13 jan 2016
Israeli forces stationed at the Beit Einun junction on Wednesday evening opened fire on a Palestinian driver they described as "suspicious" before afterward detaining him.
An Israeli army spokesperson said that after seeing the "suspicious vehicle" at the junction northeast of Hebron, Israeli forces fired shots into the air "to stop its approach."
She said the driver then left the car, at which point he was detained and taken into Israeli Border Police custody. She was unable to say why the soldiers considered him "suspicious."
Witnesses initially expressed concern that the Palestinian may have been wounded, and ambulances that rushed to the scene were prevented from approaching.
The Israeli army spokesperson said that she did not believe the driver was injured during the incident.
The Beit Einun junction, which lies between Hebron and the village of Sair, has been the site of a number of deadly encounters since a wave of unrest swept the occupied Palestinian territory in October.
On Tuesday, Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians at the junction -- 23-year-old Muhammad Kawazba after he allegedly attempted to stab an Israeli soldier, and 17-year-old Adnan al-Mashni, who allegedly drove Kawazba to the site.
On Thursday, less than a week before, another 16-year-old Palestinian was shot dead at the site after he allegedly attempted to stab a soldier.
Since October, more than 150 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis, the majority in the occupied West Bank.
While Israel alleges many of those were attempting to attack Israelis when they were shot, Palestinians and rights groups have disputed Israel's version of events in a number of cases.
The attacks that have taken place have claimed the lives of more than 20 Israelis.
An Israeli army spokesperson said that after seeing the "suspicious vehicle" at the junction northeast of Hebron, Israeli forces fired shots into the air "to stop its approach."
She said the driver then left the car, at which point he was detained and taken into Israeli Border Police custody. She was unable to say why the soldiers considered him "suspicious."
Witnesses initially expressed concern that the Palestinian may have been wounded, and ambulances that rushed to the scene were prevented from approaching.
The Israeli army spokesperson said that she did not believe the driver was injured during the incident.
The Beit Einun junction, which lies between Hebron and the village of Sair, has been the site of a number of deadly encounters since a wave of unrest swept the occupied Palestinian territory in October.
On Tuesday, Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians at the junction -- 23-year-old Muhammad Kawazba after he allegedly attempted to stab an Israeli soldier, and 17-year-old Adnan al-Mashni, who allegedly drove Kawazba to the site.
On Thursday, less than a week before, another 16-year-old Palestinian was shot dead at the site after he allegedly attempted to stab a soldier.
Since October, more than 150 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis, the majority in the occupied West Bank.
While Israel alleges many of those were attempting to attack Israelis when they were shot, Palestinians and rights groups have disputed Israel's version of events in a number of cases.
The attacks that have taken place have claimed the lives of more than 20 Israelis.
The Jordanian Consul in Israel Walid Ebaidat visited the Jordanian captive Abdullah Nouh Abu Jaber who has been on hunger strike for over two months.
Feda website, concerned with Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails, quoted the brother of captive Abu Jaber as saying that his brother insists on continuing his strike until answering his demands despite the deterioration of his health condition after 69 days of hunger strike.
Abu Jaber told the lawyer of detainees and ex-detainees committee, Hanan al-Khatib, that he paused his strike after promises by the management of Megiddo prison to answer his demands of either releasing him or transferring him to Jordan to complete his sentence there.
Abu Jaber was shocked of returning him back from Afula hospital to the isolation of Ramleh prison hospital without completing his treatment. As a result, he resumed his hunger strike.
Detainee Abu Jaber was arrested on December 29, 2000 and sentenced to 20 years for resistance activities. He has already spent 15 years of his sentence.
Feda website, concerned with Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails, quoted the brother of captive Abu Jaber as saying that his brother insists on continuing his strike until answering his demands despite the deterioration of his health condition after 69 days of hunger strike.
Abu Jaber told the lawyer of detainees and ex-detainees committee, Hanan al-Khatib, that he paused his strike after promises by the management of Megiddo prison to answer his demands of either releasing him or transferring him to Jordan to complete his sentence there.
Abu Jaber was shocked of returning him back from Afula hospital to the isolation of Ramleh prison hospital without completing his treatment. As a result, he resumed his hunger strike.
Detainee Abu Jaber was arrested on December 29, 2000 and sentenced to 20 years for resistance activities. He has already spent 15 years of his sentence.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have applied the force-feeding law on the detained Palestinian journalist Mohammad al-Qeiq, by introducing solutions into his body against his will, which is a serious practice and contrary to international conventions.
Head of the Palestinian Authority’s detainees and ex-detainees committee, Issa Qaraqe, said that the journalist captive is the first prisoner on hunger strike on whom "force-feeding" law has been applied. The "force-feeding" law was approved by the Israeli government in July, 2015, in order to break the will of the hunger strikers.
Qaraqe explained in a press statement on Tuesday that the "Ethics Committee" in the Afula hospital, which consists of three doctors, a psychiatrist, and a social worker, and has the power to force the captives on hunger strike on nutrition under the pretext of threat to their lives, had tied up captive al-Qeiq, and connected him to a monitor and to an infusion pump, to introduce fluids into his body intravenously.
He pointed out that in spite of the prohibition of the force-feeding law by all legal agencies, the World Medical Association (WMA) and the Israeli Medical Association (IMA), the Israeli government did not take into account the international legal position of the force-feeding.
Earlier, an attorney for the detainees’ committee, Heba Masalha, revealed that the Israeli Ethics Committee held a meeting and decided to feed the prisoner on hunger strike Mohammed al-Qeiq intravenously by force, taking advantage of his physical weakness, to be the first Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike on whom the force-feeding law is applied.
Head of the Palestinian Authority’s detainees and ex-detainees committee, Issa Qaraqe, said that the journalist captive is the first prisoner on hunger strike on whom "force-feeding" law has been applied. The "force-feeding" law was approved by the Israeli government in July, 2015, in order to break the will of the hunger strikers.
Qaraqe explained in a press statement on Tuesday that the "Ethics Committee" in the Afula hospital, which consists of three doctors, a psychiatrist, and a social worker, and has the power to force the captives on hunger strike on nutrition under the pretext of threat to their lives, had tied up captive al-Qeiq, and connected him to a monitor and to an infusion pump, to introduce fluids into his body intravenously.
He pointed out that in spite of the prohibition of the force-feeding law by all legal agencies, the World Medical Association (WMA) and the Israeli Medical Association (IMA), the Israeli government did not take into account the international legal position of the force-feeding.
Earlier, an attorney for the detainees’ committee, Heba Masalha, revealed that the Israeli Ethics Committee held a meeting and decided to feed the prisoner on hunger strike Mohammed al-Qeiq intravenously by force, taking advantage of his physical weakness, to be the first Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike on whom the force-feeding law is applied.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, at least 15 Palestinians in different districts of the occupied West Bank, including four children in occupied Jerusalem.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Mos’ab Salah Shalalda, 28, Ali Mohammad Abdul-Fattah Rasras, 27, Wa’el Issa Masalma, 22, Ghanem Farahat al-Ja'bari, 31, and Ali Mohammad Fares Rajabi.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded the Ramallah and al-Biereh District in central West Bank, and kidnapped five Palestinians identified as Mohammad Bashir Baraghtha, 18, Abdulla Adel Barghouthi, 15, his twin brother Nasrallah, Osama Ibrahim Nakhla, 38, and Mohammad Abu Zeid.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Qabalan town, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, searched homes and kidnapped one Palestinian.
The soldiers also invaded Sawiya village, south of Nablus, and demolished a 0.12-Acre hothouse belonging to resident Mohannad Odeh.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), in the southern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Mos’ab Salah Shalalda, 28, Ali Mohammad Abdul-Fattah Rasras, 27, Wa’el Issa Masalma, 22, Ghanem Farahat al-Ja'bari, 31, and Ali Mohammad Fares Rajabi.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded the Ramallah and al-Biereh District in central West Bank, and kidnapped five Palestinians identified as Mohammad Bashir Baraghtha, 18, Abdulla Adel Barghouthi, 15, his twin brother Nasrallah, Osama Ibrahim Nakhla, 38, and Mohammad Abu Zeid.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Qabalan town, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, searched homes and kidnapped one Palestinian.
The soldiers also invaded Sawiya village, south of Nablus, and demolished a 0.12-Acre hothouse belonging to resident Mohannad Odeh.
Salah Mones and Mohammad Al-Qaresly
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Wednesday, four Palestinian children in Jerusalem’s old city, and Shu’fat, and took them to an interrogation facility in the city.
Amjad Abu ‘Asab, head of the Detainees’ Parents Committee in Jerusalem, said the soldiers stormed and violently searched several homes, causing excessive damage, and interrogated many Palestinians, including children.
He added that the soldiers kidnapped Salah Mo’nes, 14, and Mohammad al-Qaresly, 16 years of age.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers also invaded homes in Shu’fat neighborhood, in Jerusalem, and kidnapped two children, identified as Ala’ Abu Khdeir and Majd Abu Khdeir.
In addition, Lawyer Mahmoud Hamdan said the District Court in Jerusalem ordered two young detainees, identified as Mohammad al-Hadra and Ibrahim al-Hadra, in addition to Sa’id Qambaz and Ehsan Abu al-Hummus, under further interrogation, and set April 14, as the court date for detainee Ali Mahmoud.
The District Court judge also ordered two children, identified as Mohammad Shweiki and Yousef Shweiki, under further interrogation until January 28, while detainee Hotheifa Taha will be sent to court on January 14.
Also, the Judge reduced house arrest restrictions on a Palestinian child, identified as Fayez Farhan, “allowing him to go to school.”
The court also ordered Yousef Mohammad Roweidi, 14, under house arrest for five days, and imposed a 5000 Israeli shekels bail.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Wednesday, four Palestinian children in Jerusalem’s old city, and Shu’fat, and took them to an interrogation facility in the city.
Amjad Abu ‘Asab, head of the Detainees’ Parents Committee in Jerusalem, said the soldiers stormed and violently searched several homes, causing excessive damage, and interrogated many Palestinians, including children.
He added that the soldiers kidnapped Salah Mo’nes, 14, and Mohammad al-Qaresly, 16 years of age.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers also invaded homes in Shu’fat neighborhood, in Jerusalem, and kidnapped two children, identified as Ala’ Abu Khdeir and Majd Abu Khdeir.
In addition, Lawyer Mahmoud Hamdan said the District Court in Jerusalem ordered two young detainees, identified as Mohammad al-Hadra and Ibrahim al-Hadra, in addition to Sa’id Qambaz and Ehsan Abu al-Hummus, under further interrogation, and set April 14, as the court date for detainee Ali Mahmoud.
The District Court judge also ordered two children, identified as Mohammad Shweiki and Yousef Shweiki, under further interrogation until January 28, while detainee Hotheifa Taha will be sent to court on January 14.
Also, the Judge reduced house arrest restrictions on a Palestinian child, identified as Fayez Farhan, “allowing him to go to school.”
The court also ordered Yousef Mohammad Roweidi, 14, under house arrest for five days, and imposed a 5000 Israeli shekels bail.
Israeli police and army forces, Tuesday, detained two Palestinian young women in Jerusalem and Hebron, according to local sources.
In Jerusalem, Israeli police detained a young woman, who was identified as Rawan Abu Ghoush.
Meanwhile, in Hebron, Israeli army briefly detained a young woman, unidentified as of yet, and questioned her while she was present in the Old City neighborhood.
This brings up the number of Palestinians detained by Israeli troops since early morning Tuesday to 18, according to WAFA.
In Jerusalem, Israeli police detained a young woman, who was identified as Rawan Abu Ghoush.
Meanwhile, in Hebron, Israeli army briefly detained a young woman, unidentified as of yet, and questioned her while she was present in the Old City neighborhood.
This brings up the number of Palestinians detained by Israeli troops since early morning Tuesday to 18, according to WAFA.
By Khalid Amayreh in West Bank
Muhammad Elqeiq, a 33-year-old journalist from Dura in the southern West Bank, is fighting for his life in an Israeli detention facility. He has been on an interrupted hunger strike for 49 days in protest against his unlawful incarceration by the Israeli security authorities.
Palestinians often resort to hunger strikes to protest unlawful detention by Israel.
On Monday, 11 January, his wife, Faihaa Shalash, said the Israeli occupation authorities accuse her husband of "incitement” a charge routinely leveled against critics of the Israeli occupation and persecution of Palestinians.
"Elqeiq is in critical condition after 48 days on hunger strike and his life is at risk," said Issa Qaraqe, the Palestinian minister of prisoner affairs.
On Tuesday, his family urged the public in Dura to attend a rally in Hebron to show solidarity with the young journalist and call on human rights groups and foreign diplomats based in Israel and the Palestinian Authority to exert maximum pressure on the Israeli government to free Elqeiq.
Israel, which is detaining hundreds of Palestinians without charge or trial, is refusing to spell out any specific charges against him
Observers as well as Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups note that the Israeli military authorities use administrative detention as "a sword drawn against Palestinian activists' throats" for the purpose of deterring criticisms of the Israeli occupation.
Elqeiq violated no law, stabbed or attempted to stab no one, and never hurled a stone on any Israeli.
His ultimate weapon has always been his pen.
I personally know Muhammed. He is a gentleman and completely peaceable person with no propensity to indulge in violence. Whatever he has done falls within the universally recognized right to press freedom and freedom of expression
He also holds moderate views and should not be viewed as an extremist.
Hence, I urge all conscientious people to press for his immediate release.
Muhammad Elqeiq, a 33-year-old journalist from Dura in the southern West Bank, is fighting for his life in an Israeli detention facility. He has been on an interrupted hunger strike for 49 days in protest against his unlawful incarceration by the Israeli security authorities.
Palestinians often resort to hunger strikes to protest unlawful detention by Israel.
On Monday, 11 January, his wife, Faihaa Shalash, said the Israeli occupation authorities accuse her husband of "incitement” a charge routinely leveled against critics of the Israeli occupation and persecution of Palestinians.
"Elqeiq is in critical condition after 48 days on hunger strike and his life is at risk," said Issa Qaraqe, the Palestinian minister of prisoner affairs.
On Tuesday, his family urged the public in Dura to attend a rally in Hebron to show solidarity with the young journalist and call on human rights groups and foreign diplomats based in Israel and the Palestinian Authority to exert maximum pressure on the Israeli government to free Elqeiq.
Israel, which is detaining hundreds of Palestinians without charge or trial, is refusing to spell out any specific charges against him
Observers as well as Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups note that the Israeli military authorities use administrative detention as "a sword drawn against Palestinian activists' throats" for the purpose of deterring criticisms of the Israeli occupation.
Elqeiq violated no law, stabbed or attempted to stab no one, and never hurled a stone on any Israeli.
His ultimate weapon has always been his pen.
I personally know Muhammed. He is a gentleman and completely peaceable person with no propensity to indulge in violence. Whatever he has done falls within the universally recognized right to press freedom and freedom of expression
He also holds moderate views and should not be viewed as an extremist.
Hence, I urge all conscientious people to press for his immediate release.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed and searched at dawn Wednesday a number of Palestinian homes in al-Khalil and Tulkarem in the West Bank.
In Al-Khalil, Israeli forces stormed in large numbers Sa'ir town, north of al-Khalil city, and closed its southern and western entrances.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that a number of Israeli military vehicles stormed the town and broke into a number of local homes.
A number of local youths were summoned for investigation during the raid, the sources added.
Israeli forces also closed the main entrance to Fawar refugee camp, restricting the local residents’ movement under the pretext of looking for suspects in stone throwing attacks.
No arrests were reported during the IOF raid.
In Tulkarem, IOF stormed the injured prisoner Ziyad Mari’s house in Bal’a town, east of Tulkarem city, and took its measurements as a prelude to demolish it.
Mari, 22, was arrested on Nov. 2 after being shot and injured by Israeli soldiers for allegedly carrying out a stabbing attack in Natania city within the Green Line.
In Al-Khalil, Israeli forces stormed in large numbers Sa'ir town, north of al-Khalil city, and closed its southern and western entrances.
The PIC reporter quoted local sources as saying that a number of Israeli military vehicles stormed the town and broke into a number of local homes.
A number of local youths were summoned for investigation during the raid, the sources added.
Israeli forces also closed the main entrance to Fawar refugee camp, restricting the local residents’ movement under the pretext of looking for suspects in stone throwing attacks.
No arrests were reported during the IOF raid.
In Tulkarem, IOF stormed the injured prisoner Ziyad Mari’s house in Bal’a town, east of Tulkarem city, and took its measurements as a prelude to demolish it.
Mari, 22, was arrested on Nov. 2 after being shot and injured by Israeli soldiers for allegedly carrying out a stabbing attack in Natania city within the Green Line.
A number of Palestinians were injured while others were arrested as clashes broke out overnight throughout occupied West Bank towns and cities.
A Palestinian young man suffered live shot injuries during clashes that broke out in Tubas after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) violently stormed the city at dawn Wednesday.
Similar confrontations were reported in different parts of Nablus amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs.
Meanwhile, dozens of youths suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during overnight clashes that erupted in Issawiya town in occupied Jerusalem after being brutally stormed by Israeli police forces.
Two brothers and a prisoner’s wife were arrested from their houses during the Israeli raid into the town, local sources told the PIC reporter.
In Bethlehem, at least seven Palestinians were injured with rubber bullets while dozens others choked on tear gas on Tuesday evening when IOF soldiers brutally stormed a slain Palestinian’s house in the area.
Medical sources affirmed that seven youths suffered rubber bullet injuries when clashes erupted at the northern entrance to Bethlehem.
Several inhabitants suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during the confrontations, the sources added.
The clashes broke out when Israeli forces brutally stormed the house of the slain Palestinian Surur Abu Surur who was killed by Israeli gunfire on Tuesday afternoon.
In Qalqilia, IOF soldiers raided Juyous town, east of the city, and were deployed throughout its neighborhoods after local activists managed to remove the barbed-wire fence erected around the Apartheid Wall near the town.
Along the same line, Israeli forces tightened restrictions on Palestinians’ movement via Nablus-Qalqilia road, north of the West Bank, after erecting iron gates along of the road.
The passing-by Palestinians have complained of the Israeli forces’ provocative restrictions and assaults.
Local sources said that Palestinian vehicles are daily stopped and searched along the road.
Earlier on Monday, Israeli forces had erected three iron gates along Nablus-Qalqilia road.
Nearly 27 Israeli iron gates are installed throughout Qalqilia.
A Palestinian young man suffered live shot injuries during clashes that broke out in Tubas after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) violently stormed the city at dawn Wednesday.
Similar confrontations were reported in different parts of Nablus amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs.
Meanwhile, dozens of youths suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during overnight clashes that erupted in Issawiya town in occupied Jerusalem after being brutally stormed by Israeli police forces.
Two brothers and a prisoner’s wife were arrested from their houses during the Israeli raid into the town, local sources told the PIC reporter.
In Bethlehem, at least seven Palestinians were injured with rubber bullets while dozens others choked on tear gas on Tuesday evening when IOF soldiers brutally stormed a slain Palestinian’s house in the area.
Medical sources affirmed that seven youths suffered rubber bullet injuries when clashes erupted at the northern entrance to Bethlehem.
Several inhabitants suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during the confrontations, the sources added.
The clashes broke out when Israeli forces brutally stormed the house of the slain Palestinian Surur Abu Surur who was killed by Israeli gunfire on Tuesday afternoon.
In Qalqilia, IOF soldiers raided Juyous town, east of the city, and were deployed throughout its neighborhoods after local activists managed to remove the barbed-wire fence erected around the Apartheid Wall near the town.
Along the same line, Israeli forces tightened restrictions on Palestinians’ movement via Nablus-Qalqilia road, north of the West Bank, after erecting iron gates along of the road.
The passing-by Palestinians have complained of the Israeli forces’ provocative restrictions and assaults.
Local sources said that Palestinian vehicles are daily stopped and searched along the road.
Earlier on Monday, Israeli forces had erected three iron gates along Nablus-Qalqilia road.
Nearly 27 Israeli iron gates are installed throughout Qalqilia.
12 jan 2016
The Magistrate judge extended on Monday the arrest of 18-year old Ala’ Nabil Emran Salah until next Sunday.
Ala’ turned himself in last Monday (4/1/2016) for interrogation at Al-Maskobyeh police center in West Jerusalem after occupation forces raided his house in the village of Esawyeh and provoked his family, insulted them and damaged the house contents. The police extended his arrest and prevented his mother from attending the court session.
Ala’ Salah, a freed prisoner who spent several months in the occupation’s prisons in addition to one year of house-arrest, was injured with a rubber bullet in his eye on 17/10/2015 which led to the removal of his eye and facial fractures (around the eye and nose).
His mother said: “Ala’ and I were on our way to the hospital to visit my daughter who was in labor. While walking towards the bus station in the village of Esawyeh, there were ongoing clashes between young men and occupation forces that heavily fired tear-gas canister and rubber bullets in the area. I hid in one of the neighborhoods after suffering a state of suffocation and was separated for minutes from my son Ala’. I then heard the young men saying that somebody lost his eye.”
She added: “Ala’ was injured with a rubber bullet in his eye and suffered severe bleeding and fractures. He underwent a surgery and his left eye was removed. He also underwent another surgery to implant platinum underneath his eye in addition to another surgery in the nose; he still needs another surgery for his eyelid which was removed.”
She continued: “My son did not finish his treatment and was requested for interrogation. He needs ointments for the eye and another surgery.”
Ala’s mother pointed out that this is the third-arrest for her son. The first time he was arrested from the area of Damascus Gate under the pretext of throwing stones and was 16-years old then; he was released on condition of house-arrest and was banned from going to school for a long time. Few days after the house-arrest was over, he was arrested and detained for two months and last week he was arrested again.
It is noteworthy that the occupation authorities arrested the 18-year old Mohammad Burqan from the neighborhood of Al-Thori in Silwan who also lost his eye during clashes in the neighborhood last year; he received treatment while under arrest.
Ala’ turned himself in last Monday (4/1/2016) for interrogation at Al-Maskobyeh police center in West Jerusalem after occupation forces raided his house in the village of Esawyeh and provoked his family, insulted them and damaged the house contents. The police extended his arrest and prevented his mother from attending the court session.
Ala’ Salah, a freed prisoner who spent several months in the occupation’s prisons in addition to one year of house-arrest, was injured with a rubber bullet in his eye on 17/10/2015 which led to the removal of his eye and facial fractures (around the eye and nose).
His mother said: “Ala’ and I were on our way to the hospital to visit my daughter who was in labor. While walking towards the bus station in the village of Esawyeh, there were ongoing clashes between young men and occupation forces that heavily fired tear-gas canister and rubber bullets in the area. I hid in one of the neighborhoods after suffering a state of suffocation and was separated for minutes from my son Ala’. I then heard the young men saying that somebody lost his eye.”
She added: “Ala’ was injured with a rubber bullet in his eye and suffered severe bleeding and fractures. He underwent a surgery and his left eye was removed. He also underwent another surgery to implant platinum underneath his eye in addition to another surgery in the nose; he still needs another surgery for his eyelid which was removed.”
She continued: “My son did not finish his treatment and was requested for interrogation. He needs ointments for the eye and another surgery.”
Ala’s mother pointed out that this is the third-arrest for her son. The first time he was arrested from the area of Damascus Gate under the pretext of throwing stones and was 16-years old then; he was released on condition of house-arrest and was banned from going to school for a long time. Few days after the house-arrest was over, he was arrested and detained for two months and last week he was arrested again.
It is noteworthy that the occupation authorities arrested the 18-year old Mohammad Burqan from the neighborhood of Al-Thori in Silwan who also lost his eye during clashes in the neighborhood last year; he received treatment while under arrest.
The Palestine Prisoners Society (PPS), Tuesday, said that prisoner Kifah Hattab has suspended his open ended hunger strike, which began 50 days ago in demand of being treated as a war prisoner.
According to to WAFA, PPS’s lawyer said in a press release that Hattab, who is currently being hospitalized at Afula Hospital, informed him about his intention to end his hunger strike after he was able to secure a deal with the Israeli prison authorities.
According to Hattab through his lawyer, the deal stipulates that the prison authorities meet all of Hattab’s demands, including being treated as a war prisoner.
Hattab is a Palestinian prisoner who has been sentenced to serve two life imprisonments. He launched several hunger strikes in the past three years in order to be recognized as a war prisoner.
According to to WAFA, PPS’s lawyer said in a press release that Hattab, who is currently being hospitalized at Afula Hospital, informed him about his intention to end his hunger strike after he was able to secure a deal with the Israeli prison authorities.
According to Hattab through his lawyer, the deal stipulates that the prison authorities meet all of Hattab’s demands, including being treated as a war prisoner.
Hattab is a Palestinian prisoner who has been sentenced to serve two life imprisonments. He launched several hunger strikes in the past three years in order to be recognized as a war prisoner.
Israeli police forces, on Tuesday evening, raided the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of 'Eesawiyya, firing tear gas at Palestinians and their homes, a local monitor said.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, a member of a local committee in 'Eesawiyya, said that dozens of Palestinians suffered from severe tear gas inhalation during the raid, adding that Israeli forces also fired rubber-coated steel bullets at youth.
Abu al-Hummus alleged, according to Ma'an, that Israeli forces began firing the rubber bullets and tear gas "randomly," and for no apparent reason.
Moments later, Palestinian youth began throwing rocks at Israeli police and clashes erupted.
An Israeli police spokesperson did not immediately respond for comment.
During the clashes, Israeli police reportedly raided homes of Palestinians in the village, and detained two people identified as Muhammad and Alaa Halasah.
Israeli forces also reportedly detained Rawan Abu Ghoush, the wife of Palestinian activist Samer Abu Aisah, during an undercover raid around nearby Hebrew University.
Last week, a handmade explosive device was found and dismantled by Israeli security forces at the top of the main entrance to 'Eesawiyya, near a flying Israeli checkpoint.
'Eesawiyya is a contentious Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem that sees frequent raids from Israeli forces, which usually turn into clashes. Since the start of October, Israeli forces have regularly closed off routes into and out of the neighborhood.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, a member of a local committee in 'Eesawiyya, said that dozens of Palestinians suffered from severe tear gas inhalation during the raid, adding that Israeli forces also fired rubber-coated steel bullets at youth.
Abu al-Hummus alleged, according to Ma'an, that Israeli forces began firing the rubber bullets and tear gas "randomly," and for no apparent reason.
Moments later, Palestinian youth began throwing rocks at Israeli police and clashes erupted.
An Israeli police spokesperson did not immediately respond for comment.
During the clashes, Israeli police reportedly raided homes of Palestinians in the village, and detained two people identified as Muhammad and Alaa Halasah.
Israeli forces also reportedly detained Rawan Abu Ghoush, the wife of Palestinian activist Samer Abu Aisah, during an undercover raid around nearby Hebrew University.
Last week, a handmade explosive device was found and dismantled by Israeli security forces at the top of the main entrance to 'Eesawiyya, near a flying Israeli checkpoint.
'Eesawiyya is a contentious Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem that sees frequent raids from Israeli forces, which usually turn into clashes. Since the start of October, Israeli forces have regularly closed off routes into and out of the neighborhood.
The Head of the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Committee Issa Qaraqe’ said that the Israeli Authorities have force-fed hunger striking detainee, journalist Mohammad al-Qeeq, via intravenous infusion.
Qaraqe stated al-Qeeq is the first detainee to be force-fed since the Israeli government passed the force-feeding law in July of 2015, in an attempt to crush the legitimate demands of the detainees, including those held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
The official also said that the "Ethics Committee" in the al-‘Affoula Israeli Hospital, composed of three doctors, a psychologist and a social worker, have approved the force-feeding of al-Qeeq.
Al-Qeeq has waged a hunger strike since November 24th, in protest of his arbitrary administrative detention, without charges or trial.
The detainee was strapped, hooked to two machines, and was force-fed through an intravenous infusion, allegedly because his strike is endangering his life.
Al-Qeeq is a Palestinian journalist working for the al-Majd TV; he is from Ramallah, and started his strike on November 25, 2015.
Qaraqe’ also said that, despite the illegality of force-feeding hunger striking detainees, and despite the objections of Israel’s Physicians' Union and unions around the world, Israel continues to act with impunity, and continues to act as if it is above international law.
The Palestinian official also said that detainees Abdullah Abu Jaber and Kifah Hattab are ongoing with their strike, adding that their health conditions are now life-threatening, while Israel continues to ignore their demands.
Qaraqe stated al-Qeeq is the first detainee to be force-fed since the Israeli government passed the force-feeding law in July of 2015, in an attempt to crush the legitimate demands of the detainees, including those held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
The official also said that the "Ethics Committee" in the al-‘Affoula Israeli Hospital, composed of three doctors, a psychologist and a social worker, have approved the force-feeding of al-Qeeq.
Al-Qeeq has waged a hunger strike since November 24th, in protest of his arbitrary administrative detention, without charges or trial.
The detainee was strapped, hooked to two machines, and was force-fed through an intravenous infusion, allegedly because his strike is endangering his life.
Al-Qeeq is a Palestinian journalist working for the al-Majd TV; he is from Ramallah, and started his strike on November 25, 2015.
Qaraqe’ also said that, despite the illegality of force-feeding hunger striking detainees, and despite the objections of Israel’s Physicians' Union and unions around the world, Israel continues to act with impunity, and continues to act as if it is above international law.
The Palestinian official also said that detainees Abdullah Abu Jaber and Kifah Hattab are ongoing with their strike, adding that their health conditions are now life-threatening, while Israel continues to ignore their demands.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, at least twelve Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem. Among the kidnapped is a journalist from Jenin.
The Hurriyat Center for Defence of Liberties and Human Rights has reported that the soldiers kidnapped one of its journalists, identified as Mojahed Sa’adi, from his home in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Several military vehicles also invaded Kafr Dan village, northwest of Jenin, searched homes and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Waseem Mofid Ayed, 25, Mohammad Nidal Salah, 32, and Nidal Yousef Salah,
Another Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Ali Methqal, 24, from the Jenin refugee camp, was taken prisoner from his work in historic Palestine.
In addition, the soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Soheib Makkawi al-Kharraz, 26, Ahmad Ammar Qandeel, 17, and Samer al-Bistami.
The soldiers also invaded the at-Tour neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including two children.
The kidnapped have been identified as Mohammad al-Hadra, 14, his cousins Mohammad al-Hadra, 19, and Ibrahim al-Hadra, 19, in addition to Emad Abu Ghannam, 16.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Beit Awwa town, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Jibreel Sweity and Wael Masalma.
It is worth mentioning that the army has kidnapped more than 3500 Palestinians, including 1500 children, in different parts of occupied Palestine since October 1 2015.
The Hurriyat Center for Defence of Liberties and Human Rights has reported that the soldiers kidnapped one of its journalists, identified as Mojahed Sa’adi, from his home in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Several military vehicles also invaded Kafr Dan village, northwest of Jenin, searched homes and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Waseem Mofid Ayed, 25, Mohammad Nidal Salah, 32, and Nidal Yousef Salah,
Another Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Ali Methqal, 24, from the Jenin refugee camp, was taken prisoner from his work in historic Palestine.
In addition, the soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Soheib Makkawi al-Kharraz, 26, Ahmad Ammar Qandeel, 17, and Samer al-Bistami.
The soldiers also invaded the at-Tour neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including two children.
The kidnapped have been identified as Mohammad al-Hadra, 14, his cousins Mohammad al-Hadra, 19, and Ibrahim al-Hadra, 19, in addition to Emad Abu Ghannam, 16.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Beit Awwa town, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Jibreel Sweity and Wael Masalma.
It is worth mentioning that the army has kidnapped more than 3500 Palestinians, including 1500 children, in different parts of occupied Palestine since October 1 2015.
Adnan Ayed Hamed al-Halayqa 17 (L)
Mohammad Ahmad Kawazba 23 (R)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, Tuesday, two Palestinian teens near Beit 'Anoun village junction, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, while a third Palestinian was shot and injured, and many others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Dr. Sharif at-Tarda, head of the Emergency Unit in the Al-Mezan Hospital in Hebron, said the soldiers shot Adnan Ayed Hamed al-Halayqa, 17, with a live round in the right side of his chest, and another Palestinian teen, who initially remained unidentified, as the soldiers held his body.
Al-Halayqa, from Shiokh town near Hebron, died of his serious injury in the al-Mezan Medical Center in Hebron city, Palestinian medical sources said.
The second slain Palestinian was later identified as Mohammad Ahmad Kawazba, 23, from Sa’ir town, near Hebron. He is the eleventh Palestinian from Sa’ir, to be killed by the army since October, 2015.
The soldiers prevented locals, and even medics, from reaching Kawazba, and left him to bleed to death.
The Israeli army claimed the Palestinians "attempted to stab soldiers;" no injuries were reported.
Palestinian medics managed to move a third Palestinian, who was also shot and injured by army fire, to a local hospital in Hebron.
The army also fired several gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at many residents who gathered in the area, causing many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped a young Palestinian woman, while walking near the Ibrahimi mosque in the Hebron city.
Also on Tuesday, the soldiers invaded Beit Jala city, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and clashed with local youths, before shooting to death a young man, identified as Ahmad Ibrahim Abu Srour, 21.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians, identified as Emad Abu Ghannam, Mohammad Suleiman al-Hedra, Ibrahim Mohammad al-Hedra and Mohammad Daoud al-Hedra, from occupied Jerusalem.
The PPS added that the soldiers also kidnapped Waseem Mofeed ‘Aabed, 25, Rakez Yousef Salah, 35, and Mojahed Mohammad Sa’adi, from Jenin, in addition to Samer Abdulraouf Bustami, 28, Soheib Makkawi al-Kharraz, 22, and Ahmad Ammar Qandeel, 17, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus.
In Hebron, the soldiers kidnapped Jibreel Khaled Kawazba, 19, Jibreel Salam Sweiti, 29, from Beit Awwa near town, while another Palestinian, identified as Ayyoub ‘Aassi Damra, was kidnapped in Aqbat Bani Jabr in Jericho.
Mohammad Ahmad Kawazba 23 (R)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, Tuesday, two Palestinian teens near Beit 'Anoun village junction, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, while a third Palestinian was shot and injured, and many others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Dr. Sharif at-Tarda, head of the Emergency Unit in the Al-Mezan Hospital in Hebron, said the soldiers shot Adnan Ayed Hamed al-Halayqa, 17, with a live round in the right side of his chest, and another Palestinian teen, who initially remained unidentified, as the soldiers held his body.
Al-Halayqa, from Shiokh town near Hebron, died of his serious injury in the al-Mezan Medical Center in Hebron city, Palestinian medical sources said.
The second slain Palestinian was later identified as Mohammad Ahmad Kawazba, 23, from Sa’ir town, near Hebron. He is the eleventh Palestinian from Sa’ir, to be killed by the army since October, 2015.
The soldiers prevented locals, and even medics, from reaching Kawazba, and left him to bleed to death.
The Israeli army claimed the Palestinians "attempted to stab soldiers;" no injuries were reported.
Palestinian medics managed to move a third Palestinian, who was also shot and injured by army fire, to a local hospital in Hebron.
The army also fired several gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at many residents who gathered in the area, causing many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped a young Palestinian woman, while walking near the Ibrahimi mosque in the Hebron city.
Also on Tuesday, the soldiers invaded Beit Jala city, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and clashed with local youths, before shooting to death a young man, identified as Ahmad Ibrahim Abu Srour, 21.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians, identified as Emad Abu Ghannam, Mohammad Suleiman al-Hedra, Ibrahim Mohammad al-Hedra and Mohammad Daoud al-Hedra, from occupied Jerusalem.
The PPS added that the soldiers also kidnapped Waseem Mofeed ‘Aabed, 25, Rakez Yousef Salah, 35, and Mojahed Mohammad Sa’adi, from Jenin, in addition to Samer Abdulraouf Bustami, 28, Soheib Makkawi al-Kharraz, 22, and Ahmad Ammar Qandeel, 17, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus.
In Hebron, the soldiers kidnapped Jibreel Khaled Kawazba, 19, Jibreel Salam Sweiti, 29, from Beit Awwa near town, while another Palestinian, identified as Ayyoub ‘Aassi Damra, was kidnapped in Aqbat Bani Jabr in Jericho.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Tuesday detained at least seven Palestinians in predawn raids across the West Bank.
In Nablus, eyewitnesses affirmed to the PIC correspondent that a number of Israeli military vehicles stormed Jabal al-Tur area and broke into a number of local homes.
Two youths were arrested during the raid, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets.
The sources highlighted that Mujahid al-Sadi, a journalist working for Filistin al-Yaum (Palestine Today), was arrested after IOF soldiers brutally stormed his house in Jenin and attacked his family members.
Al-Sadi, who earlier spent several years in Israeli jails, was questioned for long hours before being taken to Salem military camp.
In Bethlehem, overnight clashes broke out in al-Khudar town, south of the city, when Israeli forces stormed the town amid heavy firing of live and rubber bullets.
Local sources told our reporter in the city that Palestinian youths responded by throwing stones at the invading soldiers.
A number of tear gas inhalation cases were reported among the protesters, the sources added.
At least one detainee was taken in Bethlehem, while two other youths were arrested in Beit Awa town in al-Khalil.
Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Palestinians since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada at the beginning of October.
Palestinian prisoners' rights group Addameer estimated in December that Israel was holding 6,800 Palestinian prisoners, including 470 minors.
In Nablus, eyewitnesses affirmed to the PIC correspondent that a number of Israeli military vehicles stormed Jabal al-Tur area and broke into a number of local homes.
Two youths were arrested during the raid, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets.
The sources highlighted that Mujahid al-Sadi, a journalist working for Filistin al-Yaum (Palestine Today), was arrested after IOF soldiers brutally stormed his house in Jenin and attacked his family members.
Al-Sadi, who earlier spent several years in Israeli jails, was questioned for long hours before being taken to Salem military camp.
In Bethlehem, overnight clashes broke out in al-Khudar town, south of the city, when Israeli forces stormed the town amid heavy firing of live and rubber bullets.
Local sources told our reporter in the city that Palestinian youths responded by throwing stones at the invading soldiers.
A number of tear gas inhalation cases were reported among the protesters, the sources added.
At least one detainee was taken in Bethlehem, while two other youths were arrested in Beit Awa town in al-Khalil.
Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Palestinians since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada at the beginning of October.
Palestinian prisoners' rights group Addameer estimated in December that Israel was holding 6,800 Palestinian prisoners, including 470 minors.
The Jerusalemite ex-prisoner Mahmoud Ghaith affirmed that Palestinian prisoners held in Negev prison suffer from difficult detention conditions as the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) continues to prevent winter clothing, blankets, and heating materials’ access.
Speaking to QPress, the ex-prisoner Ghaith said that Israeli night raids into prisoners’ rooms have escalated in absolute disregard to the detainees' rights.
Ghaith further pointed out that the transfer of prisoners to courts or other prisons take place via “Bosta” in which the detainees are transported shackled to iron chairs for long hours in poorly ventilated transport vehicles.
He also stated that a number of sick prisoners who are held in section 14 suffer from deliberate medical negligence in spite of their acute pains and chronic diseases.
Ghaith, 20, was released on Monday on bail estimated at 2500 shekels after spending 11 months in Megiddo and Negev prisons over stoning-attack charge.
During his detention, he was prevented from family visits for two months.
Few hours before his release, Israeli forces violently stormed his house and handed his family a notification preventing any celebrations for his release.
During the raid, Israeli forces tore up Ghaith’s photos and summoned his mother for investigation.
Over the past three years, Ghaith was arrested three times for taking part in clashes with Israeli forces.
Speaking to QPress, the ex-prisoner Ghaith said that Israeli night raids into prisoners’ rooms have escalated in absolute disregard to the detainees' rights.
Ghaith further pointed out that the transfer of prisoners to courts or other prisons take place via “Bosta” in which the detainees are transported shackled to iron chairs for long hours in poorly ventilated transport vehicles.
He also stated that a number of sick prisoners who are held in section 14 suffer from deliberate medical negligence in spite of their acute pains and chronic diseases.
Ghaith, 20, was released on Monday on bail estimated at 2500 shekels after spending 11 months in Megiddo and Negev prisons over stoning-attack charge.
During his detention, he was prevented from family visits for two months.
Few hours before his release, Israeli forces violently stormed his house and handed his family a notification preventing any celebrations for his release.
During the raid, Israeli forces tore up Ghaith’s photos and summoned his mother for investigation.
Over the past three years, Ghaith was arrested three times for taking part in clashes with Israeli forces.
The Israeli military court in Ofer has sentenced a Palestinian female teenager from al-Dahriya town in al-Khalil province to three months in jail.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that 16-year-old Maha Shatat was also ordered by the court to pay a penalty of 2,000 shekels.
Shatat was detained on December 27 near the Ibrahimi Mosque and accused of possessing a knife.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that 16-year-old Maha Shatat was also ordered by the court to pay a penalty of 2,000 shekels.
Shatat was detained on December 27 near the Ibrahimi Mosque and accused of possessing a knife.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday evening, a Palestinian man after stopping him while driving in Ein al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, and took him away, leaving his children crying alone in the car.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers invaded the neighborhood and installed a roadblock before stopping and searching dozens of cars, while inspecting the ID cards of the drivers and passengers.
One of the cars belongs to a young man, identified as Hani al-Haymouni; he was driving with his children when the soldiers stopped and kidnapped him, leaving the children alone in the backseat.
Eyewitnesses said the terrified children were crying and screaming while the soldiers kidnapped their father, and that some youngsters from the town picked them up, tried consoling them and called their mother, who arrived shortly afterwards.
The Israeli army conducts frequent invasions, arrests and provocative searches in Silwan town, repeatedly installs roadblocks, harasses residents and even imposes fines on them, especially in the neighborhoods of Ein al-Louza, Be’er Ayyoub, Wadi ar-Rababa, al-Bustan and Maragha.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers invaded the neighborhood and installed a roadblock before stopping and searching dozens of cars, while inspecting the ID cards of the drivers and passengers.
One of the cars belongs to a young man, identified as Hani al-Haymouni; he was driving with his children when the soldiers stopped and kidnapped him, leaving the children alone in the backseat.
Eyewitnesses said the terrified children were crying and screaming while the soldiers kidnapped their father, and that some youngsters from the town picked them up, tried consoling them and called their mother, who arrived shortly afterwards.
The Israeli army conducts frequent invasions, arrests and provocative searches in Silwan town, repeatedly installs roadblocks, harasses residents and even imposes fines on them, especially in the neighborhoods of Ein al-Louza, Be’er Ayyoub, Wadi ar-Rababa, al-Bustan and Maragha.
