27 mar 2018
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday afternoon stormed Azzoun town east of Qalqilya city in the West Bank and apprehended a 24-year-old man, Ghaleb Qadouh, 24.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers broke into Palestinian homes and assaulted the residents.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF troopers were deployed in al-Muthalath area in the town. The troops stormed many houses and questioned the families.
Meanwhile, IOF soldiers broke into Palestinian homes and assaulted the residents.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that IOF troopers were deployed in al-Muthalath area in the town. The troops stormed many houses and questioned the families.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, many Palestinian areas in several parts of the occupied West Bank, stormed and violently searched homes and abducted at least twenty Palestinians.
In a statement, the Israeli army said its soldiers “arrested twenty wanted Palestinians,” in the West Bank.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Mazen Shehada, Anas Jihad Sho’ani, Moayyad Kanaan, Moayyad Ra’fat Rayyan, Ahmad Saber al-Khdour and an elderly man, identified as Elias Hussein Rabea’.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Tamer Emad as-Sa’da, Tamer Jihad al-Baw, Mohammad ‘Atiya al-Badawi and Ezzeddin Abu Sill.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Qassam Hussein al-Faraj, Yahia ‘Olwi, Ahmad Abu Yousef and Ahmad Rayyan.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Bassam Nabil Thiab, and Mohammad Abdul-Rahman Abu ar-Rob.
In Nablus, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mo’taz al-‘Affouri and Hamza Ma’moun Ja’ara.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Nour Najjar, from his home in the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the city, and summoned a former political prisoner, Waleed al-Ja’fari, for interrogation.
The invasion was carried out by dozens of soldiers who fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at local protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
It is worth mentioning that Waleed is the brother of Jihad al-Ja’fari, 19, who was killed by the army on February 24th 2015, after the soldiers invaded the refugee camp.
In a statement, the Israeli army said its soldiers “arrested twenty wanted Palestinians,” in the West Bank.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Mazen Shehada, Anas Jihad Sho’ani, Moayyad Kanaan, Moayyad Ra’fat Rayyan, Ahmad Saber al-Khdour and an elderly man, identified as Elias Hussein Rabea’.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Tamer Emad as-Sa’da, Tamer Jihad al-Baw, Mohammad ‘Atiya al-Badawi and Ezzeddin Abu Sill.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Qassam Hussein al-Faraj, Yahia ‘Olwi, Ahmad Abu Yousef and Ahmad Rayyan.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Bassam Nabil Thiab, and Mohammad Abdul-Rahman Abu ar-Rob.
In Nablus, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mo’taz al-‘Affouri and Hamza Ma’moun Ja’ara.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Nour Najjar, from his home in the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the city, and summoned a former political prisoner, Waleed al-Ja’fari, for interrogation.
The invasion was carried out by dozens of soldiers who fired gas bombs and concussion grenades at local protesters, causing many to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
It is worth mentioning that Waleed is the brother of Jihad al-Ja’fari, 19, who was killed by the army on February 24th 2015, after the soldiers invaded the refugee camp.
26 mar 2018
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian Territory, occupied since 1967, Professor Michael Lynk, has found Israel to be “in profound breach of the right to health with respect to the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” in his latest report released this week.
As the occupying power, Israel is responsible for the welfare of the Palestinian population under its control, and is obligated to ensure that sufficient medical care and public health standards are upheld under international law. The report, released at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, assessed the health and healthcare of Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza, against these obligations:
“Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory – with characteristics such as the expanding settlement enterprise, the annexation of territory, the confiscation of private and public lands, the pillaging of resources, the publicly-stated ambitions for permanent control over all or part of the Territory, as well as the Territory’s fragmentation – has had a highly disruptive impact upon health care and the broader social determinants for health for Palestinians in the occupied territory.”
According to the PNN, the report pays particular attention to the situation in Gaza, where an estimated 40% of essential medicines are out of stock, and electricity shortages have forced the closure of medical services such as operating theaters, emergency departments, diagnostic services, general medical wards, instrument sterilization and the treatment of chronic illnesses. Professor Lynk reiterates UN warnings that the healthcare system is “on the edge of collapse,” stating that “this dilapidated and failing Gaza health care sector is overwhelmingly a human-made crisis.”
He reflects that “one consequence of this acute crisis has been the compelling need to refer larger numbers of patients with serious or chronic health conditions to medical facilities outside of Gaza for treatment that they should be able to, but cannot, receive in the territory.”
Nevertheless, significant barriers exist to free the movement of patients for care, with increasing delays or denials in exit permits for those needing to exit Gaza for treatment. As previously highlighted in Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)’s joint statement with Human Rights Watch, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, Amnesty International and Physicians for Human Rights Israel, Professor Lynk reports that last year only 54% of all permits to exit Gaza were approved by Israel in time for patients to get to care. This is the lowest rate of permit approvals ever recorded. 54 patients are known to have died after delays or denials to these permits in 2017.
The report also discusses the sad death of breast cancer patient Abeer Abu Jayyab. Abeer led a peer support group for women with breast cancer at a MAP-supported women’s health clinic in Bureij refugee camp, in Gaza. She was described by staff as “a flame of vitality, energy and positivity” and “one of the loveliest and most resilient women” at the center.
Abeer required a treatment course of Herceptin. As this drug was unavailable in Gaza, she had to apply for a health travel permit for treatment in East Jerusalem. Her travel applications were repeatedly denied on security grounds by the Israeli authorities, and she missed her scheduled appointments. Abeer died in Gaza on 8 June, 2017, after her cancer metastasized.
Professor Lynk states that “Abeer’s case exemplified a distressing trend: 46 of the 54 deaths in 2017 were cancer patients who were unable to receive adequate health treatment in Gaza.”
Professor Lynk concludes that “Israel’s byzantine and opaque exit permit system imposed upon patients who require treatment outside of Gaza is but one element which demonstrates that Israel’s obligations as occupying power to the residents of Gaza remain far from fulfilled”.
The report raises concern about attacks against Palestinian medical facilities and personnel. “The principal Palestinian hospital in East Jerusalem [was] raided repeatedly by heavily-armed Israeli soldiers and police who fire[d] stun grenades and sponge rounds, resulting in mayhem and fear among patients and staff,” notes the Special Rapporteur. He calls on Israel to “ensure the respect and protection of medical personnel and medical facilities as required by International Humanitarian Law.”
Among the other right to health themes in the report are the worryingly high rates of child malnutrition in parts of the oPt, and the challenges of living with a disability under occupation, blockade and closure. Referring to the experience of people with a physical disability in Gaza, Lynk notes that “with electricity operating only a few hours per day, in some cases, simply leaving one’s home can be nearly impossible.” The Special Rapporteur also draws attention to the impact of occupation and associated violence, uncertainty, and regular human rights violations on the mental health of Palestinians. He describes a mental health system that is increasingly ill-equipped to provide greatly needed support and resources.
The Special Rapporteur concludes by stating that, were Israel meeting its duty to “ensure that the right to health – the enjoyment by the protected population of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health – is fulfilled during the temporary period of occupation, consistent with its reasonable security needs,” it would “actively work to restore and enhance the health care system for the people under its effective control,” adding that:
“It would not obstruct the access by patients and medical staff to hospitals and health clinics, either physically or bureaucratically. It would strive to create conditions of stability and security, so that the social determinants of health can advance, rather than retard, the flourishing of physical and mental well being. It would promote equality of access to health care for all, with particular attention paid to the vulnerable and marginalized. The occupying power would actively work with the health institutions of the protected population to chart a progressive health care strategy for the future that also respected the coming restoration of full sovereignty. It would not discriminate. It would not torture or mistreat prisoners and detainees. It would not impose collective punishments of any sort. As a priority, it would provide all the necessary health services and supplies that the medical institutions of the protected population are unable to deliver themselves.
“Ultimately, the occupying power would understand that leaving behind a thriving health care system, aligned with robust social determinants, at the end of the occupation provides the best opportunity for peace and prosperity to endure.“
Measured against these obligations, however, he concludes that Israel’s “avaricious occupation – measured by the expanding settlement enterprise, the annexation of territory, the confiscation of private and public lands, the pillaging of resources, the publicly-stated ambitions for permanent control over all or part of the Territory, and the fragmentation of the lands left for the Palestinians – has had a highly disruptive impact upon health care and the broader social determinants for health for the Palestinians.”
Professor Lynk concludes his report by recommending that Israel “ensure regular and reliable access, at all times, for all Palestinian patients who require specialized health care outside of their jurisdictions, consistent with genuine Israeli security concerns” and that it “comply fully with its obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law with respect to fulfilling the health needs of the protected population.”
To read Professor Lynk’s report in full, click here.
As the occupying power, Israel is responsible for the welfare of the Palestinian population under its control, and is obligated to ensure that sufficient medical care and public health standards are upheld under international law. The report, released at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, assessed the health and healthcare of Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza, against these obligations:
“Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory – with characteristics such as the expanding settlement enterprise, the annexation of territory, the confiscation of private and public lands, the pillaging of resources, the publicly-stated ambitions for permanent control over all or part of the Territory, as well as the Territory’s fragmentation – has had a highly disruptive impact upon health care and the broader social determinants for health for Palestinians in the occupied territory.”
According to the PNN, the report pays particular attention to the situation in Gaza, where an estimated 40% of essential medicines are out of stock, and electricity shortages have forced the closure of medical services such as operating theaters, emergency departments, diagnostic services, general medical wards, instrument sterilization and the treatment of chronic illnesses. Professor Lynk reiterates UN warnings that the healthcare system is “on the edge of collapse,” stating that “this dilapidated and failing Gaza health care sector is overwhelmingly a human-made crisis.”
He reflects that “one consequence of this acute crisis has been the compelling need to refer larger numbers of patients with serious or chronic health conditions to medical facilities outside of Gaza for treatment that they should be able to, but cannot, receive in the territory.”
Nevertheless, significant barriers exist to free the movement of patients for care, with increasing delays or denials in exit permits for those needing to exit Gaza for treatment. As previously highlighted in Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)’s joint statement with Human Rights Watch, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, Amnesty International and Physicians for Human Rights Israel, Professor Lynk reports that last year only 54% of all permits to exit Gaza were approved by Israel in time for patients to get to care. This is the lowest rate of permit approvals ever recorded. 54 patients are known to have died after delays or denials to these permits in 2017.
The report also discusses the sad death of breast cancer patient Abeer Abu Jayyab. Abeer led a peer support group for women with breast cancer at a MAP-supported women’s health clinic in Bureij refugee camp, in Gaza. She was described by staff as “a flame of vitality, energy and positivity” and “one of the loveliest and most resilient women” at the center.
Abeer required a treatment course of Herceptin. As this drug was unavailable in Gaza, she had to apply for a health travel permit for treatment in East Jerusalem. Her travel applications were repeatedly denied on security grounds by the Israeli authorities, and she missed her scheduled appointments. Abeer died in Gaza on 8 June, 2017, after her cancer metastasized.
Professor Lynk states that “Abeer’s case exemplified a distressing trend: 46 of the 54 deaths in 2017 were cancer patients who were unable to receive adequate health treatment in Gaza.”
Professor Lynk concludes that “Israel’s byzantine and opaque exit permit system imposed upon patients who require treatment outside of Gaza is but one element which demonstrates that Israel’s obligations as occupying power to the residents of Gaza remain far from fulfilled”.
The report raises concern about attacks against Palestinian medical facilities and personnel. “The principal Palestinian hospital in East Jerusalem [was] raided repeatedly by heavily-armed Israeli soldiers and police who fire[d] stun grenades and sponge rounds, resulting in mayhem and fear among patients and staff,” notes the Special Rapporteur. He calls on Israel to “ensure the respect and protection of medical personnel and medical facilities as required by International Humanitarian Law.”
Among the other right to health themes in the report are the worryingly high rates of child malnutrition in parts of the oPt, and the challenges of living with a disability under occupation, blockade and closure. Referring to the experience of people with a physical disability in Gaza, Lynk notes that “with electricity operating only a few hours per day, in some cases, simply leaving one’s home can be nearly impossible.” The Special Rapporteur also draws attention to the impact of occupation and associated violence, uncertainty, and regular human rights violations on the mental health of Palestinians. He describes a mental health system that is increasingly ill-equipped to provide greatly needed support and resources.
The Special Rapporteur concludes by stating that, were Israel meeting its duty to “ensure that the right to health – the enjoyment by the protected population of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health – is fulfilled during the temporary period of occupation, consistent with its reasonable security needs,” it would “actively work to restore and enhance the health care system for the people under its effective control,” adding that:
“It would not obstruct the access by patients and medical staff to hospitals and health clinics, either physically or bureaucratically. It would strive to create conditions of stability and security, so that the social determinants of health can advance, rather than retard, the flourishing of physical and mental well being. It would promote equality of access to health care for all, with particular attention paid to the vulnerable and marginalized. The occupying power would actively work with the health institutions of the protected population to chart a progressive health care strategy for the future that also respected the coming restoration of full sovereignty. It would not discriminate. It would not torture or mistreat prisoners and detainees. It would not impose collective punishments of any sort. As a priority, it would provide all the necessary health services and supplies that the medical institutions of the protected population are unable to deliver themselves.
“Ultimately, the occupying power would understand that leaving behind a thriving health care system, aligned with robust social determinants, at the end of the occupation provides the best opportunity for peace and prosperity to endure.“
Measured against these obligations, however, he concludes that Israel’s “avaricious occupation – measured by the expanding settlement enterprise, the annexation of territory, the confiscation of private and public lands, the pillaging of resources, the publicly-stated ambitions for permanent control over all or part of the Territory, and the fragmentation of the lands left for the Palestinians – has had a highly disruptive impact upon health care and the broader social determinants for health for the Palestinians.”
Professor Lynk concludes his report by recommending that Israel “ensure regular and reliable access, at all times, for all Palestinian patients who require specialized health care outside of their jurisdictions, consistent with genuine Israeli security concerns” and that it “comply fully with its obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law with respect to fulfilling the health needs of the protected population.”
To read Professor Lynk’s report in full, click here.
Israeli Magistrate Court of Haifa put off on Monday the conditional release order of Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
Lawyer Khaled Zabarqah, member of the defense team, said that the court decided to postpone the release endorsement session which was slated to be held on March 26 (today) to Wednesday. The adjournment was made at the pretext of not receiving a report on the electronic security bracelet which is supposed to remain in the possession of Sheikh Salah while under house arrest.
The court had earlier approved to set him free on condition of house arrest in his town, Kafr Anna, not at his home in Umm al-Fahm city in 1948 Occupied Palestine as suggested by his advocates, with the possibility of wearing an electronic ankle bracelet and having guards watching him round the clock.
Lawyer Khaled Zabarqah, member of the defense team, said that the court decided to postpone the release endorsement session which was slated to be held on March 26 (today) to Wednesday. The adjournment was made at the pretext of not receiving a report on the electronic security bracelet which is supposed to remain in the possession of Sheikh Salah while under house arrest.
The court had earlier approved to set him free on condition of house arrest in his town, Kafr Anna, not at his home in Umm al-Fahm city in 1948 Occupied Palestine as suggested by his advocates, with the possibility of wearing an electronic ankle bracelet and having guards watching him round the clock.
Israeli court sentenced on Monday the Palestinian prisoner Jiana Hayawi, from occupied Jerusalem, to 22 months imprisonment with a fine of 4,000 shekels.
Hayawi’s trial was postponed more than once pending investigation.
The 22-year-old Hayawi was detained in April 2017 at Qalandia checkpoint for alleged knife possession.
Since then, she was subjected to tough investigation for nearly a year.
The Israeli occupation forces have detained scores of Palestinians, many of them were minors, for allegedly holding knives in their possession following the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada in October 2015.
Rights groups have documented a number of cases that Israeli soldiers planted knives on slain or imprisoned Palestinians to claim that they were acting in self-defense during a stabbing attack.
Hayawi’s trial was postponed more than once pending investigation.
The 22-year-old Hayawi was detained in April 2017 at Qalandia checkpoint for alleged knife possession.
Since then, she was subjected to tough investigation for nearly a year.
The Israeli occupation forces have detained scores of Palestinians, many of them were minors, for allegedly holding knives in their possession following the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada in October 2015.
Rights groups have documented a number of cases that Israeli soldiers planted knives on slain or imprisoned Palestinians to claim that they were acting in self-defense during a stabbing attack.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday launched new raid campaigns into the West Bank provinces arresting dozens of Palestinians.
Local sources told the PIC reporters that the IOF arrested 43 Palestinian citizens, while the Israeli army claimed that weapons were found inside some Palestinian houses in the West Bank during search campaigns at daybreak.
Three Palestinian citizens were arrested during IOF raids into Jenin province.
Local residents reported that several IOF patrols stormed Jenin city and arrested Odai Ba'jawi and ex-prisoner Mahdi Abu al-Hasan after searching their houses.
Another Palestinian named Walid Freihat was arrested by the IOF soldiers who raided al-Yamoun town, broke into his house, and searched his motorbike workshop.
Seven Palestinians were arrested in al-Isawiya town north of Jerusalem, including a woman and her husband, while three others were arrested in Anata town east of the city.
Other arrests were reported in Qalqilya and Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem.
The Israeli police forces have intensified their presence in Jerusalem and dozens of military checkpoints were erected inside the holy city and across the West Bank in preparation for Passover Holiday amid growing fears of Palestinian attacks.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct 43 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, 43 Palestinians, including a husband and his wife, from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.
The Maan News Agency has reported that an Israeli military spokesperson confirmed to their agency that the soldiers arrested 43 Palestinians but did not release all their names.
Two of the abducted Palestinians are a husband and his wife, from the al-‘Isawiya town, in the center of occupied Jerusalem.
The Palestinians who have been officially identified are:
It is worth mentioning that, according to detailed statistics, released at the end of February 2018, by the ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Israeli is holding 6119 Palestinian detainees in several prisons, detention camps and interrogation centers.
450 detainees, including six elected legislators, are held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial, in addition to 61 female detainees, and 320 children.
480 Palestinian detainees are serving sentences of more than 20 years, 21 serving prison terms of more than 25 years, and 526 serving life sentences.
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Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nineteen Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nineteen Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers carried out, on Monday at dawn, massive invasions and violent searches of homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, and abducted at least nineteen Palestinians, including children.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted eleven Palestinians, including a couple and their two children.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said dozens of soldiers invaded al-‘Isawiya town, in the center of the city, broke into and ransacked many homes and abducted Bassel Mahmoud, his wife Amna Mahmoud, in addition to their sons Mo’men and Ma’moun.
It added that the soldiers also abducted Haitham Shadi ‘Obeid, his brother Hussein, in addition to Mohammad Ahmad ‘Atiya and Daoud Yousef ‘Atiya.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded ‘Anata town, northeast of Jerusalem, also searched many homes and abducted a child, identified as Ahmad Akram al-Yassini, in addition to ‘Odai Raed al-Jamzawi and Waleed Wajeeh al-Jamzawi.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers also invaded and ransacked homes, and abducted Ehab No’man Rajabi.
Two children, identified as Mohammad Nabil al-Qeeq, 16, and Ayham Wa’el ‘Ajarma, 16, were taken prisoner from their homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
The soldiers also invaded several surrounding villages and towns, and installed military roadblocks, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, several army jeeps invaded Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, searched many homes and abducted Ezzat Ghazi, 21.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted two former political prisoners, identified as Mahdi Nabil Abu al-Hasan and ‘Odai Zoheir Ba’jawi, from their homes.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Kafr Dan village, west of Jenin, also searched homes and abducted a young man, identified as Mohammad Ahmad Abu Salah.
In Bethlehem office of the PPS said dozens of soldiers, including undercover units, invaded Deheishe refugee camp, south of the city, abducted Abdullah Nayef Ramadan, 28, after storming and searching his home.
The soldiers also stormed the Al-Moghrabi Mall, on the Jerusalem-Hebron road, in the opposite direction of Deheishe, and assaulted the owner, Ismael al-Moghrabi, and a customer, identified as Yasser Abdul-Majid Obaidullah, 49, and confiscated surveillance equipment.
In related news, several armored Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian lands near the border fence, between Rafah and Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and fired dozens of live rounds.
The invasion was carried out by three tanks and three armored bulldozers, which left Sofa military base across the border fence, and advanced 150 meters into Palestinian lands, before uprooting sections close to the border.
Israeli military drones were also flying over various parts of the Gaza Strip throughout the invasion.
Local sources told the PIC reporters that the IOF arrested 43 Palestinian citizens, while the Israeli army claimed that weapons were found inside some Palestinian houses in the West Bank during search campaigns at daybreak.
Three Palestinian citizens were arrested during IOF raids into Jenin province.
Local residents reported that several IOF patrols stormed Jenin city and arrested Odai Ba'jawi and ex-prisoner Mahdi Abu al-Hasan after searching their houses.
Another Palestinian named Walid Freihat was arrested by the IOF soldiers who raided al-Yamoun town, broke into his house, and searched his motorbike workshop.
Seven Palestinians were arrested in al-Isawiya town north of Jerusalem, including a woman and her husband, while three others were arrested in Anata town east of the city.
Other arrests were reported in Qalqilya and Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem.
The Israeli police forces have intensified their presence in Jerusalem and dozens of military checkpoints were erected inside the holy city and across the West Bank in preparation for Passover Holiday amid growing fears of Palestinian attacks.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct 43 Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, 43 Palestinians, including a husband and his wife, from several parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.
The Maan News Agency has reported that an Israeli military spokesperson confirmed to their agency that the soldiers arrested 43 Palestinians but did not release all their names.
Two of the abducted Palestinians are a husband and his wife, from the al-‘Isawiya town, in the center of occupied Jerusalem.
The Palestinians who have been officially identified are:
- Abdullah Nayef Ramadan, Deheishe refugee camp, Bethlehem.
- Ehab No’man Rajabi, Hebron.
- Ahmad Karam al-Yassini, Anata, Jerusalem.
- Odai Raed al-Jamzawi, Anata, Jerusalem.
- Waleed Raed al-Jamzawi, Anata, Jerusalem.
- Odai Ba’jawi, Jenin.
- Amna Mahmoud, al-‘Isawiya, Jerusalem.
- Bassel Mahmoud, al-‘Isawiya, Jerusalem.
- Mo’men Mahmoud, al-‘Isawiya, Jerusalem.
- Ma’moun Mahmoud, al-‘Isawiya, Jerusalem.
- Haitham Shadi ‘Obeid, al-‘Isawiya, Jerusalem.
- Hussein Shadi ‘Obeid, al-‘Isawiya, Jerusalem.
- Mohammad Ahmad Atiya, al-‘Isawiya, Jerusalem.
- Daoud Yousef Atiya, al-‘Isawiya, Jerusalem.
- Mahdi Abu al-Hasan, Jenin.
- Hamada Amin Shaath, Qalqilia.
- Mohammad Na’el Silmi, Qalqilia.
- Mahmoud Qattawi, Qalqilia.
It is worth mentioning that, according to detailed statistics, released at the end of February 2018, by the ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Israeli is holding 6119 Palestinian detainees in several prisons, detention camps and interrogation centers.
450 detainees, including six elected legislators, are held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial, in addition to 61 female detainees, and 320 children.
480 Palestinian detainees are serving sentences of more than 20 years, 21 serving prison terms of more than 25 years, and 526 serving life sentences.
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Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nineteen Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli Soldiers Abduct Nineteen Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers carried out, on Monday at dawn, massive invasions and violent searches of homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, and abducted at least nineteen Palestinians, including children.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted eleven Palestinians, including a couple and their two children.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said dozens of soldiers invaded al-‘Isawiya town, in the center of the city, broke into and ransacked many homes and abducted Bassel Mahmoud, his wife Amna Mahmoud, in addition to their sons Mo’men and Ma’moun.
It added that the soldiers also abducted Haitham Shadi ‘Obeid, his brother Hussein, in addition to Mohammad Ahmad ‘Atiya and Daoud Yousef ‘Atiya.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded ‘Anata town, northeast of Jerusalem, also searched many homes and abducted a child, identified as Ahmad Akram al-Yassini, in addition to ‘Odai Raed al-Jamzawi and Waleed Wajeeh al-Jamzawi.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers also invaded and ransacked homes, and abducted Ehab No’man Rajabi.
Two children, identified as Mohammad Nabil al-Qeeq, 16, and Ayham Wa’el ‘Ajarma, 16, were taken prisoner from their homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
The soldiers also invaded several surrounding villages and towns, and installed military roadblocks, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In addition, several army jeeps invaded Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, searched many homes and abducted Ezzat Ghazi, 21.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted two former political prisoners, identified as Mahdi Nabil Abu al-Hasan and ‘Odai Zoheir Ba’jawi, from their homes.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Kafr Dan village, west of Jenin, also searched homes and abducted a young man, identified as Mohammad Ahmad Abu Salah.
In Bethlehem office of the PPS said dozens of soldiers, including undercover units, invaded Deheishe refugee camp, south of the city, abducted Abdullah Nayef Ramadan, 28, after storming and searching his home.
The soldiers also stormed the Al-Moghrabi Mall, on the Jerusalem-Hebron road, in the opposite direction of Deheishe, and assaulted the owner, Ismael al-Moghrabi, and a customer, identified as Yasser Abdul-Majid Obaidullah, 49, and confiscated surveillance equipment.
In related news, several armored Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian lands near the border fence, between Rafah and Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and fired dozens of live rounds.
The invasion was carried out by three tanks and three armored bulldozers, which left Sofa military base across the border fence, and advanced 150 meters into Palestinian lands, before uprooting sections close to the border.
Israeli military drones were also flying over various parts of the Gaza Strip throughout the invasion.
Eyewitnesses reported that a force of Israeli undercover soldiers on Sunday abducted four Palestinian youths in al-Dhahiriya town south of al-Khalil city.
The witnesses told Anadolu agency that the soldiers broke into a Palestinian shop in the town, arrested four youths who work in cars trading and transferred them to an unknown destination for no apparent reason.
Undercover soldiers (Musta'ribin) are special Israeli forces who speak Arabic language very well and wear and look like Arabs. They are highly-trained soldiers who have carried out hundreds of assassination operations against Palestinians.
There are about 6,500 Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails, including 62 women and 350 minors, according to official Palestinian statistics.
The witnesses told Anadolu agency that the soldiers broke into a Palestinian shop in the town, arrested four youths who work in cars trading and transferred them to an unknown destination for no apparent reason.
Undercover soldiers (Musta'ribin) are special Israeli forces who speak Arabic language very well and wear and look like Arabs. They are highly-trained soldiers who have carried out hundreds of assassination operations against Palestinians.
There are about 6,500 Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails, including 62 women and 350 minors, according to official Palestinian statistics.
