16 june 2014
The mother of the Jerusalemite prisoner, Ibrahim Abbasi, passed away on Monday afternoon.
The Jerusalemites prisoners and detainees families committee said that Hajjeh Zahyeh Abbasi (Um Khader) wished to visit her son several times but the prison’s administration delayed arranging a special visit for her son for many months.
The 53-year old Jerusalemite prisoner, Ibrahim Abbasi, is considered one of the leaders of the “Prisoners movement” inside the occupation prisons. He was arrested on 27/09/1998 and was sentenced for 18 years on charges of leading one of the cells of Hamas inside the city of Jerusalem.
The Jerusalemites prisoners and detainees families committee said that Hajjeh Zahyeh Abbasi (Um Khader) wished to visit her son several times but the prison’s administration delayed arranging a special visit for her son for many months.
The 53-year old Jerusalemite prisoner, Ibrahim Abbasi, is considered one of the leaders of the “Prisoners movement” inside the occupation prisons. He was arrested on 27/09/1998 and was sentenced for 18 years on charges of leading one of the cells of Hamas inside the city of Jerusalem.
The Magistrate court judge extended on Sunday the arrest of three children from Silwan.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the public prosecution submitted on Sunday a prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment against Salim Tawil and the children Ibrahim Yamani and Mohammad Zuheikeh and extended their arrest until 17/06/2014.
The judge sentenced on Sunday Ibrahim Bayya’ for actual imprisonment of 5 months on charges of throwing stones.
The police released on Saturday the 13-year old Mohammad Abu Sbeih, 16-year old Saleh Sandouka, Amer Mohammad Abbasi, Mohammad Abu Susheh, Hamzeh Salhyeh, Yazan Jundi, Amer Husari and Mohammad Abbasi; note that they were arrested on Friday while they were leaving Al-Aqsa Mosque.
It is noteworthy that the forces arrested the 14-year old child Hamzeh Basem Hijazi on Friday night.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the public prosecution submitted on Sunday a prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment against Salim Tawil and the children Ibrahim Yamani and Mohammad Zuheikeh and extended their arrest until 17/06/2014.
The judge sentenced on Sunday Ibrahim Bayya’ for actual imprisonment of 5 months on charges of throwing stones.
The police released on Saturday the 13-year old Mohammad Abu Sbeih, 16-year old Saleh Sandouka, Amer Mohammad Abbasi, Mohammad Abu Susheh, Hamzeh Salhyeh, Yazan Jundi, Amer Husari and Mohammad Abbasi; note that they were arrested on Friday while they were leaving Al-Aqsa Mosque.
It is noteworthy that the forces arrested the 14-year old child Hamzeh Basem Hijazi on Friday night.
‘Israel’ has put prominent Hamas leader and ex-prisoner Hasan Yousef a six-month administrative detention. Fouad al-Khuffash of the Ahrar Centre for Prisoners’ Studies said in a statement that an Israeli court referred the case of West Bank Hamas leader Hassan Yousef to administrative detention.
Yousef was detained within a series of round-ups carried out by the Israeli occupation army against Hamas members in the occupied West Bank, following the alleged abduction of three Israeli settlers in Hebron.
Sheikh Hasan Yousef has been a member of Hamas bloc 'Change and Reform' of the Palestinian Legislative Council since 2006.
He served 21 years in the Israeli prisons. He was arrested in August 1993 for the first time and released in August 2011. Three months later, he was detained again and remained in the Israeli prisons through January 2014.
Yousef was one of 416 Hamas and Islamic Jihad members deported by ‘Israel’ to the Marj Al Zohour area in southern Lebanon.
Yousef was detained within a series of round-ups carried out by the Israeli occupation army against Hamas members in the occupied West Bank, following the alleged abduction of three Israeli settlers in Hebron.
Sheikh Hasan Yousef has been a member of Hamas bloc 'Change and Reform' of the Palestinian Legislative Council since 2006.
He served 21 years in the Israeli prisons. He was arrested in August 1993 for the first time and released in August 2011. Three months later, he was detained again and remained in the Israeli prisons through January 2014.
Yousef was one of 416 Hamas and Islamic Jihad members deported by ‘Israel’ to the Marj Al Zohour area in southern Lebanon.
Children participating in an event to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners
The European Alliance in Defense of Palestinian Detainees (EADPD) sent urgent petitions to international and human rights organizations to intervene to save Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for 55 days. The alliance in the petitions addressed the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, and Nabil Elaraby, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, in addition to a number of human and international organizations.
The EADPD appealed for intervention to save the Palestinian hunger strikers’ lives, and guarantee their legitimate, internationally-recognized rights.
According to the letters, "Israel continues to evade the international laws and the Geneva Conventions with regard to the inhabitants of an occupied territory, and arrest hundreds of Palestinian men and women under security pretexts and without charge,”
“There are about 200 administrative captive in Israeli jails languishing for months or even years long and without being tried or charged,” the Alliance pointed out.
“To protest the bad conditions of detention, about 150 prisoners declared a hunger strike and have been living on water and salt since about two months. The health of those has worsened and they are facing death, insisting that their demands are met," it added.
The EADPD called on the international bodies to promptly mediate the release of the hunger-striking detainees, and force the Israeli authorities to quit this ‘manipulative measure’ of detaining Palestinian citizens before it is too late.
The European Alliance in Defense of Palestinian Detainees (EADPD) sent urgent petitions to international and human rights organizations to intervene to save Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for 55 days. The alliance in the petitions addressed the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, and Nabil Elaraby, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, in addition to a number of human and international organizations.
The EADPD appealed for intervention to save the Palestinian hunger strikers’ lives, and guarantee their legitimate, internationally-recognized rights.
According to the letters, "Israel continues to evade the international laws and the Geneva Conventions with regard to the inhabitants of an occupied territory, and arrest hundreds of Palestinian men and women under security pretexts and without charge,”
“There are about 200 administrative captive in Israeli jails languishing for months or even years long and without being tried or charged,” the Alliance pointed out.
“To protest the bad conditions of detention, about 150 prisoners declared a hunger strike and have been living on water and salt since about two months. The health of those has worsened and they are facing death, insisting that their demands are met," it added.
The EADPD called on the international bodies to promptly mediate the release of the hunger-striking detainees, and force the Israeli authorities to quit this ‘manipulative measure’ of detaining Palestinian citizens before it is too late.
The Palestinian Prime minster Rami Hamdallah called on the international community, particularly the European Union, to intervene immediately to put an end to the Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. He stressed in a statement on Monday the need for the international community to stand with the Palestinian people and to stop the continuing aggressions.
Hamdallah also called the international community to intervene to rescue the administrative detainees on hunger strike for 54 days, and to force Israel to release them immediately .
Israel waged military campaigns in The West Bank killing a Palestinian and arresting 150 including 8 legislators. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes attacked several sites in the past two days.
Hamdallah also called the international community to intervene to rescue the administrative detainees on hunger strike for 54 days, and to force Israel to release them immediately .
Israel waged military campaigns in The West Bank killing a Palestinian and arresting 150 including 8 legislators. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes attacked several sites in the past two days.
The Arab League held the Israeli government fully responsible for the lives of the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for 54 days protesting the administrative detention policy. The league in a statement issued Monday condemned the Israeli government’s approval of the force-feeding bill against the prisoners, recommended by the ‘Shin Bet’, Israel's internal security service.
The Israeli parliament (Knesset) in recent times passed the first reading of the force-feeding bill, which allows the Israel Prison Service (IPS) to request permission from the Israel Central Court to force-feed a hunger striking detainee or prisoner if necessary.
The statement stressed full solidarity with the prisoners’ issue, especially the administrative detainees on hunger strike, demanding a serious and strong pressure to be mounted by the international community on ‘Israel’ to quickly release them, reject and condemn this law and the policy of administrative detention.
'Israel’ is keeping 189 prisoners under administrative detention; between 100 to 125 of them staged a hunger strike on April 24, having only water, vitamins, salt and sugar, in protest of their imprisonment.
Roughly 70 detainees, almost with chronic diseases or elderly, have been hospitalized after their health deteriorated because of the hunger strike.
The Israeli parliament (Knesset) in recent times passed the first reading of the force-feeding bill, which allows the Israel Prison Service (IPS) to request permission from the Israel Central Court to force-feed a hunger striking detainee or prisoner if necessary.
The statement stressed full solidarity with the prisoners’ issue, especially the administrative detainees on hunger strike, demanding a serious and strong pressure to be mounted by the international community on ‘Israel’ to quickly release them, reject and condemn this law and the policy of administrative detention.
'Israel’ is keeping 189 prisoners under administrative detention; between 100 to 125 of them staged a hunger strike on April 24, having only water, vitamins, salt and sugar, in protest of their imprisonment.
Roughly 70 detainees, almost with chronic diseases or elderly, have been hospitalized after their health deteriorated because of the hunger strike.
The Israeli Knesset Interior Committee is to start Monday a series of deliberations to pass the bill of force-feeding the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike. The bill passed its first reading in the Knesset with 29 votes on favor while 18 contradicts.
The health of the hunger-striking detainees has been deteriorating as dozens of them were transferred to hospitals. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave order last week to the Israeli Knesset to speed up the procedures of issuing the law.
The hunger strike commenced on 24 April 2014 when approximately 120 detainees began refusing food in protest of their continued administrative detention, which is detention without charge or trial.
The Arab member in the Knesset Basil Ghattas said in a statement that Netanyahu and the Israeli government would use all the available methods to pass the bill and break the strike.
In the next two days, The committee will hold four deliberations in order to speed up the procedures of passing the bill, Ghattas added.
Ghattas considered passing the bill will be an international scandal for Israel on all levels.
In this respect, the medical Association of Israel and several human right institutions expressed their dismay of the bill, considering it as a kind of torture that violates the ethics of the medical profession in Israel.
The health of the hunger-striking detainees has been deteriorating as dozens of them were transferred to hospitals. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave order last week to the Israeli Knesset to speed up the procedures of issuing the law.
The hunger strike commenced on 24 April 2014 when approximately 120 detainees began refusing food in protest of their continued administrative detention, which is detention without charge or trial.
The Arab member in the Knesset Basil Ghattas said in a statement that Netanyahu and the Israeli government would use all the available methods to pass the bill and break the strike.
In the next two days, The committee will hold four deliberations in order to speed up the procedures of passing the bill, Ghattas added.
Ghattas considered passing the bill will be an international scandal for Israel on all levels.
In this respect, the medical Association of Israel and several human right institutions expressed their dismay of the bill, considering it as a kind of torture that violates the ethics of the medical profession in Israel.
Palestinian families deplored the Red Cross for voicing its concern over the safety of missing Jewish settlers and ignoring the suffering of thousands of Palestinians detained in Israeli jails.
They also said that the Red Cross never condemned, even for once, any daily violations and attacks that occur to the Palestinians in the West Bank at the hands of Jewish settlers. "What sense does it make for the Red Cross to be silent on 54 days of our prisoners' hunger strike and talk about the suffering of illegal settlers missing for four days?" the wife of jailed hunger striking lawmaker Abdul-Jabbar Fuqaha questioned.
"The Red Cross was supposed to condemn depriving me of visiting my husband for 12 years instead of decrying the loss of settlers," the wife of life prisoner Abbas Al-Sayed said.
For its part, Ahrar center for human rights criticized the Red Cross for hastening to issue a condemnation statement against the alleged kidnapping of three Jewish settlers with no mention of the suffering of about five thousand Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, over 120 of them have been on hunger strike for 54 consecutive days.
The center stressed the need for a clear Palestinian position denouncing the Red Cross for its stated bias in favor of the Israelis and its disregard for the feeling of the Palestinians, who are exposed to daily violations by Jewish settlers.
They also said that the Red Cross never condemned, even for once, any daily violations and attacks that occur to the Palestinians in the West Bank at the hands of Jewish settlers. "What sense does it make for the Red Cross to be silent on 54 days of our prisoners' hunger strike and talk about the suffering of illegal settlers missing for four days?" the wife of jailed hunger striking lawmaker Abdul-Jabbar Fuqaha questioned.
"The Red Cross was supposed to condemn depriving me of visiting my husband for 12 years instead of decrying the loss of settlers," the wife of life prisoner Abbas Al-Sayed said.
For its part, Ahrar center for human rights criticized the Red Cross for hastening to issue a condemnation statement against the alleged kidnapping of three Jewish settlers with no mention of the suffering of about five thousand Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, over 120 of them have been on hunger strike for 54 consecutive days.
The center stressed the need for a clear Palestinian position denouncing the Red Cross for its stated bias in favor of the Israelis and its disregard for the feeling of the Palestinians, who are exposed to daily violations by Jewish settlers.
Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Deputy Speaker Ahmed Bahar held the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for the kidnapping of Palestinian MPs topped by Dr. Aziz Dweik, the PLC speaker, considering their arrest a crime par excellence. In a solidarity rally in support of Palestinian detainees on hunger strike for 54 consecutive days organized in Gaza on Monday, Bahar said that the kidnapping of Palestinian elected MPs is a political crime and serious violation of international laws.
Bahar stressed the Palestinian right to resist occupation by all possible means as endorsed by international human rights institutions.
He called on the national unity government, headed by Rami Hamdallah, to bear its responsibility in defense of Palestinian people vis-à-vis Israeli continued aggressions.
PLC deputy speaker also called on Hamdallah to stop security coordination with the occupation in order to foil its schemes against the Palestinian people.
Bahar stressed the need to intensify popular support for hunger strikers in Israeli jails, hailing the detainees’ legendary steadfastness.
He called on Arab and Islamic parliaments and the Arab League to exercise pressures on the occupation authorities demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners.
For its part, Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies called on the Arab parliaments to intervene and work for the release of 18 Palestinian MPs and 3 former ministers including PLC speaker Dr. Aziz Dweik kidnapped by the Israeli forces.
Fuad al-Khuffash, director of the center, revealed that Israeli forces kidnapped 7 Palestinian MPs and 2 former ministers during the two past days, bringing the number of Palestinian MPs held in Israeli jails to 18 in addition to 3 former ministers.
Bahar stressed the Palestinian right to resist occupation by all possible means as endorsed by international human rights institutions.
He called on the national unity government, headed by Rami Hamdallah, to bear its responsibility in defense of Palestinian people vis-à-vis Israeli continued aggressions.
PLC deputy speaker also called on Hamdallah to stop security coordination with the occupation in order to foil its schemes against the Palestinian people.
Bahar stressed the need to intensify popular support for hunger strikers in Israeli jails, hailing the detainees’ legendary steadfastness.
He called on Arab and Islamic parliaments and the Arab League to exercise pressures on the occupation authorities demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners.
For its part, Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies called on the Arab parliaments to intervene and work for the release of 18 Palestinian MPs and 3 former ministers including PLC speaker Dr. Aziz Dweik kidnapped by the Israeli forces.
Fuad al-Khuffash, director of the center, revealed that Israeli forces kidnapped 7 Palestinian MPs and 2 former ministers during the two past days, bringing the number of Palestinian MPs held in Israeli jails to 18 in addition to 3 former ministers.
Violent clashes erupted Monday when Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Bab al-Zawiya area in al-Khalil and fired tear gas bombs and rubber bullets towards Palestinians. Palestinian youths, in their turn, threw stones and empty bottles at the invading forces.
PA security forces completely withdrew from the scene during the clashes, while Israeli soldiers and snipers boarded Palestinian homes’ rooftops.
A general strike has been declared in the city in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strike for 54 days in a row.
On the other hand, the occupation forces raided Yatta and Beit Ummar towns in al-Khalil and carried out raid campaigns into Palestinian homes throughout the city’s towns and villages, the activist Ratib Jabour told the PIC reporter.
The raid campaign was accompanied with low-flying helicopters southern al-Khalil, he added.
On the other hand, Israeli forces confiscated Monday large numbers of surveillance cameras installed outside the stores in Dura and Hawooz in al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers removed and confiscated the surveillance cameras installed outside the stores as part of the search campaign for the three missing settlers.
The sources added that the soldiers carried out raid campaigns into Palestinian stores and homes in the city after blowing up their doors.
Meanwhile, a group of Palestinian youths called on Monday for a week of wrath against Israeli brutal practices and violations in the West Bank.
According to the PIC reporter, the group of activists called for mass protests and demonstrations in solidarity with hunger strikers in Israeli jails and in support of residents of al-Khalil who are subjected to a fierce, arrest campaign.
Violent clashes were witnessed in Bethlehem, Ramallah, Jenin refugee camp, Bitounia, and Jalazoun. Injuries and arrests were reported during the clashes, while a Palestinian young man was shot dead in Jalazoun.
PA security forces completely withdrew from the scene during the clashes, while Israeli soldiers and snipers boarded Palestinian homes’ rooftops.
A general strike has been declared in the city in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strike for 54 days in a row.
On the other hand, the occupation forces raided Yatta and Beit Ummar towns in al-Khalil and carried out raid campaigns into Palestinian homes throughout the city’s towns and villages, the activist Ratib Jabour told the PIC reporter.
The raid campaign was accompanied with low-flying helicopters southern al-Khalil, he added.
On the other hand, Israeli forces confiscated Monday large numbers of surveillance cameras installed outside the stores in Dura and Hawooz in al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers removed and confiscated the surveillance cameras installed outside the stores as part of the search campaign for the three missing settlers.
The sources added that the soldiers carried out raid campaigns into Palestinian stores and homes in the city after blowing up their doors.
Meanwhile, a group of Palestinian youths called on Monday for a week of wrath against Israeli brutal practices and violations in the West Bank.
According to the PIC reporter, the group of activists called for mass protests and demonstrations in solidarity with hunger strikers in Israeli jails and in support of residents of al-Khalil who are subjected to a fierce, arrest campaign.
Violent clashes were witnessed in Bethlehem, Ramallah, Jenin refugee camp, Bitounia, and Jalazoun. Injuries and arrests were reported during the clashes, while a Palestinian young man was shot dead in Jalazoun.
The Hamas Movement strongly denounced Israel for detaining dozens of its national figures and lawmakers in the West Bank, and described its mass arrest of citizens as a cowardly act and a flagrant violation of the international law. "The occupation's useless reaction by arresting the leaders and sons of the Palestinian people in the West Bank and taking them hostage would not achieve its goals and would increase the Palestinian people's determination to uphold their steadfastness and fortitude until they obtain their legitimate demands and goals," the Movement stated on Monday.
Hamas made its remarks in response to the recent mass arrest of Palestinian national figures and lawmakers, especially speaker of the legislative council Aziz Dweik, who was kidnapped at dawn Monday from his home.
Hamas demanded Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas to take a firm position against Israel's mass detention of senior Palestinian national figures and lawmakers in the West Bank and sever all his security cooperation and meetings with the occupation.
The Movement also appealed to the organization of Islamic cooperation and the Arab League to condemn Israel's escalation against the Palestinian lawmakers and move to curb its violations against them.
Hamas made its remarks in response to the recent mass arrest of Palestinian national figures and lawmakers, especially speaker of the legislative council Aziz Dweik, who was kidnapped at dawn Monday from his home.
Hamas demanded Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas to take a firm position against Israel's mass detention of senior Palestinian national figures and lawmakers in the West Bank and sever all his security cooperation and meetings with the occupation.
The Movement also appealed to the organization of Islamic cooperation and the Arab League to condemn Israel's escalation against the Palestinian lawmakers and move to curb its violations against them.
Israeli forces have rounded up 44 Palestinians last night throughout West Bank.
The arrests took place during Israeli large-scale raid campaigns into Palestinian homes in different parts of West Bank. Some of the detainees were held and investigated for long hours in their homes before being transferred to unknown destination.
On Saturday, 113 arrests were carried out throughout West Bank, bringing the detainees' numbers to 157 including 21 MPs and 3 ministers.
The arrests took place during Israeli large-scale raid campaigns into Palestinian homes in different parts of West Bank. Some of the detainees were held and investigated for long hours in their homes before being transferred to unknown destination.
On Saturday, 113 arrests were carried out throughout West Bank, bringing the detainees' numbers to 157 including 21 MPs and 3 ministers.
Israeli forces kidnapped 10 Palestinian MPs and 2 former ministers during the two past days, bringing the number of Palestinian MPs held in Israeli jails to 21 in addition to 3 former ministers.
The detained and convicted MPs:
The detained and convicted MPs:
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1. Marwan Barghouti, sentenced to five life terms imprisonment
2. Ahmed Saadat, the secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, sentenced to 30 years imprisonment 3. Ahmad Attoun, from Jerusalem The MPs held administravely in Israeli jails, some of them are engaged on hunger strike: 4. D. Mahmoud Ramahi 5. Abdel Jaber Fuqaha 6. Mohammed Jamal Natshe 7. Hatem Kufaisheh |
16. Abdul Rahman Zeidan
17. Ibrahim Abu Salem 18. Hosni Borini 19. Azzam Salhab 20. Bassem Zarir 21. Samir Kadi The three ministers: 1. Khaled Abu Arafa, 2. Jabari Issa, 3. Wafi Qubaha |
UFree Network has slammed in a statement issued on Sunday the unprecedented upsurge Israeli raid and arrest campaigns carried out during the last two days throughout West Bank.
Palestinian former ministers, Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (MPLC), university lecturers and students together with civilian women and children have been targeted during the Israeli fierce arrest campaign.
Human rights activists and ex-detainees were among the arrests including those who were engaged in hunger strikes in Israeli jails as part of the Israeli systematic collective punishment scenario targeting Palestinian civilians and national leadership alike.
Most of the detainees were turned to administrative detention according to which thousands of Palestinian detainees have been held without charge or trial in total violation to international laws and conventions.
UFree Network called on the international community to intervene and save the Palestinian civilians kidnapped and locked up behind Israeli bars before it is too late.
This is an unspeakable Israeli war crime, already pigeonholed by the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions as such.
UFree Network has initiated a series of solidarity and human rights activities calling on international community and European Union to pressure Israel to stop such arbitrary and random arrests and immediately release administrative hunger strikers, who have been starving for 54 days in a row.
Palestinian former ministers, Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (MPLC), university lecturers and students together with civilian women and children have been targeted during the Israeli fierce arrest campaign.
Human rights activists and ex-detainees were among the arrests including those who were engaged in hunger strikes in Israeli jails as part of the Israeli systematic collective punishment scenario targeting Palestinian civilians and national leadership alike.
Most of the detainees were turned to administrative detention according to which thousands of Palestinian detainees have been held without charge or trial in total violation to international laws and conventions.
UFree Network called on the international community to intervene and save the Palestinian civilians kidnapped and locked up behind Israeli bars before it is too late.
This is an unspeakable Israeli war crime, already pigeonholed by the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions as such.
UFree Network has initiated a series of solidarity and human rights activities calling on international community and European Union to pressure Israel to stop such arbitrary and random arrests and immediately release administrative hunger strikers, who have been starving for 54 days in a row.
A Palestinian youth was wounded on Monday at dawn with Israeli bullets in clashes broke out in the West Bank city of Jenin. Local sources reported that a large number of Israeli troops stormed Jenin refugee camp at dawn and arrested Ibrahim Hawajir, 52, after ransacking his house.
Violent clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces that stormed the eastern neighborhood of the city, Sameh al-Qet,20, was wounded in the foot.
In Mitlon town, Israeli troops detained Rif’at N’erat,17.
In the last two days, Israel detained 150 Palestinians in the West Bank searching for three Israeli settlers believed to be missing into a second West Bank city, touching off street confrontations in which its forces killed a Palestinian.
Violent clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces that stormed the eastern neighborhood of the city, Sameh al-Qet,20, was wounded in the foot.
In Mitlon town, Israeli troops detained Rif’at N’erat,17.
In the last two days, Israel detained 150 Palestinians in the West Bank searching for three Israeli settlers believed to be missing into a second West Bank city, touching off street confrontations in which its forces killed a Palestinian.
A Hamas official on Monday warned of "consequences" if Israel expelled West Bank-based leaders of the Islamist movement to the Gaza Strip, as Israeli forces continued an extensive search for three missing youths.
"The scenario of expulsion has always failed in breaking the will and determination of Palestinians," Mushir al-Musri, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, told Ma'an.
"Detaining Aziz Dweik, the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, along with other parliamentarians, is stupid and will increase the weight of the coming consequences," al-Musri said.
He called on the Palestinian leadership to work to continue to advance West Bank-Gaza reconciliation even in the face of Israeli aggression.
Reconciliation "is the best answer to the Israeli mentality," al-Musri said.
Earlier, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israeli officials were considering expelling Hamas leaders in the West Bank to Gaza, amid a search for three missing teenagers.
Israeli forces have deployed heavily throughout the West Bank amid a search for three youths, aged 16-19, who went missing late Thursday from an area near the Gush Etzion settlement.
Israel blames Hamas for kidnapping the youths, though the Islamist movement denies involvement.
Soldiers have arrested over 150 Palestinians, killed one, and injured several others during the campaign to the find the missing teens.
"The scenario of expulsion has always failed in breaking the will and determination of Palestinians," Mushir al-Musri, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, told Ma'an.
"Detaining Aziz Dweik, the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, along with other parliamentarians, is stupid and will increase the weight of the coming consequences," al-Musri said.
He called on the Palestinian leadership to work to continue to advance West Bank-Gaza reconciliation even in the face of Israeli aggression.
Reconciliation "is the best answer to the Israeli mentality," al-Musri said.
Earlier, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israeli officials were considering expelling Hamas leaders in the West Bank to Gaza, amid a search for three missing teenagers.
Israeli forces have deployed heavily throughout the West Bank amid a search for three youths, aged 16-19, who went missing late Thursday from an area near the Gush Etzion settlement.
Israel blames Hamas for kidnapping the youths, though the Islamist movement denies involvement.
Soldiers have arrested over 150 Palestinians, killed one, and injured several others during the campaign to the find the missing teens.
One of the settlers Eyal Yifrah
Israel is to take some "punitive steps" against Palestinians in response to the missing of three settlers, Israeli Channel 2 reporter revealed Sunday. "We are examining the possibility to expel several senior Hamas members, including those in administrative detention and hunger striking," Israeli government official said.
The political affairs analyst at the channel Audi Siegel said that these procedures included deportation of Hamas activists.
The Israeli government is considering several steps to do after approving them by the judicial system in Israel. The steps include the deportation of Hamas activists in addition to other punishments, he added.
These measures came to increase pressure on the Palestinian organizations, the leadership of Hamas and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israeli politicians believe that media pressure on Abbas will push him to move, Siegel pointed out.
The reporter noted that Netanyahu will hold another session of Cabinet on Monday to follow the hard situation of crisis.
An Israeli security source said Hamas would be keen not to issue a statement about its situation toward the missing settlers at the moment. Israel's security want to deliver a message to Hamas that the detention of the abducted is a burden rather than an achievement.
Three Israeli settlers were missing three days ago in Hebron; Israeli occupation claimed they were kidnapped. However, no Palestinian faction claimed its responsibility.
Israel is to take some "punitive steps" against Palestinians in response to the missing of three settlers, Israeli Channel 2 reporter revealed Sunday. "We are examining the possibility to expel several senior Hamas members, including those in administrative detention and hunger striking," Israeli government official said.
The political affairs analyst at the channel Audi Siegel said that these procedures included deportation of Hamas activists.
The Israeli government is considering several steps to do after approving them by the judicial system in Israel. The steps include the deportation of Hamas activists in addition to other punishments, he added.
These measures came to increase pressure on the Palestinian organizations, the leadership of Hamas and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israeli politicians believe that media pressure on Abbas will push him to move, Siegel pointed out.
The reporter noted that Netanyahu will hold another session of Cabinet on Monday to follow the hard situation of crisis.
An Israeli security source said Hamas would be keen not to issue a statement about its situation toward the missing settlers at the moment. Israel's security want to deliver a message to Hamas that the detention of the abducted is a burden rather than an achievement.
Three Israeli settlers were missing three days ago in Hebron; Israeli occupation claimed they were kidnapped. However, no Palestinian faction claimed its responsibility.
Israeli forces continued a wide-ranging detention campaign in the West Bank overnight Sunday, detaining over 40 Hamas members, including several lawmakers.
Israeli forces raided Hebron and detained speaker of the Palestinian parliament, Aziz Dweik, along with five other parliamentarians.
Soldiers also detained lawmakers Basim Zaarir, Samir al-Qadi, Azzam Salhab, Muhammad al-Tal and Nayif Rajoub.
Jawad Bahr Natsha, Muhammad Shafiq Qawasmi, Firas Wael Abu Sharkh, Tahsin al-Juba, Shadi Muhammad al-Uweiwi, Hamza Abdul-Jabbar Zughayar, Amr Mahir Ubeido, Adib Muhammad Qawami and his brother Amin, Munthir Muhammad Hreiz, Iyad al-Qawasmi, Jasir Qteil and Anas Amir Rasras were identified as other Hamas members detained in the Hebron raids.
In the Hebron village of al-Samu, Israeli soldiers detained Abdul-Khaliq Natsha, Ismail al-Hawamda, and Muhanad Ahmad al-Hawamda, while Muhammad Kamil Qteit was detained in Dura.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces arrested Hamas members Sheikh Mahir al-Kharraz and Issa Masimi from Nablus.
Rami Suleiman, 33, Sheikh Ibrahim Hawajir, 52, and 71-year-old Rifaat Ahmad Nuerat were detained in the Jenin area, while 45-year-old Sufyan Steiti and Asad Bashir Badran, 28, were detained in Tulkarem.
Clashes broke out in Jenin between local youths and Israeli forces after Samih Jamal al-Qit, was shot in the foot by Israeli soldiers.
The raids are part of a wide-ranging campaign to locate three settlers who are suspected of being kidnapped on Thursday.
Thousands of Israeli soldiers were deployed in the Hebron area following the incident, with near constant raids on Palestinian homes.
Over 150 Palestinians have been detained in the current arrest campaign.
Israeli forces raided Hebron and detained speaker of the Palestinian parliament, Aziz Dweik, along with five other parliamentarians.
Soldiers also detained lawmakers Basim Zaarir, Samir al-Qadi, Azzam Salhab, Muhammad al-Tal and Nayif Rajoub.
Jawad Bahr Natsha, Muhammad Shafiq Qawasmi, Firas Wael Abu Sharkh, Tahsin al-Juba, Shadi Muhammad al-Uweiwi, Hamza Abdul-Jabbar Zughayar, Amr Mahir Ubeido, Adib Muhammad Qawami and his brother Amin, Munthir Muhammad Hreiz, Iyad al-Qawasmi, Jasir Qteil and Anas Amir Rasras were identified as other Hamas members detained in the Hebron raids.
In the Hebron village of al-Samu, Israeli soldiers detained Abdul-Khaliq Natsha, Ismail al-Hawamda, and Muhanad Ahmad al-Hawamda, while Muhammad Kamil Qteit was detained in Dura.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces arrested Hamas members Sheikh Mahir al-Kharraz and Issa Masimi from Nablus.
Rami Suleiman, 33, Sheikh Ibrahim Hawajir, 52, and 71-year-old Rifaat Ahmad Nuerat were detained in the Jenin area, while 45-year-old Sufyan Steiti and Asad Bashir Badran, 28, were detained in Tulkarem.
Clashes broke out in Jenin between local youths and Israeli forces after Samih Jamal al-Qit, was shot in the foot by Israeli soldiers.
The raids are part of a wide-ranging campaign to locate three settlers who are suspected of being kidnapped on Thursday.
Thousands of Israeli soldiers were deployed in the Hebron area following the incident, with near constant raids on Palestinian homes.
Over 150 Palestinians have been detained in the current arrest campaign.
Dr. Aziz Dweik
Israeli soldiers continued their massive arrest campaign, and military invasions, and kidnapped Dr. Aziz Dweik, head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), along with Legislators Bassem az-Za’arir and Azzam Salhab.
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights, has denounced the ongoing Israeli military campaign targeting dozens of Palestinian civilians, and their elected leaders, in addition to various social figures.
“Kidnapping elected Palestinian leaders, representatives and officials is part of Israel’s ongoing aggression”, the Center sated, “Israel must be obliged to stop its violations, against the Palestinian people, and their leaders”.
The Center said that the soldiers also kidnapped Sheikh Jawad Bahar, Adeeb and his brother Amin al-Qawasmi, Tahseen al-Jo’ba, Jasser Qteil, Anas Rasras, Hamza Zghayyar, Monther Hreiz, Amro Obeid, Eyad al-Qawasmi, Adnan Ismael Zreiqat, Abdul-Rahman Issa Shalalda, Bajes Mohammad Abu Aisha, Ezzeddeen Shihda Abu Sneina, Ahmad Abu Shkeidem, Mohammad Fayez Al-Yasoury, along with three brothers identified as Jamil, Karim and Akram Ismael Abu Aisha.
Soldiers also kidnapped Mahmoud Hazem al-Bakry, Maher Mousa Shiokhy, Mohannad Issam az-Za’tary, Hasan Mohammad al-Haddad, Shadi al-Oweiwy, Hazem Sharabaty and Ala’ Dofash.
Also on Monday, soldiers invaded the al-Jalzoun refugee camp, kidnapped one Palestinian, shot and killed a former political prisoner, identified as Ahmad Arafat Sabbareen, 21 years of age.
In Nablus District, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers kidnapped an elderly man identified as Maher al-Kharraz, and Issa al-Maseemy, detained and interrogated several young men for several hours in Tal nearby village.
In Salfit, soldiers kidnapped a former political prisoner identified as Rami Salman, residents Mohammad Khalifa and Ghassan Najajra in Bethlehem, and Osama Badran in Tulkarem.
The Ahrar Center said that dozens of arrests have been carried out in different parts of the occupied West Bank, as part of the ongoing Israeli invasions and arrest campaign.
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Report: “120 Palestinians Kidnapped Sunday”
On Sunday at night that two children were wounded when Israeli soldiers detonated the main door of their home, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Soldiers also kidnapped their father, and three brothers. At Least Nineteen Additional Palestinians Kidnapped.
On Sunday evening, dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded the central West Bank city of Ramallah, the nearby towns of al-Biereh and Betunia, and clashed with dozens of Palestinian youths.
On Sunday morning, the soldiers placed Bethlehem and Hebron districts under a strict military siege, and kidnapped dozens of Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
Earlier on Sunday, the soldiers kidnapped at least twelve Palestinians in Hebron, after breaking into dozens of homes and searching them. The army also confiscated surveillance tapes from a number of properties.
Also on Sunday, soldiers invaded Bethlehem city, and the nearby city of Beit Jala, installed roadblocks, conducted searches, and attacked local journalists.
Soldiers also closed all western entrances of Bethlehem city, and conducted military searches.
Israeli soldiers continued their massive arrest campaign, and military invasions, and kidnapped Dr. Aziz Dweik, head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), along with Legislators Bassem az-Za’arir and Azzam Salhab.
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights, has denounced the ongoing Israeli military campaign targeting dozens of Palestinian civilians, and their elected leaders, in addition to various social figures.
“Kidnapping elected Palestinian leaders, representatives and officials is part of Israel’s ongoing aggression”, the Center sated, “Israel must be obliged to stop its violations, against the Palestinian people, and their leaders”.
The Center said that the soldiers also kidnapped Sheikh Jawad Bahar, Adeeb and his brother Amin al-Qawasmi, Tahseen al-Jo’ba, Jasser Qteil, Anas Rasras, Hamza Zghayyar, Monther Hreiz, Amro Obeid, Eyad al-Qawasmi, Adnan Ismael Zreiqat, Abdul-Rahman Issa Shalalda, Bajes Mohammad Abu Aisha, Ezzeddeen Shihda Abu Sneina, Ahmad Abu Shkeidem, Mohammad Fayez Al-Yasoury, along with three brothers identified as Jamil, Karim and Akram Ismael Abu Aisha.
Soldiers also kidnapped Mahmoud Hazem al-Bakry, Maher Mousa Shiokhy, Mohannad Issam az-Za’tary, Hasan Mohammad al-Haddad, Shadi al-Oweiwy, Hazem Sharabaty and Ala’ Dofash.
Also on Monday, soldiers invaded the al-Jalzoun refugee camp, kidnapped one Palestinian, shot and killed a former political prisoner, identified as Ahmad Arafat Sabbareen, 21 years of age.
In Nablus District, in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers kidnapped an elderly man identified as Maher al-Kharraz, and Issa al-Maseemy, detained and interrogated several young men for several hours in Tal nearby village.
In Salfit, soldiers kidnapped a former political prisoner identified as Rami Salman, residents Mohammad Khalifa and Ghassan Najajra in Bethlehem, and Osama Badran in Tulkarem.
The Ahrar Center said that dozens of arrests have been carried out in different parts of the occupied West Bank, as part of the ongoing Israeli invasions and arrest campaign.
Related:
Report: “120 Palestinians Kidnapped Sunday”
On Sunday at night that two children were wounded when Israeli soldiers detonated the main door of their home, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Soldiers also kidnapped their father, and three brothers. At Least Nineteen Additional Palestinians Kidnapped.
On Sunday evening, dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded the central West Bank city of Ramallah, the nearby towns of al-Biereh and Betunia, and clashed with dozens of Palestinian youths.
On Sunday morning, the soldiers placed Bethlehem and Hebron districts under a strict military siege, and kidnapped dozens of Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
Earlier on Sunday, the soldiers kidnapped at least twelve Palestinians in Hebron, after breaking into dozens of homes and searching them. The army also confiscated surveillance tapes from a number of properties.
Also on Sunday, soldiers invaded Bethlehem city, and the nearby city of Beit Jala, installed roadblocks, conducted searches, and attacked local journalists.
Soldiers also closed all western entrances of Bethlehem city, and conducted military searches.
Eighteen Palestinian citizens, including a 14-year-old minor, were rounded up by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Sunday night following overnight invasions into al-Khalil. Adnan Ismail Arzikat, Abdul Rahman Issa, Ezzedine Abu Snina, Jamil Abu Eisha, Maher Moussa al-Shyoukhi, and Muhammad Maher Badr, among many other Palestinian civilians, were all targeted by the operation.
The IOF turned Palestinians’ homes into military barracks following abrupt break-ins into Tafouh town, west of al-Khalil, and Knar neighborhood, east of Dura town.
A Palestinian young man was left wounded while another was abducted as the IOF cordoned off homes in al-Khalil.
A state of anxiety has overwhelmed the natives, including women and children, as the heavily-armed Israeli patrols blew up the entry gate of a Palestinian home in Deir Baha and ordered a native family to surrender over the loudspeakers, local sources reported.
Akram Qawasmi sustained shrapnel injuries as a spate of heavy and random gunshots was discharged by the Israeli soldiers. Akram, along with Nour Abdul Fatah al-Qawasmi, 21, were both taken into custody, the same sources added.
An unprecedented upsurge in overnight Israeli break-ins has been documented in al-Khalil, where the Israeli soldiers raked through Palestinian homes, blocked the main streets with sand barriers, and shut all of the entry gates into the city with cement cubes.
Unjustified acts of violence have also been going on round-the-clock in al-Khalil.
The IOF forays culminated in the heavy beating of Palestinian 14-year-old child Madeleine Imad Abu Shamsiya as a horde of fanatic Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian native families in al-Khalil.
Both Madeleine and her father were abducted by the Israeli soldiers and dragged to an interrogation center in the Kiryat Arba settlement.
According to Muhammad Awad, coordinator of the popular committee in Beit Ummar village to the north of al-Khalil, 6 armed settlers assailed Palestinian farmers, including women, in Wadi Safa near the Etzion settlement, to the north, on Sunday evening.
The IOF turned Palestinians’ homes into military barracks following abrupt break-ins into Tafouh town, west of al-Khalil, and Knar neighborhood, east of Dura town.
A Palestinian young man was left wounded while another was abducted as the IOF cordoned off homes in al-Khalil.
A state of anxiety has overwhelmed the natives, including women and children, as the heavily-armed Israeli patrols blew up the entry gate of a Palestinian home in Deir Baha and ordered a native family to surrender over the loudspeakers, local sources reported.
Akram Qawasmi sustained shrapnel injuries as a spate of heavy and random gunshots was discharged by the Israeli soldiers. Akram, along with Nour Abdul Fatah al-Qawasmi, 21, were both taken into custody, the same sources added.
An unprecedented upsurge in overnight Israeli break-ins has been documented in al-Khalil, where the Israeli soldiers raked through Palestinian homes, blocked the main streets with sand barriers, and shut all of the entry gates into the city with cement cubes.
Unjustified acts of violence have also been going on round-the-clock in al-Khalil.
The IOF forays culminated in the heavy beating of Palestinian 14-year-old child Madeleine Imad Abu Shamsiya as a horde of fanatic Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian native families in al-Khalil.
Both Madeleine and her father were abducted by the Israeli soldiers and dragged to an interrogation center in the Kiryat Arba settlement.
According to Muhammad Awad, coordinator of the popular committee in Beit Ummar village to the north of al-Khalil, 6 armed settlers assailed Palestinian farmers, including women, in Wadi Safa near the Etzion settlement, to the north, on Sunday evening.
The Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli jails have been without food for 54 uninterrupted days in protest at the Israeli arbitrary detention policies, issued with neither charge nor hearings. Head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society, ex-detainee Fares Qaddura, warned of projected Israeli retaliatory measures that are likely to be issued in light of the recent developments and abductions going on in the West Bank.
Qaddura called on all activists and human rights groups to rally round the prisoners and back them up throughout their fight for freedom.
The latter has raised alarm bells over the very critical health status of scores of Palestinian hunger strikers, and championed caution in dealing with the recent developments (the reported capture of three Israeli settlers).
Dozens of Palestinian hunger strikers have been rushed to Israeli hospitals after having been starving for 54 days in a row and vowed to keep going until all of their fair demands are met.
Qaddura called on all activists and human rights groups to rally round the prisoners and back them up throughout their fight for freedom.
The latter has raised alarm bells over the very critical health status of scores of Palestinian hunger strikers, and championed caution in dealing with the recent developments (the reported capture of three Israeli settlers).
Dozens of Palestinian hunger strikers have been rushed to Israeli hospitals after having been starving for 54 days in a row and vowed to keep going until all of their fair demands are met.
