8 mar 2014
Others summoned to appear before Israeli intelligence
An Israeli military vehicle, on Saturday, hit a Palestinian girl in the southern West Bank, injuring her seriously, according to a local spokesman.
Nidal al-Haddar, spokesman for Yatta's popular committee, told Ma'an News Agency that an Israeli military jeep hit 14-year-old Samirah Tawfiq Awad during a protest in Yatta.
Samirah was transferred to a nearby hospital, where medics said she had sustained serious injuries.
According to a WAFA report, Israeli forces abducted, on Saturday, three people in Bethlehem and Hebron districts, in addition to summoning others for interrogation, according to security sources.
Two people were taken from Al-Khader, a village located to the south of Bethlehem, while they were working in Jerusalem, for being in the city without a permit.
They also served two people, aged 23 and 24 years, from Dheished camp, with notices to appear before Israeli intelligence in Gush Etzion settlement.
Meanwhile, a 16-year-old minor was also kidnapped near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron.
They also took over the rooftop of a resident’s house and turned it into an outpost, on Suhada Street.
Forces also stormed Sa'ir and Dura, located respectively to the northeast and south of Hebron, where they broke into some houses and served several people with notices to appear before Israeli intelligence.
Meanwhile, they set up checkpoints in many neighborhoods in Hebron city, as well as at the entrances of Sa'ir and Halhl, stopping vehicles traveling along the roads and examining passengers’ ID cards.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories, of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part, have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
An Israeli military vehicle, on Saturday, hit a Palestinian girl in the southern West Bank, injuring her seriously, according to a local spokesman.
Nidal al-Haddar, spokesman for Yatta's popular committee, told Ma'an News Agency that an Israeli military jeep hit 14-year-old Samirah Tawfiq Awad during a protest in Yatta.
Samirah was transferred to a nearby hospital, where medics said she had sustained serious injuries.
According to a WAFA report, Israeli forces abducted, on Saturday, three people in Bethlehem and Hebron districts, in addition to summoning others for interrogation, according to security sources.
Two people were taken from Al-Khader, a village located to the south of Bethlehem, while they were working in Jerusalem, for being in the city without a permit.
They also served two people, aged 23 and 24 years, from Dheished camp, with notices to appear before Israeli intelligence in Gush Etzion settlement.
Meanwhile, a 16-year-old minor was also kidnapped near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron.
They also took over the rooftop of a resident’s house and turned it into an outpost, on Suhada Street.
Forces also stormed Sa'ir and Dura, located respectively to the northeast and south of Hebron, where they broke into some houses and served several people with notices to appear before Israeli intelligence.
Meanwhile, they set up checkpoints in many neighborhoods in Hebron city, as well as at the entrances of Sa'ir and Halhl, stopping vehicles traveling along the roads and examining passengers’ ID cards.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories, of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part, have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
A European fact-finding mission is scheduled to visit Palestine and Israel in March to investigate the humanitarian conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody, an official said Saturday.
Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe said in a statement that a delegation would visit the region on March 19 and would spend three days visiting Israeli interrogation and detention centers, in addition to major prisons such as Ramla and HaSharon.
The group will also meet with politicians and representatives of human rights groups both in Israel and in the West Bank, Qaraqe said.
According to the statement, the mission will meet with Qaraqe, Chief PLO Negotiator Saeb Erekat, PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi, in addition to representatives of UNICEF, the Red Cross, and the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem.
Israel's minister of foreign affairs has said Israel would not allow the mission to enter the prisons themselves, the statement said.
"With this, Israel is defying the international community and the European Union," Qaraqe said. "It is an attempt to conceal war crimes and crimes against humanity that are being practiced against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails."
The statement said the mission was established by the European Parliament after Palestinian prisoner Arafat Jaradat died during interrogation in an Israeli detention center in 2013.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe said in a statement that a delegation would visit the region on March 19 and would spend three days visiting Israeli interrogation and detention centers, in addition to major prisons such as Ramla and HaSharon.
The group will also meet with politicians and representatives of human rights groups both in Israel and in the West Bank, Qaraqe said.
According to the statement, the mission will meet with Qaraqe, Chief PLO Negotiator Saeb Erekat, PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi, in addition to representatives of UNICEF, the Red Cross, and the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem.
Israel's minister of foreign affairs has said Israel would not allow the mission to enter the prisons themselves, the statement said.
"With this, Israel is defying the international community and the European Union," Qaraqe said. "It is an attempt to conceal war crimes and crimes against humanity that are being practiced against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails."
The statement said the mission was established by the European Parliament after Palestinian prisoner Arafat Jaradat died during interrogation in an Israeli detention center in 2013.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained lawyer Amjad Safadi, from occupied Jerusalem, as he was on a regular visit to the Palestinian prisoners in Hadarim jail. Safadi is the third Palestinian lawyer who was detained by the IOF recently because of their exposure of violations in Israeli jails.
A source related to the lawyer told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that Safadi was taken prisoner after he paid a visit to the detainees in Hadarim jail, and later in the evening, the IOF raided and ransacked his home in Saadiya neighborhood in the Old City of Jerusalem and confiscated his personal computer and some documents.
The IOF had extended on Thursday the detention of lawyer Shirin Isawi and her brother Shadi for 24 hours before sending them to the magistrates' court in Jerusalem.
In another incident, the IOF on Friday afternoon kidnapped seven Jerusalemite young men near Al-Maghariba Gate at the pretext of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers following the Friday prayers at the Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli police said they detained seven masked young men after they clashed with them in Al-Maghariba Gate area and took them to a detention center for interrogation.
A source related to the lawyer told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that Safadi was taken prisoner after he paid a visit to the detainees in Hadarim jail, and later in the evening, the IOF raided and ransacked his home in Saadiya neighborhood in the Old City of Jerusalem and confiscated his personal computer and some documents.
The IOF had extended on Thursday the detention of lawyer Shirin Isawi and her brother Shadi for 24 hours before sending them to the magistrates' court in Jerusalem.
In another incident, the IOF on Friday afternoon kidnapped seven Jerusalemite young men near Al-Maghariba Gate at the pretext of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers following the Friday prayers at the Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli police said they detained seven masked young men after they clashed with them in Al-Maghariba Gate area and took them to a detention center for interrogation.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) broke into the home of prisoner Jamal Al-Hur in Sourif town, north of Al-Khalil, and served summonses to his two sons on Saturday. Family members told the PIC that IOF soldiers burst into their home at the early dawn hours, adding that an intelligence officer handed the two sons Ahmed and Takiuddin summonses without giving any reason.
Takiuddin was released from Israeli captivity only a few weeks ago, they said, noting that the family home was stormed and searched for 15 times since Hur was detained 17 years ago.
Hur, a member of the Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas, is serving five life sentences.
Takiuddin was released from Israeli captivity only a few weeks ago, they said, noting that the family home was stormed and searched for 15 times since Hur was detained 17 years ago.
Hur, a member of the Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas, is serving five life sentences.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Saturday three Palestinians, including a minor, from al-Khalil southern West Bank, and delivered summonses. Local sources said that IOF soldiers arrested 16-year-old Mohammad Basir al-Atrash near the Ibrahimi mosque in al-Khalil and took him to an unknown destination.
Israeli forces also arrested two Palestinian workers, from Bethlehem, while in their work places in occupied Jerusalem under the pretext of entering the city without permit.
IOF soldiers summoned two Palestinian young men, from Bethlehem, for investigation in Gush Etzion settlement.
Meanwhile, sporadic clashes have erupted at dawn Saturday when five Israeli military vehicles stormed Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil and fired stun grenades.
Eyewitnesses said that several patrols roamed Beit Ummar streets and neighboring areas amid intensive presence of Israeli troops at the village’s main entrance.
Israeli forces also arrested two Palestinian workers, from Bethlehem, while in their work places in occupied Jerusalem under the pretext of entering the city without permit.
IOF soldiers summoned two Palestinian young men, from Bethlehem, for investigation in Gush Etzion settlement.
Meanwhile, sporadic clashes have erupted at dawn Saturday when five Israeli military vehicles stormed Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil and fired stun grenades.
Eyewitnesses said that several patrols roamed Beit Ummar streets and neighboring areas amid intensive presence of Israeli troops at the village’s main entrance.
Basema al-Nawaj’a, the wife of Isa al-Nawaj’a, from Hebron, gave birth to 'Sadeen'
A West Bank Palestinian prisoner on Friday has had a child from a sperm smuggled out of an Israeli prison. Sources from his family told Safa news agency that Basema al-Nawaj’a, the wife of Isa al-Nawaj’a, from Hebron, gave birth to 'Sadeen'.
The marks the first time a child is born to a Palestinian prisoner from Hebron.
Nawaj’a, sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment, has spent 10 years in prison so far. Before being detained, Israel kept for years going after him for his affiliation with Shuhada Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah movement.
A feeling of joy overwhelmed the Nawaj’a’s family on the birthday of his new daughter.
A West Bank Palestinian prisoner on Friday has had a child from a sperm smuggled out of an Israeli prison. Sources from his family told Safa news agency that Basema al-Nawaj’a, the wife of Isa al-Nawaj’a, from Hebron, gave birth to 'Sadeen'.
The marks the first time a child is born to a Palestinian prisoner from Hebron.
Nawaj’a, sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment, has spent 10 years in prison so far. Before being detained, Israel kept for years going after him for his affiliation with Shuhada Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah movement.
A feeling of joy overwhelmed the Nawaj’a’s family on the birthday of his new daughter.
Isa al-Nawaj’a
Sperm smuggling is becoming popular among Palestinian prisoners with long-term sentences and in defiance of the Israeli occupation jailers.
Seven Palestinian births have registered thanks to sperms smuggled out of Israeli jails. In May 2013, child-bearing of Hanaa al-Za'aneen, wife of Nablus prisoner Ammar al-Zaban, marked the first attempt to bring birth to a child through smuggled sperms.
In 2013, the Palestinian Supreme Fatwa Council approved artificial insemination for the wives of Palestinians in Israeli jails, saying that the couple must be married, and the pregnancy must be agreed by both partners and preferably their families.
According to Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Addameer, there are some 5000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, 494 of whom are serving life sentences.
Sperm smuggling is becoming popular among Palestinian prisoners with long-term sentences and in defiance of the Israeli occupation jailers.
Seven Palestinian births have registered thanks to sperms smuggled out of Israeli jails. In May 2013, child-bearing of Hanaa al-Za'aneen, wife of Nablus prisoner Ammar al-Zaban, marked the first attempt to bring birth to a child through smuggled sperms.
In 2013, the Palestinian Supreme Fatwa Council approved artificial insemination for the wives of Palestinians in Israeli jails, saying that the couple must be married, and the pregnancy must be agreed by both partners and preferably their families.
According to Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Addameer, there are some 5000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, 494 of whom are serving life sentences.
Palestinian women display photos of prisoner Hanan Shalabi
The Head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, stated that since 1967, Israel has kidnapped and imprisoned more than 15000 women, including 1000 since 2000, and that 21 women are currently held by Israel.
Ferwana stated that the army has kidnapped mothers, wives, children and ailing women, and subjected them to torture and very difficult conditions.
He said that 21 women are currently held by Israel, and that the longest serving is Lina Jarbouni, who was taken prisoner twelve years ago, and was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment.
Arresting and imprisoning women is part of Israel’s policy of targeting Palestinians and subjecting them to extreme torture, abuse, and harassment.
“The arrests escalated after the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada in late September 2000. This is a form of collective punishment and is in direct violation of International Law”, Ferwana said, “In many cases, women are kidnapped by the army to force wanted Palestinians to surrender, or to pressure detainees to provide information and to make up confessions”.
The official further said that all detained women are subjected to physical and psychological humiliation, and in many cases are sexually harassed.
“They are also tortured, placed in solitary confinement for days, and even months”, Ferwana stated, “They are placed in dark rooms, and face harassment by prison guards”.
The official also said that the female detainees are subject to an organized campaign of abuse, and their rights are constantly violated.
Ferwana saluted all Palestinian women, all former and current female detainees, and said that, as the world marks International Women’s Day, Palestinian women continue to play an essential role in the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation.
“They are defending our dignity, the dignity and freedom of the Palestinian people. They continue to play an important role in the struggle”, Ferwana added, “They have been killed by the army, wounded, imprisoned and even forced into exile, but they have never surrendered, and continue to fight for the liberation of their people”.
The official urged International and local groups who are active in defending the rights of women to play a more active role in defending the rights of Palestinian women, and to document both their suffering and their achievements despite Israel’s escalating violations.
He stated, “As women around the globe mark International Women’s Day, we need to remember the suffering of Palestinian women, facing oppression and attacks by Israel’s army and settlers in occupied Palestine, we need to act and pressure Israel into releasing all detained women, and stop targeting them.
Palestinian women are an essential part of the struggle against the illegitimate Israeli occupation of Palestine. Many have helped lead the struggle, and continue to be a very important part of the revolution for liberation and independence.
Hundreds have been killed by Israeli fire and shells, thousands were injured, and they continue to face aggression by the army and fanatic settlers, but they never surrendered, and their steadfastness and courage inspire entire generations.“
The Head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, stated that since 1967, Israel has kidnapped and imprisoned more than 15000 women, including 1000 since 2000, and that 21 women are currently held by Israel.
Ferwana stated that the army has kidnapped mothers, wives, children and ailing women, and subjected them to torture and very difficult conditions.
He said that 21 women are currently held by Israel, and that the longest serving is Lina Jarbouni, who was taken prisoner twelve years ago, and was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment.
Arresting and imprisoning women is part of Israel’s policy of targeting Palestinians and subjecting them to extreme torture, abuse, and harassment.
“The arrests escalated after the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada in late September 2000. This is a form of collective punishment and is in direct violation of International Law”, Ferwana said, “In many cases, women are kidnapped by the army to force wanted Palestinians to surrender, or to pressure detainees to provide information and to make up confessions”.
The official further said that all detained women are subjected to physical and psychological humiliation, and in many cases are sexually harassed.
“They are also tortured, placed in solitary confinement for days, and even months”, Ferwana stated, “They are placed in dark rooms, and face harassment by prison guards”.
The official also said that the female detainees are subject to an organized campaign of abuse, and their rights are constantly violated.
Ferwana saluted all Palestinian women, all former and current female detainees, and said that, as the world marks International Women’s Day, Palestinian women continue to play an essential role in the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation.
“They are defending our dignity, the dignity and freedom of the Palestinian people. They continue to play an important role in the struggle”, Ferwana added, “They have been killed by the army, wounded, imprisoned and even forced into exile, but they have never surrendered, and continue to fight for the liberation of their people”.
The official urged International and local groups who are active in defending the rights of women to play a more active role in defending the rights of Palestinian women, and to document both their suffering and their achievements despite Israel’s escalating violations.
He stated, “As women around the globe mark International Women’s Day, we need to remember the suffering of Palestinian women, facing oppression and attacks by Israel’s army and settlers in occupied Palestine, we need to act and pressure Israel into releasing all detained women, and stop targeting them.
Palestinian women are an essential part of the struggle against the illegitimate Israeli occupation of Palestine. Many have helped lead the struggle, and continue to be a very important part of the revolution for liberation and independence.
Hundreds have been killed by Israeli fire and shells, thousands were injured, and they continue to face aggression by the army and fanatic settlers, but they never surrendered, and their steadfastness and courage inspire entire generations.“
A request by a European Union official to visit Palestinian political prisoners, held by Israel, was denied by Israeli Prime Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, of the extreme right-wing “Israel Our Home” party.
Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth has reported that the Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee of the EU, Elmar Brok, contacted the Israel’s EU Ambassador asking him to set up a visit for an EU delegation to visit Palestinian detainees.
The request was denied by Lieberman, who said that Israel would only allow the visit to take place “if the EU would allow Israel to visit prisons in Europe”.
The report cited a source at the Israeli Foreign Ministry claiming the European request came in direct coordination with Palestinian and international activists.
Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons are held under very difficult conditions, suffering ongoing violations and abuse.
In a study published earlier last month, head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, said that Israel is currently holding captive around 4,800 Palestinians in seventeen prisons, detention and interrogation centers.
Ferwana said that around 11,034 Palestinians, including 2,500 children, have been taken prisoner by the Israeli army, over the last three years, during ongoing Israeli military invasions and violations in occupied Palestine.
The official stated that the soldiers kidnapped and detained more than 10,000 Palestinian children since the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada, in late September 2000.
He added that 205 detainees have died since 1967. The causes of death range from excessive torture, during interrogation, to the lack of adequate medical treatment and the excessive use of force.
The latest casualty is detainee Hasan Toraby, 22, from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, who died of cancer at Al-‘Affoula Hospital, after Israel failed to provide him with the needed medical treatment, and only moved him to hospital after having a very serious deterioration in his health condition.
Dozens of Palestinians died shortly after their release from prison, due to health complications resulting from the lack and, in many cases, the absence of medical attention in Israeli prisons. Among them are detainees Morad Abu Sakout, Hayel Abu Zeid, Ashraf Abu Threi, Fayez Zeidat and Zakariyya Issa.
Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth has reported that the Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee of the EU, Elmar Brok, contacted the Israel’s EU Ambassador asking him to set up a visit for an EU delegation to visit Palestinian detainees.
The request was denied by Lieberman, who said that Israel would only allow the visit to take place “if the EU would allow Israel to visit prisons in Europe”.
The report cited a source at the Israeli Foreign Ministry claiming the European request came in direct coordination with Palestinian and international activists.
Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons are held under very difficult conditions, suffering ongoing violations and abuse.
In a study published earlier last month, head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, said that Israel is currently holding captive around 4,800 Palestinians in seventeen prisons, detention and interrogation centers.
Ferwana said that around 11,034 Palestinians, including 2,500 children, have been taken prisoner by the Israeli army, over the last three years, during ongoing Israeli military invasions and violations in occupied Palestine.
The official stated that the soldiers kidnapped and detained more than 10,000 Palestinian children since the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada, in late September 2000.
He added that 205 detainees have died since 1967. The causes of death range from excessive torture, during interrogation, to the lack of adequate medical treatment and the excessive use of force.
The latest casualty is detainee Hasan Toraby, 22, from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, who died of cancer at Al-‘Affoula Hospital, after Israel failed to provide him with the needed medical treatment, and only moved him to hospital after having a very serious deterioration in his health condition.
Dozens of Palestinians died shortly after their release from prison, due to health complications resulting from the lack and, in many cases, the absence of medical attention in Israeli prisons. Among them are detainees Morad Abu Sakout, Hayel Abu Zeid, Ashraf Abu Threi, Fayez Zeidat and Zakariyya Issa.
The Prison Administration at the Negev Detention Camp, in the Negev Desert of occupied Palestine, moved detainee Majed Taha Qaraqe’, age 40, to the Soroka medical center after suffering serious complications.
The detainee is suffering from infections in his ears, causing sharp headaches and the inability to walk or stand.
He was supposed to undergo surgery nine years ago, and was also supposed to undergo a surgery in his nose seven years ago, but Israel kept delaying and ignoring his medical condition.
Qaraqe’, from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, was taken prisoner 13 years ago; he is a married father of two children.
He was repeatedly kidnapped and imprisoned by the army, in 1991 and 1992, and was kidnapped and held under arbitrary Administrative Detention without charges from 1993 to 1998.
In 2002, the army kidnapped him again, and a military court sentenced him to 17 years imprisonment.
Qaraqe’ was a student of the Al-Quds Open University, studying Business Administration, when he was taken prisoner. He also obtained a diploma from the Arab Community College, in Jordan.
The detainee is suffering from infections in his ears, causing sharp headaches and the inability to walk or stand.
He was supposed to undergo surgery nine years ago, and was also supposed to undergo a surgery in his nose seven years ago, but Israel kept delaying and ignoring his medical condition.
Qaraqe’, from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, was taken prisoner 13 years ago; he is a married father of two children.
He was repeatedly kidnapped and imprisoned by the army, in 1991 and 1992, and was kidnapped and held under arbitrary Administrative Detention without charges from 1993 to 1998.
In 2002, the army kidnapped him again, and a military court sentenced him to 17 years imprisonment.
Qaraqe’ was a student of the Al-Quds Open University, studying Business Administration, when he was taken prisoner. He also obtained a diploma from the Arab Community College, in Jordan.
7 mar 2014
Israeli forces on Friday afternoon detained a young man while he was planting an olive sapling east of Qalqiliya in the northern West Bank, locals said.
Alaa Issa al-Dweiri, 20, was detained and taken to an unknown destination while he was participating in a campaign to plant olive saplings on Palestinian lands in Izbet at Tabib under threat of confiscation by Israeli authorities.
Head of the village’s local council Bayan al-Tabib demanded the release of al-Dweiri and called upon international organization to help secure his release.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that one Palestinian was "briefly detained" for questioning, but had no information regarding the reason for his detention.
At the time of his detention, al-Dweiri was participating in an olive sapling planting campaign alongside activists from the Palestinian People party and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Campaigns to plant olive trees and saplings come as a response to frequent attacks by Israeli settlers on trees in the region as well as the threat of land confiscation by authorities to expand nearby Israeli settlements.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Alaa Issa al-Dweiri, 20, was detained and taken to an unknown destination while he was participating in a campaign to plant olive saplings on Palestinian lands in Izbet at Tabib under threat of confiscation by Israeli authorities.
Head of the village’s local council Bayan al-Tabib demanded the release of al-Dweiri and called upon international organization to help secure his release.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said that one Palestinian was "briefly detained" for questioning, but had no information regarding the reason for his detention.
At the time of his detention, al-Dweiri was participating in an olive sapling planting campaign alongside activists from the Palestinian People party and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Campaigns to plant olive trees and saplings come as a response to frequent attacks by Israeli settlers on trees in the region as well as the threat of land confiscation by authorities to expand nearby Israeli settlements.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Six Palestinians were injured and two Israeli peace activists were detained as protests against the Israeli occupation broke out in at least four villages across the West Bank on Friday.
Dozens of Palestinians also suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation during the clashes, which took place in al-Ram, Kafr Qaddum, Bilin, and Beit Ummar.
Al-Ram
Four Palestinian youths were injured and dozens suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation in clashes with Israeli forces at the northern entrance of al-Ram village on Friday.
Palestinians threw stones and empty bottles while Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at them.
An Israeli police spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Bilin
Two were injured after Israeli forces opened fire on dozens of protesters demonstrating against the Israeli separation wall and authorities' confiscation of village lands in Bilin.
One protester who shot with a rubber bullet in the leg and the other was shot in the neck by a tear gas canister during the demonstration, organizers said.
During the protest, several activists climbed the wall and planted Palestinian flags atop it, and they also tried damage motion detector cables on the top of the wall.
Israeli forces chased protesters into the village and fired a large amount of tear gas against protesters, causing a number of cases of excessive inhalation.
Since 2005, Bilin villagers have protested on a weekly basis against the Israeli separation wall that runs through their village on land confiscated from local farmers.
Previous protests by Bilin activists have forced the Israeli authorities to re-route the wall, but large chunks of the village lands remain inaccessible to residents because of the route.
Israel began building the separation wall in 2002, and the route has been the target of regular demonstrations by border towns whose land is cut off by its path.
Dozens of Palestinians also suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation during the clashes, which took place in al-Ram, Kafr Qaddum, Bilin, and Beit Ummar.
Al-Ram
Four Palestinian youths were injured and dozens suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation in clashes with Israeli forces at the northern entrance of al-Ram village on Friday.
Palestinians threw stones and empty bottles while Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at them.
An Israeli police spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Bilin
Two were injured after Israeli forces opened fire on dozens of protesters demonstrating against the Israeli separation wall and authorities' confiscation of village lands in Bilin.
One protester who shot with a rubber bullet in the leg and the other was shot in the neck by a tear gas canister during the demonstration, organizers said.
During the protest, several activists climbed the wall and planted Palestinian flags atop it, and they also tried damage motion detector cables on the top of the wall.
Israeli forces chased protesters into the village and fired a large amount of tear gas against protesters, causing a number of cases of excessive inhalation.
Since 2005, Bilin villagers have protested on a weekly basis against the Israeli separation wall that runs through their village on land confiscated from local farmers.
Previous protests by Bilin activists have forced the Israeli authorities to re-route the wall, but large chunks of the village lands remain inaccessible to residents because of the route.
Israel began building the separation wall in 2002, and the route has been the target of regular demonstrations by border towns whose land is cut off by its path.
Kafr Qaddum
Israeli forces on Friday detained two Israeli peace activists following the weekly protest against the Israeli occupation in Kafr Qaddum.
Dozens were injured from excessive tear gas inhalation after clashes broke out with Israeli protesters following the protest.
An Israeli activist said that a photographer named Hagar and an activist named Gilad were detained at a flying checkpoint as they left the village in a car with an Israeli license.
Hundreds had participated in the protest which began after the Friday noon prayers.
Protests are held every Friday in Kafr Qaddum against Israel's closure of a main road linking the village to its nearest city, Nablus. The road has been closed since 2000.
Beit Ummar
Clashes also broke out in Beit Ummar in the southern West Bank on Friday, after Israeli blocked the main road leading into the village.
Spokesman for the popular resistance committee in Beit Ummar Mohammad Ayyad Awad said that clashes broke out in the village and dozens suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation as result.
The injured were all treated on the scene by red crescent medics, Awad added.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Israeli forces on Friday detained two Israeli peace activists following the weekly protest against the Israeli occupation in Kafr Qaddum.
Dozens were injured from excessive tear gas inhalation after clashes broke out with Israeli protesters following the protest.
An Israeli activist said that a photographer named Hagar and an activist named Gilad were detained at a flying checkpoint as they left the village in a car with an Israeli license.
Hundreds had participated in the protest which began after the Friday noon prayers.
Protests are held every Friday in Kafr Qaddum against Israel's closure of a main road linking the village to its nearest city, Nablus. The road has been closed since 2000.
Beit Ummar
Clashes also broke out in Beit Ummar in the southern West Bank on Friday, after Israeli blocked the main road leading into the village.
Spokesman for the popular resistance committee in Beit Ummar Mohammad Ayyad Awad said that clashes broke out in the village and dozens suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation as result.
The injured were all treated on the scene by red crescent medics, Awad added.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
An Israeli court on Friday extended the detentions of Shireen Issawi and her brother Shadi Issawi without charge until March 13, a lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners' Society said.
The extensions come a day after they were detained during Israeli police raids in East Jerusalem, which provoked clashes in the neighborhood of al-Issawiya and led to two youths being detained as well.
Mufeed al-Hajj said that the detentions were extended in order to continue their interrogations, but that the court refused to make any details regarding the reasons for their detention public.
Shireen, who is a prominent lawyer, and Shadi are siblings of former prisoner Samer Issawi.
Issawi was released from Israeli jail in December as part of an agreement in which he ended a 266-day hunger strike, during which time he became an international cause célèbre who focused attention on the plight of the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
Issawi's hunger strike was one of the longest in history, and brought him close to death.
The extensions come a day after they were detained during Israeli police raids in East Jerusalem, which provoked clashes in the neighborhood of al-Issawiya and led to two youths being detained as well.
Mufeed al-Hajj said that the detentions were extended in order to continue their interrogations, but that the court refused to make any details regarding the reasons for their detention public.
Shireen, who is a prominent lawyer, and Shadi are siblings of former prisoner Samer Issawi.
Issawi was released from Israeli jail in December as part of an agreement in which he ended a 266-day hunger strike, during which time he became an international cause célèbre who focused attention on the plight of the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
Issawi's hunger strike was one of the longest in history, and brought him close to death.
Israeli forces detained at least eight young Palestinian men as they left the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Friday afternoon.
Director of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society said that Anas Abu Asab, Muni al-Ajlouni, Mohammad Abu Sneineh, Omar al-Zaaneen, Awni Dkeidek, Awni Abu Sbeih, and Mohammad al-Dakkak were among those detained.
The identities of the other detained individuals were still unknown.
Witnesses said that two people were also arrested from al-Wad street in the Old City near the Al-Aqsa compound.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that "masked suspects threw stones at police" at the Moroccan Gate following Friday prayers.
Following the incident, he said that police detained seven people but did not enter the Al-Aqsa compound.
Israeli authorities banned Palestinians under the age of 50 from attending Friday prayers in the compound last week, leading to large protests across East Jerusalem as thousands prayed in the streets at police checkpoints.
Israeli authorities said the restrictions were put in place to prevent "plans for unrest," amid a debate on extending Israeli sovereignty over the compound that has provoked outrage across the region and led the Jordanian premier to call for the review of the country's peace treaty with Israel.
The Al-Aqsa compound is located in East Jerusalem, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967. According to a 1994 peace agreement between Israel and Jordan, the compound is under Jordanian custodianship.
Director of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society said that Anas Abu Asab, Muni al-Ajlouni, Mohammad Abu Sneineh, Omar al-Zaaneen, Awni Dkeidek, Awni Abu Sbeih, and Mohammad al-Dakkak were among those detained.
The identities of the other detained individuals were still unknown.
Witnesses said that two people were also arrested from al-Wad street in the Old City near the Al-Aqsa compound.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that "masked suspects threw stones at police" at the Moroccan Gate following Friday prayers.
Following the incident, he said that police detained seven people but did not enter the Al-Aqsa compound.
Israeli authorities banned Palestinians under the age of 50 from attending Friday prayers in the compound last week, leading to large protests across East Jerusalem as thousands prayed in the streets at police checkpoints.
Israeli authorities said the restrictions were put in place to prevent "plans for unrest," amid a debate on extending Israeli sovereignty over the compound that has provoked outrage across the region and led the Jordanian premier to call for the review of the country's peace treaty with Israel.
The Al-Aqsa compound is located in East Jerusalem, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967. According to a 1994 peace agreement between Israel and Jordan, the compound is under Jordanian custodianship.
The Israeli prison services (IPS) forced the hunger striker Wahid Abu Maria to undergo medical tests in Wolfson medical center against his will in presence of medical staff.
Lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner society (PPS), Jawad Boulos, said in a statement issued on Thursday that IPS guards tied Abu Maria to the bed in order to take blood sample for medical tests.
PPS strongly condemned using force against the hunger striker who suffers many health problems and forcing him to conduct medical tests against his will.
The human rights center considered Israeli measure as a serious precedent that threatens Palestinian detainees' lives and violates international conventions.
Abu Maria has declared hunger strike 56 days ago protesting his administrative detention. He was unable to attend his trial few days ago due to his health deterioration.
The Ofer court extended his administrative detention for more 3 months claiming that "he poses a threat to Israel' security."
Lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner society (PPS), Jawad Boulos, said in a statement issued on Thursday that IPS guards tied Abu Maria to the bed in order to take blood sample for medical tests.
PPS strongly condemned using force against the hunger striker who suffers many health problems and forcing him to conduct medical tests against his will.
The human rights center considered Israeli measure as a serious precedent that threatens Palestinian detainees' lives and violates international conventions.
Abu Maria has declared hunger strike 56 days ago protesting his administrative detention. He was unable to attend his trial few days ago due to his health deterioration.
The Ofer court extended his administrative detention for more 3 months claiming that "he poses a threat to Israel' security."
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Friday, a Palestinian from the city of Beit Sahour, east of Bethlehem.
Security source said that Israeli forces arrested Fouad George Zablah, 58, after raiding and searching his house. The forces also searched some of the vehicles in the vicinity of the house.
In a related context, Israeli forces summoned the 32-year-old Khaled Khalil Awadallah from Beit Sahour for interrogation with the Israeli intelligence at Gush Etzion settlement complex, south of Bethlehem.
Security source said that Israeli forces arrested Fouad George Zablah, 58, after raiding and searching his house. The forces also searched some of the vehicles in the vicinity of the house.
In a related context, Israeli forces summoned the 32-year-old Khaled Khalil Awadallah from Beit Sahour for interrogation with the Israeli intelligence at Gush Etzion settlement complex, south of Bethlehem.
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Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Thursday a number of citizens in the West Bank, including five activists in the Islamic Jihad movement during a raid on Jenin refugee camp, west of the city. Islamic Jihad sources told PIC that the IOF stormed at dawn the house of leader Khaled Abu Zeina, 50, after breaking its door, and arrested him.
The Israeli forces have also broken into houses of cadres in the Islamic Jihad movement, and arrested four of them.
In the city of al-Khalil, the IOF kidnapped a number of young men in the towns of Beit Ummar and Dura.
Meanwhile, sources in Nablus reported that the Israeli soldiers on Wednesday night erected a checkpoint on the road between the cities of Nablus and Ramallah and arrested the leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Hossam al-Raza.
Another military force stormed the village of Madama, south of Nablus, searched a number of houses and set up a checkpoint, before detaining a 20-year-old man, local sources told PIC's correspondent.
The Israeli forces have also broken into houses of cadres in the Islamic Jihad movement, and arrested four of them.
In the city of al-Khalil, the IOF kidnapped a number of young men in the towns of Beit Ummar and Dura.
Meanwhile, sources in Nablus reported that the Israeli soldiers on Wednesday night erected a checkpoint on the road between the cities of Nablus and Ramallah and arrested the leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Hossam al-Raza.
Another military force stormed the village of Madama, south of Nablus, searched a number of houses and set up a checkpoint, before detaining a 20-year-old man, local sources told PIC's correspondent.
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Israeli forces on Thursday afternoon detained four Palestinians in raids across East Jerusalem, including two detained after clashes broke out during a raid in al-Issawiya.
Israeli forces detained two members of the Issawi family and gave an order to meet with Israeli intelligence for questioning to a third during the raids. Shadi Issawi was detained during a raid on the Elia Association for Youth on Salah al-Din Street in East Jerusalem. Witnesses said Israeli army and special forces interrogated students at the center during the raid, forcing |
them out of their classes and taking their identity cards during questioning before releasing them.
After searching the institute, witnesses said Israeli forces confiscated four computers and cameras.
Issawi was previously detained for two weeks during his brother Samer Issawi's 266-day hunger strike in Israeli prison.
Israeli forces also raided the village of al-Issawiya in East Jerusalem and detained Shireen Issawi, a prominent lawyer from the same family.
Issawi's father Abu Rafat said that Israeli forces raided his house as well as his son Medhat's house and confiscated computers, mobile phones, and other documents during the raids.
Medhat was handed a notice to meet with Israeli intelligence forces during the raid, Abu Rafat said.
Clashes then broke out in the village around al-Madares Street, and two people were detained by Israeli undercover forces during the clashes. One of the detained was identified as Ammar Adaweya, while the other was unidentified.
An Israeli police spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.
The detention raids targeted family members of former prisoner Samer Issawi.
Issawi was released from Israeli jail in December as part of an agreement in which he ended a 266-day hunger strike, during which time he became an international cause célèbre who focused attention on the plight of the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
Issawi's hunger strike was one of the longest in history, and brought him close to death.
After searching the institute, witnesses said Israeli forces confiscated four computers and cameras.
Issawi was previously detained for two weeks during his brother Samer Issawi's 266-day hunger strike in Israeli prison.
Israeli forces also raided the village of al-Issawiya in East Jerusalem and detained Shireen Issawi, a prominent lawyer from the same family.
Issawi's father Abu Rafat said that Israeli forces raided his house as well as his son Medhat's house and confiscated computers, mobile phones, and other documents during the raids.
Medhat was handed a notice to meet with Israeli intelligence forces during the raid, Abu Rafat said.
Clashes then broke out in the village around al-Madares Street, and two people were detained by Israeli undercover forces during the clashes. One of the detained was identified as Ammar Adaweya, while the other was unidentified.
An Israeli police spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.
The detention raids targeted family members of former prisoner Samer Issawi.
Issawi was released from Israeli jail in December as part of an agreement in which he ended a 266-day hunger strike, during which time he became an international cause célèbre who focused attention on the plight of the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
Issawi's hunger strike was one of the longest in history, and brought him close to death.
Ahrar center for Prisoners' Studies condemned an Israeli court's decision to imprison the Palestinian minor Mahmoud al-Hotari, 17, for 10 months, in addition to imposing a fine estimated at 6,000 shekels. The director of the center Fouad Khuffash pointed out that al-Hotri was detained on the 26th of June 2013 along with his brother who was released a month ago.
He said that the number of Palestinian children held in Israeli jails has noticeably increased since the beginning of 2014, where they suffer very difficult detention and interrogation conditions.
Family sources added that a fine of 6,000 shekels has been imposed on the detained minor who was prevented from completing his education
He said that the number of Palestinian children held in Israeli jails has noticeably increased since the beginning of 2014, where they suffer very difficult detention and interrogation conditions.
Family sources added that a fine of 6,000 shekels has been imposed on the detained minor who was prevented from completing his education
Israeli occupation forces assaulted 18-year-old Omar Tawfiq Daraghmeh from Tubas, while arresting him. He was severely beaten on hands and head.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said that the Hawarah prison's administration refused to admit the detainee Daraghmeh to prison due to his serious health condition.
The lawyer added that the cloths of the detainee were soaked in blood and that he suffered bruises in his face and right eye.
IOF soldiers assault teen captive during his arrest
The Israeli occupation soldiers attacked 18-year-old Omar Daraghmeh, from Tubas, during his arrest. Lawyer at the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement on Thursday that the Hawara prison administration has refused to receive the captive Daraghmeh because of his bad health condition.
The lawyer pointed out that the prisoner sustained injuries in his face and his right eye, after being hit by the soldiers during his arrest.
Meanwhile, a group of Israeli settlers attacked on Thursday morning three Palestinians in the village of al-Muguir north of Ramallah.
Official of settlement file in the northern West Bank Ghassan Daghlas told PIC's correspondent that the citizens were taken to Ramallah hospital for treatment, where their injuries were described as moderate to serious.
Separately, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) imposed on Wednesday night a siege on the towns of Asira al-Qibliya and Madama, south of Nablus city.
Citizens and eyewitnesses told PIC's reporter that the IOF soldiers set up several checkpoints under the bridge, near the entrance to Madama town, at the bypass road, and at the entrance of Asira al-Qibliya, and prevented Palestinian vehicles from using all the bypass roads in the region.
The witnesses added that the Israeli soldiers, accompanied by intelligence officers, have been stopping the Palestinian vehicles and holding them for hours, during which they check the identities and interrogate the youths.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said that the Hawarah prison's administration refused to admit the detainee Daraghmeh to prison due to his serious health condition.
The lawyer added that the cloths of the detainee were soaked in blood and that he suffered bruises in his face and right eye.
IOF soldiers assault teen captive during his arrest
The Israeli occupation soldiers attacked 18-year-old Omar Daraghmeh, from Tubas, during his arrest. Lawyer at the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement on Thursday that the Hawara prison administration has refused to receive the captive Daraghmeh because of his bad health condition.
The lawyer pointed out that the prisoner sustained injuries in his face and his right eye, after being hit by the soldiers during his arrest.
Meanwhile, a group of Israeli settlers attacked on Thursday morning three Palestinians in the village of al-Muguir north of Ramallah.
Official of settlement file in the northern West Bank Ghassan Daghlas told PIC's correspondent that the citizens were taken to Ramallah hospital for treatment, where their injuries were described as moderate to serious.
Separately, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) imposed on Wednesday night a siege on the towns of Asira al-Qibliya and Madama, south of Nablus city.
Citizens and eyewitnesses told PIC's reporter that the IOF soldiers set up several checkpoints under the bridge, near the entrance to Madama town, at the bypass road, and at the entrance of Asira al-Qibliya, and prevented Palestinian vehicles from using all the bypass roads in the region.
The witnesses added that the Israeli soldiers, accompanied by intelligence officers, have been stopping the Palestinian vehicles and holding them for hours, during which they check the identities and interrogate the youths.
Israeli soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped several Palestinians after breaking into their homes and searching them.
Local sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, has reported that the army kidnapped four Palestinians, including three from the Jenin refugee camp.
The sources said the army kidnapped Ahmad Shafiq Abu Zeina, 24, Khaled Saleh Abu Zeina, 54, and Tawfiq Saleh Jabou’, 24.
The soldiers also invaded Kharouba neighborhood in Jenin city, and kidnapped Mahmoud Jihad Hanthawy, 26, after breaking into his home and his brothers’ homes; soldiers violently searched the homes and interrogated the families.
In addition, several Israeli military jeeps invaded Ya’bad town, west of Jenin and searched property.
The army also invaded Palestinian communities in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, violently searched several homes, and kidnapped two Palestinian.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Faisal Aqeel al-Amayra, 40, from Doura town, south of Hebron, and Ikhdeir Yousef Ikhdeir, 18, from Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the soldiers ransacked the homes of Mohammad Hasan al-Amayra and Sami Jabil Rahoub, and the home of Yousef Ikhdeir, in Doura.
On Wednesday evening, clashes took place between local youths and Israeli soldiers who invaded Safa and al-Ein areas, in Beit Ummar, and the Tabaqa village, south of Hebron.
Also on Wednesday evening, soldiers invaded Madama village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped one Palestinian.
Eyewitnesses said several armored military vehicles invaded the village, and installed roadblocks at its entrances, before kidnapping resident Akram Issa Nassar, 20.
Soldiers also stopped and searched several Palestinian cars and searched them while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
In related news, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported Thursday that Israeli soldiers assaulted detainee Omar Suleiman Daraghma, 18, from Tubas, after kidnapping him two days ago.
The PPS said Daraghma was heavily bleeding, suffered various cuts and bruises, after being beaten on his head, face and arms, and that the Prison Administration at the Huwwara Prison refused to admit him due to his injuries.
Israeli forces detain 9 in overnight arrest raids
Israeli forces detained nine Palestinians overnight Wednesday, locals and Israel's army said.
In Nablus, witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers stopped and detained Majd Ahmad Salih, 25, and Muhammad Fawwaz Salih, 22, in the village of Asira al-Qibliya.
They were taken to Huwwara military base, locals said. Salih is a member of the Palestinian security services, witnesses added.
Dozens of Israeli military jeeps entered Jenin refugee camp and soldiers detained Ahmad Shafiq Abu Zeinah, Khalid Salih Abu Zeinah, Tawfiq Salih Jarboa, and Mahmoud Jihad Hafnawi after ransacking several homes.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said five Palestinians were detained in Jenin, three near Ramallah and one in Jericho.
Local sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, has reported that the army kidnapped four Palestinians, including three from the Jenin refugee camp.
The sources said the army kidnapped Ahmad Shafiq Abu Zeina, 24, Khaled Saleh Abu Zeina, 54, and Tawfiq Saleh Jabou’, 24.
The soldiers also invaded Kharouba neighborhood in Jenin city, and kidnapped Mahmoud Jihad Hanthawy, 26, after breaking into his home and his brothers’ homes; soldiers violently searched the homes and interrogated the families.
In addition, several Israeli military jeeps invaded Ya’bad town, west of Jenin and searched property.
The army also invaded Palestinian communities in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, violently searched several homes, and kidnapped two Palestinian.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Faisal Aqeel al-Amayra, 40, from Doura town, south of Hebron, and Ikhdeir Yousef Ikhdeir, 18, from Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the soldiers ransacked the homes of Mohammad Hasan al-Amayra and Sami Jabil Rahoub, and the home of Yousef Ikhdeir, in Doura.
On Wednesday evening, clashes took place between local youths and Israeli soldiers who invaded Safa and al-Ein areas, in Beit Ummar, and the Tabaqa village, south of Hebron.
Also on Wednesday evening, soldiers invaded Madama village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped one Palestinian.
Eyewitnesses said several armored military vehicles invaded the village, and installed roadblocks at its entrances, before kidnapping resident Akram Issa Nassar, 20.
Soldiers also stopped and searched several Palestinian cars and searched them while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
In related news, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported Thursday that Israeli soldiers assaulted detainee Omar Suleiman Daraghma, 18, from Tubas, after kidnapping him two days ago.
The PPS said Daraghma was heavily bleeding, suffered various cuts and bruises, after being beaten on his head, face and arms, and that the Prison Administration at the Huwwara Prison refused to admit him due to his injuries.
Israeli forces detain 9 in overnight arrest raids
Israeli forces detained nine Palestinians overnight Wednesday, locals and Israel's army said.
In Nablus, witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers stopped and detained Majd Ahmad Salih, 25, and Muhammad Fawwaz Salih, 22, in the village of Asira al-Qibliya.
They were taken to Huwwara military base, locals said. Salih is a member of the Palestinian security services, witnesses added.
Dozens of Israeli military jeeps entered Jenin refugee camp and soldiers detained Ahmad Shafiq Abu Zeinah, Khalid Salih Abu Zeinah, Tawfiq Salih Jarboa, and Mahmoud Jihad Hafnawi after ransacking several homes.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said five Palestinians were detained in Jenin, three near Ramallah and one in Jericho.
