16 mar 2020
Adham al-Nabulsi
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Monday assaulted and kidnapped four Palestinian young men in different areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Local sources said IOF soldiers stormed al-Isawiya town in Jerusalem, raided Palestinian homes and arrested Karim Obeid and Majd Dari video after violently beating them. video
A third Palestinian youth from Jerusalem identified as Adham al-Nabulsi was physically attacked and detained by the IOF near Hitta Gate in al-Aqsa Mosque area.
Local residents said that the IOF at dawn raided several neighborhoods in al-Isawiya and Silwan towns in Jerusalem and attacked Palestinian homes with tear gas canisters and stun grenades.
Meanwhile in the West Bank district of Qalqilya, the IOF stopped a Palestinian vehicle at the northern entrance to Azzun town, forced a Palestinian young man out of it and assaulted him.
The man, whose identity has not been revealed yet, was later detained and transferred to an undeclared destination.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Monday assaulted and kidnapped four Palestinian young men in different areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Local sources said IOF soldiers stormed al-Isawiya town in Jerusalem, raided Palestinian homes and arrested Karim Obeid and Majd Dari video after violently beating them. video
A third Palestinian youth from Jerusalem identified as Adham al-Nabulsi was physically attacked and detained by the IOF near Hitta Gate in al-Aqsa Mosque area.
Local residents said that the IOF at dawn raided several neighborhoods in al-Isawiya and Silwan towns in Jerusalem and attacked Palestinian homes with tear gas canisters and stun grenades.
Meanwhile in the West Bank district of Qalqilya, the IOF stopped a Palestinian vehicle at the northern entrance to Azzun town, forced a Palestinian young man out of it and assaulted him.
The man, whose identity has not been revealed yet, was later detained and transferred to an undeclared destination.
Israel freed today two Palestinian men from inside the green line after serving their 17-year prison sentence, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
The two men, Mohammad Abdul Hamid, 39, and Mahmoud Abdul Halim, 39, are from the Arab town of Kufr Manda in northern Israel. They were arrested in 2003 and each sentenced to 17 years in prison for resisting the Israeli occupation.
Family and friends gave the two a warm welcome when they left the prison and after arriving home. video
The two men, Mohammad Abdul Hamid, 39, and Mahmoud Abdul Halim, 39, are from the Arab town of Kufr Manda in northern Israel. They were arrested in 2003 and each sentenced to 17 years in prison for resisting the Israeli occupation.
Family and friends gave the two a warm welcome when they left the prison and after arriving home. video
The Israeli occupation police on Sunday summoned Palestinian lawyer Khaled Zabarqa to interrogate him about his support for the Aqsa Mosque on social media.
“They want to interfere in the way we think, our faith, and our religious and political positions,” Zabarqa said in press remarks after the police finished interrogating him.
“The Aqsa Mosque will remain the symbol of our pride and the meaning of our existence on this land. Do not test us. We decided our options long time ago,” he added.
Lawyer Zabarqa — known for defending Palestinian activists in Jerusalem — criticized on social media the Israeli occupation authority for closing several gates of the Aqsa Mosque and preventing the Islamic Awqaf from opening them while allowing Jewish settlers to defile the holy site through al-Maghariba Gate.
The Israeli police on Sunday morning gave themselves the right to close most the Aqsa Mosque’s doors to Muslim worshipers, claiming it was a preventive measure to limit the spread of coronavirus.
However, they did not shut al-Maghariba Gate used daily by Jewish settlers to enter the Aqsa Mosque and allowed dozens of them to tour its courtyards in the morning.
“They want to interfere in the way we think, our faith, and our religious and political positions,” Zabarqa said in press remarks after the police finished interrogating him.
“The Aqsa Mosque will remain the symbol of our pride and the meaning of our existence on this land. Do not test us. We decided our options long time ago,” he added.
Lawyer Zabarqa — known for defending Palestinian activists in Jerusalem — criticized on social media the Israeli occupation authority for closing several gates of the Aqsa Mosque and preventing the Islamic Awqaf from opening them while allowing Jewish settlers to defile the holy site through al-Maghariba Gate.
The Israeli police on Sunday morning gave themselves the right to close most the Aqsa Mosque’s doors to Muslim worshipers, claiming it was a preventive measure to limit the spread of coronavirus.
However, they did not shut al-Maghariba Gate used daily by Jewish settlers to enter the Aqsa Mosque and allowed dozens of them to tour its courtyards in the morning.
The Israeli occupation police on Sunday banned a Jerusalemite young woman from entering the Aqsa Mosque for 15 days.
According to local sources, police officers arrested Nahla Siyam, a pro-Aqsa activist, during her presence outside the Aqsa Mosque’s Bab al-Rahma payer building, with no reason.
After spending several hours in detention, Siyam was ordered to pay a financial penalty and handed a written police decision banishing her from the Aqsa Mosque for 15 days.
12 Jerusalemite women, known for their peaceful efforts in support of the Aqsa Mosque, are currently banned from entering the Islamic holy site.
According to local sources, police officers arrested Nahla Siyam, a pro-Aqsa activist, during her presence outside the Aqsa Mosque’s Bab al-Rahma payer building, with no reason.
After spending several hours in detention, Siyam was ordered to pay a financial penalty and handed a written police decision banishing her from the Aqsa Mosque for 15 days.
12 Jerusalemite women, known for their peaceful efforts in support of the Aqsa Mosque, are currently banned from entering the Islamic holy site.
The Israeli occupation police on Sunday evening arrested Sheikh Najeh Bukairat, deputy director of the Administration of Islamic Awqaf and Aqsa Mosque Affairs in Occupied Jerusalem, from his home in Sur Baher neighborhood.
Local sources reported after Sheikh Bukairat was detained that he was undergoing interrogation at a police station in Jerusalem.
There was no information if the Israeli police released Sheikh Bukairat later.
Meanwhile, Jerusalemite activists warned against malicious Israeli intents to take advantage of the global coronavirus fears and the anti-virus measures taken by the Islamic Awqaf at the Aqsa Mosque to carry out Judaization schemes at the Islamic holy site.
The activists urged all Palestinian citizens to intensify their presence at the Aqsa Mosque in order to prevent the Israeli occupation state from exploiting the current situation to gradually empty the holy site of its Muslim worshipers.
The Administration of Islamic Awqaf and Aqsa Mosque Affairs in Occupied Jerusalem on Sunday announced its decision to shut down all the Aqsa Mosque’s enclosed prayer buildings until further notice as a precaution to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, director of the Aqsa Mosque, said that all prayers would be held in the open areas of the Aqsa Mosque, adding that the holy site’s doors would remain open to Muslim worshipers.
However, the Israeli police on Sunday morning gave themselves the right to close most the Aqsa Mosque’s doors to Muslim worshipers, claiming it was a preventive measure to limit the spread of coronavirus.
The police also did not shut al-Maghariba Gate used daily by Jewish settlers to enter the Aqsa Mosque and allowed dozens of them to tour its courtyards in the morning.
Local sources reported after Sheikh Bukairat was detained that he was undergoing interrogation at a police station in Jerusalem.
There was no information if the Israeli police released Sheikh Bukairat later.
Meanwhile, Jerusalemite activists warned against malicious Israeli intents to take advantage of the global coronavirus fears and the anti-virus measures taken by the Islamic Awqaf at the Aqsa Mosque to carry out Judaization schemes at the Islamic holy site.
The activists urged all Palestinian citizens to intensify their presence at the Aqsa Mosque in order to prevent the Israeli occupation state from exploiting the current situation to gradually empty the holy site of its Muslim worshipers.
The Administration of Islamic Awqaf and Aqsa Mosque Affairs in Occupied Jerusalem on Sunday announced its decision to shut down all the Aqsa Mosque’s enclosed prayer buildings until further notice as a precaution to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, director of the Aqsa Mosque, said that all prayers would be held in the open areas of the Aqsa Mosque, adding that the holy site’s doors would remain open to Muslim worshipers.
However, the Israeli police on Sunday morning gave themselves the right to close most the Aqsa Mosque’s doors to Muslim worshipers, claiming it was a preventive measure to limit the spread of coronavirus.
The police also did not shut al-Maghariba Gate used daily by Jewish settlers to enter the Aqsa Mosque and allowed dozens of them to tour its courtyards in the morning.
The Israeli Prison Authority placed four Palestinian detainees in solitary confinement, under harsh detention conditions.
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Detainees Committee explained in a statement, issued Monday, that over the past ten days, the Israeli administration at the Ramon detention center, has been confining Hatem Alqawasma, Osama Es’ied, Ibrahim Abdul-Hai, and Omar Khurwat, in solitary confinement.
The statement added that the four detainees are members of the Fateh Movement of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and added that detainee Khurwat, 49, from the southern West Bank city of Hebron, was dragged by the soldiers who then threw him in a solitary confinement cell at the Majedo detention center.
It further noted that Khurwat is currently experiencing harsh conditions, including very bad treatment whenever he is moved for medical checks, inside the detention center itself.
According to the statement, the Israeli authorities are holding Qawasma and Esaied in Galboa’ detention center, while Abdelhai was transferred to the Hadarim detention facility.
Israeli detention authorities have been imposing strict measures against Palestinian detainees.
Such measures are described by relevant Palestinian and international bodies, which defend detainees’ rights, as punitive actions that are prohibited by international law.
Currently, Israel is hold captive approximately 5,000 Palestinian detainees, including 7 elected legislators, 43 women, and 180 children. (Children under the age of 18, 26 of them are under the age of 16.)
Among the detainees are 70 who are from historic Palestine, 312 from East Jerusalem, 296 from the Gaza Strip.
Also, 430 detainees are held under Administrative Detention orders.
26 detainees have been imprisoned since before the Oslo Agreement of 1993, 497 are serving sentences of above 20 years, 26 serving sentences of above 25 years, and 541 serving life terms.
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Detainees Committee explained in a statement, issued Monday, that over the past ten days, the Israeli administration at the Ramon detention center, has been confining Hatem Alqawasma, Osama Es’ied, Ibrahim Abdul-Hai, and Omar Khurwat, in solitary confinement.
The statement added that the four detainees are members of the Fateh Movement of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and added that detainee Khurwat, 49, from the southern West Bank city of Hebron, was dragged by the soldiers who then threw him in a solitary confinement cell at the Majedo detention center.
It further noted that Khurwat is currently experiencing harsh conditions, including very bad treatment whenever he is moved for medical checks, inside the detention center itself.
According to the statement, the Israeli authorities are holding Qawasma and Esaied in Galboa’ detention center, while Abdelhai was transferred to the Hadarim detention facility.
Israeli detention authorities have been imposing strict measures against Palestinian detainees.
Such measures are described by relevant Palestinian and international bodies, which defend detainees’ rights, as punitive actions that are prohibited by international law.
Currently, Israel is hold captive approximately 5,000 Palestinian detainees, including 7 elected legislators, 43 women, and 180 children. (Children under the age of 18, 26 of them are under the age of 16.)
Among the detainees are 70 who are from historic Palestine, 312 from East Jerusalem, 296 from the Gaza Strip.
Also, 430 detainees are held under Administrative Detention orders.
26 detainees have been imprisoned since before the Oslo Agreement of 1993, 497 are serving sentences of above 20 years, 26 serving sentences of above 25 years, and 541 serving life terms.
15 mar 2020
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday evening kidnaped a Palestinian child in the south of al-Khalil and a young girl near a checkpoint in southern Nablus.
According to local sources in al-Khalil, Israeli soldiers kidnaped 14-year-old Musa Shawaheen as he was grazing cattle in the area of Khilal al-Odra, west of the illegal settlement of Ma’on in al-Khalil.
In Nablus, eyewitnesses said that the IOF kidnaped a young girl near the Huwara checkpoint in southern Nablus. The identity of the girl and the reason for her detention are still unknown.
According to local sources in al-Khalil, Israeli soldiers kidnaped 14-year-old Musa Shawaheen as he was grazing cattle in the area of Khilal al-Odra, west of the illegal settlement of Ma’on in al-Khalil.
In Nablus, eyewitnesses said that the IOF kidnaped a young girl near the Huwara checkpoint in southern Nablus. The identity of the girl and the reason for her detention are still unknown.
Palestinian detainee, Bilal Ekmail, has entered 15 years of imprisonment, under very strict detention conditions, imposed by Israeli authorities.
Montaser Sammour, director of the Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) in northern West Bank, said that Ekmail is serving a 20-year prison sentence, and has been frequently held in solitary confinement, in addition to being deprived of family visits, over the past 15 years.
Detainees held under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders are imprisoned without charges or trial, under so-called “secret files” that neither they nor their lawyers have access to.
Israel holds around 5,000 Palestinian detainees in various detention centers. This includes about 40 women and many juveniles.
Montaser Sammour, director of the Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) in northern West Bank, said that Ekmail is serving a 20-year prison sentence, and has been frequently held in solitary confinement, in addition to being deprived of family visits, over the past 15 years.
Detainees held under the arbitrary Administrative Detention orders are imprisoned without charges or trial, under so-called “secret files” that neither they nor their lawyers have access to.
Israel holds around 5,000 Palestinian detainees in various detention centers. This includes about 40 women and many juveniles.
Israeli soldiers installed, on Sunday evening, a military roadblock at the entrance of Kharrouba neighborhood, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, before detaining many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars and residents and were questioning many Palestinians.
They added that, although the soldiers did not abduct any Palestinian in this incident, they detained many of them for a few hours, before eventually allowing them to leave.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars and residents and were questioning many Palestinians.
They added that, although the soldiers did not abduct any Palestinian in this incident, they detained many of them for a few hours, before eventually allowing them to leave.
14 mar 2020
With cases of COVID-19 on the rise in Israel, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called today for the immediate release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention, especially the sick prisoners and those suffering permanent diseases.
"We will send a message to the ICRC to ask them to work to release the prisoners and ensure their safety, as well as ensure that Israel Prisoner Service maintains public safety measures to protect our prisoners," Shtayyeh said in a Facebook post.
He said the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission will follow up with humanitarian and legal frameworks to ensure the safety of the prisoners.
"We will send a message to the ICRC to ask them to work to release the prisoners and ensure their safety, as well as ensure that Israel Prisoner Service maintains public safety measures to protect our prisoners," Shtayyeh said in a Facebook post.
He said the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission will follow up with humanitarian and legal frameworks to ensure the safety of the prisoners.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday morning kidnaped a Palestinian young man in the east of the central Gaza Strip after he allegedly attempted to cross into Israel.
An Israeli satellite channel claimed that Israeli soldiers arrested a young man after he crossed into an Israeli border area from Gaza.
The identity of the detained young man is still unknown.
Over 126 Palestinian citizens from Gaza had been taken prisoners in 2019 during their attempt cross the border into Israel or to travel officially through the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing.
An Israeli satellite channel claimed that Israeli soldiers arrested a young man after he crossed into an Israeli border area from Gaza.
The identity of the detained young man is still unknown.
Over 126 Palestinian citizens from Gaza had been taken prisoners in 2019 during their attempt cross the border into Israel or to travel officially through the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing.
13 mar 2020
Israeli prison guards on Thursday afternoon stormed Palestinian prisoners' cells in Ofer jail and wreaked havoc on them.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that Israeli guards violently broke into sections 14, 19 and 20 in Ofer in addition to section 13 where Palestinian minors are held.
No injuries were reported and no further details were given on the incident.
Palestinian detainees in Ofer jail are held under harsh conditions and regularly subjected to arbitrary raids and transfers by the Israel Prison Service.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that Israeli guards violently broke into sections 14, 19 and 20 in Ofer in addition to section 13 where Palestinian minors are held.
No injuries were reported and no further details were given on the incident.
Palestinian detainees in Ofer jail are held under harsh conditions and regularly subjected to arbitrary raids and transfers by the Israel Prison Service.
Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday informed the International Committee of the Red Cross that all family visits for Palestinian detainees would be cancelled next week.
The Red Cross said the decision came as part of protective measures against coronavirus.
According to the Red Cross, 19 Palestinian detainees in Ashkelon jail are currently kept in quarantine after they were found to have been in close contact with an Israeli doctor diagnosed with coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the Israel Prison Service on Thursday imposed complete lockdown on Palestinian prisoners in al-Maskubiyya detention center amid fears of coronavirus outbreak.
The Red Cross said the decision came as part of protective measures against coronavirus.
According to the Red Cross, 19 Palestinian detainees in Ashkelon jail are currently kept in quarantine after they were found to have been in close contact with an Israeli doctor diagnosed with coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the Israel Prison Service on Thursday imposed complete lockdown on Palestinian prisoners in al-Maskubiyya detention center amid fears of coronavirus outbreak.
