16 june 2015
Israeli different courts extended the detention of 55 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails under the pretexts of continuation of investigation and judicial procedures.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society disclosed on Tuesday that the court trial hearings will be held in the coming days.
The Society revealed that Salem military court extended the detention of 14 captives, while the Israeli court in al-Jalameh extended the detention orders of 11 prisoners.
The Israeli court in Petah Tikva extended the imprisonment of 10 Palestinian captives, while the Israeli court in Ashkelon extended the detention of 8 other prisoners.
In addition, Ofer military court extended the imprisonment of 4 captives whereas the court in the Russian Compound extended the detention orders of 8 other detainees.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society disclosed on Tuesday that the court trial hearings will be held in the coming days.
The Society revealed that Salem military court extended the detention of 14 captives, while the Israeli court in al-Jalameh extended the detention orders of 11 prisoners.
The Israeli court in Petah Tikva extended the imprisonment of 10 Palestinian captives, while the Israeli court in Ashkelon extended the detention of 8 other prisoners.
In addition, Ofer military court extended the imprisonment of 4 captives whereas the court in the Russian Compound extended the detention orders of 8 other detainees.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and injured a Palestinian man in northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
Israeli media sources revealed that the IOF soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian young man who attempted to sneak into Kibbutz Zikim in the Negev just north of Gaza.
The forces arrested the young man after injuring him, the sources pointed out.
Young men in Gaza have recently increased attempts to infiltrate into 1948 occupied Palestine seeking jobs. Over one hundred of them have been rounded up by IOF soldiers since last November.
Israeli media sources revealed that the IOF soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian young man who attempted to sneak into Kibbutz Zikim in the Negev just north of Gaza.
The forces arrested the young man after injuring him, the sources pointed out.
Young men in Gaza have recently increased attempts to infiltrate into 1948 occupied Palestine seeking jobs. Over one hundred of them have been rounded up by IOF soldiers since last November.
Palestinian who rammed his car into Israelis waiting at bus stop outside Alon Shvut says he acted alone and on his own initiative.
Israel's security forces arrested Muhammad Yusuf Arfaih, 22 years old from Hebron, who rammed his car into Israeli pedestrians waiting at a bus stop outside Alon Shvut last month, it was cleared for publication on Tuesday.
Arfaih said during his interrogation that he committed the attack after his attempts to stab Jews have failed. He will be indicted in the coming days at the military court in the Judea region.
Arfaih ran over people waiting at a bus stop on Highway 60, just outside of the west Bank settlement of Alon Shvut, on May 14. Four people were hurt in the attack, one of them seriously. Arfaih told the Shin Bet in his interrogation that he acted alone and out of his own initiative. He said before committing the vehicular attack, he went out with a knife intending to stab Jews but failed, leading him to decide to take a different course.
A year before the attack, Arfaih was released from Israeli prison after serving time for stone-throwing and carrying cold weapons.
Israel's security forces arrested Muhammad Yusuf Arfaih, 22 years old from Hebron, who rammed his car into Israeli pedestrians waiting at a bus stop outside Alon Shvut last month, it was cleared for publication on Tuesday.
Arfaih said during his interrogation that he committed the attack after his attempts to stab Jews have failed. He will be indicted in the coming days at the military court in the Judea region.
Arfaih ran over people waiting at a bus stop on Highway 60, just outside of the west Bank settlement of Alon Shvut, on May 14. Four people were hurt in the attack, one of them seriously. Arfaih told the Shin Bet in his interrogation that he acted alone and out of his own initiative. He said before committing the vehicular attack, he went out with a knife intending to stab Jews but failed, leading him to decide to take a different course.
A year before the attack, Arfaih was released from Israeli prison after serving time for stone-throwing and carrying cold weapons.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launched at dawn Tuesday a large-scale raid and arrest campaign in Jenin refugee camp to the north of occupied West Bank.
Four Palestinians were detained during the raid, local sources said.
More than 20 military vehicles broke into the camp from different entrances, where Israeli soldiers deployed in large numbers throughout its neighborhoods, the sources added.
The four reported detainees were investigated and then transferred to unknown detention center.
Earlier Tuesday, Israeli forces carried out combing operations in different areas of Jenin city.
Qabatia and Musseliya towns have both witnesses similar raid campaign since the early morning hours, the sources said.
Four Palestinians were detained during the raid, local sources said.
More than 20 military vehicles broke into the camp from different entrances, where Israeli soldiers deployed in large numbers throughout its neighborhoods, the sources added.
The four reported detainees were investigated and then transferred to unknown detention center.
Earlier Tuesday, Israeli forces carried out combing operations in different areas of Jenin city.
Qabatia and Musseliya towns have both witnesses similar raid campaign since the early morning hours, the sources said.
Wife of the Palestinian detainee Shukri al-Khawaja has sounded distress signals over the dire conditions her husband, locked up in solitary confinement, has been made to endure at the Israeli occupation jails.
Shukri’s wife, Umm Mohamed, said in exclusive statements to the prisoners’ media office her husband’s health has sharply deteriorated as a result of being incarcerated in solitary lock-downs by the Israeli occupation authorities for over one year and a half.
“For God’s sake how should I welcome holy Ramdan month while my husband is locked up in an isolated cell, suffers from many diseases, and is subjected to preplanned medical neglect?” the wife said, reiterating her children’s sorrow over the absence and isolation of their father.
She added that an Israeli intelligence officer threatened to execute her husband, calling for mobilizing mass support for Shukri’s cause.
The detainee’s family appealed to all international human rights institutions to urgently step in so as to save Shukri’s life and restore his freedom at the soonest time possible.
Shukri’s wife, Umm Mohamed, said in exclusive statements to the prisoners’ media office her husband’s health has sharply deteriorated as a result of being incarcerated in solitary lock-downs by the Israeli occupation authorities for over one year and a half.
“For God’s sake how should I welcome holy Ramdan month while my husband is locked up in an isolated cell, suffers from many diseases, and is subjected to preplanned medical neglect?” the wife said, reiterating her children’s sorrow over the absence and isolation of their father.
She added that an Israeli intelligence officer threatened to execute her husband, calling for mobilizing mass support for Shukri’s cause.
The detainee’s family appealed to all international human rights institutions to urgently step in so as to save Shukri’s life and restore his freedom at the soonest time possible.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) leveled agricultural lands, demolished a commercial facility, and arrested a Palestinian in Bethlehem governorate on Monday.
The PIC reporter revealed that the Israeli forces escorted by military vehicles stormed Housan town to the west of Bethlehem and leveled 20 dunums of agricultural lands and uprooted dozens of 5-year-old trees.
He pointed out that the Israeli forces claimed that farming is forbidden in that area as it is considered "state land". The forces barred the town’s inhabitants from having access to their land.
In a similar context, Israeli bulldozers leveled a commercial structure used as a car wash in the town.
Furthermore, local sources disclosed that the IOF soldiers rounded up a 20-year-old man in Housan and took him to an unknown destination.
The PIC reporter revealed that the Israeli forces escorted by military vehicles stormed Housan town to the west of Bethlehem and leveled 20 dunums of agricultural lands and uprooted dozens of 5-year-old trees.
He pointed out that the Israeli forces claimed that farming is forbidden in that area as it is considered "state land". The forces barred the town’s inhabitants from having access to their land.
In a similar context, Israeli bulldozers leveled a commercial structure used as a car wash in the town.
Furthermore, local sources disclosed that the IOF soldiers rounded up a 20-year-old man in Housan and took him to an unknown destination.
The Prisoners and Freedoms’ committee in the 1948 Occupied territories on Monday urged Palestinians to partake in the congregational Friday prayers to be performed in front of the Assaf Harofe hospital, where hunger-striking Adnan Khader is cuffed hand and foot.
Head of the Freedoms committee in the 1948 Occupied Palestine, Sheikh Raed Salah, said in a press statement: “Everybody should take part in the Friday prayers set to be performed in congregation in solidarity with Sheikh Khader Adnan who has been without food for 42 days running.”
Prisoner Adnan, a father of six children, was detained by the Israeli occupation forces on July 8, 2014 and sentenced to administrative detention for the 10th time in his life.
Palestinians held in administrative detention can be incarcerated without charge or trial for months or years, and are denied access to the evidence that led to their detention.
Adnan: 'The more they torture me, the more determined I become'
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who is now on his 42nd day on hunger strike against the Israeli practice of administrative detention, said Tuesday that "the more [the Israelis] torture me, the stronger and more determined I become."
Adnan, 37, made the comments to the chief lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner’s society Jawad Bulous, who was visiting him at Israel’s Assaf Harofeh medical center.
According to Ma'an, Bulous said that "new dangerous symptoms" had appeared indicating that Adnan's health has seriously deteriorated. "He suffers severe pains all over his body with blue spots on his shoulder and clear speaking problems."
Bulous said that despite Adnan’s sufferings, there has so far been no discussion about his case, although he said officers from the Israeli prison service visited Adnan on Monday to see how dangerous his condition was. "Despite his complaints about detention conditions in hospital, wardens made these conditions worse by fixing a curtain at the outer door of his room and three wardens were sent to his room while his hand and his leg were tied to his bed," said Bulous.
Adnan also told the lawyer that a delegation representing the International Committee of the Red Cross had attempted to visit him several days ago, but that they cancelled the visit after Israeli officers insisted on attending and keeping Adnan tied to the bed.
On Friday, the director of the prisoner's society, Rafat Hamduna, said that Adnan's weight was dropping to dangerous levels and he was no longer able to stand up or move.
Adnan, a father of six children, was detained on July 8, 2014 and sentenced to administrative detention for the 10th time in his life.
Palestinians held in administrative detention can be held without charge or trial for months or years, and are denied access to the evidence that led to their detention.
In an open letter released last month, Adnan wrote that the goal of his strike is to resist Israel and prevent it from tarnishing the achievement of prisoners who secured their freedom by going on hunger strikes in the past, only to be rearrested by military forces.
In 2012, Adnan took part in a 66-day hunger strike against his detention without trial or charge. The agreement that released him on April 18 of that year also ended a hunger strike of 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, who had called for an end to administrative detention.
Despite Israel's agreement to the demand at the time, around 500 Palestinians are currently being held under administrative detention, out of a total of nearly 6,000 Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons.
Head of the Freedoms committee in the 1948 Occupied Palestine, Sheikh Raed Salah, said in a press statement: “Everybody should take part in the Friday prayers set to be performed in congregation in solidarity with Sheikh Khader Adnan who has been without food for 42 days running.”
Prisoner Adnan, a father of six children, was detained by the Israeli occupation forces on July 8, 2014 and sentenced to administrative detention for the 10th time in his life.
Palestinians held in administrative detention can be incarcerated without charge or trial for months or years, and are denied access to the evidence that led to their detention.
Adnan: 'The more they torture me, the more determined I become'
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who is now on his 42nd day on hunger strike against the Israeli practice of administrative detention, said Tuesday that "the more [the Israelis] torture me, the stronger and more determined I become."
Adnan, 37, made the comments to the chief lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner’s society Jawad Bulous, who was visiting him at Israel’s Assaf Harofeh medical center.
According to Ma'an, Bulous said that "new dangerous symptoms" had appeared indicating that Adnan's health has seriously deteriorated. "He suffers severe pains all over his body with blue spots on his shoulder and clear speaking problems."
Bulous said that despite Adnan’s sufferings, there has so far been no discussion about his case, although he said officers from the Israeli prison service visited Adnan on Monday to see how dangerous his condition was. "Despite his complaints about detention conditions in hospital, wardens made these conditions worse by fixing a curtain at the outer door of his room and three wardens were sent to his room while his hand and his leg were tied to his bed," said Bulous.
Adnan also told the lawyer that a delegation representing the International Committee of the Red Cross had attempted to visit him several days ago, but that they cancelled the visit after Israeli officers insisted on attending and keeping Adnan tied to the bed.
On Friday, the director of the prisoner's society, Rafat Hamduna, said that Adnan's weight was dropping to dangerous levels and he was no longer able to stand up or move.
Adnan, a father of six children, was detained on July 8, 2014 and sentenced to administrative detention for the 10th time in his life.
Palestinians held in administrative detention can be held without charge or trial for months or years, and are denied access to the evidence that led to their detention.
In an open letter released last month, Adnan wrote that the goal of his strike is to resist Israel and prevent it from tarnishing the achievement of prisoners who secured their freedom by going on hunger strikes in the past, only to be rearrested by military forces.
In 2012, Adnan took part in a 66-day hunger strike against his detention without trial or charge. The agreement that released him on April 18 of that year also ended a hunger strike of 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, who had called for an end to administrative detention.
Despite Israel's agreement to the demand at the time, around 500 Palestinians are currently being held under administrative detention, out of a total of nearly 6,000 Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons.
Israeli police officers kidnapped, Tuesday, two Palestinian women while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, and assaulted two elderly men.
A worker of the Islamic Endowment Department said the police kidnapped the two women while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque, through the al-Magharba Gate, and took them to a nearby police station.
He added that the police also assaulted two elderly men, identified as Abu Bakr ash-Sheemy and Abu Ali Shawahna, after they objected to the abduction of the two women.
The events transpired after a number of Israeli fanatics stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and conducted provocative tours.
The WAFA News Agency said Israeli fanatics stormed the mosque area, in numerous smaller groups, under heavy police deployment.
Several women started chanting against the invading fanatics, and calling for protecting the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and holy sites, against the ongoing violations.
A worker of the Islamic Endowment Department said the police kidnapped the two women while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque, through the al-Magharba Gate, and took them to a nearby police station.
He added that the police also assaulted two elderly men, identified as Abu Bakr ash-Sheemy and Abu Ali Shawahna, after they objected to the abduction of the two women.
The events transpired after a number of Israeli fanatics stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and conducted provocative tours.
The WAFA News Agency said Israeli fanatics stormed the mosque area, in numerous smaller groups, under heavy police deployment.
Several women started chanting against the invading fanatics, and calling for protecting the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and holy sites, against the ongoing violations.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, in addition to a woman and her son, while visiting her husband in the Eshil Israeli prison, and also kidnapped a physically challenged teen in Hebron, Monday.
Media sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded the Jenin refugee camp, broke into and searched several homes, causing excessive property damage, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The soldiers hurled concussion grenades at the homes of the three Palestinians, and detonated their front doors before invading the properties.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Soheib Adnan al-Ghoul, 20, Farouq Salama, 21, and Yahia Balalwa, 20.
Soldiers also detained a young man, identified as Ahmad Mustafa al-Qneity, for a few hours before releasing him.
In addition, soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into several homes and kidnapped a Palestinian teenager, identified as Abdul-Hamid Abdul-Nasser Hammad, 18.
The Palestinian Detainees Committee stated Tuesday that the soldiers also kidnapped a Palestinian child, identified as Ahmad Qassem al-Azraq, 14 years of age, from ‘Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem.
The Committee said the soldiers ordered the child, and his father, to head to the Etzion military base for interrogation, and kidnapped him, after accusing him of hurling stones on their vehicles.
Furthermore, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian woman and her child, while visiting the detained father, imprisoned in the Eshil Israeli prison.
Media sources said the soldiers kidnapped Amina Khaled Manasra, and her child, while visiting her husband ‘Othman Salah, from the al-Khader town south of Bethlehem.
On Monday, the Detainees’ Committee said the soldiers kidnapped a disabled Palestinian teen, in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron.
The Committee said soldiers kidnapped Yahia Mohammad al-Hoor, 19, after invading his family home, approximately at two at dawn, and took him to the Etzion military base.
The teen suffers from a physical disability, in addition to being deaf and mute, and suffers from several health issues that require frequent treatment.
Media sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers invaded the Jenin refugee camp, broke into and searched several homes, causing excessive property damage, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The soldiers hurled concussion grenades at the homes of the three Palestinians, and detonated their front doors before invading the properties.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Soheib Adnan al-Ghoul, 20, Farouq Salama, 21, and Yahia Balalwa, 20.
Soldiers also detained a young man, identified as Ahmad Mustafa al-Qneity, for a few hours before releasing him.
In addition, soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, broke into several homes and kidnapped a Palestinian teenager, identified as Abdul-Hamid Abdul-Nasser Hammad, 18.
The Palestinian Detainees Committee stated Tuesday that the soldiers also kidnapped a Palestinian child, identified as Ahmad Qassem al-Azraq, 14 years of age, from ‘Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem.
The Committee said the soldiers ordered the child, and his father, to head to the Etzion military base for interrogation, and kidnapped him, after accusing him of hurling stones on their vehicles.
Furthermore, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian woman and her child, while visiting the detained father, imprisoned in the Eshil Israeli prison.
Media sources said the soldiers kidnapped Amina Khaled Manasra, and her child, while visiting her husband ‘Othman Salah, from the al-Khader town south of Bethlehem.
On Monday, the Detainees’ Committee said the soldiers kidnapped a disabled Palestinian teen, in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, in Hebron.
The Committee said soldiers kidnapped Yahia Mohammad al-Hoor, 19, after invading his family home, approximately at two at dawn, and took him to the Etzion military base.
The teen suffers from a physical disability, in addition to being deaf and mute, and suffers from several health issues that require frequent treatment.
Hiba Masalha, a lawyer with the Palestinian Detainees Committee, stated that Israeli soldiers severely tortured, and abused, a detained Palestinian teen, in the HaSharon Israeli prison.
Masalha said Rabea’ Sa’ada ‘Asaleyya, 17 years of age, was kidnapped after the soldiers invaded his family home in Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem, approximately at 2 at dawn, on May 3, 2015.
She added that the soldiers beat the Asaleya’s father and his brother, causing various cuts and bruises, while the father also lost consciousness, and was moved to a local hospital.
In an affidavit to his lawyer, Asaleyya said the soldiers started beating and punching him directly after kidnapping him, and that he fell onto the ground in front of his home, before the soldiers dragged him to their vehicle, and beat him up on his head and back.
He was then moved to the al-Maskobiyya detention and interrogation center, in Jerusalem, before he was moved to the Asqalan interrogation facility.
Asaleyya also stated that one of the Israeli interrogators was repeatedly punching and beating him on the head, and interrogated him for very long sessions, each lasting for nearly five hours, day and night.
The soldiers also tied the teenager to a chair, with his hands tied behind his back, before the interrogators started beating and punching him; he frequently fell onto the ground, along with the chair he was tied to, causing bruises to his head.
He further stated that, when he was placed in a cell, two police officers entered it, and started hitting him with their batons, causing serious cuts and bruises to his back and legs.
The lawyer said, besides the serious physical scars of torture, the child is suffering from psychological impacts, largely preventing him from sleeping, and causing panic attacks.
She added that, while giving his affidavit, the detained teen was barely able to speak, needed to stop several times, and that signs of torture were clearly apparent on his body.
Masalha said Rabea’ Sa’ada ‘Asaleyya, 17 years of age, was kidnapped after the soldiers invaded his family home in Silwan town, in occupied East Jerusalem, approximately at 2 at dawn, on May 3, 2015.
She added that the soldiers beat the Asaleya’s father and his brother, causing various cuts and bruises, while the father also lost consciousness, and was moved to a local hospital.
In an affidavit to his lawyer, Asaleyya said the soldiers started beating and punching him directly after kidnapping him, and that he fell onto the ground in front of his home, before the soldiers dragged him to their vehicle, and beat him up on his head and back.
He was then moved to the al-Maskobiyya detention and interrogation center, in Jerusalem, before he was moved to the Asqalan interrogation facility.
Asaleyya also stated that one of the Israeli interrogators was repeatedly punching and beating him on the head, and interrogated him for very long sessions, each lasting for nearly five hours, day and night.
The soldiers also tied the teenager to a chair, with his hands tied behind his back, before the interrogators started beating and punching him; he frequently fell onto the ground, along with the chair he was tied to, causing bruises to his head.
He further stated that, when he was placed in a cell, two police officers entered it, and started hitting him with their batons, causing serious cuts and bruises to his back and legs.
The lawyer said, besides the serious physical scars of torture, the child is suffering from psychological impacts, largely preventing him from sleeping, and causing panic attacks.
She added that, while giving his affidavit, the detained teen was barely able to speak, needed to stop several times, and that signs of torture were clearly apparent on his body.
15 june 2015
Israeli police along with border guards waged Monday a large-scale raids in Haifa, Hadera and Tel Aviv cities, in 1948 Occupied Palestine, searching for Palestinian workers from the West Bank.
Some of the workers told the PIC reporter that the Israeli Special Units broke into dozens of buildings under construction, abused and rounded up scores of them mostly from Jenin governorate in the northern West Bank.
Five workers from Jenin were arrested in Haifa. Many of Palestinian workers get abused and assaulted by Israeli forces amid a state of negligence of their suffering, local sources pointed out.
Some of the workers told the PIC reporter that the Israeli Special Units broke into dozens of buildings under construction, abused and rounded up scores of them mostly from Jenin governorate in the northern West Bank.
Five workers from Jenin were arrested in Haifa. Many of Palestinian workers get abused and assaulted by Israeli forces amid a state of negligence of their suffering, local sources pointed out.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday afternoon, a Palestinian in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and confiscated fruit and vegetable stands, on the main on the entrance of the town, near the Jerusalem-Hebron road.
Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said the soldiers stopped a Palestinian car and kidnapped its driver, Ahmad Mohammad Za’aqeeq, 28 years of age, after forcing him out of his vehicle along with his wife and their 5-month-old son.
Awad added that the soldiers held the three Palestinians for more than two hours, before kidnapping Za’aqeeq, and took him to the military tower, installed at the main entrance of the town, before moving him to an unknown destination.
In addition, soldiers attacked dozens of Palestinian farmers, and confiscated their fruit and vegetable stands, on the main entrance of Beit Ummar.
The confiscated fruits and vegetables belong to Mohannad Ibrahim Saber, Ayman Shehada Sabarna, Hamza Abu Mariya, Yahya Falah Abu Mariya, Saber Ahmad Abu Ayyash, Mo’men Nazeeh Mesyef and Mahmoud Mohammad Sabarna.
Late on Sunday at night, and earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped Twelve Palestinians.
Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, said the soldiers stopped a Palestinian car and kidnapped its driver, Ahmad Mohammad Za’aqeeq, 28 years of age, after forcing him out of his vehicle along with his wife and their 5-month-old son.
Awad added that the soldiers held the three Palestinians for more than two hours, before kidnapping Za’aqeeq, and took him to the military tower, installed at the main entrance of the town, before moving him to an unknown destination.
In addition, soldiers attacked dozens of Palestinian farmers, and confiscated their fruit and vegetable stands, on the main entrance of Beit Ummar.
The confiscated fruits and vegetables belong to Mohannad Ibrahim Saber, Ayman Shehada Sabarna, Hamza Abu Mariya, Yahya Falah Abu Mariya, Saber Ahmad Abu Ayyash, Mo’men Nazeeh Mesyef and Mahmoud Mohammad Sabarna.
Late on Sunday at night, and earlier Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped Twelve Palestinians.
Israeli military court of Salem sentenced a Palestinian prisoner to 15 years and fined another with $3200 on Monday.
The Israeli authorities issued a verdict of 15-year imprisonment against the Palestinian captive called Ahmad Yousuf Afaneh, 20, from Nablus governorate.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society revealed, on Monday, that the Society’s lawyer will appeal the verdict.
The same Israeli court fined a Palestinian detainee called Ayman Sami al-Rakh, 34, from Jenin refugee camp, up to $3200 in addition to imprisonment to two months and a half, local sources disclosed.
There were no charges brought against Rakh. The Israeli authorities have been deliberately, adopting a policy of too expensive fines up to tens of thousands of shekels, for a month, the sources underlined.
The Israeli authorities issued a verdict of 15-year imprisonment against the Palestinian captive called Ahmad Yousuf Afaneh, 20, from Nablus governorate.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society revealed, on Monday, that the Society’s lawyer will appeal the verdict.
The same Israeli court fined a Palestinian detainee called Ayman Sami al-Rakh, 34, from Jenin refugee camp, up to $3200 in addition to imprisonment to two months and a half, local sources disclosed.
There were no charges brought against Rakh. The Israeli authorities have been deliberately, adopting a policy of too expensive fines up to tens of thousands of shekels, for a month, the sources underlined.
An Israeli court jailed Monday afternoon three Palestinian youths, from Jabal Mukbar town in occupied Jerusalem, for allegedly being involved in planned wedding hall attack.
Head of Jerusalemite detainees’ families committee Amjed Abu Assab said that the two Jerusalemite detainees Anas E'oissat, 20, and Bassel Obeidat, 21, were sentenced to eight years imprisonment, while the detainee Ahmed Surour, 22, was sent to jail for seven years.
The two detainees E'oissat and Obeidat were arrested on January 14, 2014, while the prisoner Surour was nabbed on February 3, 2014.
The three detainees were subjected to severe torture during their investigation in Maskoubiya investigation center in occupied Jerusalem.
Head of Jerusalemite detainees’ families committee Amjed Abu Assab said that the two Jerusalemite detainees Anas E'oissat, 20, and Bassel Obeidat, 21, were sentenced to eight years imprisonment, while the detainee Ahmed Surour, 22, was sent to jail for seven years.
The two detainees E'oissat and Obeidat were arrested on January 14, 2014, while the prisoner Surour was nabbed on February 3, 2014.
The three detainees were subjected to severe torture during their investigation in Maskoubiya investigation center in occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Sunday at night and earlier on Monday, twelve Palestinians, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, searched scores of homes, and installed roadblocks near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Media sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, said the soldiers kidnapped Islam Ahmad Mheisin, 18 years of age, after invading his home in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
The soldiers also searched a home, belonging to resident Ayman Ahmad Hmeidat, in Surif town, northwest of Hebron, causing excessive property damage.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers also kidnapped a mentally challenged Palestinian, identified as Fadel Jamal al-Karaki, in Hebron city.
The PPS added that al-Karaki was previously kidnapped, and imprisoned, three times.
In addition, soldiers invaded Yatta and the ath-Thaheriyya nearby towns, and installed roadblocks on Hebron’s northern entrances, in addition to the main road leading to Sa’ir town, northeast of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars while investigating the ID cards of the passengers.
The army also invaded ‘Aseera ash-Shemaliyya town, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped Bara’ ‘Issam Jara’ba, 21, after searching his home.
The kidnapped Palestinian is a student of the Najah National University in Nablus.
In Bethlehem, soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, east of the city, and kidnapped three Palestinians, including two brothers, after breaking into their homes and searching them.
The kidnapped have been identified as Shadi Mohammad Hajahja, 27, his brother Morad, 20, and Firas ‘Adnan al-Badan, 20 years of age.
In addition, soldiers invaded al-Ferdous village, east of Bethlehem, demolished a shed used as a car wash facility, belonging to Hashem Ibrahim Abu Mahameed, and kidnapped his son Ahmad, 20 years of age.
In Jerusalem, soldiers invaded and searched several homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians.
Residents Bashar Mahmoud, Nassim Mheisin and Mohammad Mousa Mustafa, were all taken prisoner from their homes, in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, after the soldiers stormed their homes, and violently searched them.
Soldiers also kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Suheib al-A’war, 18, from Ein al-Louza neighborhood, in Silwan town in Jerusalem, after violently attacking and beating him.
The kidnapped Palestinian is a former political prisoner who spent 21 months in Israeli prison, and was released earlier this year.
On Sunday at night, soldiers kidnapped Tareq Ziad Abu Tabeekh, 19 years of age, for “entering Israel without a permit.” The kidnapped is from the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin.
Media sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, said the soldiers kidnapped Islam Ahmad Mheisin, 18 years of age, after invading his home in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
The soldiers also searched a home, belonging to resident Ayman Ahmad Hmeidat, in Surif town, northwest of Hebron, causing excessive property damage.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers also kidnapped a mentally challenged Palestinian, identified as Fadel Jamal al-Karaki, in Hebron city.
The PPS added that al-Karaki was previously kidnapped, and imprisoned, three times.
In addition, soldiers invaded Yatta and the ath-Thaheriyya nearby towns, and installed roadblocks on Hebron’s northern entrances, in addition to the main road leading to Sa’ir town, northeast of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars while investigating the ID cards of the passengers.
The army also invaded ‘Aseera ash-Shemaliyya town, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped Bara’ ‘Issam Jara’ba, 21, after searching his home.
The kidnapped Palestinian is a student of the Najah National University in Nablus.
In Bethlehem, soldiers invaded Teqoua’ town, east of the city, and kidnapped three Palestinians, including two brothers, after breaking into their homes and searching them.
The kidnapped have been identified as Shadi Mohammad Hajahja, 27, his brother Morad, 20, and Firas ‘Adnan al-Badan, 20 years of age.
In addition, soldiers invaded al-Ferdous village, east of Bethlehem, demolished a shed used as a car wash facility, belonging to Hashem Ibrahim Abu Mahameed, and kidnapped his son Ahmad, 20 years of age.
In Jerusalem, soldiers invaded and searched several homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians.
Residents Bashar Mahmoud, Nassim Mheisin and Mohammad Mousa Mustafa, were all taken prisoner from their homes, in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, after the soldiers stormed their homes, and violently searched them.
Soldiers also kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Suheib al-A’war, 18, from Ein al-Louza neighborhood, in Silwan town in Jerusalem, after violently attacking and beating him.
The kidnapped Palestinian is a former political prisoner who spent 21 months in Israeli prison, and was released earlier this year.
On Sunday at night, soldiers kidnapped Tareq Ziad Abu Tabeekh, 19 years of age, for “entering Israel without a permit.” The kidnapped is from the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at predawn time Monday knocked down a Palestinian home in Kafr Kanna town, in the 1948 Occupied territories.
Local media sources said the demolition was carried out at predawn hours. Clashes broke out as the house owners voiced their protest at Israel’s arbitrary demolition of their home for the second time.
The IOF knocked down the targeted building under the pretext of unlicensed construction, an excuse from which illegal Israeli settlers have always been exempted.
The Israeli cops nabbed four Palestinian citizens in the clashes that burst out shortly afterwards.
The IOF also attacked the locals with randomly-shot barrages of stun grenades and rubber bullets in an attempt to disband them.
Local media sources said the demolition was carried out at predawn hours. Clashes broke out as the house owners voiced their protest at Israel’s arbitrary demolition of their home for the second time.
The IOF knocked down the targeted building under the pretext of unlicensed construction, an excuse from which illegal Israeli settlers have always been exempted.
The Israeli cops nabbed four Palestinian citizens in the clashes that burst out shortly afterwards.
The IOF also attacked the locals with randomly-shot barrages of stun grenades and rubber bullets in an attempt to disband them.
Image of forcefeeding of prisoner (archived photo from popularresistance.org)
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee strongly denounced, Sunday, the Israeli approval of a bill that would allow force-feeding Palestinian detainees, holding hunger strikes, and described it as a serious violation against the detainees, and their basic rights.
Israeli Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan, presented the bill Sunday, and said the striking detainees “pose a threat to Israel.”
Erdan stated that hunger-striking detainees, which he labeled as “terrorists,” became “a means to threaten Israel, alongside boycotting Israel and its products.”
He added that movements leading the call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, “aim at delegitimizing Israel,” and considered BDS alongside hunger strikes, to be “a real threat to Israel.”
Before it becomes a law, the approved bill needs to be sent to the Israeli Knesset for first and second readings.
It is worth mentioning that the bill was first presented to the Israeli government last year, and managed to pass, but the Israeli Knesset was dissolved before it even started deliberations to turn it into law.
It was sent to the government after its initial approval in June 2014, when hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners held an extended hunger strike, demanding basic rights, guaranteed by International Law.
The strike caused at least eighty Palestinian detainees to fall seriously ill, and were moved to Israeli hospitals.
The Palestinian Detainees Committee expressed its deep concerns over the outcomes of this illegal bill, and said “the law brings to mind the cases of detainees Ali al-Ja’bary, Ishaq Maragha and Rasem Halawa, who were killed in the early 1980’s, after the Israeli authorities force-fed them in an attempt to end their hunger strike.”
“The time has come to put an end to the Israeli insanity, cruelty and immorality,” the committee said in a press release, “We have seen a series of laws and drafts that are practically call for killing the detainees, in addition to laws meant to continuously abuse their rights even after their release.”
It called on local, regional and international human rights groups, and the international community, to end their deadly silence, and to act on prosecuting Israeli officials, such as Avigdor Lieberman, Gilad Erdan and many others “for their calls to murder the detainees.”
The Israeli Association for Civil Rights said force-feeding the detainees is forbidden, and that when the detainees conduct hunger strikes, they are practicing a legitimate right to object to injustice.
It added that most detainees who conduct hunger strikes in Israeli prisons and detention centers are largely imprisoned under Administrative Detention orders, held usually for renewable six-month periods, without facing any charges.
The Palestinian Authority also called for ending the escalating Israeli violations against the Palestinian detainees, and said they have the right to express their rejection to the outrageous abuse, and injustice, they constantly face.
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee strongly denounced, Sunday, the Israeli approval of a bill that would allow force-feeding Palestinian detainees, holding hunger strikes, and described it as a serious violation against the detainees, and their basic rights.
Israeli Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan, presented the bill Sunday, and said the striking detainees “pose a threat to Israel.”
Erdan stated that hunger-striking detainees, which he labeled as “terrorists,” became “a means to threaten Israel, alongside boycotting Israel and its products.”
He added that movements leading the call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, “aim at delegitimizing Israel,” and considered BDS alongside hunger strikes, to be “a real threat to Israel.”
Before it becomes a law, the approved bill needs to be sent to the Israeli Knesset for first and second readings.
It is worth mentioning that the bill was first presented to the Israeli government last year, and managed to pass, but the Israeli Knesset was dissolved before it even started deliberations to turn it into law.
It was sent to the government after its initial approval in June 2014, when hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners held an extended hunger strike, demanding basic rights, guaranteed by International Law.
The strike caused at least eighty Palestinian detainees to fall seriously ill, and were moved to Israeli hospitals.
The Palestinian Detainees Committee expressed its deep concerns over the outcomes of this illegal bill, and said “the law brings to mind the cases of detainees Ali al-Ja’bary, Ishaq Maragha and Rasem Halawa, who were killed in the early 1980’s, after the Israeli authorities force-fed them in an attempt to end their hunger strike.”
“The time has come to put an end to the Israeli insanity, cruelty and immorality,” the committee said in a press release, “We have seen a series of laws and drafts that are practically call for killing the detainees, in addition to laws meant to continuously abuse their rights even after their release.”
It called on local, regional and international human rights groups, and the international community, to end their deadly silence, and to act on prosecuting Israeli officials, such as Avigdor Lieberman, Gilad Erdan and many others “for their calls to murder the detainees.”
The Israeli Association for Civil Rights said force-feeding the detainees is forbidden, and that when the detainees conduct hunger strikes, they are practicing a legitimate right to object to injustice.
It added that most detainees who conduct hunger strikes in Israeli prisons and detention centers are largely imprisoned under Administrative Detention orders, held usually for renewable six-month periods, without facing any charges.
The Palestinian Authority also called for ending the escalating Israeli violations against the Palestinian detainees, and said they have the right to express their rejection to the outrageous abuse, and injustice, they constantly face.
