3 may 2014
Hunger striking lawmaker Hatem Kufaisheh said that the administrative detention policy used by Israel aims to deprive the detainees of their freedom for prolonged periods with no reason. Kufaisheh, who has been in administrative detention for more than 145 months, said in a leaked letter that the Israeli occupation regime has a strong belief that no international law or human norms can stop it from oppressing the Palestinian people, so it persists in using such unjust detention against the Palestinians.
The lawmaker said that the administrative detainees in Israeli jails decided to stand in the face of Israel's injustice against them and go on mass hunger strike in order to end their detention with no guilt.
He also called on the Palestinians everywhere to support their protest step, stressing that the administrative detention policy would not stop without popular support and interaction with their just cause.
The lawmaker said that the administrative detainees in Israeli jails decided to stand in the face of Israel's injustice against them and go on mass hunger strike in order to end their detention with no guilt.
He also called on the Palestinians everywhere to support their protest step, stressing that the administrative detention policy would not stop without popular support and interaction with their just cause.
In another context, the health condition of prisoner Jum'ah Abu Jabal has worsened because of the hunger strike which he started eight days ago.
His family told the Palestinian information center that Abu Jabal, who lost one of his legs in 2002, already suffers from several health problems, which has become worse following his hunger strike.
The family added that Abu Jabal is determined to continue his hunger strike despite his poor health condition.
In a related incident, the Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails called on the Palestinian people and the world's free people to escalate their solidarity steps in support of their hunger strike.
"We draw strength from you because you are the main reason behind our steadfastness in our just battle," the hunger strikers stated in a joint letter leaked from an Israeli jail.
"We call upon all legal and human rights lawyers and institutions to form a wide legal network to defend us and our cause. There is also need to visit us in prisons, Ela, Negev and Ayalon," they said,
His family told the Palestinian information center that Abu Jabal, who lost one of his legs in 2002, already suffers from several health problems, which has become worse following his hunger strike.
The family added that Abu Jabal is determined to continue his hunger strike despite his poor health condition.
In a related incident, the Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails called on the Palestinian people and the world's free people to escalate their solidarity steps in support of their hunger strike.
"We draw strength from you because you are the main reason behind our steadfastness in our just battle," the hunger strikers stated in a joint letter leaked from an Israeli jail.
"We call upon all legal and human rights lawyers and institutions to form a wide legal network to defend us and our cause. There is also need to visit us in prisons, Ela, Negev and Ayalon," they said,
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have launched on Saturday an arrest and summons campaign in al-Khalil southern occupied West Bank. Local sources told the PIC reporter that Israeli forces stormed Yatta, Dora, Idna, Bani Naim and Fahs towns in al-Khalil. Three Palestinians were arrested after raiding their houses and violently attacking them, the sources added.
In the same context, Israeli forces raided several neighborhoods in al-Khalil city and erected a number of checkpoints at their entrances. Several vehicles were stopped and searched.
IOF soldiers also raided Aroub camp, north of the city, and broke into several houses. Seven Palestinians, including al-Aqsa TV reporter, were summoned in addition to another one from Yatta town.
Meanwhile, a number of citizens were injured on Friday after being attacked by occupation forces while breaking into a house in al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers broke into the house after blowing up its main door, and started attacking its owner and family members. Some of them were moderately injured.
On the other hand, Israeli forces and settlers raided last night several villages near Nablus northern occupied West Bank, and broke into number of neighborhoods in the city.
15 military vehicles stormed Assira town in Nablus on Friday evening, according to a PIC reporter.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Israeli soldiers had fired stun grenades and tear gas bombs while breaking into some houses in the village after closing its entrances.
In the same context, Israeli forces raided several neighborhoods in al-Khalil city and erected a number of checkpoints at their entrances. Several vehicles were stopped and searched.
IOF soldiers also raided Aroub camp, north of the city, and broke into several houses. Seven Palestinians, including al-Aqsa TV reporter, were summoned in addition to another one from Yatta town.
Meanwhile, a number of citizens were injured on Friday after being attacked by occupation forces while breaking into a house in al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers broke into the house after blowing up its main door, and started attacking its owner and family members. Some of them were moderately injured.
On the other hand, Israeli forces and settlers raided last night several villages near Nablus northern occupied West Bank, and broke into number of neighborhoods in the city.
15 military vehicles stormed Assira town in Nablus on Friday evening, according to a PIC reporter.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that Israeli soldiers had fired stun grenades and tear gas bombs while breaking into some houses in the village after closing its entrances.
Over 100 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails began their tenth day of hunger strike on Saturday, and three have been taken to a medical center for treatment, a prisoners' rights group said.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said in a statement that the number of prisoners on hunger strike against their detention without a trial has reached 120.
Hunger striking prisoners have been placed in solitary confinement, the PPS statement said.
Three prisoners -- Dawood Hamdan, Tariq Deis, and Muhammad al-Natsha -- have been taken to Assaf Harofeh medical center for treatment.
The statement said 51 hunger strikers were being held in Negev desert prison, 37 in Ofer detention center, and the rest in Megiddo prison.
Elderly and sick prisoners are not on hunger strike due to health reasons, the statement said.
If there is no change in Israel's policy regarding "administrative detention" -- Israel's phrase for holding prisoners without charge or trial -- another group of prisoners will begin a hunger strike, it added.
Sivan Weizman, a spokeswoman for the Israeli prison service, told Ma'an that the hunger strikers had been separated from the other prisoners, but that they were not being held in solitary confinement.
She confirmed that prisoners had been taken to a medical center, adding that the patients would be brought to the hospital if necessary.
Palestinian prisoners began a mass, open-ended hunger strike in a number of Israeli jails on April 24 in protest of Israel's policy of administrative detention.
Other administrative detainees have been on hunger strike for a longer period of time.
Ayman Tbeish has been on hunger strike 64 days and is being held in Assaf Harofeh medical center where doctors say his life is at risk, the PPS statement said.
Another prisoner, Adnan Shanayta from Bethlehem, has been on hunger strike for 39 days. He is currently hospitalized at Tel Hashomer medical center, according to the statement.
Administrative detainees are often held for months and without access to the evidence leading to their detention, even though international law stipulates this tactic only be used in exceptional circumstances.
As of April 1, there were 186 Palestinians being held in administrative detention in Israeli jails, including nine Palestinian Legislative Council members, according to the prisoners' rights group Addameer.
Over 800,000 Palestinians have been detained since 1967, with 5,224 currently being held in Israeli prisons, according to the PLO.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said in a statement that the number of prisoners on hunger strike against their detention without a trial has reached 120.
Hunger striking prisoners have been placed in solitary confinement, the PPS statement said.
Three prisoners -- Dawood Hamdan, Tariq Deis, and Muhammad al-Natsha -- have been taken to Assaf Harofeh medical center for treatment.
The statement said 51 hunger strikers were being held in Negev desert prison, 37 in Ofer detention center, and the rest in Megiddo prison.
Elderly and sick prisoners are not on hunger strike due to health reasons, the statement said.
If there is no change in Israel's policy regarding "administrative detention" -- Israel's phrase for holding prisoners without charge or trial -- another group of prisoners will begin a hunger strike, it added.
Sivan Weizman, a spokeswoman for the Israeli prison service, told Ma'an that the hunger strikers had been separated from the other prisoners, but that they were not being held in solitary confinement.
She confirmed that prisoners had been taken to a medical center, adding that the patients would be brought to the hospital if necessary.
Palestinian prisoners began a mass, open-ended hunger strike in a number of Israeli jails on April 24 in protest of Israel's policy of administrative detention.
Other administrative detainees have been on hunger strike for a longer period of time.
Ayman Tbeish has been on hunger strike 64 days and is being held in Assaf Harofeh medical center where doctors say his life is at risk, the PPS statement said.
Another prisoner, Adnan Shanayta from Bethlehem, has been on hunger strike for 39 days. He is currently hospitalized at Tel Hashomer medical center, according to the statement.
Administrative detainees are often held for months and without access to the evidence leading to their detention, even though international law stipulates this tactic only be used in exceptional circumstances.
As of April 1, there were 186 Palestinians being held in administrative detention in Israeli jails, including nine Palestinian Legislative Council members, according to the prisoners' rights group Addameer.
Over 800,000 Palestinians have been detained since 1967, with 5,224 currently being held in Israeli prisons, according to the PLO.
Palestinian security sources stated that Israeli soldiers detained, late on Friday at night, two Palestinian children in Sielet al-Harethiyya village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and interrogated them for several hours.
The sources said dozens of soldiers invaded the village, and kidnapped two children, identified as Saleh Abbas Mahmoud and Walid Imad Ahmad, and took them to the Salem Military Base.
The two children were interrogated for several hours, while their families had no idea of their whereabouts.
The Palestinian District Coordination Office contacted its Israeli counterpart, and inquired about the children, and the army released them later on.
It is worth mentioning that Israeli soldiers kidnapped and imprisoned more than 10.000 Palestinian children since the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada, in late September 2000.
The sources said dozens of soldiers invaded the village, and kidnapped two children, identified as Saleh Abbas Mahmoud and Walid Imad Ahmad, and took them to the Salem Military Base.
The two children were interrogated for several hours, while their families had no idea of their whereabouts.
The Palestinian District Coordination Office contacted its Israeli counterpart, and inquired about the children, and the army released them later on.
It is worth mentioning that Israeli soldiers kidnapped and imprisoned more than 10.000 Palestinian children since the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada, in late September 2000.
Israeli soldiers invaded Hebron city, Ithna and Ash-Shiokh nearby towns, and kidnapped two Palestinians. The army also installed roadblocks, stopped cars and interrogated passengers.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded Ithna town, west of Hebron, and kidnapped Fayez Ahmad Tmeizy, 36, after searching his home. Tmeizy is a Palestinian police officer.
Soldiers also invaded the Ash-Shiokh town, northeast of Hebron, and kidnapped Saed Mohammad Halayqa, 27, after searching his home and beating him up.
Furthermore, dozens of soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir town, northeast of the city, Yatta town and the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, and the Halhoul Bridge in the northern part.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded Ithna town, west of Hebron, and kidnapped Fayez Ahmad Tmeizy, 36, after searching his home. Tmeizy is a Palestinian police officer.
Soldiers also invaded the Ash-Shiokh town, northeast of Hebron, and kidnapped Saed Mohammad Halayqa, 27, after searching his home and beating him up.
Furthermore, dozens of soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir town, northeast of the city, Yatta town and the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, and the Halhoul Bridge in the northern part.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn [May 3, 2014], the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the Balata refugee camp, and nearby communities; one soldier was reportedly injured during clashes with resistance fighters in Balata.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the city, and drove in its streets before invading Balata for the second time in less than twelve hours, and that the army fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition during the invasion.
Israeli sources claimed the army located, during its invasion into Balata, two tunnels loaded with weapons and ammunition.
The sources added that a commander of the Nahal Brigade of the Israeli army was mildly injured in the camp, as the army was breaking into and searching dozens of homes.
According to the state-run Israeli Radio, soldiers of the Nahal Brigade initiated a large-scale invasion into Balata searching for Palestinian fighters, largely in regard to an incident in which Palestinian gunmen opened fire at the commander’s vehicle, just two days ago.
It added that the commander was injured by a homemade explosive that detonated near him when fighters hurled the explosive at him as he, and other soldiers, occupied a rooftop in the refugee camp.
The army concluded its invasion into the refugee camp during the morning hours, Saturday.
In addition, clashes took place on Saturday, at dawn, when several Israeli military jeeps invaded various neighborhoods in Nablus. Soldiers also kidnapped one Palestinian at Za’tara roadblock, south of Nablus.
Another invasion was carried out into the an-Naqoura village, west of Nablus, while a number ofl Israeli settler militants also invaded the village, local sources said.
Several military vehicles also invaded Aseera al-Qebliyya village, near Nablus, while the soldiers also broke into and searched several homes after detonating their doors, causing property damage.
Local sources said the soldiers detained and interrogated several Palestinians in the village, to withdraw later on.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the city, and drove in its streets before invading Balata for the second time in less than twelve hours, and that the army fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition during the invasion.
Israeli sources claimed the army located, during its invasion into Balata, two tunnels loaded with weapons and ammunition.
The sources added that a commander of the Nahal Brigade of the Israeli army was mildly injured in the camp, as the army was breaking into and searching dozens of homes.
According to the state-run Israeli Radio, soldiers of the Nahal Brigade initiated a large-scale invasion into Balata searching for Palestinian fighters, largely in regard to an incident in which Palestinian gunmen opened fire at the commander’s vehicle, just two days ago.
It added that the commander was injured by a homemade explosive that detonated near him when fighters hurled the explosive at him as he, and other soldiers, occupied a rooftop in the refugee camp.
The army concluded its invasion into the refugee camp during the morning hours, Saturday.
In addition, clashes took place on Saturday, at dawn, when several Israeli military jeeps invaded various neighborhoods in Nablus. Soldiers also kidnapped one Palestinian at Za’tara roadblock, south of Nablus.
Another invasion was carried out into the an-Naqoura village, west of Nablus, while a number ofl Israeli settler militants also invaded the village, local sources said.
Several military vehicles also invaded Aseera al-Qebliyya village, near Nablus, while the soldiers also broke into and searched several homes after detonating their doors, causing property damage.
Local sources said the soldiers detained and interrogated several Palestinians in the village, to withdraw later on.
Further Israeli violations against Palestinians and their property continue in the West Bank, this week, with home invasion and harassment in the village of Awarta and the demolition of several structures in Khirbet al-Taweel.
At 4:30 am, on Wednesday the 30th of April, a group of Israeli soldiers broke into a family home in the village of Awarta, near the illegal settlement of Itamar, according to a recent report by the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).
11 soldiers woke the family, under the pretext of conductiong a “security search”, upon which a member of the family asked to see the order and was shown a piece of paper written in Hebrew.
Once inside the house, the ISM reports, the soldiers forced the family into the living room, where they confiscated their mobile phones.
According to family member Muhammad Sharab, they were detained in their home for 12 hours. No one in the house was allowed to exit for work or school; there are six children in the family, all under the age of 14.
During those 12 hours, the soldiers slept in the house’s bedrooms and used the shower.
Muhammed described his exchange with the soldiers: “What you would do if I would come in your house in Tel Aviv and do the same as you?”
“I’m just following orders,” was his reply.
The soldiers finally left the home and the village.
Other reports surfacing in the village reveal soldiers raided another house, that same night.
The house is apparently located in the same area where, just under two weeks ago, Israeli soldiers entered houses and fired several tear gas grenades.
20 Palestinians, including children, were taken to the hospital for tear gas inhalation.
The village of Awarta has increasingly been targeted by the Israeli military, possibly due to close proximity of the illegal Itamar settlement.
In the last two weeks, a new settlement road connecting with the main village road has been built, and resident report that many local olives tree were destroyed during the construction.
In a related violation, on Tuesday the 29th of April, at 2:00 AM, the Israeli army invaded the small Bedouin village of Khirbet al-Taweel to demolish several structures, claining that they were built without permits.
In total, three houses, several animal shelters and the village’s mosque were destroyed.
Khirbet al-Taweel has an approximate population of 180 inhabitants, according to the ISM. 30 of them have now been left homeless because of the demolitions, 17 of which are children; the youngest only one-year old.
In the raid, three families were forced out of their homes at gunpoint, with no time to collect their belongings and able to take with them only the most necessary items before witnessing the destruction of their homes.
The Israeli army took two hours to carry out the demolitions, until 04:00AM, destroying three houses in addition to the village mosque, built in 2008.
The families also suffered the loss of their water tanks, due to the demolitions. In order to get drinking water, they now have to walk 30 minutes uphill to get to the nearest town (Aqraba), and then back, ISM stated.
During the day, Red Crescent provided the families with some tents. However, according to one of the women who were evicted, the army informed them that they were not allowed to stay in the area and had to leave immediately.
The woman replied: “We have nowhere to go. This is our land, our homes. Where should we go?”
During the past five years, the village has been the target of several demolitions. According to local villagers, this is simply a strategy from Israeli authorities to force an exodus fromlocal populations, thus expanding illegal Israeli farming settlements, located on the other side of the mountain from Khirbet al-Taweel.
More than 500,000 Israelis live in illegal settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in direct contravention of international law and with the full complicity of Western governments, in the form of billions in foreign aid and weapons, each year.
Despite the Israeli government's relentless appeal to officials and taxpayers, in regard to "security concerns", the Palestinian Authority has no official army, navy or air force to speak of.
The infamous Hamas rocket attacks, which Western mainstream media outlets are so quick to respond to, do very little damage, in fact, as the default projectiles are not even equipped with guidance systems and are tipped with only a relatively tiny warhead, if any at all.
Though outbreaks of serious violence do erupt from the Palestinian side, they are usually in response to Israeli violations and incitements against the Palestinian people and their property. with the majority of Palestinian child detainees being held on charges of throwing stones.
(Each year, around 500-700 Palestinian children, some as young as 12, are arrested, detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military detention system.)
At 4:30 am, on Wednesday the 30th of April, a group of Israeli soldiers broke into a family home in the village of Awarta, near the illegal settlement of Itamar, according to a recent report by the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).
11 soldiers woke the family, under the pretext of conductiong a “security search”, upon which a member of the family asked to see the order and was shown a piece of paper written in Hebrew.
Once inside the house, the ISM reports, the soldiers forced the family into the living room, where they confiscated their mobile phones.
According to family member Muhammad Sharab, they were detained in their home for 12 hours. No one in the house was allowed to exit for work or school; there are six children in the family, all under the age of 14.
During those 12 hours, the soldiers slept in the house’s bedrooms and used the shower.
Muhammed described his exchange with the soldiers: “What you would do if I would come in your house in Tel Aviv and do the same as you?”
“I’m just following orders,” was his reply.
The soldiers finally left the home and the village.
Other reports surfacing in the village reveal soldiers raided another house, that same night.
The house is apparently located in the same area where, just under two weeks ago, Israeli soldiers entered houses and fired several tear gas grenades.
20 Palestinians, including children, were taken to the hospital for tear gas inhalation.
The village of Awarta has increasingly been targeted by the Israeli military, possibly due to close proximity of the illegal Itamar settlement.
In the last two weeks, a new settlement road connecting with the main village road has been built, and resident report that many local olives tree were destroyed during the construction.
In a related violation, on Tuesday the 29th of April, at 2:00 AM, the Israeli army invaded the small Bedouin village of Khirbet al-Taweel to demolish several structures, claining that they were built without permits.
In total, three houses, several animal shelters and the village’s mosque were destroyed.
Khirbet al-Taweel has an approximate population of 180 inhabitants, according to the ISM. 30 of them have now been left homeless because of the demolitions, 17 of which are children; the youngest only one-year old.
In the raid, three families were forced out of their homes at gunpoint, with no time to collect their belongings and able to take with them only the most necessary items before witnessing the destruction of their homes.
The Israeli army took two hours to carry out the demolitions, until 04:00AM, destroying three houses in addition to the village mosque, built in 2008.
The families also suffered the loss of their water tanks, due to the demolitions. In order to get drinking water, they now have to walk 30 minutes uphill to get to the nearest town (Aqraba), and then back, ISM stated.
During the day, Red Crescent provided the families with some tents. However, according to one of the women who were evicted, the army informed them that they were not allowed to stay in the area and had to leave immediately.
The woman replied: “We have nowhere to go. This is our land, our homes. Where should we go?”
During the past five years, the village has been the target of several demolitions. According to local villagers, this is simply a strategy from Israeli authorities to force an exodus fromlocal populations, thus expanding illegal Israeli farming settlements, located on the other side of the mountain from Khirbet al-Taweel.
More than 500,000 Israelis live in illegal settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in direct contravention of international law and with the full complicity of Western governments, in the form of billions in foreign aid and weapons, each year.
Despite the Israeli government's relentless appeal to officials and taxpayers, in regard to "security concerns", the Palestinian Authority has no official army, navy or air force to speak of.
The infamous Hamas rocket attacks, which Western mainstream media outlets are so quick to respond to, do very little damage, in fact, as the default projectiles are not even equipped with guidance systems and are tipped with only a relatively tiny warhead, if any at all.
Though outbreaks of serious violence do erupt from the Palestinian side, they are usually in response to Israeli violations and incitements against the Palestinian people and their property. with the majority of Palestinian child detainees being held on charges of throwing stones.
(Each year, around 500-700 Palestinian children, some as young as 12, are arrested, detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military detention system.)
2 may 2014
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Over 2,000 Palestinians participated in a march in Hebron on Friday to support hunger striking Palestinian prisoners.
Fatah and Hamas supporters, including leaders and lawmakers, took part in the march and chanted against the Israeli policy of administrative detention. The march started in Ein Sarah street and headed to Ibn Rushd, where demonstrators listened to several speakers. |
Over 100 Palestinian prisoners began a mass, open-ended hunger strike in a number of Israeli jails on Thursday in protest against being held without charge or trial under a policy Israel calls "administrative detention."
Palestinians held in administrative detention are often held without charge or trial for months and without access to the evidence leading to their detention, even though international law stipulates this tactic only be used in exceptional circumstances.
Palestinians held in administrative detention are often held without charge or trial for months and without access to the evidence leading to their detention, even though international law stipulates this tactic only be used in exceptional circumstances.
Head of the Legal Unit of the Palestinian Prisoner Society Jawad Boulos raised alarm bells on Thursday over the very critical health conditions of Palestinian hunger-striking prisoner Ayman Tabish, who has been without food for 63 uninterrupted days in protest of his administrative detention. Doctors in Assaf Harofeh hospital told Boulos, during a visit to Tabish on Thursday, that the prisoner’s health status has reached a life-threatening stage as he turns down all meals except for sugar and water.
Tabish suffers a weight loss of more than 20 kg and has been made to endure severe pains all over his body and muscles, along with a severe headache and stomachache, Boulos further documented.
According to Boulos, prisoner Tabish has vowed to continue his hunger strike until all of his demands are met.
Prisoner Tabish had been on a 105-day hunger strike last year, which he suspended following an Israeli pledge to release him on January15, 2014. However, the Israeli jailers retracted their commitment and extended his administrative detention.
Tabish suffers a weight loss of more than 20 kg and has been made to endure severe pains all over his body and muscles, along with a severe headache and stomachache, Boulos further documented.
According to Boulos, prisoner Tabish has vowed to continue his hunger strike until all of his demands are met.
Prisoner Tabish had been on a 105-day hunger strike last year, which he suspended following an Israeli pledge to release him on January15, 2014. However, the Israeli jailers retracted their commitment and extended his administrative detention.
The Israeli occupation army claimed that one of its soldiers suffered a moderate injury at dawn Friday when a hand grenade was thrown at a military patrol during a campaign in Nablus city. The Hebrew radio said that the grenade was locally made and exploded during an Israeli military activity intended to search for combat means.
It added that two pistols and some ammunition and knives were confiscated during the campaign in Nablus.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed at dawn Nablus city and ransacked homes. They also clashed with Palestinian young men.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the city at one o'clock in the morning today, and raided homes near the western cemetery as well as in the old city of Nablus and the neighborhoods of Ras Al-Ein and Kashika.
They added that sounds of explosions were heard during violent clashes between the invading troops and young men at the entrance to the old city of Nablus near Qaryoun neighborhood.
A woman living in an area overlooking the old city said that she saw Israeli soldiers detaining one Palestinian young man.
Other eyewitnesses reported that Israeli soldiers encircled a group of young men in the western cemetery and fired a hail of tear gas grenades at them, which caused them to suffocate.
The clashes expanded to the areas of Mount Attour and 24 street, according to local sources.
In Jenin, a number of Palestinian citizens suffered from tear gas inhalation during clashes with Israeli soldiers at an early hour today in Jaba town.
A few hours later, the Israeli occupation forces set up roadblocks in the nearby village Fandaqumiya. No arrests among Palestinians have been reported.
It added that two pistols and some ammunition and knives were confiscated during the campaign in Nablus.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed at dawn Nablus city and ransacked homes. They also clashed with Palestinian young men.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the city at one o'clock in the morning today, and raided homes near the western cemetery as well as in the old city of Nablus and the neighborhoods of Ras Al-Ein and Kashika.
They added that sounds of explosions were heard during violent clashes between the invading troops and young men at the entrance to the old city of Nablus near Qaryoun neighborhood.
A woman living in an area overlooking the old city said that she saw Israeli soldiers detaining one Palestinian young man.
Other eyewitnesses reported that Israeli soldiers encircled a group of young men in the western cemetery and fired a hail of tear gas grenades at them, which caused them to suffocate.
The clashes expanded to the areas of Mount Attour and 24 street, according to local sources.
In Jenin, a number of Palestinian citizens suffered from tear gas inhalation during clashes with Israeli soldiers at an early hour today in Jaba town.
A few hours later, the Israeli occupation forces set up roadblocks in the nearby village Fandaqumiya. No arrests among Palestinians have been reported.
26 Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli jails joined the mass hunger strike which a number of their counterparts had started earlier this week in protest at the administrative detention policy. Qaddoura Fares, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), said in a press release on Thursday that these new hunger strikers are held in Negev and Ofer prisons.
According to Fares, the new 26 hunger-striking prisoners are lawmakers. Elderly captives in administrative detention also intend to go on one-day solidarity hunger strike.
200 prisoners started a week ago an open-ended hunger strike to protest their administrative detentions without any guilt or charges leveled against them.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) utilizes the administrative detention policy when it fails to fabricate charges against Palestinian civilians and officials arrested with no reason.
According to Fares, the new 26 hunger-striking prisoners are lawmakers. Elderly captives in administrative detention also intend to go on one-day solidarity hunger strike.
200 prisoners started a week ago an open-ended hunger strike to protest their administrative detentions without any guilt or charges leveled against them.
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) utilizes the administrative detention policy when it fails to fabricate charges against Palestinian civilians and officials arrested with no reason.
UFree Network has sent to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) briefing them on the Palestinian detainees' plight in Israeli jails as part of its campaign in support of administrative detainees' hunger strike.
The campaign aims to activate Palestinian prisoners' issue in European Parliaments in order to curb Israeli crimes and violations against Palestinian detainees, in addition to mobilize support for administrative detainees' demands.
For his part, UFree chairman Mohammed Hamdan stressed that his network will do its best to support of administrative detainees' hunger strike in Israeli jails.
He warned of the seriousness of international community's continued silence in light of Israel's violation of international human rights laws and conventions.
200 Palestinian administrative detainees started an open-ended hunger strike on Thursday 24th April demanding an end to their detention.
The campaign aims to activate Palestinian prisoners' issue in European Parliaments in order to curb Israeli crimes and violations against Palestinian detainees, in addition to mobilize support for administrative detainees' demands.
For his part, UFree chairman Mohammed Hamdan stressed that his network will do its best to support of administrative detainees' hunger strike in Israeli jails.
He warned of the seriousness of international community's continued silence in light of Israel's violation of international human rights laws and conventions.
200 Palestinian administrative detainees started an open-ended hunger strike on Thursday 24th April demanding an end to their detention.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed on Friday morning Asira village south of Nablus northern occupied West Bank and carried out a raid campaign against a number of homes.
According to the PIC correspondent, IOF soldiers arrested the young man Hafez Mahmoud Saleh and took him to an unknown destination after raiding his home.
The Israeli forces also arrested the liberated detainee Samer Issa Awad, 29, from Idna town in al-Khalil while passing through Container checkpoint north-east of Bethlehem.
Awad's family confirmed that Israeli forces stopped and searched the car he was driving before being detained for two hours at the checkpoint. He was then taken to an unknown destination.
Israeli police has then informed his family of being detained in Maskoubiya detention center in occupied Jerusalem, family sources added.
Awad, a student at Bethlehem University, had spent 9 years in Israeli jails. He was also an ex-detainee in PA jails.
According to the PIC correspondent, IOF soldiers arrested the young man Hafez Mahmoud Saleh and took him to an unknown destination after raiding his home.
The Israeli forces also arrested the liberated detainee Samer Issa Awad, 29, from Idna town in al-Khalil while passing through Container checkpoint north-east of Bethlehem.
Awad's family confirmed that Israeli forces stopped and searched the car he was driving before being detained for two hours at the checkpoint. He was then taken to an unknown destination.
Israeli police has then informed his family of being detained in Maskoubiya detention center in occupied Jerusalem, family sources added.
Awad, a student at Bethlehem University, had spent 9 years in Israeli jails. He was also an ex-detainee in PA jails.
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights issued its monthly report revealing that the Israeli army kidnapped 312 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, occupied Jerusalem, and the besieged Gaza Strip.
Ahrar said the army carried out dozens of invasions into the occupied territories, and kidnapped the 312 Palestinians, mainly after breaking into their homes and properties, and violently searched them causing excessive property damage.
Most of the arrests have been carried out in the Hebron District, as the soldiers kidnapped 94 Palestinians, followed by Jerusalem, 92 Palestinians, Nablus, 36, Bethlehem, 21, Jenin, 18, Ramallah, 16, Gaza Strip, 15 including 11 kidnapped near the border fence, Qalqilia, 10, Salfit, 7, Tulkarem, 2, and one in Tubas.
Ahrar added that the army kidnapped four Palestinian women in April, and released two of them later on.
Mariam Barghouthi, from Ramallah, and Samira al-‘Akel, from Hebron, are still imprisoned, while Tahani Abu Mayyala and Hanin Abu Aisha, from Hebron, were released.
“There are 21 Palestinian women who are still imprisoned by Israel”, Ahrar stated.
Head of the Ahrar Center, Fuad al-Khoffash, stated that April witnessed the beginning of one of the strongest hunger strikes by Administrative Detainees, held with charges or trial, and that the detainees are determined to continue their strike.
Al-Khoffash added that the striking detainees are subject to constant attacks and harassment in an attempt to force them to end their strike, while many have been moved into solitary confinement, and are denied the right to family visits.
Ahrar said the army carried out dozens of invasions into the occupied territories, and kidnapped the 312 Palestinians, mainly after breaking into their homes and properties, and violently searched them causing excessive property damage.
Most of the arrests have been carried out in the Hebron District, as the soldiers kidnapped 94 Palestinians, followed by Jerusalem, 92 Palestinians, Nablus, 36, Bethlehem, 21, Jenin, 18, Ramallah, 16, Gaza Strip, 15 including 11 kidnapped near the border fence, Qalqilia, 10, Salfit, 7, Tulkarem, 2, and one in Tubas.
Ahrar added that the army kidnapped four Palestinian women in April, and released two of them later on.
Mariam Barghouthi, from Ramallah, and Samira al-‘Akel, from Hebron, are still imprisoned, while Tahani Abu Mayyala and Hanin Abu Aisha, from Hebron, were released.
“There are 21 Palestinian women who are still imprisoned by Israel”, Ahrar stated.
Head of the Ahrar Center, Fuad al-Khoffash, stated that April witnessed the beginning of one of the strongest hunger strikes by Administrative Detainees, held with charges or trial, and that the detainees are determined to continue their strike.
Al-Khoffash added that the striking detainees are subject to constant attacks and harassment in an attempt to force them to end their strike, while many have been moved into solitary confinement, and are denied the right to family visits.
The Legal Unit at the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) stated that hunger striking political prisoner, Adnan Shanayta, stopped drinking liquids, protesting abuse at the Tal HaShomer Israeli Hospital.
Shanayta started his hunger strike 37 days ago, demanding an end to his Administrative Detention, but also decided to stop drinking liquids after being shackled to his hospital bed.
Shanayta, 25, from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, told Lawyer Jawad Boulos, head of the Legal Unit of the PPS, that the Israeli Prison Administration moved him from Majeddo Prison to the Tal HaShomer hospital after he started his strike.
The detainee previously spent seven years in Israeli prisons and detention camps, and started his hunger strike 37 years ago after he was detained under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
Also on Thursday, head of the PPS, Qaddoura Fares, stated that 26 detainees, held by Israeli at the Negev Detention Camp and Ofer Prison, have joined the strike.
Fares said that the detainees, who joined the strike in the Negev Camp, are detained elected legislators, and elderly detainees, and that they strike will initially be for one day. He added that many detainees held at the Ofer Prison have joined the open-ended hunger strike.
Shanayta started his hunger strike 37 days ago, demanding an end to his Administrative Detention, but also decided to stop drinking liquids after being shackled to his hospital bed.
Shanayta, 25, from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, told Lawyer Jawad Boulos, head of the Legal Unit of the PPS, that the Israeli Prison Administration moved him from Majeddo Prison to the Tal HaShomer hospital after he started his strike.
The detainee previously spent seven years in Israeli prisons and detention camps, and started his hunger strike 37 years ago after he was detained under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
Also on Thursday, head of the PPS, Qaddoura Fares, stated that 26 detainees, held by Israeli at the Negev Detention Camp and Ofer Prison, have joined the strike.
Fares said that the detainees, who joined the strike in the Negev Camp, are detained elected legislators, and elderly detainees, and that they strike will initially be for one day. He added that many detainees held at the Ofer Prison have joined the open-ended hunger strike.
1 may 2014
Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has isolated 12 Palestinian administrative detainees in Negev prison after declaring hunger strike, while 3 other detainees were isolated in Ohli Kidar prison.
Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies confirmed on Wednesday that Israeli Special Units have stormed the striking administrative detainees' solitary confinement cells three times in 24 hours.
The center said that Israeli forces have strip-searched the isolated detainees and prevented them from wearing their clothes for five minutes.
A state of tension has prevailed in the prison especially after the transfer of 10 striking prisoners to hospital due to their health deterioration, the sources added.
Head of the Ahrar center called on the PA to take a firm position and to work for ending the administrative detainees' plight in Israeli jails and to support their demands.
Meanwhile, Captive Movement has confirmed that Israeli authorities had imposed a set of sanctions including isolation against administrative detainees who declared hunger strike a week ago.
The sources confirmed that Israeli authorities have transferred the striking administrative detainees in Negev prison to solitary confinement in tents after confiscating their personal belongings.
According to Quds Press, Israeli forces have deliberately humiliated the striking prisoners by forcing them to strip search for three times per day.
The Israeli prison administration has prevented the hunger strikers from using salt to protect their stomachs, the sources added, pointing out that members of administrative detainees' committee were transferred to different prisons.
Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies confirmed on Wednesday that Israeli Special Units have stormed the striking administrative detainees' solitary confinement cells three times in 24 hours.
The center said that Israeli forces have strip-searched the isolated detainees and prevented them from wearing their clothes for five minutes.
A state of tension has prevailed in the prison especially after the transfer of 10 striking prisoners to hospital due to their health deterioration, the sources added.
Head of the Ahrar center called on the PA to take a firm position and to work for ending the administrative detainees' plight in Israeli jails and to support their demands.
Meanwhile, Captive Movement has confirmed that Israeli authorities had imposed a set of sanctions including isolation against administrative detainees who declared hunger strike a week ago.
The sources confirmed that Israeli authorities have transferred the striking administrative detainees in Negev prison to solitary confinement in tents after confiscating their personal belongings.
According to Quds Press, Israeli forces have deliberately humiliated the striking prisoners by forcing them to strip search for three times per day.
The Israeli prison administration has prevented the hunger strikers from using salt to protect their stomachs, the sources added, pointing out that members of administrative detainees' committee were transferred to different prisons.
Shabak, the Israeli general security service, claimed having arrested a Hamas-linked cell in Qalqiliya, north of the Occupied West Bank, as they were setting to carry out operations targeting Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). According to the Hebrew Maariv newspaper on Wednesday, Hamas-linked cell members had been arrested during the last few months allegedly for planning to plant explosive devices and shooting against Israeli targets.
As Israeli story has it, the detainees managed to manufacture explosive materials via agricultural pesticides and have been planning to buy a weapon by taking advantage of the free access of a blue-ID-card holder among the group into 1948 occupied land.
Maariv said all seven cell members, except for one, are Qalqiliya natives.
As Israeli story has it, the detainees managed to manufacture explosive materials via agricultural pesticides and have been planning to buy a weapon by taking advantage of the free access of a blue-ID-card holder among the group into 1948 occupied land.
Maariv said all seven cell members, except for one, are Qalqiliya natives.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday stormed different neighborhoods of Nablus city as busloads of Jewish settlers arrived at the area where Joseph's tomb is located. Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that scores of Jewish settlers on board nine buses escorted by military vehicles entered the eastern area of Nablus and embarked on performing rituals inside the mausoleum of Joseph's tomb.
Meanwhile, a number of Israeli soldiers were deployed in wide areas of Nablus, including Balata refugee camp.
The invading troops also stormed, amid intensive gunfire, the Old City of Nablus and the neighborhood of Ras Al-Ein and Karoum Ashour as well as the vicinity of Aj'aj Mosque. The intensity of shooting cut power to some neighborhoods.
The troops raided several homes, especially in Yasmina neighborhood, and questioned some citizens, some residents said.
Other eyewitnesses in Qaryoun neighborhood reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers along with intelligence officers raided homes in their area and fired some stun grenades near Amr Ibn Al-As school.
In another incident, the IOF kidnapped 40-year-old Khaled Hashash at a makeshift roadblock in the vicinity of Nablus city, his family said without stating when he was taken prisoner.
The family was told by eyewitnesses that Hashash was aboard a car when it was intercepted at the roadblock by Israeli soldiers.
The soldiers, then, checked his ID before arresting and taking him to an interrogation center.
Meanwhile, a number of Israeli soldiers were deployed in wide areas of Nablus, including Balata refugee camp.
The invading troops also stormed, amid intensive gunfire, the Old City of Nablus and the neighborhood of Ras Al-Ein and Karoum Ashour as well as the vicinity of Aj'aj Mosque. The intensity of shooting cut power to some neighborhoods.
The troops raided several homes, especially in Yasmina neighborhood, and questioned some citizens, some residents said.
Other eyewitnesses in Qaryoun neighborhood reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers along with intelligence officers raided homes in their area and fired some stun grenades near Amr Ibn Al-As school.
In another incident, the IOF kidnapped 40-year-old Khaled Hashash at a makeshift roadblock in the vicinity of Nablus city, his family said without stating when he was taken prisoner.
The family was told by eyewitnesses that Hashash was aboard a car when it was intercepted at the roadblock by Israeli soldiers.
The soldiers, then, checked his ID before arresting and taking him to an interrogation center.
Israeli undercover soldiers abducted a Palestinian young man, a resident of Jenin refugee camp, from nearby Yabad village on Wednesday evening. Eyewitnesses said that soldiers in plain clothes were riding in a car with Palestinian plates, adding that they kidnapped Emad Omar Abul Haija near Yabad.
Meanwhile, other Israeli special forces were seen in Zahra suburb in Jenin city on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, other Israeli special forces were seen in Zahra suburb in Jenin city on Wednesday night.
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