16 mar 2015
The Israeli Police released, on Sunday evening, three Palestinian children, and one woman, from occupied Jerusalem, after issuing an order denying them access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, for 15 days, and forced them to sign a 5000 NIS bail agreement each.
The Police kidnapped the three children, and the woman, earlier on Sunday, near one of the Gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and took them to Beit Eliyahu Police Station in the City.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan said the four have been identified as Aya Abu Naab, 16, while trying to enter the mosque through the Chain Gate, in addition to Aya Zaghal, 12, Anhar al-‘Ajlouni, 12, and Randa Abu Sneina, while trying to leave the mosque through the same gate.
On Sunday morning, the police attacked a child, identified as Hadeel Rajabi, 10 years of age, as dozens of soldiers, officers and Israeli fanatics stormed the Mosque yards.
The officers kicked and pushed the child, and when local mosque guards intervene, the soldiers attacked them too.
The incident took place after more than 82 Israeli extremists, and scores of soldiers, invaded the mosque to conduct what they called “a tour in its yards.”
Such attacks are taking place on a daily basis, as several fanatic groups in Israel are calling for the destruction of the mosque “to rebuild the temple.”
The Police kidnapped the three children, and the woman, earlier on Sunday, near one of the Gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and took them to Beit Eliyahu Police Station in the City.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan said the four have been identified as Aya Abu Naab, 16, while trying to enter the mosque through the Chain Gate, in addition to Aya Zaghal, 12, Anhar al-‘Ajlouni, 12, and Randa Abu Sneina, while trying to leave the mosque through the same gate.
On Sunday morning, the police attacked a child, identified as Hadeel Rajabi, 10 years of age, as dozens of soldiers, officers and Israeli fanatics stormed the Mosque yards.
The officers kicked and pushed the child, and when local mosque guards intervene, the soldiers attacked them too.
The incident took place after more than 82 Israeli extremists, and scores of soldiers, invaded the mosque to conduct what they called “a tour in its yards.”
Such attacks are taking place on a daily basis, as several fanatic groups in Israel are calling for the destruction of the mosque “to rebuild the temple.”
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday raided several homes in different West Bank areas and kidnapped 20 Palestinians, including six minors.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that Israeli policemen stormed homes at dawn in Issawiya and Ras al-Amud neighborhoods and kidnapped six kids under age 18 from their homes.
The detainees are Baker Awais, 16, Nour al-Zagel, 17, Wael Salaymeh, 16, Karim Mustafa, 15, Yousuf Mustafa, 16 and Shaker Mustafa, 16.
According to the Society, the detainees will be referred to the magistrates' court in Jerusalem to look into a police request to extend their detention.
In Jenin, Israeli troops raided homes in al-Saibat area in the Old City at dawn and kidnapped two young men.
They also stormed different neighborhoods in Jenin city, including the areas of al-Askari, Basatin and al-Mirah, and set up ambushes until they left in the morning.
In al-Khalil, seven Palestinian young men were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in al-Fawwar refugee camp and Dura town.
Seven other young men were also kidnapped during violent raids on homes in Nablus city and the nearby village of Qaryout, locals told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC).
Qaryout village witnessed yesterday clashes between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers.
In an earlier incident, local sources told the PIC that a group of Israeli soldiers on Sunday afternoon harassed and physically assaulted school students in Yabad town, south of Jenin city.
They explained that soldiers aboard military vehicles stopped outside the entrance of Yabad school and started to attack and harass students there.
They added that the invading troops detained and questioned 16-year-old student Hammam Abu Baker before releasing him.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that Israeli policemen stormed homes at dawn in Issawiya and Ras al-Amud neighborhoods and kidnapped six kids under age 18 from their homes.
The detainees are Baker Awais, 16, Nour al-Zagel, 17, Wael Salaymeh, 16, Karim Mustafa, 15, Yousuf Mustafa, 16 and Shaker Mustafa, 16.
According to the Society, the detainees will be referred to the magistrates' court in Jerusalem to look into a police request to extend their detention.
In Jenin, Israeli troops raided homes in al-Saibat area in the Old City at dawn and kidnapped two young men.
They also stormed different neighborhoods in Jenin city, including the areas of al-Askari, Basatin and al-Mirah, and set up ambushes until they left in the morning.
In al-Khalil, seven Palestinian young men were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in al-Fawwar refugee camp and Dura town.
Seven other young men were also kidnapped during violent raids on homes in Nablus city and the nearby village of Qaryout, locals told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC).
Qaryout village witnessed yesterday clashes between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers.
In an earlier incident, local sources told the PIC that a group of Israeli soldiers on Sunday afternoon harassed and physically assaulted school students in Yabad town, south of Jenin city.
They explained that soldiers aboard military vehicles stopped outside the entrance of Yabad school and started to attack and harass students there.
They added that the invading troops detained and questioned 16-year-old student Hammam Abu Baker before releasing him.
The two Palestinian prisoners Munjed Hamamrah and Ahmed Dja’avreh suffered very serious health deterioration due to the Israeli deliberate medical negligence policy, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) revealed Monday.
Following her visit to Raymond prison, the PPS lawyer Shirin Naser said that Munjed Hamamrah, 28, suffers frequent dizziness and severe headaches.
Hamamrah, who was arrested on October 19, 2014, has been transferred to the prison clinic more than once; however, he did not receive any appropriate medical treatment except painkillers, she added.
The PPS lawyer Youssef Matthias quoted the prisoner Ahmed Dja’avreh as saying that he suffers very sharp back pains and he has been in need of an urgent medical surgery for more than three years. However, Israeli Prison Services (IPS) continued to procrastinate in providing him with medical treatment.
Dja’avreh was detained on June 14, 2004 and sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years imprisonment.
On the other hand, the Israeli authorities re-imposed the previous sentence of the ex-prisoner Ahmed Awawdeh who was released in Wafa al-Ahrar swap deal and re-detained in June.
Awawdeh was earlier detained in 1999 and sentenced to 23 years imprisonment. He was then released in 2011 during Wafa al-Ahrar swap deal.
However, Israeli authorities have re-arrested Awawdeh along with more than 60 ex-prisoners in June 2014 following the kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers in al-Khalil.
Since then, Israeli authorities have re-imposed the former sentences of 30 ex-prisoners in flagrant violation of the swap deal agreement.
Following her visit to Raymond prison, the PPS lawyer Shirin Naser said that Munjed Hamamrah, 28, suffers frequent dizziness and severe headaches.
Hamamrah, who was arrested on October 19, 2014, has been transferred to the prison clinic more than once; however, he did not receive any appropriate medical treatment except painkillers, she added.
The PPS lawyer Youssef Matthias quoted the prisoner Ahmed Dja’avreh as saying that he suffers very sharp back pains and he has been in need of an urgent medical surgery for more than three years. However, Israeli Prison Services (IPS) continued to procrastinate in providing him with medical treatment.
Dja’avreh was detained on June 14, 2004 and sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years imprisonment.
On the other hand, the Israeli authorities re-imposed the previous sentence of the ex-prisoner Ahmed Awawdeh who was released in Wafa al-Ahrar swap deal and re-detained in June.
Awawdeh was earlier detained in 1999 and sentenced to 23 years imprisonment. He was then released in 2011 during Wafa al-Ahrar swap deal.
However, Israeli authorities have re-arrested Awawdeh along with more than 60 ex-prisoners in June 2014 following the kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers in al-Khalil.
Since then, Israeli authorities have re-imposed the former sentences of 30 ex-prisoners in flagrant violation of the swap deal agreement.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) afternoon Sunday apprehended a
Palestinian citizen creeping through the Gaza border fence and another
civilian from al-Khalil.
Local sources said the IOF troops nabbed a Palestinian youth who infiltrated the Gaza-Israel border area and dragged him to an investigation center, pending interrogation.
The IOF claimed that the captured youth was "armed" with a knife.
Another Palestinian citizen, identified as 20-year-old Mohamed Abu Ayash, was, meanwhile, abducted by the IOF soldiers in the town of Beit Ummar, north of the West Bank city of al-Khalil, upon his arrival to the Gush Etzion detention center for interrogation, a PIC correspondent quoted locals as reporting.
The Israeli occupation authorities summoned dozens of Palestinian civilians from al-Khalil city for interrogation over the past few days.
Local sources said the IOF troops nabbed a Palestinian youth who infiltrated the Gaza-Israel border area and dragged him to an investigation center, pending interrogation.
The IOF claimed that the captured youth was "armed" with a knife.
Another Palestinian citizen, identified as 20-year-old Mohamed Abu Ayash, was, meanwhile, abducted by the IOF soldiers in the town of Beit Ummar, north of the West Bank city of al-Khalil, upon his arrival to the Gush Etzion detention center for interrogation, a PIC correspondent quoted locals as reporting.
The Israeli occupation authorities summoned dozens of Palestinian civilians from al-Khalil city for interrogation over the past few days.
A report issued by the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees on Sunday raised alarm bells over the exacerbated health status of the female captive Donia Dhirar Waked at the Israeli occupation HaSharon lock-up.
The report spoke out against the medical negligence to which the 38-year-old prisoner Waked has been subjected at the hands of the Israeli prison service (IPS).
The female captive, serving a 42-month prison term in effect since mid-2013, has been diagnosed with critical diseases, most notably asthma, diabetes, and hypertension, along with cardio-vascular disorders.
The IPS has reportedly been denying prisoner Waked the right to undergo urgent medical check-ups and therapy.
The female captive is said to be the fiancée of prisoner Mohamed Fuad Waked, sentenced to 29 years in jail, and the sister of two martyrs. Another brother of her own has also been serving a 21-year sentence at the Nafha jail
21 Palestinian female detainees, including two minors, have been locked up at the Israeli occupation HaSahron penitentiary under very dire detention circumstances.
Meanwhile, the Salem military court in northern Jenin on Sunday extended the remand of the wounded Palestinian captive Mohamed Ahmad Zakarna, 37, for the 29th time running pending trial.
Prisoner Zakarna sustained wounds as he was chased down and arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on May 8, 2013 in Jenin’s woods of Sweitat. The heavy beatings the detainee had been made to endure during the interrogation process resulted in serious skull fractures.
The report spoke out against the medical negligence to which the 38-year-old prisoner Waked has been subjected at the hands of the Israeli prison service (IPS).
The female captive, serving a 42-month prison term in effect since mid-2013, has been diagnosed with critical diseases, most notably asthma, diabetes, and hypertension, along with cardio-vascular disorders.
The IPS has reportedly been denying prisoner Waked the right to undergo urgent medical check-ups and therapy.
The female captive is said to be the fiancée of prisoner Mohamed Fuad Waked, sentenced to 29 years in jail, and the sister of two martyrs. Another brother of her own has also been serving a 21-year sentence at the Nafha jail
21 Palestinian female detainees, including two minors, have been locked up at the Israeli occupation HaSahron penitentiary under very dire detention circumstances.
Meanwhile, the Salem military court in northern Jenin on Sunday extended the remand of the wounded Palestinian captive Mohamed Ahmad Zakarna, 37, for the 29th time running pending trial.
Prisoner Zakarna sustained wounds as he was chased down and arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on May 8, 2013 in Jenin’s woods of Sweitat. The heavy beatings the detainee had been made to endure during the interrogation process resulted in serious skull fractures.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday evening, a Palestinian woman near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, allegedly for “carrying a knife.” Soldiers also kidnapped a young man from Beit Ummar.
The army claimed the soldiers stopped a Palestinian woman, who remained unidentified, close to the Ibrahimi mosque, and allegedly “found a knife concealed in her bag.”
The woman never attempted to attack the soldiers, and was cuffed and blindfolded before being moved to an unknown destination, eyewitnesses said.
Also on Sunday, soldiers kidnapped a young Palestinian man in the Etzion military base after he headed there, responding to an interrogation order he received earlier.
Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the kidnapped Palestinians has been identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Ayyash, 20 years of age.
In addition, soldiers detained two Palestinian women and a French peace activist near the Ibrahimi Mosque, and held them for approximately two hours, before releasing them.
The army claimed the soldiers stopped a Palestinian woman, who remained unidentified, close to the Ibrahimi mosque, and allegedly “found a knife concealed in her bag.”
The woman never attempted to attack the soldiers, and was cuffed and blindfolded before being moved to an unknown destination, eyewitnesses said.
Also on Sunday, soldiers kidnapped a young Palestinian man in the Etzion military base after he headed there, responding to an interrogation order he received earlier.
Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the kidnapped Palestinians has been identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Ayyash, 20 years of age.
In addition, soldiers detained two Palestinian women and a French peace activist near the Ibrahimi Mosque, and held them for approximately two hours, before releasing them.
Sunday marked two years since five boys, from the northern West Bank village of Hares, were taken into custody over an alleged stone-throwing incident which saw all five charged with attempted murder, despite strongly contested evidence.
The teenagers, aged 16 to 17 at the time of their arrest, each face 20 charges of attempted murder and potential life imprisonment for allegedly throwing rocks, according to Ma'an.
Their arrests on March 15, 2013 followed the hospitalization of a three-year-old Israeli girl, Adele Biton, who suffered severe head injuries when her mother's car collided with a truck near the Israeli mega settlement of Ariel.
Israeli police said her vehicle stopped abruptly after being hit with stones, and accused the five boys of having thrown stones that day at Israeli vehicles driving on Route 5, the highway leading to several nearby Israeli settlements.
Twenty Israeli drivers afterwards filed insurance claims stating that stones hit their cars, but there was no eyewitness testimony of the incidents and the police received no calls at the time the boys were allegedly throwing stones.
All five boys denied the allegations, but later signed confessions "after being repeatedly abused in prison and during interrogations," according to "Hares Boys," an activist blog dedicated to raising awareness of their case.
Another boy, then 16, who was arrested along with the five but later released, described his ordeal in a report published by the International Women's Peace Service, an organization that monitors human rights.
For the first three days of his detention, the boy said he was kept in solitary confinement in a windowless cell about one meter wide and two meters long, with neither a mattress nor blanket provided. He slept on the floor.
The six lights were kept on continually so that he was not aware of the time of day, and the food made him feel ill. Any water he was given had sugar in it. He was not given the opportunity to leave the cell and was unable to speak to anyone for two full days.
He said that soldiers threatened to hit him if he did not confess, and told him: "If you do not speak, bad things will happen to your mother and sister."
One of the boys who remains in detention, Ali Shamlawi, was reportedly told upon his arrest to "kiss and hug your mother goodbye. You may never see her again."
The Hares Boys blog wrote in their defense in 2013: "If the boys are convicted, this case would set a legal precedent which would allow the Israeli military to convict any Palestinian child or youngster for attempted murder in cases of stone-throwing."
It added: "The boys are now 16 to 17 years old. If the Israeli military get their way, the boys would only return to their homes and their families at the age of 41."
The five boys are Ali Shamlawi, Muhammad Kleib, Muhammad Suleiman, Ammar Souf and Tamer Souf.
According to Military Court Watch, there were 163 Palestinian children in Israeli detention as of Jan. 31, 2015, including 16 children aged 15 or younger.
The teenagers, aged 16 to 17 at the time of their arrest, each face 20 charges of attempted murder and potential life imprisonment for allegedly throwing rocks, according to Ma'an.
Their arrests on March 15, 2013 followed the hospitalization of a three-year-old Israeli girl, Adele Biton, who suffered severe head injuries when her mother's car collided with a truck near the Israeli mega settlement of Ariel.
Israeli police said her vehicle stopped abruptly after being hit with stones, and accused the five boys of having thrown stones that day at Israeli vehicles driving on Route 5, the highway leading to several nearby Israeli settlements.
Twenty Israeli drivers afterwards filed insurance claims stating that stones hit their cars, but there was no eyewitness testimony of the incidents and the police received no calls at the time the boys were allegedly throwing stones.
All five boys denied the allegations, but later signed confessions "after being repeatedly abused in prison and during interrogations," according to "Hares Boys," an activist blog dedicated to raising awareness of their case.
Another boy, then 16, who was arrested along with the five but later released, described his ordeal in a report published by the International Women's Peace Service, an organization that monitors human rights.
For the first three days of his detention, the boy said he was kept in solitary confinement in a windowless cell about one meter wide and two meters long, with neither a mattress nor blanket provided. He slept on the floor.
The six lights were kept on continually so that he was not aware of the time of day, and the food made him feel ill. Any water he was given had sugar in it. He was not given the opportunity to leave the cell and was unable to speak to anyone for two full days.
He said that soldiers threatened to hit him if he did not confess, and told him: "If you do not speak, bad things will happen to your mother and sister."
One of the boys who remains in detention, Ali Shamlawi, was reportedly told upon his arrest to "kiss and hug your mother goodbye. You may never see her again."
The Hares Boys blog wrote in their defense in 2013: "If the boys are convicted, this case would set a legal precedent which would allow the Israeli military to convict any Palestinian child or youngster for attempted murder in cases of stone-throwing."
It added: "The boys are now 16 to 17 years old. If the Israeli military get their way, the boys would only return to their homes and their families at the age of 41."
The five boys are Ali Shamlawi, Muhammad Kleib, Muhammad Suleiman, Ammar Souf and Tamer Souf.
According to Military Court Watch, there were 163 Palestinian children in Israeli detention as of Jan. 31, 2015, including 16 children aged 15 or younger.
At least three Palestinians were kidnapped, on Sunday, by Israeli occupational military and police during predawn raids in Jerusalem and Jenin, according to local and security sources.
Witnesses told WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency that Israeli police broke into the Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya, and arrested two Palestinians after raiding and searching their homes. The two were identified as Moath and Omar Ebeid.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army stormed the village of Jalboun, east of Jenin, and abducted a local resident after raiding and searching his house, as well as seizing his computer. The man was identified as 22-year-old Ahmad Abul-Rob.
Soldiers also broke into the nearby town of Ya’bad and detained a teenager for several hours. 16-year-old Hamam Abu Baker was subjected to intense interrogation by the army before he was released.
In Hebron, army forces broke into the city and the nearby town of Bani Na’im, where they handed notices to three local residents to appear for interrogation.
Witnesses told WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency that Israeli police broke into the Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Issawiya, and arrested two Palestinians after raiding and searching their homes. The two were identified as Moath and Omar Ebeid.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army stormed the village of Jalboun, east of Jenin, and abducted a local resident after raiding and searching his house, as well as seizing his computer. The man was identified as 22-year-old Ahmad Abul-Rob.
Soldiers also broke into the nearby town of Ya’bad and detained a teenager for several hours. 16-year-old Hamam Abu Baker was subjected to intense interrogation by the army before he was released.
In Hebron, army forces broke into the city and the nearby town of Bani Na’im, where they handed notices to three local residents to appear for interrogation.
15 mar 2015
The Israeli police arrested Sunday three Jerusalemite girls and a woman at al-Aqsa Mosque. The four female detainees were taken to a nearby police station.
The 16-year-old Ayah Abu Nab was arrested at the al-Aqsa compound's Silsila Gate as she attempted to enter, while Ayah al-Zaghal, 12, Anhar al-Ajlouni, 12, and Randa Abu Sneina were detained as they were leaving via the same gate, Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center revealed.
In a separate incident, a 10-year-old Palestinian girl Hadil al-Rajabi was physically assaulted at the hands of Israeli forces who were protecting dozens of settlers’ access into the compound.
In a separate incident, the Israeli forces detained several Palestinian youths at a makeshift checkpoint erected Sunday evening to the south of Nablus city.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that an Israeli checkpoint was erected at a crossroads linking between Nablus and Tel, Burin, Asira and Madama villages.
Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were stopped and searched at the checkpoint, the sources added.
Five unidentified youths were detained and investigated while being handcuffed for several hours at the checkpoint.
The 16-year-old Ayah Abu Nab was arrested at the al-Aqsa compound's Silsila Gate as she attempted to enter, while Ayah al-Zaghal, 12, Anhar al-Ajlouni, 12, and Randa Abu Sneina were detained as they were leaving via the same gate, Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center revealed.
In a separate incident, a 10-year-old Palestinian girl Hadil al-Rajabi was physically assaulted at the hands of Israeli forces who were protecting dozens of settlers’ access into the compound.
In a separate incident, the Israeli forces detained several Palestinian youths at a makeshift checkpoint erected Sunday evening to the south of Nablus city.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that an Israeli checkpoint was erected at a crossroads linking between Nablus and Tel, Burin, Asira and Madama villages.
Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were stopped and searched at the checkpoint, the sources added.
Five unidentified youths were detained and investigated while being handcuffed for several hours at the checkpoint.
Isolated prisoner Nahar Sa’adi’s mother Amna Theeb called on local and international human rights institutions to intervene for allowing her to visit her son.
Speaking to al-Ahrar Center, Amna said that she has been denied to visit her son for almost three years.
Nahar Ahmad Sa’adi, 32, has been placed under solitary confinement in Raymond prison for the past three years as a form of punishment. Since then, he was deprived of family visits.
Head of the center Fuad al-Khuffash called for shedding more light on isolated prisoners’ issue in Israeli prisons as they are still deprived of their basic human rights.
The Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners as well as the UN Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any form of Detention or Imprisonment note that prisoners should be allowed to communicate and correspond with the outside world, including receiving family visits.
Speaking to al-Ahrar Center, Amna said that she has been denied to visit her son for almost three years.
Nahar Ahmad Sa’adi, 32, has been placed under solitary confinement in Raymond prison for the past three years as a form of punishment. Since then, he was deprived of family visits.
Head of the center Fuad al-Khuffash called for shedding more light on isolated prisoners’ issue in Israeli prisons as they are still deprived of their basic human rights.
The Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners as well as the UN Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any form of Detention or Imprisonment note that prisoners should be allowed to communicate and correspond with the outside world, including receiving family visits.
Israeli soldiers detained, on Saturday evening, six Palestinian teens and one adult, from the al-‘Arqa village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian District Coordination Office (DCO) managed to secure their release.
The DCO said Israeli soldiers kidnapped ‘Orwa Mohammad Hammad, 17, Tareq Mohammad Wakid, 16, Baha’ Mohammad Yahia, 17, Qoteiba Ehad Hammad, 17, Ahmad ‘Adnan Saleh, 17, Mohammad Ahmad Zeid, 13, and Ahmad Kamal Yahia, 35.
The Seven Palestinians were taken prisoners near a section of the Israeli Annexation Wall, west of Jenin.
Head of the DCO Office in Jenin and Tubas, Lieutenant Mojahed Abu Dayya, said his office contacted the Israeli DCO and insisted on the release of the seven Palestinians, especially since the area witnessed no clashes or confrontation with the army during, and prior to, the time of abduction.
Abu Dayya called on the Palestinians to instantly inform DCO offices of similar incidents, so that they can act on releasing them before the army moves the kidnapped Palestinians to interrogation centers.
The DCO said Israeli soldiers kidnapped ‘Orwa Mohammad Hammad, 17, Tareq Mohammad Wakid, 16, Baha’ Mohammad Yahia, 17, Qoteiba Ehad Hammad, 17, Ahmad ‘Adnan Saleh, 17, Mohammad Ahmad Zeid, 13, and Ahmad Kamal Yahia, 35.
The Seven Palestinians were taken prisoners near a section of the Israeli Annexation Wall, west of Jenin.
Head of the DCO Office in Jenin and Tubas, Lieutenant Mojahed Abu Dayya, said his office contacted the Israeli DCO and insisted on the release of the seven Palestinians, especially since the area witnessed no clashes or confrontation with the army during, and prior to, the time of abduction.
Abu Dayya called on the Palestinians to instantly inform DCO offices of similar incidents, so that they can act on releasing them before the army moves the kidnapped Palestinians to interrogation centers.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society disclosed on Sunday that two Gazan prisoners are suffering critical health conditions due to the policy of medical neglect and procrastination in providing treatment adopted by Israeli Prison Service (IPS) against Palestinian prisoners.
The Society revealed that captive Khaled Abu Amsheh, a 52-year-old man from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, is suffering from weakness of the heart muscle, dyspnea, chronic inflammation of the joints, poor vision, and teeth problems.
Detainee Abu Amsheh, who is sentenced to life imprisonment and has been detained since 2006, is not receiving medications except pain killers and blood thinners.
The Society also pointed to the health status of captive Ibrahim al-Bitar, 34 from Gaza, who is suffering acute inflammatory bowels (Crohn’s disease) which he caught a few months after his arrest.
His health, accordingly, worsened and got infected with anemia and osteoporosis due to medical negligence in Israeli jails.
Captive Bitar, who has been detained since 2003 and sentenced to 17 years, lost his vision in one of his eyes because of an earlier injury, the society added.
The Society revealed that captive Khaled Abu Amsheh, a 52-year-old man from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, is suffering from weakness of the heart muscle, dyspnea, chronic inflammation of the joints, poor vision, and teeth problems.
Detainee Abu Amsheh, who is sentenced to life imprisonment and has been detained since 2006, is not receiving medications except pain killers and blood thinners.
The Society also pointed to the health status of captive Ibrahim al-Bitar, 34 from Gaza, who is suffering acute inflammatory bowels (Crohn’s disease) which he caught a few months after his arrest.
His health, accordingly, worsened and got infected with anemia and osteoporosis due to medical negligence in Israeli jails.
Captive Bitar, who has been detained since 2003 and sentenced to 17 years, lost his vision in one of his eyes because of an earlier injury, the society added.
The Palestinian Detainees Studies Center has reported that detainee Mansour Yousef Shahateet, 28, from the southern West Bank city of Hebron, has been severely tortured by, leading to memory loss, slurred speech and blurred eyesight.
The detainee, from Doura town south of Hebron, sentenced to 18 years, was violently beaten and tortured by undercover Israeli forces and interrogators in prison, and has been held in solitary confinement, his family said.
The Studies Center quoted the detainee’s mother stating, after recently visiting with her detained son, that Shahateet was unable to recognize her, had blurred speech and weak eyesight.
“My son also suffers from arrhythmia, respiratory issues and a broken leg,” the mother said, “He never has any health issue, or diseases, prior to his imprisonment.”
Ra’fat Hadouna, an expert in detainees’ affairs, held the Israeli prison authority responsible for the Shahateet’s deteriorating health condition, and called in legal and human rights groups to intervene and ensure he receives the needed specialized medical attention.
The detainee, from Doura town south of Hebron, sentenced to 18 years, was violently beaten and tortured by undercover Israeli forces and interrogators in prison, and has been held in solitary confinement, his family said.
The Studies Center quoted the detainee’s mother stating, after recently visiting with her detained son, that Shahateet was unable to recognize her, had blurred speech and weak eyesight.
“My son also suffers from arrhythmia, respiratory issues and a broken leg,” the mother said, “He never has any health issue, or diseases, prior to his imprisonment.”
Ra’fat Hadouna, an expert in detainees’ affairs, held the Israeli prison authority responsible for the Shahateet’s deteriorating health condition, and called in legal and human rights groups to intervene and ensure he receives the needed specialized medical attention.
Family of detainee Ziad Hasan ‘Awwad, from Ethna town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, said the Israeli military prosecutor in the ‘Ofer Military Court, is demanding the capital punishment for their son, accused of killing an Israeli officer.
The family said the prosecution claims ‘Awwad killed Israeli officer Baruch Mizrachi, nearly a year ago near Ethna town, the Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported.
Awwad’s brother said the demand by the military prosecutor came just a few days after the widow of the slain officer demanded executing ‘Awwad, for “resuming his terrorist activities despite the years he spent in prison.”
‘Awwad was among over a thousand detainees who were released under the Shalit Prisoner Swap agreement, and was rearrested and imprisoned allegedly after killing the Israeli military officer.
His family said their son had nothing to do with the killing of the officer, adding that the Israeli military prosecutor is alleging ‘Awwad is behind the officer’s death, and is demanding executing him, the Aneen Al-Qaid Media Network, specialized in detainees’ affairs, has reported.
The Network’s spokesperson Montaser Nassar told the Radio Bethlehem 2000 that the prosecution’s demands of executing the detainee are “a dangerous precedent,” and demanded the Palestinian Authority to intervene.
It is worth mentioning that both ‘Awwad, and his son, have been imprisoned by Israel reportedly for being responsible for the death of the Israeli officer, and their home was demolished after the death of three Israeli settlers in Hebron, in June of 2014.
It is worth mentioning that, although capital punishment is allowed in Israel “during wartimes and for crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes, treason,” and “crimes against the Jewish people,” only one person was executed in 1962.
His name is Adolf Eichmann; his execution by hanging came only one year after he received the death penalty for “Nazi crimes during the holocaust.” Capital punishment verdicts were issues against other prisoners, including John Denjanuk, who faced the same charges, but they won appeals the overturned their death sentences.
In 1954, Israel abolished the death penalty for all crimes, except for the crimes mentioned above.
In a Facebook Port, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, head of the extreme right-wing “Israel Our Home” party, called for executing Palestinian detainees.
Referring to Palestinian citizens of Israel in an elections event last Sunday, Lieberman said, “Anyone who’s with us should be given everything – up to half the kingdom.
Anyone who’s against us, there’s nothing to do – we should raise an axe and cut off his head; otherwise, we won’t survive here.”
Israeli Mako News Website said Lieberman made his statements during an interview with journalist Udi Segal during the “Electing Democracy in 2015” conference that was held in IDC Herzliya College.
In Mid-July of 2014, Israeli legislator of the Jewish Home Party, Ayelet Shaked, called for killing Palestinian mothers who give birth to what she called “little snakes.”
She said, “Palestinian mothers have to die; their houses should be demolished so that they cannot bate any more terrorists.”
Shaked added, “They are all our enemies, and their blood should be on our hands, including the mothers of dead terrorists.”
In May of 2014, Israeli Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz called for reinstating the death penalty to apply it for Palestinian detainees; he said such a law prevents Israel “from being extorted to surrender during negotiations, and ends up releasing murderous terrorists.”
The family said the prosecution claims ‘Awwad killed Israeli officer Baruch Mizrachi, nearly a year ago near Ethna town, the Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported.
Awwad’s brother said the demand by the military prosecutor came just a few days after the widow of the slain officer demanded executing ‘Awwad, for “resuming his terrorist activities despite the years he spent in prison.”
‘Awwad was among over a thousand detainees who were released under the Shalit Prisoner Swap agreement, and was rearrested and imprisoned allegedly after killing the Israeli military officer.
His family said their son had nothing to do with the killing of the officer, adding that the Israeli military prosecutor is alleging ‘Awwad is behind the officer’s death, and is demanding executing him, the Aneen Al-Qaid Media Network, specialized in detainees’ affairs, has reported.
The Network’s spokesperson Montaser Nassar told the Radio Bethlehem 2000 that the prosecution’s demands of executing the detainee are “a dangerous precedent,” and demanded the Palestinian Authority to intervene.
It is worth mentioning that both ‘Awwad, and his son, have been imprisoned by Israel reportedly for being responsible for the death of the Israeli officer, and their home was demolished after the death of three Israeli settlers in Hebron, in June of 2014.
It is worth mentioning that, although capital punishment is allowed in Israel “during wartimes and for crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes, treason,” and “crimes against the Jewish people,” only one person was executed in 1962.
His name is Adolf Eichmann; his execution by hanging came only one year after he received the death penalty for “Nazi crimes during the holocaust.” Capital punishment verdicts were issues against other prisoners, including John Denjanuk, who faced the same charges, but they won appeals the overturned their death sentences.
In 1954, Israel abolished the death penalty for all crimes, except for the crimes mentioned above.
In a Facebook Port, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, head of the extreme right-wing “Israel Our Home” party, called for executing Palestinian detainees.
Referring to Palestinian citizens of Israel in an elections event last Sunday, Lieberman said, “Anyone who’s with us should be given everything – up to half the kingdom.
Anyone who’s against us, there’s nothing to do – we should raise an axe and cut off his head; otherwise, we won’t survive here.”
Israeli Mako News Website said Lieberman made his statements during an interview with journalist Udi Segal during the “Electing Democracy in 2015” conference that was held in IDC Herzliya College.
In Mid-July of 2014, Israeli legislator of the Jewish Home Party, Ayelet Shaked, called for killing Palestinian mothers who give birth to what she called “little snakes.”
She said, “Palestinian mothers have to die; their houses should be demolished so that they cannot bate any more terrorists.”
Shaked added, “They are all our enemies, and their blood should be on our hands, including the mothers of dead terrorists.”
In May of 2014, Israeli Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz called for reinstating the death penalty to apply it for Palestinian detainees; he said such a law prevents Israel “from being extorted to surrender during negotiations, and ends up releasing murderous terrorists.”
