hamas' military wing, has set up a solidarity sit-in tent on Wednesday in protest against the Israeli decision to re-isolate Hamed in violation to Dignity Strike Agreement that ended the policy of solitary confinement. In a press conference organized by Anin al-Kaid Media Network, the isolated prisoner Hamed's family confirmed that the sit-in, attended by a number of MPs and hundreds of people, will continue till the end of Hamed's isolation.
For her part, the spokeswoman for the network Bushra al-Tawil stated that such events aim at activating prisoners' issue in the Palestinian street and to sympathize with prisoners' families.
For his part, Arab MK Sheikh Ibrahim Sarsour praised the organization of such solidarity sit-ins, hoping that the day will come when no Palestinian prisoner is still held behind Israeli bars.
Al-Aqsa Mosque Director Sheikh Najeh Bakirat headed a Jerusalemite delegation to participate in the sit-in in solidarity with the leader Ibrahim Hamed and all Palestinian prisoners held behind Israeli bars.
For her part, the isolated prisoner's mother said that she visited her son only two times most recently was in October, calling on all concerned parties to intervene to end her son's solitary confinement.
The captive Ibrahim Hamed, sentenced to 57 life terms, has declared a hunger strike since the first moment of his isolation by Israeli administration in Ohli Kedar prison last Thursday.
Hamed was released from isolation in 2012, after serving six years in solitary confinement, as part of the agreement to end the mass prisoners’ hunger strike in April 2012 which lasted for 28 days.
For her part, the spokeswoman for the network Bushra al-Tawil stated that such events aim at activating prisoners' issue in the Palestinian street and to sympathize with prisoners' families.
For his part, Arab MK Sheikh Ibrahim Sarsour praised the organization of such solidarity sit-ins, hoping that the day will come when no Palestinian prisoner is still held behind Israeli bars.
Al-Aqsa Mosque Director Sheikh Najeh Bakirat headed a Jerusalemite delegation to participate in the sit-in in solidarity with the leader Ibrahim Hamed and all Palestinian prisoners held behind Israeli bars.
For her part, the isolated prisoner's mother said that she visited her son only two times most recently was in October, calling on all concerned parties to intervene to end her son's solitary confinement.
The captive Ibrahim Hamed, sentenced to 57 life terms, has declared a hunger strike since the first moment of his isolation by Israeli administration in Ohli Kedar prison last Thursday.
Hamed was released from isolation in 2012, after serving six years in solitary confinement, as part of the agreement to end the mass prisoners’ hunger strike in April 2012 which lasted for 28 days.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up five Palestinians in Jenin and Bethlehem at dawn Thursday including a teenager. Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers nabbed three young men in Aida refugee camp, near Bethlehem, after searching their homes and forcing all inhabitants out in the cold weather.
The sources said that the soldiers stormed the camp amidst heavy shooting and firing of teargas and sound bombs. They added that the soldiers threw stones at houses.
The sources pointed out that the indiscriminate shooting started fire in the house of Juma Owais.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers nabbed two brothers in Teyba village, west of Jenin, which is adjacent to the racist, separation wall.
Locals said that the soldiers arrested Anas and Ammar Jabarin after ransacking their homes and forcing their families, including women and children, to stay in the open cold weather during the savage search.
Two Brothers Kidnapped Near Jenin
Local sources have reported that several Israeli military jeeps invaded the Taybeh town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped two brothers.
The two, Anas and Ammar Jamal Jabarin, are members of the Palestinian Security Forces in the Jenin district.
The sources said that Anas is a member of the Presidential Guard, while his brother Ammar is a member of the National Security Forces.
The army broke into their homes, and the home of their brother Basel, a local folk singer, and violently searched them causing property damage.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers closed the main entrance of the village, and were deployed around it, especially in local Olive orchards, before several armored jeeps invaded it. No injuries or arrests were reported.
In other news, Israeli sources alleged that a Molotov cocktail was hurled at a settler’s vehicle, near Beit Anoun town, northeast of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The army invaded the area, while dozens of soldiers initiated a search campaign; Israel reported no injuries, or arrests.
The sources said that the soldiers stormed the camp amidst heavy shooting and firing of teargas and sound bombs. They added that the soldiers threw stones at houses.
The sources pointed out that the indiscriminate shooting started fire in the house of Juma Owais.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers nabbed two brothers in Teyba village, west of Jenin, which is adjacent to the racist, separation wall.
Locals said that the soldiers arrested Anas and Ammar Jabarin after ransacking their homes and forcing their families, including women and children, to stay in the open cold weather during the savage search.
Two Brothers Kidnapped Near Jenin
Local sources have reported that several Israeli military jeeps invaded the Taybeh town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped two brothers.
The two, Anas and Ammar Jamal Jabarin, are members of the Palestinian Security Forces in the Jenin district.
The sources said that Anas is a member of the Presidential Guard, while his brother Ammar is a member of the National Security Forces.
The army broke into their homes, and the home of their brother Basel, a local folk singer, and violently searched them causing property damage.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers closed the main entrance of the village, and were deployed around it, especially in local Olive orchards, before several armored jeeps invaded it. No injuries or arrests were reported.
In other news, Israeli sources alleged that a Molotov cocktail was hurled at a settler’s vehicle, near Beit Anoun town, northeast of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The army invaded the area, while dozens of soldiers initiated a search campaign; Israel reported no injuries, or arrests.
