11 mar 2014
The Israeli military abducted, on Tuesday, three young Palestinians from Tkou' village, east of Bethlehem.
According to the Palestinian News Network, a security source said that the Israeli military raided the village of Tkou' and took into custody Mohammed Izzat al-Badan, 24, and Mahmoud Salem Abed al-Badan, 22.
The source added that Israeli forces also took Daoud Issa Mohammed Hamdan, 33, from as-Shawawreh village, east of Bethlehem.
Earlier on Monday, an Israeli military unit responsible for demolishing houses in the Negev, known as "Yoav", desecrated the Islamic cemetery in Al-Araqeb, the Land Research Center said in a press release.
According to the LRC, soldiers entered the cemetery under the pretext of taking pictures of the mosque and minaret. However, their real intention was (and still is) to wipe out Al Araqeb and displace its inhabitants, so that they can have control over the land. For that, they have been trying to erase every Arabic presence from the area.
People of Al-Araqeb tried to defy the members of the unit. The latter told them that: "You do not have any sanctuaries here, since all this land is ours."
It should be noted that Al-Araqeb, which is located in the Palestinian Negev, was a target for Israeli house demolition operations more than 65 times! It is inhabited by 22 families consisting of around 130 people, more than half of whom are children.
According to the Palestinian News Network, a security source said that the Israeli military raided the village of Tkou' and took into custody Mohammed Izzat al-Badan, 24, and Mahmoud Salem Abed al-Badan, 22.
The source added that Israeli forces also took Daoud Issa Mohammed Hamdan, 33, from as-Shawawreh village, east of Bethlehem.
Earlier on Monday, an Israeli military unit responsible for demolishing houses in the Negev, known as "Yoav", desecrated the Islamic cemetery in Al-Araqeb, the Land Research Center said in a press release.
According to the LRC, soldiers entered the cemetery under the pretext of taking pictures of the mosque and minaret. However, their real intention was (and still is) to wipe out Al Araqeb and displace its inhabitants, so that they can have control over the land. For that, they have been trying to erase every Arabic presence from the area.
People of Al-Araqeb tried to defy the members of the unit. The latter told them that: "You do not have any sanctuaries here, since all this land is ours."
It should be noted that Al-Araqeb, which is located in the Palestinian Negev, was a target for Israeli house demolition operations more than 65 times! It is inhabited by 22 families consisting of around 130 people, more than half of whom are children.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot at a Palestinian young man in Asker refugee camp east of Nablus city on Tuesday morning and wounded him then took him away. Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in eight army jeeps stormed the refugee camp in the early morning hours triggering confrontations with young men.
They said that the soldiers fired live bullets at the citizens wounding Daoud Abu Hayya in his foot then arrested him.
They pointed out that the soldiers withdrew from the camp at a time the schoolchildren were heading to their schools, which spread fear and tension among the students and inhabitants.
They said that the soldiers fired live bullets at the citizens wounding Daoud Abu Hayya in his foot then arrested him.
They pointed out that the soldiers withdrew from the camp at a time the schoolchildren were heading to their schools, which spread fear and tension among the students and inhabitants.
23-year-old boy Fidaa Muhi-Addin Majadleh from Ateel village in TulKrem northwest of the West Bank, was killed after Israeli forces opened fire at his vehicle near al-Kufryat military checkpoint, south of the city.
Local sources said that Israeli forces directly opened fire at Majadleh, injuring him by seven bullets in the chest and head, adding that Majadleh was driving his vehicle through the checkpoint Tuesday morning.
The sources added that Israeli forces detained the body of the martyr Majadleh and another injured man who was with him in the car. The identity of the man was not revealed yet.
The sources added that Red Crescent wasn't allowed to reach the place and is standing on a close distance from the military checkpoint.
Local sources said that Israeli forces directly opened fire at Majadleh, injuring him by seven bullets in the chest and head, adding that Majadleh was driving his vehicle through the checkpoint Tuesday morning.
The sources added that Israeli forces detained the body of the martyr Majadleh and another injured man who was with him in the car. The identity of the man was not revealed yet.
The sources added that Red Crescent wasn't allowed to reach the place and is standing on a close distance from the military checkpoint.
IOF forces arrested on Tuesday three young Palestinians from Tkou' village, east of Bethlehem.
Security source said that Israeli forces raided the village of Tkou' and arrested Mohammed Izzat al-Badan, 24, and Mahmoud Salem Abed al-Badan, 22.
The source added that Israeli forces also arrested Daoud Issa Mohammed Hamdan, 33, from as-Shawawreh village, east of Bethlehem.
Security source said that Israeli forces raided the village of Tkou' and arrested Mohammed Izzat al-Badan, 24, and Mahmoud Salem Abed al-Badan, 22.
The source added that Israeli forces also arrested Daoud Issa Mohammed Hamdan, 33, from as-Shawawreh village, east of Bethlehem.
Israeli occupation forces seized on Tuesday a vehicle belonging to a prisoner from al-Sila al-Harthiya village, west of Jenin.
Security source said that Israeli forces seized a vehicle belonging to the prisoner Fouad Abdul Rahman Jaradat, after raiding and searching his parents' house in the village.
Security source said that Israeli forces seized a vehicle belonging to the prisoner Fouad Abdul Rahman Jaradat, after raiding and searching his parents' house in the village.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) ordered two Jerusalemite boys not to approach the Aqsa Mosque for 30 days. Jerusalemite activist Mona Barbar said that the IOA police ordered her son not to enter the holy site for 30 days and imposed five days house arrest on him.
She said that her son was arrested from her home in Ras Al-Amoud suburb in Silwan town at dawn Monday.
Barbar said that the police released her son after interrogating him for a few hours without the presence of anyone with him.
She said that her son was accused of participating in the recent confrontations in the Aqsa Mosque, adding that his father had to sign a 3000 shekels bail until their son’s hearing. Barbar was also summoned for investigation at the same time with her son.
The IOA police also ordered the 14-year-old minor Omar Abul Hawa not to approach the Aqsa Mosque for 30 days and imposed 30 days house arrest on him. He was also arrested at dawn Monday after breaking into his home in Tur suburb east of the Old City of Jerusalem.
She said that her son was arrested from her home in Ras Al-Amoud suburb in Silwan town at dawn Monday.
Barbar said that the police released her son after interrogating him for a few hours without the presence of anyone with him.
She said that her son was accused of participating in the recent confrontations in the Aqsa Mosque, adding that his father had to sign a 3000 shekels bail until their son’s hearing. Barbar was also summoned for investigation at the same time with her son.
The IOA police also ordered the 14-year-old minor Omar Abul Hawa not to approach the Aqsa Mosque for 30 days and imposed 30 days house arrest on him. He was also arrested at dawn Monday after breaking into his home in Tur suburb east of the Old City of Jerusalem.
10 mar 2014
In a letter sent to Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies, Palestinian detainees in Megiddo prison called for halting Israeli violations practiced against them, pointing to the deterioration of their detention conditions. The detainees said in their letter that 120 Palestinians are currently held in Megiddo prison suffering poor detention conditions and deprived of their basic human needs.
Poor sanitation threatens the detainees' health situation, where the toilets lack running water while the sinks and showers generally lack hot water and hygiene, according to the detainees' letter.
The detainees threatened to escalate their protest steps in response to the prison administration's repressive and arbitrary policy.
For his part, director of the Ahrar center Fouad al-Khuffash warned of the catastrophic situation in Megiddo prison, pointing out that Israeli prison administration has escalated its provocations and daily violations against the detainees.
Poor sanitation threatens the detainees' health situation, where the toilets lack running water while the sinks and showers generally lack hot water and hygiene, according to the detainees' letter.
The detainees threatened to escalate their protest steps in response to the prison administration's repressive and arbitrary policy.
For his part, director of the Ahrar center Fouad al-Khuffash warned of the catastrophic situation in Megiddo prison, pointing out that Israeli prison administration has escalated its provocations and daily violations against the detainees.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided the village of Sanur, south of Jenin, on Monday for the third time in less than 24 hours triggering confrontations with inhabitants. Local sources said that the soldiers fired sound bombs and teargas canisters during the raid causing breathing difficulty among citizens.
They said that the soldiers broke into a number of shops in downtown, searched them and interrogated their owners. They added that the soldiers provocatively patrolled the village streets before leaving it and erecting a roadblock near its entrance.
The sources pointed out that the soldiers at an earlier incursion today served summonses to four men in the village including two brothers. The soldiers served 20 similar summonses in the village over the past two months other than field interrogation of many inhabitants inside their homes in the same period.
They said that the soldiers broke into a number of shops in downtown, searched them and interrogated their owners. They added that the soldiers provocatively patrolled the village streets before leaving it and erecting a roadblock near its entrance.
The sources pointed out that the soldiers at an earlier incursion today served summonses to four men in the village including two brothers. The soldiers served 20 similar summonses in the village over the past two months other than field interrogation of many inhabitants inside their homes in the same period.
The District court judge in Jerusalem cancelled, last Thursday, an indictment against the 19-year-old Ahmad Daoud Obeid, from the village of Esawyeh.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center reports that Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the District court judge cancelled the indictment submitted against his client, Ahmad Obeid, which included charges of throwing stones at Israeli forces on 27/08/2013, during clashes in the village of Esawyeh.
He explained that his client was recently presented to a medical committee, selected by the court, which acknowledged that he is not competent to stand trial, as he suffers from severe psychological and medical conditions.
The lawyer pointed out that a governmental psychological doctor had confirmed, during a previous court session, that Ahmad Obeid is healthy and does not suffer any mental or psychological illness which would prevent him from standing trial.
The lawyer refused the findings of the report and requested that he be presented to another medical committee, since the psychological illness and disability which his client faces are obvious, and need no reports; note that Ahmad is mute.
Obeid was arrested, assaulted and severely beaten on the above mentioned date, and was released at the beginning of last September, with a financial guarantee and conditions of house arrest until the legal procedures against him are completed.
Ahmad has been under open house arrest since September of last year, until the time of this report.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center reports that Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the District court judge cancelled the indictment submitted against his client, Ahmad Obeid, which included charges of throwing stones at Israeli forces on 27/08/2013, during clashes in the village of Esawyeh.
He explained that his client was recently presented to a medical committee, selected by the court, which acknowledged that he is not competent to stand trial, as he suffers from severe psychological and medical conditions.
The lawyer pointed out that a governmental psychological doctor had confirmed, during a previous court session, that Ahmad Obeid is healthy and does not suffer any mental or psychological illness which would prevent him from standing trial.
The lawyer refused the findings of the report and requested that he be presented to another medical committee, since the psychological illness and disability which his client faces are obvious, and need no reports; note that Ahmad is mute.
Obeid was arrested, assaulted and severely beaten on the above mentioned date, and was released at the beginning of last September, with a financial guarantee and conditions of house arrest until the legal procedures against him are completed.
Ahmad has been under open house arrest since September of last year, until the time of this report.
A twenty-one year old Palestinian prisoner detained in Eshel Israeli prison lost sight in one of his eyes due to prison administration's medical negligence and torture, Monday said coordinator of the popular committee against settlements and the segregation wall, Mohammad Awad. Jaʻfar Ibrahim ‘Awad, 21, from Beit Ummar, located to the north of Hebron, who lost sight in his left eye, is in need of an urgent surgery, said prisoner's mother.
Awad was imprisoned in November 1, 2013.
Awad’s mother called upon the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the Red Cross and other international human rights organizations to intervene to save her son’s life.
Awad was imprisoned in November 1, 2013.
Awad’s mother called upon the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the Red Cross and other international human rights organizations to intervene to save her son’s life.
Dirar Abu Sisi
Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs in Ramallah cautioned about health deterioration of two Palestinian prisoners. The ministry’s lawyer, Ramy el-Alami, said that sick prisoner Dirar Abu Sisi held in solitary confinement in Eishel prison, was transferred to Israeli Soroka Hospital after his health status deteriorated.
Alami, who recently visited Abu Sisi, explained in a statement that Abu Sisi suffers from anemia and has problems in the heart, gall bladder, Stomach, kidneys and in the left eye.
He quoted the prisoner as saying that his doctors detected a harmful germ in the stomach and intestines, and prescribed a drug for him. As he took the course, he started to feel further pain after eating.
While Khader Dabaya jailed in an Eishel isolation cell, who was shot through his body, has psychological problems, the lawyer said.
The lawyer warned that Dabaya might die at any moment as rejects eating, talking, taking bath or changing his clothes.
Dabaya was detained in 2003 and sentenced to 16 years.
Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs in Ramallah cautioned about health deterioration of two Palestinian prisoners. The ministry’s lawyer, Ramy el-Alami, said that sick prisoner Dirar Abu Sisi held in solitary confinement in Eishel prison, was transferred to Israeli Soroka Hospital after his health status deteriorated.
Alami, who recently visited Abu Sisi, explained in a statement that Abu Sisi suffers from anemia and has problems in the heart, gall bladder, Stomach, kidneys and in the left eye.
He quoted the prisoner as saying that his doctors detected a harmful germ in the stomach and intestines, and prescribed a drug for him. As he took the course, he started to feel further pain after eating.
While Khader Dabaya jailed in an Eishel isolation cell, who was shot through his body, has psychological problems, the lawyer said.
The lawyer warned that Dabaya might die at any moment as rejects eating, talking, taking bath or changing his clothes.
Dabaya was detained in 2003 and sentenced to 16 years.
Photo: Mohammed Mafarja, who has been jailed for the 2012 bombing of a bus in Tel Aviv, is seen in court in Tel Aviv on December 19, 2012.
A Tel Aviv court, on Monday, sentenced a Palestinian-Israeli with a 25-year prison term over the 2012 bombing of a bus during a major Israeli campaign in Gaza.
The Gaza conflict ended several hours after the explosion, with an Egyptian-brokered truce, in a development unrelated to the attack.
Mohammed Mafarja, 19, was sentenced three months after being convicted on charges of aiding the enemy during war, attempted murder and causing an explosion which wounded 24 people.
A resident of Taibe in central Israel, Mafarja boarded the Tel Aviv bus on Nov. 21, 2012, and placed a bomb inside before getting off, according to the District Court.
Shortly afterwards, it was triggered remotely by a cellphone being used by his accomplice, Ahmed Moussa, a Palestinian from the occupied West Bank. Moussa's trial is ongoing.
The explosion left two people in moderate-to-serious condition, while another eight people were lightly wounded and 14 more suffered from shock. The blast damaged the bus and vehicles nearby.
A Tel Aviv court, on Monday, sentenced a Palestinian-Israeli with a 25-year prison term over the 2012 bombing of a bus during a major Israeli campaign in Gaza.
The Gaza conflict ended several hours after the explosion, with an Egyptian-brokered truce, in a development unrelated to the attack.
Mohammed Mafarja, 19, was sentenced three months after being convicted on charges of aiding the enemy during war, attempted murder and causing an explosion which wounded 24 people.
A resident of Taibe in central Israel, Mafarja boarded the Tel Aviv bus on Nov. 21, 2012, and placed a bomb inside before getting off, according to the District Court.
Shortly afterwards, it was triggered remotely by a cellphone being used by his accomplice, Ahmed Moussa, a Palestinian from the occupied West Bank. Moussa's trial is ongoing.
The explosion left two people in moderate-to-serious condition, while another eight people were lightly wounded and 14 more suffered from shock. The blast damaged the bus and vehicles nearby.
Israeli forces Monday arrested 12 people in the West bank cities of Hebron, Jenin and Nablus, in addition to two others from the Jerusalem area, according to local and security sources. Sources told WAFA army forces arrested nine people in the city of Hebron, all from al-Ja’bari family.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers arrested a youth, 23, from the village of Jaba’ near Jenin while he was passing through Hamra checkpoint to the south of Tubas in the northern Jordan valley.
Israeli army also stormed the village of Sanur to the south of Jenin, raided several houses, and handed summons to four youths to appear before the Israeli intelligence for interrogation.
In Nablus, Israeli forces stormed the main city, raided and searched several houses before arresting a youth. Army vehicles also broke through the nearby village of Tal early at dawn and arrested a 23-year-old after raiding and searching his house.
Meanwhile in the Jerusalem area, police arrested two Palestinians, including a released prisoner, after raiding and searching their homes.
Police arrested ex-detainee, Wesam Seder, after storming his house in the neighborhood of Bab Hatta, one day after being released from Israeli jails.
Soldiers Kidnap 12 Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, installed roadblocks, broke into homes and searched them, and kidnapped twelve Palestinians.
Local sources in the southern West Bank city of Hebron have reported that the army kidnapped nine Palestinians after invading their homes in the al-Ja’bary neighborhood, and violently searched them.
The sources said the army kidnapped Mohammad Khalil al-Ja’bary, his son Tha’er, Safwan Majdi al-Ja’bary, Sultan Ali al-Ja’bary, his brother Eyad, Omran Shukry al-Ja’bary, Tamer Jamal al-Ja’bary, and Kamal Abdul-Rahim al-Ja’bary.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded the northern West Bank district of Nablus, also broke into several homes and violently searched them, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers invaded Tal village, south of Nablus, and kidnapped Walid Jamal Aseeda, 23. Aseeda, a former political prisoner, is a student of the Najah University in Nablus.
In addition, the army invaded the Ta’awon Street area, in Nablus, forced resident Ammar Yasser Abu Za’rour, 24, out of his home and kept him under the rain while searching his home, and kidnapped him before taking him to an unknown destination.
The arrests in Nablus are part of an escalating Israeli military campaign targeting students in the district, and at various roadblocks.
On Sunday at night, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian at the al-Hamra roadblock, near the central West Bank city of Tubas.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Borhan Salama, 23, from Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
He was heading back home when the soldiers stopped him.
In related news, several Israeli military jeeps invaded Ya’bad town, south of Jenin, and harassed several Palestinians.
Local sources said the army repeatedly invaded the village, on Sunday at night and Monday at dawn, and used loud speakers and sirens as the villagers slept.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers arrested a youth, 23, from the village of Jaba’ near Jenin while he was passing through Hamra checkpoint to the south of Tubas in the northern Jordan valley.
Israeli army also stormed the village of Sanur to the south of Jenin, raided several houses, and handed summons to four youths to appear before the Israeli intelligence for interrogation.
In Nablus, Israeli forces stormed the main city, raided and searched several houses before arresting a youth. Army vehicles also broke through the nearby village of Tal early at dawn and arrested a 23-year-old after raiding and searching his house.
Meanwhile in the Jerusalem area, police arrested two Palestinians, including a released prisoner, after raiding and searching their homes.
Police arrested ex-detainee, Wesam Seder, after storming his house in the neighborhood of Bab Hatta, one day after being released from Israeli jails.
Soldiers Kidnap 12 Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, installed roadblocks, broke into homes and searched them, and kidnapped twelve Palestinians.
Local sources in the southern West Bank city of Hebron have reported that the army kidnapped nine Palestinians after invading their homes in the al-Ja’bary neighborhood, and violently searched them.
The sources said the army kidnapped Mohammad Khalil al-Ja’bary, his son Tha’er, Safwan Majdi al-Ja’bary, Sultan Ali al-Ja’bary, his brother Eyad, Omran Shukry al-Ja’bary, Tamer Jamal al-Ja’bary, and Kamal Abdul-Rahim al-Ja’bary.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded the northern West Bank district of Nablus, also broke into several homes and violently searched them, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers invaded Tal village, south of Nablus, and kidnapped Walid Jamal Aseeda, 23. Aseeda, a former political prisoner, is a student of the Najah University in Nablus.
In addition, the army invaded the Ta’awon Street area, in Nablus, forced resident Ammar Yasser Abu Za’rour, 24, out of his home and kept him under the rain while searching his home, and kidnapped him before taking him to an unknown destination.
The arrests in Nablus are part of an escalating Israeli military campaign targeting students in the district, and at various roadblocks.
On Sunday at night, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian at the al-Hamra roadblock, near the central West Bank city of Tubas.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Borhan Salama, 23, from Jaba’ town, south of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
He was heading back home when the soldiers stopped him.
In related news, several Israeli military jeeps invaded Ya’bad town, south of Jenin, and harassed several Palestinians.
Local sources said the army repeatedly invaded the village, on Sunday at night and Monday at dawn, and used loud speakers and sirens as the villagers slept.
Archimandrite Attalla Hanna called on the family of former prisoner Samer Al-Issawi in a solidarity visit after his sister and brother were detained by Israeli occupation forces in occupied Jerusalem. The Archbishop of Sebastia condemned the IOF arrest of Shireen and Shadi Issawi, and expressed his solidarity with “this family that has been subjected to many oppressive practices”.
“After the release of Samer, now his sister and his brother are detained in a provocative manner,” he said, adding that children were terrorized during the IOF raid on Issawi home.
Hanna called for the immediate release of Shireen and Shadi and for an end to arbitrary arrests and mouth muzzling.
The Israeli occupation authorities extended the detention of Shireen and Shadi until Thursday for further investigation.
“After the release of Samer, now his sister and his brother are detained in a provocative manner,” he said, adding that children were terrorized during the IOF raid on Issawi home.
Hanna called for the immediate release of Shireen and Shadi and for an end to arbitrary arrests and mouth muzzling.
The Israeli occupation authorities extended the detention of Shireen and Shadi until Thursday for further investigation.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained two Jerusalemite brothers from Silwan town, south of the Aqsa Mosque. The Wadi Hilweh information center said that the soldiers arrested Muadh and Mohammed Al-Shuyikhi at dawn Sunday after breaking into and searching a number of houses in Al-Ein Al-Fuqa suburb.
Meanwhile, the magistrate court in Jerusalem on Sunday morning extended the detention of three young men from Silwan, including the two brothers, till Thursday.
Lawyer Mohammed Mahmoud said that the three young men were charged with throwing stones and firebombs in Silwan, adding that he would appeal against the detention at the central court in Jerusalem on Monday.
Meanwhile, the magistrate court in Jerusalem on Sunday morning extended the detention of three young men from Silwan, including the two brothers, till Thursday.
Lawyer Mohammed Mahmoud said that the three young men were charged with throwing stones and firebombs in Silwan, adding that he would appeal against the detention at the central court in Jerusalem on Monday.
9 mar 2014
The Israeli forces arrested on Sunday early morning hours 22-year old Mouath Shyoukhi and his 20-year old brother Muntaser.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the Israeli forces raided the town of Silwan on Sunday early morning hours and surrounded the upper neighbourhood of Al-Ein, and then broke into the Shyoukhi family house and arrested the two brothers. They were then transferred to Al-Maskobyeh detention center for interrogation.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the Israeli forces raided the town of Silwan on Sunday early morning hours and surrounded the upper neighbourhood of Al-Ein, and then broke into the Shyoukhi family house and arrested the two brothers. They were then transferred to Al-Maskobyeh detention center for interrogation.
Two Palestinians were injured and eight were detained on Sunday after Israeli forces dispersed dozens who were planting trees on their confiscated land east of Jerusalem, a local official said.
Muhammad Salama, a council member of the village of Anata, told Ma'an that 100 people from the village were working on their land, which was seized by Israeli settlers in July 2013, when soldiers arrived that the scene.
"Shortly after the villagers arrived and started to dig and plant saplings, Israeli police officers stormed the area along with the settler and assaulted the villagers with pepper spray before detaining nine young men," Salama said.
He said Mahmoud Mustafa Ulayyan and Muhammad Hassan were taken to the hospital for treatment after fainting due to the gas.
Israeli forces arrested Moussa Hassan Salama, Mahmoud Saleh Ibrahim, Muayyad Muin Haikal, Muhammad Khalil Obaiyyat, Adel Samih Ulayyan, Hassan Ahmad Hassan al-Hilo, Ahmad Issa Ulayyan, Yassin Abdelal, and Abed Zahran.
A statement from the Israeli police said that a policeman was lightly injured after Palestinians threw stones.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said she was not familiar with the incident.
Salama said that an Israeli settlers had seized 400 dunams (100 acres) of land from Anata and surrounded the land with barbed wire.
Residents of the village have filed a lawsuit against the settlers, but an Israeli court decision has not yet been made, he added.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
Muhammad Salama, a council member of the village of Anata, told Ma'an that 100 people from the village were working on their land, which was seized by Israeli settlers in July 2013, when soldiers arrived that the scene.
"Shortly after the villagers arrived and started to dig and plant saplings, Israeli police officers stormed the area along with the settler and assaulted the villagers with pepper spray before detaining nine young men," Salama said.
He said Mahmoud Mustafa Ulayyan and Muhammad Hassan were taken to the hospital for treatment after fainting due to the gas.
Israeli forces arrested Moussa Hassan Salama, Mahmoud Saleh Ibrahim, Muayyad Muin Haikal, Muhammad Khalil Obaiyyat, Adel Samih Ulayyan, Hassan Ahmad Hassan al-Hilo, Ahmad Issa Ulayyan, Yassin Abdelal, and Abed Zahran.
A statement from the Israeli police said that a policeman was lightly injured after Palestinians threw stones.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said she was not familiar with the incident.
Salama said that an Israeli settlers had seized 400 dunams (100 acres) of land from Anata and surrounded the land with barbed wire.
Residents of the village have filed a lawsuit against the settlers, but an Israeli court decision has not yet been made, he added.
More than 500,000 Israeli settlers live in settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) suppressed on Sunday afternoon a march organized by Palestinian activists and residents of the town of Annana, in the area of Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem. PIC's correspondent reported that undercover elements, accompanied by Israeli soldiers and settlers, attacked the march that was staged in protest against the confiscation of nearly 1,000 dunums of citizens’ lands.
Three civilians were wounded, while 13 others were arrested by the IOF.
The participants in the anti-E1 scheme march were assaulted by the settlers, while the Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades at them in order to disperse them.
Three civilians were wounded, while 13 others were arrested by the IOF.
The participants in the anti-E1 scheme march were assaulted by the settlers, while the Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades at them in order to disperse them.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Sunday 10 Palestinians and assaulted citizens and children, during raids in the occupied West Bank. PIC's correspondent quoted security sources as saying that the IOF erected mobile roadblocks in different regions.
The Israeli forces arrested a young man from Balata refugee camp east of Nablus after storming and searching his house and his workplace, locals told the PIC.
In Bethlehem, the IOF soldiers raided a number of districts, where they attacked the citizens and summoned four others to the intelligence headquarters.
Two youths from the village of Rashaida east of Bethlehem have also been detained after the soldiers stopped their vehicle on the outskirts of the village and checked their identities.
Another military force stormed the town of Tekoa and roamed its streets, while the soldiers fired tear gas bombs towards the citizen houses leading to cases of suffocation.
In the town of Dura in al-Khalil city, the IOF kidnapped on Sunday three Palestinians during a raid and search operation. The three detainees were taken to unknown destinations, eyewitnesses told the PIC's reporter
Meanwhile, a large military force raided the houses in the city of Qalqilya at dawn Sunday and arrested four young men, only few days after their release from the PA's prisons after they waged a hunger strike for nine days.
The Israeli forces arrested a young man from Balata refugee camp east of Nablus after storming and searching his house and his workplace, locals told the PIC.
In Bethlehem, the IOF soldiers raided a number of districts, where they attacked the citizens and summoned four others to the intelligence headquarters.
Two youths from the village of Rashaida east of Bethlehem have also been detained after the soldiers stopped their vehicle on the outskirts of the village and checked their identities.
Another military force stormed the town of Tekoa and roamed its streets, while the soldiers fired tear gas bombs towards the citizen houses leading to cases of suffocation.
In the town of Dura in al-Khalil city, the IOF kidnapped on Sunday three Palestinians during a raid and search operation. The three detainees were taken to unknown destinations, eyewitnesses told the PIC's reporter
Meanwhile, a large military force raided the houses in the city of Qalqilya at dawn Sunday and arrested four young men, only few days after their release from the PA's prisons after they waged a hunger strike for nine days.
Palestinian prisoners in a Negev prison in Israel say they could announce a hunger strike in April, a lawyer said.
A lawyer representing the Palestinian Prisoner's Society told Ma'an that prisoners in Israel's Ktziot prison told him that they have many reasons to begin a hunger strike.
Prisoners complain that family members are inspected in a "humiliating way" during visits. In addition, after family members visit jailed children, Israeli prison services sometimes hold them inside until the late evening, he said.
Prisoners also complained about bad treatment inside prison wards, as well as dire living conditions in general and a lack of appropriate medical services.
4,881 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Jan. 2014, according to Israeli human rights organization B'tselem. Another 1,415 were in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
A lawyer representing the Palestinian Prisoner's Society told Ma'an that prisoners in Israel's Ktziot prison told him that they have many reasons to begin a hunger strike.
Prisoners complain that family members are inspected in a "humiliating way" during visits. In addition, after family members visit jailed children, Israeli prison services sometimes hold them inside until the late evening, he said.
Prisoners also complained about bad treatment inside prison wards, as well as dire living conditions in general and a lack of appropriate medical services.
4,881 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Jan. 2014, according to Israeli human rights organization B'tselem. Another 1,415 were in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The Israeli military court in Ofer passed a 33-month imprisonment sentence against a sick Palestinian detainee along with a five thousand shekels fine. Muhjat Al-Quds society, catering for Palestinian prisoners’ affairs, said in a statement on Sunday that the detainee Motez Abido, 34, was suffering from a difficult health condition and was hit with a bullet in his right hand during his arrest at the hands of Israeli occupation forces.
It pointed out that Abido was paralyzed in his left foot due to a similar shooting in an earlier arrest operation, adding that he was shot at a distance of five meters.
The society underlined that IOF soldiers also fired a dumdum bullet at him that exploded inside his lower part of the body causing him a very difficult health condition.
Abido, who is married and has two children, was arrested in his hometown al-Khalil on 11/4/2013 and was only sentenced on Saturday.
It pointed out that Abido was paralyzed in his left foot due to a similar shooting in an earlier arrest operation, adding that he was shot at a distance of five meters.
The society underlined that IOF soldiers also fired a dumdum bullet at him that exploded inside his lower part of the body causing him a very difficult health condition.
Abido, who is married and has two children, was arrested in his hometown al-Khalil on 11/4/2013 and was only sentenced on Saturday.
Dozens of mothers of prisoners held in the Israeli occupation jails participated on Saturday in a solidarity rally organized by Mohjat al-Quds institution, in front of the headquarters of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Gaza. The rally came on the International Women's Day to support the sick and hunger striking prisoners in the Israeli jails especially the females.
The prisoners' mothers, during the rally, called on the international and human rights institutions to take serious actions and pressure the Israeli authorities to give all female captives their legitimate rights, guaranteed by all international laws and norms.
They also stressed that the female prisoners are subjected to the worst forms of torture in the Israeli prisons, and demanded supporting them, especially those on hunger strike.
Sit-in in old J'lem in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners
Dozens of Jerusalemite citizens and families of prisoners on Saturday evening participated in a sit-in near Al-Amoud Gate in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners. The participants carried Palestinian flags and pictures of prisoners, demanding the Israeli occupation regime to release the Palestinian detainees from its jails.
Local sources reported that Israeli policemen tried to provoke the protestors in order to arrest them.
Head of the Palestinian prisoner society Naser Qaws said that the protestors chanted slogans calling for releasing all Palestinian female prisoners from Israel's prisons.
He added that the sit-in protest was a message to the US administration, the sponsor of the peace talks, to have all Jerusalemite prisoners, especially women, released by the end of the current month, or else a wave of protests would be taking place in all occupied territories.
The prisoners' mothers, during the rally, called on the international and human rights institutions to take serious actions and pressure the Israeli authorities to give all female captives their legitimate rights, guaranteed by all international laws and norms.
They also stressed that the female prisoners are subjected to the worst forms of torture in the Israeli prisons, and demanded supporting them, especially those on hunger strike.
Sit-in in old J'lem in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners
Dozens of Jerusalemite citizens and families of prisoners on Saturday evening participated in a sit-in near Al-Amoud Gate in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners. The participants carried Palestinian flags and pictures of prisoners, demanding the Israeli occupation regime to release the Palestinian detainees from its jails.
Local sources reported that Israeli policemen tried to provoke the protestors in order to arrest them.
Head of the Palestinian prisoner society Naser Qaws said that the protestors chanted slogans calling for releasing all Palestinian female prisoners from Israel's prisons.
He added that the sit-in protest was a message to the US administration, the sponsor of the peace talks, to have all Jerusalemite prisoners, especially women, released by the end of the current month, or else a wave of protests would be taking place in all occupied territories.
