27 jan 2016
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at noon, a young Palestinian woman while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Council Gate, in occupied Jerusalem, and took her to an interrogation center in the city. Army kidnaps four fishers in northern Gaza.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and questioned the young woman, while she was trying to leave the Al-Aqsa mosque, and abducted her. Several Palestinian women tried to prevent the soldiers from abducting the young woman, but they pushed them away. Meanwhile, several Israeli settlers, under heavy police and military protection, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa, while the Palestinian Muslim worshipers were not allowed through.
In related news, the soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian teen, 17 years of age, after stopping him on the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied Jerusalem. The army claimed the teen "carried a knife."
In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said that Israeli Navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters in the Sudaniyya area, in northern Gaza, and kidnapped four fishers.
IOF arrest four fishermen, confiscate their fishing boat
Israeli gunboats on Wednesday opened machine gunfire at Palestinian fishing boats to the west of al-Sudaniya area in northern Gaza. Israeli forces, as well, arrested four fishermen and confiscated their fishing boat.
According to the committee of documenting Israeli violations against Gazan fishermen, the arrested Gazans were taken to an unknown destination.
The attack is another episode in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed on August 26, 2014 in the wake of the Israeli aggression on the besieged coastal enclave, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and questioned the young woman, while she was trying to leave the Al-Aqsa mosque, and abducted her. Several Palestinian women tried to prevent the soldiers from abducting the young woman, but they pushed them away. Meanwhile, several Israeli settlers, under heavy police and military protection, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa, while the Palestinian Muslim worshipers were not allowed through.
In related news, the soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian teen, 17 years of age, after stopping him on the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied Jerusalem. The army claimed the teen "carried a knife."
In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said that Israeli Navy ships attacked Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters in the Sudaniyya area, in northern Gaza, and kidnapped four fishers.
IOF arrest four fishermen, confiscate their fishing boat
Israeli gunboats on Wednesday opened machine gunfire at Palestinian fishing boats to the west of al-Sudaniya area in northern Gaza. Israeli forces, as well, arrested four fishermen and confiscated their fishing boat.
According to the committee of documenting Israeli violations against Gazan fishermen, the arrested Gazans were taken to an unknown destination.
The attack is another episode in the series of Israeli violations of the Cairo-brokered truce accord signed on August 26, 2014 in the wake of the Israeli aggression on the besieged coastal enclave, which killed over 2,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, overnight and at dawn Wednesday, eight Palestinians, including two children (12 and 15) after the army broke into their homes, and searched them, in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded a number of communities in Jericho, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Othman Ka'abna and Khaled Abu Namous.
The soldiers also kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Tareq Khalil, in the al-'Ezariyya town, near Jerusalem.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Deir Samet town, south of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped two children, identified as Odah Abdul-Basset al-Arroub, 12, and his brother Issa, 15, and took them to the Etzion military base.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded a number of communities in Jericho, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Othman Ka'abna and Khaled Abu Namous.
The soldiers also kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Tareq Khalil, in the al-'Ezariyya town, near Jerusalem.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Deir Samet town, south of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped two children, identified as Odah Abdul-Basset al-Arroub, 12, and his brother Issa, 15, and took them to the Etzion military base.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday kidnapped two Palestinians and wreaked havoc on civilian homes in the northern occupied West Bank province of Jenin, sparking violent clashes with the Palestinian protesters.
According to local sources, clashes flared up in Qabatiya town, in eastern Jenin city, and culminated in heavy spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters randomly unleashed by the IOF on the Palestinian protesters.
The Israeli occupation troops broke into the Alawna family home and rummaged into the building before they kidnapped the house owner, Muhammad, and dragged him to an unidentified destination.
The occupation troops further stormed the house of citizen Yasser Ali Abu Ma’la in Qabatiya’s western neighborhood and subjected him to exhaustive questioning before they kidnapped him.
Eyewitnesses said the occupation troops further summoned the youngster Muhammad Rasem Khuzeimiyeh for interrogation in the Salem Camp, in western Jenin, after they ravaged his family home.
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Jenin
Dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the towns of Qabatia and Ya’bad, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
Media sources in Qabatia, south of Jenin, said the soldiers stormed and searched many homes, kidnapped two Palestinians, and summoned one resident for interrogation.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Yasser Abu M’alla and Mohammad ‘Alawna, while the resident who was summoned for interrogation has been identified as Mohammad Khozeimiyya.
The soldiers fired gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullet, during clashes with local youths who hurled stones on the invading army vehicles.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin, searched a few homes, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Majd Hosni Abu Shamla, 24, after searching his family’s home.
The family said the soldiers violently searched their home, and dug holes in some of its walls, in addition to destroying furniture.
Ya’bad has been subject to ongoing Israeli military invasions and violations, and remains surrounded by various roadblocks
According to local sources, clashes flared up in Qabatiya town, in eastern Jenin city, and culminated in heavy spates of bullet fire and teargas canisters randomly unleashed by the IOF on the Palestinian protesters.
The Israeli occupation troops broke into the Alawna family home and rummaged into the building before they kidnapped the house owner, Muhammad, and dragged him to an unidentified destination.
The occupation troops further stormed the house of citizen Yasser Ali Abu Ma’la in Qabatiya’s western neighborhood and subjected him to exhaustive questioning before they kidnapped him.
Eyewitnesses said the occupation troops further summoned the youngster Muhammad Rasem Khuzeimiyeh for interrogation in the Salem Camp, in western Jenin, after they ravaged his family home.
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Jenin
Dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the towns of Qabatia and Ya’bad, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
Media sources in Qabatia, south of Jenin, said the soldiers stormed and searched many homes, kidnapped two Palestinians, and summoned one resident for interrogation.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Yasser Abu M’alla and Mohammad ‘Alawna, while the resident who was summoned for interrogation has been identified as Mohammad Khozeimiyya.
The soldiers fired gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullet, during clashes with local youths who hurled stones on the invading army vehicles.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin, searched a few homes, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Majd Hosni Abu Shamla, 24, after searching his family’s home.
The family said the soldiers violently searched their home, and dug holes in some of its walls, in addition to destroying furniture.
Ya’bad has been subject to ongoing Israeli military invasions and violations, and remains surrounded by various roadblocks
45 Palestinian detainees affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) announced their decision to initiate a two-day hunger strike in solidarity with hunger-striker Muhammad al-Qeiq and in protest at the ongoing isolation of prisoner Bilal Kayed.
The Handhala Center for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners said the PFLP detainees at the Megiddo and Gilboa lock-ups, in northern Occupied Jerusalem, announced their decision to go on a hunger strike on Wednesday and Thursday.
The center said the move aims at paving the way for a longer hunger strike by all PFLP detainees in protest at Israeli violations of Palestinian prisoners’ rights.
The detainees vowed to step up their protest moves in case the Israeli prison service (IPS) does not end the isolation of prisoner Kayed.
According to the PFLP Israel’s incarceration of prisoner Kayed in solitary lock-downs was carried out under the clichéd security-file-pretext.
The group spoke out against the dire detention circumstances, harsh mistreatment, exhausting inter-prison transfers, and visit bans to which the detainee has been subjected.
The IPS has also been preventing Kayed’s family from providing him with winter clothes with the advent of a freezing weather.
Prisoner Kayed was arrested in 2001 and sentenced to 14 years and a half in jail.
The PFLP’s prisoner movement further expressed its solidarity with hunger-striking journalist Muhammad al-Qeiq, holding the Israeli occupation responsible for al-Qeiq’s life.
Prisoner al-Qeiq initiated his open-ended hunger strike on November 25, 2015 in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, in Israeli occupation jails.
The Handhala Center for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners said the PFLP detainees at the Megiddo and Gilboa lock-ups, in northern Occupied Jerusalem, announced their decision to go on a hunger strike on Wednesday and Thursday.
The center said the move aims at paving the way for a longer hunger strike by all PFLP detainees in protest at Israeli violations of Palestinian prisoners’ rights.
The detainees vowed to step up their protest moves in case the Israeli prison service (IPS) does not end the isolation of prisoner Kayed.
According to the PFLP Israel’s incarceration of prisoner Kayed in solitary lock-downs was carried out under the clichéd security-file-pretext.
The group spoke out against the dire detention circumstances, harsh mistreatment, exhausting inter-prison transfers, and visit bans to which the detainee has been subjected.
The IPS has also been preventing Kayed’s family from providing him with winter clothes with the advent of a freezing weather.
Prisoner Kayed was arrested in 2001 and sentenced to 14 years and a half in jail.
The PFLP’s prisoner movement further expressed its solidarity with hunger-striking journalist Muhammad al-Qeiq, holding the Israeli occupation responsible for al-Qeiq’s life.
Prisoner al-Qeiq initiated his open-ended hunger strike on November 25, 2015 in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, in Israeli occupation jails.
Israeli military court of Salem a few days ago sentenced the Palestinian citizen Mamdouh Abdulhaq, 25, from Nablus, with 14 months of actual imprisonment and 18 months of suspended sentence for the charge of incitement on Facebook.
The father of the captive told the PIC reporter that the court convicted his son with 21 charges including belonging to Hamas Movement and incitement against occupation by publishing Sheikh Ahmad Yassin's photos as well as posting calls for participation in anti-occupation marches on his Facebook page.
The Palestinian captive Abdulhaq was arrested after storming his home on November, 30, 2015. He is an ex-detainee as he served two years of imprisonment under administrative detention with no trial or charge in Israeli jails.
The father of the captive told the PIC reporter that the court convicted his son with 21 charges including belonging to Hamas Movement and incitement against occupation by publishing Sheikh Ahmad Yassin's photos as well as posting calls for participation in anti-occupation marches on his Facebook page.
The Palestinian captive Abdulhaq was arrested after storming his home on November, 30, 2015. He is an ex-detainee as he served two years of imprisonment under administrative detention with no trial or charge in Israeli jails.
Palestinian popular and syndicate parties Tuesday called for conducting sit-ins in solidarity with the Palestinian hunger striking journalist captive Mohammad al-Qeiq who has been fasting for 63 days in protest at his administrative detention with no charge or trial in Israeli jails.
A group of journalists in 1948 Occupied Jerusalem called for a solidarity sit-in Tuesday evening in front of Afula hospital where prisoner Qeiq is being held. Journalists also participated in another sit-in in central Nablus and Ramallah as well as in Gaza.
On the other hand, the Israeli prosecution filed a replying letter to the Secretary of the Israeli Supreme Court prior to the hearing of the appeal session to be held on Wednesday on the case of detainee Qeiq.
In a statement on Tuesday, the head of the legal unit of the Palestinian Prisoners Society lawyer Jawad Boulus said that the letter justified the detention of detainee Qeiq by claiming that he constitutes danger to the security of Israel.
Activists rally outside hospital in solidarity with Palestinian hunger-striker
Dozens of Palestinian citizens and activists rallied on Tuesday evening outside the Afula Hospital in support for the Palestinian hunger-striker Muhammad al-Qeiq, who has been starving in Israeli jails for over a couple of months.
The Israeli police summoned reinforcements and chased down the rally-goers in an attempt to ban access to the hospital.
The rally falls in line with the calls launched by activists in 1948 Occupied Palestine to mobilize mass support for and solidarity with al-Qeiq after his health status has entered a critical stage.
Lawyer Hanan al-Khatib, from the Prisoners and Ex-prisoners’ Committee said after she visited al-Qeiq in the Afula Hospital that his health condition has sharply exacerbated.
She quoted medics at the Afula Hospital as sounding the alarm over the hunger-striker’s critical downturn, warning that they might force-feed him at any possible moment to prevent his death.
Al-Qeiq has firmly been refusing to take vitamins and to undergo medical checks. He has only been drinking water.
Al-Khatib quoted al-Qeiq as stating that he has been engaged in “an Irish hunger-strike”, in reference to a type of protest where the hunger-striker rejects food and vitamins and only drinks water.
The lawyer called on all political and human rights bodies, nationwide and overseas, to urgently intervene and save al-Qeiq’s life before it is too late.
A group of journalists in 1948 Occupied Jerusalem called for a solidarity sit-in Tuesday evening in front of Afula hospital where prisoner Qeiq is being held. Journalists also participated in another sit-in in central Nablus and Ramallah as well as in Gaza.
On the other hand, the Israeli prosecution filed a replying letter to the Secretary of the Israeli Supreme Court prior to the hearing of the appeal session to be held on Wednesday on the case of detainee Qeiq.
In a statement on Tuesday, the head of the legal unit of the Palestinian Prisoners Society lawyer Jawad Boulus said that the letter justified the detention of detainee Qeiq by claiming that he constitutes danger to the security of Israel.
Activists rally outside hospital in solidarity with Palestinian hunger-striker
Dozens of Palestinian citizens and activists rallied on Tuesday evening outside the Afula Hospital in support for the Palestinian hunger-striker Muhammad al-Qeiq, who has been starving in Israeli jails for over a couple of months.
The Israeli police summoned reinforcements and chased down the rally-goers in an attempt to ban access to the hospital.
The rally falls in line with the calls launched by activists in 1948 Occupied Palestine to mobilize mass support for and solidarity with al-Qeiq after his health status has entered a critical stage.
Lawyer Hanan al-Khatib, from the Prisoners and Ex-prisoners’ Committee said after she visited al-Qeiq in the Afula Hospital that his health condition has sharply exacerbated.
She quoted medics at the Afula Hospital as sounding the alarm over the hunger-striker’s critical downturn, warning that they might force-feed him at any possible moment to prevent his death.
Al-Qeiq has firmly been refusing to take vitamins and to undergo medical checks. He has only been drinking water.
Al-Khatib quoted al-Qeiq as stating that he has been engaged in “an Irish hunger-strike”, in reference to a type of protest where the hunger-striker rejects food and vitamins and only drinks water.
The lawyer called on all political and human rights bodies, nationwide and overseas, to urgently intervene and save al-Qeiq’s life before it is too late.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Tuesday arrested a Palestinian resident in al-Eizeriya village and a medic in the Old City of Occupied Jerusalem.
Quds Press revealed that Israeli forces transferred the first man to a police station in Maale Adumim settlement and took the other, Shadi Ghurab, to Qashale investigation center to the west of al-Khalil.
According to the committee of Jerusalemite prisoners’ families, Israeli troops Tuesday morning stormed al-Issawiya town to the east of Occupied Jerusalem and searched some of Palestinians’ homes. No arrests were reported.
Quds Press revealed that Israeli forces transferred the first man to a police station in Maale Adumim settlement and took the other, Shadi Ghurab, to Qashale investigation center to the west of al-Khalil.
According to the committee of Jerusalemite prisoners’ families, Israeli troops Tuesday morning stormed al-Issawiya town to the east of Occupied Jerusalem and searched some of Palestinians’ homes. No arrests were reported.
26 jan 2015
Two Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded in a suspected car-ramming attack near Beit Horon settlement to the west of Ramallah on Tuesday evening.
The Israeli TV channel 7 reported that a driver rammed his car into a group of soldiers at Beit Horon junction and ran over two of them.
Hebrew media outlets said that the driver managed to speed away and was being chased by army troops.
They later reported that the youth was arrested, adding, however, that the incident might just be a traffic accident and not a deliberate car-ramming attack.
The Israeli TV channel 7 reported that a driver rammed his car into a group of soldiers at Beit Horon junction and ran over two of them.
Hebrew media outlets said that the driver managed to speed away and was being chased by army troops.
They later reported that the youth was arrested, adding, however, that the incident might just be a traffic accident and not a deliberate car-ramming attack.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday kidnapped four Palestinian young men from their homes during campaigns in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The Hebrew website 0404 said the Israeli army arrested four wanted Palestinians, including two accused of being involved in resistance activities.
0404 added that the arrests took place in the towns of Azzun and Kafr Thulth near Qalqiliya city as well as in Beit Sira town near Ramallah and Qalandiya refugee camp to the north of Occupied Jerusalem.
According to different local sources, the IOF stormed and ransacked the house of 22-year-old Hamdallah Abdul-Qader in Kafr Thulth town and then rounded him up.
The IOF also kidnapped 19-year-old Yasin Anaya from his home during a campaign in Azzun town, east of Qalqiliya.
Two other young men identified as Ahmed Manasra and Mousa Abu Safiya were taken prisoners during similar IOF campaigns in Qalandiya refugee camp in Jerusalem and Beit Sira town in Ramallah.
Since the outbreak of al-Quds intifada (uprising) last October, the Israeli military and security forces have intensified their arrest campaigns in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinians In Ramallah And Jerusalem
The Israeli army has kidnapped, Tuesday, three Palestinians, including a former political prisoner, in Ramallah and Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers installed a sudden roadblock, near the main entrance of Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah, stopped and searched many cars, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Bassam Mteir Rimawi, 33.
Rimawi is a former political prisoner, who was held by Israel for more than two years.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Manasra, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.
In Jerusalem, the soldiers kidnapped Shadi Ghorab, in Bab al-‘Amoud area, and took him to an interrogation facility.
The Hebrew website 0404 said the Israeli army arrested four wanted Palestinians, including two accused of being involved in resistance activities.
0404 added that the arrests took place in the towns of Azzun and Kafr Thulth near Qalqiliya city as well as in Beit Sira town near Ramallah and Qalandiya refugee camp to the north of Occupied Jerusalem.
According to different local sources, the IOF stormed and ransacked the house of 22-year-old Hamdallah Abdul-Qader in Kafr Thulth town and then rounded him up.
The IOF also kidnapped 19-year-old Yasin Anaya from his home during a campaign in Azzun town, east of Qalqiliya.
Two other young men identified as Ahmed Manasra and Mousa Abu Safiya were taken prisoners during similar IOF campaigns in Qalandiya refugee camp in Jerusalem and Beit Sira town in Ramallah.
Since the outbreak of al-Quds intifada (uprising) last October, the Israeli military and security forces have intensified their arrest campaigns in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinians In Ramallah And Jerusalem
The Israeli army has kidnapped, Tuesday, three Palestinians, including a former political prisoner, in Ramallah and Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers installed a sudden roadblock, near the main entrance of Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah, stopped and searched many cars, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Bassam Mteir Rimawi, 33.
Rimawi is a former political prisoner, who was held by Israel for more than two years.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Manasra, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.
In Jerusalem, the soldiers kidnapped Shadi Ghorab, in Bab al-‘Amoud area, and took him to an interrogation facility.
An Israeli court has ordered the release of prisoner Fathiya Khanfar, an elderly woman in her 60s from Silat ad-Dhahr town in Jenin, but her jailers still refuse to respond to the court verdict.
Her husband Yousuf Khanfar told Quds Press that the release order was issued after his wife had spent two-thirds of her 11-month prison term, adding that the administration of Hasharon jail refused to comply with the court order and release her on Monday.
According to the husband, the Hasharon administration claimed it had not received a release order from the military court of Salem.
Fathiya Khanfar was jailed last July after she was charged with attempting to smuggle a cellphone sim card in February 2013 to her son in prison.
Her husband Yousuf Khanfar told Quds Press that the release order was issued after his wife had spent two-thirds of her 11-month prison term, adding that the administration of Hasharon jail refused to comply with the court order and release her on Monday.
According to the husband, the Hasharon administration claimed it had not received a release order from the military court of Salem.
Fathiya Khanfar was jailed last July after she was charged with attempting to smuggle a cellphone sim card in February 2013 to her son in prison.
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) member Hanan Ashrawi has demanded the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq.
In a press release on Monday, Ashrawi called on the IOA to respect Qeiq's legitimate struggle for his freedom and respond to his humanitarian demands, which are protected by the international law.
The PLO official also appealed to international human rights groups and the International Federation of Journalists to intervene to save the life of prisoner Qeiq, who has been on hunger strike for over 60 days in protest at his administrative detention with no guilt.
She stressed the need to hold Israel accountable for its flagrant violation of the international conventions and treaties, especially the fourth Geneva convention, with regard to its use of torture methods against the prisoners and its attempts to silence the Palestinian voice to cover up its crimes and violations against the Palestinians.
She also held the Israeli government and its security apparatuses fully responsible for the life of journalist Qeiq.
El-Qeiq Family appeal to UN rights groups to save son's life
The family of journalist Muhammed Elqeiq has appealed to the United Nations to make immediate efforts to save his life.
Muhammed is reportedly in critical condition in an Israeli jail, having been on hunger strike for 63 days.
The following is a press release distributed by Hammam Elqeiq, Muhammed's brother:
"To whom it may concern:
Dear Sir/Madam
26 January, 2016
I am writing to you on behalf of Palestinian journalist Muhammed El-Qeiq, who is now hanging between life and death in an Israeli jail.
Muhammed, 33, has been on an uninterrupted hunger strike for 63 days in protest against his arbitrary administrative detention by the Israeli authorities.
Muhammed violated no laws, hurled no stones, stabbed no Israelis and didn't engage in any violence. His only "guilt" is practicing his profession.
The Israelis refuse to even spell out charges against him.
According to his lawyer, Muhammed fell unconscious last night.
He is in a clinical state of coma. He is in a critical condition.
Hence, we appeal to you to make every possible effort to save his life.
Please do what you can now because time is very very crucial.
Hamam Elqeiq-lawyer
(His brother)
Dura-West Bank"
Haneyya phones family of journalist Mohamed Qeiq
Deputy head of Hamas's political bureau Ismail Haneyya on Tuesday phoned the family of journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq, who has been on hunger strike for 63 days in protest at his administrative detention.
Haneyya consoled the family of journalist Qeiq and affirmed his Movement's support for his heroic struggle for his freedom.
The Hamas official also said that his Movement always urges Palestinian and international human rights groups to assume their responsibilities towards the issue of prisoner Qeiq.
In a related context, the Palestinian foreign ministry said it had instructed its embassies to necessarily intensify diplomatic moves and hold meetings with foreign ministers, politicians and public opinion leaders as well as human rights groups to raise the issue of journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq and pressure for his immediate release.
In a press release on Monday, Ashrawi called on the IOA to respect Qeiq's legitimate struggle for his freedom and respond to his humanitarian demands, which are protected by the international law.
The PLO official also appealed to international human rights groups and the International Federation of Journalists to intervene to save the life of prisoner Qeiq, who has been on hunger strike for over 60 days in protest at his administrative detention with no guilt.
She stressed the need to hold Israel accountable for its flagrant violation of the international conventions and treaties, especially the fourth Geneva convention, with regard to its use of torture methods against the prisoners and its attempts to silence the Palestinian voice to cover up its crimes and violations against the Palestinians.
She also held the Israeli government and its security apparatuses fully responsible for the life of journalist Qeiq.
El-Qeiq Family appeal to UN rights groups to save son's life
The family of journalist Muhammed Elqeiq has appealed to the United Nations to make immediate efforts to save his life.
Muhammed is reportedly in critical condition in an Israeli jail, having been on hunger strike for 63 days.
The following is a press release distributed by Hammam Elqeiq, Muhammed's brother:
"To whom it may concern:
Dear Sir/Madam
26 January, 2016
I am writing to you on behalf of Palestinian journalist Muhammed El-Qeiq, who is now hanging between life and death in an Israeli jail.
Muhammed, 33, has been on an uninterrupted hunger strike for 63 days in protest against his arbitrary administrative detention by the Israeli authorities.
Muhammed violated no laws, hurled no stones, stabbed no Israelis and didn't engage in any violence. His only "guilt" is practicing his profession.
The Israelis refuse to even spell out charges against him.
According to his lawyer, Muhammed fell unconscious last night.
He is in a clinical state of coma. He is in a critical condition.
Hence, we appeal to you to make every possible effort to save his life.
Please do what you can now because time is very very crucial.
Hamam Elqeiq-lawyer
(His brother)
Dura-West Bank"
Haneyya phones family of journalist Mohamed Qeiq
Deputy head of Hamas's political bureau Ismail Haneyya on Tuesday phoned the family of journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq, who has been on hunger strike for 63 days in protest at his administrative detention.
Haneyya consoled the family of journalist Qeiq and affirmed his Movement's support for his heroic struggle for his freedom.
The Hamas official also said that his Movement always urges Palestinian and international human rights groups to assume their responsibilities towards the issue of prisoner Qeiq.
In a related context, the Palestinian foreign ministry said it had instructed its embassies to necessarily intensify diplomatic moves and hold meetings with foreign ministers, politicians and public opinion leaders as well as human rights groups to raise the issue of journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq and pressure for his immediate release.
