10 mar 2020
Israeli occupation police on Tuesday afternoon arrested a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem for allegedly possessing a knife and planning a stabbing attack.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli police arrested a Palestinian youth after searching him near Bab al-Sahera area in the Old City of Jerusalem and transferred him to a nearby detention center. video
They later closed off the Old City, preventing people from entering or leaving the area.
Israeli police later claimed that a Palestinian arrived at a checkpoint in the Old City and attempted to stab police officers before he was detained. No injuries were reported.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli police arrested a Palestinian youth after searching him near Bab al-Sahera area in the Old City of Jerusalem and transferred him to a nearby detention center. video
They later closed off the Old City, preventing people from entering or leaving the area.
Israeli police later claimed that a Palestinian arrived at a checkpoint in the Old City and attempted to stab police officers before he was detained. No injuries were reported.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Sunday extended the administrative detention of Palestinian university student Shada Hasan, 20, for the second consecutive time.
According to Wa’ed Society for Detainees and Ex-Detainees, the IOA renewed the detention of Shada, from Ramallah city, for another three months administratively, with no trial or indictment.
Israeli soldiers kidnaped Shada, chairwoman of the student conference at Birzeit University, from her home in Ramallah in December 12, 2019.
The prisoner’s mother expressed her belief that her daughter was detained administratively as part of Israeli efforts to prevent Birzeit University students from participating in or carrying out any national activity.
There are 42 female prisoners in Damon and Hasharon jails, four of them detained administratively.
One of those prisoners is 17-year-old Afnan Abu Sneineh from al-Khalil province.
According to Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, “administrative detention is incarceration without trial or charge, alleging that a person plans to commit a future offense. It has no time limit, and the evidence on which it is based is not disclosed.
Israel employs this measure extensively and routinely, and has used it to hold thousands of Palestinians for lengthy periods of time.”
According to Wa’ed Society for Detainees and Ex-Detainees, the IOA renewed the detention of Shada, from Ramallah city, for another three months administratively, with no trial or indictment.
Israeli soldiers kidnaped Shada, chairwoman of the student conference at Birzeit University, from her home in Ramallah in December 12, 2019.
The prisoner’s mother expressed her belief that her daughter was detained administratively as part of Israeli efforts to prevent Birzeit University students from participating in or carrying out any national activity.
There are 42 female prisoners in Damon and Hasharon jails, four of them detained administratively.
One of those prisoners is 17-year-old Afnan Abu Sneineh from al-Khalil province.
According to Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, “administrative detention is incarceration without trial or charge, alleging that a person plans to commit a future offense. It has no time limit, and the evidence on which it is based is not disclosed.
Israel employs this measure extensively and routinely, and has used it to hold thousands of Palestinians for lengthy periods of time.”
Israeli forces abducted 14 Palestinians before dawn Tuesday in raids of various parts of the West Bank.
In Nablus, Israeli troops abducted 10 Palestinians in the Nablus District. According to local source Wafa News Agency, Israeli troops invaded Beit Janoub, south of Nablus, and abducted eight youth, after raiding and searching the homes of their families.
The youth were identified as: Munawar Abdel Rahman Bani Shamsa, the secretary of the Fatah movement in the area of the Martyrs of Beita, Raed Abdel Rahim Dawoud, and Ibrahim Mahmoud Dawood, Hussein Arsan Dawood, Hussein Mahmoud Dawood, Jihad Fayez Hamayel, Hamdan Fayez Hamayel and Saif Dhaif Allah Hamayel .
The sources added that the Israeli forces stormed the village of Awarta in the south, and abducted the released captive and researcher, Abd al-Salam Awwad. They also raided the village of Osreen and abducted the freed prisoner Samer Hamdi Muflih, after raiding and searching their homes .
In addition, Israeli soldiers abducted the freed prisoner Ali Shawahneh (40 years), after storming his house and searching it , in the Qalqilia District.
It is noteworthy that Shawa’a spent fourteen years in occupation prisons.
Earlier that same night, Israeli forces abducted a young man from Al-Tirah neighborhood in Ramallah.
According to eyewitnesses, settlers stormed the neighborhood and conducted prayers, while a squadron of Israeli soldiers was deployed to protect them. video
This led to the outbreak of confrontations during which the occupation forces abducted the young Muhammad Burhan.
In Nablus, Israeli troops abducted 10 Palestinians in the Nablus District. According to local source Wafa News Agency, Israeli troops invaded Beit Janoub, south of Nablus, and abducted eight youth, after raiding and searching the homes of their families.
The youth were identified as: Munawar Abdel Rahman Bani Shamsa, the secretary of the Fatah movement in the area of the Martyrs of Beita, Raed Abdel Rahim Dawoud, and Ibrahim Mahmoud Dawood, Hussein Arsan Dawood, Hussein Mahmoud Dawood, Jihad Fayez Hamayel, Hamdan Fayez Hamayel and Saif Dhaif Allah Hamayel .
The sources added that the Israeli forces stormed the village of Awarta in the south, and abducted the released captive and researcher, Abd al-Salam Awwad. They also raided the village of Osreen and abducted the freed prisoner Samer Hamdi Muflih, after raiding and searching their homes .
In addition, Israeli soldiers abducted the freed prisoner Ali Shawahneh (40 years), after storming his house and searching it , in the Qalqilia District.
It is noteworthy that Shawa’a spent fourteen years in occupation prisons.
Earlier that same night, Israeli forces abducted a young man from Al-Tirah neighborhood in Ramallah.
According to eyewitnesses, settlers stormed the neighborhood and conducted prayers, while a squadron of Israeli soldiers was deployed to protect them. video
This led to the outbreak of confrontations during which the occupation forces abducted the young Muhammad Burhan.
Israeli authorities, in February, arrested a total of 41 Palestinian children, imprisoning 20 of them in Ofer prison, according to the Committee of Prisoners and Former Prisoners.
The Committee explained that, of the children arrested last month;
The committee said that two of the children arrested in February were brutally beaten during their arrests and interrogations, while many others were forced to pay heavy fines, estimated at 41,000 Shekels (over $11,000).
The Committee explained that, of the children arrested last month;
- 20 were kidnapped from their homes,
- 6 from the streets,
- 1 for not having permission,
- 6 were summoned for interrogation and then arrested, and
- 8 were arrested at military checkpoints.
The committee said that two of the children arrested in February were brutally beaten during their arrests and interrogations, while many others were forced to pay heavy fines, estimated at 41,000 Shekels (over $11,000).
9 mar 2020
After 20 months of arbitrary detention, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday evening released Palestinian fisherman Hasan Bakr, a resident of Gaza City.
According to Asra Media Office, fisherman Bakr had been kidnaped by Israeli naval forces in August 2018 when he was with four fishermen in Gaza waters.
At the time, the naval forces detained all the fishermen for a while but decided to take Bakr prisoner and let the others go.
According to Asra Media Office, fisherman Bakr had been kidnaped by Israeli naval forces in August 2018 when he was with four fishermen in Gaza waters.
At the time, the naval forces detained all the fishermen for a while but decided to take Bakr prisoner and let the others go.
Israeli forces today detained at least 15 Palestinians in multiple raids across the West Bank, said local and security sources.
Israeli forces detained four Palestinians after ransacking their houses in al-Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
In Ramallah district, forces conducted a raid into Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah city, detaining two Palestinians.
A similar predawn military raid was conducted in Bittin village, resulting in the detention of one person.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli military stormed Tulkarm refugee camp, where soldiers rounded up two Palestinians.
Soldiers also detained two others after thoroughly searching their houses in the eastern neighborhood of Tulkarm city and another from Shweika neighborhood, north of the city.
Elsewhere in the northern West Bank, local sources confirmed a military raid in Jenin city, resulting in the detention of three Palestinians, including a father and his son.
In Nablus district, Israeli forces barged into Sebastia town, north of the city, resulting in the detention of one person.
In Pre-Dawn Raids, Israeli Troops Abduct 12 Palestinians
The Israeli forces launched pre-dawn raids Monday morning in various parts of the West Bank, abducting 12 Palestinians, including two previously-released prisoners.
In Hebron, Israeli forces abducted: Abdel Karim Khaled Abu Sal (23 years), Amr Khaled Al-Badawi, Majid Tayseer Al-Titi (23 years), and Ahmed Ezzat Al-Sabatin, all from Al-Arroub camp north of Hebron.
In the same context, the Israeli forces searched several houses in the Hebron governorate and ransacked their contents. The owners of the homes were identified as Khaled Abu Sal and Atta Al-Badawi, Nihad Mutir Al-Awawdeh, Abdel-Halim Al-Talahmeh, and Wasfi Abu Taha.
In Tulkarem, Israeli troops abducted four Palestinians: Munjid Radwan, Khaled Ahmed Hussein Abed Rabbo (20 years) from Tulkarem camp, as well as the recently-released prisoners Yahya Jamal Sway from the eastern neighborhood of Tulkarem, and Iyad Nasser (40 years) from the Shweikeh suburb of the north of the city.
In Ramallah, the Israeli military abducted three Palestinians: Hassan Tayseer Hammad, Saleh Abdullah from the town of Silwad, and Hadi Abdullah from the village of Beitin.
In Jenin, Israeli troops abducted the teenager Mohammad Jamal Abu Zaid Al-Hourani, after they raided his family’s home in the Al-Marah neighborhood of the city.
Israeli troops conduct pre-dawn raids on a daily basis, between 3 and 5 am, during which time they invade towns across the West Bank and terrorize their residents, forcing them awake and dragging them from their homes while they are sleeping.
Israeli forces detained four Palestinians after ransacking their houses in al-Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
In Ramallah district, forces conducted a raid into Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah city, detaining two Palestinians.
A similar predawn military raid was conducted in Bittin village, resulting in the detention of one person.
In the northern West Bank, Israeli military stormed Tulkarm refugee camp, where soldiers rounded up two Palestinians.
Soldiers also detained two others after thoroughly searching their houses in the eastern neighborhood of Tulkarm city and another from Shweika neighborhood, north of the city.
Elsewhere in the northern West Bank, local sources confirmed a military raid in Jenin city, resulting in the detention of three Palestinians, including a father and his son.
In Nablus district, Israeli forces barged into Sebastia town, north of the city, resulting in the detention of one person.
In Pre-Dawn Raids, Israeli Troops Abduct 12 Palestinians
The Israeli forces launched pre-dawn raids Monday morning in various parts of the West Bank, abducting 12 Palestinians, including two previously-released prisoners.
In Hebron, Israeli forces abducted: Abdel Karim Khaled Abu Sal (23 years), Amr Khaled Al-Badawi, Majid Tayseer Al-Titi (23 years), and Ahmed Ezzat Al-Sabatin, all from Al-Arroub camp north of Hebron.
In the same context, the Israeli forces searched several houses in the Hebron governorate and ransacked their contents. The owners of the homes were identified as Khaled Abu Sal and Atta Al-Badawi, Nihad Mutir Al-Awawdeh, Abdel-Halim Al-Talahmeh, and Wasfi Abu Taha.
In Tulkarem, Israeli troops abducted four Palestinians: Munjid Radwan, Khaled Ahmed Hussein Abed Rabbo (20 years) from Tulkarem camp, as well as the recently-released prisoners Yahya Jamal Sway from the eastern neighborhood of Tulkarem, and Iyad Nasser (40 years) from the Shweikeh suburb of the north of the city.
In Ramallah, the Israeli military abducted three Palestinians: Hassan Tayseer Hammad, Saleh Abdullah from the town of Silwad, and Hadi Abdullah from the village of Beitin.
In Jenin, Israeli troops abducted the teenager Mohammad Jamal Abu Zaid Al-Hourani, after they raided his family’s home in the Al-Marah neighborhood of the city.
Israeli troops conduct pre-dawn raids on a daily basis, between 3 and 5 am, during which time they invade towns across the West Bank and terrorize their residents, forcing them awake and dragging them from their homes while they are sleeping.
8 mar 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday arrested a Palestinian ex-detainee near Beit Ummar town north of the West Bank city of al-Khalil.
Local sources said that the IOF arrested Moayyad Ekhleil, 28, on a road on his way back to Beit Ummar from Qalqilya.
Ekhleil, a local football player, had served a previous term in Israeli jails.
Local sources said that the IOF arrested Moayyad Ekhleil, 28, on a road on his way back to Beit Ummar from Qalqilya.
Ekhleil, a local football player, had served a previous term in Israeli jails.
The Israeli occupation police last night kidnaped four Palestinian citizens from their homes in the Old City of Jerusalem.
According to local sources, police forces stormed Sa'diya neighborhood in the Old City and kidnaped two brothers identified as Qasem and Mohamed al-Haddad from their home.
Another two brothers identified as Qais and Ibrahim were also kidnaped from their home in the Old City.
According to local sources, police forces stormed Sa'diya neighborhood in the Old City and kidnaped two brothers identified as Qasem and Mohamed al-Haddad from their home.
Another two brothers identified as Qais and Ibrahim were also kidnaped from their home in the Old City.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday evening kidnaped two Palestinian young men in the West Bank.
According to local sources in Nablus, the IOF kidnaped a young man after he and other local residents confronted a horde of Jewish settlers who stormed the southern area of Madama town in Nablus. video video
In Bethlehem, the IOF kidnaped a university student identified as Malek Thawabteh at the Container checkpoint, north of the city.
The student was kidnaped one day after the IOF raided dormitories in Birzeit town and rounded up 11 university students.
According to local sources in Nablus, the IOF kidnaped a young man after he and other local residents confronted a horde of Jewish settlers who stormed the southern area of Madama town in Nablus. video video
In Bethlehem, the IOF kidnaped a university student identified as Malek Thawabteh at the Container checkpoint, north of the city.
The student was kidnaped one day after the IOF raided dormitories in Birzeit town and rounded up 11 university students.
Isra Jaabis, 35
Marking International Women’s Day, which coincides tomorrow, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said today that there are 43 Palestinian women incarcerated in Israel for resisting the Israeli occupation of their land.
It said 27 of the women have been sentenced to various terms, the highest is 16 years for Shurouq Dwayat, from occupied East Jerusalem, and Shatilla Abu Ayyad, from inside Israel.
It said that 16 of the women prisoners are mothers, four held in administrative detention for various period without charge or trial and based on secret evidence, and eight were shot and wounded by soldiers before they were detained.
The PPS said one of wounded women is Isra Jaabis, 35, a mother of one child from Jerusalem who was arrested in October 2015 after a gas cylinder exploded in her car near an Israeli army checkpoint that caused her 60% burns on her body, mutilation, and amputation of eight fingers. She was also sentenced to 11 years in prison.
The PPS said Israel detained more than 16,000 Palestinian women since its occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip in June 1967.
It said the women prisoners undergo heavy interrogation and torture during detention to force them to sign confessions.
Marking International Women’s Day, which coincides tomorrow, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said today that there are 43 Palestinian women incarcerated in Israel for resisting the Israeli occupation of their land.
It said 27 of the women have been sentenced to various terms, the highest is 16 years for Shurouq Dwayat, from occupied East Jerusalem, and Shatilla Abu Ayyad, from inside Israel.
It said that 16 of the women prisoners are mothers, four held in administrative detention for various period without charge or trial and based on secret evidence, and eight were shot and wounded by soldiers before they were detained.
The PPS said one of wounded women is Isra Jaabis, 35, a mother of one child from Jerusalem who was arrested in October 2015 after a gas cylinder exploded in her car near an Israeli army checkpoint that caused her 60% burns on her body, mutilation, and amputation of eight fingers. She was also sentenced to 11 years in prison.
The PPS said Israel detained more than 16,000 Palestinian women since its occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip in June 1967.
It said the women prisoners undergo heavy interrogation and torture during detention to force them to sign confessions.
6 mar 2020
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Friday kidnapped five students affiliated with the Islamic Bloc, the student branch of Hamas movement, at Birzeit University in Ramallah.
Local sources said that the IOF raided a number of student dormitories in Ramallah, searched them and arrested five students.
The detainees are Ahmad Farah, Mohammed Naser, Osaid Qaddumi, Barakat Raed and Rayyan Kharboush, and all of them are Islamic Bloc activists at Birzeit University.
Local sources said that the IOF raided a number of student dormitories in Ramallah, searched them and arrested five students.
The detainees are Ahmad Farah, Mohammed Naser, Osaid Qaddumi, Barakat Raed and Rayyan Kharboush, and all of them are Islamic Bloc activists at Birzeit University.
On Thursday evening, Israeli forces invaded the village of Al-Arqah, west of Jenin, and abducted three young men near the Annexation Wall.
They also fired tear gas in the village, causing numerous cases of inhalation.
According to local Palestinian news agency Wafa, the Israeli occupation forces abducted the youths: Yazan Rasim Yahya, Qutaiba Musa Waked, and the freed prisoner Basil Nizar Waked, while they were near the Annexation wall constructed by Israel on the village lands.
The sources pointed out that clashes erupted with the Israeli forces when they invaded the village near the wall of annexation, during which the soldiers fired tear gas canisters, causing numerous cases of tear gas inhalation.
They also fired tear gas in the village, causing numerous cases of inhalation.
According to local Palestinian news agency Wafa, the Israeli occupation forces abducted the youths: Yazan Rasim Yahya, Qutaiba Musa Waked, and the freed prisoner Basil Nizar Waked, while they were near the Annexation wall constructed by Israel on the village lands.
The sources pointed out that clashes erupted with the Israeli forces when they invaded the village near the wall of annexation, during which the soldiers fired tear gas canisters, causing numerous cases of tear gas inhalation.
