11 july 2016
Lawyers for Palestinian political prisoner Bilal Kayed expect Israeli authorities to transfer him from Ashkelon prison to Barzilai Hospital at any time, due to his deteriorating health.Bilal has been on hunger strike for 27 days. He is only consuming water and has lost 25 kilos.
In Ashkelon prison, Israeli authorities are holding Bilal in a 1.5 by 2 meter solitary confinement cell, in which there is no window or fan to account for the sweltering summer heat.
Despite such torturous conditions, last week Bilal doubled down on his commitment to the hunger strike until securing his freedom. Bilal rejected an offer, from Israeli authorities, to release him and deport him to Jordan for four years, were he to cease “all political involvement.”
Hundreds of other Palestinian political prisoners have organized and continue to plan solidarity hunger strikes for Bilal’s freedom.
Administrative detention is an archaic policy, dating back to British Mandate Palestine, in which the detainee is taken into custody without charge or trial, for periods of up to six months which can be renewed indefinitely.
Kayed began hunger striking on June 14th, after Israeli authorities sentenced him to six months of administrative detention upon the expiration of his 14.5-year sentence in Israeli prisons.
In Ashkelon prison, Israeli authorities are holding Bilal in a 1.5 by 2 meter solitary confinement cell, in which there is no window or fan to account for the sweltering summer heat.
Despite such torturous conditions, last week Bilal doubled down on his commitment to the hunger strike until securing his freedom. Bilal rejected an offer, from Israeli authorities, to release him and deport him to Jordan for four years, were he to cease “all political involvement.”
Hundreds of other Palestinian political prisoners have organized and continue to plan solidarity hunger strikes for Bilal’s freedom.
Administrative detention is an archaic policy, dating back to British Mandate Palestine, in which the detainee is taken into custody without charge or trial, for periods of up to six months which can be renewed indefinitely.
Kayed began hunger striking on June 14th, after Israeli authorities sentenced him to six months of administrative detention upon the expiration of his 14.5-year sentence in Israeli prisons.
Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight and on Monday morning, several districts in the occupied West Bank, searched many homes and kidnapped fourteen Palestinians.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers kidnapped six Palestinians in a number of towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
The kidnapped have been identified as Qotada Rasmi Dofash, 25, Malek Mohammad Abu Aisha, 32, Abdullah Obeido Tamimi, Khallaf Abed Talahma, ‘Ayed Ahmad al-Faqeeh, and his son Akram.
The Nablus office of the PPS, in the northern part of the West Bank, has reported that the soldiers also invaded various communities in the district, and kidnapped four Palestinians identified as Ali Najeh Sharif Safadi, his brother Essam, in addition to Sa’adi Najeh Safadi and Najeh Sa’ad Safadi.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north of the city, searched homes and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Sayyed Mohammad Jabri, and Mohammad al-Kurd, 18.
In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers kidnapped Amjad Abu Zohri, 40, and Monther Abdul-Aziz Ekbariyya, 54, from Shweika area.
Hebron Siege Continues For The 11th Day; Army Kidnaps Six Palestinians
The strict Israeli siege and collective punishment imposed on Sa’ir and Bani Neim towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, continued for the eleventh consecutive day, while the soldiers continued the invasion of homes, in various areas, and kidnapped six Palestinians, on Monday at dawn.
Dozens of soldiers invaded, during early dawn hours, Sa’ir town and the Shiokh village, before breaking into and ransacking dozens of homes, and kidnapped a young man, identified as Hamza Rajab Halayqa.
The army also illegally confiscated a Palestinian car.
Media sources in Hebron said the invasions of homes are still ongoing, while the soldiers continued to interrogate dozens of Palestinians in their own properties.
The soldiers also invaded a home, belonging to resident Ismael Saber Shalalda, in Sa’ir town, ransacked the property, and turned it into a military post and a monitoring tower, in addition to installing military equipment in the property.
In Doura, dozens of soldiers invaded the center of the town, searched homes and kidnapped ‘Ayed Ahmad al-Faqeeh, along with his son, Akram, in addition to another Palestinian, identified as Khallaf Jabara Talahma, after violently searching their homes.
The soldiers also fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, targeting local protesters, causing many Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the al-Borj village, near Doura, and searched homes before summoning one resident for interrogation in Etzion military base.
In Hebron city, the soldiers kidnapped Malek Mohammad Elia Abu Aisha, 32, after they invaded his home in violently searched it.
Another Palestinian, a former political prisoner identified as Abdullah Othman ‘Obeido, was kidnapped from his home in Senger area, the Hebron city.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers kidnapped six Palestinians in a number of towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
The kidnapped have been identified as Qotada Rasmi Dofash, 25, Malek Mohammad Abu Aisha, 32, Abdullah Obeido Tamimi, Khallaf Abed Talahma, ‘Ayed Ahmad al-Faqeeh, and his son Akram.
The Nablus office of the PPS, in the northern part of the West Bank, has reported that the soldiers also invaded various communities in the district, and kidnapped four Palestinians identified as Ali Najeh Sharif Safadi, his brother Essam, in addition to Sa’adi Najeh Safadi and Najeh Sa’ad Safadi.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north of the city, searched homes and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Sayyed Mohammad Jabri, and Mohammad al-Kurd, 18.
In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers kidnapped Amjad Abu Zohri, 40, and Monther Abdul-Aziz Ekbariyya, 54, from Shweika area.
Hebron Siege Continues For The 11th Day; Army Kidnaps Six Palestinians
The strict Israeli siege and collective punishment imposed on Sa’ir and Bani Neim towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, continued for the eleventh consecutive day, while the soldiers continued the invasion of homes, in various areas, and kidnapped six Palestinians, on Monday at dawn.
Dozens of soldiers invaded, during early dawn hours, Sa’ir town and the Shiokh village, before breaking into and ransacking dozens of homes, and kidnapped a young man, identified as Hamza Rajab Halayqa.
The army also illegally confiscated a Palestinian car.
Media sources in Hebron said the invasions of homes are still ongoing, while the soldiers continued to interrogate dozens of Palestinians in their own properties.
The soldiers also invaded a home, belonging to resident Ismael Saber Shalalda, in Sa’ir town, ransacked the property, and turned it into a military post and a monitoring tower, in addition to installing military equipment in the property.
In Doura, dozens of soldiers invaded the center of the town, searched homes and kidnapped ‘Ayed Ahmad al-Faqeeh, along with his son, Akram, in addition to another Palestinian, identified as Khallaf Jabara Talahma, after violently searching their homes.
The soldiers also fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, targeting local protesters, causing many Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the al-Borj village, near Doura, and searched homes before summoning one resident for interrogation in Etzion military base.
In Hebron city, the soldiers kidnapped Malek Mohammad Elia Abu Aisha, 32, after they invaded his home in violently searched it.
Another Palestinian, a former political prisoner identified as Abdullah Othman ‘Obeido, was kidnapped from his home in Senger area, the Hebron city.
Palestinian prisoner Bilal Kayed voiced his firm rebuff of an Israeli offer to release him on condition that he be banned from the country for four years, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Monday.
Haaretz quoted attorney Mahmoud Hassan, from Ad-Dameer rights group, as stating that Israeli security officials met with hunger-striker Kayed by the end of June and offered to release him in exchange for suspending his hunger-strike and leaving the country.
35-year-old Kayed, from northern Nablus, was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in 2002 on charges of membership in the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and involvement in anti-occupation activism.
The Israeli occupation authorities held him in administrative detention, with neither charge nor trial, right after he had ended a 14-year-sentence in Israeli jails.
Haaretz quoted attorney Mahmoud Hassan, from Ad-Dameer rights group, as stating that Israeli security officials met with hunger-striker Kayed by the end of June and offered to release him in exchange for suspending his hunger-strike and leaving the country.
35-year-old Kayed, from northern Nablus, was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in 2002 on charges of membership in the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and involvement in anti-occupation activism.
The Israeli occupation authorities held him in administrative detention, with neither charge nor trial, right after he had ended a 14-year-sentence in Israeli jails.
Violent clashes broke out Sunday evening in Takoa town in al-Khalil between local youths and Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) after Israeli settlers carried out provocative acts in the area.
Local activist Mohamed Badran affirmed that the clashes broke out when Israeli settlers closed the main road in the town and started chanting anti-Arab slogans while raising Israeli flags under the protection of Israeli forces.
During the clashes, Israeli forces fired rubber bullets and teargas bombs at the protesters.
Along the same line, Israeli forces stormed Sunday evening Sa'ir town which was subjected to a large-scale raid and arrest campaign over the past days.
On the other hand, Israeli forces closed Beersheba road, south of al-Khalil, and prevented Palestinian movement in order to provide protection for a march for the settlers during which they chanted racist slogans calling for deporting and killing Arabs.
IOF soldiers also tightened restrictions on Palestinians living near the road. In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrested a 22-year-old young man from Issawiya town east of the city for allegedly being involved in a stone-throwing incident.
Local activist Mohamed Badran affirmed that the clashes broke out when Israeli settlers closed the main road in the town and started chanting anti-Arab slogans while raising Israeli flags under the protection of Israeli forces.
During the clashes, Israeli forces fired rubber bullets and teargas bombs at the protesters.
Along the same line, Israeli forces stormed Sunday evening Sa'ir town which was subjected to a large-scale raid and arrest campaign over the past days.
On the other hand, Israeli forces closed Beersheba road, south of al-Khalil, and prevented Palestinian movement in order to provide protection for a march for the settlers during which they chanted racist slogans calling for deporting and killing Arabs.
IOF soldiers also tightened restrictions on Palestinians living near the road. In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrested a 22-year-old young man from Issawiya town east of the city for allegedly being involved in a stone-throwing incident.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday kidnapped four Palestinian children from Occupied Jerusalem on allegations of stone-throwing.
The Israeli police claimed responsibility for the abduction of four Palestinian minors aged between 16 and 17 from Jerusalem’s village of al-Issawiya after they were suspected of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails on settlers’ cars parked near the illegal Maale Adumim settlement and the French Hill over recent weeks.
A 16-year-old Palestinian was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation soldiers from al-Issawiya on allegations that he threw Molotov cocktails near the Hadassah Hatzofim.
A list of indictments is expected to be filed against the child in the next few days.
The Israeli Magistrate’s Court extended the remand of the newly detained children. Another 22-year-old Palestinian youth was kidnapped by the Israeli border police from the village on claims that he threw stones at the Israeli Ofrit military camp.
The youngster was dragged to an Israeli detention center pending further investigation. Over 15 Palestinians, including children, were targeted by a mass abduction campaign launched by the Israeli occupation forces allegedly after settlers’ cars were hit with stones and Molotov Cocktails on June 15.
The Israeli police claimed responsibility for the abduction of four Palestinian minors aged between 16 and 17 from Jerusalem’s village of al-Issawiya after they were suspected of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails on settlers’ cars parked near the illegal Maale Adumim settlement and the French Hill over recent weeks.
A 16-year-old Palestinian was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation soldiers from al-Issawiya on allegations that he threw Molotov cocktails near the Hadassah Hatzofim.
A list of indictments is expected to be filed against the child in the next few days.
The Israeli Magistrate’s Court extended the remand of the newly detained children. Another 22-year-old Palestinian youth was kidnapped by the Israeli border police from the village on claims that he threw stones at the Israeli Ofrit military camp.
The youngster was dragged to an Israeli detention center pending further investigation. Over 15 Palestinians, including children, were targeted by a mass abduction campaign launched by the Israeli occupation forces allegedly after settlers’ cars were hit with stones and Molotov Cocktails on June 15.
Khaled Makhamra (R)
The Palestinian injured prisoner Khaled Makhamra suffers from sharp pain in his hand as he was seriously injured during his arrest by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) revealed on Sunday.
After his visit to Ramla prison hospital, PPS lawyer affirmed that Makhamra has been isolated and denied from his basic rights such as family visits and purchasing food at the canteen.
Makhamra, 20, was arrested on June 8 for allegedly being involved in anti-occupation shooting attack in Tel Aviv which left four Israelis dead.
Makhamra was shot and injured in his abdomen and foot during his arrest. Since then, he was subjected to tough investigation.
The Palestinian injured prisoner Khaled Makhamra suffers from sharp pain in his hand as he was seriously injured during his arrest by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) revealed on Sunday.
After his visit to Ramla prison hospital, PPS lawyer affirmed that Makhamra has been isolated and denied from his basic rights such as family visits and purchasing food at the canteen.
Makhamra, 20, was arrested on June 8 for allegedly being involved in anti-occupation shooting attack in Tel Aviv which left four Israelis dead.
Makhamra was shot and injured in his abdomen and foot during his arrest. Since then, he was subjected to tough investigation.
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Monday, the village of Orif, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, kidnapped four Palestinians, and confiscated two cars, a lathing machine, and a power generator.
The Nablus office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers stormed and violently searched many homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians.
The PPS said the kidnaped Palestinians have been identified as Sa’adi Najeh Safadi, Najeh Sa’ad Najeh Safadi, Ali Najeh Sharif Safadi and Essam Najeh Sharif Safadi.
The soldiers also confiscated two cars, belonging to Ali and Essam, in addition to confiscating a lathing machine and a power generator.
The Nablus office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers stormed and violently searched many homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians.
The PPS said the kidnaped Palestinians have been identified as Sa’adi Najeh Safadi, Najeh Sa’ad Najeh Safadi, Ali Najeh Sharif Safadi and Essam Najeh Sharif Safadi.
The soldiers also confiscated two cars, belonging to Ali and Essam, in addition to confiscating a lathing machine and a power generator.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the ‘Aida refugee camp, searched several homes and kidnapped two teenagers from their homes. The soldiers also assaulted and injured a Palestinian from Jenin.
Local sources said the army surrounded Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, before several military vehicles invaded it, and the soldiers stormed and violently searched many homes, and kidnaped two teenagers.
The two kidnapped teenagers have been identified as Mohammad Khaled al-Kurdi, 17, and Sayyed Mohammad al-Jabiri, 17.
On Sunday evening, the soldiers assaulted a young Palestinian man from the northern West Bank city of Jenin, as he was trying to enter Jerusalem.
Medical sources said the young man, Ahmad Mohammad Abu Zahra, suffered various cuts and bruises and was moved to the Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah.
Local sources said the army surrounded Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, before several military vehicles invaded it, and the soldiers stormed and violently searched many homes, and kidnaped two teenagers.
The two kidnapped teenagers have been identified as Mohammad Khaled al-Kurdi, 17, and Sayyed Mohammad al-Jabiri, 17.
On Sunday evening, the soldiers assaulted a young Palestinian man from the northern West Bank city of Jenin, as he was trying to enter Jerusalem.
Medical sources said the young man, Ahmad Mohammad Abu Zahra, suffered various cuts and bruises and was moved to the Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah.
10 july 2016
Israeli Central Court of Jerusalem on Sunday put on trial the youngest prisoners in the world: the two 12-year-old Palestinian children Shadi Farrah and Ahmad al-Zaatari.
Israeli forces arrested both minors on January 30 this year when they were on their way home after school in Kafr Aqeb neighborhood in Occupied Jerusalem after an alleged charge of holding knives.
Israel forces held the two children in a jail for minors in full disregard of the law which prohibits the arrest of minors.
They are held with prisoners charged with criminal and moral wrongdoings which is dangerous to their lives.
Israeli forces arrested both minors on January 30 this year when they were on their way home after school in Kafr Aqeb neighborhood in Occupied Jerusalem after an alleged charge of holding knives.
Israel forces held the two children in a jail for minors in full disregard of the law which prohibits the arrest of minors.
They are held with prisoners charged with criminal and moral wrongdoings which is dangerous to their lives.
The Shaul family
The parents of soldier Oron Shaul, who's body is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza, requested that Hamas members in Israeli custody be prevented from watching the Euro Cup final. Their request was denied.
"Hamas prisoners are allowed to watch the Euro 2016 final" said Israeli Supreme Court Justice Ori Shahem, while rejecting a petition brought forth to the court by the parents of Oron Shaul on Sunday.
Oron Shaul's body is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza.
The Shaul family went to the Supreme Court to ask that the Israel Prison Service restrict Hamas prisoners' access to the Euro final on Sunday evening.
The request filed on behalf of the family claimed that permitting the prisoners to watch the game "is a decision which the public can not accept… there is no rational to this, it's illogical, and it hurts the sensibilities of the general public. The decision (to let the Hamas prisoners watch the game) is disgusting and repulsive."
The request was filed against the Israel Prison Service, the Internal Security Ministry, the Office of the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister himself.
The family previously requested that the Israel Prison Service restrict Hamas prisoners' access to the Euro Cup games in a request filed last week.
"There is no legal way to prevent security prisoners from watching the Euro Cup final on Channel 2, which is a public station. The petitioners didn't use any factual or legal basis in their request to restrict the prisoners from watching the game. The court is not under the impression that preventing the prisoners from watching the Euro Cup final will put pressure on Hamas to release our soldiers and citizens held in captivity," the judge wrote in his ruling.
He continued, saying "therefore, we do not see it fit to prevent the prisoners from watching the game. The conclusion is reinforced by the timing of the request. The date and time of the final game has been well known for a long time, while the request was filed on the day of the game."
The parents of soldier Oron Shaul, who's body is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza, requested that Hamas members in Israeli custody be prevented from watching the Euro Cup final. Their request was denied.
"Hamas prisoners are allowed to watch the Euro 2016 final" said Israeli Supreme Court Justice Ori Shahem, while rejecting a petition brought forth to the court by the parents of Oron Shaul on Sunday.
Oron Shaul's body is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza.
The Shaul family went to the Supreme Court to ask that the Israel Prison Service restrict Hamas prisoners' access to the Euro final on Sunday evening.
The request filed on behalf of the family claimed that permitting the prisoners to watch the game "is a decision which the public can not accept… there is no rational to this, it's illogical, and it hurts the sensibilities of the general public. The decision (to let the Hamas prisoners watch the game) is disgusting and repulsive."
The request was filed against the Israel Prison Service, the Internal Security Ministry, the Office of the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister himself.
The family previously requested that the Israel Prison Service restrict Hamas prisoners' access to the Euro Cup games in a request filed last week.
"There is no legal way to prevent security prisoners from watching the Euro Cup final on Channel 2, which is a public station. The petitioners didn't use any factual or legal basis in their request to restrict the prisoners from watching the game. The court is not under the impression that preventing the prisoners from watching the Euro Cup final will put pressure on Hamas to release our soldiers and citizens held in captivity," the judge wrote in his ruling.
He continued, saying "therefore, we do not see it fit to prevent the prisoners from watching the game. The conclusion is reinforced by the timing of the request. The date and time of the final game has been well known for a long time, while the request was filed on the day of the game."
At least 10 Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn ٍSunday in a mass-abduction sweep launched across the West Bank.
The Israeli occupation army claimed, in a statement, responsibility for the abduction of eight Palestinians from the occupied West Bank cities of Qalqilya, Tulkarem, Bethlehem, and al-Khalil on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The IOF further summoned the Palestinian youngster Fadi Nazih Ismail, from Bethlehem’s southern town of Artas, for interrogation in the Gush Etzion camp.
Over recent days, the Israeli occupation army stepped up assaults and arbitrary abductions across the occupied West Bank, marring the joy Palestinians were supposed to feel during and after the holy Eid festival.
Such abrupt sweeps also aim at quelling anti-occupation activism across the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli occupation army claimed, in a statement, responsibility for the abduction of eight Palestinians from the occupied West Bank cities of Qalqilya, Tulkarem, Bethlehem, and al-Khalil on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The IOF further summoned the Palestinian youngster Fadi Nazih Ismail, from Bethlehem’s southern town of Artas, for interrogation in the Gush Etzion camp.
Over recent days, the Israeli occupation army stepped up assaults and arbitrary abductions across the occupied West Bank, marring the joy Palestinians were supposed to feel during and after the holy Eid festival.
Such abrupt sweeps also aim at quelling anti-occupation activism across the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Saturday sentenced 22-year-old Qassam Moussa Halayka to a renewed six-month-term in administrative detention, without charge or trial.
Halayka’s mother, Hana, said her son has been held in administrative detention for the 11th month running and that the IOA extended his six-month prison-term for the third time in a row.
Prisoner Halayka is the son of the Palestinian detainee Moussa Halayka, who has spent 11 years out of a 22-year-sentence in Israeli jails.
His brother, Majd, has also been serving an administrative sentence in an Israeli lock-up for the 11th month.
Halayka’s mother, Hana, said her son has been held in administrative detention for the 11th month running and that the IOA extended his six-month prison-term for the third time in a row.
Prisoner Halayka is the son of the Palestinian detainee Moussa Halayka, who has spent 11 years out of a 22-year-sentence in Israeli jails.
His brother, Majd, has also been serving an administrative sentence in an Israeli lock-up for the 11th month.
The Bethlehem Office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, ‘Aida refugee camp and Ertas town, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, kidnapped two Palestinians and summoned another for interrogation.
The PPS said several Israeli military vehicles invaded Ertas village, south of Bethlehem, searched homes and kidnapped a young man, identified as Shadi Rafat Issa As’ad, 30.
It added that the soldiers summoned one Palestinian, identified as Fadi Nazeeh Ismael for interrogation in the Etzion military base and security center, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources in Ertas said the soldiers also forced dozens of worshipers out of the village mosque, during dawn prayers, and interrogated many of them.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and many local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles, while the army fired several rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
The soldiers also invaded Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and kidnapped a young man, identified as Rafat Riyadh Mallash, 25.
Clashes also took place in the refugee camp, and the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
The PPS said several Israeli military vehicles invaded Ertas village, south of Bethlehem, searched homes and kidnapped a young man, identified as Shadi Rafat Issa As’ad, 30.
It added that the soldiers summoned one Palestinian, identified as Fadi Nazeeh Ismael for interrogation in the Etzion military base and security center, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources in Ertas said the soldiers also forced dozens of worshipers out of the village mosque, during dawn prayers, and interrogated many of them.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and many local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles, while the army fired several rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
The soldiers also invaded Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and kidnapped a young man, identified as Rafat Riyadh Mallash, 25.
Clashes also took place in the refugee camp, and the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
Israeli soldiers invaded, late at night and on Sunday at dawn, Sa’ir town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, injured at least four Palestinians and kidnapped three others.
The army said it invaded the town after an Israeli settler was injured by live fire while driving on a bypass road.
Media sources in Hebron said dozens of soldiers invaded Sa’ir town, after completely surrounding and isolating it, and clashed with dozens of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading vehicles.
The soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs; medical sources said four Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and scores suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also stormed and violently searched many homes and stores, in addition to confiscating several surveillance tapes and equipment.
In Hebron city, the soldiers kidnapped Mahmoud Mohammad Motawe’, 20, after violently searching his home.
In addition, the army invaded the towns of Doura, Yatta, Sammoa’ and Tarqoumia, searched many homes and kidnapped Shadi Mohammad ‘Oleyyan, from Sammoa’, and Shadi al-Masri, from Tarqoumia.
The soldiers also summoned many Palestinians for interrogation, especially in Sammoa’, Yatta and Doura.
One Palestinian, identified as Bassam Mahmoud Tbeish, was shot with an Israeli army round in the Ramadeen area, south of Hebron, before medics moved him to a hospital in Hebron city.
The army said it invaded the town after an Israeli settler was injured by live fire while driving on a bypass road.
Media sources in Hebron said dozens of soldiers invaded Sa’ir town, after completely surrounding and isolating it, and clashed with dozens of local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading vehicles.
The soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs; medical sources said four Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and scores suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also stormed and violently searched many homes and stores, in addition to confiscating several surveillance tapes and equipment.
In Hebron city, the soldiers kidnapped Mahmoud Mohammad Motawe’, 20, after violently searching his home.
In addition, the army invaded the towns of Doura, Yatta, Sammoa’ and Tarqoumia, searched many homes and kidnapped Shadi Mohammad ‘Oleyyan, from Sammoa’, and Shadi al-Masri, from Tarqoumia.
The soldiers also summoned many Palestinians for interrogation, especially in Sammoa’, Yatta and Doura.
One Palestinian, identified as Bassam Mahmoud Tbeish, was shot with an Israeli army round in the Ramadeen area, south of Hebron, before medics moved him to a hospital in Hebron city.
Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee called for saving the life of detainee Bilal Kayed who is on hunger strike due to grave worsening of his health condition.
Issa Qaraqe, head of the committee, called for pressuring the Israeli authorities in order to transfer prisoner Kayed to hospital and provide him with required treatment and health care especially after he had lost 25 kilograms of his weight.
In a press statement, Qaraqe charged the Israeli government of responsibility for the life of the sick captive Kayed. He has been on hunger strike since mid of June in protest at placing him in administrative detention after finishing his 14-year sentence, he added.
Qaraqe pointed out that hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails threatened to follow massive protest steps including open hunger strike in solidarity with Kayed.
They demand halting the arbitrary measure against him. Detainee Kayed has been taking only water and refusing to take supplements. He has been held under very bad isolation conditions.
Captive Kayed refused an Israeli offer of deportation to Jordan for 4 years in return for his release, Qaraqe underlined.
Issa Qaraqe, head of the committee, called for pressuring the Israeli authorities in order to transfer prisoner Kayed to hospital and provide him with required treatment and health care especially after he had lost 25 kilograms of his weight.
In a press statement, Qaraqe charged the Israeli government of responsibility for the life of the sick captive Kayed. He has been on hunger strike since mid of June in protest at placing him in administrative detention after finishing his 14-year sentence, he added.
Qaraqe pointed out that hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails threatened to follow massive protest steps including open hunger strike in solidarity with Kayed.
They demand halting the arbitrary measure against him. Detainee Kayed has been taking only water and refusing to take supplements. He has been held under very bad isolation conditions.
Captive Kayed refused an Israeli offer of deportation to Jordan for 4 years in return for his release, Qaraqe underlined.
9 july 2016
Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett advocated, on Thursday, for Israelis to kidnap Palestinians, to be used as leverage to obtain the release of two Israeli civilians and the bodies of two soldiers held in the besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported.
In an interview with Radio Darom, Bennett — who leads the far-right Jewish Home party — discussed the issue of releasing Palestinian prisoners as part of a deal to obtain the return of Israeli citizens Avraham Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, as well as the bodies of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, two soldiers killed during Israel’s 2014 offensive on Gaza.
“My policies are consistent over the years: complete opposition to disproportionate deals to free terrorists, and certainly in exchange for bodies,” The Times of Israel quoted Bennett as saying, according to Ma’an.
According to Israeli news outlet The Jerusalem Post, Bennett then advocated for the kidnapping of Palestinians to pressure for the release of the slain soldiers and missing Israelis.
“We should do what the State of Israel once did,” he said. “What we once did in such situations was we would go and kidnap from the other side, and create new leverage against the other side, rather than releasing more and more terrorists.”
The Jerusalem Post quoted Bennett’s spokesperson as specifying that the far-right political leader was suggesting kidnapping “terrorists,” not Palestinian civilians.
It remained unclear from Bennett’s statement whether he advocated the kidnapping of Palestinians to use as a bargaining chip to exchange with Israelis, in contradiction of his earlier statement, or as an intimidation tactic to coerce those holding the Israelis in Gaza into releasing them.
It was also unclear whether Bennett was pushing for Israel should detain more Palestinians in addition to the 7,000 currently held in Israeli prisons, or hold them completely extrajudicially.
Spokespeople for the Education Ministry and Bennett’s office were unavailable for comment on Friday, the weekend in Israel, to clarify the minister’s statements.
Bennett is well known for his incendiary rhetoric vis-a-vis Palestinians.
In the wake of several attacks last week which killed two Israelis, including a 13-year-old girl, and three Palestinians, Bennett advocated for a number of measures which have been denounced by rights groups as constituting collective punishment.
These proposed measures, many of which have been implemented, included increased settlement construction; stepping up Israel’s policy of demolition of Palestinian property built without permits; full Israeli military control over the entirety of the occupied West Bank; military closures of suspected attackers’ hometowns; the detention of suspected attackers’ family members; and cutting off internet and cellular access to the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
Israel is still withholding the bodies of at least seven Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since October, as the slain Palestinians’ families remain uncertain as to when, and if, they will be released for burial.
In an interview with Radio Darom, Bennett — who leads the far-right Jewish Home party — discussed the issue of releasing Palestinian prisoners as part of a deal to obtain the return of Israeli citizens Avraham Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, as well as the bodies of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, two soldiers killed during Israel’s 2014 offensive on Gaza.
“My policies are consistent over the years: complete opposition to disproportionate deals to free terrorists, and certainly in exchange for bodies,” The Times of Israel quoted Bennett as saying, according to Ma’an.
According to Israeli news outlet The Jerusalem Post, Bennett then advocated for the kidnapping of Palestinians to pressure for the release of the slain soldiers and missing Israelis.
“We should do what the State of Israel once did,” he said. “What we once did in such situations was we would go and kidnap from the other side, and create new leverage against the other side, rather than releasing more and more terrorists.”
The Jerusalem Post quoted Bennett’s spokesperson as specifying that the far-right political leader was suggesting kidnapping “terrorists,” not Palestinian civilians.
It remained unclear from Bennett’s statement whether he advocated the kidnapping of Palestinians to use as a bargaining chip to exchange with Israelis, in contradiction of his earlier statement, or as an intimidation tactic to coerce those holding the Israelis in Gaza into releasing them.
It was also unclear whether Bennett was pushing for Israel should detain more Palestinians in addition to the 7,000 currently held in Israeli prisons, or hold them completely extrajudicially.
Spokespeople for the Education Ministry and Bennett’s office were unavailable for comment on Friday, the weekend in Israel, to clarify the minister’s statements.
Bennett is well known for his incendiary rhetoric vis-a-vis Palestinians.
In the wake of several attacks last week which killed two Israelis, including a 13-year-old girl, and three Palestinians, Bennett advocated for a number of measures which have been denounced by rights groups as constituting collective punishment.
These proposed measures, many of which have been implemented, included increased settlement construction; stepping up Israel’s policy of demolition of Palestinian property built without permits; full Israeli military control over the entirety of the occupied West Bank; military closures of suspected attackers’ hometowns; the detention of suspected attackers’ family members; and cutting off internet and cellular access to the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
Israel is still withholding the bodies of at least seven Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since October, as the slain Palestinians’ families remain uncertain as to when, and if, they will be released for burial.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, the town of Doura, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and clashed with many local youths, wounding several Palestinians, and kidnapped one Palestinian after initially detaining him along with two others.
Local sources in Doura said the clashes were focused in the center of the town, and that the soldiers fired many rounds of live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
One Palestinian was shot with a live round in his leg and was moved to a hospital for treatment, suffering a moderate injury.
Medics also provided the needed treatment to several Palestinians, who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
In addition, the soldiers confiscated a car, belonging to detainee Soheib Jabara al-Faqeeh, and kidnapped three Palestinians, but released two of them later.
The soldiers detained Mo’ab and Nabil Sharawna, the brothers of Mo’taz Idrees Sharawna, 19, who was killed by Israeli soldiers, on July 2, 2013, after the soldiers invaded Doura.
The two siblings were released later, while the soldiers also kidnapped Adam Taha Abu Sharar, 30, and took him to an unknown destination.
Local sources in Doura said the clashes were focused in the center of the town, and that the soldiers fired many rounds of live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
One Palestinian was shot with a live round in his leg and was moved to a hospital for treatment, suffering a moderate injury.
Medics also provided the needed treatment to several Palestinians, who suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
In addition, the soldiers confiscated a car, belonging to detainee Soheib Jabara al-Faqeeh, and kidnapped three Palestinians, but released two of them later.
The soldiers detained Mo’ab and Nabil Sharawna, the brothers of Mo’taz Idrees Sharawna, 19, who was killed by Israeli soldiers, on July 2, 2013, after the soldiers invaded Doura.
The two siblings were released later, while the soldiers also kidnapped Adam Taha Abu Sharar, 30, and took him to an unknown destination.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Friday evening, two young Palestinian men, after stopping them at a sudden military roadblock near the main entrance of Arraba town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The kidnapped young men have been identified as Ahmad Jihad Sawafta and Fadi Bashar Abdul-Razeq, from the center West bank city of Tubas.
They were kidnapped after the soldiers forced four young men out of a car, and detained them for a few hours, before kidnapping two of them.
The kidnapped young men have been identified as Ahmad Jihad Sawafta and Fadi Bashar Abdul-Razeq, from the center West bank city of Tubas.
They were kidnapped after the soldiers forced four young men out of a car, and detained them for a few hours, before kidnapping two of them.
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Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies in Kufur Qaddoum town, near the northern West Bank city of Qalandia, shot and injured an international solidarity activist, while many protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation. The soldiers also detained two photojournalists and a medic.
Morad Eshteiwy, the coordinator of the Popular Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, said the soldiers invaded the town during morning hours, and fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades, in an attempt to prevent the residents from holding their weekly protest. |
The Palestinians and international solidarity activists managed to march from the center of the village, before a soldier, who was hiding in one of the homes, fired live rounds, wounding a solidarity activist with a bullet in his right thigh.
The activist, who requested to remain anonymous, was moved to the Rafidia governmental hospital, in Nablus.
The soldiers also detained two Palestinian photojournalists, identified as Mahmoud Fawzi and Kamel al-Qaddoumi, and a Red Crescent medic, identified as Sami Jom’a. The three were held for three hours before the soldiers released them.
Clashes also took place in the town after the soldiers invaded it and fired on the protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Local youths hurled stones at the military vehicles, while the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, live rounds, and rubber-coated steel bullets.
The activist, who requested to remain anonymous, was moved to the Rafidia governmental hospital, in Nablus.
The soldiers also detained two Palestinian photojournalists, identified as Mahmoud Fawzi and Kamel al-Qaddoumi, and a Red Crescent medic, identified as Sami Jom’a. The three were held for three hours before the soldiers released them.
Clashes also took place in the town after the soldiers invaded it and fired on the protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Local youths hurled stones at the military vehicles, while the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs, live rounds, and rubber-coated steel bullets.