25 mar 2018
Dozens of Palestinians and representatives of media and official institutions on Sunday participated in a sit-in in solidarity with the Palestinian detainee journalist Baker Abdul Haq, correspondent to Filistin TV. The solidarity event was held in Nablus city.
Nasser Jawabreh, Office Manager of the Ministry of Information, stressed in his speech at the sit-in the importance of exerting serious efforts for the release of journalist Abdul Haq along with other 30 journalists imprisoned in Israeli jails.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Abdul Haq at al-Karama crossing while returning from Cairo after receiving the Young Arab Award in the media field.
Nasser Jawabreh, Office Manager of the Ministry of Information, stressed in his speech at the sit-in the importance of exerting serious efforts for the release of journalist Abdul Haq along with other 30 journalists imprisoned in Israeli jails.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Abdul Haq at al-Karama crossing while returning from Cairo after receiving the Young Arab Award in the media field.
Israeli police on Sunday rounded up two youths and assaulted a group of participants in the march of Christian Sunday Palm near al-Salahia Church in Bab al-Asbat area in the Old City of Occupied Jerusalem.
The Latin Church in Jerusalem celebrated Sunday Palm at the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem.
In a similar context, Israeli police arrested the Jerusalemite wrestler Ibrahim al-Thouli at the military barrier near the entrance to Shufat refugee camp in the city.
The Latin Church in Jerusalem celebrated Sunday Palm at the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem.
In a similar context, Israeli police arrested the Jerusalemite wrestler Ibrahim al-Thouli at the military barrier near the entrance to Shufat refugee camp in the city.
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee reported, Sunday, that a number of detainees at Asqalan Israeli prison are facing seriously deteriorating health conditions and are being denied basic medical treatment.
Karim Ajwa, a lawyer with the Committee, stated that detainee Ali Barghouthi, 45, from Aboud village west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, is suffering from severe chest pain, arrhythmia and frequent loss of consciousness.
He added that Barghouthi, who was taken prisoner thirteen years ago, and was sentenced to a life term and forty years imprisonment, is not receiving of his medications, and is not even sent for medical checkups.
The lawyer also said that detainee Riyad Al-‘Amour, 45, from Bethlehem, who is serving a life term, is one of the most difficult medical cases, as he suffers from various health conditions, including cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, in addition to suffering complications from gunshot wounds to his back, and underwent several surgeries to remove part of his intestine, and part of his liver, and replaced his duodenal valve.
He also had open heart surgery two years ago, and requires professional checkups and follow-up.
Furthermore, detainee Amir Abu Raddaha, from the al-Am’ari refugee camp, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, is facing several problems with his legs, especially the knees, and he requires treatment by a specialized orthopedist, which the Israeli prison authorities refuse to provide.
Karim Ajwa, a lawyer with the Committee, stated that detainee Ali Barghouthi, 45, from Aboud village west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, is suffering from severe chest pain, arrhythmia and frequent loss of consciousness.
He added that Barghouthi, who was taken prisoner thirteen years ago, and was sentenced to a life term and forty years imprisonment, is not receiving of his medications, and is not even sent for medical checkups.
The lawyer also said that detainee Riyad Al-‘Amour, 45, from Bethlehem, who is serving a life term, is one of the most difficult medical cases, as he suffers from various health conditions, including cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, in addition to suffering complications from gunshot wounds to his back, and underwent several surgeries to remove part of his intestine, and part of his liver, and replaced his duodenal valve.
He also had open heart surgery two years ago, and requires professional checkups and follow-up.
Furthermore, detainee Amir Abu Raddaha, from the al-Am’ari refugee camp, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, is facing several problems with his legs, especially the knees, and he requires treatment by a specialized orthopedist, which the Israeli prison authorities refuse to provide.
Jerusalem District Court on Sunday sentenced the Jerusalemite female prisoner Amani Abbasi, 33, to 10 years of imprisonment in Israeli jails in addition to a 5,000-shekels fine and confiscation of her car.
The Israeli court convicted the female detainee, who was arrested on December, 13, 2016, of carrying out a car-ramming attack against Israeli targets.
Palestinian Mother Sentenced to 10 Years
The Israeli central court at Salah Eddin Street, in Jerusalem, sentenced a woman from the Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, to 10 years imprisonment, and ordered her to pay a fine of 5,000 shekels ($1,400), according to local WAFA sources.
Amani al-Hashim, a mother of two children, was detained in December of 2016, after she allegedly attempted to ram her car into Israeli soldiers at Qalandia checkpoint, on Ramallah-Jerusalem road. She is currently being held in the Israeli prison of HaSharon.
According to a statistic by the Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association, the total number of Palestinian political prisoners incarcerated in Israeli jails has reached 6,171, including 350 minors, as of December, 2017.
The Israeli court convicted the female detainee, who was arrested on December, 13, 2016, of carrying out a car-ramming attack against Israeli targets.
Palestinian Mother Sentenced to 10 Years
The Israeli central court at Salah Eddin Street, in Jerusalem, sentenced a woman from the Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, to 10 years imprisonment, and ordered her to pay a fine of 5,000 shekels ($1,400), according to local WAFA sources.
Amani al-Hashim, a mother of two children, was detained in December of 2016, after she allegedly attempted to ram her car into Israeli soldiers at Qalandia checkpoint, on Ramallah-Jerusalem road. She is currently being held in the Israeli prison of HaSharon.
According to a statistic by the Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association, the total number of Palestinian political prisoners incarcerated in Israeli jails has reached 6,171, including 350 minors, as of December, 2017.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday arrested nine Palestinian citizens during West Bank campaigns.
Hebrew media sources claimed that the detainees are involved in anti-Israel activities.
The IOF arrested two Palestinian youths identified as Mu'tasem al-Arouj and Wisam Abu Basma after breaking into their houses in Bethlehem city.
Sporadic confrontations broke out in Manger Square in central Bethlehem between Palestinian citizens and the IOF soldiers.
Meanwhile in al-Khalil, an Israeli military force raided Doura town, searched a metal workshop and a number of Palestinian houses.
The IOF at night Saturday arrested five Palestinian youths south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the IOF erected a temporary checkpoint at the northern entrance to Madama town and arrested Diaa Qadous after detaining the vehicle he was travelling in for several hours.
In a related context, four Palestinian youths were arrested near Huwara town and transferred for interrogation by the Shin Bet, the Israeli army announced.
Hebrew media sources claimed that the detainees are involved in anti-Israel activities.
The IOF arrested two Palestinian youths identified as Mu'tasem al-Arouj and Wisam Abu Basma after breaking into their houses in Bethlehem city.
Sporadic confrontations broke out in Manger Square in central Bethlehem between Palestinian citizens and the IOF soldiers.
Meanwhile in al-Khalil, an Israeli military force raided Doura town, searched a metal workshop and a number of Palestinian houses.
The IOF at night Saturday arrested five Palestinian youths south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the IOF erected a temporary checkpoint at the northern entrance to Madama town and arrested Diaa Qadous after detaining the vehicle he was travelling in for several hours.
In a related context, four Palestinian youths were arrested near Huwara town and transferred for interrogation by the Shin Bet, the Israeli army announced.
24 mar 2018
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed early Saturday al-Khalil city, to the south of West Bank, and broke into a number of local houses.
Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard during the raid, while a young man was arrested.
Similar raids were carried out in the nearby Kharsa village, west of Dura town.
A second young man was detained from the village.
Israeli forces had earlier closed Gush Etzion checkpoint, north of the city, and carried out search operations for unknown reasons.
In Jenin, IOF stormed and violently searched nearly ten local houses in Barta’a town after closing all entrances leading to the area.
No arrests were reported, however; a number of residents were investigated during the raids.
Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard during the raid, while a young man was arrested.
Similar raids were carried out in the nearby Kharsa village, west of Dura town.
A second young man was detained from the village.
Israeli forces had earlier closed Gush Etzion checkpoint, north of the city, and carried out search operations for unknown reasons.
In Jenin, IOF stormed and violently searched nearly ten local houses in Barta’a town after closing all entrances leading to the area.
No arrests were reported, however; a number of residents were investigated during the raids.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Friday evening, a young Palestinian man from Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and invaded a public park in Yatta, south of the city.
The soldiers stopped a Palestinian bus at the main entrance of Beit Ummar, examined the ID cards of many Palestinians while interrogating them, and abducted a young man, identified as Yousef Ahmad Ezzat Awad, 22, a student of Al-‘Arroub Technical College.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the public park of Yatta city, south of Hebron, and removed the Palestinians, before accompanying illegal Israeli colonizers into the area.
The soldiers stopped a Palestinian bus at the main entrance of Beit Ummar, examined the ID cards of many Palestinians while interrogating them, and abducted a young man, identified as Yousef Ahmad Ezzat Awad, 22, a student of Al-‘Arroub Technical College.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the public park of Yatta city, south of Hebron, and removed the Palestinians, before accompanying illegal Israeli colonizers into the area.
23 mar 2018
Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission on Thursday said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have arrested 562 Palestinian children in the West Bank and Jerusalem since the US president Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
The Commission said in a statement that Israel has stepped up its arbitrary arrest campaigns against Palestinian children recently and arrested about 562 children over the past three months and a half.
It added that the number of detained children constitutes 25% of the number of Palestinians arrested by the IOF during the same period.
The Commission slammed Israel's disregard for all international conventions which stipulate that the detention of children should be a last solution that is done in exceptional cases and for the shortest period possible.
Moreover, the Commission added, Israel has approved a set of laws which allow the detention of Palestinian minors and the imposition of harsh penalties on them, pointing out that the detained children are subjected to many forms of physical and psychological torture.
It called on all local and international institutions to shoulder their responsibilities and pressure Israel to release about 350 children who are still languishing in Israeli jails.
In a related context, the Commission condemned an Israeli court's decision sentencing the Palestinian teenager Ahed al-Tamimi to eight months in prison and forcing her to pay a fine of $1,500.
Head of the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission, Isa Qaraqe, described the court's decision as "arbitrary par excellence" saying it was made without fair trial.
The IOF arrested al-Tamimi on 19th December 2017 from her house in Nabi Saleh village west of Ramallah after she was accused of slapping Israeli soldiers who attempted to break into her family's house.
The Commission said in a statement that Israel has stepped up its arbitrary arrest campaigns against Palestinian children recently and arrested about 562 children over the past three months and a half.
It added that the number of detained children constitutes 25% of the number of Palestinians arrested by the IOF during the same period.
The Commission slammed Israel's disregard for all international conventions which stipulate that the detention of children should be a last solution that is done in exceptional cases and for the shortest period possible.
Moreover, the Commission added, Israel has approved a set of laws which allow the detention of Palestinian minors and the imposition of harsh penalties on them, pointing out that the detained children are subjected to many forms of physical and psychological torture.
It called on all local and international institutions to shoulder their responsibilities and pressure Israel to release about 350 children who are still languishing in Israeli jails.
In a related context, the Commission condemned an Israeli court's decision sentencing the Palestinian teenager Ahed al-Tamimi to eight months in prison and forcing her to pay a fine of $1,500.
Head of the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission, Isa Qaraqe, described the court's decision as "arbitrary par excellence" saying it was made without fair trial.
The IOF arrested al-Tamimi on 19th December 2017 from her house in Nabi Saleh village west of Ramallah after she was accused of slapping Israeli soldiers who attempted to break into her family's house.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) on Thursday said that prisoner Omar al-Kiswani started an open hunger strike three days ago in protest at the difficult detention and interrogation conditions he is being subjected to at the Israeli al-Maskubiya detention center in Jerusalem.
The PPS said in a statement that al-Kiswani informed the court about his hunger strike which came in response to the ill treatment and 18-hour interrogation he is exposed to on a daily basis.
The PPS added that the Israeli court decided to extend al-Kiswani's detention for a week, noting that al-Kiswani has been prevented from meeting his lawyer since his arrest.
Al-Kiswani, the president of Birzeit University's student union, was kidnapped from the university campus by Israeli undercover soldiers on 7th March.
In a related context, Ofer military court issued different sentences against three Bethlehem residents including a 20-year-old girl.
The PPS reported that the court sentenced Mu'taz al-Amour and Ali Srour to 20 and 36 months in prison respectively and imposed a fine of 4,000 shekels ($1100) on them.
The same court sentenced Yasmin Abu Srour, 20, to seven months in Israeli jail on charges of Facebook incitement.
The PPS said in a statement that al-Kiswani informed the court about his hunger strike which came in response to the ill treatment and 18-hour interrogation he is exposed to on a daily basis.
The PPS added that the Israeli court decided to extend al-Kiswani's detention for a week, noting that al-Kiswani has been prevented from meeting his lawyer since his arrest.
Al-Kiswani, the president of Birzeit University's student union, was kidnapped from the university campus by Israeli undercover soldiers on 7th March.
In a related context, Ofer military court issued different sentences against three Bethlehem residents including a 20-year-old girl.
The PPS reported that the court sentenced Mu'taz al-Amour and Ali Srour to 20 and 36 months in prison respectively and imposed a fine of 4,000 shekels ($1100) on them.
The same court sentenced Yasmin Abu Srour, 20, to seven months in Israeli jail on charges of Facebook incitement.
22 mar 2018
Lost and besieged motherhood, children deprived of their mothers’ tenderness and humanity, all resulted from the arrest of dozens of mothers by the Israeli occupation authorities, separating them from their children.
21 Palestinian mothers are trapped in prisons and cells of the occupation in very difficult circumstances, depriving their 78 children of their right to be in their mothers’ arms.
Mothers and girls are detained at the Hasharon and Damun prisons for women, where they are subjected to torture and humiliation, especially at the interrogation centers under extremely difficult conditions, in contrary to the Fourth Geneva Conventions.
Palestinian and international human rights reports, such as Al-Dameer, Al-Haq, and the Arab Organization for Human Rights in London, suggested that Palestinian female prisoners are treated inhumanely. They are subjected to sexual harassment according to these reports.
They are denied the right to see their children as a collective punishment, as well as delaying their treatment, especially injured prisoners, such as Israa al-Jabbais, in addition to banning both family visits and allowing clothes and food purchase from the prison.
Article 50 of the Fourth Geneva Convention stipulates the provision of special and additional services to pregnant mothers in occupied territories. Article 50 calls for giving a special attention to the mothers of children under the age of seven and their right to custody in detention. Article 79 of the Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions stipulates the need to set priorities to care for mothers in prisons, and to help care for their children by providing milk supplies, clothes and other needs.
Mothers don’t celebrate their day
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), about 6,119 prisoners, including some 350 children, are held in Israeli jails. This means that thousands of Palestinian mothers are denied the right to see their children.
Iman Hamamra, 12, is the only daughter of the prisoner Hilwa Hamamra, from the town of Housan in Bethlehem. Hilwa is sentenced to six years in prison, and her daughter sheds tears of sorrow as she watches her classmates take presents to their mothers on the International Mother's Day. Despite her childhood, she says: “My mother is a heroine and a fighter who resisted the occupation. I will celebrate with her on the day of her release.”
“I miss my mother very much and remember her at every moment, but on Mother's Day, my longing for her grows. The occupation deprives me of my mother’s tenderness,” she said in an interview with the PIC. “I am only allowed to visit her once every six months. Sometimes, I am not allowed to visit her at all. I hate March 21 every year, because it touches many old wounds. However, on Mother's Day, I feel proud of my Palestinian mother, who is a resistance fighter.”
Mother of martyr and detainee
The situation was not different for Um Hassan al-Qawasmi, who is waiting for her children to visit her on Mother's Day and on other occasions, yet the Israeli occupation deprived her of seeing her five children. Her son Ahmed was shot dead by the Israeli forces. Her other son Hamza was arrested and sentenced to three life sentences, and Yahya, Ibrahim, and Muhammad were sentenced to several terms in prison.
Despite the tears toeing her cheeks, she was very determined. “I always hope that my children will be able to visit me one day on Mother's Day or during Eid al-Adha or Al-Fitir, but the criminal occupation deprived me of all that. Praise be to God. I will be rewarded for this suffering,” the mother of martyrs and prisoners responded.
Um Hassan adds to the PIC correspondent: “Praise be to God my sons have lived their lives as fighters resisting the occupation and were not lazy or spies. It is enough that I meet them in Heaven one day.”
These are the mothers of Palestine, the mothers of prisoners and wounded and martyrs. Celebrating with them gives a meaning to Mother’s Day. Their determination exceeded allocating a special day for them and giving them some gifts; they gave their kids for our just cause, and this is the most precious thing they own. Therefore, Mother's Day in Palestine has a different taste and color.
21 Palestinian mothers are trapped in prisons and cells of the occupation in very difficult circumstances, depriving their 78 children of their right to be in their mothers’ arms.
Mothers and girls are detained at the Hasharon and Damun prisons for women, where they are subjected to torture and humiliation, especially at the interrogation centers under extremely difficult conditions, in contrary to the Fourth Geneva Conventions.
Palestinian and international human rights reports, such as Al-Dameer, Al-Haq, and the Arab Organization for Human Rights in London, suggested that Palestinian female prisoners are treated inhumanely. They are subjected to sexual harassment according to these reports.
They are denied the right to see their children as a collective punishment, as well as delaying their treatment, especially injured prisoners, such as Israa al-Jabbais, in addition to banning both family visits and allowing clothes and food purchase from the prison.
Article 50 of the Fourth Geneva Convention stipulates the provision of special and additional services to pregnant mothers in occupied territories. Article 50 calls for giving a special attention to the mothers of children under the age of seven and their right to custody in detention. Article 79 of the Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions stipulates the need to set priorities to care for mothers in prisons, and to help care for their children by providing milk supplies, clothes and other needs.
Mothers don’t celebrate their day
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), about 6,119 prisoners, including some 350 children, are held in Israeli jails. This means that thousands of Palestinian mothers are denied the right to see their children.
Iman Hamamra, 12, is the only daughter of the prisoner Hilwa Hamamra, from the town of Housan in Bethlehem. Hilwa is sentenced to six years in prison, and her daughter sheds tears of sorrow as she watches her classmates take presents to their mothers on the International Mother's Day. Despite her childhood, she says: “My mother is a heroine and a fighter who resisted the occupation. I will celebrate with her on the day of her release.”
“I miss my mother very much and remember her at every moment, but on Mother's Day, my longing for her grows. The occupation deprives me of my mother’s tenderness,” she said in an interview with the PIC. “I am only allowed to visit her once every six months. Sometimes, I am not allowed to visit her at all. I hate March 21 every year, because it touches many old wounds. However, on Mother's Day, I feel proud of my Palestinian mother, who is a resistance fighter.”
Mother of martyr and detainee
The situation was not different for Um Hassan al-Qawasmi, who is waiting for her children to visit her on Mother's Day and on other occasions, yet the Israeli occupation deprived her of seeing her five children. Her son Ahmed was shot dead by the Israeli forces. Her other son Hamza was arrested and sentenced to three life sentences, and Yahya, Ibrahim, and Muhammad were sentenced to several terms in prison.
Despite the tears toeing her cheeks, she was very determined. “I always hope that my children will be able to visit me one day on Mother's Day or during Eid al-Adha or Al-Fitir, but the criminal occupation deprived me of all that. Praise be to God. I will be rewarded for this suffering,” the mother of martyrs and prisoners responded.
Um Hassan adds to the PIC correspondent: “Praise be to God my sons have lived their lives as fighters resisting the occupation and were not lazy or spies. It is enough that I meet them in Heaven one day.”
These are the mothers of Palestine, the mothers of prisoners and wounded and martyrs. Celebrating with them gives a meaning to Mother’s Day. Their determination exceeded allocating a special day for them and giving them some gifts; they gave their kids for our just cause, and this is the most precious thing they own. Therefore, Mother's Day in Palestine has a different taste and color.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up two young men and confiscated a sum of money during raids in al-Khalil at dawn Thursday.
The PIC reporter said that Palestinian youths tossed Molotov cocktails at a bus for settlers near the Karmi Tzur settlement and started fire in the bus but no injuries were reported.
He added that a big number of IOF patrols rushed to the scene and started combing the nearby groves in search of the young men.
Confrontations were also reported near Halhoul village to the north of al-Khalil after IOF soldiers broke into the home of a martyr and searched it at the pretext of looking for weapons.
On their exit from the house they were confronted by angry youths throwing stones at the soldiers, who responded by firing teargas canisters some of which exploded in a nearby house causing suffocation among its inhabitants.
The PIC reporter said that Palestinian civil defense squads arrived at the house and evacuated its inhabitants and offered them field treatment.
Meanwhile, two young men were rounded up by the IOF soldiers one in al-Khalil city and another in Daheriya town to the south of the city.
The IOF spokesman also said that 100,000 shekels were confiscated from citizens in Yatta town in al-Khalil, claiming they were supposed to be used for anti-occupation activity.
The PIC reporter said that Palestinian youths tossed Molotov cocktails at a bus for settlers near the Karmi Tzur settlement and started fire in the bus but no injuries were reported.
He added that a big number of IOF patrols rushed to the scene and started combing the nearby groves in search of the young men.
Confrontations were also reported near Halhoul village to the north of al-Khalil after IOF soldiers broke into the home of a martyr and searched it at the pretext of looking for weapons.
On their exit from the house they were confronted by angry youths throwing stones at the soldiers, who responded by firing teargas canisters some of which exploded in a nearby house causing suffocation among its inhabitants.
The PIC reporter said that Palestinian civil defense squads arrived at the house and evacuated its inhabitants and offered them field treatment.
Meanwhile, two young men were rounded up by the IOF soldiers one in al-Khalil city and another in Daheriya town to the south of the city.
The IOF spokesman also said that 100,000 shekels were confiscated from citizens in Yatta town in al-Khalil, claiming they were supposed to be used for anti-occupation activity.
Israeli occupation police broke into Makased hospital in Occupied Jerusalem on Thursday morning and arrested a wounded Palestinian child.
The Hebrew website 0404 reported that a police unit was attacked with rock and firebombs during a raid on Tur neighborhood to the east of Occupied Jerusalem on Friday night.
It added that a Palestinian child was injured in the confrontations that ensued in the neighborhood and was hospitalized.
Quds Press, for its part, said that an Israeli police patrol broke into the Makased hospital and took away a wounded child, who was being treated there.
It identified the child as 14-year-old Assadudeen Abul Hawa, adding that he is a resident of the Tur neighborhood.
Details of arresting the child Asad Al-Din Abulhawa from inside Al-Maqased hospital
Israeli occupation forces arrested 14-year-old Asad Al-Din Ibrahim Abulhawa from Al-Maqased Hospital in the village of Al-Tur, despite having severe burns in his back.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer, Khaldoun Nijem, said that the Israeli forces arrested the boy Asad Al-Din after storming Al-Maqased hospital and trying to kidnap him and prevent his treatment, under the pretext of "throwing a Molotov cocktail at the soldiers and trying to start a fire" during clashes in the village.
The lawyer explained that the child suffered severe burns in his back indicating that he was hit by a Molotov cocktail and did not attempt to throw it as the soldiers claim.
Lawyer Nijem added that the Israeli occupation forces stormed the emergency room at Al-Maqased Hospital and detained the wounded boy in a special room to prevent his treatment.
Upon the arrival of the lawyer Nijem, he confirmed the child’s right to receive necessary treatment, and blamed the soldiers for any health deterioration due to procrastination.
Lawyer Nijem said that the soldiers tried to arrest the boy Abulhawa and transfer him in a police car, despite his injury. After the refusal, the Israeli ambulance “Magen David Adom” was called to the hospital to transport him.
When the lawyer asked the Israeli ambulance crew to sign a paper taking full responsibility of the child’s health, especially since his father refused to transfer him to any other hospital, the crew refused.
He added that after several hours, the Israeli occupation forces summoned the ambulance of the police. They took responsibility and took him to Hadassah Hospital, despite the family's refusal to do so.
The Hebrew website 0404 reported that a police unit was attacked with rock and firebombs during a raid on Tur neighborhood to the east of Occupied Jerusalem on Friday night.
It added that a Palestinian child was injured in the confrontations that ensued in the neighborhood and was hospitalized.
Quds Press, for its part, said that an Israeli police patrol broke into the Makased hospital and took away a wounded child, who was being treated there.
It identified the child as 14-year-old Assadudeen Abul Hawa, adding that he is a resident of the Tur neighborhood.
Details of arresting the child Asad Al-Din Abulhawa from inside Al-Maqased hospital
Israeli occupation forces arrested 14-year-old Asad Al-Din Ibrahim Abulhawa from Al-Maqased Hospital in the village of Al-Tur, despite having severe burns in his back.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer, Khaldoun Nijem, said that the Israeli forces arrested the boy Asad Al-Din after storming Al-Maqased hospital and trying to kidnap him and prevent his treatment, under the pretext of "throwing a Molotov cocktail at the soldiers and trying to start a fire" during clashes in the village.
The lawyer explained that the child suffered severe burns in his back indicating that he was hit by a Molotov cocktail and did not attempt to throw it as the soldiers claim.
Lawyer Nijem added that the Israeli occupation forces stormed the emergency room at Al-Maqased Hospital and detained the wounded boy in a special room to prevent his treatment.
Upon the arrival of the lawyer Nijem, he confirmed the child’s right to receive necessary treatment, and blamed the soldiers for any health deterioration due to procrastination.
Lawyer Nijem said that the soldiers tried to arrest the boy Abulhawa and transfer him in a police car, despite his injury. After the refusal, the Israeli ambulance “Magen David Adom” was called to the hospital to transport him.
When the lawyer asked the Israeli ambulance crew to sign a paper taking full responsibility of the child’s health, especially since his father refused to transfer him to any other hospital, the crew refused.
He added that after several hours, the Israeli occupation forces summoned the ambulance of the police. They took responsibility and took him to Hadassah Hospital, despite the family's refusal to do so.
Updated: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, at least seven Palestinians in the West Bank governorates of Bethlehem, Jenin, Tulkarem, Qalqilia and Hebron, after storming and searching their homes.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the city, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades.
The soldiers also invaded homes, and abducted Fathi Yassin Abu Srour, 26
The Jenin office of the PPS, in northern West Bank, said dozens of soldiers invaded Qabatia town, south of the city, searched many homes, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mofeed Nazzal, 56.
The soldiers also invaded Bal’a town, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, searched homes and abducted two siblings, identified as Laith Sa’id Shahrour, and his brother Moammar.
In Qalqilia, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes, and abducted Ibrahim Issam Zaid and Maisara Mahmoud Affana.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and the ath-Thaheriyya town, south of the city, before abducting Tareq Nidal Tamimi and former political prisoner Rassem Isamel at-Till, 40.
Many soldiers also invaded Halhoul town, north of Hebron, before breaking into several homes and searching them.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the city, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades.
The soldiers also invaded homes, and abducted Fathi Yassin Abu Srour, 26
The Jenin office of the PPS, in northern West Bank, said dozens of soldiers invaded Qabatia town, south of the city, searched many homes, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Mofeed Nazzal, 56.
The soldiers also invaded Bal’a town, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, searched homes and abducted two siblings, identified as Laith Sa’id Shahrour, and his brother Moammar.
In Qalqilia, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes, and abducted Ibrahim Issam Zaid and Maisara Mahmoud Affana.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and the ath-Thaheriyya town, south of the city, before abducting Tareq Nidal Tamimi and former political prisoner Rassem Isamel at-Till, 40.
Many soldiers also invaded Halhoul town, north of Hebron, before breaking into several homes and searching them.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Shu’fat refugee camp, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem in the West Bank, for the second day in a row, searched many homes and abducted at least eighteen Palestinians.
The soldiers stormed the refugee camp, before invading and violently searching dozens of homes, causing excessive damage, in addition to using K9 units during the search.
They destroyed doors, windows, furniture and other types of property during violent searches of both homes and shops and abducted nineteen Palestinians, in addition to summing many for interrogation.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers abducted, Wednesday, twenty Palestinians during similar dawn invasions into the refugee camp.
The Palestinians who were abducted, on Thursday at dawn, have been identified as:
The soldiers stormed the refugee camp, before invading and violently searching dozens of homes, causing excessive damage, in addition to using K9 units during the search.
They destroyed doors, windows, furniture and other types of property during violent searches of both homes and shops and abducted nineteen Palestinians, in addition to summing many for interrogation.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers abducted, Wednesday, twenty Palestinians during similar dawn invasions into the refugee camp.
The Palestinians who were abducted, on Thursday at dawn, have been identified as:
- Ibrahim Alqam.
- Jamil Alqam.
- Mahmoud Alqam.
- Eyad Ziyada.
- Amin Ziyada.
- Khalil Ziyada.
- Moath al-Bayya’.
- Mustafa al-Bayya’.
- Ahmad Salayma.
- Samah Abu Zayed.
- Ra’ad Taweel.
- Mohammad Ali.
- Yousef Musleh Ali.
- Ahmad Mohammad Ali.
- Dirar Musleh Mohammad Ali.
- Eyad Haikal al-‘Emwasi.
- Majd Kayyala.
- Montaser Resheq.
