5 mar 2014
The District court judge sentenced on Wednesday two young Jerusalemite men from Esawyeh for actual imprisonment on charges of assaulting a settler.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the District court judge sentenced 18-year old Shahin Ibrahim Alyan for 12 months of actual imprisonment and 17-year old Mahmoud Naeem Alyan for 9 months of actual imprisonment; note that they were arrested on 18/08/2013 and were released nearly a month after with a financial guarantee and house arrest conditions.
The lawyer of the International movement to defend children, Ziad Al-Hidmi, said that the Magistrate court judge extended on Wednesday the arrest of 15-year old Samir Abu Nab until Friday and 20-year old Mohammad Abu Nab until next Sunday; note that they were arrested on Wednesday early morning hours after raiding their home in the town of Silwan.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud also explained that the Magistrate court judge also decided on Wednesday to release 16-year old Seif Abulhawa and 16-year old Khalil Abulhawa with a 1000-NIS financial guarantee and house arrest for 5 days for each.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the District court judge sentenced 18-year old Shahin Ibrahim Alyan for 12 months of actual imprisonment and 17-year old Mahmoud Naeem Alyan for 9 months of actual imprisonment; note that they were arrested on 18/08/2013 and were released nearly a month after with a financial guarantee and house arrest conditions.
The lawyer of the International movement to defend children, Ziad Al-Hidmi, said that the Magistrate court judge extended on Wednesday the arrest of 15-year old Samir Abu Nab until Friday and 20-year old Mohammad Abu Nab until next Sunday; note that they were arrested on Wednesday early morning hours after raiding their home in the town of Silwan.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud also explained that the Magistrate court judge also decided on Wednesday to release 16-year old Seif Abulhawa and 16-year old Khalil Abulhawa with a 1000-NIS financial guarantee and house arrest for 5 days for each.
The Israeli army, on Wednesday, abducted two people from the West Bank city of Hebron, including a minor, in addition to a youth from the Jerusalem area, according to local sources.
In Hebron, army forces took 14-year-old Shehda Salaymeh, after raiding and searching his house in the old city of Hebron, tampering with its contents, WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency reports.
The army also abducted a 22-year-old university student from al-Sheikh quarter, in Hebron, after searching his house and seizing his personal mobile phones and laptop.
Meanwhile, forces have set up flying military checkpoints in several neighborhoods in the city, and at the entrances of several towns and villages, stopping cars and checking the drivers' identity cards, causing a traffic jam.
In Hebron, army forces took 14-year-old Shehda Salaymeh, after raiding and searching his house in the old city of Hebron, tampering with its contents, WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency reports.
The army also abducted a 22-year-old university student from al-Sheikh quarter, in Hebron, after searching his house and seizing his personal mobile phones and laptop.
Meanwhile, forces have set up flying military checkpoints in several neighborhoods in the city, and at the entrances of several towns and villages, stopping cars and checking the drivers' identity cards, causing a traffic jam.
Palestinians near the border with the Israeli occupation state
Israeli occupation army arrested a Palestinian allegedly slipped through the security fence surrounding the Gaza Strip near the settlement of "Netiv Hasarah”.
Local 'Safa Press' agency quoted Israeli sources as saying that the Palestinian was unarmed and he was moved to security services for questioning.
Walla.co.il reported on Monday that two Gaza men infiltrated into a kibbutz in Netiv Hasarah to the north of the Gaza Strip.
With today’s case, nine Palestinians were reportedly detained by Israel for infiltrating through the security border in a week.
Israel keeps a buffer zone about 300 to 500 meters into the Gaza Strip, effectively turning a large areas of agricultural land into no-go zone.
Israeli occupation army arrested a Palestinian allegedly slipped through the security fence surrounding the Gaza Strip near the settlement of "Netiv Hasarah”.
Local 'Safa Press' agency quoted Israeli sources as saying that the Palestinian was unarmed and he was moved to security services for questioning.
Walla.co.il reported on Monday that two Gaza men infiltrated into a kibbutz in Netiv Hasarah to the north of the Gaza Strip.
With today’s case, nine Palestinians were reportedly detained by Israel for infiltrating through the security border in a week.
Israel keeps a buffer zone about 300 to 500 meters into the Gaza Strip, effectively turning a large areas of agricultural land into no-go zone.
Israeli forces detained an activist with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on the Ramallah-Nablus road on Wednesday.
A security source told Ma'an that Israeli forces detained Hussam al-Razza, 55, at a checkpoint near the Israeli settlement of Beit El.
Al-Razza was reportedly taken to Huwarra military base and was sentenced to six months of administrative detention, the source added.
Israeli forces had reportedly raided al-Razza's house in Nablus on Tuesday and damaged his property.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said she was not familiar with the incident.
The detention comes less than a week after Israeli forces killed a PFLP activist after surrounding his house in Birzeit. Muatazz Washaha, 24, died after Israeli forces fired a shell and opened fire inside his home during an arrest raid.
After the killing, the PFLP vowed that it would revenge the young activist's death.
A security source told Ma'an that Israeli forces detained Hussam al-Razza, 55, at a checkpoint near the Israeli settlement of Beit El.
Al-Razza was reportedly taken to Huwarra military base and was sentenced to six months of administrative detention, the source added.
Israeli forces had reportedly raided al-Razza's house in Nablus on Tuesday and damaged his property.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said she was not familiar with the incident.
The detention comes less than a week after Israeli forces killed a PFLP activist after surrounding his house in Birzeit. Muatazz Washaha, 24, died after Israeli forces fired a shell and opened fire inside his home during an arrest raid.
After the killing, the PFLP vowed that it would revenge the young activist's death.
Three Palestinian man were detained in villages south of Nablus on Wednesday, hours after four Molotov cocktails were thrown at a bus carrying Israeli settlers in the area.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that dozens of Israeli soldiers raided the village of Madama and carried out searches in the area.
Locals told Ma'an that Mohammad Fawwaz Shareef Salih was detained near the village by Israeli forces.
Israeli forces also detained two Palestinians in the Asira Al-Qibliya village nearby on Wednesday evening.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli forces arrested Majd Ahmad Saleh, 25, a Palestinian security forces officer, as well as Mohammad Fawaz Salih, 22, near Burin bridge near the main road.
The two were reportedly taken to Huwwara military base south of Nablus.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said she was not familiar with the incidents.
The area around the villages south of Nablus is a frequent site of settler violence and Palestinian clashes with Israeli forces as it is located beside the notoriously violent Israeli settlement of Yitzhar.
In mid-February, local settlers threw rocks at Palestinian schoolchildren and attacked a local high school in two separate incidents that led to clashes.
Settlers frequently attack a number of local villages and prevent farmers from reaching their lands, according to UNOCHA, in addition to attacks on local olive trees themselves.
As a result, local youths sometimes respond by targeting vehicles belonging to settlers on the area's main roads.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma'an that dozens of Israeli soldiers raided the village of Madama and carried out searches in the area.
Locals told Ma'an that Mohammad Fawwaz Shareef Salih was detained near the village by Israeli forces.
Israeli forces also detained two Palestinians in the Asira Al-Qibliya village nearby on Wednesday evening.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli forces arrested Majd Ahmad Saleh, 25, a Palestinian security forces officer, as well as Mohammad Fawaz Salih, 22, near Burin bridge near the main road.
The two were reportedly taken to Huwwara military base south of Nablus.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said she was not familiar with the incidents.
The area around the villages south of Nablus is a frequent site of settler violence and Palestinian clashes with Israeli forces as it is located beside the notoriously violent Israeli settlement of Yitzhar.
In mid-February, local settlers threw rocks at Palestinian schoolchildren and attacked a local high school in two separate incidents that led to clashes.
Settlers frequently attack a number of local villages and prevent farmers from reaching their lands, according to UNOCHA, in addition to attacks on local olive trees themselves.
As a result, local youths sometimes respond by targeting vehicles belonging to settlers on the area's main roads.
Sheikh Ra'ed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948 occupied lands, downplayed the impacts of the Israeli prison verdict issued against him on his morale, asserting that he would keep defending the Aqsa Mosque from inside the jail as well.
"This decision was very joyous to me because it represents the pinnacle of the Zionist injustice and tells me the good news about the imminent demise of the occupation, God willing," Sheikh Salah told a news conference following his trial on Tuesday.
"My repeated detention and imprisonment would never weaken my fortitude or strength. I will stay as I used to be before the trial," he said.
For his part, lawyer Zahi Nujidat, the spokesman for the Islamic Movement, condemned the court order against Sheikh Salah as "unjust and wrong."
"During the khutba (sermon) which Sheikh Ra'ed Salah delivered in early 2007, he expressed in a language familiar to the Palestinian community his rejection of the viciousness of the occupation. We will not wait until the Zionist and Ashkenazi community that came from overseas tell us what language we should use to express our position and indignation against the occupation, and our support for the Aqsa Mosque," Nujidat said.
Sheikh Kamal Al-Khatib, deputy head of the Islamic Movement, also deplored the Israeli court ruling against Sheikh Salah and described it as politically-motivated and racist par excellence.
Sheikh Khatib stressed that such court verdicts would not dissuade the Islamic Movement from its positions in support of the Aqsa Mosque.
The resistance committee in Palestine, for its part, considered the eight-month prison sentence issued against Sheikh Salah as one episode of Israel's ongoing targeting of the Palestinian national figures who defend their people's rights and holy sites in Jerusalem
In a press release on Tuesday, the resistance committees said that the Israeli occupation state tries to quell all Palestinian voices that expose its crimes and violations in occupied Jerusalem.
It added that the court decision against Sheikh Salah is mainly aimed at keeping him away from the Aqsa Mosque in particular because his presence outside constitutes a nuisance to Israel's plan to control the Mosque.
"This decision was very joyous to me because it represents the pinnacle of the Zionist injustice and tells me the good news about the imminent demise of the occupation, God willing," Sheikh Salah told a news conference following his trial on Tuesday.
"My repeated detention and imprisonment would never weaken my fortitude or strength. I will stay as I used to be before the trial," he said.
For his part, lawyer Zahi Nujidat, the spokesman for the Islamic Movement, condemned the court order against Sheikh Salah as "unjust and wrong."
"During the khutba (sermon) which Sheikh Ra'ed Salah delivered in early 2007, he expressed in a language familiar to the Palestinian community his rejection of the viciousness of the occupation. We will not wait until the Zionist and Ashkenazi community that came from overseas tell us what language we should use to express our position and indignation against the occupation, and our support for the Aqsa Mosque," Nujidat said.
Sheikh Kamal Al-Khatib, deputy head of the Islamic Movement, also deplored the Israeli court ruling against Sheikh Salah and described it as politically-motivated and racist par excellence.
Sheikh Khatib stressed that such court verdicts would not dissuade the Islamic Movement from its positions in support of the Aqsa Mosque.
The resistance committee in Palestine, for its part, considered the eight-month prison sentence issued against Sheikh Salah as one episode of Israel's ongoing targeting of the Palestinian national figures who defend their people's rights and holy sites in Jerusalem
In a press release on Tuesday, the resistance committees said that the Israeli occupation state tries to quell all Palestinian voices that expose its crimes and violations in occupied Jerusalem.
It added that the court decision against Sheikh Salah is mainly aimed at keeping him away from the Aqsa Mosque in particular because his presence outside constitutes a nuisance to Israel's plan to control the Mosque.
Israeli undercover forces stormed on Tuesday evening the house of al-Qassam fighter Ayoub Qawasmi in al-Khalil city and arrested him, ten days after his release from the PA jails. According to Qawasmi family, the undercover forces stormed the Jamaa neighborhood to the northwest of al-Khalil, broke into their house and kidnapped Ayoub.
The PA Preventive Security Service (PSS) had released Qawasmi, who is wanted for the Israeli occupation forces for his affiliation with the Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas, ten days ago after he served in jail three years and three months without a clear charge.
Qawasmi was arrested by the PSS on the 30th of October 2010 and was sentenced to eight months. His sentence ended on June 30, 2011 but the PPS refused to release him under the pretext that he is wanted for the IOF.
Another Israeli military force arrested at dawn Wednesday a student at the Palestine Polytechnic University after raiding his home in the Sheikh neighborhood in the city of al-Khalil.
The soldiers confiscated the student's mobile phone and his computer, before transferring him to an unknown destination for investigation, eyewitnesses reported.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army imposed on Tuesday night a curfew on the villages of Hawara and Bita, to the south of Nablus.
Munawar al-Ouda, from Hawara village, told PIC's correspondent that the occupation patrols forced the shopkeepers to close their shops, prevented the citizens from moving, and closed the town's main street for some time.
He added that the occupation forces have also raided the neighboring town of Bita and imposed a curfew there.
The Israeli troops stormed the town of Barqa'a, northwest of Nablus, on Tuesday night and launched a search campaign in the area.
Ghassan Daghlas, official of settlement file in the north of the West Bank, said that dozens of patrols were deployed in the town and chased the youths under the pretext of searching for stone throwers.
In Jenin, the Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Anin at dawn Wednesday, and stormed and searched citizens' houses, local sources said.
The sources added that during the raids an intelligence officer questioned owners of some houses.
The Israeli forces also broke into the towns of Taiba, Zabouba and Rummaneh in Jenin.
The PA Preventive Security Service (PSS) had released Qawasmi, who is wanted for the Israeli occupation forces for his affiliation with the Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas, ten days ago after he served in jail three years and three months without a clear charge.
Qawasmi was arrested by the PSS on the 30th of October 2010 and was sentenced to eight months. His sentence ended on June 30, 2011 but the PPS refused to release him under the pretext that he is wanted for the IOF.
Another Israeli military force arrested at dawn Wednesday a student at the Palestine Polytechnic University after raiding his home in the Sheikh neighborhood in the city of al-Khalil.
The soldiers confiscated the student's mobile phone and his computer, before transferring him to an unknown destination for investigation, eyewitnesses reported.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army imposed on Tuesday night a curfew on the villages of Hawara and Bita, to the south of Nablus.
Munawar al-Ouda, from Hawara village, told PIC's correspondent that the occupation patrols forced the shopkeepers to close their shops, prevented the citizens from moving, and closed the town's main street for some time.
He added that the occupation forces have also raided the neighboring town of Bita and imposed a curfew there.
The Israeli troops stormed the town of Barqa'a, northwest of Nablus, on Tuesday night and launched a search campaign in the area.
Ghassan Daghlas, official of settlement file in the north of the West Bank, said that dozens of patrols were deployed in the town and chased the youths under the pretext of searching for stone throwers.
In Jenin, the Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Anin at dawn Wednesday, and stormed and searched citizens' houses, local sources said.
The sources added that during the raids an intelligence officer questioned owners of some houses.
The Israeli forces also broke into the towns of Taiba, Zabouba and Rummaneh in Jenin.
Family of prisoner Akram al-Fassisi said their son is suffering severe bleeding in stomach. Al-Fassisi, from the West bank city of Hebron, has stayed at Hospital of Kaplan in (Israel) for two weeks.
Yusof, al-Fassisi’s brother, said to The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights that his brother had declared and been on hunger strike since January 09, 2014, in spite of deterioration of his health. He sent a letter requesting nothing but a cerement.
For his part, Head of The Ahrar Center said that eight Palestinian prisoners are still on hunger strike who are: Muammar Banat, Akram al-Fassisi, Waheed Abu Maria,Ameer al-Shammas, Ahmed Abu Ras, Adel al-Saqsaq, KifahHattab, and Aymanetbaish.
He confirmed that most prisoners who are on hunger strike for long period have been transferred to hospital and banned from family’s visits, pointing out that there is continued deterioration of their health conditions
Yusof, al-Fassisi’s brother, said to The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights that his brother had declared and been on hunger strike since January 09, 2014, in spite of deterioration of his health. He sent a letter requesting nothing but a cerement.
For his part, Head of The Ahrar Center said that eight Palestinian prisoners are still on hunger strike who are: Muammar Banat, Akram al-Fassisi, Waheed Abu Maria,Ameer al-Shammas, Ahmed Abu Ras, Adel al-Saqsaq, KifahHattab, and Aymanetbaish.
He confirmed that most prisoners who are on hunger strike for long period have been transferred to hospital and banned from family’s visits, pointing out that there is continued deterioration of their health conditions
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a Palestinian child from his family home in the Old City of Al-Khalil on Wednesday. Local sources said that IOF soldiers broke into the family home of Shehde Salayma in the Old City of Al-Khalil and took him away after terrorizing the family members and searching the house.
They said that the soldiers did not give any reason for arresting the child and did not specify where he was taken.
The sources pointed out that the soldiers stormed a number of alleys in the Old City while other units burst into Aroub refugee camp, north of Al-Khalil, at the early dawn hours and embarked on a combing operation.
They said that the soldiers did not give any reason for arresting the child and did not specify where he was taken.
The sources pointed out that the soldiers stormed a number of alleys in the Old City while other units burst into Aroub refugee camp, north of Al-Khalil, at the early dawn hours and embarked on a combing operation.
The lawyer at the ministry of prisoners' affairs in the occupied West Bank said that the health conditions of the hunger striking prisoners, held in the Israeli Kaplan hospital, have deteriorated. The lawyer said that the prisoners are vomiting blood, and that the jailers are keeping them tied up to the hospital's beds.
He pointed out in a report that the health condition of captives Muammar Banat and Akram al-Fasissi, who are on hunger strike in protest against their administrative detention, has seriously deteriorated.
Captive Banat told the lawyer at the Ministry of Prisoners Hanan al-Khatib that they are held in isolation in the hospital, in harsh conditions, and that the jailers are treating them very badly.
He said: "We call on everyone to fight in order to put an end to the arbitrary policy of the administrative detention," adding that the doctors committee formed in the hospital has been threatening to feed them by force if they continue their hunger strike.
Meanwhile, prisoners' families in Tulkarem organized on Tuesday a sit-in in solidarity with the captives Mutassim Raddad, who suffers from cancer, and Kifah Hattab.
Captive Hattab, aged 54, has been on hunger strike for a month in order to put pressure on the occupation authorities to consider him as a prisoner of war. He was transferred from Hadarim prison to Ramle hospital due to his deteriorating health condition.
Representatives of the national and Islamic forces and official and popular institutions, in addition to students, took part in the sit-in that was organized in front of the Red Cross office in Tulkarem.
They warned of the deterioration of health conditions of the patients in light of the continued policy of deliberate medical neglect by the prison administration.
The Israeli prison administration has been testing medicines on the prisoners, which resulted in a large spread of cancer. There are 1400 sick prisoners in the Israeli jails, 30 of them have cancer.
He pointed out in a report that the health condition of captives Muammar Banat and Akram al-Fasissi, who are on hunger strike in protest against their administrative detention, has seriously deteriorated.
Captive Banat told the lawyer at the Ministry of Prisoners Hanan al-Khatib that they are held in isolation in the hospital, in harsh conditions, and that the jailers are treating them very badly.
He said: "We call on everyone to fight in order to put an end to the arbitrary policy of the administrative detention," adding that the doctors committee formed in the hospital has been threatening to feed them by force if they continue their hunger strike.
Meanwhile, prisoners' families in Tulkarem organized on Tuesday a sit-in in solidarity with the captives Mutassim Raddad, who suffers from cancer, and Kifah Hattab.
Captive Hattab, aged 54, has been on hunger strike for a month in order to put pressure on the occupation authorities to consider him as a prisoner of war. He was transferred from Hadarim prison to Ramle hospital due to his deteriorating health condition.
Representatives of the national and Islamic forces and official and popular institutions, in addition to students, took part in the sit-in that was organized in front of the Red Cross office in Tulkarem.
They warned of the deterioration of health conditions of the patients in light of the continued policy of deliberate medical neglect by the prison administration.
The Israeli prison administration has been testing medicines on the prisoners, which resulted in a large spread of cancer. There are 1400 sick prisoners in the Israeli jails, 30 of them have cancer.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have escalated targeting Palestinian detainees' families, where three detainees' wives are currently held in Israeli jails, Palestinian human rights sources said. Palestine center for prisoners' studies confirmed that IOF arrested on Tuesday the detainee Mahmoud al-Suweiti's wife at a military checkpoint while trying to visit her husband who was recently transferred to Ramle prison hospital for his health deterioration. The detainee al-Suweiti is sentenced for 22 years imprisonment.
The center said that Israeli occupation has escalated its systematic policy against detainees' wives and mothers in reference to the arrest of the detainee Said Issa Sawad's wife while trying to visit her husband, the detainee Adnan Hamarsheh's wife on Karama crossing, and Shadi Balawna's mother who suffers serious health problems.
The human rights center pointed out that Israeli authorities used to arrest detainees' family members for allegedly smuggling phones to Palestinian detainees behind Israeli bars, saying that this policy aims to undermine the detainees' spirits and steadfastness.
The center called on the international human rights organizations and the Red Cross to protect the Palestinian detainees' families.
Meanwhile, the detainee Haj Burhan Daraghmeh's family called for the release of their four family members held in Israeli jails, Ahrar center said.
The family told the center that Burhan Daraghmeh, 53, was arrested with his son Izz al-Din, 27, from their agricultural lands in the Jordan Valley in February 2014. Haj Burhan suffers diabetes and cartilage.
The family added that two other sons Khayri and Hamam Daraghmeh have been also arrested by Israeli forces in 2013, calling for the release of all the family members where only children were left in the house.
In turn, the director of the center Fouad Khuffash called for the release of Daraghmeh family members especially the father who suffers serious diseases.
The center said that Israeli occupation has escalated its systematic policy against detainees' wives and mothers in reference to the arrest of the detainee Said Issa Sawad's wife while trying to visit her husband, the detainee Adnan Hamarsheh's wife on Karama crossing, and Shadi Balawna's mother who suffers serious health problems.
The human rights center pointed out that Israeli authorities used to arrest detainees' family members for allegedly smuggling phones to Palestinian detainees behind Israeli bars, saying that this policy aims to undermine the detainees' spirits and steadfastness.
The center called on the international human rights organizations and the Red Cross to protect the Palestinian detainees' families.
Meanwhile, the detainee Haj Burhan Daraghmeh's family called for the release of their four family members held in Israeli jails, Ahrar center said.
The family told the center that Burhan Daraghmeh, 53, was arrested with his son Izz al-Din, 27, from their agricultural lands in the Jordan Valley in February 2014. Haj Burhan suffers diabetes and cartilage.
The family added that two other sons Khayri and Hamam Daraghmeh have been also arrested by Israeli forces in 2013, calling for the release of all the family members where only children were left in the house.
In turn, the director of the center Fouad Khuffash called for the release of Daraghmeh family members especially the father who suffers serious diseases.
A Palestinian man was detained earlier this week on suspicion that he stabbed a man in central Israel, Israeli media reported Wednesday.
The Hebrew language newspaper Maariv reported that 28-year-old Fadi Walid Ibrahim from Birzeit was arrested after being suspected of stabbing a man in Israel's Petah Tikvah.
According to the report, Ibrahim told his interrogators that he was affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and that he stabbed the man in retaliation to the Israeli army's Thursday killing of a PFLP activist in the West Bank city of Birzeit.
Ibrahim admitted to sneaking into Israel through the al-Zaayem checkpoint in East Jerusalem, the Maariv report said.
The Israeli news site Ynet reported Sunday that a 33-year-old ultra-Orthodox man in Petah Tikvah was stabbed and brought to the hospital with moderate injuries.
On Thursday, Israeli forces killed 24-year-old Muatazz Washaha on after opening fire on a property in Birzeit.
The PFLP vowed that it would respond to attack.
Israeli forces have killed 40 Palestinians since the beginning of US-backed negotiations with Israel.
The Hebrew language newspaper Maariv reported that 28-year-old Fadi Walid Ibrahim from Birzeit was arrested after being suspected of stabbing a man in Israel's Petah Tikvah.
According to the report, Ibrahim told his interrogators that he was affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and that he stabbed the man in retaliation to the Israeli army's Thursday killing of a PFLP activist in the West Bank city of Birzeit.
Ibrahim admitted to sneaking into Israel through the al-Zaayem checkpoint in East Jerusalem, the Maariv report said.
The Israeli news site Ynet reported Sunday that a 33-year-old ultra-Orthodox man in Petah Tikvah was stabbed and brought to the hospital with moderate injuries.
On Thursday, Israeli forces killed 24-year-old Muatazz Washaha on after opening fire on a property in Birzeit.
The PFLP vowed that it would respond to attack.
Israeli forces have killed 40 Palestinians since the beginning of US-backed negotiations with Israel.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday [March 4, 2014], Silwan town in occupied East Jerusalem, broke into a number of homes, and kidnapped three Palestinian children.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan has reported that the soldiers kidnapped Morad Tarhouny, Mohammad Abu Sneina, and Ahmad Abu Gharbiyya, all 13-14 years of age, and took them to an unknown destination.
The Center said that three children were first kidnapped a month ago, and were released after a military court ordered them under house arrest for a week.
In related news, undercover soldiers of the Israeli military kidnapped a Palestinian man from the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers kidnapped Ayyoub al-Qawasmy, 40, after violently breaking into his home on University Street, in the city.
Regular units arrived at the scene and surrounded the property.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities in the West Bank, kidnapping 22 Palestinians.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan has reported that the soldiers kidnapped Morad Tarhouny, Mohammad Abu Sneina, and Ahmad Abu Gharbiyya, all 13-14 years of age, and took them to an unknown destination.
The Center said that three children were first kidnapped a month ago, and were released after a military court ordered them under house arrest for a week.
In related news, undercover soldiers of the Israeli military kidnapped a Palestinian man from the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers kidnapped Ayyoub al-Qawasmy, 40, after violently breaking into his home on University Street, in the city.
Regular units arrived at the scene and surrounded the property.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities in the West Bank, kidnapping 22 Palestinians.
4 mar 2014
Prisoner Ibrahim Hamed ,a Commander at the Qassam Brigades in West Bank, has been in isolation for 55 days in a row in Ohli Kedar Israeli prison, without any justification.
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) transferred prisoner Hamed, sentenced to 57 life sentences, from Nafha prison to isolation in 9/1/2014, as he declared a hunger strike that lasted until 16/1/2014. He suspended his strike after the IPS promised him to end his isolation after three months.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said in a press release that the prisoner informed his lawyer who visited him that if the isolation was extended, he will resume his hunger strike. He also informed the lawyer that he was deprived of family visits.
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) transferred prisoner Hamed, sentenced to 57 life sentences, from Nafha prison to isolation in 9/1/2014, as he declared a hunger strike that lasted until 16/1/2014. He suspended his strike after the IPS promised him to end his isolation after three months.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said in a press release that the prisoner informed his lawyer who visited him that if the isolation was extended, he will resume his hunger strike. He also informed the lawyer that he was deprived of family visits.
Israeli District Court issued on Monday tough sentences against two Jerusalemite youths on charges of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli soldiers and settlers. The 16-year-old Arafat Mohammed Suhaib was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at Israeli settlement outposts in Silwan town, PIC reporter said.
Jerusalemite sources confirmed that Suhaib, a student at Shu'afat secondary school, had been arrested seven times most recently was in May 2013.
Suhaib had also been under house arrest for many times most recently was in 2012 for four months.
The sources added that Shaddad Mohammed Ahmed, 16, was sentenced to 13 months for stone throwing at Israeli settlement outposts. He was also arrested in May 2013.
Meanwhile, Israeli police extended on Monday the closure of two Jerusalemite associations' headquarters in Silwan for an additional year.
Silwan charitable association's chairman Abu Ghazi Sarhan confirmed that he will appeal against the court's decision during the next two days.
Jerusalemite sources confirmed that Suhaib, a student at Shu'afat secondary school, had been arrested seven times most recently was in May 2013.
Suhaib had also been under house arrest for many times most recently was in 2012 for four months.
The sources added that Shaddad Mohammed Ahmed, 16, was sentenced to 13 months for stone throwing at Israeli settlement outposts. He was also arrested in May 2013.
Meanwhile, Israeli police extended on Monday the closure of two Jerusalemite associations' headquarters in Silwan for an additional year.
Silwan charitable association's chairman Abu Ghazi Sarhan confirmed that he will appeal against the court's decision during the next two days.
The Magistrate Court in Jerusalem on Tuesday sentenced Sheikh Ra’ed Salah, the leader of the Islamic movement in 1948 occupied Palestine, to eight months imprisonment. The Islamic movement said on its website that the court sentenced the Sheikh to 16 months including 8 months actual imprisonment and an 8 months suspended sentence.
It recalled that the court had found the Sheikh guilty in November last year of incitement in what came to be known as Wadi Al-Jauz sermon.
The Khutba or sermon was delivered on Friday 16/2/2007 after Israel was charged with demolishing part of the Aqsa Mosque ten days earlier.
Sheikh Salah is a prominent Islamic figure in 1948 occupied Palestine and is well-known for his strong defense of the Aqsa Mosque and his criticism of the Israeli Judaization policy.
The Islamic leader’s active defense of Islamic and Christian holy places in Jerusalem and 1948 occupied Palestine has led to his repeated detention at the hands of Israeli security apparatuses.
It recalled that the court had found the Sheikh guilty in November last year of incitement in what came to be known as Wadi Al-Jauz sermon.
The Khutba or sermon was delivered on Friday 16/2/2007 after Israel was charged with demolishing part of the Aqsa Mosque ten days earlier.
Sheikh Salah is a prominent Islamic figure in 1948 occupied Palestine and is well-known for his strong defense of the Aqsa Mosque and his criticism of the Israeli Judaization policy.
The Islamic leader’s active defense of Islamic and Christian holy places in Jerusalem and 1948 occupied Palestine has led to his repeated detention at the hands of Israeli security apparatuses.
Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped 22 Palestinians, including four political leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
The Maan News Agency has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and kidnapped four PFLP leaders.
The PFLP said the soldiers kidnapped Esmat ash-Shouly, 45, from his home in Asira ash-Shamaliya village, Nabeeh Awwad, 55, from Awarta village, Asem Amer, 35, from Kufur Qaleel village, and Mohammad Tabkha, 33, from Nablus city.
Amer is a former political prisoner who spent eight years in Israeli prisons.
Soldiers also invaded the home of Husam al-Razza, a political PFLP leader, and several homes belonging to his relatives, and searched them causing excessive property damage.
In addition, several Israeli military jeeps invaded Huwwara village, south of Nablus, and kidnapped Naseem Mahmoud Najm, 44, an officer of the Preventative Security Force, and Bassam Mahmoud Najm, 48, a political leader of Fateh movement.
One Palestinian was also kidnapped by the army in Anabta, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, while another resident was kidnapped in Shweika village, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem.
Maan said the soldiers also kidnapped a Palestinian in Beit Dajan village, east of Nablus, and one in Azzoun east of Qalqilia in northern West Bank, two in Silwad and Betunia near Ramallah, and one in Halhoul near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Earlier on Tuesday, several Israeli military jeeps invaded the town of Yatta, south Hebron, searched several homes and kidnapped four fathers, and four of their sons.
The Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Yatta has reported that the soldiers violently broke into several homes in the town, and searched them causing excessive property damage.
The eight have been identified as Jibreel Mahmoud Morr, 55, his son Hasan, 21, Issa Mahmoud Morr, 48, his son Mohammad, 20, Ibrahim Ahmad Morr, 50, his son Khalil, 19, Barakat Mahmoud Morr, 51, and his son Mahmoud, 19.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers stationed at a roadblock near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, attacked Palestinian workers, and kidnapped one of them, while the second worker suffered a broken leg.
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[Tuesday, March 04, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded the town of Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched several homes and kidnapped four fathers, and four of their sons.
The Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlement in Yatta has reported that the soldiers violently broke into several homes in the town, and searched them causing excessive property damage.
The Committee added that the soldiers kidnapped eight Palestinians, from various neighborhoods, after cuffing and blindfolding them, and took them to an unknown destination.
The eight have been identified as Jibreel Mahmoud Morr, 55, his son Hasan, 21, Issa Mahmoud Morr, 48, his son Mohammad, 20, Ibrahim Ahmad Morr, 50, his son Khalil, 19, Barakat Mahmoud Morr, 51, and his son Mahmoud, 19.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers stationed at a roadblock near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, attacked Palestinian workers, and kidnapped one of them. Another worker suffered a broken leg.
The Maan News Agency has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and kidnapped four PFLP leaders.
The PFLP said the soldiers kidnapped Esmat ash-Shouly, 45, from his home in Asira ash-Shamaliya village, Nabeeh Awwad, 55, from Awarta village, Asem Amer, 35, from Kufur Qaleel village, and Mohammad Tabkha, 33, from Nablus city.
Amer is a former political prisoner who spent eight years in Israeli prisons.
Soldiers also invaded the home of Husam al-Razza, a political PFLP leader, and several homes belonging to his relatives, and searched them causing excessive property damage.
In addition, several Israeli military jeeps invaded Huwwara village, south of Nablus, and kidnapped Naseem Mahmoud Najm, 44, an officer of the Preventative Security Force, and Bassam Mahmoud Najm, 48, a political leader of Fateh movement.
One Palestinian was also kidnapped by the army in Anabta, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, while another resident was kidnapped in Shweika village, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem.
Maan said the soldiers also kidnapped a Palestinian in Beit Dajan village, east of Nablus, and one in Azzoun east of Qalqilia in northern West Bank, two in Silwad and Betunia near Ramallah, and one in Halhoul near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
Earlier on Tuesday, several Israeli military jeeps invaded the town of Yatta, south Hebron, searched several homes and kidnapped four fathers, and four of their sons.
The Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Yatta has reported that the soldiers violently broke into several homes in the town, and searched them causing excessive property damage.
The eight have been identified as Jibreel Mahmoud Morr, 55, his son Hasan, 21, Issa Mahmoud Morr, 48, his son Mohammad, 20, Ibrahim Ahmad Morr, 50, his son Khalil, 19, Barakat Mahmoud Morr, 51, and his son Mahmoud, 19.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers stationed at a roadblock near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, attacked Palestinian workers, and kidnapped one of them, while the second worker suffered a broken leg.
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Eight Palestinians Kidnapped Near Hebron
Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:26:38
[Tuesday, March 04, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded the town of Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched several homes and kidnapped four fathers, and four of their sons.
The Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlement in Yatta has reported that the soldiers violently broke into several homes in the town, and searched them causing excessive property damage.
The Committee added that the soldiers kidnapped eight Palestinians, from various neighborhoods, after cuffing and blindfolding them, and took them to an unknown destination.
The eight have been identified as Jibreel Mahmoud Morr, 55, his son Hasan, 21, Issa Mahmoud Morr, 48, his son Mohammad, 20, Ibrahim Ahmad Morr, 50, his son Khalil, 19, Barakat Mahmoud Morr, 51, and his son Mahmoud, 19.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers stationed at a roadblock near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, attacked Palestinian workers, and kidnapped one of them. Another worker suffered a broken leg.
Israeli soldiers, stationed at a roadblock near Hebron, attacked on Tuesday [March 4, 2014] two Palestinian workers heading to work, causing one worker to suffer a broken leg, and kidnapped his friend.
Eyewitnesses said several soldiers, stationed at the ath-Thaheriyya roadblock, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, stopped and assaulted Ahmad Ali Najajra, 19, from Nahhalin village west of Bethlehem.
Najajra was moved to the Arab Society Hospital in Beit Jala suffering a fracture in his leg, and various cuts and bruises.
The soldiers also stopped another worker, identified as Ahmad Fayeq Najajra, 20, at the same roadblock, and kidnapped him before moving him to an unknown destination.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Tulkarem city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Sufian Khamis al-Azba, 45.
Local sources said that army invaded the al-Aqsa neighborhood in the city, and broke into the home of al-Azba, before violently searching the property.
Eyewitnesses said several soldiers, stationed at the ath-Thaheriyya roadblock, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, stopped and assaulted Ahmad Ali Najajra, 19, from Nahhalin village west of Bethlehem.
Najajra was moved to the Arab Society Hospital in Beit Jala suffering a fracture in his leg, and various cuts and bruises.
The soldiers also stopped another worker, identified as Ahmad Fayeq Najajra, 20, at the same roadblock, and kidnapped him before moving him to an unknown destination.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Tulkarem city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Sufian Khamis al-Azba, 45.
Local sources said that army invaded the al-Aqsa neighborhood in the city, and broke into the home of al-Azba, before violently searching the property.
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights have reported that Israel is currently holding captive 21 Palestinian women, at the Hasharon prison, under very dire conditions, and ongoing violations.
The center has reported that the detainees face constant harassment, and are repeatedly attacked and searched by the soldiers who continuously break into their rooms.
Head of the Ahrar Center, Fuad al-Khuffash, said that detainees are also denied the right to medical attention, and are not provided with basic humanitarian needs.
The 22 female detainees are ‘Alaa’ Qassem Abu Zeitoun, Aayat Mahfouth, Nahil Abu Aisha, En’aam al-Hasanaat, Entisar Sayyad, Narmin Salem, Rasmiyya Balawna, Reem Hamarsha, Deema Sawahra, Tahreer al-Qanny, Hanin Abu al-Hummus, Zeinab Abu Jom’a, Maram Hassouna, Falasteen Najm, We’am Aseeda, Lama Hadayda, Donia Waked, Nawal Sa’dy, Lina al-Jarbouni, Mona Qa’dan, Ayaat Mahfouth and Rana Abu Kweik.
In a separate report, the Ahrar Center said Israel is holding captive eleven democratically elected Palestinian legislators, and one minister.
It is worth mentioning that the army kidnapped 312 Palestinians, including four women, two journalists, and three lawyers, in different violations and invasions in the occupied territories in February.
The center has reported that the detainees face constant harassment, and are repeatedly attacked and searched by the soldiers who continuously break into their rooms.
Head of the Ahrar Center, Fuad al-Khuffash, said that detainees are also denied the right to medical attention, and are not provided with basic humanitarian needs.
The 22 female detainees are ‘Alaa’ Qassem Abu Zeitoun, Aayat Mahfouth, Nahil Abu Aisha, En’aam al-Hasanaat, Entisar Sayyad, Narmin Salem, Rasmiyya Balawna, Reem Hamarsha, Deema Sawahra, Tahreer al-Qanny, Hanin Abu al-Hummus, Zeinab Abu Jom’a, Maram Hassouna, Falasteen Najm, We’am Aseeda, Lama Hadayda, Donia Waked, Nawal Sa’dy, Lina al-Jarbouni, Mona Qa’dan, Ayaat Mahfouth and Rana Abu Kweik.
In a separate report, the Ahrar Center said Israel is holding captive eleven democratically elected Palestinian legislators, and one minister.
It is worth mentioning that the army kidnapped 312 Palestinians, including four women, two journalists, and three lawyers, in different violations and invasions in the occupied territories in February.
Palestinain Legislative Council
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israel is currently holding captive eleven democratically elected Palestinian legislators, and one minister.
In a press release, head of the Ahrar Center, former political prisoner, Fuad al-Khuffash, stated that most of the imprisoned officials are held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges.
“In many cases, renewed detention orders were issued against them just a day or a few days before their release date”, al-Khuffash said, “All of the detained legislators are former political prisoners who spent years in Israel prisons.
The detained legislators are Mahmoud Abu Teir, Yasser Mansour, Mahmoud Ramahy, Nizar Ramadan, Mohammad Bader, Ahbdul-Jaber Foqaha, Ahmad Attoun, Mohammad Natsha, Marwan Barghouthi, and Ahmad Sa’adat.
The detained minister is Issa Ja’bary, who was recently rearrested and imprisoned by Israel without charges.
“They are rarely allowed family visits, and are facing very harsh living conditions”, al-Khuffash said, “Some of them have chronic diseases; they need professional and adequate medical attention, but are denied this right”.
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israel is currently holding captive eleven democratically elected Palestinian legislators, and one minister.
In a press release, head of the Ahrar Center, former political prisoner, Fuad al-Khuffash, stated that most of the imprisoned officials are held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges.
“In many cases, renewed detention orders were issued against them just a day or a few days before their release date”, al-Khuffash said, “All of the detained legislators are former political prisoners who spent years in Israel prisons.
The detained legislators are Mahmoud Abu Teir, Yasser Mansour, Mahmoud Ramahy, Nizar Ramadan, Mohammad Bader, Ahbdul-Jaber Foqaha, Ahmad Attoun, Mohammad Natsha, Marwan Barghouthi, and Ahmad Sa’adat.
The detained minister is Issa Ja’bary, who was recently rearrested and imprisoned by Israel without charges.
“They are rarely allowed family visits, and are facing very harsh living conditions”, al-Khuffash said, “Some of them have chronic diseases; they need professional and adequate medical attention, but are denied this right”.
The Israeli courts in Jalama and Salem villages on Monday extended the detention of activist in prisoners' affairs Adnan Hamarsheh and his wife Reem Hamarsheh for 12 days. The Hamarsheh family told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that a hearing was held yesterday in Jalama court to listen to the charges leveled against Adnan, 48, and another one was held in Salem court against his wife, 40.
The family affirmed that the Israeli prosecutors failed to make allegations against Adnan and his wife and only indicted them on charges of their affiliation with the Hamas Movement.
According to the family, relatives of Reem Hamarsheh were barred from attending her hearing in Salem court.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped Reem on February 16, 2014 at Al-Karama crossing after she came from Jordan to process and bring medical documents for her husband, who suffered from a brain stroke.
Adnan was also taken prisoner at the same crossing when he returned from Jordan after his knowledge of his wife's detention.
The family affirmed that the Israeli prosecutors failed to make allegations against Adnan and his wife and only indicted them on charges of their affiliation with the Hamas Movement.
According to the family, relatives of Reem Hamarsheh were barred from attending her hearing in Salem court.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped Reem on February 16, 2014 at Al-Karama crossing after she came from Jordan to process and bring medical documents for her husband, who suffered from a brain stroke.
Adnan was also taken prisoner at the same crossing when he returned from Jordan after his knowledge of his wife's detention.
Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Al-Resheq has held the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for the life of administrative detainee MP Hatem Qufaisha. He said in a statement on his Facebook page on Monday that Qufaisha is suffering from hypertension, diabetes, ulcer and slipped disc in his neck.
Resheq said that the continued “oppressive” detention of MP Qufaisha despite his health condition constituted a crime, noting that the MP was transferred from Negev prison to Soroka hospital after his health deteriorated a week ago.
The Hamas leader said that his movement would never accept such treatment of prisoners, and called for a large-scale solidarity campaign with Qufaisha and all detained MPs.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested Qufaisha and held him in administrative detention, without trial or charge, since 4/2/2014. The MP served 12 intermittent years in Israeli detention mostly in administrative custody.
Resheq said that the continued “oppressive” detention of MP Qufaisha despite his health condition constituted a crime, noting that the MP was transferred from Negev prison to Soroka hospital after his health deteriorated a week ago.
The Hamas leader said that his movement would never accept such treatment of prisoners, and called for a large-scale solidarity campaign with Qufaisha and all detained MPs.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested Qufaisha and held him in administrative detention, without trial or charge, since 4/2/2014. The MP served 12 intermittent years in Israeli detention mostly in administrative custody.
An Israeli website said that Israeli army arrested two Palestinians allegedly for crossing the border fence into the occupied territories, northern Gaza Strip.
Walla.co.il reported on Monday evening that both men passed through the border to the nearby kibbutz, Netiv Hasarah, increasing the number of Gaza infiltrators to eight in a week.
Walla.co.il reported on Monday evening that both men passed through the border to the nearby kibbutz, Netiv Hasarah, increasing the number of Gaza infiltrators to eight in a week.
