9 jan 2015
Israeli police detained at least seven Palestinians in a series of raids in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem late Thursday and early Friday in the hours after a 21-year-old Israeli Jewish man was stabbed while walking nearby.
Israeli police swarmed the streets of Jerusalem's Old City and conducted body searches among Palestinian residents, setting up checkpoints at the Damascus, Lion's and Herod's Gates, and preventing locals from freely moving without showing identification.
Israeli media said Friday that a 15-year-old Palestinian boy had been detained by police for the crime, and that he had been transferred to Israeli intelligence services for interrogation.
The 15-year-old was one of at least seven Palestinians detained by Israeli forces, who locals said "deliberately" provoked local youths by holding them for hours and subjecting them to invasive searches.
Director of the Palestinian Prisoner's Society in Jerusalem, Nasser Qawwas, identified three of the seven detained youths as Muhammad Hijazi, Muhammad Miswadda, and Khalid al-Qawasmi. It was unclear if the youth suspected of involvement in the stabbing was one of the seven or was arrested separately.
Clashes also erupted between youths and Israeli border guards in the al-Saadiya neighborhood in the Old City as soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets injuring several youths. They also reportedly physically assaulted a number of youths.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld refused to comment on any arrests Thursday, but said that the Old City was calm on Friday.
Israeli police swarmed the streets of Jerusalem's Old City and conducted body searches among Palestinian residents, setting up checkpoints at the Damascus, Lion's and Herod's Gates, and preventing locals from freely moving without showing identification.
Israeli media said Friday that a 15-year-old Palestinian boy had been detained by police for the crime, and that he had been transferred to Israeli intelligence services for interrogation.
The 15-year-old was one of at least seven Palestinians detained by Israeli forces, who locals said "deliberately" provoked local youths by holding them for hours and subjecting them to invasive searches.
Director of the Palestinian Prisoner's Society in Jerusalem, Nasser Qawwas, identified three of the seven detained youths as Muhammad Hijazi, Muhammad Miswadda, and Khalid al-Qawasmi. It was unclear if the youth suspected of involvement in the stabbing was one of the seven or was arrested separately.
Clashes also erupted between youths and Israeli border guards in the al-Saadiya neighborhood in the Old City as soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets injuring several youths. They also reportedly physically assaulted a number of youths.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld refused to comment on any arrests Thursday, but said that the Old City was calm on Friday.
An Israeli court Thursday issued an eight-month suspended sentence against two sisters of Ismail Haneyya, the deputy head of Hamas's political bureau, for visiting their relatives in the Gaza Strip a few years ago.
The Hebrew radio said that the district court in Beersheba sentenced Sabah Haneyya and Lila Abu Raqiq to eight suspended months on charges of their entry to Gaza illegally.
Haneyya’s sisters, who are married to Palestinian men living in the 1948 occupied lands, were also fined 20,000 shekels ($5,100) under the same charges.
The court verdict stated that the defendants are Israeli citizens who entered the Gaza Strip in 2012 through Egypt after the Israeli authorities declined their request for travel.
The Israeli occupation authority rarely grants permits to Palestinians with Israeli citizenship who want to visit Gaza.
The Hebrew radio said that the district court in Beersheba sentenced Sabah Haneyya and Lila Abu Raqiq to eight suspended months on charges of their entry to Gaza illegally.
Haneyya’s sisters, who are married to Palestinian men living in the 1948 occupied lands, were also fined 20,000 shekels ($5,100) under the same charges.
The court verdict stated that the defendants are Israeli citizens who entered the Gaza Strip in 2012 through Egypt after the Israeli authorities declined their request for travel.
The Israeli occupation authority rarely grants permits to Palestinians with Israeli citizenship who want to visit Gaza.
The Israeli administration of Negev prison Thursday released the Palestinian administrative detainee Basel Khaled Dweikat, 30, from jail after he served a two-year prison term.
Israeli jailers released the detainee at al-Dhahriya checkpoint, south of al-Khalil city, Dweikat’s family told the PIC.
A group of his relatives, friends, and ex-prisoners received the detainee upon his release.
Dweikat, who was arrested on February 3, 2013, had gone on hunger strike twice in protest at his administrative detention with no charge or trial.
Israeli jailers released the detainee at al-Dhahriya checkpoint, south of al-Khalil city, Dweikat’s family told the PIC.
A group of his relatives, friends, and ex-prisoners received the detainee upon his release.
Dweikat, who was arrested on February 3, 2013, had gone on hunger strike twice in protest at his administrative detention with no charge or trial.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday evening, several Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, imposed a siege on a number of areas, and kidnapped seven Palestinians.
The invasion took place after the Israeli Police said an Israeli settler was moderately wounded, after being allegedly stabbed by a Palestinian, who fled the scene.
Local sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers kidnapped seven Palestinians, and that three of them have been identified as Mohammad Hijazi, Mohammad Maswada and Khaled al-Qawasmi.
The police closed various roads in the Old City, and started searching and interrogating the Palestinians in the alleys and neighborhoods of occupied Jerusalem.
The soldiers imposed siege on Bab al-‘Amoud, Bab al-Asbat, and Bab as-Sahera Gates, and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers deliberately provoked local residents, especially young men, and detained some of them for several hours.
They also searched cars in Sultan Suleiman area, and interrogated the passengers.
Scuffles took place between local young Palestinians and Israeli Border Guards Units, in the Sa’diyya neighborhood; the soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, and gas bombs.
Many residents were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets, and several others were assaulted by the soldiers who struck them with the batons and rifle butts.
The invasion took place after the Israeli Police said an Israeli settler was moderately wounded, after being allegedly stabbed by a Palestinian, who fled the scene.
Local sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers kidnapped seven Palestinians, and that three of them have been identified as Mohammad Hijazi, Mohammad Maswada and Khaled al-Qawasmi.
The police closed various roads in the Old City, and started searching and interrogating the Palestinians in the alleys and neighborhoods of occupied Jerusalem.
The soldiers imposed siege on Bab al-‘Amoud, Bab al-Asbat, and Bab as-Sahera Gates, and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers deliberately provoked local residents, especially young men, and detained some of them for several hours.
They also searched cars in Sultan Suleiman area, and interrogated the passengers.
Scuffles took place between local young Palestinians and Israeli Border Guards Units, in the Sa’diyya neighborhood; the soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, and gas bombs.
Many residents were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets, and several others were assaulted by the soldiers who struck them with the batons and rifle butts.
8 jan 2015
Blizzards following the severe winter weather, which has been hitting the region for two days, tore up the detainees’ tents in the Israeli Negev desert prison on Thursday.
Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies said in a statement that some of the tents were destroyed completely. This led to the entry of dirty rainwater along with flying sand and dust, which spoiled prisoners’ belongings. This has doubled the suffering of the Palestinian detainees held in Negev jail in such severe weather conditions, the statement added.
For their part, the prisoners asked the administration earlier on Wednesday to repair the tents and make it stronger to stand the storms. As contrary to the prisoners’ demands, the prison management is still prohibiting the entry of blankets, winter clothes and heating appliances, as part of the latest penalties enforced on them since mid last year.
Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies said in a statement that some of the tents were destroyed completely. This led to the entry of dirty rainwater along with flying sand and dust, which spoiled prisoners’ belongings. This has doubled the suffering of the Palestinian detainees held in Negev jail in such severe weather conditions, the statement added.
For their part, the prisoners asked the administration earlier on Wednesday to repair the tents and make it stronger to stand the storms. As contrary to the prisoners’ demands, the prison management is still prohibiting the entry of blankets, winter clothes and heating appliances, as part of the latest penalties enforced on them since mid last year.
Prisoner Khader Adnan announced Thursday that he has gone on a one week hunger strike protesting the renewal of his administrative detention in Israeli occupation jails without charge or trial.
A statement published by the family of the leader of Islamic Jihad Movement Khader Adnan said he began his hunger strike on January the Sixth.
It stated that the one week hunger strike is a warning step to protest renewing Adnan’s internment for the second successive time for six months.
Adnan has immediately announced his decision of hunger strike after the renewal. For its part, Hadarim prison management moved him to solitary confinement as a punishment, the statement said.
The Israeli occupation detained Adnan during a large-scale arrest campaign at the time of the late aggression on Gaza on 7th of July, 2014.
He was then sentenced administratively to six months. On 11th of December, 2014, Salem military court ruled that his detention should come to an immediate end. However, the Israeli prosecution disapproved, claiming he did not complete the sentence.
In 2012, Adnan waged a hunger strike that lasted for 67 successive days and he managed then to get a release order in return for ending his strike.
A statement published by the family of the leader of Islamic Jihad Movement Khader Adnan said he began his hunger strike on January the Sixth.
It stated that the one week hunger strike is a warning step to protest renewing Adnan’s internment for the second successive time for six months.
Adnan has immediately announced his decision of hunger strike after the renewal. For its part, Hadarim prison management moved him to solitary confinement as a punishment, the statement said.
The Israeli occupation detained Adnan during a large-scale arrest campaign at the time of the late aggression on Gaza on 7th of July, 2014.
He was then sentenced administratively to six months. On 11th of December, 2014, Salem military court ruled that his detention should come to an immediate end. However, the Israeli prosecution disapproved, claiming he did not complete the sentence.
In 2012, Adnan waged a hunger strike that lasted for 67 successive days and he managed then to get a release order in return for ending his strike.
7 jan 2015
Heavy rains and snowfalls are expected to hit Palestine over the coming days starting from Wednesday afternoon in parallel with Huda snowstorm that recently hit the whole region.
Snow is expected to fall at mountainous areas more than 600 and 400 meters above sea level with very low temperature which would be below seasonal norms and temperatures.
Due to the snowstorm and bad weather conditions, Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails urged their families to cancel their visits scheduled on Wednesday.
For its part, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) declared on Wednesday that family visits to prisoners held in Israeli jails scheduled for today and Thursday have been canceled due to the stormy weather.
The snowstorm is expected to continue according to the Palestinian meteorological department reports till Friday.
Snow is expected to fall at mountainous areas more than 600 and 400 meters above sea level with very low temperature which would be below seasonal norms and temperatures.
Due to the snowstorm and bad weather conditions, Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails urged their families to cancel their visits scheduled on Wednesday.
For its part, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) declared on Wednesday that family visits to prisoners held in Israeli jails scheduled for today and Thursday have been canceled due to the stormy weather.
The snowstorm is expected to continue according to the Palestinian meteorological department reports till Friday.
The Israeli District Court has convicted Tuesday three Jerusalemite citizens of allegedly plotting to carry out a shooting attack in occupied Jerusalem.
According to the verdict, the three suspects Anas Ouisat, Basel Abidat and Ahmed Sarur of the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood are charged of plotting to carry out a shooting attack in a public hall in the occupied city.
“They planned to enter the hall dressed as ultra-Orthodox Jews, with guns under their clothes, and then open fire at Israelis.”
Meanwhile, the District Court has extended the arrest of eight Jerusalemite detainees under the pretext of inciting violence through their online postings.
The detainees’ arrest was extended till January 25 for further investigation, al-Dameer Foundation’s lawyer said.
According to the verdict, the three suspects Anas Ouisat, Basel Abidat and Ahmed Sarur of the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood are charged of plotting to carry out a shooting attack in a public hall in the occupied city.
“They planned to enter the hall dressed as ultra-Orthodox Jews, with guns under their clothes, and then open fire at Israelis.”
Meanwhile, the District Court has extended the arrest of eight Jerusalemite detainees under the pretext of inciting violence through their online postings.
The detainees’ arrest was extended till January 25 for further investigation, al-Dameer Foundation’s lawyer said.
Family of life-sentenced prisoner Housam al-Qawasmi expressed hope, in exclusive statements to the PIC, that the Palestinian resistance will unshackle their son from the Israeli occupation jails.
Al-Qawasmi’s family told the PIC they were expecting the Israeli verdict of three back-to-back life sentences due to the series of indictments filed against their son allegedly for having taken part in planning for the abduction and killing of three Israeli occupation soldiers, in coordination with the martyrs Amer Abu Eisha and Marwan al-Qawasmi.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) sentenced al-Qawasmi to a 63-thousand-dollar-fine in retaliation for every killed soldier, amounting to 190,000 dollars in total.
“We don’t care an inch about such unfair verdicts. We have faith that Allah will consecrate the Palestinian resistance to liberate our son, just as they did with others in the legendary Wafa al- Ahrar prisoner swap deal.”
The Israeli Ofer military court on Tuesday sentenced al-Qawasmi to three back-to-back life sentences on charges of involvement in the kidnap and death of three Israeli officers.
“The kidnap generated serious security repercussions in the region,” the court claimed after it charged al-Qawasmi for attempted murder, murder, and for restocking perpetrators with funds and arms.
The Israeli Shabak apparatus kidnapped al-Qawasmi on July, 11.
Al-Qawasmi’s family told the PIC they were expecting the Israeli verdict of three back-to-back life sentences due to the series of indictments filed against their son allegedly for having taken part in planning for the abduction and killing of three Israeli occupation soldiers, in coordination with the martyrs Amer Abu Eisha and Marwan al-Qawasmi.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) sentenced al-Qawasmi to a 63-thousand-dollar-fine in retaliation for every killed soldier, amounting to 190,000 dollars in total.
“We don’t care an inch about such unfair verdicts. We have faith that Allah will consecrate the Palestinian resistance to liberate our son, just as they did with others in the legendary Wafa al- Ahrar prisoner swap deal.”
The Israeli Ofer military court on Tuesday sentenced al-Qawasmi to three back-to-back life sentences on charges of involvement in the kidnap and death of three Israeli officers.
“The kidnap generated serious security repercussions in the region,” the court claimed after it charged al-Qawasmi for attempted murder, murder, and for restocking perpetrators with funds and arms.
The Israeli Shabak apparatus kidnapped al-Qawasmi on July, 11.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have launched overnight a large-scale raid and arrest campaign in Jenin, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that violent clashes broke out when IOF soldiers in more than 20 army vehicles stormed Rommana and Tiba towns west of the city. Several people suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas unleashed during the raid.
One detainee was reported in Tiba town as IOF soldiers deployed throughout its neighborhoods.
Four homes were violently stormed and searched in Silat al-Harithiya town west of Jenin, while their owners were investigated, the sources added. One young man was nabbed during the raid.
Along the same line, six Israeli military vehicles broke into Yabad town southern the city and arrested a 15-year-old boy before being taken to an unknown detention center.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that violent clashes broke out when IOF soldiers in more than 20 army vehicles stormed Rommana and Tiba towns west of the city. Several people suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas unleashed during the raid.
One detainee was reported in Tiba town as IOF soldiers deployed throughout its neighborhoods.
Four homes were violently stormed and searched in Silat al-Harithiya town west of Jenin, while their owners were investigated, the sources added. One young man was nabbed during the raid.
Along the same line, six Israeli military vehicles broke into Yabad town southern the city and arrested a 15-year-old boy before being taken to an unknown detention center.
The Israeli military court of Ofer, on Tuesday, approved administrative detention orders filed against 13 detainees, according to the lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).
PPS reported that the orders were approved by the court for seven prisoners, and for a period of four months. The prisoners were identified as Murad Quteshat, Tariq Hammad, Thaib Njajra, Ibrahim Klieba, Mohammad Aslan and Amir Ya’eesh and Nader Takatka.
Meanwhile, WAFA further reports, Abdallah al-Amleh, Mohammad Amro, Yousef Amarneh and Abed al-rahman al-A’tek were given a detention period of six months.
Two others, identified as Nimer Damj and Abed al-Rahman Hindeyeh, received a sentence of three months.
Administrative detention, a form of punishment dating back to the days of British Mandate Palestine, is a procedure which allows the Israeli military to hold prisoners indefinitely on secret information, without charging them or allowing them to stand trial.
The terms are most often served under far more severe conditions than other prisoners, denying them of basic rights such as adequate medical care, and driving many detainees into extended states of extreme protest, including hunger strike.
Addameer human rights association stated that “Palestinians have been subjected to administrative detention since the beginning of the Israeli Occupation in 1967 and before that time, under the British Mandate.”
“The frequency of the use of administrative detention has fluctuated throughout Israel’s occupation, and has been steadily rising since the outbreak of the second intifada in September 2000,” the group added.
In the case of Palestinian detainees, Israel routinely uses administrative detention as a method of punishment. Statistics show that, over the years, thousands of Palestinians have been held in Israeli custody as administrative detainees for extended periods of time.
Palestinian detainees have continuously resorted to open-ended hunger strikes as a way to protest this outdated and illegal punishment.
Furthermore, according to Israel Prison Service (IPS) data, more than 60 percent of administrative detainees held at the end of August 2014 had been held for three months or less. Some 10 percent had been held for three to six months, some 13 percent from six months to one year, and roughly 13 percent from one to two years. Four detainees had been in administrative detention continuously for over two years.
At the moment, there are 500 administrative detention detainees, 18 of whom are members of the Palestinian legislative council.
PPS reported that the orders were approved by the court for seven prisoners, and for a period of four months. The prisoners were identified as Murad Quteshat, Tariq Hammad, Thaib Njajra, Ibrahim Klieba, Mohammad Aslan and Amir Ya’eesh and Nader Takatka.
Meanwhile, WAFA further reports, Abdallah al-Amleh, Mohammad Amro, Yousef Amarneh and Abed al-rahman al-A’tek were given a detention period of six months.
Two others, identified as Nimer Damj and Abed al-Rahman Hindeyeh, received a sentence of three months.
Administrative detention, a form of punishment dating back to the days of British Mandate Palestine, is a procedure which allows the Israeli military to hold prisoners indefinitely on secret information, without charging them or allowing them to stand trial.
The terms are most often served under far more severe conditions than other prisoners, denying them of basic rights such as adequate medical care, and driving many detainees into extended states of extreme protest, including hunger strike.
Addameer human rights association stated that “Palestinians have been subjected to administrative detention since the beginning of the Israeli Occupation in 1967 and before that time, under the British Mandate.”
“The frequency of the use of administrative detention has fluctuated throughout Israel’s occupation, and has been steadily rising since the outbreak of the second intifada in September 2000,” the group added.
In the case of Palestinian detainees, Israel routinely uses administrative detention as a method of punishment. Statistics show that, over the years, thousands of Palestinians have been held in Israeli custody as administrative detainees for extended periods of time.
Palestinian detainees have continuously resorted to open-ended hunger strikes as a way to protest this outdated and illegal punishment.
Furthermore, according to Israel Prison Service (IPS) data, more than 60 percent of administrative detainees held at the end of August 2014 had been held for three months or less. Some 10 percent had been held for three to six months, some 13 percent from six months to one year, and roughly 13 percent from one to two years. Four detainees had been in administrative detention continuously for over two years.
At the moment, there are 500 administrative detention detainees, 18 of whom are members of the Palestinian legislative council.
6 jan 2015
The Israeli Prison Authority transferred, on Tuesday, wounded female detainee, Amal Taqatqa, from an Israeli hospital to prion, despite her need for further medical attention, and treatment.
The Palestinian Detainees Committee stated that Taqatqa, 22 years of age, was moved from the surgery ward of the Hadassah Ein Karem Israeli hospital, in Jerusalem, to the women’s section of the HaSharon Israeli prison.
The Palestinian Detainees Committee stated that Taqatqa, 22 years of age, was moved from the surgery ward of the Hadassah Ein Karem Israeli hospital, in Jerusalem, to the women’s section of the HaSharon Israeli prison.
The Alleged Wound Of The Israeli Settler
The Committee said Taqatqa has not recovered from her injuries, cannot perform simple tasks, and requires constant medical treatment and observation.
Taqatqa underwent several surgeries, and currently cannot move around without a wheelchair, and is still facing sharp pain in her loin, left leg and arm.
On December 1st, Taqatqa was shot by several rounds of live ammunition, fired by Israeli soldiers at the Etzion Junction, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, after the army alleged she stabbed an Israeli settler, causing a minor cut to his neck.
The Committee said Taqatqa has not recovered from her injuries, cannot perform simple tasks, and requires constant medical treatment and observation.
Taqatqa underwent several surgeries, and currently cannot move around without a wheelchair, and is still facing sharp pain in her loin, left leg and arm.
On December 1st, Taqatqa was shot by several rounds of live ammunition, fired by Israeli soldiers at the Etzion Junction, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, after the army alleged she stabbed an Israeli settler, causing a minor cut to his neck.
The Israeli military court of Ofer sentenced prisoner Husam al-Qawasmi to three life sentences after being convicted of allegedly abducting and killing three Jewish soldiers in al-Khalil six months ago.
The Court pointed out, in its verdict, that the abduction had dangerous implications at the regional level.
The charges brought against al-Qawasmi included attempted murder, contacting Israel’s enemy in Gaza, and recruiting, funding and arming individuals to perform the operation.
The Israeli Security Agency, the Shin Bet, claimed that al-Qawasmi planned for and participated in the abduction operation and that he confessed to the charges.
The indictment against him also contained burning of the bodies of the three soldiers and helping Marwan al-Qawasmi and Ammar Abu Ayshe, who did the kidnapping, to escape, before being assassinated by the Israeli forces, three months ago.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested the 40-year-old Husam al-Qawasmi at Shufat refugee camp in Occupied Jerusalem last July.
The Court pointed out, in its verdict, that the abduction had dangerous implications at the regional level.
The charges brought against al-Qawasmi included attempted murder, contacting Israel’s enemy in Gaza, and recruiting, funding and arming individuals to perform the operation.
The Israeli Security Agency, the Shin Bet, claimed that al-Qawasmi planned for and participated in the abduction operation and that he confessed to the charges.
The indictment against him also contained burning of the bodies of the three soldiers and helping Marwan al-Qawasmi and Ammar Abu Ayshe, who did the kidnapping, to escape, before being assassinated by the Israeli forces, three months ago.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested the 40-year-old Husam al-Qawasmi at Shufat refugee camp in Occupied Jerusalem last July.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday raided the house of a senior Hamas official and interrogated him along with his sons in Sanur town, south of Jenin.
Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that scores of Israeli troops aboard military vehicles stormed Sanur town at dawn and broke into and ransacked the house of Sheikh Ziyad al-Aysa, a senior Hamas official, and interrogated him and two of his sons, Hammam and Tareq, for about three hours.
During their presence in the same town, the IOF kidnapped 22-year-old Mohamed Kamal from his parents' house after searching it.
Meanwhile, another Israeli military force stormed Zabuba town, west of Jenin, and clashed with its young men.
Local sources said that violent clashes broke out between young men and Israeli soldiers after the latter entered the town and established a checkpoint at its entrance.
In an earlier incident, the IOF on Monday evening blocked the main entrance to Yamun town, west of Jenin city, and embarked on stopping Palestinian citizens and vehicles and conducting interrogations.
Eyewitnesses reported they saw a number of young men being interrogated along the roadside, citizens being asked for ID cards, and vehicles being searched.
Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that scores of Israeli troops aboard military vehicles stormed Sanur town at dawn and broke into and ransacked the house of Sheikh Ziyad al-Aysa, a senior Hamas official, and interrogated him and two of his sons, Hammam and Tareq, for about three hours.
During their presence in the same town, the IOF kidnapped 22-year-old Mohamed Kamal from his parents' house after searching it.
Meanwhile, another Israeli military force stormed Zabuba town, west of Jenin, and clashed with its young men.
Local sources said that violent clashes broke out between young men and Israeli soldiers after the latter entered the town and established a checkpoint at its entrance.
In an earlier incident, the IOF on Monday evening blocked the main entrance to Yamun town, west of Jenin city, and embarked on stopping Palestinian citizens and vehicles and conducting interrogations.
Eyewitnesses reported they saw a number of young men being interrogated along the roadside, citizens being asked for ID cards, and vehicles being searched.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have carried out at dawn Tuesday a large-scale arrest campaign throughout the West Bank. 19 Palestinians were detained during the campaign mostly in al-Khalil.
Spokesman for the popular committee against settlement in Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil Mohamed Awad told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers stormed the town in large numbers and violently broke into several homes.
Six citizens including three ex-detainees were nabbed during the raid.
Violent clashes broke out during the raid where a live bullet injury was reported among dozens of other injuries, Awad added.
IOF forces also stormed different towns in al-Khalil and detained six citizens after breaking into their homes.
Israeli media sources said that 19 Palestinians were nabbed overnight from Ramallah, al-Khalil, Jenin, and Tulkarem, 14 of whom for resisting occupation. All the detainees were taken to investigation centers.
Spokesman for the popular committee against settlement in Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil Mohamed Awad told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers stormed the town in large numbers and violently broke into several homes.
Six citizens including three ex-detainees were nabbed during the raid.
Violent clashes broke out during the raid where a live bullet injury was reported among dozens of other injuries, Awad added.
IOF forces also stormed different towns in al-Khalil and detained six citizens after breaking into their homes.
Israeli media sources said that 19 Palestinians were nabbed overnight from Ramallah, al-Khalil, Jenin, and Tulkarem, 14 of whom for resisting occupation. All the detainees were taken to investigation centers.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Monday renewed the administrative detention of Sheikh Khadir Adnan Mohamed Mousa, 37, for six more months.
A renewed prison term had been earlier issued against Khadir, arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on July 8, 2014.
The Palestinian captive has served several administrative prison-sentences, with neither charge nor trial.
Sheikh Khadir, a Jenin native and a father of five children, has been detained on nine previous occasions.
He is considered to be the first to initiate the legendary Battle of Empty Stomachs at the Israeli occupation jails, in reference to the long hunger strike staged by the Palestinian detainees in protest at being held administratively with neither charge nor trial.
A renewed prison term had been earlier issued against Khadir, arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on July 8, 2014.
The Palestinian captive has served several administrative prison-sentences, with neither charge nor trial.
Sheikh Khadir, a Jenin native and a father of five children, has been detained on nine previous occasions.
He is considered to be the first to initiate the legendary Battle of Empty Stomachs at the Israeli occupation jails, in reference to the long hunger strike staged by the Palestinian detainees in protest at being held administratively with neither charge nor trial.
Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday evening, the village of Zabbouba west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and Beit Ummar town north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and fired gas bombs causing dozens of Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that several military vehicles invaded Zabbouba, and conducted provocative acts in the streets of the village, leading to clashes with local youths.
The soldiers fired gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, causing dozens of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In related news, soldiers installed a sudden roadblock on the main Jenin-Nablus road, near the ‘Arraba Junction, detained and questioned two Palestinians, identified as Ahmad Husam Melhem, and Zaher Fateh Fareq, for several hours.
In addition, medical sources in Hebron said several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during clashes that took place after the soldiers invaded the ath-Thaher area, south of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron city.
Spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, Mohammad ‘Ayyad ‘Awad, said several army vehicles invaded the town and fired gas bombs at local residents and homes, adding that many Palestinians received treatment for the effects of tear gas inhalation.
He also said that one soldier was mildly injured by a stone in his arm, during clashes with local youths during the invasion.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that several military vehicles invaded Zabbouba, and conducted provocative acts in the streets of the village, leading to clashes with local youths.
The soldiers fired gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, causing dozens of residents to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In related news, soldiers installed a sudden roadblock on the main Jenin-Nablus road, near the ‘Arraba Junction, detained and questioned two Palestinians, identified as Ahmad Husam Melhem, and Zaher Fateh Fareq, for several hours.
In addition, medical sources in Hebron said several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during clashes that took place after the soldiers invaded the ath-Thaher area, south of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron city.
Spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, Mohammad ‘Ayyad ‘Awad, said several army vehicles invaded the town and fired gas bombs at local residents and homes, adding that many Palestinians received treatment for the effects of tear gas inhalation.
He also said that one soldier was mildly injured by a stone in his arm, during clashes with local youths during the invasion.
