23 june 2015
Israeli Magistrate Court in Occupied Jerusalem sentenced two Palestinians to twelvemonths.
The court sentenced a 21-year-old Jerusalemite man identified as Ayoub Numan Afaneh for 21 months and his 20-year-old fellow who is identified as Ahmad Attoun to 12-month imprisonment.
Chairman of the committee of the families of prisoners of Jerusalem, Amjad Abu Assab, revealed that both young men were sentenced on charges of participating in several activities in Sour town.
He added that they have been detained for nine months and they were imprisoned previously in Israeli jails.
Israeli courts usually impose unfair penalties and sentences on Jerusalemite young men on alleged charges of resisting the Israeli occupation.
The court sentenced a 21-year-old Jerusalemite man identified as Ayoub Numan Afaneh for 21 months and his 20-year-old fellow who is identified as Ahmad Attoun to 12-month imprisonment.
Chairman of the committee of the families of prisoners of Jerusalem, Amjad Abu Assab, revealed that both young men were sentenced on charges of participating in several activities in Sour town.
He added that they have been detained for nine months and they were imprisoned previously in Israeli jails.
Israeli courts usually impose unfair penalties and sentences on Jerusalemite young men on alleged charges of resisting the Israeli occupation.
Palestinian Prisoner's Society revealed on Tuesday that five Israeli courts extended the detention of 53 Palestinian captives under the pretext of the continuation of investigation and judicial procedures.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society disclosed that the Israeli court of Petah Tikva extended the detention of 21 prisoners, while al-Jalama court extended the detention of 12 others, the Society pointed out.
The Society also revealed that the Israeli court of the Salem extended the detention of 9 Palestinian captives.
Ofer military court as well extended the imprisonment of 6 Palestinian detainees. Meanwhile, Ashkelon military court extended the detention of 6 others.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society disclosed that the Israeli court of Petah Tikva extended the detention of 21 prisoners, while al-Jalama court extended the detention of 12 others, the Society pointed out.
The Society also revealed that the Israeli court of the Salem extended the detention of 9 Palestinian captives.
Ofer military court as well extended the imprisonment of 6 Palestinian detainees. Meanwhile, Ashkelon military court extended the detention of 6 others.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) afternoon Monday raised concerns about the critical health condition of the Palestinian hunger-striking detainee Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for almost 50 days.
"We are concerned that his life is at immediate risk," said Jacques de Maio, the head of the ICRC's delegation in Israel and the occupied territories. "Any solution must, however, take into account the necessity of protecting the detainee's moral and physical integrity.”
“It should also be kept in mind that under resolutions adopted by the World Medical Association, a detainee is entitled to choose whether to be fed or receive medical treatment,” he said. “So, it is essential that a detainee's choice be respected and his or her dignity is preserved."
De Maio also said that the detainee’s family is very anxious about his health, urging the Israeli occupation authorities to allow them to visit him. It is more than two months since Adnan was granted a family visit.
“Under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, detainees have a right to be visited by their families,” De Maio further stated. “Given the circumstances, permitting his relatives to visit Adnan, without delay, is the right thing to do."
International delegates and medical staff who have visited prisoner Adnan, to monitor both his health and his treatment, warned of pre-planned medical negligence and exaggerated reluctance by the Israeli prison authorities as regards his exacerbated health status.
"We are concerned that his life is at immediate risk," said Jacques de Maio, the head of the ICRC's delegation in Israel and the occupied territories. "Any solution must, however, take into account the necessity of protecting the detainee's moral and physical integrity.”
“It should also be kept in mind that under resolutions adopted by the World Medical Association, a detainee is entitled to choose whether to be fed or receive medical treatment,” he said. “So, it is essential that a detainee's choice be respected and his or her dignity is preserved."
De Maio also said that the detainee’s family is very anxious about his health, urging the Israeli occupation authorities to allow them to visit him. It is more than two months since Adnan was granted a family visit.
“Under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, detainees have a right to be visited by their families,” De Maio further stated. “Given the circumstances, permitting his relatives to visit Adnan, without delay, is the right thing to do."
International delegates and medical staff who have visited prisoner Adnan, to monitor both his health and his treatment, warned of pre-planned medical negligence and exaggerated reluctance by the Israeli prison authorities as regards his exacerbated health status.
The Israeli occupation forces on Monday evening barred six Palestinian female worshipers from entering Muslims’ holy al-Aqsa Mosque to perform their religious prayers for 15 days.
The Q-Press Media Center quoted lawyer Ramzi Kteilat, from the Qudsuna organization for Human Rights, as reporting that the IOF released the six Palestinian ladies on condition that they would not pray at the al-Aqsa Mosque for 15 days and pay a five-thousand-shekel third-party fine.
Earlier, in the early morning hours, the IOF kidnapped the six ladies on their way out of the holy site and dragged them to the Qishleh investigation center, in Occupied Jerusalem, on charges of chanting “Allah the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-ins carried out by Israeli vandals at the Mosque.
The six ladies were held in custody until the Iftar time (the time of the breaking-fast meal in Muslims’ holy Ramadan month) before they were updated on the ban.
The Q-Press Media Center quoted lawyer Ramzi Kteilat, from the Qudsuna organization for Human Rights, as reporting that the IOF released the six Palestinian ladies on condition that they would not pray at the al-Aqsa Mosque for 15 days and pay a five-thousand-shekel third-party fine.
Earlier, in the early morning hours, the IOF kidnapped the six ladies on their way out of the holy site and dragged them to the Qishleh investigation center, in Occupied Jerusalem, on charges of chanting “Allah the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-ins carried out by Israeli vandals at the Mosque.
The six ladies were held in custody until the Iftar time (the time of the breaking-fast meal in Muslims’ holy Ramadan month) before they were updated on the ban.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, four young Palestinian men in the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and handed three from Bethlehem, military warrants for interrogation.
Local sources in the camp said the soldiers stormed and searched several homes, and kidnapped Mohammad Ayman Abu Ghosh, 19, Hamza Ibrahim Mallash, 22, Ismael Ahmad Saqr, 21, and Monjed Abu ‘Aker.
In Bethlehem city, soldiers searched several homes and handed Ashraf Mohammad Kawazba, 42, Hasan Ashraf Kawazba, 20, and Mohammad Ashraf Kawazba, 22, military orders for interrogation in the Gush Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources in the camp said the soldiers stormed and searched several homes, and kidnapped Mohammad Ayman Abu Ghosh, 19, Hamza Ibrahim Mallash, 22, Ismael Ahmad Saqr, 21, and Monjed Abu ‘Aker.
In Bethlehem city, soldiers searched several homes and handed Ashraf Mohammad Kawazba, 42, Hasan Ashraf Kawazba, 20, and Mohammad Ashraf Kawazba, 22, military orders for interrogation in the Gush Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem.
Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, on Monday evening, a number of homes in Jabal al-Mokabber village, in occupied Jerusalem, and searched several homes.
The soldiers stormed the home of Ashraf ‘Oweisat, and searched it using dogs, while ransacking his property.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers forced the family out of their property, before violently searching it.
The soldiers did not find any weapons, or even fireworks, and left the home after causing property damage.
Army also invaded a home belonging to resident Sa’id Abu Jamal, and searched it, causing property damage.
Earlier on Monday, soldiers invaded the home of Wael Mahmoud, in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, and searched his property before kidnapping kidnapping him.
Silwanic said the soldiers confiscated Palestinian flags from the property.
The soldiers stormed the home of Ashraf ‘Oweisat, and searched it using dogs, while ransacking his property.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers forced the family out of their property, before violently searching it.
The soldiers did not find any weapons, or even fireworks, and left the home after causing property damage.
Army also invaded a home belonging to resident Sa’id Abu Jamal, and searched it, causing property damage.
Earlier on Monday, soldiers invaded the home of Wael Mahmoud, in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, and searched his property before kidnapping kidnapping him.
Silwanic said the soldiers confiscated Palestinian flags from the property.
The Israeli occupation police on Monday evening kidnapped three Palestinian kids from their homes in east Jerusalem.
Local sources said that policemen disguised in Arab attire stormed al-Sawwanna neighborhood in the holy city and kidnapped three minors, without stating the reason for their detention.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke in the evening in Attour neighborhood between young men and invading police forces.
The police stormed the neighborhood after Jewish settlers reported that the bus they were aboard was stoned by Palestinian young men.
Three Teenagers Kidnapped, Many Palestinians Injured In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Monday at night, three Palestinian teens, and wounded many Palestinians, during clashes that took place in different neighborhoods, in occupied Jerusalem, and its Old City.
Media sources have reported that undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated in the Suwwana neighborhood, before kidnapping Mahmoud Shahin, 15, Mousa Abu al-Hawa, 16, and Mohammad Maghrebi, 17.
The soldiers claimed the children hurled Molotov cocktails on the Beit Orit illegal outpost.
A large military force invaded the neighborhood, shortly after the undercover soldiers infiltrated it, and clashed with local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles on them, while the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Clashes also took place in at-Tour neighborhood, overlooking the Old City, and the soldiers fire several concussion grenades.
Similar clashes took place in Bab al-‘Amoud area, extending to the Sultan Suleiman Street, and the Sahera Gate area; no injuries were reported.
Soldiers also invaded a number of neighborhoods in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, leading to clashes that extended until late-night hours Monday.
Local sources said that policemen disguised in Arab attire stormed al-Sawwanna neighborhood in the holy city and kidnapped three minors, without stating the reason for their detention.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke in the evening in Attour neighborhood between young men and invading police forces.
The police stormed the neighborhood after Jewish settlers reported that the bus they were aboard was stoned by Palestinian young men.
Three Teenagers Kidnapped, Many Palestinians Injured In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Monday at night, three Palestinian teens, and wounded many Palestinians, during clashes that took place in different neighborhoods, in occupied Jerusalem, and its Old City.
Media sources have reported that undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated in the Suwwana neighborhood, before kidnapping Mahmoud Shahin, 15, Mousa Abu al-Hawa, 16, and Mohammad Maghrebi, 17.
The soldiers claimed the children hurled Molotov cocktails on the Beit Orit illegal outpost.
A large military force invaded the neighborhood, shortly after the undercover soldiers infiltrated it, and clashed with local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles on them, while the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Clashes also took place in at-Tour neighborhood, overlooking the Old City, and the soldiers fire several concussion grenades.
Similar clashes took place in Bab al-‘Amoud area, extending to the Sultan Suleiman Street, and the Sahera Gate area; no injuries were reported.
Soldiers also invaded a number of neighborhoods in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, leading to clashes that extended until late-night hours Monday.
22 june 2015
The Magistrate judge extended on Monday morning he arrest of the 18-year old Yaser Yassin Tarwa who stabbed one police individual in the area of Damascus Gate until the beginning of July (1/7/2015).
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained to Wadi Hilweh Information Center that the Magistrate judge held an absentia session of Yaser due to his medical condition and the intelligence requested to extend his arrest for two weeks but the judge decided to extend his arrest until 1/7/2015.
Lawyer Mahmoud added that the police talked about the medical condition of Yaser during the session; note that he is currently in the intensive care unit and is in critical medical condition.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained to Wadi Hilweh Information Center that the Magistrate judge held an absentia session of Yaser due to his medical condition and the intelligence requested to extend his arrest for two weeks but the judge decided to extend his arrest until 1/7/2015.
Lawyer Mahmoud added that the police talked about the medical condition of Yaser during the session; note that he is currently in the intensive care unit and is in critical medical condition.
Israeli forces rounded up Monday morning six Jerusalemite women at the exit gates of the Aqsa Mosque and took them to Qashale investigation center near al-Khalil gate in Occupied Jerusalem.
The arrest of six women followed the incursion of Jewish settlers into the holy Mosque under tight security measures by Israeli forces.
The media center for Jerusalem and al-Aqsa Mosque affairs revealed that five of the six women were identified while the sixth remained unrecognized. All of them, however, are from Occupied Jerusalem.
About 28 Jewish settlers carried out successive incursions into the Aqsa Mosque from the Maghareba gate since فاث morning hours. The settlers provocatively roamed the holy site and went out from al-Silsila gate.
The settlers’ desecration of the Islamic holy place provoked the outrage of Muslim worshipers who chanted Allahu Akbar as well as pro-Aqsa slogans. They closely monitored the settlers since the moment of storming the Mosque.
On the other hand, hundreds of Muslim worshipers, from Jerusalem, the West Bank, and 1948 Occupied Palestine, visited the Mosque on Monday.
The arrest of six women followed the incursion of Jewish settlers into the holy Mosque under tight security measures by Israeli forces.
The media center for Jerusalem and al-Aqsa Mosque affairs revealed that five of the six women were identified while the sixth remained unrecognized. All of them, however, are from Occupied Jerusalem.
About 28 Jewish settlers carried out successive incursions into the Aqsa Mosque from the Maghareba gate since فاث morning hours. The settlers provocatively roamed the holy site and went out from al-Silsila gate.
The settlers’ desecration of the Islamic holy place provoked the outrage of Muslim worshipers who chanted Allahu Akbar as well as pro-Aqsa slogans. They closely monitored the settlers since the moment of storming the Mosque.
On the other hand, hundreds of Muslim worshipers, from Jerusalem, the West Bank, and 1948 Occupied Palestine, visited the Mosque on Monday.
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More than eighty days have passed since Israeli soldiers kidnapped the democratically elected leftist legislator Khalida Jarrar from her home in Ramallah, but it was only Monday that she was able to see her daughters and hug them, in an Israeli court.
Israeli soldiers were surrounding Jarrar when her daughters, Yaffa and Suha, tried to approach her in court, and watched them hug their mother shortly before asking them to step away. The soldiers initially tried to prevent them from approaching, or even talk to her, in the Ofer military court, west of Ramallah. They even threatened to place Jarrar in solitary confinement should her |
daughters approach her, or talk to her, but after a few minutes of talking with the daughters and their mother’s lawyer, the soldiers allowed them to approach her.
Yaffa and Suha were telling their mother how proud they are of her, her steadfastness and strong determination, despite her imprisonment and suffering.
The court session only lasted a few minutes; the defense told the court that the whole case against Jarrar is purely political.
“The charges are ridiculous, for political activities in the open, activities that did not violate any law,” the lawyer told Al-Jazeera correspondent Elias Karram, “The arrest of Jarrar is illegal, and is not based on any legal foundations.”
Following a few minutes of deliberation, the court decided to delay the hearing until further notice, as the defense attorney demanded the Israeli prosecution to present its case and the alleged “proofs,” and said it cannot perform its duties and defend the imprisoned legislator if the prosecution does even present a clear case, instead of allegations, against the defendant.
The army kidnapped the 52-year-old legislator, senior political leader of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and a democratically elected legislator, on April 2, 2015.
On April 5, an Israeli military court held a hearing to discuss the file of the detained leftist Legislator, and sentenced her to six months under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges.
On April 15, the military prosecutor filed an indictment of twelve charges against the feminist leader, including “membership with an illegal organization,” in addition to “holding and participating in protests in solidarity with political prisoners.”
Yaffa and Suha were telling their mother how proud they are of her, her steadfastness and strong determination, despite her imprisonment and suffering.
The court session only lasted a few minutes; the defense told the court that the whole case against Jarrar is purely political.
“The charges are ridiculous, for political activities in the open, activities that did not violate any law,” the lawyer told Al-Jazeera correspondent Elias Karram, “The arrest of Jarrar is illegal, and is not based on any legal foundations.”
Following a few minutes of deliberation, the court decided to delay the hearing until further notice, as the defense attorney demanded the Israeli prosecution to present its case and the alleged “proofs,” and said it cannot perform its duties and defend the imprisoned legislator if the prosecution does even present a clear case, instead of allegations, against the defendant.
The army kidnapped the 52-year-old legislator, senior political leader of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and a democratically elected legislator, on April 2, 2015.
On April 5, an Israeli military court held a hearing to discuss the file of the detained leftist Legislator, and sentenced her to six months under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges.
On April 15, the military prosecutor filed an indictment of twelve charges against the feminist leader, including “membership with an illegal organization,” in addition to “holding and participating in protests in solidarity with political prisoners.”
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Monday, that detainee Khader Adnan continues his hunger strike for 49th consecutive days amidst a serious deterioration in his health condition, in the Assaf HaRofeh Israeli Medical Center.
The PPS said the Adnan suffered a very serious health deterioration, and is facing a grave risk of losing his life.
PPS lawyer Jawad Boulos visited the detainee, on Monday morning, and was informed that Adnan developed two new complications; very visible yellowness in his eyes, which is typically an indication of a dysfunction of the liver, in addition to a much darker urine which could indicate a serious issue or dysfunction of the kidneys.
Boulos was informed that those conditions could witness further deterioration, and become irreversible.
The lawyer confirmed that Adnan is aware of the dangers, but insists on continuing his hunger strike without conducting any medical checkups. The detainee is only drinking water.
Adnan was kidnapped on July 8, 2014, and has since been held under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial. He went on hunger strike for a week in January of this year after Israel renewed his administrative detention orders for the third consecutive time.
The strike comes in protest of this administrative detention, under which detainees are held indefinitely without charge or trial, as Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians over the years, by this procedure and for periods ranging from several months to several years.
The highest number of administrative detainees was during the first Intifada in 1989, when the number reached 2,000 prisoners.
Two years ago, Adnan held a 66-day hunger strike, also protesting his administrative detention, and only ended his strike after Israel agreed to release him in 2012.
The PPS said the Adnan suffered a very serious health deterioration, and is facing a grave risk of losing his life.
PPS lawyer Jawad Boulos visited the detainee, on Monday morning, and was informed that Adnan developed two new complications; very visible yellowness in his eyes, which is typically an indication of a dysfunction of the liver, in addition to a much darker urine which could indicate a serious issue or dysfunction of the kidneys.
Boulos was informed that those conditions could witness further deterioration, and become irreversible.
The lawyer confirmed that Adnan is aware of the dangers, but insists on continuing his hunger strike without conducting any medical checkups. The detainee is only drinking water.
Adnan was kidnapped on July 8, 2014, and has since been held under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial. He went on hunger strike for a week in January of this year after Israel renewed his administrative detention orders for the third consecutive time.
The strike comes in protest of this administrative detention, under which detainees are held indefinitely without charge or trial, as Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians over the years, by this procedure and for periods ranging from several months to several years.
The highest number of administrative detainees was during the first Intifada in 1989, when the number reached 2,000 prisoners.
Two years ago, Adnan held a 66-day hunger strike, also protesting his administrative detention, and only ended his strike after Israel agreed to release him in 2012.
Odai Mofeed Bayyoumi, 23
The Israeli District Court in occupied Jerusalem sentenced, on Monday morning, a young Palestinian man to 13 months of imprisonment, with an additional four months suspended, for what the court called “incitement,” on his Facebook page.
Mohammad Mahmoud, a lawyer with the Ad-Dameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association, said Odai Mofeed Bayyoumi, 23 years of age, was taken prisoner on December 16, 2014.
Mahmoud said the court sentenced Bayyoumi to 13 months, and added four months suspended, “because he is a former political prisoner.”
Bayyoumi, from Kafr ‘Aqeb neighborhood, in Jerusalem, was transferred to different detention centers since his abduction.
On Tuesday, May 19, an Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian man to eight months of imprisonment, with an additional six months suspended, for activity on social media.
The Jerusalem detainees' families committee said that the Israeli magistrate's court had handed the sentence to Sami Jamal Faraj Ideis, 28, from Shu’fat after he was convicted of inciting anti-Jewish violence and supporting "terror" in posts and comments on Facebook.
The Israeli District Court in occupied Jerusalem sentenced, on Monday morning, a young Palestinian man to 13 months of imprisonment, with an additional four months suspended, for what the court called “incitement,” on his Facebook page.
Mohammad Mahmoud, a lawyer with the Ad-Dameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association, said Odai Mofeed Bayyoumi, 23 years of age, was taken prisoner on December 16, 2014.
Mahmoud said the court sentenced Bayyoumi to 13 months, and added four months suspended, “because he is a former political prisoner.”
Bayyoumi, from Kafr ‘Aqeb neighborhood, in Jerusalem, was transferred to different detention centers since his abduction.
On Tuesday, May 19, an Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian man to eight months of imprisonment, with an additional six months suspended, for activity on social media.
The Jerusalem detainees' families committee said that the Israeli magistrate's court had handed the sentence to Sami Jamal Faraj Ideis, 28, from Shu’fat after he was convicted of inciting anti-Jewish violence and supporting "terror" in posts and comments on Facebook.
Several Palestinian young men on Sunday night suffered injuries during clashes with Israeli policemen in different areas of occupied Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that violent clashes broke out following al-Tarawih prayers in the streets of Bab al-Amud (Damascus Gate) Bab al-Sahira (Herod's Gate), where Israeli police forces intensively fired tear gas and stun grenades at the angry young men.
They added that a young man suffered a head injury when an Israeli policeman fired a stun grenade at him.
Similar clashes also took place in al-Zeitoun Mount, according to local sources.
Israeli media sources claimed the Israeli police arrested a young men during the overnight events in Jerusalem.
The districts of Issawiya and Ras al-Amud also saw confrontations with the Israeli police.
The events started after local young men threw Molotov cocktails and firecrackers at police patrols.
Meanwhile, Palestinian young men threw a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli bus boarded by extremist Jewish settlers near Hizma town, northeast of Jerusalem, which smashed the windshield and caused slight injuries to the driver.
Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that violent clashes broke out following al-Tarawih prayers in the streets of Bab al-Amud (Damascus Gate) Bab al-Sahira (Herod's Gate), where Israeli police forces intensively fired tear gas and stun grenades at the angry young men.
They added that a young man suffered a head injury when an Israeli policeman fired a stun grenade at him.
Similar clashes also took place in al-Zeitoun Mount, according to local sources.
Israeli media sources claimed the Israeli police arrested a young men during the overnight events in Jerusalem.
The districts of Issawiya and Ras al-Amud also saw confrontations with the Israeli police.
The events started after local young men threw Molotov cocktails and firecrackers at police patrols.
Meanwhile, Palestinian young men threw a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli bus boarded by extremist Jewish settlers near Hizma town, northeast of Jerusalem, which smashed the windshield and caused slight injuries to the driver.
21 june 2015
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested the mother of prisoner Haitham al-Batat in al-Khalil town of Daheriya at dawn Sunday.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in 15 army jeeps raided the town, south of al-Khalil, and broke into the home of Batat.
They said that the soldiers searched the house and confiscated a number of the captive’s belongings before taking away his mother.
Batat, who has been in Israeli custody since 2003, is serving two life sentences and 30 years. The mother was arrested at the hands of the IOF two years ago during a visit to her son. She was beaten during the arrest.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in 15 army jeeps raided the town, south of al-Khalil, and broke into the home of Batat.
They said that the soldiers searched the house and confiscated a number of the captive’s belongings before taking away his mother.
Batat, who has been in Israeli custody since 2003, is serving two life sentences and 30 years. The mother was arrested at the hands of the IOF two years ago during a visit to her son. She was beaten during the arrest.
At least five Palestinian citizens, including a minor, were abducted by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) overnight Saturday and at dawn Sunday in Occupied Jerusalem and cities of the West Bank.
Sources based in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil said two Palestinians identified as the 15-year-old child Fadi al-Natsha and the 18-year-old teen Mahmoud al-Rajabi, were arrested by the IOF at the Tel al-Rumeida checkpoint in al-Khalil.
The Israeli occupation soldiers prohibited a Palestinian activist from documenting the abductions.
Jerusalem-based sources said, meanwhile, the IOF rolled into Bab al-Amoud neighborhood and targeted a group of Palestinian unarmed youngsters with randomly-shot waves of stun grenades, moments before they apprehended a young Palestinian protester.
In a related incident, the IOF at dawn on Sunday nabbed two Palestinian young men from al-Issawiya village, in Occupied Jerusalem, and dragged them to an investigation center pending further interrogation.
Local sources identified the captured youths as Adham Muheissen and Ata Ubeid, both kidnapped from their own homes.
Clashes flared up after the IOF reportedly cracked down on Palestinian citizens and smashed their car windows.
The IOF soldiers attacked the Palestinian protesters with barrages of stun grenades and tear gas canisters.
Sources based in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil said two Palestinians identified as the 15-year-old child Fadi al-Natsha and the 18-year-old teen Mahmoud al-Rajabi, were arrested by the IOF at the Tel al-Rumeida checkpoint in al-Khalil.
The Israeli occupation soldiers prohibited a Palestinian activist from documenting the abductions.
Jerusalem-based sources said, meanwhile, the IOF rolled into Bab al-Amoud neighborhood and targeted a group of Palestinian unarmed youngsters with randomly-shot waves of stun grenades, moments before they apprehended a young Palestinian protester.
In a related incident, the IOF at dawn on Sunday nabbed two Palestinian young men from al-Issawiya village, in Occupied Jerusalem, and dragged them to an investigation center pending further interrogation.
Local sources identified the captured youths as Adham Muheissen and Ata Ubeid, both kidnapped from their own homes.
Clashes flared up after the IOF reportedly cracked down on Palestinian citizens and smashed their car windows.
The IOF soldiers attacked the Palestinian protesters with barrages of stun grenades and tear gas canisters.
Head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society, Fares Qaddoura, on Sunday denied claims that the Palestinian hunger-striking detainee Khader Adnan, starving for 48 days running, has died.
The Prisoner Society quoted its lawyer Jawad Boulos as stating, following contacts held with the head of the Assaf Harofeh hospital, that Adnan’s health has not undergone any changes.
Lawyer Boulos also spoke by phone to the judicial adviser of the Israeli prison administration who denied Adnan’s death but confirmed reports on his critical health condition.
The Society called on the Palestinian masses to urgently react in support of Adnan’s cause
The group warned of an imminent death to befall hunger-striking Khader Adnan sometime soon if no serious steps are made to save his life before it is too late.
The Prisoner Society quoted its lawyer Jawad Boulos as stating, following contacts held with the head of the Assaf Harofeh hospital, that Adnan’s health has not undergone any changes.
Lawyer Boulos also spoke by phone to the judicial adviser of the Israeli prison administration who denied Adnan’s death but confirmed reports on his critical health condition.
The Society called on the Palestinian masses to urgently react in support of Adnan’s cause
The group warned of an imminent death to befall hunger-striking Khader Adnan sometime soon if no serious steps are made to save his life before it is too late.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Saturday, two Palestinian children in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlers hurled stones on Palestinians and their property, in Hebron’s Old city.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers kidnapped Fadi Nader an-Natsha, 15, and Mahmoud ar-Rajabi, and took them to the Etzion military and security base.
The army claimed the two were taken prisoner following clashes between Israeli soldiers and local youths.
In related news, Israelis living in illegal outposts in the Old City of Hebron, hurled stones on Palestinian homes, and cars, causing property damage, including damage to children’s toys displayed by a street vendor, identified as Tha’er Jaber.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers kidnapped Fadi Nader an-Natsha, 15, and Mahmoud ar-Rajabi, and took them to the Etzion military and security base.
The army claimed the two were taken prisoner following clashes between Israeli soldiers and local youths.
In related news, Israelis living in illegal outposts in the Old City of Hebron, hurled stones on Palestinian homes, and cars, causing property damage, including damage to children’s toys displayed by a street vendor, identified as Tha’er Jaber.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday evening, the al-Bireh city, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, shot and injured a Palestinian child, during clashes with local youths, while one Palestinian was kidnapped in occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian medical sources said the child, 15 years of age, was shot with two live rounds in the leg, and was moved to the Palestine Medical Center. The incident took place in Jabal at-Tawil area.
In Jerusalem, the army kidnapped a young Palestinian man, and took him to an interrogation center in the city.
Soldiers said an Israeli man was injured, reportedly after Palestinian youths hurled stones on his car, in Bab al-‘Amoud area.
Israeli sources said the man was moved to the Hadassah Medical Center suffering a head injury.
Palestinian medical sources said the child, 15 years of age, was shot with two live rounds in the leg, and was moved to the Palestine Medical Center. The incident took place in Jabal at-Tawil area.
In Jerusalem, the army kidnapped a young Palestinian man, and took him to an interrogation center in the city.
Soldiers said an Israeli man was injured, reportedly after Palestinian youths hurled stones on his car, in Bab al-‘Amoud area.
Israeli sources said the man was moved to the Hadassah Medical Center suffering a head injury.
20 june 2015
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) erected Saturday make-shift checkpoints and raided a number of Palestinian towns near al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that a military checkpoint was erected near Kharsa town, while another was placed near Fawar refugee camp. A third checkpoint was erected at the entrance to Sair town.
A number of Israeli military vehicles broke into different towns in al-Khalil since the early morning hours, the sources added.
Also in al-Khalil, Israeli forces arrested at dawn Saturday two Palestinians including a minor at a military checkpoint erected near Tel Rumida neighborhood in the Old City.
The two detainees were taken to an unknown detention center.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that a military checkpoint was erected near Kharsa town, while another was placed near Fawar refugee camp. A third checkpoint was erected at the entrance to Sair town.
A number of Israeli military vehicles broke into different towns in al-Khalil since the early morning hours, the sources added.
Also in al-Khalil, Israeli forces arrested at dawn Saturday two Palestinians including a minor at a military checkpoint erected near Tel Rumida neighborhood in the Old City.
The two detainees were taken to an unknown detention center.
Director of Al-Asra Center for prisoner studies, Ra’afat Hamdouneh said that Sunday will be a fateful day in the lives of Palestinian prisoners Ahmad Sa’adat -Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine- and prisoner Khader Adnan who has been on a hunger strike for about 47 days now.
Hamdouneh, also an ex-detainee, said that the Israeli prison services asked Sa’adat for a one-day respite, ending tomorrow, to respond to his demands, which include allowing family visits and moving on with the case of Khader Adnan.
Ahmad Sa’adat was transferred from Ramon to Gilboa prison on May 5 as part of a series of transfers aimed at disrupting prison organizing. The Popular Front leader has been repeatedly transferred during his imprisonment.
Demands also include moving with the case of prisoner Khader Adnan knowing that his health is deteriorating. Adnan two days ago refused to undergo medical tests by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) delegation, because of the prison administrations restrictions that Adnan’s hands and feet must be chained to his bed for 24 hours during the tests.
Hamdouneh said that Adnan’s conditions were deteriorating and will escalate at any given moment if the IPS chooses to ignore the demands of Palestinian prisoners.
According to Addameer prisoner support and human rights association, the number of administrative Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons hit 426.
Hamdouneh, also an ex-detainee, said that the Israeli prison services asked Sa’adat for a one-day respite, ending tomorrow, to respond to his demands, which include allowing family visits and moving on with the case of Khader Adnan.
Ahmad Sa’adat was transferred from Ramon to Gilboa prison on May 5 as part of a series of transfers aimed at disrupting prison organizing. The Popular Front leader has been repeatedly transferred during his imprisonment.
Demands also include moving with the case of prisoner Khader Adnan knowing that his health is deteriorating. Adnan two days ago refused to undergo medical tests by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) delegation, because of the prison administrations restrictions that Adnan’s hands and feet must be chained to his bed for 24 hours during the tests.
Hamdouneh said that Adnan’s conditions were deteriorating and will escalate at any given moment if the IPS chooses to ignore the demands of Palestinian prisoners.
According to Addameer prisoner support and human rights association, the number of administrative Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons hit 426.
The Jerusalemite female prisoner Shirin Issawi suspended her hunger strike that lasted for a week after the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) vowed to end her solitary confinement and to improve her detention conditions.
IPS promised to end Shirin’s isolation and to allow her family visits, in addition to improving her detention conditions.
Her detained brother Medhat Issawi also suspended his hunger strike declared in solidarity with his sister.
Israeli sanctions and restrictions against Palestinian prisoners have increased during the holy month of Ramadan in total violation of their human rights and religious freedom.
IPS promised to end Shirin’s isolation and to allow her family visits, in addition to improving her detention conditions.
Her detained brother Medhat Issawi also suspended his hunger strike declared in solidarity with his sister.
Israeli sanctions and restrictions against Palestinian prisoners have increased during the holy month of Ramadan in total violation of their human rights and religious freedom.
19 june 2015
The health situation of the prisoner Khader Adnan has seriously deteriorated as he continues his hunger strike for 45 consecutive days protesting his administrative detention, rights group said.
Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) Jawad Boulos said that Israeli officials asked him late Thursday to urgently come to Assaf Harofeh Hospital as Adana’s health situation has sharply deteriorated.
Adnan was vomiting along the visit hours and unable to speak loudly, while his right hand is still tied to the bed, Boulos said. He lost many of his weight.
Israeli authorities suggested to “improve Adnan’s detention conditions” in Assaf Harofeh Hospital if he accepts to conduct medical tests. However, Adnan refused the Israeli offer and continued to only drink water without taking any vitamins.
Along the past few hours, a number of Israeli figures have visited Adnan in the hospital including head of Israeli Medical Association and members of Physicians for Human Rights.
In the same context, Jihad-affiliated prisoners held in Nafha prison affirmed that an Israeli senior official informed them that Khader Adnan suffers significant health deterioration as he refuses to conduct any medical tests or to take vitamins.
An Israeli medical delegation has visited Adnan in an attempt to “convince” him to undergo the medical tests, however he refused, the prisoners quoted the Israeli official as saying.
37-year-old Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan Musa has been on an open-ended hunger-strike for the 46th day running in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, in the Israeli occupation jails.
Adnan, a father of six children, was arrested near Jenin in July during an Israeli arrest campaign across the West Bank. He is one of many former prisoners re-arrested and incarcerated for unclear reasons.
Along the same line, the newly released Lina Khatib said that Palestinian female prisoners suffer catastrophic detention conditions as they are subjected to tough torture and ill-treatment at the hands of Israeli jailers.
Palestinian female prisoners are subjected to human rights violations, she stressed.
Khatib also pointed to the suffering they face while being transferred via “Bosta”, a transport vehicle in which the prisoner is shackled to a metal chair in the back.
The Bosta is not air conditioned, does not have open windows, and temperature inside it reaches extremely high levels. It is a particularly dangerous experience for older or ill prisoners.
Khatib was released last week from Israeli jails after being arrested on December 13, 2014 for participating in a peaceful march outside Ofer prison.
Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) Jawad Boulos said that Israeli officials asked him late Thursday to urgently come to Assaf Harofeh Hospital as Adana’s health situation has sharply deteriorated.
Adnan was vomiting along the visit hours and unable to speak loudly, while his right hand is still tied to the bed, Boulos said. He lost many of his weight.
Israeli authorities suggested to “improve Adnan’s detention conditions” in Assaf Harofeh Hospital if he accepts to conduct medical tests. However, Adnan refused the Israeli offer and continued to only drink water without taking any vitamins.
Along the past few hours, a number of Israeli figures have visited Adnan in the hospital including head of Israeli Medical Association and members of Physicians for Human Rights.
In the same context, Jihad-affiliated prisoners held in Nafha prison affirmed that an Israeli senior official informed them that Khader Adnan suffers significant health deterioration as he refuses to conduct any medical tests or to take vitamins.
An Israeli medical delegation has visited Adnan in an attempt to “convince” him to undergo the medical tests, however he refused, the prisoners quoted the Israeli official as saying.
37-year-old Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan Musa has been on an open-ended hunger-strike for the 46th day running in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, in the Israeli occupation jails.
Adnan, a father of six children, was arrested near Jenin in July during an Israeli arrest campaign across the West Bank. He is one of many former prisoners re-arrested and incarcerated for unclear reasons.
Along the same line, the newly released Lina Khatib said that Palestinian female prisoners suffer catastrophic detention conditions as they are subjected to tough torture and ill-treatment at the hands of Israeli jailers.
Palestinian female prisoners are subjected to human rights violations, she stressed.
Khatib also pointed to the suffering they face while being transferred via “Bosta”, a transport vehicle in which the prisoner is shackled to a metal chair in the back.
The Bosta is not air conditioned, does not have open windows, and temperature inside it reaches extremely high levels. It is a particularly dangerous experience for older or ill prisoners.
Khatib was released last week from Israeli jails after being arrested on December 13, 2014 for participating in a peaceful march outside Ofer prison.
