19 jan 2020
After summoning him this morning, the Israeli security ordered the former Mufti of Jerusalem and current head of the Higher Islamic Council, Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, out of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compund for one week, according to WAFA sources.
The security forces raided Sabri’s home in occupied Jerusalem and handed him a note ordering him to appear at a Jerusalem police station for questioning, with regard to his Friday sermon at Al-Aqsa Mosque, which they claimed incited the people against the Israeli occupation.
Sabri, who often gives the Friday sermon at Al-Aqsa, was also told to appear at the police station in one week, for further interrogation, and possibly to extend his ban on entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site, for another week.
The security forces raided Sabri’s home in occupied Jerusalem and handed him a note ordering him to appear at a Jerusalem police station for questioning, with regard to his Friday sermon at Al-Aqsa Mosque, which they claimed incited the people against the Israeli occupation.
Sabri, who often gives the Friday sermon at Al-Aqsa, was also told to appear at the police station in one week, for further interrogation, and possibly to extend his ban on entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site, for another week.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday kidnaped at least 14 Palestinian citizens, including a female teacher, mostly from their homes in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped four young men identified as Amr Abu Haneyya, Nidhal Saleem, Mansour Saleem, and Husam Suwaidan at a military checkpoint between Nablus and Qalqilya. All of them are from Azzun town in Qalqilya.
Two young men were also kidnaped by the IOF in al-Arroub refugee camp in al-Khalil and Osamah Nakhla in Ramallah city.
In Bethlehem, the IOF kidnaped five ex-detainees from their homes in Beit Fajjar town. They were identified as Anas Dairiya, Awni Taqatiqa, Ahmed Thawabteh, Yousef Dairiya and Ragheb Dairiya.
A woman called Rawan Qabbajah was taken prisoner during an IOF raid on her house in Tarqumiyah town in the west of al-Khalil. She is a school teacher and a mother of four kids.
In Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped Arafat Najeeb and Ameen Saddam, both work as Aqsa Mosque guards, from their homes in the holy city.
The IOF also raided other homes in different areas of the West Bank, without making arrests.
PPS: “Army Abducts Eleven Palestinians In West Bank”
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Sunday, at least eleven Palestinians, including a guard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
The PPS office in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, said the soldiers stormed and searched homes, and abducted a guard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, identified as Arafat Najeeb, in addition to Najib Siyam.
The soldiers also abducted another Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Sa’id ad-Daddo, from his home in Jerusalem, and took him to an interrogation facility.
Furthermore, the soldiers stormed the home of Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the head of the Higher Islamic Committee and the Khatib of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, from his home in Jerusalem’s Suwwana neighborhood, and ransacked the property, before summing him for interrogation.
The soldiers also handed an order to Sheikh Ahmad Abu Ghazala, barring him from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque until this coming Friday.
In related news, the soldiers invaded many neighborhoods in the Old City, and several parts of East Jerusalem, including Beit Hanina, Silwan and Ras al-Amoud, stopped and searched many Palestinians, and interrogated them while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also stormed and ransacked several shops in Silwan, and searched many cars, causing damage.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Tarqoumia town, west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, before storming and ransacking the home of a lawyer, identified as Akram Abu Haltam, and abducted his wife, a teacher and a mother of four children, identified as Rawan Shaker Qabaja.
In the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, the soldiers abducted Mohannad Jaber Abu Sill, 33, from his home, in addition to ransacking the home of Issa Ribhi Abu Eid, in the Shiokh town, east of Hebron.
In Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded many homes in Beit Fajjar town, south of the city, and abducted five former political prisoners, identified as Anas Shaher Deeriyya, Awni Ahmad Taqatqa, Ahmad Salti Thawabta, Yousef Zaki Deeriyya, and Ragheb Hussein Deeriyya.
It is worth mentioning that, on Sunday morning, the soldiers invaded Deir Nitham Secondary School, in Deir Nitham village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and searched it, causing anxiety attacks among the students, in addition to threatening to abduct many of them.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped four young men identified as Amr Abu Haneyya, Nidhal Saleem, Mansour Saleem, and Husam Suwaidan at a military checkpoint between Nablus and Qalqilya. All of them are from Azzun town in Qalqilya.
Two young men were also kidnaped by the IOF in al-Arroub refugee camp in al-Khalil and Osamah Nakhla in Ramallah city.
In Bethlehem, the IOF kidnaped five ex-detainees from their homes in Beit Fajjar town. They were identified as Anas Dairiya, Awni Taqatiqa, Ahmed Thawabteh, Yousef Dairiya and Ragheb Dairiya.
A woman called Rawan Qabbajah was taken prisoner during an IOF raid on her house in Tarqumiyah town in the west of al-Khalil. She is a school teacher and a mother of four kids.
In Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped Arafat Najeeb and Ameen Saddam, both work as Aqsa Mosque guards, from their homes in the holy city.
The IOF also raided other homes in different areas of the West Bank, without making arrests.
PPS: “Army Abducts Eleven Palestinians In West Bank”
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Sunday, at least eleven Palestinians, including a guard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
The PPS office in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, said the soldiers stormed and searched homes, and abducted a guard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, identified as Arafat Najeeb, in addition to Najib Siyam.
The soldiers also abducted another Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Sa’id ad-Daddo, from his home in Jerusalem, and took him to an interrogation facility.
Furthermore, the soldiers stormed the home of Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the head of the Higher Islamic Committee and the Khatib of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, from his home in Jerusalem’s Suwwana neighborhood, and ransacked the property, before summing him for interrogation.
The soldiers also handed an order to Sheikh Ahmad Abu Ghazala, barring him from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque until this coming Friday.
In related news, the soldiers invaded many neighborhoods in the Old City, and several parts of East Jerusalem, including Beit Hanina, Silwan and Ras al-Amoud, stopped and searched many Palestinians, and interrogated them while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also stormed and ransacked several shops in Silwan, and searched many cars, causing damage.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Tarqoumia town, west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, before storming and ransacking the home of a lawyer, identified as Akram Abu Haltam, and abducted his wife, a teacher and a mother of four children, identified as Rawan Shaker Qabaja.
In the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, the soldiers abducted Mohannad Jaber Abu Sill, 33, from his home, in addition to ransacking the home of Issa Ribhi Abu Eid, in the Shiokh town, east of Hebron.
In Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded many homes in Beit Fajjar town, south of the city, and abducted five former political prisoners, identified as Anas Shaher Deeriyya, Awni Ahmad Taqatqa, Ahmad Salti Thawabta, Yousef Zaki Deeriyya, and Ragheb Hussein Deeriyya.
It is worth mentioning that, on Sunday morning, the soldiers invaded Deir Nitham Secondary School, in Deir Nitham village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and searched it, causing anxiety attacks among the students, in addition to threatening to abduct many of them.
A Palestinian child has been locked up in an isolation cell in the Israeli jail of Ofek for 27 days to punish him for refusing to be incarcerated with Israeli criminal detainees.
According to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs, the Israeli occupation forces kidnaped 15-year-old Musaab Abu Ghazalah, from Jerusalem, on December 22, 2019 and transferred him later to Ofek jail, which is used to imprison Israeli juveniles convicted of committing crimes.
After Israeli jailers rejected his request to transfer him to any security jail where Palestinian prisoners are held, Abu Ghazalah went on hunger strike for two days.
Israeli jailers also obstructed his lawyer’s repeated attempts to visit him in Ofek jail.
Abu Ghazalah had been place under house arrest for one and a half years, but soon later after he completed serving that term, an Israeli court sentenced him to three months in jail.
According to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs, the Israeli occupation forces kidnaped 15-year-old Musaab Abu Ghazalah, from Jerusalem, on December 22, 2019 and transferred him later to Ofek jail, which is used to imprison Israeli juveniles convicted of committing crimes.
After Israeli jailers rejected his request to transfer him to any security jail where Palestinian prisoners are held, Abu Ghazalah went on hunger strike for two days.
Israeli jailers also obstructed his lawyer’s repeated attempts to visit him in Ofek jail.
Abu Ghazalah had been place under house arrest for one and a half years, but soon later after he completed serving that term, an Israeli court sentenced him to three months in jail.
Israeli police and intelligence summoned today the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, for questioning, local sources said.
Intelligence and police officers raided Sabri’s home in occupied Jerusalem and handed him a note ordering him to show up for questioning at Qashla police station in the city.
Intelligence and police officers raided Sabri’s home in occupied Jerusalem and handed him a note ordering him to show up for questioning at Qashla police station in the city.
The Israeli occupation police on Saturday released four Jerusalemite young men and handed them orders placing them under house arrest for five days.
The four young men, mostly under age 18, were arrested and physically assaulted by police officers after they left the Aqsa Mosque on Friday, with no known reason.
The young men were identified as Jihad al-Shalabi, 19, Khaled al-Shalabi, 17, Mansour Attawil, 17, and Qusay Abu Khudair, 17.
In a separate incident, the Israeli police on the same day summoned anew a Jerusalemite citizen called Ahmed Ghazalah, 53, for interrogation at the Qishla detention center.
Police forces raided the house of Ghazalah several times recently.
Meanwhile, another four Jerusalemite young men were banned on Friday by the police from entering the Aqsa Mosque for one week.
The Israeli police systematically target the Palestinians who protest Jewish settlers’ break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque or publically express solidarity with the Islamic holy site.
The four young men, mostly under age 18, were arrested and physically assaulted by police officers after they left the Aqsa Mosque on Friday, with no known reason.
The young men were identified as Jihad al-Shalabi, 19, Khaled al-Shalabi, 17, Mansour Attawil, 17, and Qusay Abu Khudair, 17.
In a separate incident, the Israeli police on the same day summoned anew a Jerusalemite citizen called Ahmed Ghazalah, 53, for interrogation at the Qishla detention center.
Police forces raided the house of Ghazalah several times recently.
Meanwhile, another four Jerusalemite young men were banned on Friday by the police from entering the Aqsa Mosque for one week.
The Israeli police systematically target the Palestinians who protest Jewish settlers’ break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque or publically express solidarity with the Islamic holy site.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday evening kidnaped four Palestinian young men, residents of Azzun town, at a military checkpoint on a road between Nablus and Qalqilya in the West Bank.
The young men were identified as Amr Abu Haneyya, Nidhal Saleem, Mansour Saleem and Ali Suwaidan.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out between local youths and the IOF in Azzun town. One young man was moderately injured by Israeli gunfire during the events.
The young men were identified as Amr Abu Haneyya, Nidhal Saleem, Mansour Saleem and Ali Suwaidan.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out between local youths and the IOF in Azzun town. One young man was moderately injured by Israeli gunfire during the events.
18 jan 2020
One Jewish settler was moderately injured in an alleged stabbing attack near the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba, close to the city of al-Khalil, on Saturday afternoon.
According to Haaretz website, a 17-year-old Palestinian was arrested at the scene of the stabbing incident, on the outskirts of al-Khalil. video
News about the exposure of the Palestinian young man to Israeli gunfire has not been confirmed by the Israeli or Palestinian authorities.
There is no information yet about the identity of the young man.
According to Haaretz website, a 17-year-old Palestinian was arrested at the scene of the stabbing incident, on the outskirts of al-Khalil. video
News about the exposure of the Palestinian young man to Israeli gunfire has not been confirmed by the Israeli or Palestinian authorities.
There is no information yet about the identity of the young man.
The Israeli occupation police on Saturday morning kidnaped an elderly Palestinian woman in the Old City of Jerusalem, claiming that she was intending to carry out a stabbing attack.
According to eyewitnesses, an elderly woman arrived at a police checkpoint in Bab al-Amud area when officers suddenly attacked her and wrestled her to the ground before taking her for questioning. video video
The police justified the officers’ use of violence against the woman by claiming that she waved a knife at them.
According to eyewitnesses, an elderly woman arrived at a police checkpoint in Bab al-Amud area when officers suddenly attacked her and wrestled her to the ground before taking her for questioning. video video
The police justified the officers’ use of violence against the woman by claiming that she waved a knife at them.
17 jan 2020
The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs has stated that the Israeli occupation state has made 54,000 Shekel profit off the Palestinian children who were imprisoned in Ofer jail last December, Quds News Network reported.
The Committee said in a report issued on Sunday that 38 Palestinian children were sent to Ofer jail last month, increasing the total number of children jailed in Ofer to 82.
It also stated that 20 children were sentenced to jail periods that range between one week to 23 months. One child was also slapped with a four-month arbitrary administrative detention, without charges.
The report revealed that last year, the Israeli authorities jailed 379 children (under the age of 18) in Ofer jail and imposed 513,100 Shekel of fines on them.
The Committee described the Israeli violations against Palestinian children, like the heavy fines and lengthy jail periods, as punitive measures and arbitrary punishment against the Palestinian people.
According to the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (Addameer), approximately 700 Palestinian children under the age of 18 from the occupied West Bank are prosecuted every year through Israeli military courts after being arrested, interrogated and detained by the Israeli army.
The most common charge levied against children is throwing stones, a charge that is punishable under military law by up to 20 years in prison. Since 2000, more than 12,000 Palestinian children have been detained.
It is worth mentioning that Israel is currently holding captive at least 5700 Palestinian political prisoners, including 220 children, 38 women, and 6 legislators.
Among the detainees are more than 500 who are held under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, in addition to six legislators, and 700 ailing detainees, including those who have cancer and other serious conditions, and are not provided the specialized care they desperately need.
The Committee said in a report issued on Sunday that 38 Palestinian children were sent to Ofer jail last month, increasing the total number of children jailed in Ofer to 82.
It also stated that 20 children were sentenced to jail periods that range between one week to 23 months. One child was also slapped with a four-month arbitrary administrative detention, without charges.
The report revealed that last year, the Israeli authorities jailed 379 children (under the age of 18) in Ofer jail and imposed 513,100 Shekel of fines on them.
The Committee described the Israeli violations against Palestinian children, like the heavy fines and lengthy jail periods, as punitive measures and arbitrary punishment against the Palestinian people.
According to the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (Addameer), approximately 700 Palestinian children under the age of 18 from the occupied West Bank are prosecuted every year through Israeli military courts after being arrested, interrogated and detained by the Israeli army.
The most common charge levied against children is throwing stones, a charge that is punishable under military law by up to 20 years in prison. Since 2000, more than 12,000 Palestinian children have been detained.
It is worth mentioning that Israel is currently holding captive at least 5700 Palestinian political prisoners, including 220 children, 38 women, and 6 legislators.
Among the detainees are more than 500 who are held under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, in addition to six legislators, and 700 ailing detainees, including those who have cancer and other serious conditions, and are not provided the specialized care they desperately need.
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday detained five Finnish citizens, including a member of parliament, for allegedly attempting to cross the fence separating the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories and the blockaded Gaza Strip.
According to Israeli media sources, the Israeli forces detained Anna Kontula, a Finnish MP, and four other humanitarian activists, for trying to cross the fence in protest at the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
For its part, the High National Committee for the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege in Gaza condemned the arrests and expressed solidarity with the detainees.
The Israeli occupation forces confiscated the Finnish detainees' passports and cell phones and interrogated them in preparation for their deportation to their country by force.
The High National Committee called for protecting the activists from Israeli harassment and asked human rights organizations around the world to make similar steps against Israel's racist policies, especially the unjust blockade on the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli occupation in 2006 imposed a tight blockade on the Gaza Strip closing all crossings connecting the enclave with the outside world through Egypt or the Palestinian territories occupied since 1948. The crossings are only opened partially in certain times and for limited periods for the entry of goods and passengers.
According to Israeli media sources, the Israeli forces detained Anna Kontula, a Finnish MP, and four other humanitarian activists, for trying to cross the fence in protest at the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
For its part, the High National Committee for the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege in Gaza condemned the arrests and expressed solidarity with the detainees.
The Israeli occupation forces confiscated the Finnish detainees' passports and cell phones and interrogated them in preparation for their deportation to their country by force.
The High National Committee called for protecting the activists from Israeli harassment and asked human rights organizations around the world to make similar steps against Israel's racist policies, especially the unjust blockade on the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli occupation in 2006 imposed a tight blockade on the Gaza Strip closing all crossings connecting the enclave with the outside world through Egypt or the Palestinian territories occupied since 1948. The crossings are only opened partially in certain times and for limited periods for the entry of goods and passengers.
The Israeli occupation forces at dawn Friday kidnapped three Palestinian citizens, including an ex-detainee, in Bethlehem province.
Local sources said that the Israeli forces arrested Ramzi al-Harimi, 22, an ex-prisoner, Abdullah Jawarish, 20, and Zaid al-Harimi, 27, in different areas in Bethlehem.
They added that the Israeli forces broke into the three detainees' houses and wreaked havoc on them.
Local sources said that the Israeli forces arrested Ramzi al-Harimi, 22, an ex-prisoner, Abdullah Jawarish, 20, and Zaid al-Harimi, 27, in different areas in Bethlehem.
They added that the Israeli forces broke into the three detainees' houses and wreaked havoc on them.
The Israeli police forces on Friday injured five Palestinian worshipers and arrested three others following the Dawn Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem.
Local sources said that the Israeli police chased and attacked the Palestinian worshipers who were attending the Dawn Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque injuring five of them. video video
At least three worshipers were detained and dragged to an undeclared destination, they added. video video
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli police forces were angered by the scene of thousands of Palestinian citizens performing the Dawn Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque, so they stormed the site and violently attacked the worshipers. video video
According to Israel's TV channel Twelve, the Israeli police were shocked by the unprecedented number of Palestinians who came to attend the prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque. The number was estimated at 8,000.
The worshipers, after the prayer, chanted slogans supporting al-Aqsa Mosque and vowing to protect it against Israeli attacks and settler raids.
The Israeli police then broke into the site and brutally dispersed the worshipers.
Hazem Qasem, Hamas's spokesman, condemned the Israeli police attack on the Palestinian worshipers and said it was "a racist and barbaric act that blatantly violates all international laws which protect people's right to worship".
Qasem called on the Palestinian people not to be intimidated by the Israeli attacks and harassment and to intensify their presence in al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil to foil the Israeli occupation's attempt to take over the holy sites.
Local sources said that the Israeli police chased and attacked the Palestinian worshipers who were attending the Dawn Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque injuring five of them. video video
At least three worshipers were detained and dragged to an undeclared destination, they added. video video
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli police forces were angered by the scene of thousands of Palestinian citizens performing the Dawn Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque, so they stormed the site and violently attacked the worshipers. video video
According to Israel's TV channel Twelve, the Israeli police were shocked by the unprecedented number of Palestinians who came to attend the prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque. The number was estimated at 8,000.
The worshipers, after the prayer, chanted slogans supporting al-Aqsa Mosque and vowing to protect it against Israeli attacks and settler raids.
The Israeli police then broke into the site and brutally dispersed the worshipers.
Hazem Qasem, Hamas's spokesman, condemned the Israeli police attack on the Palestinian worshipers and said it was "a racist and barbaric act that blatantly violates all international laws which protect people's right to worship".
Qasem called on the Palestinian people not to be intimidated by the Israeli attacks and harassment and to intensify their presence in al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil to foil the Israeli occupation's attempt to take over the holy sites.
