7 mar 2016
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped on Monday evening two Palestinian girls from al-Khalil and Occupied Jerusalem on account of alleged anti-occupation stabbing attempts.
The Israeli occupation police claimed they nabbed an anti-occupation attack at a military checkpoint near Abu Dis town, in eastern Occupied Jerusalem.
The unidentified girl was transferred to an Israeli investigation center pending further interrogation after cops claimed she was carrying a knife. The occupation police alleged the girl admitted she was planning for an anti-occupation stabbing.
Another Palestinian girl was kidnapped by the IOF from al-Khalil city in the early evening hours and on the same allegations.
A number of Palestinian civilians were also arrested by the IOF in al-Khalil’s eastern town of Beit Anun on the same day allegedly after they attempted to unlock an iron gate leading to the town.
A PIC journalist said the IOF arrested the youngster Ahmad al-Ju’bari and an unidentified taxi driver after they chased them down using bullet fire.
The occupation troops have been sealing off the western entrance to Beit Anun town since November 1, 2015.
The Israeli occupation police claimed they nabbed an anti-occupation attack at a military checkpoint near Abu Dis town, in eastern Occupied Jerusalem.
The unidentified girl was transferred to an Israeli investigation center pending further interrogation after cops claimed she was carrying a knife. The occupation police alleged the girl admitted she was planning for an anti-occupation stabbing.
Another Palestinian girl was kidnapped by the IOF from al-Khalil city in the early evening hours and on the same allegations.
A number of Palestinian civilians were also arrested by the IOF in al-Khalil’s eastern town of Beit Anun on the same day allegedly after they attempted to unlock an iron gate leading to the town.
A PIC journalist said the IOF arrested the youngster Ahmad al-Ju’bari and an unidentified taxi driver after they chased them down using bullet fire.
The occupation troops have been sealing off the western entrance to Beit Anun town since November 1, 2015.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Monday evening a Palestinian young woman for allegedly possessing a knife in al-Khalil, south of the West Bank.
Israeli media sources claimed that the detained young woman attempted to carry out an alleged stabbing attack in the city.
Since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada, Israeli occupation forces have committed a series of unlawful killings of Palestinians using intentional lethal force without justification, Amnesty International said based on the findings of a research trip to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The organization has documented in depth at least four incidents in which Palestinians were deliberately shot dead by Israeli forces when they posed no imminent threat to life, in what appear to have been extrajudicial executions.
More than 180 Palestinians have now been killed since the beginning of October, and the UN warned recently that the violence showed "no signs of relenting."
Israeli media sources claimed that the detained young woman attempted to carry out an alleged stabbing attack in the city.
Since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada, Israeli occupation forces have committed a series of unlawful killings of Palestinians using intentional lethal force without justification, Amnesty International said based on the findings of a research trip to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The organization has documented in depth at least four incidents in which Palestinians were deliberately shot dead by Israeli forces when they posed no imminent threat to life, in what appear to have been extrajudicial executions.
More than 180 Palestinians have now been killed since the beginning of October, and the UN warned recently that the violence showed "no signs of relenting."
An Israeli court in Jerusalem sentenced on Monday prominent Palestinian lawyer Shireen Tareq al-Issawi and her brother to four and eight years in prison for being in contact with, and providing funds to, Palestinian prisoners.
The Israeli court sentenced Shireen al-Issawi, 38, to four years in prison, and her brother Medhat al-Issawi, 42, to eight years in prison.
Amjad Abu Assab, the head of the Jerusalem Committee for Families of Prisoners said that Shireen and Medhat, who come from the Jerusalem-area village of al-Issawiya, were accused of being in contact with Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons and providing them with funds, which Israel considers “terrorism.”
Abu Assab added that Israel had detained Shireen in March 2014, in a campaign carried out against Palestinian lawyers in Jerusalem. Medhat was detained at the same time, and both have been held in administrative detention for two years.
Shireen was held in Israeli detention multiple times over the years, and spent several months under house arrest.
Meanwhile, Medhat has spent more than 20 years in Israeli prisons, and has also been under house arrest. He is married and has a daughter.
Shireen and Medhat are the siblings of well-known Palestinian prisoner Samer al-Issawi, who held a 266-day hunger strike in 2012 and 2013
Samer al-Issawi's hunger strike was one of the longest in history, and brought him close to death. By the time he was released in December 2013, he had become an international "cause celebre" who focused attention on the plight of the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
The Israeli court sentenced Shireen al-Issawi, 38, to four years in prison, and her brother Medhat al-Issawi, 42, to eight years in prison.
Amjad Abu Assab, the head of the Jerusalem Committee for Families of Prisoners said that Shireen and Medhat, who come from the Jerusalem-area village of al-Issawiya, were accused of being in contact with Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons and providing them with funds, which Israel considers “terrorism.”
Abu Assab added that Israel had detained Shireen in March 2014, in a campaign carried out against Palestinian lawyers in Jerusalem. Medhat was detained at the same time, and both have been held in administrative detention for two years.
Shireen was held in Israeli detention multiple times over the years, and spent several months under house arrest.
Meanwhile, Medhat has spent more than 20 years in Israeli prisons, and has also been under house arrest. He is married and has a daughter.
Shireen and Medhat are the siblings of well-known Palestinian prisoner Samer al-Issawi, who held a 266-day hunger strike in 2012 and 2013
Samer al-Issawi's hunger strike was one of the longest in history, and brought him close to death. By the time he was released in December 2013, he had become an international "cause celebre" who focused attention on the plight of the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Israeli forces detained at least 19 Palestinians, including six minors, in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, Palestinian and Israeli sources said..
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) in a statement said Israeli troops detained four Palestinian minors from the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabbir.
The youth were identified as Shahin Abbasi, 14, Akram Zahayka, 13, Obada Zahayka, 14, Anas Zahayka, 15.
Israeli troops also detained Muath Abed Rabbio, 23, and Sameer Abed Rabbo, 38, from the village of Sur Bahir southeast of Jerusalem, the society said.
PPS added that Israeli forces detained Fadi Taher al-Shouani, Mahmoud Akram, 21, Mahmoud Naim Mamdouh, 20, and Tareq Ziyad al-Araj from the Qalandiya refugee camp in the central West Bank district of Ramallah.
Shadi Khalid al-Rimawi was detained from the town Beit Rima northwest of Ramallah.
Israeli forces also detained Jamal Muhammad al-Sayyed, 23, Muhammad Abdul-Latif Shebani, 43, and Muhammad Abdul-Fattah, 22 in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Meanwhile, Muhammad Barham, 19, and Muhammad Aqel, 24, were detained from the city of Qalqiliya.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli troops detained Hamza Amjad al-Titi, 15, Mahmoud Yousef al-Mazyan, 15, and Wissam Ibrahim Abu Asaad from the city of Hebron.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that they had detained 14 Palestinians in overnight raids -- five southeast of Ramallah, two southeast of Ramallah, four southwest of Bethlehem, and three southwest of Jenin.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) in a statement said Israeli troops detained four Palestinian minors from the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabbir.
The youth were identified as Shahin Abbasi, 14, Akram Zahayka, 13, Obada Zahayka, 14, Anas Zahayka, 15.
Israeli troops also detained Muath Abed Rabbio, 23, and Sameer Abed Rabbo, 38, from the village of Sur Bahir southeast of Jerusalem, the society said.
PPS added that Israeli forces detained Fadi Taher al-Shouani, Mahmoud Akram, 21, Mahmoud Naim Mamdouh, 20, and Tareq Ziyad al-Araj from the Qalandiya refugee camp in the central West Bank district of Ramallah.
Shadi Khalid al-Rimawi was detained from the town Beit Rima northwest of Ramallah.
Israeli forces also detained Jamal Muhammad al-Sayyed, 23, Muhammad Abdul-Latif Shebani, 43, and Muhammad Abdul-Fattah, 22 in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Meanwhile, Muhammad Barham, 19, and Muhammad Aqel, 24, were detained from the city of Qalqiliya.
In the southern West Bank, Israeli troops detained Hamza Amjad al-Titi, 15, Mahmoud Yousef al-Mazyan, 15, and Wissam Ibrahim Abu Asaad from the city of Hebron.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that they had detained 14 Palestinians in overnight raids -- five southeast of Ramallah, two southeast of Ramallah, four southwest of Bethlehem, and three southwest of Jenin.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian communities, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched homes and stores, and kidnapped six Palestinians, including two children. The army also shot, and seriously injured, a Palestinian in central Gaza.
Several military vehicles invaded Kafr Ra’ey town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped a young man identified as Jamal Mohammad Sayyed.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers interrogated many Palestinians while searching their homes, and inspected their ID cards.
Also in Jenin, the soldiers invaded ‘Arraba town, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Abdul-Latif Sheebani, 43, and Mohammad Abdul-Fattah Abdul-Khaleq, 22.
Dozens of soldiers were also deployed around Ya’bad, and several Palestinian communities southwest of Jenin, and installed roadblocks.
Also on Monday, the soldiers invaded Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah, searched homes and kidnapped Shadi Khaled Rimawi, 20. The Palestinian has a brother who is a political prisoner, held by Israeli since last year.
Several military vehicles also invaded Husan town, west of Bethlehem, broke into and searched many homes, and interrogated many Palestinians. The invasion led to clashes between local youths, who hurled stones on the army vehicles while the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
In addition, the soldiers invaded homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped two children, identified as Hamza Amjad Teety, 15, and Mohammad Yousef al-Mezyin, 15.
The army installed many roadblocks in neighborhoods in Hebron city, in addition to the main roads leading to Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, and Jouret Bahlas area, north of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars.
In the Gaza Strip, medical sources said the soldiers shot, and seriously injured, a Palestinian in his land, close to the border fence, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in Central Gaza.
The sources said the wounded Palestinian was instantly moved to the al-Aqsa hospital, in Deir al-Balah, in Central Gaza suffering serious wounds to the upper part of his body.
On Sunday, the soldiers kidnapped Mahmoud Nasri Salah, 24, from the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem. The Palestinian was first stopped at the Container Roadblock, northeast of Bethlehem, and was summoned for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base; he was kidnapped directly after he arrived at the base.
Several military vehicles invaded Kafr Ra’ey town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped a young man identified as Jamal Mohammad Sayyed.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers interrogated many Palestinians while searching their homes, and inspected their ID cards.
Also in Jenin, the soldiers invaded ‘Arraba town, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Abdul-Latif Sheebani, 43, and Mohammad Abdul-Fattah Abdul-Khaleq, 22.
Dozens of soldiers were also deployed around Ya’bad, and several Palestinian communities southwest of Jenin, and installed roadblocks.
Also on Monday, the soldiers invaded Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah, searched homes and kidnapped Shadi Khaled Rimawi, 20. The Palestinian has a brother who is a political prisoner, held by Israeli since last year.
Several military vehicles also invaded Husan town, west of Bethlehem, broke into and searched many homes, and interrogated many Palestinians. The invasion led to clashes between local youths, who hurled stones on the army vehicles while the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
In addition, the soldiers invaded homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped two children, identified as Hamza Amjad Teety, 15, and Mohammad Yousef al-Mezyin, 15.
The army installed many roadblocks in neighborhoods in Hebron city, in addition to the main roads leading to Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, and Jouret Bahlas area, north of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars.
In the Gaza Strip, medical sources said the soldiers shot, and seriously injured, a Palestinian in his land, close to the border fence, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in Central Gaza.
The sources said the wounded Palestinian was instantly moved to the al-Aqsa hospital, in Deir al-Balah, in Central Gaza suffering serious wounds to the upper part of his body.
On Sunday, the soldiers kidnapped Mahmoud Nasri Salah, 24, from the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem. The Palestinian was first stopped at the Container Roadblock, northeast of Bethlehem, and was summoned for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base; he was kidnapped directly after he arrived at the base.
The Forum of Palestinian Journalists (FPJ) has called on international press groups to intervene to have journalist Bassam al-Sayeh released from Israeli jails, especially since he suffers from leukemia.
In a press release on Sunday, FPJ appealed to the International Federation of Journalists and Reporters Without Borders to intervene to save the life of journalist Sayeh, describing his continued detention as a death sentence.
Despite his suffering from blood cancer, Sayeh was taken prisoner in October last year as he was attending a court hearing for his wife. Lately, the health condition of the journalist sharply deteriorated, according to the Palestinian commission of detainees and ex-detainees.
He has become confined to a wheelchair and suffering from a 30-percent lung malfunction.
In a press release on Sunday, FPJ appealed to the International Federation of Journalists and Reporters Without Borders to intervene to save the life of journalist Sayeh, describing his continued detention as a death sentence.
Despite his suffering from blood cancer, Sayeh was taken prisoner in October last year as he was attending a court hearing for his wife. Lately, the health condition of the journalist sharply deteriorated, according to the Palestinian commission of detainees and ex-detainees.
He has become confined to a wheelchair and suffering from a 30-percent lung malfunction.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried out at dawn Monday a large-scale raid and search campaign in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.
Four detainees were arrested after Israeli forces brutally stormed Qalandia refugee camp to the north of occupied Jerusalem. Three other minors were detained in Jabal Makbar area in the occupied city.
Two others including a minor were rounded up in Aroub refugee camp in al-Khalil, while another detainee was arrested in Beit Rima in Ramallah.
Along the same line, Israeli forces stormed Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil and broke into a building belonging to a local charity association after blowing up its gate.
Important files and laptops were confiscated during the violent raid, while the security guard was detained in a room for long hours. Several towns were also stormed overnight in Ramallah, al-Khalil, Tulkarem, Jenin, and occupied Jerusalem. Two local men were arrested in Jenin.
Four detainees were arrested after Israeli forces brutally stormed Qalandia refugee camp to the north of occupied Jerusalem. Three other minors were detained in Jabal Makbar area in the occupied city.
Two others including a minor were rounded up in Aroub refugee camp in al-Khalil, while another detainee was arrested in Beit Rima in Ramallah.
Along the same line, Israeli forces stormed Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil and broke into a building belonging to a local charity association after blowing up its gate.
Important files and laptops were confiscated during the violent raid, while the security guard was detained in a room for long hours. Several towns were also stormed overnight in Ramallah, al-Khalil, Tulkarem, Jenin, and occupied Jerusalem. Two local men were arrested in Jenin.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed overnight Hussan town west of Bethlehem and Araba town southwest of Jenin to the south of occupied West Bank.
Local sources in Hussan town said that the Israeli forces stormed the town amid heavy fire of teargas bombs and live ammunition. Several homes were violently stormed and searched, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Earlier on Sunday, Israeli troops broke into Araba town southwest of Jenin and stormed and searched a local café and an auto show. Following the Israeli raid, violent clashes erupted between local youths and Israeli forces who carried out a combing operation between the olive groves.
A 43-year-old local man was arrested after the IOF soldeirs stormed his house in the town. Palestinian youths responded by throwing a home-made explosive at a military watchtower near Mabo Dotan settlement illegally built south of Jenin. Israeli forces were immediately deployed in the area and closed all entrances to Yabad town following the watchtower attack.
Local sources said that nearly 12 Israeli military vehicles stormed the area amid heavy fire of teargas bombs. Several checkpoints were erected at the entrances to Yabad, Kafrit, and Umm Rayhan towns, restricting the people’s movement.
Local sources in Hussan town said that the Israeli forces stormed the town amid heavy fire of teargas bombs and live ammunition. Several homes were violently stormed and searched, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Earlier on Sunday, Israeli troops broke into Araba town southwest of Jenin and stormed and searched a local café and an auto show. Following the Israeli raid, violent clashes erupted between local youths and Israeli forces who carried out a combing operation between the olive groves.
A 43-year-old local man was arrested after the IOF soldeirs stormed his house in the town. Palestinian youths responded by throwing a home-made explosive at a military watchtower near Mabo Dotan settlement illegally built south of Jenin. Israeli forces were immediately deployed in the area and closed all entrances to Yabad town following the watchtower attack.
Local sources said that nearly 12 Israeli military vehicles stormed the area amid heavy fire of teargas bombs. Several checkpoints were erected at the entrances to Yabad, Kafrit, and Umm Rayhan towns, restricting the people’s movement.
Palestinian prisoners in Etzion detention center have been going on hunger strike for four days demanding to be transferred to central jails due to the center's bad detention conditions.
The lawyer of Palestinian Prisoners Society, Jaclyn Fararjah, said in a statement that Palestinian captives held in Etzion complain about poor food in quality and quantity, the lack of basic living needs, and the Israeli policy of medical neglect.
The lawyer also revealed that the number of Palestinian captives in Etzion has reached 54 and is increasing.
Some of the captives have been held there for over 20 days, which is unusual. The Etzion detention center is used to keep prisoners for a period not exceeding 8 days, she elaborated.
Etzion is considered one of the Israeli worst detention centers where Palestinian prisoners are held directly after arrest. It consists of 16 rooms; each of which has only a small window, which is closed all the time, and a small area for the break time.
The lawyer of Palestinian Prisoners Society, Jaclyn Fararjah, said in a statement that Palestinian captives held in Etzion complain about poor food in quality and quantity, the lack of basic living needs, and the Israeli policy of medical neglect.
The lawyer also revealed that the number of Palestinian captives in Etzion has reached 54 and is increasing.
Some of the captives have been held there for over 20 days, which is unusual. The Etzion detention center is used to keep prisoners for a period not exceeding 8 days, she elaborated.
Etzion is considered one of the Israeli worst detention centers where Palestinian prisoners are held directly after arrest. It consists of 16 rooms; each of which has only a small window, which is closed all the time, and a small area for the break time.
6 mar 2016
Israeli police on Sunday detained two teenagers in the Negev region for throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles traveling on Route 31, an Israeli police spokesperson said.
The spokesperson identified the detainees as two 14-year-old boys from the al-Atrash Bedouin community in the area.
The two teenagers are accused of causing property damage. No injuries were reported as a result of the alleged stone throwing.
The spokesperson said an investigation into the incident was ongoing.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September declared a “war on stone throwing,” establishing a minimum prison sentence for adults who throw stones, as well as allowing Israeli forces to use sniper fire against stone throwers in circumstances that pose mortal danger.
Netanyahu said at the time said that there would be "significant fines" for minors who commit such offenses, as well as for their parents.
The Knesset had already passed a law in July making penalties for stone-throwing more severe. The new law allowed for stone-throwers to receive a 20-year prison sentence where intent to harm could be proven, and 10 years where it could not.
At the time the bill was passed, Palestinian MK Jamal Zahalka said: "Who will the judge send to prison? He who demolished the home, seized the land, killed the brother, or the boy who threw a stone?"
Israeli authorities have long been criticized for implementing strict measures against Palestinian stone-throwers that are rarely brought against Jewish Israelis who carry out similar acts.
The spokesperson identified the detainees as two 14-year-old boys from the al-Atrash Bedouin community in the area.
The two teenagers are accused of causing property damage. No injuries were reported as a result of the alleged stone throwing.
The spokesperson said an investigation into the incident was ongoing.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September declared a “war on stone throwing,” establishing a minimum prison sentence for adults who throw stones, as well as allowing Israeli forces to use sniper fire against stone throwers in circumstances that pose mortal danger.
Netanyahu said at the time said that there would be "significant fines" for minors who commit such offenses, as well as for their parents.
The Knesset had already passed a law in July making penalties for stone-throwing more severe. The new law allowed for stone-throwers to receive a 20-year prison sentence where intent to harm could be proven, and 10 years where it could not.
At the time the bill was passed, Palestinian MK Jamal Zahalka said: "Who will the judge send to prison? He who demolished the home, seized the land, killed the brother, or the boy who threw a stone?"
Israeli authorities have long been criticized for implementing strict measures against Palestinian stone-throwers that are rarely brought against Jewish Israelis who carry out similar acts.
The Israeli police forces arrested Sunday afternoon the Jerusalemite woman Hanadi Halawani after suppressing a peaceful march near al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.
A group of Jerusalemite women had earlier organized a peaceful march protesting against the Israeli continued ban on their access to the Mosque for more than five months.
Earlier on Sunday, hordes of Israeli fanatics stormed the holy al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy police escort and carried out provocative rituals, causing a state of tension in the compound. Palestinian worshipers kept chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the assault.
The occupied city of Jerusalem had earlier witnessed tight restrictions and traffic jams after Israeli police erected a number of military checkpoints throughout the city. Hundreds of Jerusalemite citizens and students were stopped and searched at the checkpoints for long hours before heading to their workplaces and schools.
Joba checkpoint, to the north of the occupied city, was closed in both directions, preventing people’s movement. Several Palestinian vehicles were also stopped and searched at Qalandia checkpoint, causing a severe traffic jam.
Since the beginning of the Jerusalem Intifada, Israel has increasingly restricted Palestinians' freedom of movement and implemented a policy of movement restrictions including checkpoints, earth mounds, trenches, gates, roadblocks, bypass roads, the Wall, and a complex system of permits.
Restrictions on the freedom of movement of Palestinians have seriously affected their access to medical care, including emergency medical treatment. Dozens of deaths and stillbirths were reported as a result of preventing medical personnel and patients from crossing checkpoints.
A group of Jerusalemite women had earlier organized a peaceful march protesting against the Israeli continued ban on their access to the Mosque for more than five months.
Earlier on Sunday, hordes of Israeli fanatics stormed the holy al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy police escort and carried out provocative rituals, causing a state of tension in the compound. Palestinian worshipers kept chanting “Allah is the Greatest” in protest at the assault.
The occupied city of Jerusalem had earlier witnessed tight restrictions and traffic jams after Israeli police erected a number of military checkpoints throughout the city. Hundreds of Jerusalemite citizens and students were stopped and searched at the checkpoints for long hours before heading to their workplaces and schools.
Joba checkpoint, to the north of the occupied city, was closed in both directions, preventing people’s movement. Several Palestinian vehicles were also stopped and searched at Qalandia checkpoint, causing a severe traffic jam.
Since the beginning of the Jerusalem Intifada, Israel has increasingly restricted Palestinians' freedom of movement and implemented a policy of movement restrictions including checkpoints, earth mounds, trenches, gates, roadblocks, bypass roads, the Wall, and a complex system of permits.
Restrictions on the freedom of movement of Palestinians have seriously affected their access to medical care, including emergency medical treatment. Dozens of deaths and stillbirths were reported as a result of preventing medical personnel and patients from crossing checkpoints.
The Israeli police revealed on Sunday that a Palestinian driver was arrested last week after allegedly finding large amounts of ammunition in his vehicle east of occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli police said the driver was stopped at a checkpoint between Azayzia and Abu Dis town east of the occupied city.
The drive is a native of Nablus city north of the West Bank, the police said. An indictment is scheduled to be submitted against the Palestinian driver over the coming days, according to the Israeli report.
Israeli police said the driver was stopped at a checkpoint between Azayzia and Abu Dis town east of the occupied city.
The drive is a native of Nablus city north of the West Bank, the police said. An indictment is scheduled to be submitted against the Palestinian driver over the coming days, according to the Israeli report.
Palestinian prisoners, affiliated with Hamas Movement, started on Sunday morning, a number of protest steps against Israeli punitive measures.
The Prisoners media center said in a press release issued Sunday that the prisoners declared a number of escalatory protest steps in Israeli jails including partial hunger strikes.
The escalatory protest steps are scheduled to continue till the Palestinian Prisoners Day on April 17, the sources pointed out. The prisoners also threatened to declare a general hunger strike in all Israeli jails in case the punitive measures imposed on them were not reversed.
The Israeli Prison Service had earlier imposed a number of punitive measures on Palestinian prisoners affiliated with Hamas since the kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers in al-Khalil in June 2014.
The Israeli punitive measures include reducing the number of TV channels permitted, solitary confinement, denial of visits by family members, and limiting access to prison canteen food rations.
The Prisoners media center said in a press release issued Sunday that the prisoners declared a number of escalatory protest steps in Israeli jails including partial hunger strikes.
The escalatory protest steps are scheduled to continue till the Palestinian Prisoners Day on April 17, the sources pointed out. The prisoners also threatened to declare a general hunger strike in all Israeli jails in case the punitive measures imposed on them were not reversed.
The Israeli Prison Service had earlier imposed a number of punitive measures on Palestinian prisoners affiliated with Hamas since the kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers in al-Khalil in June 2014.
The Israeli punitive measures include reducing the number of TV channels permitted, solitary confinement, denial of visits by family members, and limiting access to prison canteen food rations.
Sami al-Daour
Israeli forces abducted at least nine Palestinians -- including a football player -- in raids across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
At least five Palestinians were taken from in and around the southern West Bank city of Hebron, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said, in a statement.
The organization identified the detainees as Yasin al-Rajabi and his son Shadi, Layth Noor al-Alami, Shadi Ibrahim Bahar, and Sami al-Daour.
Al-Daour is a football player from the Gaza Strip currently playing for Shabab al-Samu club, which is ranked in the first division of the West Bank league, PPS said. Israeli troops also stormed the southern West Bank town of Beit Ummar at dawn and detained three teenagers, including twin brothers, a local committee spokesman told Ma’an News agency.
Mohammad Ayyad Awad identified the detainees as brothers Mamoon and Jamal Mahmoud al-Qam, 17, and Muataz Nayhal Bahar, 17.
Awad added that Israeli forces also delivered summons to a number of young men in the town. Awad himself was detained for more than an hour, along with fellow Beit Ummar resident Khalid Hasan Abu Hashim, after he attempted to take photos of Israeli soldiers during the detention raid. He said the soldiers confiscated his camera.
East of Bethlehem, Mahmoud Nasri Salah, age 24, was taken at the Container checkpoint.
Meanwhile, a young Palestinian man was injured by a rubber-coated steel bullet when clashes broke out during an Israeli army raid in the town of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem.
Local sources said that Israeli forces stormed al-Khader, near the town’s historical gate, and ransacked several homes before they delivered summons to three young men. Palestinian youth reacted by throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at the Israeli soldiers. who fired rubber-coated bullets and tear gas canisters at the protesters.
A summon was also handed to al-Khader resident Muhammad Ribhi Mousa, by Israeli forces. Muhammad Ribhi Mousa, 30, Hazim Juma Salah, 40 and Muhammad Khadir Mousa, 25, were summoned to the Israeli interrogation center in Gush Etzion for questioning.
An Israeli army spokesperson reportedly said that two Palestinians had been detained in Beit Ummar for suspected “illegal activities,” and that a “Hamas operative” had been detained in Hebron. She did not have immediate information on the clashes in al-Khader.
IOF kidnaps soccer player, others in al-Khalil
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped at dawn Sunday four Palestinian young men, including a soccer player, in al-Khalil city and Beit Ummar town.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in the city said that Israeli soldiers kidnapped player Sami al-Da'our from the hostel of Shabab al-Samoua team in Ein Sara neighborhood in al-Khalil.
The Palestinian ministry of youth and sports called on the FIFA to intervene to stop Israel's violations against the Palestinian sports and sportsmen.
Deputy minister of youth in Gaza Ahmed Muhaisan said that the IOF kidnapped within 48 hours three Palestinian soccer players, two of them from Gaza.
The IOF also kidnapped today two brothers and one teenager during a campaign in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil. The detainees were the brothers, Mutasem and Maamun Alqam, and Moataz Baher.
Israeli forces abducted at least nine Palestinians -- including a football player -- in raids across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
At least five Palestinians were taken from in and around the southern West Bank city of Hebron, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said, in a statement.
The organization identified the detainees as Yasin al-Rajabi and his son Shadi, Layth Noor al-Alami, Shadi Ibrahim Bahar, and Sami al-Daour.
Al-Daour is a football player from the Gaza Strip currently playing for Shabab al-Samu club, which is ranked in the first division of the West Bank league, PPS said. Israeli troops also stormed the southern West Bank town of Beit Ummar at dawn and detained three teenagers, including twin brothers, a local committee spokesman told Ma’an News agency.
Mohammad Ayyad Awad identified the detainees as brothers Mamoon and Jamal Mahmoud al-Qam, 17, and Muataz Nayhal Bahar, 17.
Awad added that Israeli forces also delivered summons to a number of young men in the town. Awad himself was detained for more than an hour, along with fellow Beit Ummar resident Khalid Hasan Abu Hashim, after he attempted to take photos of Israeli soldiers during the detention raid. He said the soldiers confiscated his camera.
East of Bethlehem, Mahmoud Nasri Salah, age 24, was taken at the Container checkpoint.
Meanwhile, a young Palestinian man was injured by a rubber-coated steel bullet when clashes broke out during an Israeli army raid in the town of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem.
Local sources said that Israeli forces stormed al-Khader, near the town’s historical gate, and ransacked several homes before they delivered summons to three young men. Palestinian youth reacted by throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at the Israeli soldiers. who fired rubber-coated bullets and tear gas canisters at the protesters.
A summon was also handed to al-Khader resident Muhammad Ribhi Mousa, by Israeli forces. Muhammad Ribhi Mousa, 30, Hazim Juma Salah, 40 and Muhammad Khadir Mousa, 25, were summoned to the Israeli interrogation center in Gush Etzion for questioning.
An Israeli army spokesperson reportedly said that two Palestinians had been detained in Beit Ummar for suspected “illegal activities,” and that a “Hamas operative” had been detained in Hebron. She did not have immediate information on the clashes in al-Khader.
IOF kidnaps soccer player, others in al-Khalil
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped at dawn Sunday four Palestinian young men, including a soccer player, in al-Khalil city and Beit Ummar town.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in the city said that Israeli soldiers kidnapped player Sami al-Da'our from the hostel of Shabab al-Samoua team in Ein Sara neighborhood in al-Khalil.
The Palestinian ministry of youth and sports called on the FIFA to intervene to stop Israel's violations against the Palestinian sports and sportsmen.
Deputy minister of youth in Gaza Ahmed Muhaisan said that the IOF kidnapped within 48 hours three Palestinian soccer players, two of them from Gaza.
The IOF also kidnapped today two brothers and one teenager during a campaign in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil. The detainees were the brothers, Mutasem and Maamun Alqam, and Moataz Baher.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) overnight Saturday arrested two Palestinians near al-Issawiya village, in eastern Occupied Jerusalem, allegedly for attempting to snatch a soldier’s gun.
According to the Israeli 0404 news site the youngsters were arrested after they allegedly tried to snatch the gun of a border police cop near a gas station adjacent to al-Issawiya village.
One of the detainees was arrested on the spot while the other was arrested shortly after he was chased down by the occupation soldiers. The IOF dragged the two Palestinians to an Israeli detention center in Occupied Jerusalem pending further investigation.
Over recent months, dozens of Palestinians were either arrested or killed under the pretext of attempting to snatch soldiers’ guns or plotting for anti-occupation attacks against Israeli soldiers.
According to the Israeli 0404 news site the youngsters were arrested after they allegedly tried to snatch the gun of a border police cop near a gas station adjacent to al-Issawiya village.
One of the detainees was arrested on the spot while the other was arrested shortly after he was chased down by the occupation soldiers. The IOF dragged the two Palestinians to an Israeli detention center in Occupied Jerusalem pending further investigation.
Over recent months, dozens of Palestinians were either arrested or killed under the pretext of attempting to snatch soldiers’ guns or plotting for anti-occupation attacks against Israeli soldiers.
Mahmoud al-Fasfous
Two Palestinians held in Israel’s Negev jail continued their hunger strike on Saturday against their arbitrary administrative detention.
Lawyer Fadi Ubeidat, from the Prisoners’ Committee, said Mahmoud al-Fasfous began a strike on February 20, after his administrative detention was renewed without trial.
Al-Fasfous told Ubeidat that the Israeli occupation authorities decided to keep him in custody despite a court decision against the extension of his remand. Al-Fasfous had already lost six kilograms and was suffering from a nose fracture and vision problems after he was physically assaulted by the Israeli prison authorities.
Ubeidat also said that Palestinian detainee Dawood Haboub, from al-Am’ari refugee camp, announced a strike on March 1 protesting his administrative detention in the Israeli Negev prison.
In a related context, an Israeli military court on Saturday issued an administrative prison-term against the blind detainee Ezzedine Amarna, 52. Amarna’s wife said her husband was sentenced to a renewable 100-day term. She added that her son is serving a seven-month-sentence in the Israeli Meggido lock-up.
Amarna, also held in the Meggido jail, has spent a total of seven years in Israeli detention. His 21-year-old daughter Iman had also been detained in February 2015 for 23 days before she was released on a bail.
Prisoner Amarna is an employee with the Palestinian Endowment Ministry and a lecturer at the Department of Religious Studies at the Abu Dis University.
Two Palestinians held in Israel’s Negev jail continued their hunger strike on Saturday against their arbitrary administrative detention.
Lawyer Fadi Ubeidat, from the Prisoners’ Committee, said Mahmoud al-Fasfous began a strike on February 20, after his administrative detention was renewed without trial.
Al-Fasfous told Ubeidat that the Israeli occupation authorities decided to keep him in custody despite a court decision against the extension of his remand. Al-Fasfous had already lost six kilograms and was suffering from a nose fracture and vision problems after he was physically assaulted by the Israeli prison authorities.
Ubeidat also said that Palestinian detainee Dawood Haboub, from al-Am’ari refugee camp, announced a strike on March 1 protesting his administrative detention in the Israeli Negev prison.
In a related context, an Israeli military court on Saturday issued an administrative prison-term against the blind detainee Ezzedine Amarna, 52. Amarna’s wife said her husband was sentenced to a renewable 100-day term. She added that her son is serving a seven-month-sentence in the Israeli Meggido lock-up.
Amarna, also held in the Meggido jail, has spent a total of seven years in Israeli detention. His 21-year-old daughter Iman had also been detained in February 2015 for 23 days before she was released on a bail.
Prisoner Amarna is an employee with the Palestinian Endowment Ministry and a lecturer at the Department of Religious Studies at the Abu Dis University.
The family of the Palestinian captive Bassam al-Sayeh, 43, from Nablus, expressed their concern over the risk threatening his life due to his suffering from cancer in blood and bones in addition to acute weakening of heart performance as well as chronic infections in his lungs.
Sayeh’s wife Muna Abu Baker told the PIC reporter that the health condition of her husband who is held in Megiddo Israeli jail has recently deteriorated.
Nonetheless, he still has high spirit, she pointed out. Abu Baker expressed her worries about the life of her husband who has been detained since October, 08, 2015. She called for supporting him and putting pressure on the Israeli occupation to provide him with required treatment.
Israeli forces threatened the family to demolish their home, the wife Abu Baker further pointed out.
Sayeh’s wife Muna Abu Baker told the PIC reporter that the health condition of her husband who is held in Megiddo Israeli jail has recently deteriorated.
Nonetheless, he still has high spirit, she pointed out. Abu Baker expressed her worries about the life of her husband who has been detained since October, 08, 2015. She called for supporting him and putting pressure on the Israeli occupation to provide him with required treatment.
Israeli forces threatened the family to demolish their home, the wife Abu Baker further pointed out.
Three Palestinian young men suffered injuries during clashes on Saturday night with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Beit Sira village, west of Ramallah, and three others were kidnapped from their homes in al-Khalil.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers stormed Beit Sira and clashed with its young men. They added that three young men were injured by rubber bullets and many others suffered from inhaling tear gas during the events.
In al-Khalil city, the IOF kidnapped three young men from their homes in al-Jabari neighborhood. The Israeli army claimed that one of the young men was found in possession of a gun.
In separate incidents, one soldier suffered a head injury during violent overnight clashes between invading troops and local young men in al-Ram town, north of Occupied Jerusalem. The young men frustrated the soldiers' attempt to storm the town and showered them with stones and Molotov cocktails, according to SAFA news agency.
Al-Ram town has become a flashpoint after Israel isolated it from east Jerusalem with a separation wall. However, the confrontations have escalated since the outbreak of al-Quds intifada (uprising).
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers stormed Beit Sira and clashed with its young men. They added that three young men were injured by rubber bullets and many others suffered from inhaling tear gas during the events.
In al-Khalil city, the IOF kidnapped three young men from their homes in al-Jabari neighborhood. The Israeli army claimed that one of the young men was found in possession of a gun.
In separate incidents, one soldier suffered a head injury during violent overnight clashes between invading troops and local young men in al-Ram town, north of Occupied Jerusalem. The young men frustrated the soldiers' attempt to storm the town and showered them with stones and Molotov cocktails, according to SAFA news agency.
Al-Ram town has become a flashpoint after Israel isolated it from east Jerusalem with a separation wall. However, the confrontations have escalated since the outbreak of al-Quds intifada (uprising).
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) deployed at a military checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in al-Khalil, arrested on Saturday evening a Palestinian youth on allegations of carrying a knife.
A PIC journalist said the IOF arrested 19-year-old Rami Azat Qendahi on his way to the Ibrahimi Mosque. The occupation troops claimed the youngster was carrying a knife.
Eyewitnesses, however, said the youth was arrested as he tried to get into the Mosque to perform his religious prayers and that he was unarmed.
A PIC journalist said the IOF arrested 19-year-old Rami Azat Qendahi on his way to the Ibrahimi Mosque. The occupation troops claimed the youngster was carrying a knife.
Eyewitnesses, however, said the youth was arrested as he tried to get into the Mosque to perform his religious prayers and that he was unarmed.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shot and injured one Palestinian and summoned three others for interrogation. The army also kidnapped a Palestinian from the town, as he was crossing a military roadblock.
Media sources in al-Khader said several military vehicles invaded the town before the soldiers stormed and searched a few homes, causing property damage.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on them while the army fired several live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
A young man suffered a moderate injury after the soldiers shot him with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his leg, and many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
In addition, the soldiers summoned three Palestinians for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem, after invading and searching their homes.
The soldiers also interrogated them, and their families, prior to abducting them.
The three have been identified as Hazem Jom’a Salah, 40, Mohammad Khader Mousa, 25, and Mohammad Rebhi Mousa, 30.
Furthermore, soldiers stationed at the Container Roadblock, northeast of Bethlehem, kidnaped a young Palestinian man, identified as Mahmoud Nasri Salah, 24, from al-Khader, after stopping a car and searching it.
He was interrogated before the soldiers cuffed and blindfolded him, and kidnapped him.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Deir Ghassana village, northwest of Ramallah, searched homes and summoned one Palestinian, identified as Wahbi Daoud, for interrogation.
Media sources in al-Khader said several military vehicles invaded the town before the soldiers stormed and searched a few homes, causing property damage.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on them while the army fired several live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.
A young man suffered a moderate injury after the soldiers shot him with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his leg, and many Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
In addition, the soldiers summoned three Palestinians for interrogation in the Etzion military and security base, south of Bethlehem, after invading and searching their homes.
The soldiers also interrogated them, and their families, prior to abducting them.
The three have been identified as Hazem Jom’a Salah, 40, Mohammad Khader Mousa, 25, and Mohammad Rebhi Mousa, 30.
Furthermore, soldiers stationed at the Container Roadblock, northeast of Bethlehem, kidnaped a young Palestinian man, identified as Mahmoud Nasri Salah, 24, from al-Khader, after stopping a car and searching it.
He was interrogated before the soldiers cuffed and blindfolded him, and kidnapped him.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Deir Ghassana village, northwest of Ramallah, searched homes and summoned one Palestinian, identified as Wahbi Daoud, for interrogation.
