6 july 2019
The Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies has reported that the number of detainees, held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges of trial, and are holding hunger strikes in Israeli prisons is now seven, after six other detainees suspended their strike upon reaching agreements with the Israeli Prison Service.
Researcher and spokesperson of the Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies, Riyad al-Ashqar, has reported that Ja’far Ibrahim Ezzeddin, 48, from the northern West Bank city of Jenin, is ongoing with the hunger strike since June 16th.
He added that Ezzeddin spent a total of 5 years in Israeli prisons, mainly under Administrative Detention orders, and his most recent abduction was on January 30th, 2019.
Al-Ashqar also said that detainee Ihsan Mahmoud Othman, 21, from Ramallah in central West Bank, was abducted on September 13th, 2018, before being slapped with an Administrative Detention order for six months, and the order was renewed for additional six months.
The third detainee in Ahmad Omar Zahran, 25, from Deir Abu Mashal village, near Ramallah, started the hunger strike on June 26th after his Administrative Detention orders were renewed twice.
In addition, three detainees, held in the Negev Detention Camp, have started the hunger strike on July 3rd, also protesting their arbitrary Administrative Detention orders.
The first detainee is Mohammad Nidal Abu ‘Aker, 22, from Bethlehem; he was abducted on November 11th, 2018, and was slapped with an Administrative Detention order which was renewed twice.
The second detainee is Mustafa al-Hasanat from Bethlehem; he is a former political prisoner who was abducted on June 5th, 2018 and was slapped with an Administrative Detention order for six months, and the order was renewed three times.
The third detainee is Hotheifa Bader Khalifa, 33, from Abu Dis town, east of occupied Jerusalem; he is a former political prisoner who was abducted on May 18, 2018 and placed under Administrative Detention orders, which were renewed twice.
Furthermore, detainee Fadi Yousef al-Hroub, from Hebron, started his strike last Monday after he received an Administrative Detention order instantly after his 14-month prison sentence was concluded.
The detainees are facing various health complications, including dizziness, fatigue, sharp migraines, in addition to pain in their joins, and can barely speak.
In addition, six detainees have suspended their hunger strike, after reaching agreement with the Israeli authorities.
Five of them are from Hebron governorate; they went on hunger strike for eleven days, before an agreement was reached to release them after one renewal of their Administrative Detention order.
Mahmoud al-Fasfous, 28, and his brother Kayed al-Fasfous, 30, in addition to Ghadanfar Abu ‘Adwan, 26, will be released on November 30th, after their Administrative Detention orders expire.
Abdul-Aziz Sweity, 30, will be released on September 14th, while detainee Saed Nammoura, 27, will be released on December 1st, 2019.
Another detainee, identified as Hasan Mohammad Zaghari, 23, from Bethlehem, has suspended the hunger strike which lasted for two days, after promises were made to hold a hearing attended by his representative.
He went on hunger strike after his Administrative Detention orders were renewed twice, after he served a prison sentence of six months.
Zaghari was taken prisoner on June 1st, 2018, after he was kidnapped by undercover Israeli soldiers who infiltrated into Beit Jala city, near Bethlehem. He is also a former political prisoner who spent four years in Israeli prisons.
Researcher and spokesperson of the Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies, Riyad al-Ashqar, has reported that Ja’far Ibrahim Ezzeddin, 48, from the northern West Bank city of Jenin, is ongoing with the hunger strike since June 16th.
He added that Ezzeddin spent a total of 5 years in Israeli prisons, mainly under Administrative Detention orders, and his most recent abduction was on January 30th, 2019.
Al-Ashqar also said that detainee Ihsan Mahmoud Othman, 21, from Ramallah in central West Bank, was abducted on September 13th, 2018, before being slapped with an Administrative Detention order for six months, and the order was renewed for additional six months.
The third detainee in Ahmad Omar Zahran, 25, from Deir Abu Mashal village, near Ramallah, started the hunger strike on June 26th after his Administrative Detention orders were renewed twice.
In addition, three detainees, held in the Negev Detention Camp, have started the hunger strike on July 3rd, also protesting their arbitrary Administrative Detention orders.
The first detainee is Mohammad Nidal Abu ‘Aker, 22, from Bethlehem; he was abducted on November 11th, 2018, and was slapped with an Administrative Detention order which was renewed twice.
The second detainee is Mustafa al-Hasanat from Bethlehem; he is a former political prisoner who was abducted on June 5th, 2018 and was slapped with an Administrative Detention order for six months, and the order was renewed three times.
The third detainee is Hotheifa Bader Khalifa, 33, from Abu Dis town, east of occupied Jerusalem; he is a former political prisoner who was abducted on May 18, 2018 and placed under Administrative Detention orders, which were renewed twice.
Furthermore, detainee Fadi Yousef al-Hroub, from Hebron, started his strike last Monday after he received an Administrative Detention order instantly after his 14-month prison sentence was concluded.
The detainees are facing various health complications, including dizziness, fatigue, sharp migraines, in addition to pain in their joins, and can barely speak.
In addition, six detainees have suspended their hunger strike, after reaching agreement with the Israeli authorities.
Five of them are from Hebron governorate; they went on hunger strike for eleven days, before an agreement was reached to release them after one renewal of their Administrative Detention order.
Mahmoud al-Fasfous, 28, and his brother Kayed al-Fasfous, 30, in addition to Ghadanfar Abu ‘Adwan, 26, will be released on November 30th, after their Administrative Detention orders expire.
Abdul-Aziz Sweity, 30, will be released on September 14th, while detainee Saed Nammoura, 27, will be released on December 1st, 2019.
Another detainee, identified as Hasan Mohammad Zaghari, 23, from Bethlehem, has suspended the hunger strike which lasted for two days, after promises were made to hold a hearing attended by his representative.
He went on hunger strike after his Administrative Detention orders were renewed twice, after he served a prison sentence of six months.
Zaghari was taken prisoner on June 1st, 2018, after he was kidnapped by undercover Israeli soldiers who infiltrated into Beit Jala city, near Bethlehem. He is also a former political prisoner who spent four years in Israeli prisons.
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The Israeli occupation police on Monday night assaulted and kidnaped four Jerusalemite citizens from the same family in the holy city.
According to local sources, police forces kidnapped Ahmed al-Zaghel, his wife and two kids, with no known reason.
At first, the police forces stormed the house of Ahmed al-Zaghel in Silwan district in order to arrest his son Ibrahim, who was not at home, so they rounded up his father and detained him aboard a police vehicle at the junction of Ras al-Amud neighborhood.
Soon later, his son Ibrahim showed up and turned himself in, but the police forces subdued and physically assaulted him before they also assaulted his mother and his brother Hussein and rounded them up.
The police forces also attacked other young citizens as they were trying to defend the family. video video
The Israeli occupation police on Monday night assaulted and kidnaped four Jerusalemite citizens from the same family in the holy city.
According to local sources, police forces kidnapped Ahmed al-Zaghel, his wife and two kids, with no known reason.
At first, the police forces stormed the house of Ahmed al-Zaghel in Silwan district in order to arrest his son Ibrahim, who was not at home, so they rounded up his father and detained him aboard a police vehicle at the junction of Ras al-Amud neighborhood.
Soon later, his son Ibrahim showed up and turned himself in, but the police forces subdued and physically assaulted him before they also assaulted his mother and his brother Hussein and rounded them up.
The police forces also attacked other young citizens as they were trying to defend the family. video video
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Saturday handed West Bank citizens summonses for interrogation in the Salem military base.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed Silat al-Harithiya town, west of Jenin, and handed four citizens summons from the Shin Bet.
They added that the IOF stormed the nearby town of Ti'inik, with no reported arrests.
The IOF also set up checkpoints at the main entrances to the towns of Rummanah and Zububa and embarked on intercepting Palestinian vehicles for security check.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed Silat al-Harithiya town, west of Jenin, and handed four citizens summons from the Shin Bet.
They added that the IOF stormed the nearby town of Ti'inik, with no reported arrests.
The IOF also set up checkpoints at the main entrances to the towns of Rummanah and Zububa and embarked on intercepting Palestinian vehicles for security check.
The Israeli occupation forces on Friday evening arrested three Palestinian citizens for allegedly attempting to cross the borderline south and north of the Gaza Strip.
An Israeli army spokesman said that two Palestinians were arrested south of Gaza while attempting to infiltrate into the 1948 occupied Palestine, and a third was arrested earlier in the northern area.
Israeli media claimed that one of the detainees was carrying a knife and the three of them were taken for interrogation.
An Israeli army spokesman said that two Palestinians were arrested south of Gaza while attempting to infiltrate into the 1948 occupied Palestine, and a third was arrested earlier in the northern area.
Israeli media claimed that one of the detainees was carrying a knife and the three of them were taken for interrogation.
5 july 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Friday kidnaped three Palestinian citizens, including a pro-Aqsa activist, from their homes in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
According to the Hebrew website Walla, Israeli forces arrested two young men during raids on homes in the West Bank. The identities of the detainees are still unknown.
In Jerusalem, local sources reported that Israeli police forces kidnaped Madeleine Issa, a pro-Aqsa activist, during her presence at the Aqsa Mosque at dawn.
According to the Hebrew website Walla, Israeli forces arrested two young men during raids on homes in the West Bank. The identities of the detainees are still unknown.
In Jerusalem, local sources reported that Israeli police forces kidnaped Madeleine Issa, a pro-Aqsa activist, during her presence at the Aqsa Mosque at dawn.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday evening, a Palestinian mother from the al-‘Isawiya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, to pressure her child, Mahmoud, to turn himself in to the police.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers abducted the mother of a “wanted” child, identified as Mahmoud Obeid, to pressure him and his family.
Silwanic added that the army has informed the family that the mother will remain in prison until her child turns himself in to the police for interrogation.
The soldiers also abducted three young man in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in Jerusalem, and interrogated them for several hours before releasing them.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers abducted the mother of a “wanted” child, identified as Mahmoud Obeid, to pressure him and his family.
Silwanic added that the army has informed the family that the mother will remain in prison until her child turns himself in to the police for interrogation.
The soldiers also abducted three young man in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in Jerusalem, and interrogated them for several hours before releasing them.
Israeli soldiers abducted, Thursday, five young Palestinian men, including former political prisoners, from Jenin governorate, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded Burqin town, west of Jenin, searched and ransacked several homes, and abducted two siblings, both former political prisoners, identified as Ashraf Zeidan al-Jada’, and his brother, Nasser.
It added that the soldiers also invaded the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Sultan Ahmad Khallouf, detained his father, and handed the family an order for Sultan to turn himself in to the military in Salem base, near Jenin.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Jamal Zobeidi, in addition to Abdullah Mohammad Jalamna, after invading their homes and searching them, in Jenin refugee camp.
During the invasion into the refugee camp, the soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinian protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
In Jenin city, the soldiers invaded and searched a few homes, and abducted Mohammad Nabil Sabah.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded Burqin town, west of Jenin, searched and ransacked several homes, and abducted two siblings, both former political prisoners, identified as Ashraf Zeidan al-Jada’, and his brother, Nasser.
It added that the soldiers also invaded the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Sultan Ahmad Khallouf, detained his father, and handed the family an order for Sultan to turn himself in to the military in Salem base, near Jenin.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Jamal Zobeidi, in addition to Abdullah Mohammad Jalamna, after invading their homes and searching them, in Jenin refugee camp.
During the invasion into the refugee camp, the soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinian protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
In Jenin city, the soldiers invaded and searched a few homes, and abducted Mohammad Nabil Sabah.
Five Palestinian prisoners from al-Khalil province on Thursday suspended their hunger strike after the Israeli prison service (IPS) responded to their demands.
According to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs, the prisoners started their hunger strike 12 days ago in protest at their detention administratively, with no trial or indictment.
Their decision to halt their hunger strike came after IPS officials and Israeli jailers in Ramon prison pledged to release them after renewing their administrative detention for one time.
Accordingly, all the prisoners will complete their administrative detention and be released before the end of the current year.
The prisoners are Mahmoud and Kayed al-Fasfous (brothers), Ghadanfar Abu Atwan, Abdul-Aziz Suwaiti and Saa’ed an-Nammoura.
According to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs, the prisoners started their hunger strike 12 days ago in protest at their detention administratively, with no trial or indictment.
Their decision to halt their hunger strike came after IPS officials and Israeli jailers in Ramon prison pledged to release them after renewing their administrative detention for one time.
Accordingly, all the prisoners will complete their administrative detention and be released before the end of the current year.
The prisoners are Mahmoud and Kayed al-Fasfous (brothers), Ghadanfar Abu Atwan, Abdul-Aziz Suwaiti and Saa’ed an-Nammoura.
4 july 2019
Israeli undercover soldiers on Thursday kidnapped a Palestinian teenager from Hares town, north of Salfit city in the occupied West Bank.
According to local sources, a special military force infiltrated into Hares town and kidnaped 17-year-old Abdullah Shamlawi.
Shamlawi was kidnaped as he was heading for his workplace in Barkan Industrial Park (illegal settlement).
According to local sources, a special military force infiltrated into Hares town and kidnaped 17-year-old Abdullah Shamlawi.
Shamlawi was kidnaped as he was heading for his workplace in Barkan Industrial Park (illegal settlement).
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday raided homes and kidnaped Palestinian citizens during campaigns in different West Bank areas.
According to a statement by the Israeli army, eight Palestinians were taken prisoners during campaigns in the West Bank.
Some of the detainees were identified as Hamouda al-Zubaidi, Abdullah Jalamna, Mohamed Sabah, Asharaf al-Jada, Naser al-Jada and Ahmed Abu Sultan. The arrests took place in Jenin refugee camp and Burqin town in Jenin.
The IOF also raided homes in the towns of Beit Furik and Awarta in Nablus and Yatta town in al-Khalil, with no reported arrests.
In Jerusalem, violent clashes broke out at dawn in Issawiya district between local youths and police forces after the latter carried out raids on homes.
According to a statement by the Israeli army, eight Palestinians were taken prisoners during campaigns in the West Bank.
Some of the detainees were identified as Hamouda al-Zubaidi, Abdullah Jalamna, Mohamed Sabah, Asharaf al-Jada, Naser al-Jada and Ahmed Abu Sultan. The arrests took place in Jenin refugee camp and Burqin town in Jenin.
The IOF also raided homes in the towns of Beit Furik and Awarta in Nablus and Yatta town in al-Khalil, with no reported arrests.
In Jerusalem, violent clashes broke out at dawn in Issawiya district between local youths and police forces after the latter carried out raids on homes.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday evening arrested a Palestinian young man from the Gaza Strip after he infiltrated into an Israeli border area.
According to the Hebrew media, soldiers rounded up a Gazan young man in northern Gaza after he infiltrated the border fence.
Every once in a while, young men from Gaza try to cross the border into Israel in an attempt to look for a job in the 1948 occupied lands. However, they get either killed by Israeli gunfire or arrested.
According to the Hebrew media, soldiers rounded up a Gazan young man in northern Gaza after he infiltrated the border fence.
Every once in a while, young men from Gaza try to cross the border into Israel in an attempt to look for a job in the 1948 occupied lands. However, they get either killed by Israeli gunfire or arrested.
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Three more Palestinian prisoners launched a hunger strike on 1 July 2019, joining eight already refusing meals in protest. Mohammed Nidal Abu Aker and Mohammed Attia Hassanat, both of Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem, and Huzaifa Halabiya from Abu Dis in Jerusalem all began an open hunger strike against their Israeli administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial.
All three are held in the Negev desert prison with no charges and no trial, on the basis of secret evidence. They join several more Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strike against administrative detention. Jafar Ezzedine, 48, a former long-term hunger striker, and Ihsan Othman, 21, have been on hunger strike since 16 June and 18 June. Ezzedine launched his strike after he was supposed to be released from a five-month sentence in Israeli prison but was instead transferred to |
imprisonment without charge or trial; Othman launched his strike two days later.
A student at Al-Quds University, his repeated detention has prevented him from graduating and receiving his degree.
Six more Palestinian prisoners, all jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention, joined the hunger strike: the brother Mahmoud and Qaid al-Fasfous, Ghandafar Musa Abu Atwan, Abdel-Aziz Waleed Sweiti, Qais Khaled al-Nammoura and Ahmad Zahran.
These six prisoners are all from the al-Khalil (Hebron) area and are detained in Ofer prison. Ezzedine is jailed in Megiddo prison, where he has faced ongoing night inspections with dogs and other forms of repression in an attempt to compel him to end his strike.
A disciplinary court in Megiddo prison convened by the prison director ordered him to solitary confinement and denied him access to family visits or the “canteen” (prison store) for one month in retaliation for his protest.
All of the striking prisoners are demanding an end to administrative detention. These orders are issued for one to six months at a time; they are indefinitely renewable, and Palestinians have spent years at a time jailed without charge or trial under the basis of “secret evidence.”
There are currently about 500 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention out of a total of approximately 5,500 Palestinian prisoners.
The Prisoners’ Affairs Commission said that some of the striking prisoners are already suffering from health complications, including severe weakness, difficulty moving, serious headaches, dizziness and yellowness of the skin.
The escalating struggle against administrative detention comes as all 47 Palestinian prisoners held in Ashkelon prison were suddenly transferred to other prisons. Last month, these prisoners conducted a one-day hunger strike to demand an end to the repressive raids and attacks against the prisoners, the lifting of financial sanctions and treatment for ill prisoners.
They ended their strike after an agreement to implement their demands; however, in a new form of collective punishment aimed at dismantling the prisoners’ movement, all were transferred on 1 July to other Israeli prisons.
The Prison Branch of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued a statement urging support for the prisoners and calling for action, noting that its comrades Mohammed Abu Aker, Mustafa Hassanat, Huzaifa Halabiya and Ahmad Zahran had already taken a leading role in the strikes to confront administrative detention.
They said that additional prisoners would be joining the strike in the coming days as part of a strategy of escalating struggle for an end to imprisonment without charge or trial, and urged actions in solidarity:
“1. We call for the formation of a committee to support the administrative detainees through public events and struggle on the ground.
2. We call on the National Committee for the Great March of Return to adopt a Friday to support the administrative detainees on hunger strike, and for this Friday to be a Palestinian day of action throughout occupied Palestine and in exile and diaspora.
3. We call on the prisoners, especially those who have successfully conducted the battle of empty stomachs and have been victorious in the past years, to make an announcement of a support strike in solidarity with the administrative detainees on hunger strike, in front of the headquarters of the Red Cross as a unified action with a specific date.
4. We call on Palestinian national organizations to take action, erect tents in public spaces and call for days of public anger and protest of the occupation.
5. We call on the Palestinian lawyers’ associations to launch a broader campaign of support and solidarity with the administrative detainees and especially the hunger strikers at a local, regional and international level, giving this issue significant attention.
6. We call on the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate to work to create a unified day for radio broadcasts in support of the administrative detainees on hunger strike and highlighting the issue of administrative detention.”
They concluded by noting that “This battle will continue, and many of the strugglers will participate in successive groups of strikers, until achieving the goal. We are confident in the popular support that is always provided by our resisting Palestinian masses.”
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all to stand with these courageous prisoners who have put their lives on the line to seek freedom and an end to the unjust system of administrative detention. International solidarity can help them win their struggles, so all of our participation, protests, petitions and phone calls can play a role in helping them to seize victory for justice and freedom.
A student at Al-Quds University, his repeated detention has prevented him from graduating and receiving his degree.
Six more Palestinian prisoners, all jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention, joined the hunger strike: the brother Mahmoud and Qaid al-Fasfous, Ghandafar Musa Abu Atwan, Abdel-Aziz Waleed Sweiti, Qais Khaled al-Nammoura and Ahmad Zahran.
These six prisoners are all from the al-Khalil (Hebron) area and are detained in Ofer prison. Ezzedine is jailed in Megiddo prison, where he has faced ongoing night inspections with dogs and other forms of repression in an attempt to compel him to end his strike.
A disciplinary court in Megiddo prison convened by the prison director ordered him to solitary confinement and denied him access to family visits or the “canteen” (prison store) for one month in retaliation for his protest.
All of the striking prisoners are demanding an end to administrative detention. These orders are issued for one to six months at a time; they are indefinitely renewable, and Palestinians have spent years at a time jailed without charge or trial under the basis of “secret evidence.”
There are currently about 500 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention out of a total of approximately 5,500 Palestinian prisoners.
The Prisoners’ Affairs Commission said that some of the striking prisoners are already suffering from health complications, including severe weakness, difficulty moving, serious headaches, dizziness and yellowness of the skin.
The escalating struggle against administrative detention comes as all 47 Palestinian prisoners held in Ashkelon prison were suddenly transferred to other prisons. Last month, these prisoners conducted a one-day hunger strike to demand an end to the repressive raids and attacks against the prisoners, the lifting of financial sanctions and treatment for ill prisoners.
They ended their strike after an agreement to implement their demands; however, in a new form of collective punishment aimed at dismantling the prisoners’ movement, all were transferred on 1 July to other Israeli prisons.
The Prison Branch of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued a statement urging support for the prisoners and calling for action, noting that its comrades Mohammed Abu Aker, Mustafa Hassanat, Huzaifa Halabiya and Ahmad Zahran had already taken a leading role in the strikes to confront administrative detention.
They said that additional prisoners would be joining the strike in the coming days as part of a strategy of escalating struggle for an end to imprisonment without charge or trial, and urged actions in solidarity:
“1. We call for the formation of a committee to support the administrative detainees through public events and struggle on the ground.
2. We call on the National Committee for the Great March of Return to adopt a Friday to support the administrative detainees on hunger strike, and for this Friday to be a Palestinian day of action throughout occupied Palestine and in exile and diaspora.
3. We call on the prisoners, especially those who have successfully conducted the battle of empty stomachs and have been victorious in the past years, to make an announcement of a support strike in solidarity with the administrative detainees on hunger strike, in front of the headquarters of the Red Cross as a unified action with a specific date.
4. We call on Palestinian national organizations to take action, erect tents in public spaces and call for days of public anger and protest of the occupation.
5. We call on the Palestinian lawyers’ associations to launch a broader campaign of support and solidarity with the administrative detainees and especially the hunger strikers at a local, regional and international level, giving this issue significant attention.
6. We call on the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate to work to create a unified day for radio broadcasts in support of the administrative detainees on hunger strike and highlighting the issue of administrative detention.”
They concluded by noting that “This battle will continue, and many of the strugglers will participate in successive groups of strikers, until achieving the goal. We are confident in the popular support that is always provided by our resisting Palestinian masses.”
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all to stand with these courageous prisoners who have put their lives on the line to seek freedom and an end to the unjust system of administrative detention. International solidarity can help them win their struggles, so all of our participation, protests, petitions and phone calls can play a role in helping them to seize victory for justice and freedom.
