28 july 2015
The occupation police released on Wednesday night the 8-year old Abdullah Emad Dkeidek after detaining and interrogating him on charges of throwing stones.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation police arrested the child Dkeidek while he was playing with a group of children only meters away from his house in the neighborhood of Ras Al-Amoud in Silwan.
Abdullah’s mother explained that six borders police individuals arrested her children around 8 p.m. while playing in the neighborhood with a group of children and prevented them from accompanying him to the police vehicle and informed them that he will be transferred to Salah Eddin Street police station; they also threatened them with guns and prevented them from approaching Abdullah.
She added: “The children were gathered in the neighborhood concurrently with the detention of a young man who was walking his dog and one borders police individuals arrested Abdullah. The young men attempted to release the child but the forces pushed them and forced them to stay away from Abdullah.”
She continued: “The children came to inform me of Abdullah’s arrest. His uncle and I immediately followed the forces that refused to listen to us and quickly took Abdullah to Salah Eddin Street police station.”
The mother also explained that the forces refused to allow them to enter the police station and she stayed for nearly one and a half hours with his uncles outside the station. She was then allowed to enter the interrogation room and was surprised to find her son being interrogated on charges of throwing stones.
She explained that the interrogator tried to provoke her and said: “Your son doesn’t have proper manners and should be taught manners, you are like ISIS”.
Abdullah’s mother added that the police released her son around 11 p.m. and conditioned her to sign a paper that her son was not assaulted; he was then detained alone for 10 minutes in the interrogation room.
Emad Dkeidek explained his astonishment to his son’s arrest and said that signs of fear were obvious on his son since he was released.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation police arrested the child Dkeidek while he was playing with a group of children only meters away from his house in the neighborhood of Ras Al-Amoud in Silwan.
Abdullah’s mother explained that six borders police individuals arrested her children around 8 p.m. while playing in the neighborhood with a group of children and prevented them from accompanying him to the police vehicle and informed them that he will be transferred to Salah Eddin Street police station; they also threatened them with guns and prevented them from approaching Abdullah.
She added: “The children were gathered in the neighborhood concurrently with the detention of a young man who was walking his dog and one borders police individuals arrested Abdullah. The young men attempted to release the child but the forces pushed them and forced them to stay away from Abdullah.”
She continued: “The children came to inform me of Abdullah’s arrest. His uncle and I immediately followed the forces that refused to listen to us and quickly took Abdullah to Salah Eddin Street police station.”
The mother also explained that the forces refused to allow them to enter the police station and she stayed for nearly one and a half hours with his uncles outside the station. She was then allowed to enter the interrogation room and was surprised to find her son being interrogated on charges of throwing stones.
She explained that the interrogator tried to provoke her and said: “Your son doesn’t have proper manners and should be taught manners, you are like ISIS”.
Abdullah’s mother added that the police released her son around 11 p.m. and conditioned her to sign a paper that her son was not assaulted; he was then detained alone for 10 minutes in the interrogation room.
Emad Dkeidek explained his astonishment to his son’s arrest and said that signs of fear were obvious on his son since he was released.
Two United Nations human rights experts today reiterated their call on the Israeli authorities to stop the process of legalizing force-feeding and medical treatment of prisoners and detainees on hunger strike against their will.
The call comes after the current Knesset decided to continue the legislative process of a Bill to amend the Prisons Act (preventing damages due to hunger strikes) initiated by the previous legislature.
The independent experts warned that the Bill is expected to primarily affect Palestinians held by Israel, including those in administrative detention.
The UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan E. Méndez, underlined that “feeding induced by threats, coercion, force or use of physical restraints of individuals, who have opted for the extreme recourse of a hunger strike to protest against their detention, are, even if intended for their benefit, tantamount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.”
As stressed in past expert findings, the conscious decision of the person and his or her informed and voluntary refusal of medical measures are crucial to fulfil, respect and protect human rights.
“Under no circumstance will force-feeding of prisoners and detainees on hunger strike comply with human rights standards,” the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pûras, said. “Informed consent is an integral part in the realization of the right to health.”
The international experts have engaged with the Israeli authorities on different occasions regarding the issue of force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners and detainees. “The way to end the hunger strikes is not to force feed hunger-strikers but to address the underlying human rights violations against which they are protesting, namely, the practice of administrative detention”, they said.
“We reiterate our call on the Government of Israel to refrain from force-feeding and other coercive measures and look for alternative solutions to extreme situations resulting from hunger strikes, including good faith dialogue,” they said. “We stand ready to provide the necessary guidance and assistance to the authorities on these matters.”
The independent experts call has been endorsed by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Makarim Wibisono.
The call comes after the current Knesset decided to continue the legislative process of a Bill to amend the Prisons Act (preventing damages due to hunger strikes) initiated by the previous legislature.
The independent experts warned that the Bill is expected to primarily affect Palestinians held by Israel, including those in administrative detention.
The UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan E. Méndez, underlined that “feeding induced by threats, coercion, force or use of physical restraints of individuals, who have opted for the extreme recourse of a hunger strike to protest against their detention, are, even if intended for their benefit, tantamount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.”
As stressed in past expert findings, the conscious decision of the person and his or her informed and voluntary refusal of medical measures are crucial to fulfil, respect and protect human rights.
“Under no circumstance will force-feeding of prisoners and detainees on hunger strike comply with human rights standards,” the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pûras, said. “Informed consent is an integral part in the realization of the right to health.”
The international experts have engaged with the Israeli authorities on different occasions regarding the issue of force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners and detainees. “The way to end the hunger strikes is not to force feed hunger-strikers but to address the underlying human rights violations against which they are protesting, namely, the practice of administrative detention”, they said.
“We reiterate our call on the Government of Israel to refrain from force-feeding and other coercive measures and look for alternative solutions to extreme situations resulting from hunger strikes, including good faith dialogue,” they said. “We stand ready to provide the necessary guidance and assistance to the authorities on these matters.”
The independent experts call has been endorsed by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Makarim Wibisono.
Abdul-Karim Aziz al-Haddad 15
Israeli police officers assaulted and kidnapped, late on Monday at night, a Palestinian child in his home, and while holding him in the police station in the Chain Gate area, in Jerusalem’s Old City.
The police invaded the family home of Abdul-Karim Aziz Haddad, 15 years of age, and started beating him up, in front of his family.
The Child’s uncle ‘Ala al-Haddad said the soldiers invaded the home, in the Sa’diyya neighborhood, around 11:30 before midnight, to ensure he is at home and abiding by a house arrest order that was enforced against him four days ago.
“Although Abdul-Karim was at home, the soldiers accused him of violating the house arrest order,” the uncle said, “They started provoking him, and tried to invade every room, resulting in an argument before the police attacked the child and abducted him.”
The uncle added that the police also assaulted the child while moving him to the police station, and held him in the toilet room of the station, in addition to beating him on his private parts.
The child was later moved to the al-Qashla Police station for interrogation, where the officers realized his urine has blood in it, and released him.
The family instantly took him to the al-Makassed hospital, in Jerusalem, for treatment.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped late at night two Palestinians, identified as ‘Abada Khatib and Mohammad Abu Sneina, and assaulted them while moving them to an interrogation center.
Israeli police officers assaulted and kidnapped, late on Monday at night, a Palestinian child in his home, and while holding him in the police station in the Chain Gate area, in Jerusalem’s Old City.
The police invaded the family home of Abdul-Karim Aziz Haddad, 15 years of age, and started beating him up, in front of his family.
The Child’s uncle ‘Ala al-Haddad said the soldiers invaded the home, in the Sa’diyya neighborhood, around 11:30 before midnight, to ensure he is at home and abiding by a house arrest order that was enforced against him four days ago.
“Although Abdul-Karim was at home, the soldiers accused him of violating the house arrest order,” the uncle said, “They started provoking him, and tried to invade every room, resulting in an argument before the police attacked the child and abducted him.”
The uncle added that the police also assaulted the child while moving him to the police station, and held him in the toilet room of the station, in addition to beating him on his private parts.
The child was later moved to the al-Qashla Police station for interrogation, where the officers realized his urine has blood in it, and released him.
The family instantly took him to the al-Makassed hospital, in Jerusalem, for treatment.
In related news, soldiers kidnapped late at night two Palestinians, identified as ‘Abada Khatib and Mohammad Abu Sneina, and assaulted them while moving them to an interrogation center.
Israeli occupation army continued its large-scale arrest campaigns against Palestinians in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem. Israeli Occupation forces (IOF) broke into Palestinians’ houses and clashes erupted to stop Israeli violations.
In Occupied Jerusalem, IOF soldiers arrested 9 Palestinians whereas Israeli policemen and Special Forces along with Shin Bet agents stormed, searched and wreaked havoc in dozens of houses east of Jerusalem.
The committee of the families of Jerusalemite Prisoners revealed that 6 minors (14-15 year old) were rounded up on Tuesday. They were transferred to the Russian Compound investigation center to be brought to court to look into the renewal of their detention.
Earlier on Monday, clashes erupted between IOF soldiers and Palestinians youths in al-Issawiya town in Occupied Jerusalem in response to the martyrdom of the young man Mohammad Abu Latifa after he was shot by Israeli soldiers in an attempt to arrest him.
Three other minors got arrested by IOF soldiers last night in the Old City of Jerusalem after assaulting them by severe beatings. One minor suffered internal bleeding then he was released to be taken to hospital. The other two were held under house arrest as well as deportation from the Aqsa Mosque.
In al-Khalil, IOF arrested on Tuesday one young man from al-Fawwar refugee camp to the south of the city whereas clashes erupted during the Israeli storming operation.
Another 18-year-old Palestinian was arrested in al-Khalil city.
Ten Palestinians were arrested in a large-scale campaign in the West Bank on Monday. Seven of them were accused of indulging in resistance actions against the Israeli Occupation while the other three were charged of belonging to Hamas Movement.
Eyewitnesses in al-Khalil city disclosed that sound of explosions was heard in the western outskirts of the city due to military drills behind the Israeli Separation Wall along with intensive shooting of live bullets.
Israeli forces usually conduct military exercises in Palestinians’ lands confiscated by Israel for the establishment of the Wall or settlement expansion.
In Occupied Jerusalem, IOF soldiers arrested 9 Palestinians whereas Israeli policemen and Special Forces along with Shin Bet agents stormed, searched and wreaked havoc in dozens of houses east of Jerusalem.
The committee of the families of Jerusalemite Prisoners revealed that 6 minors (14-15 year old) were rounded up on Tuesday. They were transferred to the Russian Compound investigation center to be brought to court to look into the renewal of their detention.
Earlier on Monday, clashes erupted between IOF soldiers and Palestinians youths in al-Issawiya town in Occupied Jerusalem in response to the martyrdom of the young man Mohammad Abu Latifa after he was shot by Israeli soldiers in an attempt to arrest him.
Three other minors got arrested by IOF soldiers last night in the Old City of Jerusalem after assaulting them by severe beatings. One minor suffered internal bleeding then he was released to be taken to hospital. The other two were held under house arrest as well as deportation from the Aqsa Mosque.
In al-Khalil, IOF arrested on Tuesday one young man from al-Fawwar refugee camp to the south of the city whereas clashes erupted during the Israeli storming operation.
Another 18-year-old Palestinian was arrested in al-Khalil city.
Ten Palestinians were arrested in a large-scale campaign in the West Bank on Monday. Seven of them were accused of indulging in resistance actions against the Israeli Occupation while the other three were charged of belonging to Hamas Movement.
Eyewitnesses in al-Khalil city disclosed that sound of explosions was heard in the western outskirts of the city due to military drills behind the Israeli Separation Wall along with intensive shooting of live bullets.
Israeli forces usually conduct military exercises in Palestinians’ lands confiscated by Israel for the establishment of the Wall or settlement expansion.
The Magistrate judge extended on Sunday the arrest of one young man and a child from Silwan.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of the 15-year old Mahmoud Sa’adeh until next Tuesday; note that the police accused him of throwing stones and Molotov Cocktails in Silwan.
The center’s lawyer pointed out that Sa’adeh was arrested on Saturday night from in front of Ein Al-Lozeh Mosque in Silwan, and the soldiers interrogated him in the street and inside the police vehicle before transferring him to Salah Eddin Street police station.
The lawyer added that the Magistrate judge also extended the arrest of the 17-year old Ala’ Al-Qaq until next Wednesday.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the Magistrate judge released Mustafa Maragha from Silwan after signing a personal bail and a third-party bail; note that he was arrested on Saturday night after verbal altercations broke out between him and a settler.
Lawyer Mahmoud added that he submitted an appeal to the District court on Sunday against the Magistrate court’s decision to imprison his client Basel Mahmoud for four months.
The lawyer also submitted a request to the court to hold a court session for his minor client Mustafa Abu Asab; note that Abu Asab turned himself in to the Israeli prison last week.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of the 15-year old Mahmoud Sa’adeh until next Tuesday; note that the police accused him of throwing stones and Molotov Cocktails in Silwan.
The center’s lawyer pointed out that Sa’adeh was arrested on Saturday night from in front of Ein Al-Lozeh Mosque in Silwan, and the soldiers interrogated him in the street and inside the police vehicle before transferring him to Salah Eddin Street police station.
The lawyer added that the Magistrate judge also extended the arrest of the 17-year old Ala’ Al-Qaq until next Wednesday.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the Magistrate judge released Mustafa Maragha from Silwan after signing a personal bail and a third-party bail; note that he was arrested on Saturday night after verbal altercations broke out between him and a settler.
Lawyer Mahmoud added that he submitted an appeal to the District court on Sunday against the Magistrate court’s decision to imprison his client Basel Mahmoud for four months.
The lawyer also submitted a request to the court to hold a court session for his minor client Mustafa Abu Asab; note that Abu Asab turned himself in to the Israeli prison last week.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, six Palestinian children in the al-’Eesawiyya town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem. The soldiers also kidnapped one Palestinian in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
Media sources in Jerusalem has reported that the army stormed and searched several homes in al-‘Eesawiyya, before kidnapping the six children, after interrogating them and their families.
The kidnapped children have been identified as Shadi Nasser, 14, Adam Kayed Mahmoud, 14, Mohammad Mobtasem ‘Obeid, 14, Yahia Arafat Derbas, 14, Majd Nayef Mustafa, 14, and Mohammad Mazra’o, 15 years of age.
The six children were handcuffed and blindfolded, before the soldiers took them to an interrogation center in Jerusalem.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, and kidnapped a young man, identified as Ishaq al-Khatib, 20, after violently searching his home.
The soldiers also invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks on its northern roads, in addition to the main entrance of Sa’ir town, northeast of Hebron, before searching dozens of cars, while investigating the ID cards of scores of Palestinians.
Media sources in Jerusalem has reported that the army stormed and searched several homes in al-‘Eesawiyya, before kidnapping the six children, after interrogating them and their families.
The kidnapped children have been identified as Shadi Nasser, 14, Adam Kayed Mahmoud, 14, Mohammad Mobtasem ‘Obeid, 14, Yahia Arafat Derbas, 14, Majd Nayef Mustafa, 14, and Mohammad Mazra’o, 15 years of age.
The six children were handcuffed and blindfolded, before the soldiers took them to an interrogation center in Jerusalem.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, and kidnapped a young man, identified as Ishaq al-Khatib, 20, after violently searching his home.
The soldiers also invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks on its northern roads, in addition to the main entrance of Sa’ir town, northeast of Hebron, before searching dozens of cars, while investigating the ID cards of scores of Palestinians.
Members of the Israeli unit of Matsada, specialized in rescuing hostages and quelling prison riots, aggressively assaulted the Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ahmad Saadat, in the Nafha jail, the Palestinian Prisoner Society reported Tuesday.
According to the Society, Palestinian detainees in all Israeli occupation jails threatened to initiate a series of protest moves in solidarity with prisoner Saadat.
Tension has been running high in the Israeli occupation jail of Nafha after Israeli suppression units stormed on Monday section 10 and cracked down on Palestinian inmates.
According to the Society, Palestinian detainees in all Israeli occupation jails threatened to initiate a series of protest moves in solidarity with prisoner Saadat.
Tension has been running high in the Israeli occupation jail of Nafha after Israeli suppression units stormed on Monday section 10 and cracked down on Palestinian inmates.
The Israeli Ofer military court sentenced the Palestinian journalist Ali Abd al-Kareem al-Awiwi, from al-Khalil, to six months in jail.
According to the Ahrar Center for Prisoner Studies and Human Rights, 25-year-old Awiwi was kidnapped for the second time by the Israeli occupation forces on March 29, 2015. He had been previously sentenced to 18 months in the Israeli lock-ups when he was only 17 years old.
Awiwi, a father of two children, works as a journalist for the local al-Rabi’a radio station in al-Khalil.
The journalist is currently held in the Israeli Ofer prison, near Ramallah. He has reportedly been diagnosed with a critical intestinal disease and has undergone several surgeries.
According to the Ahrar Center for Prisoner Studies and Human Rights, 25-year-old Awiwi was kidnapped for the second time by the Israeli occupation forces on March 29, 2015. He had been previously sentenced to 18 months in the Israeli lock-ups when he was only 17 years old.
Awiwi, a father of two children, works as a journalist for the local al-Rabi’a radio station in al-Khalil.
The journalist is currently held in the Israeli Ofer prison, near Ramallah. He has reportedly been diagnosed with a critical intestinal disease and has undergone several surgeries.
A number of Israeli extremists attacked, on Monday at night, a Palestinian bus driver, working for the Egged Bus Company, by spraying his face with pepper spray before beating him up, and tried to tie him to his seat.
The driver, Mohammad Barakat, 38 years of age, from the al-‘Ezariyya town in Jerusalem, said the attack was carried out by two Israelis who first used pepper spray before proceeding to assault him.
The two boarded the bus, and remained in it, until it reached its final station in the Ma’alot Dafna illegal settlement, west of Sheikh Jarrah, where they assaulted the Palestinian driver.
Barakat told the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan that the two assailants refused to pay for the tickets, remained in the bus for 45 minutes until it reached its final station, and ran away after assaulting him.
He then appealed to bystanders who called the police; the officers refused to take his statement, and told him he needed to head to their station in Salah Ed-Deen Street, to file an official complaint.
Earlier on Monday, undercover soldiers of the Israeli military kidnapped a young Palestinian man, identified as Ahmad ‘Asaleyya, from occupied East Jerusalem, after he intervened to help a woman who was being harassed by Israeli extremists near the Chain Gate in Jerusalem.
The driver, Mohammad Barakat, 38 years of age, from the al-‘Ezariyya town in Jerusalem, said the attack was carried out by two Israelis who first used pepper spray before proceeding to assault him.
The two boarded the bus, and remained in it, until it reached its final station in the Ma’alot Dafna illegal settlement, west of Sheikh Jarrah, where they assaulted the Palestinian driver.
Barakat told the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan that the two assailants refused to pay for the tickets, remained in the bus for 45 minutes until it reached its final station, and ran away after assaulting him.
He then appealed to bystanders who called the police; the officers refused to take his statement, and told him he needed to head to their station in Salah Ed-Deen Street, to file an official complaint.
Earlier on Monday, undercover soldiers of the Israeli military kidnapped a young Palestinian man, identified as Ahmad ‘Asaleyya, from occupied East Jerusalem, after he intervened to help a woman who was being harassed by Israeli extremists near the Chain Gate in Jerusalem.
27 july 2015
On Monday morning, the Israeli Ministerial Committee drafted an “anti-terrorism” law.
According to Israeli Channel 7, the committee is expected to approve the bill, which amends and expands the definition of “terrorist organizations”, and stresses that sanctions must be imposed on members of so-called organizations and perpetrators of “terrorist” attacks.
Under this bill, any members of organizations which fulfill the infrastructure necessary to be considered a “terrorist” organization will be sentenced to 25 years imprisonment, said the PNN. A member who holds a senior position in the organization could be sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Furthermore, according to the bill, any person who offers technical support, broadcast services or money laundering to the organization can be convicted. Furthermore, the bill prevents any judicial changes and reductions to the convicted sentence of 15 years or more.
According to Israeli Channel 7, the committee is expected to approve the bill, which amends and expands the definition of “terrorist organizations”, and stresses that sanctions must be imposed on members of so-called organizations and perpetrators of “terrorist” attacks.
Under this bill, any members of organizations which fulfill the infrastructure necessary to be considered a “terrorist” organization will be sentenced to 25 years imprisonment, said the PNN. A member who holds a senior position in the organization could be sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Furthermore, according to the bill, any person who offers technical support, broadcast services or money laundering to the organization can be convicted. Furthermore, the bill prevents any judicial changes and reductions to the convicted sentence of 15 years or more.
Right-wing Israelis broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound again on Monday, as the UN expressed concerns over "religious provocation" in and around holy sites in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem.
Witnesses said that 70 right-wing Jews entered the compound via the Moroccan Gate under Israeli police escort.
Israeli police reportedly assaulted and detained a Palestinian worshiper, Ahmad Asaliyyeh, from the compound, and detained a Palestinian woman as she was leaving the compound.
An Israeli police spokesperson could not be reached for comment, according to Ma'an.
The incident came a day after Palestinian worshipers clashed with Israeli police and soldiers across the compound and inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque itself, leaving 19 Palestinians and four Israeli police injured.
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, issued a statement on Monday to express concern over "recent incidents and heightened tensions" in and around Jerusalem's holy sites, and to "call upon people on all sides to maintain calm."
He said: "Provocative actions and language carry the seed of violence and ultimately undermine the ability of worshipers of all faiths to have access to their respective Holy Sites. Respect for the status quo is in the interest of all and is essential for stability."
The UN representative called on religious and political leaders to "prevent extremist elements from abusing the sanctity of Holy Sites and the different religious sentiments of all people."
Bans, arrests
Israeli forces reportedly detained eight Palestinians from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, and an Israeli court on Monday banned four Palestinians from entering the compound for periods of up to 60 days. Dania Eid and Alaa Bashi, both Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, were banned from the site for 60 days, while two Palestinians from the West Bank, Akram Daana and a young man identified only as Fadi, were given bans of 30 and 45 days.
Right-wing Israelis were visiting the compound on Sunday to mark Tisha B'Av, an annual Jewish fast day that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Jewish Temples.
The third holiest site in Islam, the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place as it sits where Jews believe the Temples once stood.
Following Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has maintained an agreement with the Islamic Endowment that controls the compound not to allow non-Muslim prayer in the area.
Jewish prayer is allowed at the neighboring Western Wall, which is the last remnant of the Second Temple. The mosque compound has seen rising tensions in recent days, with Jewish organizations calling for the compound to be open to Jews for the week following Tisha B'Av and others seeking to celebrate unconfirmed reports that Israel is negotiating the reopening of the compound to non-Muslim worship.
At the end of June, International Crisis Group reported discussions between Israel and the Islamic Endowment on allowing non-Muslim worship at the site, although the move has not yet been confirmed.
Witnesses said that 70 right-wing Jews entered the compound via the Moroccan Gate under Israeli police escort.
Israeli police reportedly assaulted and detained a Palestinian worshiper, Ahmad Asaliyyeh, from the compound, and detained a Palestinian woman as she was leaving the compound.
An Israeli police spokesperson could not be reached for comment, according to Ma'an.
The incident came a day after Palestinian worshipers clashed with Israeli police and soldiers across the compound and inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque itself, leaving 19 Palestinians and four Israeli police injured.
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, issued a statement on Monday to express concern over "recent incidents and heightened tensions" in and around Jerusalem's holy sites, and to "call upon people on all sides to maintain calm."
He said: "Provocative actions and language carry the seed of violence and ultimately undermine the ability of worshipers of all faiths to have access to their respective Holy Sites. Respect for the status quo is in the interest of all and is essential for stability."
The UN representative called on religious and political leaders to "prevent extremist elements from abusing the sanctity of Holy Sites and the different religious sentiments of all people."
Bans, arrests
Israeli forces reportedly detained eight Palestinians from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, and an Israeli court on Monday banned four Palestinians from entering the compound for periods of up to 60 days. Dania Eid and Alaa Bashi, both Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, were banned from the site for 60 days, while two Palestinians from the West Bank, Akram Daana and a young man identified only as Fadi, were given bans of 30 and 45 days.
Right-wing Israelis were visiting the compound on Sunday to mark Tisha B'Av, an annual Jewish fast day that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Jewish Temples.
The third holiest site in Islam, the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place as it sits where Jews believe the Temples once stood.
Following Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has maintained an agreement with the Islamic Endowment that controls the compound not to allow non-Muslim prayer in the area.
Jewish prayer is allowed at the neighboring Western Wall, which is the last remnant of the Second Temple. The mosque compound has seen rising tensions in recent days, with Jewish organizations calling for the compound to be open to Jews for the week following Tisha B'Av and others seeking to celebrate unconfirmed reports that Israel is negotiating the reopening of the compound to non-Muslim worship.
At the end of June, International Crisis Group reported discussions between Israel and the Islamic Endowment on allowing non-Muslim worship at the site, although the move has not yet been confirmed.
The number of Palestinian administrative detainees held in Israeli jails without charge or trial has doubled within a year, Haaretz Hebrew newspaper reported Monday.
Since the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli soldiers in al-Khalil last summer, Israeli authorities notably intensified the use of administrative detention policy against Palestinians “due to the Military Advocate General’s decision to lower the requirements in such cases for holding people involved in terrorism.”
Israeli administrative detention order, based on a secret file which neither the detainee nor his lawyer are allowed to see, can be renewed more than once.
More than 1,000 administrative detainees were documented in 2003. The number had fallen significantly to 134 in August 2013, only to rise again to reach 473 in 2014 after the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli soldiers.
There are currently 391 administrative detainees in Israeli jails ... twice as many as were being held before the kidnapping process.
Since the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli soldiers in al-Khalil last summer, Israeli authorities notably intensified the use of administrative detention policy against Palestinians “due to the Military Advocate General’s decision to lower the requirements in such cases for holding people involved in terrorism.”
Israeli administrative detention order, based on a secret file which neither the detainee nor his lawyer are allowed to see, can be renewed more than once.
More than 1,000 administrative detainees were documented in 2003. The number had fallen significantly to 134 in August 2013, only to rise again to reach 473 in 2014 after the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli soldiers.
There are currently 391 administrative detainees in Israeli jails ... twice as many as were being held before the kidnapping process.
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Monday, Toura town in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded the home of a young man, identified as Fadi Omar Qabaha, searched and ransacked the property, and kidnapped him before moving him to an unknown destination.
The PPS added that the soldiers also stopped a young man, identified as Omran Bassem Qabaha, on the Salem military roadblock, west of Jenin, and kidnapped him.
In related news, soldiers invaded several Palestinian stores in Hizma town, northeast of Hebron, and forced them to close. The army claimed a number of Palestinians hurled stones on their vehicles.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded the home of a young man, identified as Fadi Omar Qabaha, searched and ransacked the property, and kidnapped him before moving him to an unknown destination.
The PPS added that the soldiers also stopped a young man, identified as Omran Bassem Qabaha, on the Salem military roadblock, west of Jenin, and kidnapped him.
In related news, soldiers invaded several Palestinian stores in Hizma town, northeast of Hebron, and forced them to close. The army claimed a number of Palestinians hurled stones on their vehicles.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Monday, four Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and installed several roadblocks, and kidnapped a child on Sunday evening. Israeli military sources said soldiers shot a young man, allegedly, after he attempted to stab a soldier.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency has reported that the soldiers invaded Surif town, northwest of Hebron, kidnapped Omar Abdul-Rahma Eghneimat, 55, and confiscated his agricultural tractor.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded a number of neighborhoods in Hebron city, stormed and searched homes, and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Baha’ Akram Abu Shkheidem, 22, Rami Mohammad al-‘Oweiwy, 30, and Yousef Hamdi Joneidi, 35 years of age.
Soldiers also installed several roadblocks on Hebron’s northern entrances, and the main entrance of Sa’ir town, northeast of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and investigated the ID cards of the passengers.
Furthermore, soldiers stationed at a military roadblock, east of Hebron, shot and injured a young man, reportedly after he attempted to stab a soldier.
On Sunday evening, soldiers assaulted a child, and took him to the Karmie Tzur illegal settlement, built on Palestinian lands, in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.
Mohammad Ayyad Awad, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said the soldiers beat Hamza Abu Hashem, 16 years of age, and kidnapped him.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency has reported that the soldiers invaded Surif town, northwest of Hebron, kidnapped Omar Abdul-Rahma Eghneimat, 55, and confiscated his agricultural tractor.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded a number of neighborhoods in Hebron city, stormed and searched homes, and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Baha’ Akram Abu Shkheidem, 22, Rami Mohammad al-‘Oweiwy, 30, and Yousef Hamdi Joneidi, 35 years of age.
Soldiers also installed several roadblocks on Hebron’s northern entrances, and the main entrance of Sa’ir town, northeast of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and investigated the ID cards of the passengers.
Furthermore, soldiers stationed at a military roadblock, east of Hebron, shot and injured a young man, reportedly after he attempted to stab a soldier.
On Sunday evening, soldiers assaulted a child, and took him to the Karmie Tzur illegal settlement, built on Palestinian lands, in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.
Mohammad Ayyad Awad, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said the soldiers beat Hamza Abu Hashem, 16 years of age, and kidnapped him.
The Israeli prison administration banned the movement of Palestinian inmates at the Nafha jail shortly before prison guards stormed section 10 and cracked down on the detainees, a human rights group reported Monday.
According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoner Society, Israeli soldiers broke into Section 10 at the Nafha jail and scoured all the cells.
Palestinian detainees have also reportedly been subjected to arbitrary inter-section transfers.
Palestinian detainees have often been made to endure the abrupt break-ins carried out by Israeli armed units as part of the psycho-physical torture tactics pursued at the Israeli occupation lock-ups.
Israeli troops attack detainees in Nafha
A state of tension spread out across the Israeli Nafha jail on Monday morning after suppressive units broke into Section 10 and assaulted Palestinian detainees.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said tension mounted after the Israeli units of Masada and Dror savagely raided section 10, where Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip are held, moving all of them to other sections and ransacking the content of the cells.
In defiance and protest of the Israeli Prison Service’s arbitrary measures, Palestinian detainees burnt cell number 85 in the old section of the prison.
The Israeli prison administration stepped up mistreatment of Palestinian detainees at the Nafha lock-up and transferred many to other sections of the prison.
Palestinian detainees were also threatened that they would be moved from section 10 to sections 1 and 2 by the Israeli Prison Service, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
The prisoners’ and ex-prisoners’ committee said Palestinian detainees have declared a state of rebellion and disobedience against the Prison Service and its repressive management.
A number of inmates sustained wounds and were treated in the prison clinic. They were identified as Raed al-Sheikh, Zakariya Smeiri, Sai’d Hussein, Imad Daghmeh, and Khaled Smeiri.
Prisoners in the Raymond jail, meanwhile, have initiated a series of protest moves in solidarity with their fellows at the Nafha lock-up.
According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoner Society, Israeli soldiers broke into Section 10 at the Nafha jail and scoured all the cells.
Palestinian detainees have also reportedly been subjected to arbitrary inter-section transfers.
Palestinian detainees have often been made to endure the abrupt break-ins carried out by Israeli armed units as part of the psycho-physical torture tactics pursued at the Israeli occupation lock-ups.
Israeli troops attack detainees in Nafha
A state of tension spread out across the Israeli Nafha jail on Monday morning after suppressive units broke into Section 10 and assaulted Palestinian detainees.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said tension mounted after the Israeli units of Masada and Dror savagely raided section 10, where Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip are held, moving all of them to other sections and ransacking the content of the cells.
In defiance and protest of the Israeli Prison Service’s arbitrary measures, Palestinian detainees burnt cell number 85 in the old section of the prison.
The Israeli prison administration stepped up mistreatment of Palestinian detainees at the Nafha lock-up and transferred many to other sections of the prison.
Palestinian detainees were also threatened that they would be moved from section 10 to sections 1 and 2 by the Israeli Prison Service, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
The prisoners’ and ex-prisoners’ committee said Palestinian detainees have declared a state of rebellion and disobedience against the Prison Service and its repressive management.
A number of inmates sustained wounds and were treated in the prison clinic. They were identified as Raed al-Sheikh, Zakariya Smeiri, Sai’d Hussein, Imad Daghmeh, and Khaled Smeiri.
Prisoners in the Raymond jail, meanwhile, have initiated a series of protest moves in solidarity with their fellows at the Nafha lock-up.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday stormed ad-Dhahiriya town, south of al-Khalil, and handed a Palestinian citizen a summons for interrogation.
Local sources said that Israeli troops raided the house of Amin al-Battat in the town and handed him a summons from the Shin Bet.
Battat was an administrative detainee in an Israeli jail and released a few days ago.
The IOF also intensified its presence in different towns to the west and south of al-Khalil and searched several homes there.
Local sources said that Israeli troops raided the house of Amin al-Battat in the town and handed him a summons from the Shin Bet.
Battat was an administrative detainee in an Israeli jail and released a few days ago.
The IOF also intensified its presence in different towns to the west and south of al-Khalil and searched several homes there.
Israeli prison soldiers have stormed section 1 in Ramon jail and conducted violent searches inside the prisoners' rooms, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society.
The society reported on Sunday that the soldiers transferred Husam Abed, representative of the Islamic Jihad prisoners, from that section to an interrogation room.
It added that the prison administration imposed harsh punishments on nine prisoners, including Husam Abed, without stating the kinds of measures that had been taken against the detainees.
The society reported on Sunday that the soldiers transferred Husam Abed, representative of the Islamic Jihad prisoners, from that section to an interrogation room.
It added that the prison administration imposed harsh punishments on nine prisoners, including Husam Abed, without stating the kinds of measures that had been taken against the detainees.
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Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Sunday, two Palestinians in Husan town, west of Bethlehem, and one near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. Clashes have also been reported when soldiers invaded Silwad town, near Ramallah.
Media sources in Bethlehem have reported that a number of armored Israeli jeeps invaded Husan, west of the city, broke into and violently searched several homes, and kidnapped two young Palestinian men.
The two have been identified as Ahmad Jamal Hamamra, 18, and Ehsan Mousa Hamamra, 19 years of age.
In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers assaulted many Palestinians near the Chain Gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, and kidnapped a young Palestinian identified as Tamer Shala’ta.
In addition, soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of Ramallah, and clashed with local youths.
The army fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, flares and concussion grenades, while local youths hurled stones and empty bottles on them.
The soldiers also handed ‘Amro Ahmad Hamed, 30, a military order for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
Media sources in Bethlehem have reported that a number of armored Israeli jeeps invaded Husan, west of the city, broke into and violently searched several homes, and kidnapped two young Palestinian men.
The two have been identified as Ahmad Jamal Hamamra, 18, and Ehsan Mousa Hamamra, 19 years of age.
In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers assaulted many Palestinians near the Chain Gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, and kidnapped a young Palestinian identified as Tamer Shala’ta.
In addition, soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of Ramallah, and clashed with local youths.
The army fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, flares and concussion grenades, while local youths hurled stones and empty bottles on them.
The soldiers also handed ‘Amro Ahmad Hamed, 30, a military order for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
The sick prisoner Yusri al-Masri, 31, has threatened to start open hunger strike if the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) refuses his demand of early release due to his critical health condition.
Muhjat al-Quds Foundation revealed, in a statement on Sunday, that al-Masri has been suffering a severe critical health condition and is in danger of losing his life at any moment.
It pointed out that the sick prisoner al-Masri is determined to start a hunger strike in case of the refusal of his demand by the meeting of the committee in charge of early releases which will be held on August 04.
The statement disclosed that the IPS and doctors of prison are procrastinating in preparing the medical report which will be submitted to the committee.
They also procrastinate in conducting medical checkups aiming at preparing a negative report which serves the Israeli interests, according to the statement.
The first meeting was held on July 14, but it was adjourned because of the lack of readiness of the medical report.
Muhjat al-Quds appealed to local and international human rights institutions to intervene to pressure the Israeli occupation for the urgent release of the cancer-patient captive Masri.
Yusri al-Masri is from Deir al-Balah in Central Gaza. He was arrested on June 09, 2003 and sentenced to 20 years. He belongs to Islamic Jihad movement.
Muhjat al-Quds Foundation revealed, in a statement on Sunday, that al-Masri has been suffering a severe critical health condition and is in danger of losing his life at any moment.
It pointed out that the sick prisoner al-Masri is determined to start a hunger strike in case of the refusal of his demand by the meeting of the committee in charge of early releases which will be held on August 04.
The statement disclosed that the IPS and doctors of prison are procrastinating in preparing the medical report which will be submitted to the committee.
They also procrastinate in conducting medical checkups aiming at preparing a negative report which serves the Israeli interests, according to the statement.
The first meeting was held on July 14, but it was adjourned because of the lack of readiness of the medical report.
Muhjat al-Quds appealed to local and international human rights institutions to intervene to pressure the Israeli occupation for the urgent release of the cancer-patient captive Masri.
Yusri al-Masri is from Deir al-Balah in Central Gaza. He was arrested on June 09, 2003 and sentenced to 20 years. He belongs to Islamic Jihad movement.
The Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies warned of Israeli intents to grant final endorsement of a bill to force feed Palestinian hunger-striking detainees.
The center’s media spokesman Reyad al-Ashqar quoted Arab MK Jamal Zahalqa as stating that the Knesset’s interior committee plucked up all of its allotted powers to endorse the force-feeding legislation after it turned down all appeals filed by the Joint Arab List.
MKs are expected to cast their votes on the law, in its second and third readings, on Monday so as to pave the way for its enactment.
Al-Ashqar called for mobilizing popular and international protests against the bill, warning of its serious repercussions on the lives of Palestinian detainees.
He said Israeli stakeholders have done it all to back up the legislation despite internal opposition.
In June, the Knesset passed its first reading of the bill in anticipation of its quasi-final endorsement Monday.
The center’s media spokesman Reyad al-Ashqar quoted Arab MK Jamal Zahalqa as stating that the Knesset’s interior committee plucked up all of its allotted powers to endorse the force-feeding legislation after it turned down all appeals filed by the Joint Arab List.
MKs are expected to cast their votes on the law, in its second and third readings, on Monday so as to pave the way for its enactment.
Al-Ashqar called for mobilizing popular and international protests against the bill, warning of its serious repercussions on the lives of Palestinian detainees.
He said Israeli stakeholders have done it all to back up the legislation despite internal opposition.
In June, the Knesset passed its first reading of the bill in anticipation of its quasi-final endorsement Monday.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has issued administrative detention orders against 37 prisoners, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society.
The detainees received prison terms ranging between three to six months.
Nine of them were administratively detained for the first time, while the others received extensions to their previous administrative prison terms.
The detainees received prison terms ranging between three to six months.
Nine of them were administratively detained for the first time, while the others received extensions to their previous administrative prison terms.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday kidnapped two Palestinian youngsters from Yatta town, in southern al-Khalil, and summoned two ex-prisoners for interrogation.
Local sources said the IOF rolled into Yatta town in a flock of six army jeeps and troop carriers moments before they scoured Palestinian family homes and abducted the two Palestinian youngsters Mohamed Hasan Shreitah and Thaer Hasan, both of who were dragged to an unidentified destination.
In a related context, an Israeli army troop stormed the University neighborhood in al-Khalil and handed the ex-prisoner Ayoub al-Qawasmi an interrogation summons. Al-Qawasmi has been chased down by the Israeli authorities for over 16 years.
The IOF also ordered the Palestinian ex-prisoner Mohamed Jawad al-Zama’ra, from al-Khalil’s northern town of Halhoul, to appear before an Israeli intelligence agent for further interrogation.
Local sources said the IOF rolled into Yatta town in a flock of six army jeeps and troop carriers moments before they scoured Palestinian family homes and abducted the two Palestinian youngsters Mohamed Hasan Shreitah and Thaer Hasan, both of who were dragged to an unidentified destination.
In a related context, an Israeli army troop stormed the University neighborhood in al-Khalil and handed the ex-prisoner Ayoub al-Qawasmi an interrogation summons. Al-Qawasmi has been chased down by the Israeli authorities for over 16 years.
The IOF also ordered the Palestinian ex-prisoner Mohamed Jawad al-Zama’ra, from al-Khalil’s northern town of Halhoul, to appear before an Israeli intelligence agent for further interrogation.
