21 mar 2016
As the Palestinians mark mother’s day on March 21, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said Israel is still holding captive 13 Palestinian mothers, barely allowed family visits, and even during visits, prison bars continue to separate them.
The PPS stated that imprisoned Palestinian mothers are not allowed “open visits,” therefore, are not allowed to be in the same rooms with their children and spouses, are also denied the right to phone calls and even letters.
The PPS said that detainee ‘Abla al-‘Adam, 45, from the southern West Bank district of Hebron, had been imprisoned since December 20, 2015, after the soldiers shot her in the head, and eye.
She was moved to Hadassah Ein Karem Israeli hospital in Jerusalem and is still facing various health complications in addition to her constant need for medical attention.
Despite her condition, she remains denied the right to family visits.
The PPS said the Palestinian mothers imprisoned by Israel have are:
1 Tamara Shreiteh, was kidnapped on November 21, 2015.
2. Haifa’ Abu Rmeila, was kidnapped on December 14, 2015.
3. ‘Abla al-‘Adam, was kidnapped on December 12, 2015.
4. Amira Hmeidat, was kidnapped on November 16, 2015.
5. Yasmeen Sha’ban, was kidnapped on November 3, 2014.
6. ‘Alia al-‘Abbassi, was kidnapped on April 15, 2014. (Sentenced to 26 months)
7. Irsaa’ Ja’abees, was kidnapped on October 10, 2015.
8. Samia Mahashra, was kidnaped on November 9, 2015.
9. Legislator Khaleda Jarrar, was kidnapped on April 2, 2015. (Sentenced to 15 months)
10. Hilwa Hamamra, was kidnapped on November 8, 2015.
11. Amina Salah, was kidnapped on January 1, 2016. (Sentenced to 15 months)
12. Nisreen Hasan, was kidnapped on October 18, 2015.
13. Sana’ al-Hafi, was kidnapped on May 1, 2015. (Sentenced to 10 months, and 20.000 Shekels fine)
The PPS stated that imprisoned Palestinian mothers are not allowed “open visits,” therefore, are not allowed to be in the same rooms with their children and spouses, are also denied the right to phone calls and even letters.
The PPS said that detainee ‘Abla al-‘Adam, 45, from the southern West Bank district of Hebron, had been imprisoned since December 20, 2015, after the soldiers shot her in the head, and eye.
She was moved to Hadassah Ein Karem Israeli hospital in Jerusalem and is still facing various health complications in addition to her constant need for medical attention.
Despite her condition, she remains denied the right to family visits.
The PPS said the Palestinian mothers imprisoned by Israel have are:
1 Tamara Shreiteh, was kidnapped on November 21, 2015.
2. Haifa’ Abu Rmeila, was kidnapped on December 14, 2015.
3. ‘Abla al-‘Adam, was kidnapped on December 12, 2015.
4. Amira Hmeidat, was kidnapped on November 16, 2015.
5. Yasmeen Sha’ban, was kidnapped on November 3, 2014.
6. ‘Alia al-‘Abbassi, was kidnapped on April 15, 2014. (Sentenced to 26 months)
7. Irsaa’ Ja’abees, was kidnapped on October 10, 2015.
8. Samia Mahashra, was kidnaped on November 9, 2015.
9. Legislator Khaleda Jarrar, was kidnapped on April 2, 2015. (Sentenced to 15 months)
10. Hilwa Hamamra, was kidnapped on November 8, 2015.
11. Amina Salah, was kidnapped on January 1, 2016. (Sentenced to 15 months)
12. Nisreen Hasan, was kidnapped on October 18, 2015.
13. Sana’ al-Hafi, was kidnapped on May 1, 2015. (Sentenced to 10 months, and 20.000 Shekels fine)
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the Israeli army invaded, on Monday at dawn, various Palestinian districts, in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped fifteen Palestinians.
The PPS said several military vehicles invaded many communities, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, broke into and searched many homes and kidnapped five Palestinians.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Aziz Sbeih Thawabta, 30, Omeir Maher Abu Amsha, 19, Ashraf Khaled Aqtam, 22, Kamel Ahmad Snober, 37, and Hussein Mohammad Mardawi, 50.
The PPS added that the soldiers also invaded various neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped four Palestinians identified as Ahmad Sharabati, 16, Hamza Milhef, 21, Omar Zghayyar, 20, and Gheith Nasser Ghaith, 24.
Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded the al-Judeira town, northwest of the city, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Qussai Zayed Ateyya and Mahmoud Burhan Shehada, 19.
Another Palestinian, identified as Zoheir Bassa, 14 years of age, was kidnapped from his family's home, in Ras al-Bustan area, in the town of al-‘Ezariyya, southeast of Jerusalem.
In the West Bank district of Bethlehem, the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Akram Taqatqa, 21, and Mohammad Abdul-Rahim al-Karr, from Beit Fajjar town.
The soldiers also invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped Kareem Abu Sil, 18.
Soldiers Invade Homes In Al-‘Ezariyya, Kidnap One Child, Injure Many Palestinians
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Ras al-Bustan area, in the town of al-‘Ezariyya, southeast of occupied East Jerusalem, broke into and searched many homes and kidnaped one child. The soldiers also shot several Palestinians during clashes that took place following the invasion.
Media sources in the town said the soldiers kidnapped Zoheir Bassa, 14 years of age, after searching his family's home, and took him to an unknown destination.
The soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, including the home of Ayman Bassa, an official of the Fateh movement in charge of the Palestinian Detainees’ File, and forced him out of his home, in the cold, while searching his property, in addition to invading and searching his mother's home.
Clashes took place in the town after the soldiers invaded it; medical sources said the soldiers shot and injured several young Palestinian men with live rounds, including two who were shot with the Toto hollow bullets that detonate upon impact.
One of them was shot in his thigh and the other in his leg; the use of hollow bullets against a civilian population is illegal, but the Israeli army frequently uses such rounds, including the dum-dum bullets.
The PPS said several military vehicles invaded many communities, in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, broke into and searched many homes and kidnapped five Palestinians.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Aziz Sbeih Thawabta, 30, Omeir Maher Abu Amsha, 19, Ashraf Khaled Aqtam, 22, Kamel Ahmad Snober, 37, and Hussein Mohammad Mardawi, 50.
The PPS added that the soldiers also invaded various neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped four Palestinians identified as Ahmad Sharabati, 16, Hamza Milhef, 21, Omar Zghayyar, 20, and Gheith Nasser Ghaith, 24.
Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded the al-Judeira town, northwest of the city, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Qussai Zayed Ateyya and Mahmoud Burhan Shehada, 19.
Another Palestinian, identified as Zoheir Bassa, 14 years of age, was kidnapped from his family's home, in Ras al-Bustan area, in the town of al-‘Ezariyya, southeast of Jerusalem.
In the West Bank district of Bethlehem, the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Akram Taqatqa, 21, and Mohammad Abdul-Rahim al-Karr, from Beit Fajjar town.
The soldiers also invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped Kareem Abu Sil, 18.
Soldiers Invade Homes In Al-‘Ezariyya, Kidnap One Child, Injure Many Palestinians
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Ras al-Bustan area, in the town of al-‘Ezariyya, southeast of occupied East Jerusalem, broke into and searched many homes and kidnaped one child. The soldiers also shot several Palestinians during clashes that took place following the invasion.
Media sources in the town said the soldiers kidnapped Zoheir Bassa, 14 years of age, after searching his family's home, and took him to an unknown destination.
The soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, including the home of Ayman Bassa, an official of the Fateh movement in charge of the Palestinian Detainees’ File, and forced him out of his home, in the cold, while searching his property, in addition to invading and searching his mother's home.
Clashes took place in the town after the soldiers invaded it; medical sources said the soldiers shot and injured several young Palestinian men with live rounds, including two who were shot with the Toto hollow bullets that detonate upon impact.
One of them was shot in his thigh and the other in his leg; the use of hollow bullets against a civilian population is illegal, but the Israeli army frequently uses such rounds, including the dum-dum bullets.
The Israeli prison authority transferred prisoner Wahid Abu Mariya, a senior official of Islamic Jihad, from Ofer jail to Assaf Harofeh hospital, according to Muhjat al-Quds Foundation on Sunday.
Prisoner Abu Mariya underwent cardiac surgery upon his arrival at the hospital after he suffered severe pains in his chest, according to his family.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested Abu Mariya in November last year, and since then he has been in detention without a court verdict.
Prisoner Abu Mariya underwent cardiac surgery upon his arrival at the hospital after he suffered severe pains in his chest, according to his family.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested Abu Mariya in November last year, and since then he has been in detention without a court verdict.
Israeli army bulldozers on early Monday morning knocked down the home of the brother of a Palestinian female detainee in Occupied Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli occupation troops rolled into Jabal al-Mukbir neighborhood, to the south of Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque, and cordoned off the home of the brother of the Palestinian prisoner Israa Jaabis, Muhammad, before they reduced the building to rubble in the blink of an eye.
The Jaabis family said the demolition makes part of a preplanned policy of collective punishment against Palestinian anti-occupation activists.
The Israeli occupation forces shot and injured 31-year-old Israa on October 11 at a military checkpoint pitched near al-Tur neighborhood, in Occupied Jerusalem, on allegations that she attempted to carry out an anti-occupation attack.
The Israeli occupation authorities withdrew the national insurance card from Israa, paying no heed to her critical health status after she had eight of her fingers amputated.
Israa is also in need of regular medical checks due to the serious burns she sustained all over her body.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli occupation troops rolled into Jabal al-Mukbir neighborhood, to the south of Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque, and cordoned off the home of the brother of the Palestinian prisoner Israa Jaabis, Muhammad, before they reduced the building to rubble in the blink of an eye.
The Jaabis family said the demolition makes part of a preplanned policy of collective punishment against Palestinian anti-occupation activists.
The Israeli occupation forces shot and injured 31-year-old Israa on October 11 at a military checkpoint pitched near al-Tur neighborhood, in Occupied Jerusalem, on allegations that she attempted to carry out an anti-occupation attack.
The Israeli occupation authorities withdrew the national insurance card from Israa, paying no heed to her critical health status after she had eight of her fingers amputated.
Israa is also in need of regular medical checks due to the serious burns she sustained all over her body.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried out at dawn Monday a new raid and arrest campaign in occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
Three youths including an ex-detainee were arrested after Israeli forces stormed their houses in different areas of al-Khalil.
Israeli forces also continued its break-ins into Beit Fujar town north of the city for the fifth consecutive day as part of the Israeli collective punishment policy against Palestinians.
On the other hand, Israeli forces closed the main entrance to Seir town north of al-Khalil and erected a military checkpoint, restricting the people’s movement in both directions.
Three university students were stopped and investigated at the checkpoint before the release of two of them, while the third was moved handcuffed and blindfolded to an unknown detention center.
In Nablus, Israeli forces arrested a young man after violently storming his family home in Zawata town west of Nablus. A big mess was left behind the Israeli forces, family sources pointed out.
Israeli Army Kidnaps Two Palestinians In Bethlehem, One In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
Several military jeeps invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, searched a few homes and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Akram Taqatqa, 21, and Mohammad Abdul-Rahim al-Kar Thawabta, 23.
Thawabta is the brother of Ali, who was killed on Thursday, March 17, along with Ali Taqatqa, near the Ariel Israeli Colony, illegally built on Palestinian lands near Salfit in the Central West Bank.
The two were buried, Sunday, in a massive funeral procession in the town despite Israeli military restrictions and invasions.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched homes and kidnapped a young man, identified as Karim Mosallam Abu Sil, 18.
The army also invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, especially in Jouret Bahlas area, north of the city, in addition to Bani Neim nearby town, and installed roadblocks on the main entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many residents while inspecting their ID cards.
Three youths including an ex-detainee were arrested after Israeli forces stormed their houses in different areas of al-Khalil.
Israeli forces also continued its break-ins into Beit Fujar town north of the city for the fifth consecutive day as part of the Israeli collective punishment policy against Palestinians.
On the other hand, Israeli forces closed the main entrance to Seir town north of al-Khalil and erected a military checkpoint, restricting the people’s movement in both directions.
Three university students were stopped and investigated at the checkpoint before the release of two of them, while the third was moved handcuffed and blindfolded to an unknown detention center.
In Nablus, Israeli forces arrested a young man after violently storming his family home in Zawata town west of Nablus. A big mess was left behind the Israeli forces, family sources pointed out.
Israeli Army Kidnaps Two Palestinians In Bethlehem, One In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
Several military jeeps invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, searched a few homes and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Akram Taqatqa, 21, and Mohammad Abdul-Rahim al-Kar Thawabta, 23.
Thawabta is the brother of Ali, who was killed on Thursday, March 17, along with Ali Taqatqa, near the Ariel Israeli Colony, illegally built on Palestinian lands near Salfit in the Central West Bank.
The two were buried, Sunday, in a massive funeral procession in the town despite Israeli military restrictions and invasions.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched homes and kidnapped a young man, identified as Karim Mosallam Abu Sil, 18.
The army also invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, especially in Jouret Bahlas area, north of the city, in addition to Bani Neim nearby town, and installed roadblocks on the main entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many residents while inspecting their ID cards.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday evening arrested a Palestinian youngster on allegations that he tried to enter the Israeli illegal settlement of Elon Moreh, in the northern West Bank.
The Israeli army radio said the IOF carried out combing operations in eastern Nablus towns and villages, near the Elan Moreh settlement, and arrested a Palestinian who allegedly carried a gun and tried to creep into the settlement.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of Israeli army jeeps have been raking through the area while jets had been hovering over the territory.
The Israeli army radio said the IOF carried out combing operations in eastern Nablus towns and villages, near the Elan Moreh settlement, and arrested a Palestinian who allegedly carried a gun and tried to creep into the settlement.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of Israeli army jeeps have been raking through the area while jets had been hovering over the territory.
Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed that the Israeli Occupation Authority (IOA) has been isolating the Palestinian captive Nouruddin Emer for three years in Eshel Israeli jail at security pretexts.
During a visitation by the lawyer of the society, prisoner Emer said that he has been suffering from too bad and harsh detention conditions.
He is detained in a tiny cell with a small bed and there is not enough place to do his prayers. The isolated detainee Emer also complained about being held in a cell next to Israeli criminal captives who deliberately curse and insult him and threaten him with murder.
Detainee Emer is from Beit Amin town in Qalqilya. He has been detained since 2003 and sentenced to 30 years and additional 25 years.
He has two brothers imprisoned in Israeli jails and sentenced to life imprisonment and 20 years. Israeli occupation authorities are detaining 15 Palestinian captives in solitary confinement in different Israeli jails.
During a visitation by the lawyer of the society, prisoner Emer said that he has been suffering from too bad and harsh detention conditions.
He is detained in a tiny cell with a small bed and there is not enough place to do his prayers. The isolated detainee Emer also complained about being held in a cell next to Israeli criminal captives who deliberately curse and insult him and threaten him with murder.
Detainee Emer is from Beit Amin town in Qalqilya. He has been detained since 2003 and sentenced to 30 years and additional 25 years.
He has two brothers imprisoned in Israeli jails and sentenced to life imprisonment and 20 years. Israeli occupation authorities are detaining 15 Palestinian captives in solitary confinement in different Israeli jails.
Israeli Central Court of Jerusalem Sunday adjourned the trial of the 17-year-old Jerusalemite girl Marah Bakir, from Beit Hanina, to July, 07.
The Jerusalemite minor captive Bakir was arrested on October, 12, 2015 after she was shot and injured by Israeli forces while she was going out of school.
She is currently held in Sharon jail after being transferred from one Israeli prison to another.
She is in urgent need for the completion of treatment. Israeli authorities are detaining 14 Jerusalemite female captives including 5 minors.
The Jerusalemite minor captive Bakir was arrested on October, 12, 2015 after she was shot and injured by Israeli forces while she was going out of school.
She is currently held in Sharon jail after being transferred from one Israeli prison to another.
She is in urgent need for the completion of treatment. Israeli authorities are detaining 14 Jerusalemite female captives including 5 minors.
20 mar 2016
The Israeli police on Sunday issued a gag order against reporting news on the latest arson attack on a Palestinian house belonging to Ibrahim al-Dawabsheh in Duma village, south of Nablus city.
An Israeli court approved a request filed by the police asking to ban the Israeli media from reporting details about the arson attack that happened at dawn Sunday in Duma village until 20 April.
Today's torched house is located near the site of a previous arson attack that killed last year three Palestinians. Immediate suspicion fell on Jewish extremists.
Ibrahim Dawabsheh is a relative of last year's victims and a key witness to the attack that killed them and is currently testifying before an Israeli court in the trial of two Jewish extremists.
In July last year, Jewish settlers infiltrated overnight into Duma village and hurled firebombs into a home, killing 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh. His mother, Riham, and father, Saad, died later of their wounds.
Ali's four-year-old brother Ahmad suffered serious injuries but survived. In a related incident, violent clashes broke out today morning between local young men and Israeli soldiers in Duma village.
Several residents and students suffered suffocation when the soldiers showered homes and a school with tear gas grenades.
Local sources reported that the Israeli police detained Dawabsheh, the owner of the house which sustained fire damage today, as well as his father and a number of his relatives and neighbors, and interrogated them about the incident.
An Israeli court approved a request filed by the police asking to ban the Israeli media from reporting details about the arson attack that happened at dawn Sunday in Duma village until 20 April.
Today's torched house is located near the site of a previous arson attack that killed last year three Palestinians. Immediate suspicion fell on Jewish extremists.
Ibrahim Dawabsheh is a relative of last year's victims and a key witness to the attack that killed them and is currently testifying before an Israeli court in the trial of two Jewish extremists.
In July last year, Jewish settlers infiltrated overnight into Duma village and hurled firebombs into a home, killing 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh. His mother, Riham, and father, Saad, died later of their wounds.
Ali's four-year-old brother Ahmad suffered serious injuries but survived. In a related incident, violent clashes broke out today morning between local young men and Israeli soldiers in Duma village.
Several residents and students suffered suffocation when the soldiers showered homes and a school with tear gas grenades.
Local sources reported that the Israeli police detained Dawabsheh, the owner of the house which sustained fire damage today, as well as his father and a number of his relatives and neighbors, and interrogated them about the incident.
The Knesset's ministerial committee for legislation on Sunday intends to rediscuss a bill calling for imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis, according to Reshet Bet radio.
Identical legislation was voted down by the Knesset last year. The bill, which was introduced by the Yisrael Beiteinu party and supported by other right-wing parties, seeks to increase Israeli military courts' ability to impose the death penalty on Palestinians.
Judges of military court are authorized to impose capital punishment on Palestinians under current Israeli law, but the death penalty has only been ordered in a few cases and has been commuted in each.
The proposed bill is intended to authorize courts to impose the death penalty even if the decision is not supported unanimously by a panel of judges, and to bar moves to commute a death sentence.
However, the Israeli occupation forces carry out summary executions on a daily basis against Palestinians accused of attacking settlers or soldiers with knives or cars.
Identical legislation was voted down by the Knesset last year. The bill, which was introduced by the Yisrael Beiteinu party and supported by other right-wing parties, seeks to increase Israeli military courts' ability to impose the death penalty on Palestinians.
Judges of military court are authorized to impose capital punishment on Palestinians under current Israeli law, but the death penalty has only been ordered in a few cases and has been commuted in each.
The proposed bill is intended to authorize courts to impose the death penalty even if the decision is not supported unanimously by a panel of judges, and to bar moves to commute a death sentence.
However, the Israeli occupation forces carry out summary executions on a daily basis against Palestinians accused of attacking settlers or soldiers with knives or cars.
Dozens of Palestinians sustained injuries in clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Duma town on Sunday morning shortly after Israeli terrorists burned down the home of the only witness in the Dawabsheh arson attack.
A PIC journalist quoted eyewitnesses as saying that over 50 Palestinians were rushed to hospital after they were hit with bullet fire and teargas canisters randomly discharged by the IOF all the way through the assault.
A school adjacent to the burned home was evacuated after the occupation troops showered the area with teargas grenades, resulting in several suffocation cases among Palestinian schoolchildren.
The clashes burst out moments after heavily-armed occupation patrols rolled into Duma, in southern Nablus province, allegedly to investigate the arson attack on the home of Ibrahim Dawabsheh, the only witness in the Israeli arson crime on the Dawabsheh family home which burned 18-month-old Ali to death and his parents.
The IOF further dragged the injured house owner, Ibrahim, and his father to the Zaatara military checkpoint pending alleged investigation into the crime.
A PIC journalist quoted eyewitnesses as saying that over 50 Palestinians were rushed to hospital after they were hit with bullet fire and teargas canisters randomly discharged by the IOF all the way through the assault.
A school adjacent to the burned home was evacuated after the occupation troops showered the area with teargas grenades, resulting in several suffocation cases among Palestinian schoolchildren.
The clashes burst out moments after heavily-armed occupation patrols rolled into Duma, in southern Nablus province, allegedly to investigate the arson attack on the home of Ibrahim Dawabsheh, the only witness in the Israeli arson crime on the Dawabsheh family home which burned 18-month-old Ali to death and his parents.
The IOF further dragged the injured house owner, Ibrahim, and his father to the Zaatara military checkpoint pending alleged investigation into the crime.
The Palestinian prisoner Nahar al-Saadi, 34 from Jenin, who is isolated in Israeli jails, has suspended his open hunger strike after Israeli Prison Service approved his demand of being transferred to Raymond jail.
The family of detainee Saadi told Quds Press that their son started his open hunger strike five days ago in protest at being arbitrarily transferred to Ohli Kedar solitary confinement cells as well as being maltreated and assaulted.
Prisoner Saadi has been detained since 2003 for the charge of affiliation with Saraya al-Quds, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad movement and participating in anti-occupation attacks.
He is sentenced to life imprisonment for four times and additional 20 years. He is suffering from bad health conditions due to severe pain in the stomach and back. Saadi is considered as the oldest isolated prisoner as he has been held in solitary conferment since May, 21, 2013.
The family of detainee Saadi told Quds Press that their son started his open hunger strike five days ago in protest at being arbitrarily transferred to Ohli Kedar solitary confinement cells as well as being maltreated and assaulted.
Prisoner Saadi has been detained since 2003 for the charge of affiliation with Saraya al-Quds, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad movement and participating in anti-occupation attacks.
He is sentenced to life imprisonment for four times and additional 20 years. He is suffering from bad health conditions due to severe pain in the stomach and back. Saadi is considered as the oldest isolated prisoner as he has been held in solitary conferment since May, 21, 2013.
Yazen Hanani, 24
Three Palestinian detainees have been on an open-ended hunger strike in Israeli jails in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial.
Mahmoud Janazra from the Fawar refugee camp in al-Khalil said his brother, Sami, has been on a hunger strike for 16 days running to protest his administrative detention.
Prisoner Janazra, 43, was arrested on November 15 last year and is currently held in the Negev lock-up, where he has lost nine kilograms of his overall weight. Janazra, a father of three kids, has been held in Israeli jails for a total of nine years. He is currently serving a renewed four-month administrative sentence.
Prisoner Yazen Hanani, 24, has also been on an open-ended hunger strike for 32 days running. According to his brother, Hanafi, prisoner Hanani has been detained since October 28, 2015 and spent a total of five years in Israeli prisons. Prisoner Hanani is the son of the late Palestinian Mahmoud Hassan Nasrallah who had been incarcerated for 18 years in Israeli jails and died of cancer after he was hit with Israeli bullet fire.
41-year-old prisoner Imad al-Batran, from al-Khalil, has initiated his hunger strike since February 25 this year. According to the detainee’s brother Abdullah, al-Batran was transferred to the Ela solitary lock-down, in Beer Sheva as soon as he started the strike. Al-Batran was arrested by the Israeli occupation army on April 27, 2015.
He announced his decision to boycott Israeli courts and lawyers. The detainee has been arrested for eight times and had been incarcerated for over seven years in Israeli lock-ups. In one of his earlier arrests, he had gone on a hunger strike for 105 days running to protest administrative imprisonment.
Three Palestinian detainees have been on an open-ended hunger strike in Israeli jails in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial.
Mahmoud Janazra from the Fawar refugee camp in al-Khalil said his brother, Sami, has been on a hunger strike for 16 days running to protest his administrative detention.
Prisoner Janazra, 43, was arrested on November 15 last year and is currently held in the Negev lock-up, where he has lost nine kilograms of his overall weight. Janazra, a father of three kids, has been held in Israeli jails for a total of nine years. He is currently serving a renewed four-month administrative sentence.
Prisoner Yazen Hanani, 24, has also been on an open-ended hunger strike for 32 days running. According to his brother, Hanafi, prisoner Hanani has been detained since October 28, 2015 and spent a total of five years in Israeli prisons. Prisoner Hanani is the son of the late Palestinian Mahmoud Hassan Nasrallah who had been incarcerated for 18 years in Israeli jails and died of cancer after he was hit with Israeli bullet fire.
41-year-old prisoner Imad al-Batran, from al-Khalil, has initiated his hunger strike since February 25 this year. According to the detainee’s brother Abdullah, al-Batran was transferred to the Ela solitary lock-down, in Beer Sheva as soon as he started the strike. Al-Batran was arrested by the Israeli occupation army on April 27, 2015.
He announced his decision to boycott Israeli courts and lawyers. The detainee has been arrested for eight times and had been incarcerated for over seven years in Israeli lock-ups. In one of his earlier arrests, he had gone on a hunger strike for 105 days running to protest administrative imprisonment.
19 mar 2016
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Saturday, two Palestinians from the northern West Bank district of Jenin; one of them is a former political prisoner who was held for 13 years. The soldiers also invaded Teqoua’ town, in the Bethlehem district, and injured three Palestinians.
The soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, west of Jenin, after surrounding it, kidnapped Ziad Khaled Qalaqla and confiscating his truck. Qalaqla is from the nearby town of al-Jadeeda.
Head of the Ya’bad Local Council, Samer Abu Bakr, said the soldiers surrounded the town before invading it, clashed with many local youths, protesting the invasion, and fired many concussion grenades and gas bombs.
Also in Jenin, the soldiers kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Shadi Jarrar, 37, from Wad Burqin area, west of Jenin, after stopping him on a military roadblock near Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
The kidnapped Palestinian is a former political prisoner, who was released two years ago, after being held by Israel for thirteen years.
In related news, the army said one of its military jeeps flipped over near Ya’bad town, after crashing into a Palestinian truck, and that the soldiers started a search campaign, looking for the truck.
In addition, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, from its western entrance, and clashed with many local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on them.
The army fired many live rounds, including the Toto bullets that detonate after impact, illegal for use against a civilian population, wounding one Palestinian man, in his forties, while a young man and a child were shot with live bullets.
The soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, west of Jenin, after surrounding it, kidnapped Ziad Khaled Qalaqla and confiscating his truck. Qalaqla is from the nearby town of al-Jadeeda.
Head of the Ya’bad Local Council, Samer Abu Bakr, said the soldiers surrounded the town before invading it, clashed with many local youths, protesting the invasion, and fired many concussion grenades and gas bombs.
Also in Jenin, the soldiers kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Shadi Jarrar, 37, from Wad Burqin area, west of Jenin, after stopping him on a military roadblock near Nablus city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
The kidnapped Palestinian is a former political prisoner, who was released two years ago, after being held by Israel for thirteen years.
In related news, the army said one of its military jeeps flipped over near Ya’bad town, after crashing into a Palestinian truck, and that the soldiers started a search campaign, looking for the truck.
In addition, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, from its western entrance, and clashed with many local youths, who hurled stones and empty bottles on them.
The army fired many live rounds, including the Toto bullets that detonate after impact, illegal for use against a civilian population, wounding one Palestinian man, in his forties, while a young man and a child were shot with live bullets.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday kidnapped three Palestinian teenagers and handed nine others summonses for interrogation during a campaign in different areas of Bethlehem province.
According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Bethlehem, IOF soldiers stormed Husan village, west of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Abdul-Aziz Hamamera, 15, Suhail Sabatin, 16, and Mohamed Shusha, 15, from their homes.
Nine other young men were handed summonses for interrogation from the Shin Bet during IOF raids on homes in different neighborhoods, towns and refugee camps of Bethlehem.
According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Bethlehem, IOF soldiers stormed Husan village, west of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Abdul-Aziz Hamamera, 15, Suhail Sabatin, 16, and Mohamed Shusha, 15, from their homes.
Nine other young men were handed summonses for interrogation from the Shin Bet during IOF raids on homes in different neighborhoods, towns and refugee camps of Bethlehem.
