26 june 2014
The photo released of the pair
The Israeli military on Thursday officially identified Marwan al-Qawasmeh, 29, and Ammar Abu Eisha, 33, as the two main suspects in the kidnapping of three Israeli youths who went missing two weeks ago.
The military said in a statement that the pair, who they identified as "Hamas operatives," were behind the disappearance of the youths from the Gush Etzion settlement in the West Bank on June 13.
The military also said that the two, who are both from Hebron, were identified within 24 hours after the "kidnapping" but that they were still at large.
The military said their wives had been detained for questioning and their homes raided, adding that both of the men have previously served time in Israeli prison.
Qawasmeh was detained at the age of 18 and sentence to 10 months in jail, which he served, and was re-arrested four times in the years since, including for administrative detention.
In his last interrogation by Israeli forces in 2010, the military said, he admitted to having been "recruited to the Hamas' military arm in Hebron since 2009," and said he had undergone combat training in the Hebron area. He was then imprisoned until March 2012.
Eisha, meanwhile, was first arrested in Nov. 2005 and was held without trial or charge by Israeli forces until June 2006, the military said. He was re-arrested in April 2007 for a short period of time.
Eisha's brother was shot dead by Israeli forces in Nov. 2005 while ostensibly trying to "throw an explosive" at them, and his father had been arrested by Israel multiple times, the Israeli military added.
The disappearance of the three youths has set off the largest Israeli military deployment across the West Bank in more than a decade, and has led to the deaths of eight Palestinians in less than two weeks.
Israeli forces initially accused Hamas of the kidnapping, which it vigorously denied, and authorities vowed to "crush" the Palestinian political and militant group.
More than 120 Palestinians have been injured in the military operation, which Israel dubbed "Brother's Keeper," and more than 1,350 homes and offices, including numerous universities, have been raided.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said on Thursday that 566 Palestinians have been detained in the campaign, including 12 members of parliament.
The Israeli military on Thursday officially identified Marwan al-Qawasmeh, 29, and Ammar Abu Eisha, 33, as the two main suspects in the kidnapping of three Israeli youths who went missing two weeks ago.
The military said in a statement that the pair, who they identified as "Hamas operatives," were behind the disappearance of the youths from the Gush Etzion settlement in the West Bank on June 13.
The military also said that the two, who are both from Hebron, were identified within 24 hours after the "kidnapping" but that they were still at large.
The military said their wives had been detained for questioning and their homes raided, adding that both of the men have previously served time in Israeli prison.
Qawasmeh was detained at the age of 18 and sentence to 10 months in jail, which he served, and was re-arrested four times in the years since, including for administrative detention.
In his last interrogation by Israeli forces in 2010, the military said, he admitted to having been "recruited to the Hamas' military arm in Hebron since 2009," and said he had undergone combat training in the Hebron area. He was then imprisoned until March 2012.
Eisha, meanwhile, was first arrested in Nov. 2005 and was held without trial or charge by Israeli forces until June 2006, the military said. He was re-arrested in April 2007 for a short period of time.
Eisha's brother was shot dead by Israeli forces in Nov. 2005 while ostensibly trying to "throw an explosive" at them, and his father had been arrested by Israel multiple times, the Israeli military added.
The disappearance of the three youths has set off the largest Israeli military deployment across the West Bank in more than a decade, and has led to the deaths of eight Palestinians in less than two weeks.
Israeli forces initially accused Hamas of the kidnapping, which it vigorously denied, and authorities vowed to "crush" the Palestinian political and militant group.
More than 120 Palestinians have been injured in the military operation, which Israel dubbed "Brother's Keeper," and more than 1,350 homes and offices, including numerous universities, have been raided.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said on Thursday that 566 Palestinians have been detained in the campaign, including 12 members of parliament.
Further raids planned
At least 18 Israeli settlers, again led by Rabbi Yehuda Glick and guarded by Israeli police, have stormed al-Aqsa mosque through the Moroccans' gate.
Israeli forces arrested, this morning, Ziad Abu Rahal, a Palestinian student from Nazareth, as he attempted to prevent the settlers from storming the compound.
According to Al Ray, Director of Media in Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage, Mahmoud Abu Atta, said that Israeli forces tightened restrictions on worshiper and student access to the mosque and confiscated their IDs.
Israeli special police and rapid intervention forces deployed to the yards of al-Aqsa, where hundreds chanted "Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest)" in trying to prevent the storming of the mosque, Atta said.
Yesterday morning, Israeli forces attacked a woman and a child in the compound.
According to the PNN, an eyewitness said that the Israeli army assaulted one Meslah Naser Shhadeh and his teacher, Randa Abu- Sneineh, next to the mosque.
The two were transferred to a nearby hospital.
The previous day, four children, aged between 11 and 14, were abducted from the grounds after flying a kite comstructed with a plastic bag.
The PNN further reports that around 80 settlers raided the compound accompanied by Israeli police, one of the groups apparently coming from the Moqour Haeem School, where the three missing settlers attend classes.
In recent months, groups of Jewish Israeli settlers accompanied by Israeli forces, have repeatedly forced their way into the Al-Aqsa complex, often leading to violent confrontations.
The al-Aqsa organization has called on the international community to protect the mosque, as further raids are in the works.
The so-called "Temple Mount" group, led by Glick, has called for a general campaign against al-Aqsa as the month of Ramadan approaches for Muslim devotees.
At least 18 Israeli settlers, again led by Rabbi Yehuda Glick and guarded by Israeli police, have stormed al-Aqsa mosque through the Moroccans' gate.
Israeli forces arrested, this morning, Ziad Abu Rahal, a Palestinian student from Nazareth, as he attempted to prevent the settlers from storming the compound.
According to Al Ray, Director of Media in Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage, Mahmoud Abu Atta, said that Israeli forces tightened restrictions on worshiper and student access to the mosque and confiscated their IDs.
Israeli special police and rapid intervention forces deployed to the yards of al-Aqsa, where hundreds chanted "Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest)" in trying to prevent the storming of the mosque, Atta said.
Yesterday morning, Israeli forces attacked a woman and a child in the compound.
According to the PNN, an eyewitness said that the Israeli army assaulted one Meslah Naser Shhadeh and his teacher, Randa Abu- Sneineh, next to the mosque.
The two were transferred to a nearby hospital.
The previous day, four children, aged between 11 and 14, were abducted from the grounds after flying a kite comstructed with a plastic bag.
The PNN further reports that around 80 settlers raided the compound accompanied by Israeli police, one of the groups apparently coming from the Moqour Haeem School, where the three missing settlers attend classes.
In recent months, groups of Jewish Israeli settlers accompanied by Israeli forces, have repeatedly forced their way into the Al-Aqsa complex, often leading to violent confrontations.
The al-Aqsa organization has called on the international community to protect the mosque, as further raids are in the works.
The so-called "Temple Mount" group, led by Glick, has called for a general campaign against al-Aqsa as the month of Ramadan approaches for Muslim devotees.
According to reports by Israeli military sources, the army has kidnapped a Palestinian who allegedly opened fire at a soldier, and tried to ram another soldier with his car.
The sources claimed the incident took place last week, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, the Maan News Agency said.
According to the army, a special unit invaded the home of the Palestinian and searched him before kidnapping him, and that the soldiers “found a pistol during the search”.
The army did not reveal more information about the issue, including the time and place of the arrest, but only said the Palestinian is a member of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.
The sources claimed the incident took place last week, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, the Maan News Agency said.
According to the army, a special unit invaded the home of the Palestinian and searched him before kidnapping him, and that the soldiers “found a pistol during the search”.
The army did not reveal more information about the issue, including the time and place of the arrest, but only said the Palestinian is a member of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.
The Israeli security cabinet agreed on Thursday to stop transferring PA monthly stipends to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, for allegedly being involved in "terrorist actions," Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper revealed.
The cabinet decided to approve a bill submitted by Israeli economy minister Naftali Bennett aiming to prevent PA aid funds to Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
The minister accused the PA of using "foreign aid funds to provide a financial incentive for Palestinians to commit acts of terror," according to his claims.
Bennett did not reveal the legal mechanism to be used to deprive Palestinian prisoners of their monthly stipends, knowing that the funds are provided by Palestinian Authority (PA).
PA has paid 44 million shekels (about 13 million dollars) to Palestinian prisoners and their families, according to the Israeli minister.
The cabinet decided to approve a bill submitted by Israeli economy minister Naftali Bennett aiming to prevent PA aid funds to Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
The minister accused the PA of using "foreign aid funds to provide a financial incentive for Palestinians to commit acts of terror," according to his claims.
Bennett did not reveal the legal mechanism to be used to deprive Palestinian prisoners of their monthly stipends, knowing that the funds are provided by Palestinian Authority (PA).
PA has paid 44 million shekels (about 13 million dollars) to Palestinian prisoners and their families, according to the Israeli minister.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) banned on Wednesday the entry of a 12-year-old girl to the Aqsa Mosque as part of Israeli deportation policy against Jerusalemites.
Local sources confirmed that Israeli police have released the girl Yasmin Sherif, 12, and banned her access to the Aqsa Mosque for 15 days.
Yasmin was arrested from al-Aqsa Mosque squares on Wednesday during an Israeli brutal attack on Jerusalemite women and children in the holy Mosque.
Meanwhile, the Israeli central court sentenced on Wednesday five Jerusalemite children to different prison terms for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails on Israeli settler's car.
Wadi al-Hilweh information center confirmed that the court also imposed heavy fines on the five detained children who aged between 14 and 17 years old.
Local sources confirmed that Israeli police have released the girl Yasmin Sherif, 12, and banned her access to the Aqsa Mosque for 15 days.
Yasmin was arrested from al-Aqsa Mosque squares on Wednesday during an Israeli brutal attack on Jerusalemite women and children in the holy Mosque.
Meanwhile, the Israeli central court sentenced on Wednesday five Jerusalemite children to different prison terms for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails on Israeli settler's car.
Wadi al-Hilweh information center confirmed that the court also imposed heavy fines on the five detained children who aged between 14 and 17 years old.
Nael Barghouthi
Ofer military court on Thursday extended the detention of six former prisoners recently rearrested during Israel's search campaign for three missing Israelis.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society said detention orders for Nael Barghouthi, Rabee Barghouthi, Ibrahim al-Masri, Ibrahim Shalash, Muayad al-Jallad and Nayif Radwan were extended to July 14, 15 and 16.
All of the men were released in the 2011 swap deal for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Nael Barghouti's wife said Israeli forces accused her husband of breaking the terms of his release, adding that her husband is being held under administrative detention.
Nael was 20 years old when he was detained in April 1978. He was the longest serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, having spent 33 years behind bars for alleged membership of an armed group before his release.
Over 50 prisoners released in the 2011 swap deal for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have been rearrested in the current campaign and seven have had their release canceled, meaning their previous long-term sentences could be reimposed.
In total, Israel has detained 566 Palestinians in the military campaign, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said Thursday.
Ofer military court on Thursday extended the detention of six former prisoners recently rearrested during Israel's search campaign for three missing Israelis.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society said detention orders for Nael Barghouthi, Rabee Barghouthi, Ibrahim al-Masri, Ibrahim Shalash, Muayad al-Jallad and Nayif Radwan were extended to July 14, 15 and 16.
All of the men were released in the 2011 swap deal for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Nael Barghouti's wife said Israeli forces accused her husband of breaking the terms of his release, adding that her husband is being held under administrative detention.
Nael was 20 years old when he was detained in April 1978. He was the longest serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, having spent 33 years behind bars for alleged membership of an armed group before his release.
Over 50 prisoners released in the 2011 swap deal for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have been rearrested in the current campaign and seven have had their release canceled, meaning their previous long-term sentences could be reimposed.
In total, Israel has detained 566 Palestinians in the military campaign, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said Thursday.
Five hundred and sixty-six Palestinians have been detained in the last two weeks as part of a massive campaign launched by Israel in pursuit of three missing Israeli youths, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said Thursday.
The campaign, which has been the largest Israeli deployment in the West Bank since the Second Intifada, has yet to turn up any trace of the three teens, who disappeared near the Jewish settlement of Gush Etzion in the occupied West Bank while hitch hiking.
Israel has accused Hamas of being behind what it calls a "kidnapping," a charge for which it has yet to present any evidence and which Hamas has vigorously denied.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said that on Wednesday and Thursday alone, 26 Palestinians were detained.
According to PPS's list:
- Hebron, 201 detainees.
- Nablus, 90 detainees.
- Bethlehem, 79 detainees.
- Jenin, 56 detainees.
- Ramallah, 52 detainees.
- Jerusalem, 36 detainees.
- Tulkarem, 24 detainees.
- Qalqiliya, 13 detainees.
- Tubas, seven detainees, and Salfit, seven detainees.
- Jericho, one detainee.
The detainees include 23 members of the Palestinian parliament, the Palestinian Legislative Council.
On Wednesday, Israeli authorities announced the end of the widespread "military campaign" and closures, and said that ti would now be shifting to more sudden raids based on information that had been collected.
Over the course of "Operation Brother's Keepers," as Israel has deemed the campaign, six Palestinians have been shot and killed by Israeli forces, while two elderly Palestinians have suffered heart attacks during army raids on their villages.
More than 120 have been wounded, and more than 1,200 homes and offices across the West Bank have been raided, including universities and publishing companies, in what rights groups have decried as "collective punishment."
The campaign, which has been the largest Israeli deployment in the West Bank since the Second Intifada, has yet to turn up any trace of the three teens, who disappeared near the Jewish settlement of Gush Etzion in the occupied West Bank while hitch hiking.
Israel has accused Hamas of being behind what it calls a "kidnapping," a charge for which it has yet to present any evidence and which Hamas has vigorously denied.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said that on Wednesday and Thursday alone, 26 Palestinians were detained.
According to PPS's list:
- Hebron, 201 detainees.
- Nablus, 90 detainees.
- Bethlehem, 79 detainees.
- Jenin, 56 detainees.
- Ramallah, 52 detainees.
- Jerusalem, 36 detainees.
- Tulkarem, 24 detainees.
- Qalqiliya, 13 detainees.
- Tubas, seven detainees, and Salfit, seven detainees.
- Jericho, one detainee.
The detainees include 23 members of the Palestinian parliament, the Palestinian Legislative Council.
On Wednesday, Israeli authorities announced the end of the widespread "military campaign" and closures, and said that ti would now be shifting to more sudden raids based on information that had been collected.
Over the course of "Operation Brother's Keepers," as Israel has deemed the campaign, six Palestinians have been shot and killed by Israeli forces, while two elderly Palestinians have suffered heart attacks during army raids on their villages.
More than 120 have been wounded, and more than 1,200 homes and offices across the West Bank have been raided, including universities and publishing companies, in what rights groups have decried as "collective punishment."
Israeli soldiers invaded Husan town, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped one Palestinian. Two Palestinians were kidnapped in Awarta, near Nablus, and one in Azzoun, near Qalqilia.
Local sources in Husan stated that the army searched several homes, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohannad Mohammad Hamara, 28.
Soldiers also invaded Awarta town, southeast of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and conducted extensive searches of dozens of homes, causing excessive property damage.
The soldiers then kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Morad Hani Awwad, and Ayman Hani Darawsha.
In addition, soldiers attacked and kidnapped a young Palestinian man, identified as Ayyoub Farouq Salah, 24, as he was working in his land, in Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
Local sources in Husan stated that the army searched several homes, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohannad Mohammad Hamara, 28.
Soldiers also invaded Awarta town, southeast of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and conducted extensive searches of dozens of homes, causing excessive property damage.
The soldiers then kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Morad Hani Awwad, and Ayman Hani Darawsha.
In addition, soldiers attacked and kidnapped a young Palestinian man, identified as Ayyoub Farouq Salah, 24, as he was working in his land, in Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.
Earlier on Thursday, Two brothers, identified as Rami and Amir Faidy al-Qasrawy, have also been kidnapped in Hebron city, after the soldiers stormed several homes.
In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Arroub refugee camp, and initiated extensive searches of homes, and property, after cutting the camp’s power supply.
Clashes took place following the invasion, while resident Dia Ibrahim al-Badawi, 22, was shot by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head.
The army also kidnapped two brothers, identified as Sa’id, 22, and Ismael Thieb Hajajra, 25.
Also on Thursday, an elderly woman died of a heart attack, after dozens of soldiers invaded her home and ransacked it, in the al-’Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron. Several injuries and arrests have been reported during ongoing invasions in the district.
On Wednesday at night, several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after dozens of soldiers invaded the al-‘Arqa village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The soldiers invaded and searched dozens of homes in the village, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Ya’bad town, west of Jenin, and clashed with dozens of local youths who threw stones at them. Soldiers also invaded Jalboun village, west of Jenin.
Late on Wednesday at night, Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youths, causing dozens of injuries. An elderly man was kidnapped in the al-Aqsa Mosque, Thursday.
In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Arroub refugee camp, and initiated extensive searches of homes, and property, after cutting the camp’s power supply.
Clashes took place following the invasion, while resident Dia Ibrahim al-Badawi, 22, was shot by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head.
The army also kidnapped two brothers, identified as Sa’id, 22, and Ismael Thieb Hajajra, 25.
Also on Thursday, an elderly woman died of a heart attack, after dozens of soldiers invaded her home and ransacked it, in the al-’Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron. Several injuries and arrests have been reported during ongoing invasions in the district.
On Wednesday at night, several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation after dozens of soldiers invaded the al-‘Arqa village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The soldiers invaded and searched dozens of homes in the village, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Ya’bad town, west of Jenin, and clashed with dozens of local youths who threw stones at them. Soldiers also invaded Jalboun village, west of Jenin.
Late on Wednesday at night, Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youths, causing dozens of injuries. An elderly man was kidnapped in the al-Aqsa Mosque, Thursday.
Palestinian prisoner Ayman Tbeish is suffering serious health complications as he enters the 119th day of a hunger strike to protest his detention without trial.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society said that Tbeish began hunger strike action on Feb. 28 and is suffering from heart, kidney and stomach problems.
He is also suffering from numbness in his limbs and visual impairment.
Tbeish went on a 105 day hunger strike in 2013 that ended in an agreement which Israel later broke by issuing new administrative detention orders against him.
On Tuesday, 63 Palestinian prisoners suspended a hunger strike which they had observed in Israeli jails since late April, one of their lawyers said.
Shawqi al-Ayasa, the minister of prisoner affairs for the newly-formed Palestinian unity government, confirmed the suspension of the hunger strike, saying a major portion of prisoners' demands had been met.
Some 5,000 Palestinians are being held in Israeli jails, with nearly 300 in administrative detention.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society said that Tbeish began hunger strike action on Feb. 28 and is suffering from heart, kidney and stomach problems.
He is also suffering from numbness in his limbs and visual impairment.
Tbeish went on a 105 day hunger strike in 2013 that ended in an agreement which Israel later broke by issuing new administrative detention orders against him.
On Tuesday, 63 Palestinian prisoners suspended a hunger strike which they had observed in Israeli jails since late April, one of their lawyers said.
Shawqi al-Ayasa, the minister of prisoner affairs for the newly-formed Palestinian unity government, confirmed the suspension of the hunger strike, saying a major portion of prisoners' demands had been met.
Some 5,000 Palestinians are being held in Israeli jails, with nearly 300 in administrative detention.
The Salem military court on Wednesday interrogated 21 Palestinian ex-prisoners released in Wafa al-Ahrar deal and re-abducted by the Israeli occupation forces in retaliation for the alleged kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers north of al-Khalil.
The Israeli military prosecution ordered the compulsory completion of the detainees’ previous prison sentences at the pretext of their violation of the swap agreement's terms, Maariv newspaper said Wednesday.
It added that the hearings were held before a special panel, assigned the mission of detecting any potential breach of the release terms.
The Israeli military prosecution ordered the compulsory completion of the detainees’ previous prison sentences at the pretext of their violation of the swap agreement's terms, Maariv newspaper said Wednesday.
It added that the hearings were held before a special panel, assigned the mission of detecting any potential breach of the release terms.
Israeli forces raided Nablus overnight Wednesday without coordinating with Palestinian Authority security services, Palestinian officials said.
Security officials told Ma'an that this is the first time in years that Israeli forces have entered Area A without first coordinating with Palestinian security forces.
Israeli military vehicles raided the Tunis and Rafidia neighborhoods of Nablus and Balata refugee camp without notifying the Palestinian liaison department.
According to security coordination protocol as part of the Oslo Accords, Israel's military liaison department must notify its Palestinian counterpart when Israeli forces enter Area A.
After notification, Palestinian security forces withdraw officers from the street and public places until the Israeli military activity is finished.
A Palestinian security official told Ma'an that the unprecedented Israeli action reflects a new trend against the Palestinian Authority.
Locals said that during the raids Israeli soldiers dropped match boxes in the streets with a phrase in colloquial Arabic reading "Beware! Hamas is inflaming the West Bank."
Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided over 200 homes in the Nablus village of Awarta overnight Wednesday.
Israeli forces damaged furniture and other belongings during the inspections and detained Ayman Hani Darawsha, 25, and several other unidentified men.
Soldiers forced dozens of men into the street and threatened to detain them under administrative detention, locals added.
Hamas has repeatedly criticized PA security coordination with Israel as a "crime."
Abbas said last week that security coordination with Israel was in the Palestinians' "interest" and pledged there would be no new intifada, or uprising.
Security officials told Ma'an that this is the first time in years that Israeli forces have entered Area A without first coordinating with Palestinian security forces.
Israeli military vehicles raided the Tunis and Rafidia neighborhoods of Nablus and Balata refugee camp without notifying the Palestinian liaison department.
According to security coordination protocol as part of the Oslo Accords, Israel's military liaison department must notify its Palestinian counterpart when Israeli forces enter Area A.
After notification, Palestinian security forces withdraw officers from the street and public places until the Israeli military activity is finished.
A Palestinian security official told Ma'an that the unprecedented Israeli action reflects a new trend against the Palestinian Authority.
Locals said that during the raids Israeli soldiers dropped match boxes in the streets with a phrase in colloquial Arabic reading "Beware! Hamas is inflaming the West Bank."
Meanwhile, Israeli forces raided over 200 homes in the Nablus village of Awarta overnight Wednesday.
Israeli forces damaged furniture and other belongings during the inspections and detained Ayman Hani Darawsha, 25, and several other unidentified men.
Soldiers forced dozens of men into the street and threatened to detain them under administrative detention, locals added.
Hamas has repeatedly criticized PA security coordination with Israel as a "crime."
Abbas said last week that security coordination with Israel was in the Palestinians' "interest" and pledged there would be no new intifada, or uprising.
An elderly Palestinian woman died early Thursday after suffering a heart attack during a raid by Israeli soldiers in el-Arrub refugee camp north of Hebron.
Fatima Ismail Issa Rushdi, 78, was evacuated to al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron after she suffered a heart attack.
"Fatima arrived at the emergency department suffering from a sudden heart and lung failure. Doctors tried to resuscitate her twice but there was no response and she was pronounced dead," Dr. Ashraf Zghayyar told Ma'an.
The Israeli raid on the camp started after midnight on Wednesday following a power cut. Soldiers ransacked several homes and handed summons orders to several young men, demanding that they go to an Israeli military center for interrogation.
Youths in the camp clashed with Israeli forces during the raids, with soldiers firing tear gas and rubber-coated bullets, injuring 9 youths.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said Israeli soldiers used riot dispersal means to distance a crowd after Palestinians hurled rocks at an Israeli bus.
When the crowd did not retreat, Israeli soldiers used live fire, she added, with no hits identified.
Red Crescent volunteers told Ma'an that they evacuated over 20 families from their homes after Israeli soldiers fired excessive amounts of tear gas.
Israeli forces detained 13-year-old Sufyan Jaafar Abu Arqub and 14-year-old Jaafar Taha in Dura, while soldiers detained Amir al-Qasrawi in Hebron and confiscated his computer and a security camera installed outside his home.
Six Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces and more than 120 have been injured during a large-scale arrest campaign across the West Bank since the disappearance of three Israeli youths near Gush Etzion on June 12.
Fatima Ismail Issa Rushdi, 78, was evacuated to al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron after she suffered a heart attack.
"Fatima arrived at the emergency department suffering from a sudden heart and lung failure. Doctors tried to resuscitate her twice but there was no response and she was pronounced dead," Dr. Ashraf Zghayyar told Ma'an.
The Israeli raid on the camp started after midnight on Wednesday following a power cut. Soldiers ransacked several homes and handed summons orders to several young men, demanding that they go to an Israeli military center for interrogation.
Youths in the camp clashed with Israeli forces during the raids, with soldiers firing tear gas and rubber-coated bullets, injuring 9 youths.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said Israeli soldiers used riot dispersal means to distance a crowd after Palestinians hurled rocks at an Israeli bus.
When the crowd did not retreat, Israeli soldiers used live fire, she added, with no hits identified.
Red Crescent volunteers told Ma'an that they evacuated over 20 families from their homes after Israeli soldiers fired excessive amounts of tear gas.
Israeli forces detained 13-year-old Sufyan Jaafar Abu Arqub and 14-year-old Jaafar Taha in Dura, while soldiers detained Amir al-Qasrawi in Hebron and confiscated his computer and a security camera installed outside his home.
Six Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces and more than 120 have been injured during a large-scale arrest campaign across the West Bank since the disappearance of three Israeli youths near Gush Etzion on June 12.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, late on Wednesday at night, various Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youths, causing dozens of injuries. An elderly man was kidnapped in the al-Aqsa Mosque, Thursday.
Local sources said the soldiers and police invaded various Arab neighborhoods in the occupied holy city, an issue that led to violent clashes between them and dozens of local youths. Medical sources reported several injuries among the Palestinians.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded Sur Baher town, south of Jerusalem, and initiated one of the largest home invasions and searches, causing excessive property damage.
Soldiers also invaded the as-Suwwana neighborhood, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mohammad Shehab, before taking him to an interrogation facility in the city.
Medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinians received treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation, while several residents have been shot, and injured, by rubber-coated metal bullets.
In the Old City, clashes took place between dozens of invading soldiers and local youths, in the al-Wad street, leading to the al-Aqsa Mosque.
The clashes led to dozens of injuries among the Palestinians, and the army stormed and ransacked several homes.
Late on Wednesday at night, soldiers invaded Bab Hatta neighborhood, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City, and clashed with local youths.
Clashes also took place near the northern entrance of the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, and the soldiers fired firebombs, gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Furthermore, eyewitnesses said an Israeli military bulldozer, and various jeeps, invaded Shu’fat town, in Jerusalem, raising fear that the army intends to demolish the Ribat Mosque that is still under construction, WAFA said.
On Thursday morning, soldiers kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man from one of the yards of the al-Aqsa Mosque, and took him to an interrogation facility in the city.
The man was kidnapped after a number of Palestinians stopped a several Israeli extremists, storming the yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Local sources said the soldiers and police invaded various Arab neighborhoods in the occupied holy city, an issue that led to violent clashes between them and dozens of local youths. Medical sources reported several injuries among the Palestinians.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded Sur Baher town, south of Jerusalem, and initiated one of the largest home invasions and searches, causing excessive property damage.
Soldiers also invaded the as-Suwwana neighborhood, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mohammad Shehab, before taking him to an interrogation facility in the city.
Medical sources have reported that dozens of Palestinians received treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation, while several residents have been shot, and injured, by rubber-coated metal bullets.
In the Old City, clashes took place between dozens of invading soldiers and local youths, in the al-Wad street, leading to the al-Aqsa Mosque.
The clashes led to dozens of injuries among the Palestinians, and the army stormed and ransacked several homes.
Late on Wednesday at night, soldiers invaded Bab Hatta neighborhood, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City, and clashed with local youths.
Clashes also took place near the northern entrance of the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, and the soldiers fired firebombs, gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Furthermore, eyewitnesses said an Israeli military bulldozer, and various jeeps, invaded Shu’fat town, in Jerusalem, raising fear that the army intends to demolish the Ribat Mosque that is still under construction, WAFA said.
On Thursday morning, soldiers kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man from one of the yards of the al-Aqsa Mosque, and took him to an interrogation facility in the city.
The man was kidnapped after a number of Palestinians stopped a several Israeli extremists, storming the yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Lawyer for the Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, Hiba Masalha, has declared that the number of Palestinian children in Israeli jails has increased to 250.
The reason behind the increase is due to the recent arrest campaign carried in the West Bank by the Israeli army, under the pretext of searching for three missing Israeli settlers, according to the PNN. Masalha noted that soldiers beat the children during the arrests, which is considered a crime under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The children are also taken from their homes in the middle of the night, and this is considered to be kidnapping. |
Via AIC: An Israeli soldier grabs and beats a sobbing 9 year old Palestinian child in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Footage captured by a Palestinian resident of Hebron, using a camera supplied by the human rights organization B’Tselem. (video from a while ago, more recent video on the link FlotillaHyves)
Two children have given statements to their lawyers regarding how the Israeli army arrested them, the PNN reports:
Talal Khalid Safi, age 16, who was arrested last month, said to his lawyer that the Israeli soldiers hit him in his stomach, in the back and in his face, causing bleeding in his nose and mouth as he was being detained in the Hawara interrogation center.
Islam Mahmud Hymenia, 17, who was arrested last December, told his lawyer that Israeli soldiers took him from his home and violently beat him with their weapons in the jeep, until he finally lost consciousness.
More than 800,000 Palestinians, including children, have been kidnapped and imprisoned by Israel since the 1967 occupation of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, while at least 5,000 Palestinians are currently held by Israel. See IMEMC Special Report: “800,000 Palestinians Imprisoned By Israel Since 1967”
Two children have given statements to their lawyers regarding how the Israeli army arrested them, the PNN reports:
Talal Khalid Safi, age 16, who was arrested last month, said to his lawyer that the Israeli soldiers hit him in his stomach, in the back and in his face, causing bleeding in his nose and mouth as he was being detained in the Hawara interrogation center.
Islam Mahmud Hymenia, 17, who was arrested last December, told his lawyer that Israeli soldiers took him from his home and violently beat him with their weapons in the jeep, until he finally lost consciousness.
More than 800,000 Palestinians, including children, have been kidnapped and imprisoned by Israel since the 1967 occupation of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, while at least 5,000 Palestinians are currently held by Israel. See IMEMC Special Report: “800,000 Palestinians Imprisoned By Israel Since 1967”
Israeli Public Security Minister, Yitzhak Aharonovitch, stated Wednesday that Israel did not sign any agreement with hunger striking Palestinian detainees, or reach an understanding with them, the Maan News Agency said.
His statements came after reports on an agreement that led to ending the hunger strike held by Palestinian detainees, held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
According to Israeli medical sources, Aharonovitch claimed “the detainees need to understand that Israel will not bargain with them”, adding that the detainees “decided to halt their strike due to ongoing Israeli military operations in the West Bank”
Meanwhile, the Israeli Cabinet has decided to impose further restrictions on the detainees, including preventing the Palestinian Authority from transferring money to their accounts.
In a press conference in Ramallah, on Wednesday, Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Shawqi al-Ayasa, and the head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Qaddoura Fares, said the detainees suspended their hunger strike, after 63 days, following an agreement with the Israeli Prison Authority.
The agreement was reached during a meeting between the striking detainees and Israeli security officials, and officials of the Israeli Prison Authority at the Tal HaShomer Hospital, Palestinian Researcher and head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, said on his Facebook page.
Al-Ayasa and Fares said during the conference that a section of the agreement states that Israel would void all punitive measure it took against the detainees, and that detainee Ayman Tbeish has not ended his strike.
Al-Ayasa said that the detainees managed to challenge Israel’s force-feeding bill, and that more than 70 international groups expressed rejection to the bill, adding that “the battle is not over, talks are ongoing, and what happened is just a suspension of the strike”.
On his part, Fares said the strike came along with very complicated conditions in the occupied territories, and that it started when direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority collapsed after, Israel failed to release the fourth and final stage of veteran detainees.
His statements came after reports on an agreement that led to ending the hunger strike held by Palestinian detainees, held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
According to Israeli medical sources, Aharonovitch claimed “the detainees need to understand that Israel will not bargain with them”, adding that the detainees “decided to halt their strike due to ongoing Israeli military operations in the West Bank”
Meanwhile, the Israeli Cabinet has decided to impose further restrictions on the detainees, including preventing the Palestinian Authority from transferring money to their accounts.
In a press conference in Ramallah, on Wednesday, Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Shawqi al-Ayasa, and the head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Qaddoura Fares, said the detainees suspended their hunger strike, after 63 days, following an agreement with the Israeli Prison Authority.
The agreement was reached during a meeting between the striking detainees and Israeli security officials, and officials of the Israeli Prison Authority at the Tal HaShomer Hospital, Palestinian Researcher and head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, said on his Facebook page.
Al-Ayasa and Fares said during the conference that a section of the agreement states that Israel would void all punitive measure it took against the detainees, and that detainee Ayman Tbeish has not ended his strike.
Al-Ayasa said that the detainees managed to challenge Israel’s force-feeding bill, and that more than 70 international groups expressed rejection to the bill, adding that “the battle is not over, talks are ongoing, and what happened is just a suspension of the strike”.
On his part, Fares said the strike came along with very complicated conditions in the occupied territories, and that it started when direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority collapsed after, Israel failed to release the fourth and final stage of veteran detainees.
25 june 2014
Israeli forces raided and searched some 70 houses in Yatta on Wednesday, injuring Palestinians Ashraf Nassar al-Shawwahin and detaining Muhammad Yassir Abdulrahman Murr.
Israeli military vehicles and soldiers searched the neighborhoods of Yatta, a town near Hebron, for more than four hours.
The mayor of Yatta condemned the continuous campaign against the residents and all Palestinian cities, which he called a “barbarian act.”
Moussa Makhamrah visited some of the houses that were raided and searched and called for a committee to “limit the damage of the campaign” and to aid owners of damaged houses.
Israeli military vehicles and soldiers searched the neighborhoods of Yatta, a town near Hebron, for more than four hours.
The mayor of Yatta condemned the continuous campaign against the residents and all Palestinian cities, which he called a “barbarian act.”
Moussa Makhamrah visited some of the houses that were raided and searched and called for a committee to “limit the damage of the campaign” and to aid owners of damaged houses.
Twenty-three Palestinian lawmakers are currently being held in Israeli jails, a majority of whom have been detained in the last two weeks during the Israeli arrest campaign across the West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said on Wednesday.
Eleven of the 23 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council were detained prior to the campaign, the first of whom was Marwan Barghouthi in 2002.
The two most recently-detained lawmakers were taken on Tuesday night during a raid in Bethlehem.
More than 500 Palestinians have been detained in the last two weeks as part of an Israeli search for three Jewish teenagers who went missing from the Gush Etzion settlement in the West Bank.
Detainees who have been tried and sentenced:
1. Marwan Barghouthi, Ramallah, sentenced to five life sentences.
2. Ahmad Saadat, Ramallah, sentenced to thirty years.
3. Ahmad Atwan, Jerusalem, suspended sentence.
Administrative detainees being held without charge or trial:
1. Mahmoud al-Rimhi, Ramallah.
2. Abduljaber Fuqahaa, Ramallah.
3. Muhammad Jamal al-Natsheh, Hebron.
4. Hatem Qfish, Hebron.
5. Nizar Ramadan, Hebron.
6. Muhammad Badr, Hebron.
7. Muhammad Abu Teir, Jerusalem.
8. Yassir Mansour, Nablus.
Detained during the recent Israeli campaign, some of whom have been sentenced to administrative detention:
1. Aziz Dweik, Hebron.
2. Hassan Youssif, Ramallah.
3. Ahmad Tahtuh, Jerusalem.
4. Abdulrahman Zeidan, Tulkarem.
5. Ibrahim Abu Salem, Jerusalem.
6. Husni al-Burini, Nablus.
7. Azzam Salhab, Hebron.
8. Ahmad Mubarak, Ramallah.
9. Ahmad al-Hajj ali, Nablus.
10. Ayman Daraghmah, Tubas.
11. Khalid Tafish, Bethlehem.
12. Anwar Zboun, Bethlehem.
Eleven of the 23 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council were detained prior to the campaign, the first of whom was Marwan Barghouthi in 2002.
The two most recently-detained lawmakers were taken on Tuesday night during a raid in Bethlehem.
More than 500 Palestinians have been detained in the last two weeks as part of an Israeli search for three Jewish teenagers who went missing from the Gush Etzion settlement in the West Bank.
Detainees who have been tried and sentenced:
1. Marwan Barghouthi, Ramallah, sentenced to five life sentences.
2. Ahmad Saadat, Ramallah, sentenced to thirty years.
3. Ahmad Atwan, Jerusalem, suspended sentence.
Administrative detainees being held without charge or trial:
1. Mahmoud al-Rimhi, Ramallah.
2. Abduljaber Fuqahaa, Ramallah.
3. Muhammad Jamal al-Natsheh, Hebron.
4. Hatem Qfish, Hebron.
5. Nizar Ramadan, Hebron.
6. Muhammad Badr, Hebron.
7. Muhammad Abu Teir, Jerusalem.
8. Yassir Mansour, Nablus.
Detained during the recent Israeli campaign, some of whom have been sentenced to administrative detention:
1. Aziz Dweik, Hebron.
2. Hassan Youssif, Ramallah.
3. Ahmad Tahtuh, Jerusalem.
4. Abdulrahman Zeidan, Tulkarem.
5. Ibrahim Abu Salem, Jerusalem.
6. Husni al-Burini, Nablus.
7. Azzam Salhab, Hebron.
8. Ahmad Mubarak, Ramallah.
9. Ahmad al-Hajj ali, Nablus.
10. Ayman Daraghmah, Tubas.
11. Khalid Tafish, Bethlehem.
12. Anwar Zboun, Bethlehem.
An Israeli court sentenced five Palestinian teenagers to up to two years in prison on Wednesday, family members said.
Families of the teens told Ma'an an Israeli judge convicted the teens of "throwing a Molotov cocktail in the Jabal al-Mukabbir neighborhood (of East Jerusalem), and throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles, injuring an Israeli child."
The sentences were as follows:
1. Suhaib Affanah -- 24 months in prison, fine of 8,000 shekels ($2,325)
2. Muhammad Mahmoud Attun -- 22 months, fine of 6,000 shekels ($1,744)
3. Ahmad Muhammad Abu Abed -- 21 months, fine of 6,000 shekels
4. Mahmoud Nasser Abu Abed -- 18 months, fine of 6,000 shekels
5. Luay Hamada -- 18 months, fine of 2,000 shekels ($581)
A 2013 report by Defense for Children International -- Palestine said that "any Palestinian 12 years and older who throws an object, including a stone, at traffic or at a moving vehicle with the intent of causing harm to the vehicle or its passengers could face up to a 20 year sentence under Israeli Military Order 1651."
"Palestinian kids, whether they throw stones or not, must be judged impartially," lawyer Adnan Rabi said in the report.
The report noted that "Israeli settlers are rarely prosecuted for stone-throwing and impunity persists throughout the West Bank for acts of settler violence."
Families of the teens told Ma'an an Israeli judge convicted the teens of "throwing a Molotov cocktail in the Jabal al-Mukabbir neighborhood (of East Jerusalem), and throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles, injuring an Israeli child."
The sentences were as follows:
1. Suhaib Affanah -- 24 months in prison, fine of 8,000 shekels ($2,325)
2. Muhammad Mahmoud Attun -- 22 months, fine of 6,000 shekels ($1,744)
3. Ahmad Muhammad Abu Abed -- 21 months, fine of 6,000 shekels
4. Mahmoud Nasser Abu Abed -- 18 months, fine of 6,000 shekels
5. Luay Hamada -- 18 months, fine of 2,000 shekels ($581)
A 2013 report by Defense for Children International -- Palestine said that "any Palestinian 12 years and older who throws an object, including a stone, at traffic or at a moving vehicle with the intent of causing harm to the vehicle or its passengers could face up to a 20 year sentence under Israeli Military Order 1651."
"Palestinian kids, whether they throw stones or not, must be judged impartially," lawyer Adnan Rabi said in the report.
The report noted that "Israeli settlers are rarely prosecuted for stone-throwing and impunity persists throughout the West Bank for acts of settler violence."
Israeli forces detained 17 Palestinians overnight Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, Israel's army and locals said.
Israeli forces detained Thair Shihada Abu Sabha and Ali Murr in Yatta after raiding several homes. Ashraf al-Shawahin was injured by shrapnel after Israeli forces used explosives to open the door of his home. He received treatment at the Red Crescent hospital in Hebron.
Six Palestinians were assaulted during the raids, a local official said, including a physically handicapped 13-year-old boy.
A local official said ex-prisoner Ibrahim Ayish Mahmoud Sabarneh, 27, Muhammad Hussein Muhammad al-Tit, 18, and high school student Hassan Adam Salem Khalil, 17, were detained in Beit Ummar.
Nineteen Palestinians have been detained in Beit Ummar since June 14, including 14 minors, the official added.
In Hebron, Israeli soldiers detained Saad Omar abu Aisha and two brothers, Abdallah and Omar Imad Nairoukh.
Hamas-affiliated members of the Palestinian Legislative Council Khalid Tafish and Anwar Zaboun were also detained.
Israeli troops also detained Hamas leaders Ghassan Hirmas and Hasan al-Wirdyan after ransacking their homes, locals said.
Locals reported that Israeli forces damaged a mosque in the village of Haska near Halhul. Witnesses said that soldiers removed carpets and tiles from the mosque.
An Israeli army spokesman said 17 Palestinians, including 13 "Hamas operatives," were detained overnight.
One member of the Palestinian Legislative Council was also detained, he added.
Israeli forces have arrested over 500 Palestinians throughout the course of the campaign, according to figures from the Palestinian Prisoners' Society.
Soldiers have also killed five Palestinians and injured dozens in the operation.
Israeli forces detained Thair Shihada Abu Sabha and Ali Murr in Yatta after raiding several homes. Ashraf al-Shawahin was injured by shrapnel after Israeli forces used explosives to open the door of his home. He received treatment at the Red Crescent hospital in Hebron.
Six Palestinians were assaulted during the raids, a local official said, including a physically handicapped 13-year-old boy.
A local official said ex-prisoner Ibrahim Ayish Mahmoud Sabarneh, 27, Muhammad Hussein Muhammad al-Tit, 18, and high school student Hassan Adam Salem Khalil, 17, were detained in Beit Ummar.
Nineteen Palestinians have been detained in Beit Ummar since June 14, including 14 minors, the official added.
In Hebron, Israeli soldiers detained Saad Omar abu Aisha and two brothers, Abdallah and Omar Imad Nairoukh.
Hamas-affiliated members of the Palestinian Legislative Council Khalid Tafish and Anwar Zaboun were also detained.
Israeli troops also detained Hamas leaders Ghassan Hirmas and Hasan al-Wirdyan after ransacking their homes, locals said.
Locals reported that Israeli forces damaged a mosque in the village of Haska near Halhul. Witnesses said that soldiers removed carpets and tiles from the mosque.
An Israeli army spokesman said 17 Palestinians, including 13 "Hamas operatives," were detained overnight.
One member of the Palestinian Legislative Council was also detained, he added.
Israeli forces have arrested over 500 Palestinians throughout the course of the campaign, according to figures from the Palestinian Prisoners' Society.
Soldiers have also killed five Palestinians and injured dozens in the operation.
The Palestinian “Prisoners Center for Studies” has reported that hunger striking Palestinian detainees, held by Israel under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, announced suspending their strike after reaching an agreement with the Israeli security officials, and Prison Administration officials.
In a statement, the detainees said that, as the Israeli aggression escalates against the Palestinian people, and in an attempt to give the families of the detainees some relief, following 63 days of hunger strike carried out by their detained family members, a decision was made to suspend the strike.
“To grant our families some relief, especially before the holy month of Ramadan starts, and following 63 days of ongoing hunger strike, we have decided to suspend our strike”, the statement reads, “We held meetings with Israeli officials, and will release details of the agreement after all hospitalized hunger strikers are discharged”.
On his part, former political prisoner and the head of the Detainees Center for Studies, Ra’fat Hamdouna, stated that the talks between the representatives of the detainees and the Israeli officials lasted until dawn hours.
He said the suspension of the strike is based on an agreement obliging Israel to stop the endless renewals of Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
Hamdouna added that the agreement includes, but not limited to, the following points:
1. Israel to stop the ongoing and open-ended renewals of Administrative Detention orders.
2. Renewals of such orders should not exceed one year.
3. Any renewal after that should be based on official charges, filed against the detainees, not the usual “secret files” that the neither the detainees, nor their lawyers have access to.
Lawyer Ashraf Abu Sneina, and the following detainees - representatives of the detainees committee; signed the statement;
Abdul-Jaber Foqaha, Mahmoud Shabana, Sufian al-Wahadeen, Fadi Hamad, Fadi Amro, Ashraf Asfour, Daoud Hamdan, Abdul-Razeq Farraj, and Salem Dardasawy. Signed on June 25, 2014.
In a statement, the detainees said that, as the Israeli aggression escalates against the Palestinian people, and in an attempt to give the families of the detainees some relief, following 63 days of hunger strike carried out by their detained family members, a decision was made to suspend the strike.
“To grant our families some relief, especially before the holy month of Ramadan starts, and following 63 days of ongoing hunger strike, we have decided to suspend our strike”, the statement reads, “We held meetings with Israeli officials, and will release details of the agreement after all hospitalized hunger strikers are discharged”.
On his part, former political prisoner and the head of the Detainees Center for Studies, Ra’fat Hamdouna, stated that the talks between the representatives of the detainees and the Israeli officials lasted until dawn hours.
He said the suspension of the strike is based on an agreement obliging Israel to stop the endless renewals of Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
Hamdouna added that the agreement includes, but not limited to, the following points:
1. Israel to stop the ongoing and open-ended renewals of Administrative Detention orders.
2. Renewals of such orders should not exceed one year.
3. Any renewal after that should be based on official charges, filed against the detainees, not the usual “secret files” that the neither the detainees, nor their lawyers have access to.
Lawyer Ashraf Abu Sneina, and the following detainees - representatives of the detainees committee; signed the statement;
Abdul-Jaber Foqaha, Mahmoud Shabana, Sufian al-Wahadeen, Fadi Hamad, Fadi Amro, Ashraf Asfour, Daoud Hamdan, Abdul-Razeq Farraj, and Salem Dardasawy. Signed on June 25, 2014.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped seven Palestinians, after invading their homes, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. Six family members, including a disabled child, have been hospitalized after being assaulted by the army.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of Hebron, and violently ransacked several homes before kidnapping two brothers identified as Omar and Abdullah Imad Neiroukh.
In Yatta town, south of Hebron, the soldiers also searched several homes, and kidnapped Tha’er Shihada Abu Sabha, and Ali Yasser Ma’rouf.
Rateb Jabour, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, stated that the soldiers also assaulted six members of the ash-Shawaheen and Reb’ey families, including a 13-year-old disabled child, identified as Amir Fares Reb’ey.
All wounded Palestinians have been moved to the Abu al-Hasan al-Qassem Hospital for treatment.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Awad, stated that dozens of soldiers, accompanied by armored vehicles, invaded the town, and ransacked several homes in Aseeda and Safa areas, east and north of Beit Ummar.
The soldiers also kidnapped Ibrahim Mahmoud Sabarna, 27, former political prisoner Mohammad Hussein at-Teet, 18, and Hassan Adam Ekhlayyil, 17.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped nineteen Palestinians, including fourteen children, in Beit Ummar, since the beginning of this month.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of Hebron, and violently ransacked several homes before kidnapping two brothers identified as Omar and Abdullah Imad Neiroukh.
In Yatta town, south of Hebron, the soldiers also searched several homes, and kidnapped Tha’er Shihada Abu Sabha, and Ali Yasser Ma’rouf.
Rateb Jabour, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, stated that the soldiers also assaulted six members of the ash-Shawaheen and Reb’ey families, including a 13-year-old disabled child, identified as Amir Fares Reb’ey.
All wounded Palestinians have been moved to the Abu al-Hasan al-Qassem Hospital for treatment.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Awad, stated that dozens of soldiers, accompanied by armored vehicles, invaded the town, and ransacked several homes in Aseeda and Safa areas, east and north of Beit Ummar.
The soldiers also kidnapped Ibrahim Mahmoud Sabarna, 27, former political prisoner Mohammad Hussein at-Teet, 18, and Hassan Adam Ekhlayyil, 17.
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped nineteen Palestinians, including fourteen children, in Beit Ummar, since the beginning of this month.
Palestinian parliament Khaled Tafesh
Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two legislators, members of the Change and Reform Bloc of Hamas, and two other political leaders of the movement.
Local sources said the army kidnapped legislators Khaled Tafesh and Anwar Zboun, after breaking into their homes, and violently searching them.
The soldiers also kidnapped Ghassan Hermas and Hasan al-Wardiyyat, both political leaders of Hamas, and also invaded and searched several homes in al-Karkafa area, in the center of Bethlehem city, causing property damage.
On Tuesday evening, [June 24, 2014] the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the number of Palestinians kidnapped by the Israeli army in the ongoing offensive, starting less than two weeks ago, has reached to at least 540.
Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two legislators, members of the Change and Reform Bloc of Hamas, and two other political leaders of the movement.
Local sources said the army kidnapped legislators Khaled Tafesh and Anwar Zboun, after breaking into their homes, and violently searching them.
The soldiers also kidnapped Ghassan Hermas and Hasan al-Wardiyyat, both political leaders of Hamas, and also invaded and searched several homes in al-Karkafa area, in the center of Bethlehem city, causing property damage.
On Tuesday evening, [June 24, 2014] the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the number of Palestinians kidnapped by the Israeli army in the ongoing offensive, starting less than two weeks ago, has reached to at least 540.
On Tuesday evening, [June 24, 2014] the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the number of Palestinians kidnapped by the Israeli army in the ongoing offensive, starting less than two weeks ago, has reached to at least 540.
The PPS said eleven Palestinians were kidnaped by the army in different parts of the occupied West Bank, Wednesday.
The largest number of arrests have been carried out in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS stated the soldiers kidnapped 185 Palestinians in the Hebron district, 89 in Nablus, 75 in Bethlehem, 55 in Jenin, 49 in Ramallah, 36 in Jerusalem, 23 in Tulkarem, 13 in Qalqilia, 7 in Tubas, 7 in Salfit, and one in Jericho.
On Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Za’tara town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Palestinian legislator, Khaled Tafesh, from his home.
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On Tuesday, the Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israel recently moved 36 Palestinians, kidnapped in the latest military offensive, into solidarity confinement, for different periods, without charges or trial.
On Monday, The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped 529 Palestinians, during daily invasions and assaults, since three Israeli settlers went missing nearly two weeks ago.
Many children have been kidnapped during the ongoing offensive, as the army invaded and searched hundreds of homes in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS said eleven Palestinians were kidnaped by the army in different parts of the occupied West Bank, Wednesday.
The largest number of arrests have been carried out in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS stated the soldiers kidnapped 185 Palestinians in the Hebron district, 89 in Nablus, 75 in Bethlehem, 55 in Jenin, 49 in Ramallah, 36 in Jerusalem, 23 in Tulkarem, 13 in Qalqilia, 7 in Tubas, 7 in Salfit, and one in Jericho.
On Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Za’tara town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Palestinian legislator, Khaled Tafesh, from his home.
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On Tuesday, the Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israel recently moved 36 Palestinians, kidnapped in the latest military offensive, into solidarity confinement, for different periods, without charges or trial.
On Monday, The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped 529 Palestinians, during daily invasions and assaults, since three Israeli settlers went missing nearly two weeks ago.
Many children have been kidnapped during the ongoing offensive, as the army invaded and searched hundreds of homes in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
Israeli police on Wednesday afternoon detained four Palestinian children from the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli forces detained the four children, aged 10-14, while they were flying a kite.
One of them was identified as Ayman Hashima. Another was Taha Hashima, and the two others were yet to be identified.
They were all led to the Chain Gate police station.
Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli forces detained the four children, aged 10-14, while they were flying a kite.
One of them was identified as Ayman Hashima. Another was Taha Hashima, and the two others were yet to be identified.
They were all led to the Chain Gate police station.
