5 mar 2020
Israel today re-arrested a Palestinian man as he was getting ready to leave prison after serving 18 years behind bars for resisting the Israeli occupation, according to local sources.
Randy Odeh, 39, from Shufat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem, was arrested on 7 February 2002 and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
He was supposed to be released today but as he was getting ready to leave the Naqab prison in the south of Israel, he was re-detained.
Odeh was about to get married today immediately upon his release from prison, but it seems the Israeli authorities wanted to sabotage his wedding and his family’s celebration of his release by keeping him in prison on his wedding day, said the sources.
Randy Odeh, 39, from Shufat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem, was arrested on 7 February 2002 and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
He was supposed to be released today but as he was getting ready to leave the Naqab prison in the south of Israel, he was re-detained.
Odeh was about to get married today immediately upon his release from prison, but it seems the Israeli authorities wanted to sabotage his wedding and his family’s celebration of his release by keeping him in prison on his wedding day, said the sources.
Israeli forces detained this morning 11 Palestinians, including former prisoners, from several areas in the occupied West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).
Israeli soldiers detained seven former prisoners from areas in Hebron, one recently released after serving 18 years in prison for resisting the occupation and another released last year after serving 17 years in prison.
Two more were detained from Jenin district, one from Burin in the Nablus district and one from Faraa refugee camp in Tubas.
Israeli soldiers detained seven former prisoners from areas in Hebron, one recently released after serving 18 years in prison for resisting the occupation and another released last year after serving 17 years in prison.
Two more were detained from Jenin district, one from Burin in the Nablus district and one from Faraa refugee camp in Tubas.
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The Maghames home in Birzeit town levelled to the ground by Israeli soldiers as a punitive measure.
Israeli forces early today demolished the family homes of two alleged Palestinian attackers in Ramallah and nearby Birzeit town, amidst intense clashes with the youths, WAFA correspondent said. video She said that a large Israeli army force raided the town of Birzeit in the after midnight hours and surrounded the family home of Yazan Maghames before the military bulldozers proceeded to demolish it and level it to the ground. Youths clashed with the Israeli soldiers, who fired tear gas canisters towards them and at homes causing large number of suffocation cases. At the same time, soldiers raided the Ramallah neighborhood of al-Tireh |
and demolished using hand tools the family residence Walid Hanatsheh since it is located in an apartment building.
Witnesses said that the soldiers surrounded the 6-floor building, inhabited by 13 families before proceeding to demolish the inner and outer walls of the Hanatsheh apartment.
Residents of the building said the soldiers forced them to stay indoors as children, woken up by the sound to the soldiers and the use of heavy tools to demolish the Hanatsheh apartment, were frightened. Serious damage was caused to the entrance to the building and some apartments, they said.
Youth pelted the soldiers with stones as they were leaving al-Tireh.
Hanatsheh and Maghames, are currently in Israeli custody for their alleged involvement along with Samer Arbeed in the killing of an Israeli settler near the illegal colonial settlement of Dolev, located near the Palestinian village of Ras Karkar, in August 2019.
In January, the Israeli army informed the families of the intention to demolish their houses.
Israel resorts to collective punishment against families and neighborhoods of alleged Palestinian attackers. This policy does not apply to Israelis who were involved in fatal attacks against Palestinians.
The policy was widely condemned by human rights groups as war crime and crime against humanity.
Witnesses said that the soldiers surrounded the 6-floor building, inhabited by 13 families before proceeding to demolish the inner and outer walls of the Hanatsheh apartment.
Residents of the building said the soldiers forced them to stay indoors as children, woken up by the sound to the soldiers and the use of heavy tools to demolish the Hanatsheh apartment, were frightened. Serious damage was caused to the entrance to the building and some apartments, they said.
Youth pelted the soldiers with stones as they were leaving al-Tireh.
Hanatsheh and Maghames, are currently in Israeli custody for their alleged involvement along with Samer Arbeed in the killing of an Israeli settler near the illegal colonial settlement of Dolev, located near the Palestinian village of Ras Karkar, in August 2019.
In January, the Israeli army informed the families of the intention to demolish their houses.
Israel resorts to collective punishment against families and neighborhoods of alleged Palestinian attackers. This policy does not apply to Israelis who were involved in fatal attacks against Palestinians.
The policy was widely condemned by human rights groups as war crime and crime against humanity.
The Israeli occupation police on Wednesday informed Sheikh Najeh Bakirat, deputy director of the Islamic Awqaf in Jerusalem and head of al-Aqsa Academy for Science and Heritage, that he would not be allowed to enter the Aqsa Mosque for one week.
The Israeli police did not provide a reason for its decision to ban his entry. They already imposed a similar entry ban on Sheikh Bakirat 22 times before.
Jerusalemite sources said that Sheikh Bakirat received the police order after he was questioned about his presence inside the Aqsa Mosque at al-Qishla detention center in the holy city.
The police also asked him to come back again next Tuesday for further interrogation.
The Israeli police did not provide a reason for its decision to ban his entry. They already imposed a similar entry ban on Sheikh Bakirat 22 times before.
Jerusalemite sources said that Sheikh Bakirat received the police order after he was questioned about his presence inside the Aqsa Mosque at al-Qishla detention center in the holy city.
The police also asked him to come back again next Tuesday for further interrogation.
4 mar 2020
Israeli forces invaded several parts of the West Bank in pre-dawn raids Wednesday March 3rd, abducting 21 Palestinian citizens from their homes while they were asleep in bed.
In addition, the troops seized funds from the homes of several freed prisoners.
According to the Palestinian Wafa News Agency, the occupation forces abducted three citizens from the Jalazoun camp, namely: Bajes Nakhleh, Ahmed Zaid, Shadi Hajir.
Also in the Ramallah district, the troops abducted Saed Abu Al-Baha from his home in Betonia, west of Ramallah, and Fadi Abdel Dayem in the city of Ramallah. They also seized Ziad Farraj from the village of Ain Sinaia, north of Ramallah.
In Nablus, Israeli forces abducted three Palestinian citizens: the freed prisoner Ahmed Bassam Nassar from the village of Madama, Hazza Amouri from the village of Awarta, and Salah Dweikat from the Askar camp.
In Tulkarem, the occupation forces abducted two young men, namely: Jihad Khraiwesh and Ibrahim Al-Sawadni, after they raided their homes in the city.
In Hebron, the occupation forces abducted Ahmad Kamel Masalmeh from the town of Kharsa after they raided his house and ransacked its contents.
In addition, several military checkpoints were installed at the entrances to towns and camps in the Hebron Governorate, and the vehicles of the Palestinians driving in those areas were searched and their identities checked.
In Jerusalem, the occupation forces arrested eight Palestinians from the town of Al-Issawiya: Mohammad Amir Mahmoud, Adam Kayed Mahmoud, Saed Yousef Ubaid, Mahmoud Awni Mahmoud, Mansour Muhammad Mahmoud, Mansour Ali Nasser, Saleh Dari and Majd Bashir. In addition, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Hazina from Jerusalem.
Mounir Kayed Mahmoud, a young man, was summoned to the Israeli police station for interrogation.
In a related context, the occupation forces raided several houses of freed prisoners in the town of Zawiya, west of Salfit, and seized funds from them, including: the house of the freed prisoners Raafat Rashid Abdullah Muqadi, Alian Rashid Abdullah Muqadi and Ahmad Hamdan Ali Musleh.
The occupation forces also raided the house of a young man, Ahmad Musleh, in the city of Nablus, and seized a sum of money from inside it. They also raided the house of the captive Kanaan Zalmout in Beit Furik, east of the city.
Earlier on Tuesday afternoon, young Mohammad Bassan Manassra was abducted by Israeli troops at the entrance of the village of Husan West Bethlehem.
In addition, the troops seized funds from the homes of several freed prisoners.
According to the Palestinian Wafa News Agency, the occupation forces abducted three citizens from the Jalazoun camp, namely: Bajes Nakhleh, Ahmed Zaid, Shadi Hajir.
Also in the Ramallah district, the troops abducted Saed Abu Al-Baha from his home in Betonia, west of Ramallah, and Fadi Abdel Dayem in the city of Ramallah. They also seized Ziad Farraj from the village of Ain Sinaia, north of Ramallah.
In Nablus, Israeli forces abducted three Palestinian citizens: the freed prisoner Ahmed Bassam Nassar from the village of Madama, Hazza Amouri from the village of Awarta, and Salah Dweikat from the Askar camp.
In Tulkarem, the occupation forces abducted two young men, namely: Jihad Khraiwesh and Ibrahim Al-Sawadni, after they raided their homes in the city.
In Hebron, the occupation forces abducted Ahmad Kamel Masalmeh from the town of Kharsa after they raided his house and ransacked its contents.
In addition, several military checkpoints were installed at the entrances to towns and camps in the Hebron Governorate, and the vehicles of the Palestinians driving in those areas were searched and their identities checked.
In Jerusalem, the occupation forces arrested eight Palestinians from the town of Al-Issawiya: Mohammad Amir Mahmoud, Adam Kayed Mahmoud, Saed Yousef Ubaid, Mahmoud Awni Mahmoud, Mansour Muhammad Mahmoud, Mansour Ali Nasser, Saleh Dari and Majd Bashir. In addition, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Hazina from Jerusalem.
Mounir Kayed Mahmoud, a young man, was summoned to the Israeli police station for interrogation.
In a related context, the occupation forces raided several houses of freed prisoners in the town of Zawiya, west of Salfit, and seized funds from them, including: the house of the freed prisoners Raafat Rashid Abdullah Muqadi, Alian Rashid Abdullah Muqadi and Ahmad Hamdan Ali Musleh.
The occupation forces also raided the house of a young man, Ahmad Musleh, in the city of Nablus, and seized a sum of money from inside it. They also raided the house of the captive Kanaan Zalmout in Beit Furik, east of the city.
Earlier on Tuesday afternoon, young Mohammad Bassan Manassra was abducted by Israeli troops at the entrance of the village of Husan West Bethlehem.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday evening kidnaped five Palestinian passengers as they tried to travel officially through the border crossing of Beit Hanoun (Erez) and al-Karama in the north and east of the Gaza Strip.
According to Asra Media Office, the IOF kidnaped two citizens from Gaza after they went to the Beit Hanoun crossing on the northern border.
The detained passengers, who hold businessman permits, were identified as Abdul-Kareem Abu Sa’ada and Ahmed Subuh.
Passengers, mostly businessmen and patients, go to the Beit Hanoun crossing in order to be interviewed by Israeli officers and have their requests for travel approved.
Three Jerusalemite passengers were also kidnaped by the IOF at the Karama crossing in the east of Gaza on the same day as they were trying to enter the coastal enclave.
According to local sources in Jerusalem, the IOF kidnaped senior Fatah official Awad al-Salaymeh, as well as Ahmed al-Ghoul, head of the Fatah Youth Movement, and a young man called Areen al-Za’anin.
According to Asra Media Office, the IOF kidnaped two citizens from Gaza after they went to the Beit Hanoun crossing on the northern border.
The detained passengers, who hold businessman permits, were identified as Abdul-Kareem Abu Sa’ada and Ahmed Subuh.
Passengers, mostly businessmen and patients, go to the Beit Hanoun crossing in order to be interviewed by Israeli officers and have their requests for travel approved.
Three Jerusalemite passengers were also kidnaped by the IOF at the Karama crossing in the east of Gaza on the same day as they were trying to enter the coastal enclave.
According to local sources in Jerusalem, the IOF kidnaped senior Fatah official Awad al-Salaymeh, as well as Ahmed al-Ghoul, head of the Fatah Youth Movement, and a young man called Areen al-Za’anin.
3 mar 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday kidnapped two Palestinian children at a checkpoint in al-Khalil City, south of the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF arrested two children, whose identity has not been known yet, at a military checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque. video
The two detainees were transferred to an unknown destination, the witnesses added.
Eyewitnesses said that the IOF arrested two children, whose identity has not been known yet, at a military checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque. video
The two detainees were transferred to an unknown destination, the witnesses added.
Yahya Ighbariyah, 52
Two Palestinian prisoners have today completed 28 years behind Israeli prison bars, according to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
It said that Yahya Ighbariyah, 52, from the village of Musheirfeh, and Mohammad Jabareen, 69, from Umm al-Fahm, both Arab towns in Israel, were sentenced for life in prison for resisting the Israeli occupation.
Two Palestinian prisoners have today completed 28 years behind Israeli prison bars, according to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
It said that Yahya Ighbariyah, 52, from the village of Musheirfeh, and Mohammad Jabareen, 69, from Umm al-Fahm, both Arab towns in Israel, were sentenced for life in prison for resisting the Israeli occupation.
Mohammad Jabareen, 69
The two were among 30 Palestinian prisoners held since before the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 Israel has reneged on their release in 2014 in a US-sponsored Palestinian-Israeli deal in which Israel would release all Palestinian political prisoners held since before the signing of the Oslo agreement.
The two were among 30 Palestinian prisoners held since before the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 Israel has reneged on their release in 2014 in a US-sponsored Palestinian-Israeli deal in which Israel would release all Palestinian political prisoners held since before the signing of the Oslo agreement.
Israeli occupation forces abducted nine Palestinian citizens from the West Bank, including two teen boys, on Tuesday night.
This was accompanied by searches and vandalism of homes, attacks on citizens, and the issuing of summonses to a number of Palestinians.
The Palestinian News Agency Wafe said that two citizens were abducted from Tulkarem, namely: Youssef Muhammad Zaqout (40 years), and Basil Essam Eid (20 years) from the town of Iktaba, where they were later released.
In addition, two boys were abducted from Ain Al-Sultan camp in Jericho, identified as: Raed Saed Ibrahim (15 years old), and Amir Marwan Khamis (16 years old) .
From the town of Al-Issawiya in Jerusalem, the occupation forces arrested Muhammad Esmat Ubaid, Muhammad Ayman Ubaid and Ali Muhammad Ubaid, and summoned another citizen .
To the detainees are added Jihad Ali Al-Sheikh from Aida camp in Bethlehem, and Majdi Abu Aker, who was later released.
It is worth noting that the occupation forces abducted yesterday Jawdat Abu Asnina, the father of the two captives, Malik and Anas, after he was severely beaten, and was wounded before he was arrested, and other citizens of Jerusalem were also arrested.
This was accompanied by searches and vandalism of homes, attacks on citizens, and the issuing of summonses to a number of Palestinians.
The Palestinian News Agency Wafe said that two citizens were abducted from Tulkarem, namely: Youssef Muhammad Zaqout (40 years), and Basil Essam Eid (20 years) from the town of Iktaba, where they were later released.
In addition, two boys were abducted from Ain Al-Sultan camp in Jericho, identified as: Raed Saed Ibrahim (15 years old), and Amir Marwan Khamis (16 years old) .
From the town of Al-Issawiya in Jerusalem, the occupation forces arrested Muhammad Esmat Ubaid, Muhammad Ayman Ubaid and Ali Muhammad Ubaid, and summoned another citizen .
To the detainees are added Jihad Ali Al-Sheikh from Aida camp in Bethlehem, and Majdi Abu Aker, who was later released.
It is worth noting that the occupation forces abducted yesterday Jawdat Abu Asnina, the father of the two captives, Malik and Anas, after he was severely beaten, and was wounded before he was arrested, and other citizens of Jerusalem were also arrested.
The Israeli occupation police on Monday evening kidnaped a Jerusalemite citizen after violently storming his house in the Ras al-Amud neighborhood of Silwan district, southeast of the Old City, and physically assaulting him and his wife.
Zuhour, the wife of Jawdat Abu Snaineh, said her husband was badly injured in his face and head after police officer severely beat him inside the house.
She explained that a large number of police forces barged into their house and physically assaulted her after she opened the door to them a few minutes after her husband left for the grocery store to buy something.
The moment her husband arrived home, she said, police officers detained her in a room and then savagely attacked and subdued him before hauling him away in handcuffs to the Moskobiya detention center.
She added that around 30 male and female officers ransacked the house before taking her husband away. video
The wife also said she would have to go to hospital for medical assistance because she felt sharp pains in her body following the police assault.
The Israeli police summoned her husband Jawdat two days ago to the Moskobiya center and let him go after questioning him for several hours.
Their son Malek Abu Sneineh has been in detention at the Moskobiya center for over two weeks, pending a court hearing next Thursday.
They also have another son called Anas in jail, serving a five-year term.
Zuhour, the wife of Jawdat Abu Snaineh, said her husband was badly injured in his face and head after police officer severely beat him inside the house.
She explained that a large number of police forces barged into their house and physically assaulted her after she opened the door to them a few minutes after her husband left for the grocery store to buy something.
The moment her husband arrived home, she said, police officers detained her in a room and then savagely attacked and subdued him before hauling him away in handcuffs to the Moskobiya detention center.
She added that around 30 male and female officers ransacked the house before taking her husband away. video
The wife also said she would have to go to hospital for medical assistance because she felt sharp pains in her body following the police assault.
The Israeli police summoned her husband Jawdat two days ago to the Moskobiya center and let him go after questioning him for several hours.
Their son Malek Abu Sneineh has been in detention at the Moskobiya center for over two weeks, pending a court hearing next Thursday.
They also have another son called Anas in jail, serving a five-year term.
