7 jan 2020
The Israeli occupation police on Tuesday afternoon arrested five Palestinian worshipers near Bab al-Rahma prayer area at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli police arrested a girl and four youths after Palestinian worshipers confronted an earlier settler break-in into al-Aqsa Mosque. video video video
They added that the Israeli police assaulted the detainees before arresting them and transferring them to an interrogation center in the Old City. video video
In the morning, hordes of Israeli settlers led by the extremist rabbi Yehudah Glick stormed al-Aqsa Mosque and carried out provocative tours inside the site.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli police arrested a girl and four youths after Palestinian worshipers confronted an earlier settler break-in into al-Aqsa Mosque. video video video
They added that the Israeli police assaulted the detainees before arresting them and transferring them to an interrogation center in the Old City. video video
In the morning, hordes of Israeli settlers led by the extremist rabbi Yehudah Glick stormed al-Aqsa Mosque and carried out provocative tours inside the site.
An exchange of fire took place at dawn Tuesday between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli troops during widespread clashes in Jenin city.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center that an exchange of fire and sporadic explosions happened in the industrial zone of Jenin city after soldiers stormed it and other neighborhoods and clashed with local youths.
They said that the events started after a large number of soldiers with their vehicles spread through different neighborhoods in the city, including al-Basateen, Nablus Street and the industrial zone, and kidnaped a citizen and his sons from their home.
The detainees were identified as Rushdi al-Bad and his sons, Udai and Mohamed.
The Israeli occupation forces also stormed other towns in Jenin province and set up makeshift checkpoints around the city.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center that an exchange of fire and sporadic explosions happened in the industrial zone of Jenin city after soldiers stormed it and other neighborhoods and clashed with local youths.
They said that the events started after a large number of soldiers with their vehicles spread through different neighborhoods in the city, including al-Basateen, Nablus Street and the industrial zone, and kidnaped a citizen and his sons from their home.
The detainees were identified as Rushdi al-Bad and his sons, Udai and Mohamed.
The Israeli occupation forces also stormed other towns in Jenin province and set up makeshift checkpoints around the city.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday evening kidnaped a Palestinian young man in the north of al-Khalil and stormed Beit Ummar town in the north.
Local sources reported that the IOF kidnaped a young man identified as Muayad Makhamra, from Yatta city, in Sadat al-Fahs area, south of al-Khalil.
The IOF also stormed al-Dhaher area of Beit Ummar town in the north of al-Khalil and fired live ammunition and stun and tear gas grenades at local residents and homes.
Some residents reportedly suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes during their presence inside their homes.
The Palestinians in al-Dhaher area of Beit Ummar town have been exposed to many assaults before on their homes and agricultural property by Israeli soldiers and settlers.
In a separate incident, the IOF stormed Azzun town in Qalqilya and clashed with local youths.
The clashes prompted businesses near the main entrance to the town to close their doors.
The Hebrew media claimed that the IOF stormed the town after two settlers were injured in a stone-throwing attack on two buses in a nearby area.
Local sources reported that the IOF kidnaped a young man identified as Muayad Makhamra, from Yatta city, in Sadat al-Fahs area, south of al-Khalil.
The IOF also stormed al-Dhaher area of Beit Ummar town in the north of al-Khalil and fired live ammunition and stun and tear gas grenades at local residents and homes.
Some residents reportedly suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes during their presence inside their homes.
The Palestinians in al-Dhaher area of Beit Ummar town have been exposed to many assaults before on their homes and agricultural property by Israeli soldiers and settlers.
In a separate incident, the IOF stormed Azzun town in Qalqilya and clashed with local youths.
The clashes prompted businesses near the main entrance to the town to close their doors.
The Hebrew media claimed that the IOF stormed the town after two settlers were injured in a stone-throwing attack on two buses in a nearby area.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday night kidnaped five Palestinian young men from Azzun town in the east of Qalqilya, with no known reason.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers rounded up the five young me on the Yitzhar road between Nablus and Qalqilya.
The detainees were identified as Amjad Hussein, Hamido Abu Haneyya, Iyad Adwan, Mahmoud Adwan and Namer Farraj.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers rounded up the five young me on the Yitzhar road between Nablus and Qalqilya.
The detainees were identified as Amjad Hussein, Hamido Abu Haneyya, Iyad Adwan, Mahmoud Adwan and Namer Farraj.
The two longest-serving Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, cousins Karim and Maher Younis, have been behind bars for 38 years, on Monday, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported.
Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said that the two, along with 24 other prisoners, were supposed to have been released in 2014 in a deal struck with Israel, negotiated by former US Secretary of State John Kerry.
However, Israel has reneged on that deal and kept the prisoners, all from occupied Jerusalem or inside Israel, in prison.
Karim Younis was born on November 23, 1958, in the town of Ara inside Israel. He is the eldest son of his family. Younis was arrested on January 6, 1983 and was sentenced to life in prison and later set to a period of 40 years.
Maher Younis, Karim’s cousin, was born on January 6, 1958. He is also from the village of Ara and from a family of five sisters and one brother. He was arrested on January 18, 1983 and sentenced to life in prison, also later set to 40 years.
Other long serving Palestinian prisoners, according to the PPS, include Bashir al-Khatib, who has been in jail for 33 years. He was born on April 20, 1961, he is from the city of Ramle, inside Israel, and he is the father of five children.
Nasser Srour and Mahmoud Srour, from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, have been in jail for 28 years. Nasser was born on November 16, 1969 and arrested on January 4, 1993. Mahmoud was born on January 27, 1970 and was arrested on January 5, 1993.
(pre Oslo release 2013)
Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said that the two, along with 24 other prisoners, were supposed to have been released in 2014 in a deal struck with Israel, negotiated by former US Secretary of State John Kerry.
However, Israel has reneged on that deal and kept the prisoners, all from occupied Jerusalem or inside Israel, in prison.
Karim Younis was born on November 23, 1958, in the town of Ara inside Israel. He is the eldest son of his family. Younis was arrested on January 6, 1983 and was sentenced to life in prison and later set to a period of 40 years.
Maher Younis, Karim’s cousin, was born on January 6, 1958. He is also from the village of Ara and from a family of five sisters and one brother. He was arrested on January 18, 1983 and sentenced to life in prison, also later set to 40 years.
Other long serving Palestinian prisoners, according to the PPS, include Bashir al-Khatib, who has been in jail for 33 years. He was born on April 20, 1961, he is from the city of Ramle, inside Israel, and he is the father of five children.
Nasser Srour and Mahmoud Srour, from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, have been in jail for 28 years. Nasser was born on November 16, 1969 and arrested on January 4, 1993. Mahmoud was born on January 27, 1970 and was arrested on January 5, 1993.
(pre Oslo release 2013)
6 jan 2020
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday arrested a Palestinian citizen and a photojournalist during home seizure in Ras al-Oja area north of Jericho City.
Local sources said that the IOF in the morning dismantled and confiscated dozens of Palestinian Bedouin structures in Ras al-Oja and announced the area "a closed military zone". video video
They added that during the operation, the IOF assaulted a Palestinian citizen identified as Jaser al-Rashayda, 40, and arrested him along with Reuters' photojournalist Adel Abu Ni'ma who was present in the scene.
Local sources said that the IOF in the morning dismantled and confiscated dozens of Palestinian Bedouin structures in Ras al-Oja and announced the area "a closed military zone". video video
They added that during the operation, the IOF assaulted a Palestinian citizen identified as Jaser al-Rashayda, 40, and arrested him along with Reuters' photojournalist Adel Abu Ni'ma who was present in the scene.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday morning kidnaped at least 18 Palestinian citizens in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
According to local sources in the holy city, Israeli police forces rounded up a young man called Anas Abul-Hems as they were escorting Jewish settlers during their tour of the Aqsa Mosque in the morning.
Five Jerusalemite citizens were also taken prisoners in Issawiya during police raids on their homes.
The IOF also stormed Shu’fat refugee camp and al-Eizariya town in east Jerusalem and ransacked a house in the latter.
In the West Bank, the IOF stormed Beit Fajjar town in Bethlehem and kidnaped six young men, some of them teenagers under age 18, after searching their homes.
Five of those detainees were young men from the family of Taqateqa and one was identified as Mohamed Thawabteh.
Two teenagers identified as Nidhal Radwan, 19, and Imad Shabita, 17, were kidnaped from their homes in Azzun town in Qalqilya.
The IOF also kidnaped a university student called Nidhal Ghanayem from his home in Umm ash-Sharayet neighborhood in al-Bireh city and another young man identified as Mahmoud Abbas from his home in al-Am’ari refugee camp, south of al-Bireh.
In Nablus, the IOF kidnaped an ex-detainee called Saleh Sabah from his home in Urif town at dawn. His wedding was slated to be held next Friday.
Another young man named Aref Nassar was rounded up following a raid on his home in Madama village, south of Nablus.
Israeli Army Abducts 17 Palestinians, Including 4 Children, in Pre-Dawn Raids in the West Bank
Israeli forces abducted 17 Palestinian civilians on Monday in pre-dawn raids in various parts of the West Bank.
In Bethlehem, the Israeli forces abducted six Palestinians from the town of Beit Fajjar.
They were identified as: Radhi Salah Taqqatah, 17 years old, Amer Khaled Taqatqa, 17 years old, Mujahid Yousef Taqatqa, 16 years old, Mahmoud Ahmad Taqatqa, 19 years old, Majed Salah Taqatqa, 21, and Muhammad Khaled Thawabta, 23, after they raided and searched their family’homes.
The young men and teens abducted by Israeli troops were at their homes, asleep in bed, when Israeli forces broke into their homes, ransacked the contents, and took them from their rooms to unknown destinations for “interrogation” and imprisonment without charge.
In Ramallah, Israeli forces abducted the university student Nidal Ghanayem, from the mother of Al-Sharayet neighborhood in Al-Bireh city. They abducted another youth, Mahmoud Abbas from Al-Amari camp, after the soldiers raided and searched the homes of their families.
In Qalqilya district, Israeli forces abducted two teens, Nidal Shaker Radwan, 19, and Yassin Imad Shbeita, 17, after they raided and searched the homes of their families in the town of Azzun.
In Jerusalem, Israeli forces abducted five citizens from the town of Al-Issawiya, namely: Anwar Sami Obaid, Fayez Muhaisen, Nadim Al-Safadi, Adam Mahmoud, and Saleh Abu Asab.
Israeli forces also abducted Anas Muhammad Abu Al-Homs in Jerusalem, after storming the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque to protect Jewish extremists who were invading the mosque area.
In Hebron, the Israeli forces abducted an unidentified citizen, in the Wadi Al-Ghros area, east of Hebron, near the “Kiryat Arba” settlement constructed by Israeli colonizers on illegally seized Palestinian land.
According to local sources in the holy city, Israeli police forces rounded up a young man called Anas Abul-Hems as they were escorting Jewish settlers during their tour of the Aqsa Mosque in the morning.
Five Jerusalemite citizens were also taken prisoners in Issawiya during police raids on their homes.
The IOF also stormed Shu’fat refugee camp and al-Eizariya town in east Jerusalem and ransacked a house in the latter.
In the West Bank, the IOF stormed Beit Fajjar town in Bethlehem and kidnaped six young men, some of them teenagers under age 18, after searching their homes.
Five of those detainees were young men from the family of Taqateqa and one was identified as Mohamed Thawabteh.
Two teenagers identified as Nidhal Radwan, 19, and Imad Shabita, 17, were kidnaped from their homes in Azzun town in Qalqilya.
The IOF also kidnaped a university student called Nidhal Ghanayem from his home in Umm ash-Sharayet neighborhood in al-Bireh city and another young man identified as Mahmoud Abbas from his home in al-Am’ari refugee camp, south of al-Bireh.
In Nablus, the IOF kidnaped an ex-detainee called Saleh Sabah from his home in Urif town at dawn. His wedding was slated to be held next Friday.
Another young man named Aref Nassar was rounded up following a raid on his home in Madama village, south of Nablus.
Israeli Army Abducts 17 Palestinians, Including 4 Children, in Pre-Dawn Raids in the West Bank
Israeli forces abducted 17 Palestinian civilians on Monday in pre-dawn raids in various parts of the West Bank.
In Bethlehem, the Israeli forces abducted six Palestinians from the town of Beit Fajjar.
They were identified as: Radhi Salah Taqqatah, 17 years old, Amer Khaled Taqatqa, 17 years old, Mujahid Yousef Taqatqa, 16 years old, Mahmoud Ahmad Taqatqa, 19 years old, Majed Salah Taqatqa, 21, and Muhammad Khaled Thawabta, 23, after they raided and searched their family’homes.
The young men and teens abducted by Israeli troops were at their homes, asleep in bed, when Israeli forces broke into their homes, ransacked the contents, and took them from their rooms to unknown destinations for “interrogation” and imprisonment without charge.
In Ramallah, Israeli forces abducted the university student Nidal Ghanayem, from the mother of Al-Sharayet neighborhood in Al-Bireh city. They abducted another youth, Mahmoud Abbas from Al-Amari camp, after the soldiers raided and searched the homes of their families.
In Qalqilya district, Israeli forces abducted two teens, Nidal Shaker Radwan, 19, and Yassin Imad Shbeita, 17, after they raided and searched the homes of their families in the town of Azzun.
In Jerusalem, Israeli forces abducted five citizens from the town of Al-Issawiya, namely: Anwar Sami Obaid, Fayez Muhaisen, Nadim Al-Safadi, Adam Mahmoud, and Saleh Abu Asab.
Israeli forces also abducted Anas Muhammad Abu Al-Homs in Jerusalem, after storming the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque to protect Jewish extremists who were invading the mosque area.
In Hebron, the Israeli forces abducted an unidentified citizen, in the Wadi Al-Ghros area, east of Hebron, near the “Kiryat Arba” settlement constructed by Israeli colonizers on illegally seized Palestinian land.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced, on Sunday, its intention to report the ongoing Israeli crackdown on the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-‘Isawiya to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported.
In a statement, the Ministry said “it is viewing with grave concern the Israeli escalation in the continuous detention campaigns of Palestinian citizens in the occupied Palestinian territory, to the point that hardly a day passes by without the arrest of dozens of Palestinians, the last of which was the arrest of more than 17 citizens in different areas of the occupied West Bank, with a main focus on occupied East Jerusalem and the neighborhood of al-‘Isawiya in particular.”
“Additionally, Israeli forces imposed a night house arrest on a number of youths in Jerusalem for periods ranging from three to four months, in complete contradiction with international law and human rights principles,” the statement added.
The Ministry warned against the consequences of “dealing with mass and arbitrary arrests as things that have become a daily routine as they are repeated every day, or dealing with them as statistics only, which hides the extent of the great suffering of Palestinian families due to the nightly invasions of Palestinian towns.
These incursions are frequently accompanied by the firing of bullets, gas and sound bombs, and with violent invasions into the homes of defenseless civilians.”
In a statement, the Ministry said “it is viewing with grave concern the Israeli escalation in the continuous detention campaigns of Palestinian citizens in the occupied Palestinian territory, to the point that hardly a day passes by without the arrest of dozens of Palestinians, the last of which was the arrest of more than 17 citizens in different areas of the occupied West Bank, with a main focus on occupied East Jerusalem and the neighborhood of al-‘Isawiya in particular.”
“Additionally, Israeli forces imposed a night house arrest on a number of youths in Jerusalem for periods ranging from three to four months, in complete contradiction with international law and human rights principles,” the statement added.
The Ministry warned against the consequences of “dealing with mass and arbitrary arrests as things that have become a daily routine as they are repeated every day, or dealing with them as statistics only, which hides the extent of the great suffering of Palestinian families due to the nightly invasions of Palestinian towns.
These incursions are frequently accompanied by the firing of bullets, gas and sound bombs, and with violent invasions into the homes of defenseless civilians.”
