17 jan 2017
The family of the detained Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qiq, 35, said on Tuesday that he suspended his open hunger strike waiting for the court hearing the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) will hold for him next Thursday.
The family added that the IOA is holding journalist al-Qiq in Ofer prison to the west of Ramallah city.
Journalist Fayha Shalash, al-Qiq's wife, said that her husband told the Israeli investigators that he will return to his hunger strike if he is held in administrative detention.
Shalash told al-Quds Press news agency that the family's lawyer, Ashraf Abu Sneineh, informed them that al-Qiq will appear in Ofer military court this Thursday.
Shalash called on the human rights organizations and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate to figure out what is happening with her husband, pointing out that the popular events supporting her husband's case are still ongoing in a number of West Bank cities to condemn his re-detention.
The Palestinian Journalists Forum strongly condemned arresting al-Qiq, reporter of al-Majd TV channel, by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF).
The Forum said in a statement on Tuesday that it is following with concern the vicious attacks conducted by the IOF against Palestinian journalists in the West Bank which led to the detention of Sanabel radio's crew and two other journalists for alleged incitement against the Israeli occupation. It also condemned arresting al-Qiq on Sunday.
The statement added that the Palestinian Journalists Forum considers the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian journalists a serious violation of press freedom and the rights of journalists, and is surprised by the silence with which human rights institutions meet these violations. The Forum called on the international institutions to stand by the journalists to ensure the freedom of journalism, stressing that freedom is indivisible and requires cooperation to be protected.
The IOF re-arrested al-Qiq on Sunday 15th January 2017 after he was held along with relatives of Palestinian martyrs following their participation in a protest in Bethlehem calling for returning the bodies of Palestinian martyrs.
The family added that the IOA is holding journalist al-Qiq in Ofer prison to the west of Ramallah city.
Journalist Fayha Shalash, al-Qiq's wife, said that her husband told the Israeli investigators that he will return to his hunger strike if he is held in administrative detention.
Shalash told al-Quds Press news agency that the family's lawyer, Ashraf Abu Sneineh, informed them that al-Qiq will appear in Ofer military court this Thursday.
Shalash called on the human rights organizations and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate to figure out what is happening with her husband, pointing out that the popular events supporting her husband's case are still ongoing in a number of West Bank cities to condemn his re-detention.
The Palestinian Journalists Forum strongly condemned arresting al-Qiq, reporter of al-Majd TV channel, by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF).
The Forum said in a statement on Tuesday that it is following with concern the vicious attacks conducted by the IOF against Palestinian journalists in the West Bank which led to the detention of Sanabel radio's crew and two other journalists for alleged incitement against the Israeli occupation. It also condemned arresting al-Qiq on Sunday.
The statement added that the Palestinian Journalists Forum considers the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian journalists a serious violation of press freedom and the rights of journalists, and is surprised by the silence with which human rights institutions meet these violations. The Forum called on the international institutions to stand by the journalists to ensure the freedom of journalism, stressing that freedom is indivisible and requires cooperation to be protected.
The IOF re-arrested al-Qiq on Sunday 15th January 2017 after he was held along with relatives of Palestinian martyrs following their participation in a protest in Bethlehem calling for returning the bodies of Palestinian martyrs.
Israeli authorities released Tuesday morning a Palestinian anti-occupation icon Sheikh Raed Saleh from prison after he completed his nine-month prison term.
Sheikh Salah began serving a nine-month jail sentence in May of 2016 following his conviction last March on charges of “incitement.”
His release was marked by confusion, with his lawyer Omar Khamayseh accusing Israeli prison authorities of transferring Sheikh Salah to unknown locations.
Deputy Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel Sheikh Kamal Khatib pointed out that Israeli police placed Sheikh Salah in a bus station away from Nafha prison.
He was expected to be freed at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. However, two hours have passed by and Sheikh Salah has not shown up yet, he continued.
We moved to Beersheba prison looking for him. However, we received no answer about his fate, according to his statements.
This is irresponsible and racist act. Israel would be held responsible for anything that happened to Salah, he said.
Three hours later, Sheikh Salah appeared with high spirits in Hassan Beik Mosque in Ramla after being left by Israeli police in a Jewish community in Negev south of Israel without any protection.
Following his release, Sheikh Salah renewed the Palestinian total adherence to al-Aqsa Mosque and occupied Jerusalem.
He pointed out that he was held in a solitary confinement during his nine-month prison term where he was subjected to tough investigation and unhuman treatment at the hands of Israeli jailers.
Sheikh Salah began serving a nine-month jail sentence in May of 2016 following his conviction last March on charges of “incitement.”
His release was marked by confusion, with his lawyer Omar Khamayseh accusing Israeli prison authorities of transferring Sheikh Salah to unknown locations.
Deputy Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel Sheikh Kamal Khatib pointed out that Israeli police placed Sheikh Salah in a bus station away from Nafha prison.
He was expected to be freed at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. However, two hours have passed by and Sheikh Salah has not shown up yet, he continued.
We moved to Beersheba prison looking for him. However, we received no answer about his fate, according to his statements.
This is irresponsible and racist act. Israel would be held responsible for anything that happened to Salah, he said.
Three hours later, Sheikh Salah appeared with high spirits in Hassan Beik Mosque in Ramla after being left by Israeli police in a Jewish community in Negev south of Israel without any protection.
Following his release, Sheikh Salah renewed the Palestinian total adherence to al-Aqsa Mosque and occupied Jerusalem.
He pointed out that he was held in a solitary confinement during his nine-month prison term where he was subjected to tough investigation and unhuman treatment at the hands of Israeli jailers.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday arrested the wife of the Palestinian slain activist Ghassan Abu Jamal from her home in Occupied Jerusalem, in the presence of her three kids.
A PIC news correspondent said Abu Jamal’s widowed wife was arrested at gunpoint at her home in Jabal al-Mukabbir, in Occupied Jerusalem, and dragged to an unidentified destination.
Her three kids reportedly wept bitter tears as they pleaded the soldiers not to send their mother to jail.
Recently, Israel’s interior minister pushed for revoking the mother’s residency on account of her husband’s involvement in an anti-occupation attack on a Jewish Synagogue in Occupied Jerusalem.
The minister further ruled for banning Abu Jamal’s widow and her family members from Occupied Jerusalem as part of intents to disband the Abu Jamal family in retaliation for the anti-occupation attack.
A PIC news correspondent said Abu Jamal’s widowed wife was arrested at gunpoint at her home in Jabal al-Mukabbir, in Occupied Jerusalem, and dragged to an unidentified destination.
Her three kids reportedly wept bitter tears as they pleaded the soldiers not to send their mother to jail.
Recently, Israel’s interior minister pushed for revoking the mother’s residency on account of her husband’s involvement in an anti-occupation attack on a Jewish Synagogue in Occupied Jerusalem.
The minister further ruled for banning Abu Jamal’s widow and her family members from Occupied Jerusalem as part of intents to disband the Abu Jamal family in retaliation for the anti-occupation attack.
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday morning unleashed heavy machinegun fire on Palestinian fishermen and farmers in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
A PIC news correspondent said the occupation navy targeted Palestinian fishermen sailing off western al-Waha seashore, in northern Gaza Strip, with randomly-shot spates of gunfire.
The Palestinian fishermen reportedly went ashore for fear of being killed in the assault.
On Monday, the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) released five Palestinian fishermen after they were kidnapped by the occupation navy off Gaza’s northern coast. Their boat was however confiscated by the IOA.
The five fishermen, released at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing, were identified as Mohamed al-Sultan, Ourans al-Sultan, Emad Seyam and his son Anas, along with Mohamed Abu Diyeh.
Meanwhile, the occupation troops deployed at the Sofa military base attacked Palestinian famers in eastern Rafah city, to the south of the blockaded Gaza Strip, with barrages of machinegun fire, sparking panic among civilians.
A PIC news correspondent said the occupation navy targeted Palestinian fishermen sailing off western al-Waha seashore, in northern Gaza Strip, with randomly-shot spates of gunfire.
The Palestinian fishermen reportedly went ashore for fear of being killed in the assault.
On Monday, the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) released five Palestinian fishermen after they were kidnapped by the occupation navy off Gaza’s northern coast. Their boat was however confiscated by the IOA.
The five fishermen, released at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing, were identified as Mohamed al-Sultan, Ourans al-Sultan, Emad Seyam and his son Anas, along with Mohamed Abu Diyeh.
Meanwhile, the occupation troops deployed at the Sofa military base attacked Palestinian famers in eastern Rafah city, to the south of the blockaded Gaza Strip, with barrages of machinegun fire, sparking panic among civilians.
Palestinian anti-occupation icon Sheikh Raed Saleh has not shown up yet despite a pledge by the Israeli occupation authorities to release him on Tuesday, after having served nine months in jail.
Speaking with PIC, Salah’s lawyer, Khaled Zabarqa, said the Israeli prison authorities vowed to release Sheikh Salah at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. However, two hours have passed by and the activist has not shown up yet.
The lawyer added that Salah’s location and fate have been shrouded in mystery.
Zabarqa warned of the simmering tension that has flared up among Salah’s backers and relatives who expressed concerns over his fate.
Sheikh Salah is expected to be released from the Israeli Nafha jail on Tuesday after he had served a nine-month sentence for his conviction for alleged incitement to violence, following a sermon delivered in East Jerusalem in 2007.
Speaking with PIC, Salah’s lawyer, Khaled Zabarqa, said the Israeli prison authorities vowed to release Sheikh Salah at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. However, two hours have passed by and the activist has not shown up yet.
The lawyer added that Salah’s location and fate have been shrouded in mystery.
Zabarqa warned of the simmering tension that has flared up among Salah’s backers and relatives who expressed concerns over his fate.
Sheikh Salah is expected to be released from the Israeli Nafha jail on Tuesday after he had served a nine-month sentence for his conviction for alleged incitement to violence, following a sermon delivered in East Jerusalem in 2007.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday stormed Qabatiya town, south of Jenin in the West Bank, and kidnapped four Palestinian citizens from their homes.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers aboard nearly 20 military vehicles entered Qabatiya at three o’clock in the morning, spread on its streets and embarked on firing stun grenades, for an unknown reason, and raiding homes.
The sources added that four young men in their 20s from the family of Kamil were taken prisoners following violent raids on their homes.
Meanwhile, another military force stormed al-Hisba area in Qabatiya and set up a roadblock, where it embarked on intercepting Palestinian citizens and vehicles.
In another incident, a group of Israeli troops accompanied by a Shin Bet officer on the same day carried out dawn raids on several homes in Kafr Addik town, west of Salfit.
The PIC was told that soldiers and one officer broke into and ransacked the house of Ayman Jum’ah, interrogated him and assaulted his family.
The same military force raided the house of ex-detainee Jaser Addik and questioned him for about an hour before leaving. Addik was released a few days ago after 13 years in detention.
Another house belonging to Mujahed Addik was also ransacked during the IOF campaign in the town.
Local sources said the soldiers brutalized the family of Mujahid and caused damage to the furniture as they were searching the house.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers aboard nearly 20 military vehicles entered Qabatiya at three o’clock in the morning, spread on its streets and embarked on firing stun grenades, for an unknown reason, and raiding homes.
The sources added that four young men in their 20s from the family of Kamil were taken prisoners following violent raids on their homes.
Meanwhile, another military force stormed al-Hisba area in Qabatiya and set up a roadblock, where it embarked on intercepting Palestinian citizens and vehicles.
In another incident, a group of Israeli troops accompanied by a Shin Bet officer on the same day carried out dawn raids on several homes in Kafr Addik town, west of Salfit.
The PIC was told that soldiers and one officer broke into and ransacked the house of Ayman Jum’ah, interrogated him and assaulted his family.
The same military force raided the house of ex-detainee Jaser Addik and questioned him for about an hour before leaving. Addik was released a few days ago after 13 years in detention.
Another house belonging to Mujahed Addik was also ransacked during the IOF campaign in the town.
Local sources said the soldiers brutalized the family of Mujahid and caused damage to the furniture as they were searching the house.
At least 12 Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) from the West Bank and Jerusalem at dawn Tuesday.
A PIC news correspondent said the campaign targeted four Palestinians from Jenin province.
Another Palestinian—Muhyi Falah Abu Maria, the son of the slain Palestinian activist Falah Abu Maria—was kidnapped by the IOF from al-Khalil’s northern town of Beit Ummar.
The campaign targeted a Palestinian civilian from Tekoua’, in Bethlehem, and two others from al-Jalazoun camp, in Ramallah.
Meanwhile, six Israeli army patrols reportedly stormed Nablus’s southern town of Burin at predawn time shortly before a police patrol showed up in the area and pitched a flying checkpoint on the bypass road near the illegal Yitzhar settlement.
The injured Palestinian youth Mohamed Walweil was also kidnapped by the occupation soldiers from his own family home in al-Feraa refugee camp, to the northeast of Nablus, following intensive questioning.
Youngster Walweil was injured by the occupation forces on August 21, 2016.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of four Palestinians from the Shu’fat refugee camp, in Occupied Jerusalem.
A PIC news correspondent said the campaign targeted four Palestinians from Jenin province.
Another Palestinian—Muhyi Falah Abu Maria, the son of the slain Palestinian activist Falah Abu Maria—was kidnapped by the IOF from al-Khalil’s northern town of Beit Ummar.
The campaign targeted a Palestinian civilian from Tekoua’, in Bethlehem, and two others from al-Jalazoun camp, in Ramallah.
Meanwhile, six Israeli army patrols reportedly stormed Nablus’s southern town of Burin at predawn time shortly before a police patrol showed up in the area and pitched a flying checkpoint on the bypass road near the illegal Yitzhar settlement.
The injured Palestinian youth Mohamed Walweil was also kidnapped by the occupation soldiers from his own family home in al-Feraa refugee camp, to the northeast of Nablus, following intensive questioning.
Youngster Walweil was injured by the occupation forces on August 21, 2016.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of four Palestinians from the Shu’fat refugee camp, in Occupied Jerusalem.
16 jan 2017
Mohamed Nabeel Buseila 17
A Palestinian prisoner was proclaimed dead in Israeli custody late Sunday in mysterious circumstances.
Local sources identified the prisoner as Mohamed Nabeel Buseila, 17, who was jailed for long time under criminal charges.
The prisoner was transferred to hospital late yesterday after suffering sharp pains where he was proclaimed dead.
Buseila’s family called for an independent probe, describing the circumstances of his death as "mysterious."
A Palestinian prisoner was proclaimed dead in Israeli custody late Sunday in mysterious circumstances.
Local sources identified the prisoner as Mohamed Nabeel Buseila, 17, who was jailed for long time under criminal charges.
The prisoner was transferred to hospital late yesterday after suffering sharp pains where he was proclaimed dead.
Buseila’s family called for an independent probe, describing the circumstances of his death as "mysterious."
The Israel Ofer Court sentenced Monday the Palestinian child Ayham Odey, 14, to three months imprisonment for an alleged stone-throwing attack, rights group revealed.
A fine of 3,000 shekels was also imposed on the child, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said.
Odey was detained on Nov. 11, 2016 while leaving his school along with his 13-year-old friend.
A fine of 3,000 shekels was also imposed on the child, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said.
Odey was detained on Nov. 11, 2016 while leaving his school along with his 13-year-old friend.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) re-arrested Sunday evening the journalist Mohamed al-Qeeq few months after his release following his three-month hunger strike.
Al-Qeeq’s arrest came shortly after his participation at a protest sit-in demanding the return of slain Palestinians’ bodies.
Al-Qeeq’s wife told the PIC reporter that her husband was arrested at Beit El checkpoint, north of Ramallah.
"The Israeli forces detained all those who participated in the sit-in for nearly an hour before releasing them except Mohamed," she clarified.
Al-Qeeq was taken handcuffed in an Israeli army jeep to unknown detention center.
Al-Qeeq, who worked for a Saudi media outlet, was released from Israeli jails in May 2015 after he ended 94 days of hunger strike.
The 33-year old journalist was arrested on November 21, 2015. Four days later, al-Qeeq conducted the hunger strike in protest against the conditions of his detention. He wanted the Israeli military to either charge or release him from the military detention center where he was being held.
IOF quells march urging release of slain Palestinians’ bodies
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) afternoon Sunday quelled a protest calling for releasing the bodies of slain Palestinian youths.
The IOF soldiers attacked Palestinian marchers as they took to Bethlehem streets to push for the release of the bodies of Palestinian civilians withheld by the occupation authorities.
The IOF soldiers targeted the protesters with heavy spates of rubber bullets and teargas canisters.
Journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq said in a Facebook statement that the IOF detained him, along the families of the slain Palestinians, in a military jeep right as they joined the march.
Al-Qeeq’s arrest came shortly after his participation at a protest sit-in demanding the return of slain Palestinians’ bodies.
Al-Qeeq’s wife told the PIC reporter that her husband was arrested at Beit El checkpoint, north of Ramallah.
"The Israeli forces detained all those who participated in the sit-in for nearly an hour before releasing them except Mohamed," she clarified.
Al-Qeeq was taken handcuffed in an Israeli army jeep to unknown detention center.
Al-Qeeq, who worked for a Saudi media outlet, was released from Israeli jails in May 2015 after he ended 94 days of hunger strike.
The 33-year old journalist was arrested on November 21, 2015. Four days later, al-Qeeq conducted the hunger strike in protest against the conditions of his detention. He wanted the Israeli military to either charge or release him from the military detention center where he was being held.
IOF quells march urging release of slain Palestinians’ bodies
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) afternoon Sunday quelled a protest calling for releasing the bodies of slain Palestinian youths.
The IOF soldiers attacked Palestinian marchers as they took to Bethlehem streets to push for the release of the bodies of Palestinian civilians withheld by the occupation authorities.
The IOF soldiers targeted the protesters with heavy spates of rubber bullets and teargas canisters.
Journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq said in a Facebook statement that the IOF detained him, along the families of the slain Palestinians, in a military jeep right as they joined the march.
Two Palestinian merchants were arrested by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday evening at the Beit Hanun border crossing, in northern Gaza Strip.
A PIC news reporter said the IOF arrested two Palestinian traders—Midhat Karam and Hazem Tuman—after they subjected them to intensive questioning for long hours at the Beit Hanun (Erez) border crossing, to the north of the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Over recent months, the occupation forces stepped up arbitrary abductions of Palestinian traders and civilians as they tried to pass through the Beit Hanun crossing.
Daily crackdowns at border crossings and checkpoints make part of Israel’s incessant endeavors to tighten noose around Gazans’ neck, in an area that has already been grappling with a tough decade-long blockade imposed by the occupation authorities.
A PIC news reporter said the IOF arrested two Palestinian traders—Midhat Karam and Hazem Tuman—after they subjected them to intensive questioning for long hours at the Beit Hanun (Erez) border crossing, to the north of the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Over recent months, the occupation forces stepped up arbitrary abductions of Palestinian traders and civilians as they tried to pass through the Beit Hanun crossing.
Daily crackdowns at border crossings and checkpoints make part of Israel’s incessant endeavors to tighten noose around Gazans’ neck, in an area that has already been grappling with a tough decade-long blockade imposed by the occupation authorities.
Israeli forces detained at least 23 Palestinians, including a Hamas-affiliated MP and a prominent former hunger-striking prisoner, between Sunday evening and Monday before dawn in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) reported that 15 Palestinians were detained in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, including Palestinian Legislative Council member Ahmad Mubarak from the al-Bireh town.
The Israeli army also detained six other Hamas members in the Ramallah district, identified as writer Walid al-Houdali and Sheikh Falah Abdullah Nada in al-Bireh; Sheikh Ibrahim Abu Al-Sabi and Muhammad Ali Qaraan in Beituniya; and Omar Nahed al-Barghouthi and Mahmoud Yousif al-Barghouthi in Deir Ghassana.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed to Ma’an one detention in al-Bireh, three in Beituniya, and two in Deir Ghassana.
PPS also mentioned the detention of former hunger-striking prisoner Muhammad al-Qiq, who was detained on Sunday evening at a checkpoint on his way back from a protest.
PPS identified the other detainees in the Ramallah district as Jihad Mansour Karaja, Shujaa Darwish, Muhammad al-Dahla, Yousif Elayyan, Luay Nather Ahmad Saleh, Saeb Fahmi Salim, Yousif Shafiq Abd al-Karim, and Yazan Jad Mansour.
Locals reported that Karaja and Darwish were detained in the village of Saffa, while Dahla and Elayyan were detained in Budrus, Saleh in Kobar, and Salim in Rantis.
In Saffa, Israeli forces reportedly seized thousands of shekels claiming the money belonged to terrorist groups.
The army mentioned only one detention in Saffa, one in Kobar, one in Rantis, and none in Budrus.
However, the spokesperson said that two Palestinians were detained in Birzeit, and one other in al-Tira.
In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, PPS reported that Israeli forces detained Allam Sayil Ribhi Hassan, 33, and his brother Ribhi Hassan, 39, in Qusra, as the army confirmed two detentions in the village.
In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, the army spokesperson mentioned one detention in Abu Dis, which was not mentioned by PPS.
In the southern West Bank, PPS reported that Israeli forces detained Ubeida Adel al-Shaer, 17, in the village of Husan, a detention confirmed by the army.
Meanwhile, locals said that Israeli forces detained Abd al-Nasser Abd al-Hamid Abu Maria, 18, in the Hebron-area village of Beit Ummar. The Israeli army confirmed a detention in Beit Ummar.
Israeli forces also reportedly shut down a workshop in al-Arrub refugee camp north of Hebron, claiming that it was used to manufacture weapons, breaking its doors and confiscating machinery and tools.
PPS, which documents overnight raids by Israeli forces, said in a statement earlier this month that it had recorded the detention of 100 Palestinians, including 18 minors, in the first five days of 2017.
Israeli forces carry out detention raids across the occupied Palestinian territory on a near-nightly basis, with the UN recording an average of 95 weekly raids in the West Bank in 2016.
According to prisoners’ rights group Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of October 2016.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) reported that 15 Palestinians were detained in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, including Palestinian Legislative Council member Ahmad Mubarak from the al-Bireh town.
The Israeli army also detained six other Hamas members in the Ramallah district, identified as writer Walid al-Houdali and Sheikh Falah Abdullah Nada in al-Bireh; Sheikh Ibrahim Abu Al-Sabi and Muhammad Ali Qaraan in Beituniya; and Omar Nahed al-Barghouthi and Mahmoud Yousif al-Barghouthi in Deir Ghassana.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed to Ma’an one detention in al-Bireh, three in Beituniya, and two in Deir Ghassana.
PPS also mentioned the detention of former hunger-striking prisoner Muhammad al-Qiq, who was detained on Sunday evening at a checkpoint on his way back from a protest.
PPS identified the other detainees in the Ramallah district as Jihad Mansour Karaja, Shujaa Darwish, Muhammad al-Dahla, Yousif Elayyan, Luay Nather Ahmad Saleh, Saeb Fahmi Salim, Yousif Shafiq Abd al-Karim, and Yazan Jad Mansour.
Locals reported that Karaja and Darwish were detained in the village of Saffa, while Dahla and Elayyan were detained in Budrus, Saleh in Kobar, and Salim in Rantis.
In Saffa, Israeli forces reportedly seized thousands of shekels claiming the money belonged to terrorist groups.
The army mentioned only one detention in Saffa, one in Kobar, one in Rantis, and none in Budrus.
However, the spokesperson said that two Palestinians were detained in Birzeit, and one other in al-Tira.
In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, PPS reported that Israeli forces detained Allam Sayil Ribhi Hassan, 33, and his brother Ribhi Hassan, 39, in Qusra, as the army confirmed two detentions in the village.
In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, the army spokesperson mentioned one detention in Abu Dis, which was not mentioned by PPS.
In the southern West Bank, PPS reported that Israeli forces detained Ubeida Adel al-Shaer, 17, in the village of Husan, a detention confirmed by the army.
Meanwhile, locals said that Israeli forces detained Abd al-Nasser Abd al-Hamid Abu Maria, 18, in the Hebron-area village of Beit Ummar. The Israeli army confirmed a detention in Beit Ummar.
Israeli forces also reportedly shut down a workshop in al-Arrub refugee camp north of Hebron, claiming that it was used to manufacture weapons, breaking its doors and confiscating machinery and tools.
PPS, which documents overnight raids by Israeli forces, said in a statement earlier this month that it had recorded the detention of 100 Palestinians, including 18 minors, in the first five days of 2017.
Israeli forces carry out detention raids across the occupied Palestinian territory on a near-nightly basis, with the UN recording an average of 95 weekly raids in the West Bank in 2016.
According to prisoners’ rights group Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of October 2016.
Israeli naval forces detained five Palestinian fishermen and seized their fishing boats on Monday morning after opening fire on them off the coast of the northern besieged Gaza Strip, according to local officials.
Spokesperson for the union of Gaza fishermen Nizar Ayyash identified two fishermen detained of the coast of al-Sudaniya as Auranus al-Sultan and Muhammad al-Sultan, and reported no injuries in the incident.
Meanwhile, Zakariya Bakr, the spokesman for the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, told Ma'an that Israeli naval forces opened fire at fishermen off the coast of al-Waha in northern Gaza and detained three, identified as Muhammad Abu Dayya, Imad Siyam, and his son Anas Imad Siyam.
Bakr added that the three fishermen’s boats were also confiscated.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an they were looking reports.
The incidents came after Israel army tanks shelled alleged Hamas posts in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, after unidentified forces from the besieged coastal enclave fired at an Israeli army vehicle, according to the Israeli army, with no injuries reported on either side.
While armed groups inside the Gaza Strip occasionally fire rockets inside Israel, Israeli army incursions inside the Palestinian territory have long been a near-daily occurrence, as the Israeli army regularly opens fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen and farmers along the border areas, despite a ceasefire agreement that ended the 2014 war.
There have also been intermittent reports of Israeli forces attempting to sink the boats of fishermen as they approach Israel’s unilaterally declared “buffer zone,” which lies on both the land and sea sides of Gaza.
Gazan fishermen, whose numbers are estimated to be around 4,000, have suffered from the near decade-long siege of the Gaza Strip, which limits their incursions to just six nautical miles into the sea in accordance with the ceasefire agreement signed with Palestinian factions in 2014.
Earlier this month, a Palestinian fisherman went missing after an encounter with Israeli forces off the coast of Gaza, with his family announcing his death days later despite his body having yet to be recovered.
Spokesperson for the union of Gaza fishermen Nizar Ayyash identified two fishermen detained of the coast of al-Sudaniya as Auranus al-Sultan and Muhammad al-Sultan, and reported no injuries in the incident.
Meanwhile, Zakariya Bakr, the spokesman for the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, told Ma'an that Israeli naval forces opened fire at fishermen off the coast of al-Waha in northern Gaza and detained three, identified as Muhammad Abu Dayya, Imad Siyam, and his son Anas Imad Siyam.
Bakr added that the three fishermen’s boats were also confiscated.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an they were looking reports.
The incidents came after Israel army tanks shelled alleged Hamas posts in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, after unidentified forces from the besieged coastal enclave fired at an Israeli army vehicle, according to the Israeli army, with no injuries reported on either side.
While armed groups inside the Gaza Strip occasionally fire rockets inside Israel, Israeli army incursions inside the Palestinian territory have long been a near-daily occurrence, as the Israeli army regularly opens fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen and farmers along the border areas, despite a ceasefire agreement that ended the 2014 war.
There have also been intermittent reports of Israeli forces attempting to sink the boats of fishermen as they approach Israel’s unilaterally declared “buffer zone,” which lies on both the land and sea sides of Gaza.
Gazan fishermen, whose numbers are estimated to be around 4,000, have suffered from the near decade-long siege of the Gaza Strip, which limits their incursions to just six nautical miles into the sea in accordance with the ceasefire agreement signed with Palestinian factions in 2014.
Earlier this month, a Palestinian fisherman went missing after an encounter with Israeli forces off the coast of Gaza, with his family announcing his death days later despite his body having yet to be recovered.
