11 mar 2018
The Magistrate judge decided to release Mai Bassam Assaileh (14) on Sunday night if the police fail to submit additional evidence to extend her arrest.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer, Khaldoun Nijem, explained that the Israeli police filed a request to extend the arrest of his client on charges of “possession of a knife and preparing to carry out an attack”.
During the hearing, the lawyer filed an appeal against the preliminary evidence filed by the police for the two charges.
After hearing the lawyer’s allegations, the judge decided that his client Mai would be released on Sunday evening if no new evidence was presented by the police in order to extend her arrest.
The girl was arrested at the checkpoint of Shu’fat refugee camp last Friday under the pretext of "possession of a knife and a pepper gas bottle" and was transferred to interrogation and then to Hasharon Prison.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer, Khaldoun Nijem, explained that the Israeli police filed a request to extend the arrest of his client on charges of “possession of a knife and preparing to carry out an attack”.
During the hearing, the lawyer filed an appeal against the preliminary evidence filed by the police for the two charges.
After hearing the lawyer’s allegations, the judge decided that his client Mai would be released on Sunday evening if no new evidence was presented by the police in order to extend her arrest.
The girl was arrested at the checkpoint of Shu’fat refugee camp last Friday under the pretext of "possession of a knife and a pepper gas bottle" and was transferred to interrogation and then to Hasharon Prison.
The Palestinian Minister of Education in the West Bank Sabri Saidam on Sunday said that 340 Palestinian university students are being held in Israeli jails.
This was voiced during a press conference held at the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society on the Israeli violations against Palestinian academic institutions.
Saidam condemned what happened at Birzeit University on Wednesday when a group of Israeli undercover soldiers broke into the campus and arrested the president of the student union Omar al-Kiswani after disguising as journalists.
Saidam said that a massacre could have happened at the university as the Israeli soldiers heavily opened fire during the arrest operation.
He described the attack as a "state terrorism" and called on the International Association of Universities and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to urgently act against these violations.
The Palestinian Minister pointed out that nine schoolchildren were killed while 603 injured in 2017 by the Israeli occupation forces, adding that about 311 students from various West Bank schools are languishing in Israeli lock-ups.
He explained that 352 Israeli attacks have been launched against 95 schools in the West Bank including break-ins accompanied by heavy firing of live ammunition, rubber bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters, vandalism of school property, and demolition warnings.
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 the Palestinians.
This was voiced during a press conference held at the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society on the Israeli violations against Palestinian academic institutions.
Saidam condemned what happened at Birzeit University on Wednesday when a group of Israeli undercover soldiers broke into the campus and arrested the president of the student union Omar al-Kiswani after disguising as journalists.
Saidam said that a massacre could have happened at the university as the Israeli soldiers heavily opened fire during the arrest operation.
He described the attack as a "state terrorism" and called on the International Association of Universities and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to urgently act against these violations.
The Palestinian Minister pointed out that nine schoolchildren were killed while 603 injured in 2017 by the Israeli occupation forces, adding that about 311 students from various West Bank schools are languishing in Israeli lock-ups.
He explained that 352 Israeli attacks have been launched against 95 schools in the West Bank including break-ins accompanied by heavy firing of live ammunition, rubber bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters, vandalism of school property, and demolition warnings.
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 the Palestinians.
Israeli courts sentenced eight Palestinian detainees for prison terms of up to 26 months and bails of over 2,000 shekels each.
According to a Sunday report by the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Israel’s Ofer military court sentenced prisoner Saber al-Abiyat to 26 months and 4,000 shekels.
Wael Id’is was also sentenced to 24 months and a bail of 4,000 shekels.
Kusay Sbeih received a sentence of 15 months and a fine of 2,000 shekels; Amrou Kawar was sentenced to 11 months and a bail of 3,000 shekels.
The Israeli court also ruled that Sherif Teim be sentenced to ten months and pay a fine of 2,000 shekels and that Mohamed No’man Jibreen be sentenced to seven months and pay 2,000 shekels.
At the same time, the Salem military court, ordered that Hasan Sabri be jailed for nine months and a bail of 2,000 shekels. Hudheifa Abu Beshara was sentenced to ten months and a fine of 3,000 shekels.
According to a Sunday report by the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Israel’s Ofer military court sentenced prisoner Saber al-Abiyat to 26 months and 4,000 shekels.
Wael Id’is was also sentenced to 24 months and a bail of 4,000 shekels.
Kusay Sbeih received a sentence of 15 months and a fine of 2,000 shekels; Amrou Kawar was sentenced to 11 months and a bail of 3,000 shekels.
The Israeli court also ruled that Sherif Teim be sentenced to ten months and pay a fine of 2,000 shekels and that Mohamed No’man Jibreen be sentenced to seven months and pay 2,000 shekels.
At the same time, the Salem military court, ordered that Hasan Sabri be jailed for nine months and a bail of 2,000 shekels. Hudheifa Abu Beshara was sentenced to ten months and a fine of 3,000 shekels.
A Palestinian boy was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces at noontime Sunday near the Salem military court, west of Jenin province.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli soldiers sealed off the main entrance to Salem military camp and combed the area allegedly after a boy holding an explosive device was spotted in the area.
The boy was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers moments later.
Israeli sources claimed the boy was carrying a home-made bomb.
A PIC news correspondent said Israeli soldiers sealed off the main entrance to Salem military camp and combed the area allegedly after a boy holding an explosive device was spotted in the area.
The boy was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers moments later.
Israeli sources claimed the boy was carrying a home-made bomb.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the West Bank governorate of Jericho and abducted four Palestinians.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes in Jericho, before abducting the four Palestinians.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as Karam Nasser ‘Ayed, ‘Ameed Rajeh Kteifi, Mo’in Tareq Eqeila and Hamza Jamal Hdeib.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes in Jericho, before abducting the four Palestinians.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as Karam Nasser ‘Ayed, ‘Ameed Rajeh Kteifi, Mo’in Tareq Eqeila and Hamza Jamal Hdeib.
On Saturday evening, a group of Israeli colonizers, illegally living in colonies in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, attacked many Palestinian children in Batn al-Hawa neighborhood.
Eyewitnesses said the assailants attacked many children near an illegal colonialist outpost in the town.
The children were playing when the colonialists assaulted them, before many residents rushed to their aid, leading to clashes.
Israeli soldiers then rushed to the area and started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades at the Palestinians and their homes.
The army also summoned for interrogation Zoheir Rajabi, who represents the Palestinians in the neighborhood.
In is worth mentioning that Silwan town, especially Batn al-Hawa neighborhood, is subject to constant attempts by heavily-funded colonialist organizations to control its building and increase the settler population.
The groups managed to occupy and control several buildings, and turned them into colonies, an issue which placed further hardships and obstacles to the Palestinians.
Eyewitnesses said the assailants attacked many children near an illegal colonialist outpost in the town.
The children were playing when the colonialists assaulted them, before many residents rushed to their aid, leading to clashes.
Israeli soldiers then rushed to the area and started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades at the Palestinians and their homes.
The army also summoned for interrogation Zoheir Rajabi, who represents the Palestinians in the neighborhood.
In is worth mentioning that Silwan town, especially Batn al-Hawa neighborhood, is subject to constant attempts by heavily-funded colonialist organizations to control its building and increase the settler population.
The groups managed to occupy and control several buildings, and turned them into colonies, an issue which placed further hardships and obstacles to the Palestinians.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday arrested 28 Palestinians, 21 of whom are workers who were ambushed near Bethlehem while heading to their work in the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli army said in a statement that its forces arrested four Palestinians for allegedly being involved in popular resistance activities in the West Bank.
According to the statement, the IOF arrested three Palestinians near a settler road in the Jordan Valley over Molotov cocktail possession and took them for interrogation.
In Nablus, the IOF at dawn arrested three Palestinian young men from Beit Dajan town east of the city while they were going to their work.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF arrested Yaser, Yousuf and Saif Abu Kan'an while they were passing near Itamar settlement and ordered to them to pay a 3500-shekel fine.
The IOF soldiers further raided Ras al-Ain and al-Basha neighborhoods in Nablus, searched a number of houses, and confiscated recordings of surveillance cameras of many shops in al-Masaken al-Sha'biya neighborhood, eyewitnesses reported.
The Israeli army said in a statement that its forces arrested four Palestinians for allegedly being involved in popular resistance activities in the West Bank.
According to the statement, the IOF arrested three Palestinians near a settler road in the Jordan Valley over Molotov cocktail possession and took them for interrogation.
In Nablus, the IOF at dawn arrested three Palestinian young men from Beit Dajan town east of the city while they were going to their work.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF arrested Yaser, Yousuf and Saif Abu Kan'an while they were passing near Itamar settlement and ordered to them to pay a 3500-shekel fine.
The IOF soldiers further raided Ras al-Ain and al-Basha neighborhoods in Nablus, searched a number of houses, and confiscated recordings of surveillance cameras of many shops in al-Masaken al-Sha'biya neighborhood, eyewitnesses reported.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at night, Ein al-Sultan refugee camp, in Jericho, northeast of the Dead Sea in the occupied West Bank, and abducted three young men.
The PPS said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp from several directions, and abducted the three young men, identified as Karam Nasser Ayed, Mo’in ‘Eleika and ‘Ameed Aktafi.
The soldiers were still in the refugee camp at the time of this report, while the three Palestinians placed in an army jeep before being moved to an unknown destination.
The PPS said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp from several directions, and abducted the three young men, identified as Karam Nasser Ayed, Mo’in ‘Eleika and ‘Ameed Aktafi.
The soldiers were still in the refugee camp at the time of this report, while the three Palestinians placed in an army jeep before being moved to an unknown destination.
10 mar 2018
The Magistrate judge extended on Saturday night the arrest of a Jerusalemite girl until Sunday for further interrogation.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer, Khaldoun Nijem, explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of Mai Bassam Assaileh (14) until Sunday for interrogation on charges of “possession of a knife and pepper spray”.
Lawyer Nijem added that the girl was arrested from the military checkpoint of Shu’fat refugee camp checkpoint, and the occupation authorities extended her arrest for 24 hours. She was presented to court on Saturday night and the police requested to extend her arrest for five days. After hearing the lawyer’s deliberations, the judge decided to extend her arrest until tomorrow.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer, Khaldoun Nijem, explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of Mai Bassam Assaileh (14) until Sunday for interrogation on charges of “possession of a knife and pepper spray”.
Lawyer Nijem added that the girl was arrested from the military checkpoint of Shu’fat refugee camp checkpoint, and the occupation authorities extended her arrest for 24 hours. She was presented to court on Saturday night and the police requested to extend her arrest for five days. After hearing the lawyer’s deliberations, the judge decided to extend her arrest until tomorrow.
The Palestinian prisoner Ameer Asaad, a resident of Kafr Kanna town in the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories, continues on Saturday his hunger strike in Gilboa prison for the 24th day in a row in protest at his detention conditions.
Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission said that Asaad, who uses a wheelchair because of a disability he suffers from, has waged an open hunger strike in protest at the inhuman treatment he is being subjected to in Gilboa prison.
The Commission's lawyer said, quoting Asaad, that although Asaad's case requires special treatment, the Israel Prison Service refuses to transfer him to section No. (1) where bathrooms are suitable for wheelchair access.
The Commission affirmed that Asaad is being held in solitary confinement under difficult detention conditions, adding that Asaad affirmed that he will not suspend his strike until his humanitarian demands are met.
It also called for his immediate release, holding the Israeli government fully responsible for his life.
Ameer Asaad is one of many Palestinian prisoners with special needs in Israeli jails. He used to attend physical therapy sessions before his arrest. He had spent the past six years in Ramla prison's hospital and his sentence is due to end in June 2018.
Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission said that Asaad, who uses a wheelchair because of a disability he suffers from, has waged an open hunger strike in protest at the inhuman treatment he is being subjected to in Gilboa prison.
The Commission's lawyer said, quoting Asaad, that although Asaad's case requires special treatment, the Israel Prison Service refuses to transfer him to section No. (1) where bathrooms are suitable for wheelchair access.
The Commission affirmed that Asaad is being held in solitary confinement under difficult detention conditions, adding that Asaad affirmed that he will not suspend his strike until his humanitarian demands are met.
It also called for his immediate release, holding the Israeli government fully responsible for his life.
Ameer Asaad is one of many Palestinian prisoners with special needs in Israeli jails. He used to attend physical therapy sessions before his arrest. He had spent the past six years in Ramla prison's hospital and his sentence is due to end in June 2018.
9 mar 2018
The Israeli police on Friday abducted two young Palestinian men, and confiscated the car of one of them for the ‘crime’ of organizing a Palestinian Marathon in occupied Jerusalem to counter the Marathon the City Council is holding for Israeli colonizers and internationals.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said hundreds of soldiers and police officers had deployed in the occupied city on Friday, and closed many main roads, west and east of the city, to prepare for a Marathon.
The Palestinians protested the Israeli marathon because Jerusalem is an occupied city, and such events are only meant to strengthen and normalize the illegal occupation. They decided to organize their own event, but the police prevented them.
The police also abducted nonviolent activist, Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, after assaulting him on Nablus Street near Damascus Gate, and confiscated his car along with the Palestinian flags and athletes’ outfits he was transporting. They also abducted Fadi al-Mitwer.
The police and soldiers attacked many Palestinians, who had planned to participate in the Palestinian marathon.
The WAFA Palestinian News Agency said hundreds of soldiers and police officers had deployed in the occupied city on Friday, and closed many main roads, west and east of the city, to prepare for a Marathon.
The Palestinians protested the Israeli marathon because Jerusalem is an occupied city, and such events are only meant to strengthen and normalize the illegal occupation. They decided to organize their own event, but the police prevented them.
The police also abducted nonviolent activist, Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, after assaulting him on Nablus Street near Damascus Gate, and confiscated his car along with the Palestinian flags and athletes’ outfits he was transporting. They also abducted Fadi al-Mitwer.
The police and soldiers attacked many Palestinians, who had planned to participate in the Palestinian marathon.
Several Israeli army jeeps invaded, on Friday at dawn, Beit Forik village, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and confiscated surveillance equipment and recordings from stores.
The soldiers also abducted, on Thursday evening, five Palestinians at military roadblocks, near Nablus.
Media sources said the soldiers broke into many shops and violently searched them, before confiscating surveillance recordings and equipment.
The soldiers have been frequently invading Beit Forik, an issue which led to ongoing protests.
Many local youngsters hurl stones at the invading soldiers who fire live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
On Thursday at night, the soldiers abducted Sanad Sameeh Dmeidi, from Huwwara town, and Zakariya Abu Assab from Balata refugee camp, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after stopping them at Za’tara military roadblock, south of Nablus.
The soldiers also abducted Najeh Abdul-Rahman Awad, Sari Ibrahim Hamad and Omar Abdul-Fattah Saleh, after stopping them at a military roadblock near ‘Asira al-Qibliyya town, southwest of Nablus.
In related news, the soldiers invaded the home of Fateh movement secretary in occupied Jerusalem, Shadi Mitwer, and searched it, before handing his family a military warrant for his arrest.
It is worth mentioning that Mitwer is currently traveling out of Palestine, and the soldiers intend to abduct him upon his return.
The army also phoned Mitwer and informed him that he needs to return to the country and turn himself in to the military.
The soldiers also abducted, on Thursday evening, five Palestinians at military roadblocks, near Nablus.
Media sources said the soldiers broke into many shops and violently searched them, before confiscating surveillance recordings and equipment.
The soldiers have been frequently invading Beit Forik, an issue which led to ongoing protests.
Many local youngsters hurl stones at the invading soldiers who fire live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
On Thursday at night, the soldiers abducted Sanad Sameeh Dmeidi, from Huwwara town, and Zakariya Abu Assab from Balata refugee camp, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after stopping them at Za’tara military roadblock, south of Nablus.
The soldiers also abducted Najeh Abdul-Rahman Awad, Sari Ibrahim Hamad and Omar Abdul-Fattah Saleh, after stopping them at a military roadblock near ‘Asira al-Qibliyya town, southwest of Nablus.
In related news, the soldiers invaded the home of Fateh movement secretary in occupied Jerusalem, Shadi Mitwer, and searched it, before handing his family a military warrant for his arrest.
It is worth mentioning that Mitwer is currently traveling out of Palestine, and the soldiers intend to abduct him upon his return.
The army also phoned Mitwer and informed him that he needs to return to the country and turn himself in to the military.
8 mar 2018
63 Palestinian women are currently held in Israeli jails and detention centers, Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said in a report marking the International Women’s Day.
At least six of the 63 female Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are under the age of 18, the group added.
The number also includes nine injured female prisoners and 17 mothers, according to the sources.
The PPS also documented that over 15,000 Palestinian women have been detained by Israel since 1967.
At least six of the 63 female Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are under the age of 18, the group added.
The number also includes nine injured female prisoners and 17 mothers, according to the sources.
The PPS also documented that over 15,000 Palestinian women have been detained by Israel since 1967.
The Jerusalemite MP of the Change and Reform electoral list Ahmed Atoun is scheduled to be released on Thursday after spending 11 months in administrative detention.
In April 2017, Israeli forces arrested MP Atoun after ransacking his home in the West Bank city of al-Bireh city.
He was then sentenced to a renewable four-month prison-term, with neither charge nor trial.
His administrative detention was later renewed in two times for four and three months.
The Jerusalemite MP was detained for 15 times at the hands of Israeli forces and banned from Occupied Jerusalem, where he was born and raised, for over eight years.
Palestinian MPs from Occupied Jerusalem have been frequently chased down by the Israeli forces and sent to jail under flimsy security pretexts.
In April 2017, Israeli forces arrested MP Atoun after ransacking his home in the West Bank city of al-Bireh city.
He was then sentenced to a renewable four-month prison-term, with neither charge nor trial.
His administrative detention was later renewed in two times for four and three months.
The Jerusalemite MP was detained for 15 times at the hands of Israeli forces and banned from Occupied Jerusalem, where he was born and raised, for over eight years.
Palestinian MPs from Occupied Jerusalem have been frequently chased down by the Israeli forces and sent to jail under flimsy security pretexts.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Thursday a large-scale raid and arrest campaign throughout West Bank.
Local sources affirmed that nine arrests were reported during the raids.
A young man was detained in Khuder town in Bethlehem, while another was rounded up in Aroura town to the north of Ramallah.
Meanwhile, three youths were shortly detained as IOF stormed Ras Karkar town, west of Ramallah, amid heavy fire of teargas bombs.
Two other Palestinians were kidnapped in Tulkarem.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli police re-arrested Mamoun Tabakh on the day he was going to be released after completing a five-year prison sentence.
Three arrests were carried out after IOF broke into a number of local houses in Nablus which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Local sources affirmed that nine arrests were reported during the raids.
A young man was detained in Khuder town in Bethlehem, while another was rounded up in Aroura town to the north of Ramallah.
Meanwhile, three youths were shortly detained as IOF stormed Ras Karkar town, west of Ramallah, amid heavy fire of teargas bombs.
Two other Palestinians were kidnapped in Tulkarem.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli police re-arrested Mamoun Tabakh on the day he was going to be released after completing a five-year prison sentence.
Three arrests were carried out after IOF broke into a number of local houses in Nablus which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Senior Hamas official Abdul-Hakim Hanini has strongly denounced Israel’s kidnapping of Omar al-Kiswani, head of the student council at Birzeit University in Ramallah, from campus on Wednesday.
In a press release, Hanini described the kidnapping operation as a blatant Israeli violation against the inviolability of Palestinian universities and called for prosecuting Israel for such violations at international tribunals.
He also said that the detention of Kiswani from campus was one of the daily criminal acts which the Israeli occupation forces commit against the Palestinian people in the West Bank, holding Israel fully responsible for the consequences of its ongoing crimes against the Palestinians.
The Hamas official hailed Birzeit students for confronting the plain-clothes soldiers who stormed the campus and kidnapped Kiswani, saying such behavior reflected the size of awareness among the educated Palestinian young people and their role in resisting the occupation.
In a press release, Hanini described the kidnapping operation as a blatant Israeli violation against the inviolability of Palestinian universities and called for prosecuting Israel for such violations at international tribunals.
He also said that the detention of Kiswani from campus was one of the daily criminal acts which the Israeli occupation forces commit against the Palestinian people in the West Bank, holding Israel fully responsible for the consequences of its ongoing crimes against the Palestinians.
The Hamas official hailed Birzeit students for confronting the plain-clothes soldiers who stormed the campus and kidnapped Kiswani, saying such behavior reflected the size of awareness among the educated Palestinian young people and their role in resisting the occupation.
Jordanian prisoner Ibrahim al-Omlah arrived in Amman on Wednesday after he spent one and a half years in Israeli jails.
Ex-detainee Fadi Farah, rapporteur of the Jordanian committee for prisoners and missing citizens, stated in a press release that Omlah crossed into the Jordanian territory on Wednesday afternoon after the Israeli prison service released him recently.
Omlah was arrested on August 4, 2016 after he visited relatives in the occupied West Bank and was en route to Jordan.
Soon later, an Israeli court sentenced him to 16 months in jail and ordered him to pay a financial penalty.
Ex-detainee Fadi Farah, rapporteur of the Jordanian committee for prisoners and missing citizens, stated in a press release that Omlah crossed into the Jordanian territory on Wednesday afternoon after the Israeli prison service released him recently.
Omlah was arrested on August 4, 2016 after he visited relatives in the occupied West Bank and was en route to Jordan.
Soon later, an Israeli court sentenced him to 16 months in jail and ordered him to pay a financial penalty.