7 july 2015
The Israeli Salem military court sentenced on Tuesday the leader in Hamas Movement Sheikh Nazih Abu Oun to one year imprisonment and imposed a heavy fine on him of 20,000 shekels (about 6,500 dollars), according to local sources.
Sheikh Abu Oun was arrested last year during an Israeli mass arrest campaign against Hamas cadres and supporters just few days after his release from the Palestinian Authority jails.
The sources added that Sheikh Abu Oun, who has spent more than 15 years in the Israeli jails, was supposed to be released the day after tomorrow as he was arrested on July 9, 2014.
Sheikh Abu Oun was arrested last year during an Israeli mass arrest campaign against Hamas cadres and supporters just few days after his release from the Palestinian Authority jails.
The sources added that Sheikh Abu Oun, who has spent more than 15 years in the Israeli jails, was supposed to be released the day after tomorrow as he was arrested on July 9, 2014.
The Israeli Navy Forces kidnapped Tuesday morning six Palestinian fishermen after opening fire at three fishing boats off Gaza shores.
Chairman of the Palestinian Fishermen Syndicate Nizar Ayyash told a PIC reporter that Israeli Navy boats opened their machinegun fire at two Palestinian fishing boats.
Four fishermen were arrested while their two boats were confiscated while sailing within the three nautical miles fishing area off the coast.
Shortly after the incident, two other fishermen were arrested in the same area after firing at their boat.
Israeli Navy routinely carries out attacks against Palestinian fishermen within the permitted six nautical miles fishing zone.
Chairman of the Palestinian Fishermen Syndicate Nizar Ayyash told a PIC reporter that Israeli Navy boats opened their machinegun fire at two Palestinian fishing boats.
Four fishermen were arrested while their two boats were confiscated while sailing within the three nautical miles fishing area off the coast.
Shortly after the incident, two other fishermen were arrested in the same area after firing at their boat.
Israeli Navy routinely carries out attacks against Palestinian fishermen within the permitted six nautical miles fishing zone.
A Palestinian young man was injured while several others were arrested as Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Tuesday different towns in Ramallah.
IOF provocatively raided a number of towns and refugee camps near Ramallah at dawn Tuesday, and broke into several homes under the pretext of looking for “wanted persons”.
Clashes broke out in Jalazoun refugee camp after IOF soldiers arrested a local youth from his home.
Tear gas bombs and rubber bullets were heavily fired during the clashes. One young man suffered leg injuries after being hit by internationally-banned ammunition used by the IOF to suppress Palestinian protesters during the confrontations.
Three other arrests were carried out in Silwad town after Israeli forces stormed and searched local homes accompanied with police dogs, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes, local sources said.
A heavy barrage of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets was fired during the clashes by the IOF soldiers.
IOF provocatively raided a number of towns and refugee camps near Ramallah at dawn Tuesday, and broke into several homes under the pretext of looking for “wanted persons”.
Clashes broke out in Jalazoun refugee camp after IOF soldiers arrested a local youth from his home.
Tear gas bombs and rubber bullets were heavily fired during the clashes. One young man suffered leg injuries after being hit by internationally-banned ammunition used by the IOF to suppress Palestinian protesters during the confrontations.
Three other arrests were carried out in Silwad town after Israeli forces stormed and searched local homes accompanied with police dogs, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes, local sources said.
A heavy barrage of tear gas bombs and rubber bullets was fired during the clashes by the IOF soldiers.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday kidnapped 10 Palestinian civilians following raids across cities of the West Bank.
Sources based in the West Bank province of al-Khalil said an Israeli army troop nabbed two Palestinian young men after they broke into their family homes at the crack of dawn. The two captives were dragged to an unidentified destination shortly afterwards.
The IOF further apprehended three Palestinian youngsters at dawn time during the clashes that flared up in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
A Palestinian youth sustained live bullet wounds as the IOF troops chased down and kidnapped the 20-year-old Mohamed Hussam Safi from al-Jalazoun refugee camp.
A flock of around 20 Israeli army patrols rolled into Silwad town, to the north of Ramallah, and arrested two youths before they subjected them to exhaustive interrogation.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army claimed responsibility for the abduction of a Palestinian citizen from Nablus’ northwestern town of Beit Lid and three others, including two Hamas affiliates, from the nearby Silwad town.
Sources based in the West Bank province of al-Khalil said an Israeli army troop nabbed two Palestinian young men after they broke into their family homes at the crack of dawn. The two captives were dragged to an unidentified destination shortly afterwards.
The IOF further apprehended three Palestinian youngsters at dawn time during the clashes that flared up in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
A Palestinian youth sustained live bullet wounds as the IOF troops chased down and kidnapped the 20-year-old Mohamed Hussam Safi from al-Jalazoun refugee camp.
A flock of around 20 Israeli army patrols rolled into Silwad town, to the north of Ramallah, and arrested two youths before they subjected them to exhaustive interrogation.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army claimed responsibility for the abduction of a Palestinian citizen from Nablus’ northwestern town of Beit Lid and three others, including two Hamas affiliates, from the nearby Silwad town.
An Israeli military court sentenced Islamic leader Sheikh Mohamed Ta’ma, 65, to 40 months in jail on account of alleged anti-occupation activities.
A PIC journalist quoted family sources as saying that an Israeli military court sentenced Sheikh Ta’ma to a 40-month prison-term on allegations of affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Movement, which he vehemently denied.
Sheikh Ta’ma, living and working in Saudi Arabia for some 40 years, was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces at the Karama border crossing on his way to visit family members on 13/4/2014.
His attorney Mirav Khoury appealed the verdict, branding it exaggerated and unfair.
Sheikh Mahmoud Ta’ma, an intellectually refined citizen and a prolific writer, is currently held at the Meggido jail.
A PIC journalist quoted family sources as saying that an Israeli military court sentenced Sheikh Ta’ma to a 40-month prison-term on allegations of affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Movement, which he vehemently denied.
Sheikh Ta’ma, living and working in Saudi Arabia for some 40 years, was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces at the Karama border crossing on his way to visit family members on 13/4/2014.
His attorney Mirav Khoury appealed the verdict, branding it exaggerated and unfair.
Sheikh Mahmoud Ta’ma, an intellectually refined citizen and a prolific writer, is currently held at the Meggido jail.
Khader Adnan has been moved to Kaplan hospital due to improvements in his condition following his 55-day hunger strike against the Israeli policy of administrative detention.
Mohja Jerusalem Foundation of Martyrs and Prisoners confirmed today that the Khader Adnan Muhammed Mousa (37) has been moved to Kaplan Hospital hospital after his health improved. He has previously been moved from Asaf Harofe hospital to Ramla prison hospital. The foundation reported that Adnan’s condition is now stable, and that the harsh effects of the 55-day long hunger strike are improving.
He was protesting the policy of administrative detention, which allows Israel to detain Palestinians for up to 6 months without trial, and it can be renewed and indefinite number of times. Adnan suspended the strike after an agreement on the release date 12. July 2015.
The Foundation added that Adnan suffered severe pain in his stomach and intestine, a continuous burn in the stomach because of his continued vomiting during the last days of his hunger strike. He is going through several medical tests today.
Khader Adnan was born on the 24th March 1978 in Arraba in the Jenin district. He is a married father of six children. He is a senior member of the Palestinian Islamist organisation Palestinian Islamic Jihad. He has been arrested and imprisoned ten times under administrative detention. He went on a hunger strike during his arrest in 2011 and it lasted for 66 days until February 2012. He was arrested again in July 2014 and began his second hunger strike in May 2015. This 55-day long strike ended when Adnan and the Israeli government agreed on a release date, the 12. July 2015.
Prisoner Adnan transferred to Kaplan hospital in unstable condition
The Israeli prison service (IPS) transferred the 37-year-old Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan Musa from the Ramla prison clinic to Kaplan hospital, the Muhjat al-Quds Foundation for Martyrs and Prisoners said Monday.
Earlier, the IPS transferred prisoner Adnan from the Assaf Harofeh hospital to the Ramla prison clinic.
The Muhjat al-Quds Foundation raised alarm bells over the unstable health condition of prisoner Adnan due to the critical repercussions of a 55-day hunger-striking he had undergone in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, at the Israeli occupation jails.
Adnan ended his hunger strike a few days earlier following pledges by the IPS to release him on July 12, 2015.
Adnan, who staged one of the longest hunger strikes in history in 2012, is showing sharp weight loss and has been suffering severe stomachaches due to uncontrollable vomiting.
Medics at the Kaplan hospital said Adnan has to undergo urgent medical check-ups so as to follow up on his health condition.
Adnan was arrested near Jenin in July during an Israeli arrest campaign across the West Bank. He is one of many former prisoners re-arrested for unclear reasons.
In November, an Israeli military court ruled to release Adnan after five months without trial or charge, but the ruling was never implemented and Adnan remains in jail without any explanation as to why he has been arrested.
In 2012, he took part in a 66-day hunger strike against administrative detention, without trial or charge. The agreement that released him on April 18 of that year also ended a hunger strike of 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, who had called for an end to administrative detention.
Adnan re-embarked on an open ended hunger-strike on May 5, 2015 in protest at renewed administrative detention.
Mohja Jerusalem Foundation of Martyrs and Prisoners confirmed today that the Khader Adnan Muhammed Mousa (37) has been moved to Kaplan Hospital hospital after his health improved. He has previously been moved from Asaf Harofe hospital to Ramla prison hospital. The foundation reported that Adnan’s condition is now stable, and that the harsh effects of the 55-day long hunger strike are improving.
He was protesting the policy of administrative detention, which allows Israel to detain Palestinians for up to 6 months without trial, and it can be renewed and indefinite number of times. Adnan suspended the strike after an agreement on the release date 12. July 2015.
The Foundation added that Adnan suffered severe pain in his stomach and intestine, a continuous burn in the stomach because of his continued vomiting during the last days of his hunger strike. He is going through several medical tests today.
Khader Adnan was born on the 24th March 1978 in Arraba in the Jenin district. He is a married father of six children. He is a senior member of the Palestinian Islamist organisation Palestinian Islamic Jihad. He has been arrested and imprisoned ten times under administrative detention. He went on a hunger strike during his arrest in 2011 and it lasted for 66 days until February 2012. He was arrested again in July 2014 and began his second hunger strike in May 2015. This 55-day long strike ended when Adnan and the Israeli government agreed on a release date, the 12. July 2015.
Prisoner Adnan transferred to Kaplan hospital in unstable condition
The Israeli prison service (IPS) transferred the 37-year-old Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan Musa from the Ramla prison clinic to Kaplan hospital, the Muhjat al-Quds Foundation for Martyrs and Prisoners said Monday.
Earlier, the IPS transferred prisoner Adnan from the Assaf Harofeh hospital to the Ramla prison clinic.
The Muhjat al-Quds Foundation raised alarm bells over the unstable health condition of prisoner Adnan due to the critical repercussions of a 55-day hunger-striking he had undergone in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, at the Israeli occupation jails.
Adnan ended his hunger strike a few days earlier following pledges by the IPS to release him on July 12, 2015.
Adnan, who staged one of the longest hunger strikes in history in 2012, is showing sharp weight loss and has been suffering severe stomachaches due to uncontrollable vomiting.
Medics at the Kaplan hospital said Adnan has to undergo urgent medical check-ups so as to follow up on his health condition.
Adnan was arrested near Jenin in July during an Israeli arrest campaign across the West Bank. He is one of many former prisoners re-arrested for unclear reasons.
In November, an Israeli military court ruled to release Adnan after five months without trial or charge, but the ruling was never implemented and Adnan remains in jail without any explanation as to why he has been arrested.
In 2012, he took part in a 66-day hunger strike against administrative detention, without trial or charge. The agreement that released him on April 18 of that year also ended a hunger strike of 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, who had called for an end to administrative detention.
Adnan re-embarked on an open ended hunger-strike on May 5, 2015 in protest at renewed administrative detention.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Monday released a Palestinian prisoner from the Gaza Strip after 13 years in prison.
40-year-old Ali al-Sarafitti, from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was transferred from the jail to Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, where he was warmly received by his relatives and friends.
Sarafitti was taken prisoner in July 2002 during an Israeli military incursion into Gaza.
There are about 7,000 Palestinian prisoners in different Israeli jails, 370 of them from Gaza.
40-year-old Ali al-Sarafitti, from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was transferred from the jail to Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, where he was warmly received by his relatives and friends.
Sarafitti was taken prisoner in July 2002 during an Israeli military incursion into Gaza.
There are about 7,000 Palestinian prisoners in different Israeli jails, 370 of them from Gaza.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, a young Palestinian man in at-Tour neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers invaded several homes in Qaa’ al-Hara area in at-Tour neighborhood, and searched them causing property damage, before kidnapping at least one Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Tamimi.
On Monday evening, soldiers invaded the same neighborhood, and broke into the home of Akram Shurafa, in an attempt to kidnap him, but he was not at home.
Shurafa previously received an Israeli order denying him access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, for six months that expired last May.
The family said the soldiers violently searched their property, causing damage, and interrogated them.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers invaded several homes in Qaa’ al-Hara area in at-Tour neighborhood, and searched them causing property damage, before kidnapping at least one Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Tamimi.
On Monday evening, soldiers invaded the same neighborhood, and broke into the home of Akram Shurafa, in an attempt to kidnap him, but he was not at home.
Shurafa previously received an Israeli order denying him access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, for six months that expired last May.
The family said the soldiers violently searched their property, causing damage, and interrogated them.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Monday at night, eight Palestinians in the West Bank districts of Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah, after storming their homes and searching them.
Several army vehicles invaded the Shiokh town, northeast of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched many homes and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Hamza Ayyoub al-Mashni and Abdul-Karim Mohammad Halayqa.
Soldiers also invaded and searched several homes in Bethlehem city, and kidnapped a Palestinian identified as Issa Nader Sarhan.
Another Palestinian, identified as Bara’ Radwan Abu Ghayatha, was kidnapped from his home in Nahhalin town.
The soldiers searched his home, and many other homes in the town, and interrogated several Palestinians.
In addition, soldiers invaded Ertah area, south of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, searched homes, and kidnapped Jihad Fuad Rashed.
In Ramallah, soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of the city, searched many homes and kidnapped two brothers identified as Abdullah and Ali Monir Hamed, and another young man identified as Amjad an-Najjar.
The soldiers also confiscated several surveillance tapes from a number of homes, including homes belonging to Ahmad Sobhi and Yousef Najjar, and withdrew from the town.
Several army vehicles invaded the Shiokh town, northeast of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched many homes and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Hamza Ayyoub al-Mashni and Abdul-Karim Mohammad Halayqa.
Soldiers also invaded and searched several homes in Bethlehem city, and kidnapped a Palestinian identified as Issa Nader Sarhan.
Another Palestinian, identified as Bara’ Radwan Abu Ghayatha, was kidnapped from his home in Nahhalin town.
The soldiers searched his home, and many other homes in the town, and interrogated several Palestinians.
In addition, soldiers invaded Ertah area, south of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, searched homes, and kidnapped Jihad Fuad Rashed.
In Ramallah, soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of the city, searched many homes and kidnapped two brothers identified as Abdullah and Ali Monir Hamed, and another young man identified as Amjad an-Najjar.
The soldiers also confiscated several surveillance tapes from a number of homes, including homes belonging to Ahmad Sobhi and Yousef Najjar, and withdrew from the town.
6 july 2015
Hassan Abu Rmila, a 21-year-old Jerusalemite captive, has undergone many surgeries after he was shot by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at Qalandia checkpoint to the north of Occupied Jerusalem last June under pretext that he was walking towards the checkpoint shouting Takbeer.
The IOF claims that warning shots were fired in the air and that Abu Rmila didn't obey the soldiers' orders to stop.
The captive's family affirmed on Monday to Quds Press that one of Hassan's kidneys was removed after one lung stopped functioning while his feet were paralyzed as a result of being shot in his spinal cord.
"He is still in a coma, he sustained serious injuries, and his health condition, which is already very critical, is deteriorating," the family said, and added that he is under arrest and his legs are tied to the bed, despite his condition, at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
The IOF claims that warning shots were fired in the air and that Abu Rmila didn't obey the soldiers' orders to stop.
The captive's family affirmed on Monday to Quds Press that one of Hassan's kidneys was removed after one lung stopped functioning while his feet were paralyzed as a result of being shot in his spinal cord.
"He is still in a coma, he sustained serious injuries, and his health condition, which is already very critical, is deteriorating," the family said, and added that he is under arrest and his legs are tied to the bed, despite his condition, at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
Detainees of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Negev prison asked the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) on Monday to reveal the fate of the hunger striker Muhammad Allan.
"The IPS has transferred the captive lawyer to an unknown destination after his health condition deteriorated," the Movement said in a statement released by al-Asra radio station.
The detainees called on the Palestinian Bar Association and human rights organizations to take urgent action to expose the Israeli crimes and to pressure the Israeli Occupation Authorities to reveal the fate of Allan.
They also held the IPS fully responsible over Allan's life and stressed that they will not stand idle and that they will assume their responsibilities towards him.
The statement clarified that Allan has been on a hunger strike for 20 consecutive days to protest his harsh detention conditions.
"The IPS has transferred the captive lawyer to an unknown destination after his health condition deteriorated," the Movement said in a statement released by al-Asra radio station.
The detainees called on the Palestinian Bar Association and human rights organizations to take urgent action to expose the Israeli crimes and to pressure the Israeli Occupation Authorities to reveal the fate of Allan.
They also held the IPS fully responsible over Allan's life and stressed that they will not stand idle and that they will assume their responsibilities towards him.
The statement clarified that Allan has been on a hunger strike for 20 consecutive days to protest his harsh detention conditions.
Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah met yesterday with the families of martyrs and prisoners in Hebron, where he promised to keep fighting for their rights and the return of their family members. Hamadallah also discussed the opening of a new hospital and the upcoming launch of new job-creating initiatives in the Hebron region.
During a meeting for families of martyrs and prisoners in Hebron yesterday, Prime Minster Rami Hamdallah said that the government wants to assure these families that they are committed to reward them for their suffering and to continue the fight for the liberation of Palestine. The meeting was attended by several political figures in addition to the Prime Minsiter, such as the Minister of Health, the head of the General Intelligence Service and the head of the Preventive Security Service, as well as members of the Central Committee of Fatah.
Hamdalla said:
“I salute the heroic steadfastness of the brave prisoners in prisons and detention camps, the children, the sick and the women, the members of the Legislative Council, and at the heart of them the prisoners of occupied Jerusalem.”
He added:
“We pay homage and reverence to the sacrifice of the martyrs of Palestine during all stages of the struggle, and in all factions of the National Action, and I all places, be it at home or in the diaspora, imprisoned, or in refugee camps, as well as the martyrs whose bodies are still held by the occupiers.”
Later on, the Prime minister went on to demand the international community to provide protection for the Palestinian people, especially children, and an end to the sixty-seven year long suffering his people has gone through.
Furthermore, Hamdallah praised the establishment of the Halhul Hospital in Hebron, which has received funding from the government and which will have six operating rooms in the new building for the cost of a million dollars. The government is also establishing a new department of burn specialisation. He stressed that the government has allocated about two hundred thousand dollars for the benefit of old town merchants in Hebron, as well as implementing multiple projects to create jobs and secure economical growth in the area.
During a meeting for families of martyrs and prisoners in Hebron yesterday, Prime Minster Rami Hamdallah said that the government wants to assure these families that they are committed to reward them for their suffering and to continue the fight for the liberation of Palestine. The meeting was attended by several political figures in addition to the Prime Minsiter, such as the Minister of Health, the head of the General Intelligence Service and the head of the Preventive Security Service, as well as members of the Central Committee of Fatah.
Hamdalla said:
“I salute the heroic steadfastness of the brave prisoners in prisons and detention camps, the children, the sick and the women, the members of the Legislative Council, and at the heart of them the prisoners of occupied Jerusalem.”
He added:
“We pay homage and reverence to the sacrifice of the martyrs of Palestine during all stages of the struggle, and in all factions of the National Action, and I all places, be it at home or in the diaspora, imprisoned, or in refugee camps, as well as the martyrs whose bodies are still held by the occupiers.”
Later on, the Prime minister went on to demand the international community to provide protection for the Palestinian people, especially children, and an end to the sixty-seven year long suffering his people has gone through.
Furthermore, Hamdallah praised the establishment of the Halhul Hospital in Hebron, which has received funding from the government and which will have six operating rooms in the new building for the cost of a million dollars. The government is also establishing a new department of burn specialisation. He stressed that the government has allocated about two hundred thousand dollars for the benefit of old town merchants in Hebron, as well as implementing multiple projects to create jobs and secure economical growth in the area.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Monday, thirteen Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including several teenagers in Jerusalem, in massive home invasions; soldiers also kidnapped two Palestinians near the Gaza Border.
Media spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said undercover soldiers infiltrated the town, and kidnapped Yousef Fathi Ekhlayyel.
Awad said the undercover soldiers violently assaulted Ekhlayyel, causing him to bleed from his face and head.
The soldiers also attacked his brother, Nasr, 25 years of age, before leaving the town in a minibus that was parked at its main entrance.
The soldiers used sniffing dogs, and special tools, in searching the property, causing damage.
Another Palestinian, identified as Tamer Suleiman Abu Ayyash, 22, from Beit Ummar, was taken prisoner on the al-Karama Border Crossing, while heading back home from Jordan.
Also in Hebron, soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, Doura, Ethna and Beit Ummar towns, in the Hebron district and kidnapped four Palestinians.
Resident Jaber Thieb Tmeiza was kidnapped from his home in Ethna town, after the soldiers searched it and several nearby homes, belonging to family members.
Soldiers also kidnapped Khalil Khaled al-Ballassy, 22, and Abdul-Majid at-Teety, 25, from their homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
In addition, soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Tareq al-Jahalin, 19, and Ziad Wael Issa, 19, after violently searching their homes.
Soldiers also invaded the al-‘Azza refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and handed Fadi Jihad ‘Adawin, 22, a military warrant for interrogation in the Gush Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers invaded Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, broke into and searched many homes, and kidnapped five teenagers identified as Husam Hasan, 15, Ahmad al-Ghoul, 17, Mohammad Emad Awad, 18, Noureddin Zaghal, 17, and Mo’men ‘Adeela, 17.
Soldiers also invaded Sur Baher town, southeast of Jerusalem, and kidnapped a Palestinian man, identified as Bilal ‘Affana, and his son.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians near the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) Crossing, after crossing the border fence with Gaza, and took them to an unknown destination.
Media spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, said undercover soldiers infiltrated the town, and kidnapped Yousef Fathi Ekhlayyel.
Awad said the undercover soldiers violently assaulted Ekhlayyel, causing him to bleed from his face and head.
The soldiers also attacked his brother, Nasr, 25 years of age, before leaving the town in a minibus that was parked at its main entrance.
The soldiers used sniffing dogs, and special tools, in searching the property, causing damage.
Another Palestinian, identified as Tamer Suleiman Abu Ayyash, 22, from Beit Ummar, was taken prisoner on the al-Karama Border Crossing, while heading back home from Jordan.
Also in Hebron, soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, Doura, Ethna and Beit Ummar towns, in the Hebron district and kidnapped four Palestinians.
Resident Jaber Thieb Tmeiza was kidnapped from his home in Ethna town, after the soldiers searched it and several nearby homes, belonging to family members.
Soldiers also kidnapped Khalil Khaled al-Ballassy, 22, and Abdul-Majid at-Teety, 25, from their homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
In addition, soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Tareq al-Jahalin, 19, and Ziad Wael Issa, 19, after violently searching their homes.
Soldiers also invaded the al-‘Azza refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and handed Fadi Jihad ‘Adawin, 22, a military warrant for interrogation in the Gush Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers invaded Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, broke into and searched many homes, and kidnapped five teenagers identified as Husam Hasan, 15, Ahmad al-Ghoul, 17, Mohammad Emad Awad, 18, Noureddin Zaghal, 17, and Mo’men ‘Adeela, 17.
Soldiers also invaded Sur Baher town, southeast of Jerusalem, and kidnapped a Palestinian man, identified as Bilal ‘Affana, and his son.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians near the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) Crossing, after crossing the border fence with Gaza, and took them to an unknown destination.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday evening kidnapped three Palestinian young men from al-Dhehaisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Bethlehem said the IOF detained the young men at the pretext they had entered the occupied city of Jerusalem without permits.
The detainees were identified as Sharif Fararja, Ahed al-Ajouri and Mourad Alqam.
Many Palestinians were exposed to arrest recently after they had entered Jerusalem without permits to perform prayers at the Aqsa Mosque.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Bethlehem said the IOF detained the young men at the pretext they had entered the occupied city of Jerusalem without permits.
The detainees were identified as Sharif Fararja, Ahed al-Ajouri and Mourad Alqam.
Many Palestinians were exposed to arrest recently after they had entered Jerusalem without permits to perform prayers at the Aqsa Mosque.
5 july 2015
A Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, Yasser Tarwa from Hebron, has been in a state of unconsciousness since he was shot and arrested by Israeli forces on June 21, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS).
Said WAFA: An attorney with the PPS who was allowed to visit Tarwa at Jerusalem’s Hadasa hospital, where Tarwa is kept under tight Israeli custody, said the latter has still been in a condition of unconsciousness since the date of his arrest. He said the Israeli authorities declined to give him any information regarding Tarwa’s health status.
Tarwa was shot and critically injured by Israeli border guards near Jerusalem’s Nablus main road on June 21 after he reportedly attacked a Border Police officer with a knife. At least seven bullets were shot at him, causing him critical injuries throughout his body.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a 2014 statement following a similar incident, called upon the international community to immediately intervene to put an end to this policy [of field execution], which violates international law, international humanitarian laws and the Geneva Conventions.
The statement condemned the “Israeli pretences” under which soldiers are authorized to open fire at Palestinians reportedly accused of launching attacks on Israeli targets.
Media reports stated that Israeli forces “has killed 19 Palestinians in the first 81 days of 2014 — an average of one Palestinian every 4.26 days.”
On June 2015, Israeli soldiers murdered a 21-year-old Palestinian from the town of Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah, after shooting him with live bullets and fatally smashing him when their military vehicle flipped over.
Said WAFA: An attorney with the PPS who was allowed to visit Tarwa at Jerusalem’s Hadasa hospital, where Tarwa is kept under tight Israeli custody, said the latter has still been in a condition of unconsciousness since the date of his arrest. He said the Israeli authorities declined to give him any information regarding Tarwa’s health status.
Tarwa was shot and critically injured by Israeli border guards near Jerusalem’s Nablus main road on June 21 after he reportedly attacked a Border Police officer with a knife. At least seven bullets were shot at him, causing him critical injuries throughout his body.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a 2014 statement following a similar incident, called upon the international community to immediately intervene to put an end to this policy [of field execution], which violates international law, international humanitarian laws and the Geneva Conventions.
The statement condemned the “Israeli pretences” under which soldiers are authorized to open fire at Palestinians reportedly accused of launching attacks on Israeli targets.
Media reports stated that Israeli forces “has killed 19 Palestinians in the first 81 days of 2014 — an average of one Palestinian every 4.26 days.”
On June 2015, Israeli soldiers murdered a 21-year-old Palestinian from the town of Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah, after shooting him with live bullets and fatally smashing him when their military vehicle flipped over.
Israeli forces closed have the Mughrabi Bridge for hundreds of worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The army closed the Mughrabi Bridge, Sunday morning, in front of a solemn assembly of hundreds of Palestinians in the Al-Aqsa Mosque . PNN reports that a large number of settlers waiting behind the Mughrabi Bridge were waiting to storm Al-Aqsa, which is used by settlers every morning from Sunday through Thursday. Usually, these incursions are met with Muslim worshipers chanting in protest, followed by the arrest and detention of worshipers in detention and deportation centres for various amounts of time.
Some of these settler groups called for the organisation of mass break-ins to the mosque, this morning, in commemoration of the “destruction of the walls of Jerusalem”, and as a prelude for the upcoming Jewish holiday.
Hundreds of people inside the Palestinian territories and East Jerusalem and the West Bank, last night in the mosque, observed the strong presence of worshipers from the morning, and the intensity of religious acts performed there.
See also: Israel and Jordan Renegotiate Al Aqsa Access to Non-Muslims
The army closed the Mughrabi Bridge, Sunday morning, in front of a solemn assembly of hundreds of Palestinians in the Al-Aqsa Mosque . PNN reports that a large number of settlers waiting behind the Mughrabi Bridge were waiting to storm Al-Aqsa, which is used by settlers every morning from Sunday through Thursday. Usually, these incursions are met with Muslim worshipers chanting in protest, followed by the arrest and detention of worshipers in detention and deportation centres for various amounts of time.
Some of these settler groups called for the organisation of mass break-ins to the mosque, this morning, in commemoration of the “destruction of the walls of Jerusalem”, and as a prelude for the upcoming Jewish holiday.
Hundreds of people inside the Palestinian territories and East Jerusalem and the West Bank, last night in the mosque, observed the strong presence of worshipers from the morning, and the intensity of religious acts performed there.
See also: Israel and Jordan Renegotiate Al Aqsa Access to Non-Muslims
401 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons are boycotting military courts in protest of the inhumane Israeli policy of administrative detention, which violates international humanitarian law and enables the Israeli government to detain Palestinians indefinitely without trial.
On July 1st, more than 60 Palestinian administrative detainees held in Israeli prisons started boycotting Israel’s military courts in a protest of this administrative detention policy as well as the fake trials they go through, writes the Alternative Information Centre (AIC), via PNN.
At the moment, 401 administrative detainees are held in Israeli prisons, six of whom are members of the Palestinian Legislative Council. The Middle East monitor reports that Israel has issued 571 administrative detention orders against Palestinians so far this year, out of which 126 orders were issued against prisoners detained for the first time, while the 445 orders that remained were renewals for detention of prisoners already in custody.
According to the AIC, administrative detentions violate Article (66) of Geneva Convention IV, which demands that trials should be held in the occupied territory, as well as Article (71) which states that the use of private courts of the occupying power should only take place after a legal trial. In addition to this, it violates a number of other articles of Geneva Convention IV, which state that administrative detention should only be applied in the case of imperative security reasons, they should be based on the Geneva Convention and it also states that trials must be fair. The AIC reports that the International Committee on Arbitrary Detention considered administrative detention as a form of psychological torture.
Every day, the Israeli army launches arrest campaigns in Palestinian cities and villages under the alleged administrative detention policy. Briefly explained, this policy allows the Israeli government to detain Palestinians in Israeli jails with no trial or charge for up to six months, and this detention may be renewed an indefinite amount of times.
On July 1st, more than 60 Palestinian administrative detainees held in Israeli prisons started boycotting Israel’s military courts in a protest of this administrative detention policy as well as the fake trials they go through, writes the Alternative Information Centre (AIC), via PNN.
At the moment, 401 administrative detainees are held in Israeli prisons, six of whom are members of the Palestinian Legislative Council. The Middle East monitor reports that Israel has issued 571 administrative detention orders against Palestinians so far this year, out of which 126 orders were issued against prisoners detained for the first time, while the 445 orders that remained were renewals for detention of prisoners already in custody.
According to the AIC, administrative detentions violate Article (66) of Geneva Convention IV, which demands that trials should be held in the occupied territory, as well as Article (71) which states that the use of private courts of the occupying power should only take place after a legal trial. In addition to this, it violates a number of other articles of Geneva Convention IV, which state that administrative detention should only be applied in the case of imperative security reasons, they should be based on the Geneva Convention and it also states that trials must be fair. The AIC reports that the International Committee on Arbitrary Detention considered administrative detention as a form of psychological torture.
Every day, the Israeli army launches arrest campaigns in Palestinian cities and villages under the alleged administrative detention policy. Briefly explained, this policy allows the Israeli government to detain Palestinians in Israeli jails with no trial or charge for up to six months, and this detention may be renewed an indefinite amount of times.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, two young Palestinians in Nahhalin village, west of Bethlehem, clashed with local youths and kidnapped two teenagers. Soldiers also installed roadblocks near Ramallah, and invaded villages.
Local sources in Nahhalin said the soldiers stormed several homes, and kidnapped Hasan Ahmad Shakarna, 18, and Ibrahim Hasan Shakarna, 19.
They added that clashes took place between the invading soldiers, and dozens of local youths.
The army fired gas bombs at the protesters, and at a number of nearby homes.
On Saturday evening, soldiers installed roadblocks sealing the villages of al-Mogheer, Turmos Ayya, and Nabi Saleh, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated scores of Palestinians while examining their ID cards.
The roadblocks caused traffic congestions, extending hundreds of meters, and forcing the Palestinians to wait for lengthy periods; no arrests were reported.
Local sources in Nahhalin said the soldiers stormed several homes, and kidnapped Hasan Ahmad Shakarna, 18, and Ibrahim Hasan Shakarna, 19.
They added that clashes took place between the invading soldiers, and dozens of local youths.
The army fired gas bombs at the protesters, and at a number of nearby homes.
On Saturday evening, soldiers installed roadblocks sealing the villages of al-Mogheer, Turmos Ayya, and Nabi Saleh, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated scores of Palestinians while examining their ID cards.
The roadblocks caused traffic congestions, extending hundreds of meters, and forcing the Palestinians to wait for lengthy periods; no arrests were reported.
Hebrew media sources yesterday said that an Arab woman was wounded on Saturday evening after she and her family were attacked by extremist settlers on a street in Jerusalem.
Israeli television channel ‘7th Channel’ said that the group of settlers began throwing stones at an Arab family’s car, leading to a woman passenger sustaining light wounds. 7th Channel added that the group of far-right settlers also threw stones at a number of other Arab cars, causing material damage to the cars only.
7th Channel clarified that a quarrel broke out between the Arab citizens and the Jewish extremist settlers who were provoking them. This lead to light injuries until the Israeli police arrived at the scene, deescalated the quarrel and arrested three persons from the parties involved.
It is noteworthy that extremist settlers have carried out daily attacks and provocations towards Palestinian citizens living in East Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan.
Israeli television channel ‘7th Channel’ said that the group of settlers began throwing stones at an Arab family’s car, leading to a woman passenger sustaining light wounds. 7th Channel added that the group of far-right settlers also threw stones at a number of other Arab cars, causing material damage to the cars only.
7th Channel clarified that a quarrel broke out between the Arab citizens and the Jewish extremist settlers who were provoking them. This lead to light injuries until the Israeli police arrived at the scene, deescalated the quarrel and arrested three persons from the parties involved.
It is noteworthy that extremist settlers have carried out daily attacks and provocations towards Palestinian citizens living in East Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan.
4 july 2015
The Israeli Prison Services (IPS) has notably stepped up night raids and attacks against Palestinian prisoners since the beginning of the year, Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies said.
128 raids into prisoners’ cells have been carried out during the first half of 2015, while 115 break-ins were reported during the same period last year.
Spokesperson for the center Riyad Ashqar said that Israeli raids and suppression practices have significantly escalated since the beginning of the year. He pointed out that several prisoners were injured and isolated for different periods of time.
During the reported raids, tough restrictions and punitive measures were imposed on the prisoners such as confiscating their electric appliances, isolating some of them, and imposing heavy fines.
128 raids into prisoners’ cells have been carried out during the first half of 2015, while 115 break-ins were reported during the same period last year.
Spokesperson for the center Riyad Ashqar said that Israeli raids and suppression practices have significantly escalated since the beginning of the year. He pointed out that several prisoners were injured and isolated for different periods of time.
During the reported raids, tough restrictions and punitive measures were imposed on the prisoners such as confiscating their electric appliances, isolating some of them, and imposing heavy fines.
One Palestinian was kidnapped, while four were shot with rubber-coated metal bullets, and scores suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, after Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee has reported that the soldiers have kidnapped Walid Deifallah, 18 years of age, and moved him to an unknown destination.
The army fired rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs at the nonviolent protesters, wounding four Palestinians, while scores of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The protesters were marking the first anniversary of the death of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 16, who was kidnapped and burnt to death, by Israeli extremists in occupied Jerusalem.
They also protested the murder of Mohammad Hani al-Kasba, 17, who was shot while climbing the Annexation Wall, along with dozens of residents, in an attempt to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.
The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee has reported that the soldiers have kidnapped Walid Deifallah, 18 years of age, and moved him to an unknown destination.
The army fired rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs at the nonviolent protesters, wounding four Palestinians, while scores of residents suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The protesters were marking the first anniversary of the death of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 16, who was kidnapped and burnt to death, by Israeli extremists in occupied Jerusalem.
They also protested the murder of Mohammad Hani al-Kasba, 17, who was shot while climbing the Annexation Wall, along with dozens of residents, in an attempt to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.
