19 jan 2016
The imprisoned journalist Mohamed al-Qiq is determined to continue his hunger strike till his release or martyrdom, his wife Fayha Shalash said Tuesday.
Shalash’s statements came during a solidarity event organized in Beirut by the international Tadamun (solidarity) society for human rights organized in coordination with the National Commission for the Defense of the prisoners in Israeli jails, and the Arab Organization to protect and support journalists and prisoners of conscience.
Speakers at the event stressed the need for mobilize popular support to al-Qiq’s hunger strike.
Tadamun’s general coordinator Fahed Hussein haled, during the solidarity event, al-Qiq’s strong steadfastness and determination in face of Israeli immoral and inhuman policies which aim at gagging the free voices.
Thanks to your continued support, Mohamed al-Qiq will stand firmly against Israeli jailers and he will be the victorious, his wife said.
He has only two choices: either freedom or martyrdom, she stressed.
She called on journalists’ trade unions and media institutions to put an end to Israel’s fierce and unjustified attack against Palestinian journalists.
Mohammed al-Qeiq, 33, Correspondent at al-Majd Saudi Channel, was arrested from his house in Ramallah. He was then subjected to tough interrogation, during which he was exposed to torture, including shackling (Shabeh), before being placed under administrative detention. He started his protest hunger strike since 24 November against his detention without trial or charge.
The Israeli human rights organization, B’Tselem, said international law stipulates that administrative detention may be exercised only in very exceptional cases. Nevertheless, Israeli authorities routinely employ administrative detention on thousands of Palestinians.
Shalash’s statements came during a solidarity event organized in Beirut by the international Tadamun (solidarity) society for human rights organized in coordination with the National Commission for the Defense of the prisoners in Israeli jails, and the Arab Organization to protect and support journalists and prisoners of conscience.
Speakers at the event stressed the need for mobilize popular support to al-Qiq’s hunger strike.
Tadamun’s general coordinator Fahed Hussein haled, during the solidarity event, al-Qiq’s strong steadfastness and determination in face of Israeli immoral and inhuman policies which aim at gagging the free voices.
Thanks to your continued support, Mohamed al-Qiq will stand firmly against Israeli jailers and he will be the victorious, his wife said.
He has only two choices: either freedom or martyrdom, she stressed.
She called on journalists’ trade unions and media institutions to put an end to Israel’s fierce and unjustified attack against Palestinian journalists.
Mohammed al-Qeiq, 33, Correspondent at al-Majd Saudi Channel, was arrested from his house in Ramallah. He was then subjected to tough interrogation, during which he was exposed to torture, including shackling (Shabeh), before being placed under administrative detention. He started his protest hunger strike since 24 November against his detention without trial or charge.
The Israeli human rights organization, B’Tselem, said international law stipulates that administrative detention may be exercised only in very exceptional cases. Nevertheless, Israeli authorities routinely employ administrative detention on thousands of Palestinians.
Dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched many homes, confiscated mobile phones and a computer, and kidnapped five young men.
The soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes in the town, causing damage, interrogated many families and kidnapped the five Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Khaled Waleed Atatra, 22, Abdullah Ahmad Herzallah, 24, university student Sa'id Adnan al-Keelani, 21, Kamel Mohammad Herzallah, 26, and Jamil Saleh Amarna, 31. Amarna is from Zibda nearby village.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked the homes of two political prisoners, identified as Mohannad and Firas Hatem Amarna, their father’s and their brother’s homes, and confiscated mobile phones and a laptop.
In addition, the soldiers searched the homes of Majed, Rani and Nizar ‘Atatra, Amjad and Waleed Mahmoud ‘Atatra, and a Tobaco factory belonging to Amjad ‘Atatra.
The soldiers distributed leaflets threatening that the army will impose harsher measures, and escalate arrests and closures of the village, “should the youths continue to hurl stones at the soldiers and settlers' vehicles,” driving near the town.
The soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes in the town, causing damage, interrogated many families and kidnapped the five Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Khaled Waleed Atatra, 22, Abdullah Ahmad Herzallah, 24, university student Sa'id Adnan al-Keelani, 21, Kamel Mohammad Herzallah, 26, and Jamil Saleh Amarna, 31. Amarna is from Zibda nearby village.
The soldiers also invaded and ransacked the homes of two political prisoners, identified as Mohannad and Firas Hatem Amarna, their father’s and their brother’s homes, and confiscated mobile phones and a laptop.
In addition, the soldiers searched the homes of Majed, Rani and Nizar ‘Atatra, Amjad and Waleed Mahmoud ‘Atatra, and a Tobaco factory belonging to Amjad ‘Atatra.
The soldiers distributed leaflets threatening that the army will impose harsher measures, and escalate arrests and closures of the village, “should the youths continue to hurl stones at the soldiers and settlers' vehicles,” driving near the town.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) claimed they arrested on Tuesday morning a Palestinian teenager suspected of carrying out the stabbing attack on Sunday in Otniel settlement, south of al-Khalil city, that killed a female settler.
The Hebrew website Walla said that the Israeli army arrested 15-year-old Murad Du'ais, a resident of Beit Omra village, west of Yatta town in al-Khalil.
Walla added that the detainee was transferred to an interrogation center.
Israeli media sources had expressed their belief that the stabber could be one of the settlement's workers.
Israel Announces Arrest Of "Palestinian Who Killed A Settler", Sunday
The Israeli army and Internal Security Services announced they have arrested, on Monday at night, a Palestinian teen, allegedly behind the killing of a settler woman, in Otneil colony, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Israel said a Palestinian, identified as Morad Bader Abdullah Ed’eis, 16 years of age, was taken prisoner in Beit Amra village near Yatta, south of Hebron.
Israeli security sources said the Ed'eis "confessed during interrogation that he stabbed the settler woman, identified as Dafna Meir, to death."
They added that the arrest came following an extensive joint campaign involving Israeli soldiers, police officers, special forces and the Internal Security Services.
The sources added that, in contrary to earlier reports, the Palestinian wasn’t a worker in the settlement, yet; the Israeli military and security devices are leaning towards denying Palestinian workers access to all settlements in the occupied West Bank.
In addition, Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, overnight and at dawn, more than 14 Palestinians, in several military invasions in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
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Israeli military 'manhunt' underway for suspect in stabbing death of Israeli settler near Hebron
Sun, 17 Jan 2016 22:09:44, Celine Hagbard - IMEMC
The Israeli military has locked down several Palestinian villages and towns in the Hebron district Sunday, forcing all residents to remain in their homes while they conduct house-to-house searches looking for a suspect in the stabbing of an Israeli settler woman on Sunday.
The stabbing victim was part of a paramilitary settler colony known as 'Otniel', which was constructed in violation of international law on forcibly-seized Palestinian land.
According to the Israeli military, an unknown assailant entered the female paramilitary settler's home and stabbed her, then fled the scene. The woman was taken to the hospital by the Israeli medical service Magen David Adom, where she succumbed to her wounds.
The woman was identified as Dofna Meir. The assailant allegedly entered her home when three of her four children were home. Meir's fifteen year old daughter provided a description of the attacker to the Israeli military.
The girl claimed that the attacker was a Palestinian, and the military has put all the surrounding villages on lockdown as they interrogate local residents to try to determine who the attacker was.
The villagers of Khirbat al-Karmah, located north of the Israeli settlement, reported numerous violations by the Israeli military, including forced interrogations and destruction of property.
The stabbing of the Israeli settler comes just hours after a Palestinian teen was killed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the northern part of the West Bank for allegedly 'wielding a knife', although no Israeli was injured and eyewitnesses questioned the Israeli claim that the teen had a knife.
In numerous instances over the past three months, Israeli soldiers have been documented placing knives near the bodies of slain Palestinians, in an attempt to try to justify the fatal shootings of these civilians by the Israeli military.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made a statement Sunday night that the person who killed Meir "will pay the full price for this heinous murder."
The attack comes in the context of an increase in Israeli military invasions and attacks on Palestinians, and an increase in attacks on Israelis by Palestinian 'lone wolf' attackers that began on October 1st. Over 150 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military and settlers during this time period, and 21 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians.
Palestinian Workers Completely Removed from Gush Etzion Settlement.
The Hebrew website Walla said that the Israeli army arrested 15-year-old Murad Du'ais, a resident of Beit Omra village, west of Yatta town in al-Khalil.
Walla added that the detainee was transferred to an interrogation center.
Israeli media sources had expressed their belief that the stabber could be one of the settlement's workers.
Israel Announces Arrest Of "Palestinian Who Killed A Settler", Sunday
The Israeli army and Internal Security Services announced they have arrested, on Monday at night, a Palestinian teen, allegedly behind the killing of a settler woman, in Otneil colony, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Israel said a Palestinian, identified as Morad Bader Abdullah Ed’eis, 16 years of age, was taken prisoner in Beit Amra village near Yatta, south of Hebron.
Israeli security sources said the Ed'eis "confessed during interrogation that he stabbed the settler woman, identified as Dafna Meir, to death."
They added that the arrest came following an extensive joint campaign involving Israeli soldiers, police officers, special forces and the Internal Security Services.
The sources added that, in contrary to earlier reports, the Palestinian wasn’t a worker in the settlement, yet; the Israeli military and security devices are leaning towards denying Palestinian workers access to all settlements in the occupied West Bank.
In addition, Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, overnight and at dawn, more than 14 Palestinians, in several military invasions in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
Updated From
Israeli military 'manhunt' underway for suspect in stabbing death of Israeli settler near Hebron
Sun, 17 Jan 2016 22:09:44, Celine Hagbard - IMEMC
The Israeli military has locked down several Palestinian villages and towns in the Hebron district Sunday, forcing all residents to remain in their homes while they conduct house-to-house searches looking for a suspect in the stabbing of an Israeli settler woman on Sunday.
The stabbing victim was part of a paramilitary settler colony known as 'Otniel', which was constructed in violation of international law on forcibly-seized Palestinian land.
According to the Israeli military, an unknown assailant entered the female paramilitary settler's home and stabbed her, then fled the scene. The woman was taken to the hospital by the Israeli medical service Magen David Adom, where she succumbed to her wounds.
The woman was identified as Dofna Meir. The assailant allegedly entered her home when three of her four children were home. Meir's fifteen year old daughter provided a description of the attacker to the Israeli military.
The girl claimed that the attacker was a Palestinian, and the military has put all the surrounding villages on lockdown as they interrogate local residents to try to determine who the attacker was.
The villagers of Khirbat al-Karmah, located north of the Israeli settlement, reported numerous violations by the Israeli military, including forced interrogations and destruction of property.
The stabbing of the Israeli settler comes just hours after a Palestinian teen was killed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the northern part of the West Bank for allegedly 'wielding a knife', although no Israeli was injured and eyewitnesses questioned the Israeli claim that the teen had a knife.
In numerous instances over the past three months, Israeli soldiers have been documented placing knives near the bodies of slain Palestinians, in an attempt to try to justify the fatal shootings of these civilians by the Israeli military.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made a statement Sunday night that the person who killed Meir "will pay the full price for this heinous murder."
The attack comes in the context of an increase in Israeli military invasions and attacks on Palestinians, and an increase in attacks on Israelis by Palestinian 'lone wolf' attackers that began on October 1st. Over 150 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military and settlers during this time period, and 21 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians.
Palestinian Workers Completely Removed from Gush Etzion Settlement.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked three Palestinian captives and left others shivering in cold weather for hours, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported Tuesday.
PPS lawyer Jakleen Fararja, who paid a visit to the detainees at the Etzion lock-up, said over 20 soldiers kidnapped the Palestinian youth Firas Naser Muqbil, 22, from his family home in Beituna after they subjected him to heavy beating via rifle butts.
Captives Rafat Shalash, 33, and Numan Hamad, 19, were also aggressively attacked by rifle butts during the detention process.
The IOF further kidnapped seven Palestinians from their own homes in Silwad at predawn time and left them shivering in the cold, handcuffed and blindfolded, until 9 a.m. in the Ofra camp.
A Palestinian from al-Khalil was also detained in the Kiryat Arba settlement until the early morning hours and another was locked-up in the Susya camp for the same duration.
Soldiers Assault Palestinians After Abducting Them, Force Many In The Cold
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Tuesday, that Israeli soldiers assaulted three Palestinians after kidnapping them, and forced several others in the cold for many hours after abducting them.PPS lawyer Jackeline Fararja said she visited the detainees in the Etzion Israeli military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
She said that detainee Firas Nasser Moqbel, 22, who was taken prisoner from his home in Betunia town, west of Ramallah, and was assaulted by several soldiers, who struck and beat him on various parts of his body, causing many injuries.
The lawyer also said that Israeli interrogators in Etzion cuffed Moqbel, and placed a slingshot on him, before taking several pictures.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped Rafat Hussein Shallash, 33, from Hebron, and No'man Saleh Hammad, 19, from Ramallah, before repeatedly beating and kicking them, in addition to striking them with their rifles while arresting them.
The PPS also said that the soldiers kidnapped Majd Abdul-Rahman Saleh, No’man Abdul-Rahman Saleh, Abdul-Qader Yahya Hammad, Haitham Mohammad Ayyad, Majd Mohammad Ayyad, Anwar Minwer Shweika and Firas Shihda Daoud, all from Silwad town, in Ramallah district, and held them in the cold, in Ofer prison yards, from midnight until nine in the morning, while keeping them cuffed and blindfolded.
In Hebron, the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Mirshid Za’aqeeq, from Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in addition to Khaled Mohammad al-Jondi, from Yatta town, and also held them in the cold, in Keryat Arba’ settlement and Susiya military base, from midnight until morning.
PPS lawyer Jakleen Fararja, who paid a visit to the detainees at the Etzion lock-up, said over 20 soldiers kidnapped the Palestinian youth Firas Naser Muqbil, 22, from his family home in Beituna after they subjected him to heavy beating via rifle butts.
Captives Rafat Shalash, 33, and Numan Hamad, 19, were also aggressively attacked by rifle butts during the detention process.
The IOF further kidnapped seven Palestinians from their own homes in Silwad at predawn time and left them shivering in the cold, handcuffed and blindfolded, until 9 a.m. in the Ofra camp.
A Palestinian from al-Khalil was also detained in the Kiryat Arba settlement until the early morning hours and another was locked-up in the Susya camp for the same duration.
Soldiers Assault Palestinians After Abducting Them, Force Many In The Cold
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Tuesday, that Israeli soldiers assaulted three Palestinians after kidnapping them, and forced several others in the cold for many hours after abducting them.PPS lawyer Jackeline Fararja said she visited the detainees in the Etzion Israeli military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
She said that detainee Firas Nasser Moqbel, 22, who was taken prisoner from his home in Betunia town, west of Ramallah, and was assaulted by several soldiers, who struck and beat him on various parts of his body, causing many injuries.
The lawyer also said that Israeli interrogators in Etzion cuffed Moqbel, and placed a slingshot on him, before taking several pictures.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped Rafat Hussein Shallash, 33, from Hebron, and No'man Saleh Hammad, 19, from Ramallah, before repeatedly beating and kicking them, in addition to striking them with their rifles while arresting them.
The PPS also said that the soldiers kidnapped Majd Abdul-Rahman Saleh, No’man Abdul-Rahman Saleh, Abdul-Qader Yahya Hammad, Haitham Mohammad Ayyad, Majd Mohammad Ayyad, Anwar Minwer Shweika and Firas Shihda Daoud, all from Silwad town, in Ramallah district, and held them in the cold, in Ofer prison yards, from midnight until nine in the morning, while keeping them cuffed and blindfolded.
In Hebron, the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Mirshid Za’aqeeq, from Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in addition to Khaled Mohammad al-Jondi, from Yatta town, and also held them in the cold, in Keryat Arba’ settlement and Susiya military base, from midnight until morning.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday detained 14 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank during violent raids.
The Israeli news website 0404 confirmed that “14 wanted persons” were arrested in the West Bank for being involved in alleged attacks against Israelis, while one was detained in occupied Jerusalem.
The bulk of the detentions took place in Nablus, where Israeli forces detained six Palestinians during night raids, while three others were arrested in Jenin.
Two more arrests were reported in al-Khalil, whereas three youths were kidnapped from Tulkarem, Ramallah and Bethlehem.
Some of the detainees were detained for being "Hamas operatives", the Israeli sources claimed.
Eyewitnesses affirmed to the PIC reporter that six detainees were arrested at dawn today after Israeli forces stormed in large numbers a number of towns in Nablus province and broke into several local homes.
In Jenin, IOF detained three youths after violently storming the towns of Yabad, Barta’a, and Zubda south of the city.
Nearly 15 military vehicles stormed the city and closed all entrances leading to the three towns, the sources added. The three detainees were investigated before being taken to unknown detention centers.
During the raid, several local homes were stormed and searched including two prisoners’ homes. Lap tops and mobile phones belonging to the prisoners were also confiscated.
Israeli forces regularly carry out detention raids across the occupied Palestinian territory, with the OCHA documenting at least 144 search and 252 arrest operations in the West Bank during the first two weeks of January 2016.
The Israeli news website 0404 confirmed that “14 wanted persons” were arrested in the West Bank for being involved in alleged attacks against Israelis, while one was detained in occupied Jerusalem.
The bulk of the detentions took place in Nablus, where Israeli forces detained six Palestinians during night raids, while three others were arrested in Jenin.
Two more arrests were reported in al-Khalil, whereas three youths were kidnapped from Tulkarem, Ramallah and Bethlehem.
Some of the detainees were detained for being "Hamas operatives", the Israeli sources claimed.
Eyewitnesses affirmed to the PIC reporter that six detainees were arrested at dawn today after Israeli forces stormed in large numbers a number of towns in Nablus province and broke into several local homes.
In Jenin, IOF detained three youths after violently storming the towns of Yabad, Barta’a, and Zubda south of the city.
Nearly 15 military vehicles stormed the city and closed all entrances leading to the three towns, the sources added. The three detainees were investigated before being taken to unknown detention centers.
During the raid, several local homes were stormed and searched including two prisoners’ homes. Lap tops and mobile phones belonging to the prisoners were also confiscated.
Israeli forces regularly carry out detention raids across the occupied Palestinian territory, with the OCHA documenting at least 144 search and 252 arrest operations in the West Bank during the first two weeks of January 2016.
The Palestinian journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq, 33, is going on open hunger strike for the 55th day despite the increasing deterioration of his health, his family affirmed on Monday.
Qeiq’s wife, Faiha Shalash, said that the lawyer told her that her husband is determined to continue his open hunger strike, despite the seriousness of his condition, until releasing him on no condition. She warned of losing her husband or becoming paralyzed as a result of his serious and worsening health condition.
She stressed that the family will keep on organizing daily events to mobilize the local and international public opinion in order to intervene to support detainee Qeiq, who is waging a difficult battle against Israeli occupation.
The family called on Palestinians to participate in the march, in cars, that will be organized on Tuesday from Doura municipality to Ibin Rushd roundabout in al-Khalil city center.
Qeiq’s wife, Faiha Shalash, said that the lawyer told her that her husband is determined to continue his open hunger strike, despite the seriousness of his condition, until releasing him on no condition. She warned of losing her husband or becoming paralyzed as a result of his serious and worsening health condition.
She stressed that the family will keep on organizing daily events to mobilize the local and international public opinion in order to intervene to support detainee Qeiq, who is waging a difficult battle against Israeli occupation.
The family called on Palestinians to participate in the march, in cars, that will be organized on Tuesday from Doura municipality to Ibin Rushd roundabout in al-Khalil city center.
Several Palestinians were injured and others were kidnapped on Monday in violent attacks by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) across the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem.
Sources based in Occupied Jerusalem said the IOF kidnapped three Palestinians from the city following a wave of violent clashes.
Clashes burst out in Jerusalem’s eastern town of Alezariye shortly after the IOF rolled into the area and attacked the Palestinian protesters with randomly-shot spates of teargas canisters and rubber bullets.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said one of its members sustained rubble bullet injuries in the clashes.
Youngster Husam al-Shemali and another unidentified child were kidnapped by the IOF during the same clashes.
Violent confrontations also rocked Issawiya town in eastern Occupied Jerusalem moments after the IOF stormed the area and pitched a series of makeshift checkpoints.
The assault culminated in the abduction of 17-year-old Taha Umran Abu Khdeir from the Shu’fat refugee camp on allegations that he attempted to stab an occupation soldier.
The IOF further attacked Palestinian civilians near the family home of the injured Palestinian protester Othman Shaalan, who carried out an anti-occupation stabbing in the illegal Israeli settlement of Tekoa, in eastern Occupied Jerusalem.
Red Crescent crews said 40 Palestinians were treated for critical breathing disorders due to heavy inhalation of teargas. Two more Palestinians sustained rubber bullet wounds.
Israeli news outlets said the IOF further kidnapped a Palestinian youth at the Hawara checkpoint, in southern Nablus province, on allegations of carrying a knife.
Sources based in Occupied Jerusalem said the IOF kidnapped three Palestinians from the city following a wave of violent clashes.
Clashes burst out in Jerusalem’s eastern town of Alezariye shortly after the IOF rolled into the area and attacked the Palestinian protesters with randomly-shot spates of teargas canisters and rubber bullets.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said one of its members sustained rubble bullet injuries in the clashes.
Youngster Husam al-Shemali and another unidentified child were kidnapped by the IOF during the same clashes.
Violent confrontations also rocked Issawiya town in eastern Occupied Jerusalem moments after the IOF stormed the area and pitched a series of makeshift checkpoints.
The assault culminated in the abduction of 17-year-old Taha Umran Abu Khdeir from the Shu’fat refugee camp on allegations that he attempted to stab an occupation soldier.
The IOF further attacked Palestinian civilians near the family home of the injured Palestinian protester Othman Shaalan, who carried out an anti-occupation stabbing in the illegal Israeli settlement of Tekoa, in eastern Occupied Jerusalem.
Red Crescent crews said 40 Palestinians were treated for critical breathing disorders due to heavy inhalation of teargas. Two more Palestinians sustained rubber bullet wounds.
Israeli news outlets said the IOF further kidnapped a Palestinian youth at the Hawara checkpoint, in southern Nablus province, on allegations of carrying a knife.
18 jan 2016
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Monday evening two Palestinians in eastern Occupied Jerusalem and southern Nablus after alleged stabbing attempts against Israeli soldiers.
Radio Israel said that the Israeli police rounded up an 18-year-old Palestinian in Shufat refugee camp in northern Occupied Jerusalem.
The radio claimed that the Palestinian teen raised a knife at two Israeli policemen who were searching of two other Palestinian young men suspected of throwing stones at an Israeli train. The detainee was transferred to investigation, the station pointed out.
The IOF soldiers in the evening arrested another Palestinian man after an alleged stabbing attempt at Howarah barrier in southern Nablus city.
Radio Israel said that the Israeli police rounded up an 18-year-old Palestinian in Shufat refugee camp in northern Occupied Jerusalem.
The radio claimed that the Palestinian teen raised a knife at two Israeli policemen who were searching of two other Palestinian young men suspected of throwing stones at an Israeli train. The detainee was transferred to investigation, the station pointed out.
The IOF soldiers in the evening arrested another Palestinian man after an alleged stabbing attempt at Howarah barrier in southern Nablus city.
Undercover Israeli forces on Monday detained a Fatah official from his home in the Old City of Nablus, Palestinian security sources told Ma'an.
Palestinian security sources said Israeli forces dressed as construction workers detained Muhammad Mahmoud al-Tabouq, 34 and a Fatah official, from the al-Sheikh Musallam area of the Old City after raiding and ransacking the official's home around 6 a.m.
The sources added that no other homes in the area were raided.
The reason for al-Tabouq's detention is unknown, but sources said al-Tabouq had previously served 10 years in Israeli prison.
Undercover Israeli forces -- known as “mustarabin” -- are used by Israeli security and military forces to detain Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Reports of undercover forces in Palestinian areas have increased since Oct. 1, coinciding with increased detentions that have taken place across the occupied area.
Palestinian security sources said Israeli forces dressed as construction workers detained Muhammad Mahmoud al-Tabouq, 34 and a Fatah official, from the al-Sheikh Musallam area of the Old City after raiding and ransacking the official's home around 6 a.m.
The sources added that no other homes in the area were raided.
The reason for al-Tabouq's detention is unknown, but sources said al-Tabouq had previously served 10 years in Israeli prison.
Undercover Israeli forces -- known as “mustarabin” -- are used by Israeli security and military forces to detain Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Reports of undercover forces in Palestinian areas have increased since Oct. 1, coinciding with increased detentions that have taken place across the occupied area.
The Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies (PPCS) has accused Israel of pursuing a systematic repression policy against the Palestinian prisoners locked up in solitary confinement in order to slowly kill them.
In a recent report, the center affirmed that there are eight Palestinian prisoners isolated in separate cells in Megiddo jail and all of them suffer from tragic incarceration conditions.
The kind of treatment those prisoners receive and the period of their stay in isolation cells are determined by Shin Bet officers, the center added.
Spokesman for the center Riyadh al-Ashqar said that the isolated prisoners in Megiddo jail are deprived of their most basic rights and are not allowed to have visits from their families or lawyers and to have watches to tell the time.
"The eight isolated prisoners are allowed to spend only one hour alone outside their cells, during which their feet are shackled with iron chains," Ashqar added.
"They are not allowed to gather even for the Friday prayer, and not given any clean-up tools to clean their cells, which are infested with insects and rodents because of the presence of internal toilets," he elaborated.
The spokesman also asserted that some of those prisoners suffer from serious health problems, like the condition of prisoner Mousa Sufan, 41, who has been suffering for several years from cancerous tumors in the neck, without receiving any medical care.
The Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies has appealed to human rights groups to follow up the file of the Palestinian prisoners isolated in Megiddo jail and work on ending their solitary confinement.
In a recent report, the center affirmed that there are eight Palestinian prisoners isolated in separate cells in Megiddo jail and all of them suffer from tragic incarceration conditions.
The kind of treatment those prisoners receive and the period of their stay in isolation cells are determined by Shin Bet officers, the center added.
Spokesman for the center Riyadh al-Ashqar said that the isolated prisoners in Megiddo jail are deprived of their most basic rights and are not allowed to have visits from their families or lawyers and to have watches to tell the time.
"The eight isolated prisoners are allowed to spend only one hour alone outside their cells, during which their feet are shackled with iron chains," Ashqar added.
"They are not allowed to gather even for the Friday prayer, and not given any clean-up tools to clean their cells, which are infested with insects and rodents because of the presence of internal toilets," he elaborated.
The spokesman also asserted that some of those prisoners suffer from serious health problems, like the condition of prisoner Mousa Sufan, 41, who has been suffering for several years from cancerous tumors in the neck, without receiving any medical care.
The Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies has appealed to human rights groups to follow up the file of the Palestinian prisoners isolated in Megiddo jail and work on ending their solitary confinement.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped overnight, and on Monday morning, 32 Palestinians in various invasions and extensive military searches of homes in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported.
The PPS said dozens of soldiers invaded the Ramallah and al-Bireh District, in central West Bank, searched dozens of homes and kidnapped 14 Palestinians, after interrogating them and their families.
It added that 13 of the kidnapped Palestinians were taken prisoner in Silwad town.
They have been identified as Ahmad Siraj, Noman Saleh Hamed, Ibrahim Salhi, Majd Abdul-Rahman Hamed, Ibrahim Ahmad Hamed, Abdul-Aziz Hamed, Zakariyya Adeeb Hammad, Anwar Mohammad Shweika, Majd Khalaf Ayyad, Haitham Khalaf Ayyad, Hussein Hamed, As’ad Hamed, and Abdul-Qader Yahya Hammad.
The soldiers also invaded Beit Surik nearby town, searched many homes, and kidnapped Yazan Yasser Tarri, 20.
The PPS added that the soldiers also invaded various Palestinian communities in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, stormed and searched many homes, and kidnapped eleven Palestinians.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Moayyad Abdul-Fattah al-Atrash, Islam Ezzeddin Mahareeq, Khaled Mohammad al-Jondi, Ziad Mohammad Nawaj’a, Hazem Abu Sheikha, 28, Nasser Abu Sheikha, 39, Mohammad Khalil Abu Sheikha, 48, Ismael Yousef Awawda, 65, Omar Adel Hreizat, Mohammad Issa Hreizat, and a young woman identified as Nivien Mohsen al-Ja’bari, 18.
In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Abada Morad Shadeed, 24, Saty Shafe’ E’meir and Mojahed Rebhi Jarab.
In Nablus district, also in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers kidnapped Mahmoud Tabbouq, after storming and searching his home.
Another Palestinian, identified as Amjad Anan Hmeidan, 20, was kidnapped from his home in Salfit, in central West Bank.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers kidnapped Moath Mahmoud Sheikh, 23, from his home in Marah Rabah town.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers searched homes and kidnapped a Palestinian child, identified as Issa Ferawi, 15, from the Old City.
27 Palestinians kidnapped by IOF at crack of dawn
At least 27 Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday in a mass-abduction sweep launched across provinces of the West Bank.
The IOF claimed, in a statement, responsibility for the abduction of 13 Palestinians from Silwad, six from al-Khalil, two from Ramallah and another from Bethlehem.
Four more Palestinians were kidnapped by the IOF from Tulkarem and Salfit.
An ex-prisoner was, meanwhile, kidnapped by the IOF from the northern West Bank province of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses said an Israeli special forces rolled into the city and kidnapped the youngster Mahmoud al-Tabouq after they wreaked havoc on his family home.
The IOF also came down heavily on the family of the 20-year-old slain Palestinian Wisam Kasrawi shortly after they stormed Jenin city in over ten military jeeps and ravaged the family’s home at the crack of dawn.
The assault was carried out only a few hours after Wisam’s funeral procession was held in the city.
The IOF further rummaged into several homes of Wisam’s relatives, sparking a state of panic among children.
Wisam was fatally shot by the IOF at the Hawara checkpoint allegedly after the attempted to stab an occupation officer.
Sources based in Tulkarem also said the IOF kidnapped the student activist at the An-Najah University Abada Shadid, 22, and ravaged his family home at dawn.
The Israeli occupation army stepped up arbitrary abduction campaigns against Palestinian youths and activists across the West Bank in an attempt to snuff out the flames of the ongoing anti-occupation uprising and quell Palestinians’ calls to restore their rights.
The PPS said dozens of soldiers invaded the Ramallah and al-Bireh District, in central West Bank, searched dozens of homes and kidnapped 14 Palestinians, after interrogating them and their families.
It added that 13 of the kidnapped Palestinians were taken prisoner in Silwad town.
They have been identified as Ahmad Siraj, Noman Saleh Hamed, Ibrahim Salhi, Majd Abdul-Rahman Hamed, Ibrahim Ahmad Hamed, Abdul-Aziz Hamed, Zakariyya Adeeb Hammad, Anwar Mohammad Shweika, Majd Khalaf Ayyad, Haitham Khalaf Ayyad, Hussein Hamed, As’ad Hamed, and Abdul-Qader Yahya Hammad.
The soldiers also invaded Beit Surik nearby town, searched many homes, and kidnapped Yazan Yasser Tarri, 20.
The PPS added that the soldiers also invaded various Palestinian communities in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, stormed and searched many homes, and kidnapped eleven Palestinians.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Moayyad Abdul-Fattah al-Atrash, Islam Ezzeddin Mahareeq, Khaled Mohammad al-Jondi, Ziad Mohammad Nawaj’a, Hazem Abu Sheikha, 28, Nasser Abu Sheikha, 39, Mohammad Khalil Abu Sheikha, 48, Ismael Yousef Awawda, 65, Omar Adel Hreizat, Mohammad Issa Hreizat, and a young woman identified as Nivien Mohsen al-Ja’bari, 18.
In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Abada Morad Shadeed, 24, Saty Shafe’ E’meir and Mojahed Rebhi Jarab.
In Nablus district, also in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers kidnapped Mahmoud Tabbouq, after storming and searching his home.
Another Palestinian, identified as Amjad Anan Hmeidan, 20, was kidnapped from his home in Salfit, in central West Bank.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers kidnapped Moath Mahmoud Sheikh, 23, from his home in Marah Rabah town.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers searched homes and kidnapped a Palestinian child, identified as Issa Ferawi, 15, from the Old City.
27 Palestinians kidnapped by IOF at crack of dawn
At least 27 Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday in a mass-abduction sweep launched across provinces of the West Bank.
The IOF claimed, in a statement, responsibility for the abduction of 13 Palestinians from Silwad, six from al-Khalil, two from Ramallah and another from Bethlehem.
Four more Palestinians were kidnapped by the IOF from Tulkarem and Salfit.
An ex-prisoner was, meanwhile, kidnapped by the IOF from the northern West Bank province of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses said an Israeli special forces rolled into the city and kidnapped the youngster Mahmoud al-Tabouq after they wreaked havoc on his family home.
The IOF also came down heavily on the family of the 20-year-old slain Palestinian Wisam Kasrawi shortly after they stormed Jenin city in over ten military jeeps and ravaged the family’s home at the crack of dawn.
The assault was carried out only a few hours after Wisam’s funeral procession was held in the city.
The IOF further rummaged into several homes of Wisam’s relatives, sparking a state of panic among children.
Wisam was fatally shot by the IOF at the Hawara checkpoint allegedly after the attempted to stab an occupation officer.
Sources based in Tulkarem also said the IOF kidnapped the student activist at the An-Najah University Abada Shadid, 22, and ravaged his family home at dawn.
The Israeli occupation army stepped up arbitrary abduction campaigns against Palestinian youths and activists across the West Bank in an attempt to snuff out the flames of the ongoing anti-occupation uprising and quell Palestinians’ calls to restore their rights.
