7 may 2014
The Magistrate court judge extended on Wednesday the arrest of 5 Jerusalemite children to interrogate them and released 3 others with conditions.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, and the Prisoner’s Club lawyer, Mufeed Alhaj defended the Old City’s children.
The two lawyers said that the judge extended the arrest of Hamed Tamimi, Oar Muna and Mustafa Muna until Thursday on charges of participating in the clashes that occurred at the end of last month; note that they are residents of Al-Sa’dyeh neighbourhood.
The judge also extended the arrest of Ibrahim Baya’ from Shu’fat refugee camp until 11/05/2014.
Conditional releases
In a related matter, the judge decided to released the 14-year old Naser Jarjour at 11 p.m. on Wednesday night with a 350-NIS bail and house arrest until 09/05/2014; note that he has been detained for three days.
The judge also decided to released 14-year old Mohammad Nabil Dala’ and Jamal Eyad Mizi’ro on the same conditions mentioned above.
Prison sentence
The Magistrate judge ordered on Wednesday the 16-year old Mohammad Tufaha to pay a fine of 3600 NIS and to compensate the settler with 2400 NIS in addition to serving a suspended probation of 5 months for three years; note that he was arrested and then released on condition of house arrest.
Extending the arrest of an ill child
The Magistrate judge extended the arrest of the 13-year old ill child Mohammad Abdel Hay Al-Zeer until Friday to continue interrogating him on charges of throwing stones in Silwan.
The forces arrested Al-Zeer from his house in Al-Abasyeh neighbourhood in Silwan and took him to Al-Maskobyeh and interrogated him without the presence of any of his parents despite being young and the fact that he suffers from a heart disease.
The Israeli police also extended the arrest of Ramadan Abu Turk; note that Ramadan was arrested from inside Al-Aqsa and refused to sign a 15-day isolation order from Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, and the Prisoner’s Club lawyer, Mufeed Alhaj defended the Old City’s children.
The two lawyers said that the judge extended the arrest of Hamed Tamimi, Oar Muna and Mustafa Muna until Thursday on charges of participating in the clashes that occurred at the end of last month; note that they are residents of Al-Sa’dyeh neighbourhood.
The judge also extended the arrest of Ibrahim Baya’ from Shu’fat refugee camp until 11/05/2014.
Conditional releases
In a related matter, the judge decided to released the 14-year old Naser Jarjour at 11 p.m. on Wednesday night with a 350-NIS bail and house arrest until 09/05/2014; note that he has been detained for three days.
The judge also decided to released 14-year old Mohammad Nabil Dala’ and Jamal Eyad Mizi’ro on the same conditions mentioned above.
Prison sentence
The Magistrate judge ordered on Wednesday the 16-year old Mohammad Tufaha to pay a fine of 3600 NIS and to compensate the settler with 2400 NIS in addition to serving a suspended probation of 5 months for three years; note that he was arrested and then released on condition of house arrest.
Extending the arrest of an ill child
The Magistrate judge extended the arrest of the 13-year old ill child Mohammad Abdel Hay Al-Zeer until Friday to continue interrogating him on charges of throwing stones in Silwan.
The forces arrested Al-Zeer from his house in Al-Abasyeh neighbourhood in Silwan and took him to Al-Maskobyeh and interrogated him without the presence of any of his parents despite being young and the fact that he suffers from a heart disease.
The Israeli police also extended the arrest of Ramadan Abu Turk; note that Ramadan was arrested from inside Al-Aqsa and refused to sign a 15-day isolation order from Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli forces arrested 13-year old Mohammad Abdel Hay Al-Zeer on Wednesday early morning hours after raiding his house in the neighbourhood of Abbasyeh in Silwan.
Mohammad’s brother, Rami, informed Wadi Hilweh Information Center that a large Israeli force including police and Special Forces personnel raided the house around 4.30 a.m. and said: “my father heard somebody kicking the door and when he opened it, he was surprised to find a large Israeli force asking for his ID and then telling him that they will arrest his son Mohammad.”
He continued: “my father tried to tell them that my brother is young and has heart problems and is considered special needs but they refused to listen and instead raided my brother’s room while he was sleeping. My father tried to wake him up but Mohammad thought he was dreaming and continued sleeping.”
He added: “my father tried to wake him up again and told him that the forces want to arrest him which is when he started crying. Despite the fear that was in Mohammad’s eyes, the forces arrested him and prevented my father from going with him in the police car or even going to the interrogation center.”
Rami explained that his father went to Al-Maskobyeh but the interrogator refused to let him inside the interrogation room and informed him that Mohammad is accused of throwing stones after the interrogation was over and that he will be presented to court during the day.
The family condemned the barbaric way in which Mohammad was arrested and expressed their deep worry about his health condition after the arrest especially that he suffers from heart problem and his body does not assume any psychological pressure.
Mohammad’s brother, Rami, informed Wadi Hilweh Information Center that a large Israeli force including police and Special Forces personnel raided the house around 4.30 a.m. and said: “my father heard somebody kicking the door and when he opened it, he was surprised to find a large Israeli force asking for his ID and then telling him that they will arrest his son Mohammad.”
He continued: “my father tried to tell them that my brother is young and has heart problems and is considered special needs but they refused to listen and instead raided my brother’s room while he was sleeping. My father tried to wake him up but Mohammad thought he was dreaming and continued sleeping.”
He added: “my father tried to wake him up again and told him that the forces want to arrest him which is when he started crying. Despite the fear that was in Mohammad’s eyes, the forces arrested him and prevented my father from going with him in the police car or even going to the interrogation center.”
Rami explained that his father went to Al-Maskobyeh but the interrogator refused to let him inside the interrogation room and informed him that Mohammad is accused of throwing stones after the interrogation was over and that he will be presented to court during the day.
The family condemned the barbaric way in which Mohammad was arrested and expressed their deep worry about his health condition after the arrest especially that he suffers from heart problem and his body does not assume any psychological pressure.
Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association
The latest wave of mass hunger strikes continue for the 14th day as Palestinian prisoners demand the end of the policy of administrative detention. Administrative detention is a procedure in which Palestinians are arbitrarily arrested and detained without charge or trial based on a secret file. There are currently 183 Palestinians under administrative detention, 9 of them members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
On 24 April 2014, the administrative detainees announced a mass hunger strike to demand their freedom. Detainees will periodically continue to join the hunger strike if the demands are not met. There are currently 95 detainees on hunger strike in Ofer, Megiddo and Naqab prisons. It should be noted that Ofer and Megiddo prisons are provided services by the British-Danish company G4S, which installed cameras and surveillance equipment used to control the Palestinian prisoners.
According to one hunger striker who spoke with Addameer lawyer Mahmoud Hassan, the detainees in the Naqab Prison have all been transferred to an isolated section, separate from the other prisoners. The cells are covered in sand. They have been ill-treated; suffering from daily searches of their cells and being permitted to change their undergarments only twice since the beginning of the strike. They are bound and handcuffed in their cells for ten hours a day.
Three of the hunger strikers in Naqab prison, Fadi Hammad, Fadi Omar and Soufian Bahar, are now in solitary confinement and one detainee, Ahmad Abu Ras, was transferred to an undisclosed location.
Furthermore, the IPS has been denying the hunger strikers salt for the last two weeks. Prisoners who engage in hunger strikes still take liquids and salt, as they are essential for survival.
Denial of salt is a continuation of the punishments against hunger strikers, and despite the grave danger it imposes on the lives of the detainees, has been institutionalized by the Israeli Supreme Court. In 2004, the Israeli Supreme Court denied a petition by Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, and several other Palestinian and Israeli NGOs that demanded the IPS provide salt on a daily basis to hunger-striking prisoners as its denial breaches the constitutional rights of the prisoner.
The hunger strikers can potentially face harsher punishments if the IPS’s most recent proposed bill to legalize force-feeding is approved in the Knesset. The memorandum is currently up for public critique.
In addition, 42 hunger strikers have been transferred to Ayalon / Ramleh Prison, including Abd Al Rizziq Farraj and Salem Dardasawi. On 4 May 2014, their cells were raided and the hunger strikers beaten. Mohammad Maher Badr’s finger was broken during the attack and Mohammad Jamal Al-Natsheh had to be hospitalized for the injuries sustained from the attack. The prisoners are in overcrowded isolation cells, with seven hunger strikers in each. They are in their cells at all times and denied recreational hours in the yard.
Addameer maintains that the Occupation’s authorities are solely responsible for the lives of the hunger strikes. Addameer also demands that all contracting parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention pressure Israel to immediately release all administrative detainees and cease the use of administrative detention.
The latest wave of mass hunger strikes continue for the 14th day as Palestinian prisoners demand the end of the policy of administrative detention. Administrative detention is a procedure in which Palestinians are arbitrarily arrested and detained without charge or trial based on a secret file. There are currently 183 Palestinians under administrative detention, 9 of them members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
On 24 April 2014, the administrative detainees announced a mass hunger strike to demand their freedom. Detainees will periodically continue to join the hunger strike if the demands are not met. There are currently 95 detainees on hunger strike in Ofer, Megiddo and Naqab prisons. It should be noted that Ofer and Megiddo prisons are provided services by the British-Danish company G4S, which installed cameras and surveillance equipment used to control the Palestinian prisoners.
According to one hunger striker who spoke with Addameer lawyer Mahmoud Hassan, the detainees in the Naqab Prison have all been transferred to an isolated section, separate from the other prisoners. The cells are covered in sand. They have been ill-treated; suffering from daily searches of their cells and being permitted to change their undergarments only twice since the beginning of the strike. They are bound and handcuffed in their cells for ten hours a day.
Three of the hunger strikers in Naqab prison, Fadi Hammad, Fadi Omar and Soufian Bahar, are now in solitary confinement and one detainee, Ahmad Abu Ras, was transferred to an undisclosed location.
Furthermore, the IPS has been denying the hunger strikers salt for the last two weeks. Prisoners who engage in hunger strikes still take liquids and salt, as they are essential for survival.
Denial of salt is a continuation of the punishments against hunger strikers, and despite the grave danger it imposes on the lives of the detainees, has been institutionalized by the Israeli Supreme Court. In 2004, the Israeli Supreme Court denied a petition by Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, and several other Palestinian and Israeli NGOs that demanded the IPS provide salt on a daily basis to hunger-striking prisoners as its denial breaches the constitutional rights of the prisoner.
The hunger strikers can potentially face harsher punishments if the IPS’s most recent proposed bill to legalize force-feeding is approved in the Knesset. The memorandum is currently up for public critique.
In addition, 42 hunger strikers have been transferred to Ayalon / Ramleh Prison, including Abd Al Rizziq Farraj and Salem Dardasawi. On 4 May 2014, their cells were raided and the hunger strikers beaten. Mohammad Maher Badr’s finger was broken during the attack and Mohammad Jamal Al-Natsheh had to be hospitalized for the injuries sustained from the attack. The prisoners are in overcrowded isolation cells, with seven hunger strikers in each. They are in their cells at all times and denied recreational hours in the yard.
Addameer maintains that the Occupation’s authorities are solely responsible for the lives of the hunger strikes. Addameer also demands that all contracting parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention pressure Israel to immediately release all administrative detainees and cease the use of administrative detention.
If the people of ‘Azzun seem nervous, they have a right to be. The town (population approximately 10,000) sits on crossroads – Qalqiliya is to the west, Nablus to the east, Salfit to the south and Tulkarem to the north. This is a junction that is vulnerable to road closures and flying checkpoints. On either side, the illegal settler colonies of Ma’ale Shomeron and Alfe Menashe loom large. Six Israeli surveillance cameras surround ‘Azzun, meaning that the population is being watched all day, every day.
Because of its precarious geographical position, occupation forces have been particularly brutal in ‘Azzun. Currently, 230 Palestinian children are imprisoned in Israel jails. 68 of those children come from ‘Azzun. There are an additional 112 adult prisoners from here, victims of regular night raids. In 2013, the Israeli military conducted 300 operations inside the town, and soldiers have entered the town on foot every night for the last week.
Those who are not imprisoned face other difficulties. Most of the population are professional farmers; however most of the town’s land has been stolen by the surrounding settlements. This has left ‘Azzun with a 46% unemployment rate. Many of the employed work across the Green Line, facing regular harassment at the checkpoints. During the Second Intifada, checkpoint gates were installed at the entrances of the town, enabling the Israeli military to create flying checkpoints, which happens multiple times per week.
Such was the case yesterday, when 8 jeeps arrived at 1 pm to close the gate leading to road 55 which runs from Qalqilya towards Nablus. After the soldiers arrived, several of them entered the village and grabbed Osama, a nine year old boy, seemingly at random. The soldiers told the surrounding villagers that they arrested Osama because he had been seen throwing rocks immediately prior to their arrival. Eyewitnesses from ‘Azzun refuted this claim, saying that they had seen the boy playing with his friends in the town square at the time when the rocks were allegedly thrown.
Regardless, the soldiers detained Osama in the back of one jeep, and did not allow any Palestinians to sit with the boy, even though he was crying and visibly distressed. The boy’s father arrived quickly, but since he did not have his Hawiyya ID card on him, he was forced to go home and retrieve it before he was allowed to see his son.
Osama was alone with the soldiers in the jeep for over one hour, and remained in detention for another hour and a half after his father returned, before being released. Throughout this time, people from the town surrounded the military jeeps, in an effort to support the child. The incident was captured by Palestine TV, and can be seen below on the source link.
The offending soldiers released Osama to his home that night, but claimed that he had officially confessed to throwing stones. Often, ‘Azzunee children who are arrested or detained are offered release if they sign a confession, often written in Hebrew, a language they don’t read or write. These children are usually alone with soldiers, with neither their parents nor lawyers present (which is in direct contravention of Israel’s own laws), and are under great physical and mental duress. These confessions are designed to implicate other children – often by having other names written in. Since the children do not know what they are signing, they are tricked into implicating their friends in falsified crimes.
In some instances, children who are accused of throwing stones at settlers have also been ordered to pay ‘compensation’ for ‘causing distress’ to the settlers (who cannot even prove they had stones thrown at them), sometimes up to 30,000 shekels. This is a further burden for economically unstable ‘Azzun. Those who cannot pay the compensations in the allotted time are forced to spend double the time of their original sentence in jail.
While the town is definitely happy that Osama has returned home, the story is not yet over. Since the Israeli soldiers have a forced confession to stone throwing, they may return again to raid Osama’s house, or potentially use this ‘confession’ as evidence to arrest other children from the village.
(Source: IWPS)
Because of its precarious geographical position, occupation forces have been particularly brutal in ‘Azzun. Currently, 230 Palestinian children are imprisoned in Israel jails. 68 of those children come from ‘Azzun. There are an additional 112 adult prisoners from here, victims of regular night raids. In 2013, the Israeli military conducted 300 operations inside the town, and soldiers have entered the town on foot every night for the last week.
Those who are not imprisoned face other difficulties. Most of the population are professional farmers; however most of the town’s land has been stolen by the surrounding settlements. This has left ‘Azzun with a 46% unemployment rate. Many of the employed work across the Green Line, facing regular harassment at the checkpoints. During the Second Intifada, checkpoint gates were installed at the entrances of the town, enabling the Israeli military to create flying checkpoints, which happens multiple times per week.
Such was the case yesterday, when 8 jeeps arrived at 1 pm to close the gate leading to road 55 which runs from Qalqilya towards Nablus. After the soldiers arrived, several of them entered the village and grabbed Osama, a nine year old boy, seemingly at random. The soldiers told the surrounding villagers that they arrested Osama because he had been seen throwing rocks immediately prior to their arrival. Eyewitnesses from ‘Azzun refuted this claim, saying that they had seen the boy playing with his friends in the town square at the time when the rocks were allegedly thrown.
Regardless, the soldiers detained Osama in the back of one jeep, and did not allow any Palestinians to sit with the boy, even though he was crying and visibly distressed. The boy’s father arrived quickly, but since he did not have his Hawiyya ID card on him, he was forced to go home and retrieve it before he was allowed to see his son.
Osama was alone with the soldiers in the jeep for over one hour, and remained in detention for another hour and a half after his father returned, before being released. Throughout this time, people from the town surrounded the military jeeps, in an effort to support the child. The incident was captured by Palestine TV, and can be seen below on the source link.
The offending soldiers released Osama to his home that night, but claimed that he had officially confessed to throwing stones. Often, ‘Azzunee children who are arrested or detained are offered release if they sign a confession, often written in Hebrew, a language they don’t read or write. These children are usually alone with soldiers, with neither their parents nor lawyers present (which is in direct contravention of Israel’s own laws), and are under great physical and mental duress. These confessions are designed to implicate other children – often by having other names written in. Since the children do not know what they are signing, they are tricked into implicating their friends in falsified crimes.
In some instances, children who are accused of throwing stones at settlers have also been ordered to pay ‘compensation’ for ‘causing distress’ to the settlers (who cannot even prove they had stones thrown at them), sometimes up to 30,000 shekels. This is a further burden for economically unstable ‘Azzun. Those who cannot pay the compensations in the allotted time are forced to spend double the time of their original sentence in jail.
While the town is definitely happy that Osama has returned home, the story is not yet over. Since the Israeli soldiers have a forced confession to stone throwing, they may return again to raid Osama’s house, or potentially use this ‘confession’ as evidence to arrest other children from the village.
(Source: IWPS)
National Committee for Planning and Building in the Israeli ministry of interior approved the expansion of Megiddo prison in pre-1948 Palestinian territories to accommodate 6000 prisoners.
Haaretz Hebrew newspaper said Wednesday the committee cancelled a former system which stated that every single prisoner must have a cell of 6.5 sqm. However, every prisoner now has only a cell of 3.5 sqm.
30 years ago, Planning and building systems in Israel stipulated to specify 6.5sqm or more for every prisoner. The total number of the prisoners must not exceed 400 prisoners per a prison.
According to law, prison and public facilities space must be five donums or more in addition to 7 donums to build factories that help prisoners habilitate. Yet, the IPS does not apply the law.
There are currently 25 prisons and military detention centers in which Palestinian prisoners are held, including four interrogation centers, four military detention centers and 17 prisons. Of these facilities, 20 are located outside the West Bank and Gaza, meaning that prisoners are illegally transferred outside of occupied territory.
This violates Article 47 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which explicitly states that “protected persons accused of offences shall be detained in the occupied country, and if convicted they shall serve their sentences therein.”
Haaretz Hebrew newspaper said Wednesday the committee cancelled a former system which stated that every single prisoner must have a cell of 6.5 sqm. However, every prisoner now has only a cell of 3.5 sqm.
30 years ago, Planning and building systems in Israel stipulated to specify 6.5sqm or more for every prisoner. The total number of the prisoners must not exceed 400 prisoners per a prison.
According to law, prison and public facilities space must be five donums or more in addition to 7 donums to build factories that help prisoners habilitate. Yet, the IPS does not apply the law.
There are currently 25 prisons and military detention centers in which Palestinian prisoners are held, including four interrogation centers, four military detention centers and 17 prisons. Of these facilities, 20 are located outside the West Bank and Gaza, meaning that prisoners are illegally transferred outside of occupied territory.
This violates Article 47 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which explicitly states that “protected persons accused of offences shall be detained in the occupied country, and if convicted they shall serve their sentences therein.”
Israeli forces detained eleven Palestinians in raids in the northern and southern West Bank early Wednesday morning, witnesses said.
Nine young Palestinian men were detained in two separate raids on the southern West Bank towns of Halhul and Idhna near Hebron overnight.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli forces stormed Halhul north of Hebron at dawn Wednesday and detained Muhannad Yousif Zamaarah, his brother Anan, and Ahmad Murshid Mansour.
Separately, Israeli troops stormed Idhna west of Hebron and detained 36-year-old Murshid Abdullah Tmeizi, Ziad Hasan Awwad, his son Izz Addin, Khalil Muhammad Awwad, Muhammad Ahmad Salih Awwad and his son Mahmoud.
An Israeli army spokeswoman, however, said that only two had been detained in Halhoul, while another Palestinian was detained in Bani Naim, east of Hebron.
On Wednesday morning Israeli forces also raided a village in the northern West Bank and detained two supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Palestinian security sources told Ma'an.
The sources told Ma'an that Israeli troops raided Meithalun south of Jenin and ransacked the home of Fawwaz Salih Nueirat.
After inspecting the house, Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers detained Nueirat's sons Bashar, 34 and Yousif, 30.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that one Palestinian had been detained in the raid on Meithalun, and she added that another was detained in Illa, southwest of Jenin.
She said that Israeli forces "discovered two shotguns and one gun" during the raid, and that the items were subsequently confiscated.
Nine young Palestinian men were detained in two separate raids on the southern West Bank towns of Halhul and Idhna near Hebron overnight.
Locals told Ma'an that Israeli forces stormed Halhul north of Hebron at dawn Wednesday and detained Muhannad Yousif Zamaarah, his brother Anan, and Ahmad Murshid Mansour.
Separately, Israeli troops stormed Idhna west of Hebron and detained 36-year-old Murshid Abdullah Tmeizi, Ziad Hasan Awwad, his son Izz Addin, Khalil Muhammad Awwad, Muhammad Ahmad Salih Awwad and his son Mahmoud.
An Israeli army spokeswoman, however, said that only two had been detained in Halhoul, while another Palestinian was detained in Bani Naim, east of Hebron.
On Wednesday morning Israeli forces also raided a village in the northern West Bank and detained two supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Palestinian security sources told Ma'an.
The sources told Ma'an that Israeli troops raided Meithalun south of Jenin and ransacked the home of Fawwaz Salih Nueirat.
After inspecting the house, Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers detained Nueirat's sons Bashar, 34 and Yousif, 30.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that one Palestinian had been detained in the raid on Meithalun, and she added that another was detained in Illa, southwest of Jenin.
She said that Israeli forces "discovered two shotguns and one gun" during the raid, and that the items were subsequently confiscated.
UFree media center has launched on Tuesday an international petition to stop Israeli administrative detention policy against Palestinian political prisoners and detainees. “We, the undersigned, call on the European Parliament and United Nations Human rights Council to pressure Israel to comply with international and humanitarian law and stop the use of “Administrative Detention” policy, such policy clearly breaches the international and humanitarian law, ethical principles and human values. We also condemn the cruel and inhumane treatment including psychological and physical punishment and humiliation, and deprivation of healthcare”, the UFree petition read.
The petition pointed out that there are currently more than 5,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, including 22 women, 230 children and 11 democratically elected members of parliament and 200 Palestinians detained under “Administrative Detention” policy. They are subjected to physical and mental torture, solitary confinement, medical testing, and many serious abuses. They are deliberately denied medical treatment for chronic illnesses, family visits, and access to legal support.
Thousands of Palestinian political prisoners and detainees were subjected to “Administrative Detention” policy, where prisoners are detained without charge or trial in flagrant violation of international laws and conventions that state prisoners should have a fair trial, it added.
According to the international petition, Israeli occupation forces regularly use the administrative detention as punitive policy, although international law restricts the use of such detention. Administrative detention policy breaches the Israeli law itself as it violates the conditions set to renew Palestinian administrative detainees' arrest.
These conditions pushed more than 200 prisoners on 24th April 2014 to start an open-ended hunger strike to end administrative detention policy.
For their part, the striking administrative detainees confirmed their determination to continue their hunger strike till meeting their demands.
“We are proud to die for the sake of justice, freedom, and for our right to live in dignity”, the detainees said in a leaked letter on Tuesday.
The administrative detainees called for more support to their hunger strike and demands, and to shed light on their plight behind Israeli bars.
Palestinian administrative detainees have launched an open-ended hunger strike two weeks ago protesting their continued detention without charge or trial.
Meanwhile, the journalist Nawaf al-Amer has declared a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with administrative detainees' demands.
On his Facebook page, al-Amer declared his intention to go on hunger strike on Thursday in the protest tent in Nablus.
The liberated prisoner Nawaf al-Amer has been jailed for several years in Israeli jails.
The petition pointed out that there are currently more than 5,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, including 22 women, 230 children and 11 democratically elected members of parliament and 200 Palestinians detained under “Administrative Detention” policy. They are subjected to physical and mental torture, solitary confinement, medical testing, and many serious abuses. They are deliberately denied medical treatment for chronic illnesses, family visits, and access to legal support.
Thousands of Palestinian political prisoners and detainees were subjected to “Administrative Detention” policy, where prisoners are detained without charge or trial in flagrant violation of international laws and conventions that state prisoners should have a fair trial, it added.
According to the international petition, Israeli occupation forces regularly use the administrative detention as punitive policy, although international law restricts the use of such detention. Administrative detention policy breaches the Israeli law itself as it violates the conditions set to renew Palestinian administrative detainees' arrest.
These conditions pushed more than 200 prisoners on 24th April 2014 to start an open-ended hunger strike to end administrative detention policy.
For their part, the striking administrative detainees confirmed their determination to continue their hunger strike till meeting their demands.
“We are proud to die for the sake of justice, freedom, and for our right to live in dignity”, the detainees said in a leaked letter on Tuesday.
The administrative detainees called for more support to their hunger strike and demands, and to shed light on their plight behind Israeli bars.
Palestinian administrative detainees have launched an open-ended hunger strike two weeks ago protesting their continued detention without charge or trial.
Meanwhile, the journalist Nawaf al-Amer has declared a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with administrative detainees' demands.
On his Facebook page, al-Amer declared his intention to go on hunger strike on Thursday in the protest tent in Nablus.
The liberated prisoner Nawaf al-Amer has been jailed for several years in Israeli jails.
MP Mohammed al-Natsha
Dr. Ahmed Bahar, First Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, has called for an emergency PLC session to be held concurrently in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to discuss the brutal Israeli attacks against detained MP Mohammed al-Natsha and other detained MPS, along with all other prisoners held behind Israeli bars. Bahar drew attention, in a statement on Tuesday, to the need to embark on a joint national agenda to bring such conspiracies, targeting Palestinian MPS, land and people, to a halt.
Bahar slammed Israeli prison guards’ assault on MP Natsha as unwarrantable crime against a Palestinian representative voted for by an entire nation and granted a parliamentary immunity ensured by legislative and constitutional conventions.
Ntasha has been on hunger strike for 12 days to protest administrative detention, with neither charge nor trial, and was carried to the hospital after having been severely beaten by Israeli Prison Service (IPS) forces.
Bahar called on all Arab and Islamic parliaments to condemn the Israeli crimes against Natsha and all other abducted MPs seized in Israeli lock-ups, and to take serious legal action so as to ensure the prisoners’ release and to activate their cause at international platforms.
Dr. Ahmed Bahar, First Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, has called for an emergency PLC session to be held concurrently in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to discuss the brutal Israeli attacks against detained MP Mohammed al-Natsha and other detained MPS, along with all other prisoners held behind Israeli bars. Bahar drew attention, in a statement on Tuesday, to the need to embark on a joint national agenda to bring such conspiracies, targeting Palestinian MPS, land and people, to a halt.
Bahar slammed Israeli prison guards’ assault on MP Natsha as unwarrantable crime against a Palestinian representative voted for by an entire nation and granted a parliamentary immunity ensured by legislative and constitutional conventions.
Ntasha has been on hunger strike for 12 days to protest administrative detention, with neither charge nor trial, and was carried to the hospital after having been severely beaten by Israeli Prison Service (IPS) forces.
Bahar called on all Arab and Islamic parliaments to condemn the Israeli crimes against Natsha and all other abducted MPs seized in Israeli lock-ups, and to take serious legal action so as to ensure the prisoners’ release and to activate their cause at international platforms.
15 Palestinian citizens, from different West Bank areas, were arrested by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Wednesday. IOF raided Halhoul town, north of al-Khalil, and arrested brothers Muhannad, 21, and Adnan, 18, and the young man Morshed Mansour, 20, after having attacked their homes and rummaged through them.
IOF stormed Idna town and arrested six other Palestinian young men.
In a related context, military checkpoints were erected by IOF in several quarters of al-Khalil and at the main entrances of Sair, Halhoul, and Al-Fawar refugee camp, where Palestinian vehicles and passers-by IDs were meticulously checked, causing traffic congestion.
In Bethlehem, IOF arrested two Palestinian youngsters, 21 and 26 old respectivley, after having raided their homes and rummaged through them.
Media sources further documented the arrest of two more Palestinian youngsters, aged consecutively 21 and 19, east and west of Bethlehem.
Two more brothers from Mithloun, south of Jenin, were also arrested after IOF stormed their homes and searched them, the same sources reported
IOF arrests 10 Palestinians across in West Bank
Israeli occupation forces ( IOF) carried out Wednesday at dawn a wide arrest campaign in several cities across the West Bank. Local sources said, IOF detained four Palestinians from Hebron city, southern West Bank. An Israeli military force stormed Halhol town northern Hebron and arrested Ahamed Mansour , 20, and two brothers, Mohanned 21, Anan Zamara 18, after storming and ransacking their houses. The fourth one was Murshed Tomizi, 35, from Beit Izna town.
IOF has also erected military checkpoints in several neighborhoods in Hebron, and at entrance of Sai’ir town, Halhol and Al Fawar Camps searching Palestinians' vehicles and checking their IDs.
Israeli military forces broke into several suburbs in Bethlehem, and arrested four Palestinians .
According to security sources, IOF arrested two young men, Basam AlSheikh,21, Khader AlHarimi, 26, from Al Saf street midst Bethlehem, after raiding and searching their houses. In the same context, IOF detained Abedelkarim Shakarn, 19, after raiding his house in Nahaleen village, west of Bethlehem. In Taqo’ village, east of Bethlehem, they detained Mahmoud Sabah, 21.
In Mathlon town southern Jenin city, IOF detained at dawn Bashar Nai’mat, 34, and his brother Yousef 30, after raiding and ransacking their house .
Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out arrest raids in the West Bank. Around 40 percent of Palestinian men living in the occupied territories have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
IOF stormed Idna town and arrested six other Palestinian young men.
In a related context, military checkpoints were erected by IOF in several quarters of al-Khalil and at the main entrances of Sair, Halhoul, and Al-Fawar refugee camp, where Palestinian vehicles and passers-by IDs were meticulously checked, causing traffic congestion.
In Bethlehem, IOF arrested two Palestinian youngsters, 21 and 26 old respectivley, after having raided their homes and rummaged through them.
Media sources further documented the arrest of two more Palestinian youngsters, aged consecutively 21 and 19, east and west of Bethlehem.
Two more brothers from Mithloun, south of Jenin, were also arrested after IOF stormed their homes and searched them, the same sources reported
IOF arrests 10 Palestinians across in West Bank
Israeli occupation forces ( IOF) carried out Wednesday at dawn a wide arrest campaign in several cities across the West Bank. Local sources said, IOF detained four Palestinians from Hebron city, southern West Bank. An Israeli military force stormed Halhol town northern Hebron and arrested Ahamed Mansour , 20, and two brothers, Mohanned 21, Anan Zamara 18, after storming and ransacking their houses. The fourth one was Murshed Tomizi, 35, from Beit Izna town.
IOF has also erected military checkpoints in several neighborhoods in Hebron, and at entrance of Sai’ir town, Halhol and Al Fawar Camps searching Palestinians' vehicles and checking their IDs.
Israeli military forces broke into several suburbs in Bethlehem, and arrested four Palestinians .
According to security sources, IOF arrested two young men, Basam AlSheikh,21, Khader AlHarimi, 26, from Al Saf street midst Bethlehem, after raiding and searching their houses. In the same context, IOF detained Abedelkarim Shakarn, 19, after raiding his house in Nahaleen village, west of Bethlehem. In Taqo’ village, east of Bethlehem, they detained Mahmoud Sabah, 21.
In Mathlon town southern Jenin city, IOF detained at dawn Bashar Nai’mat, 34, and his brother Yousef 30, after raiding and ransacking their house .
Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out arrest raids in the West Bank. Around 40 percent of Palestinian men living in the occupied territories have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
Nearly all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails will go on hunger strike for one day on Thursday in solidarity with administrative detainees who have been on strike for nearly two weeks, an official said.
Ziad Abu Ein, undersecretary of the ministry of prisoners' affairs, told Ma'an Wednesday that some 5,100 Palestinians in Israeli jails would be going on hunger strike the following day.
Additionally, some 50 convicted prisoners will be starting an open hunger strike Thursday in solidarity with administrative detainees, who are held without charge or trial.
More than 100 Palestinians in Israeli prisons launched a mass, open-ended hunger strike on April 24 in protest against their detention without trial.
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.
Ziad Abu Ein, undersecretary of the ministry of prisoners' affairs, told Ma'an Wednesday that some 5,100 Palestinians in Israeli jails would be going on hunger strike the following day.
Additionally, some 50 convicted prisoners will be starting an open hunger strike Thursday in solidarity with administrative detainees, who are held without charge or trial.
More than 100 Palestinians in Israeli prisons launched a mass, open-ended hunger strike on April 24 in protest against their detention without trial.
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.
Some 10,000 Palestinian residents of Israel rallied in the north on Tuesday to demand the right of return for refugees expelled after the creation of the Israeli state in 1948.
The demonstration took place in the Israeli village of Lavi, which was built on the ruins of the Palestinian village of Lubya.
Lubya was home to 2,726 Palestinians until 1948, when Jewish mobs captured the village during the Arab-Israeli conflict that led to Israel's creation.
Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and read out the names of 530 Palestinian villages that were emptied 66 years ago, before observing a minute's silence in their memory.
"A demonstration organized by Israeli Arab associations gathered about 10,000 people and two youths were arrested for violence against the police," Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said.
Groups demanding the right of return for Palestinians expelled from their homes in 1948 organized the event under the slogan: "Your 'independence' day is our 'Nakba'," Arabic for catastrophe.
"There will be no peace, no stability and no reconciliation without the refugees' right of return," lawmaker Mohammad Barakei told AFP.
More than 760,000 Palestinians -- estimated today to number 4.8 million with their descendants -- fled or were driven from their homes in 1948.
Palestinians mark Nakba day on May 15, but Palestinian citizens of Israel hold demonstrations on Israeli independence day, which fell on Tuesday this year.
The Palestinian population of Israel is made up of around 1.3 million people, some 20 percent of Israel's population.
Most of Lubya's original inhabitants settled in the Yarmouk refugee camp in the suburbs of Damascus.
In Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, police dispersed a demonstration by Jewish extremists, who marched through the streets of the Old City chanting anti-Arab slogans, the police spokeswoman said.
Police arrested two of the demonstrators who tried to force their way past a checkpoint, she added.
The demonstration took place in the Israeli village of Lavi, which was built on the ruins of the Palestinian village of Lubya.
Lubya was home to 2,726 Palestinians until 1948, when Jewish mobs captured the village during the Arab-Israeli conflict that led to Israel's creation.
Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and read out the names of 530 Palestinian villages that were emptied 66 years ago, before observing a minute's silence in their memory.
"A demonstration organized by Israeli Arab associations gathered about 10,000 people and two youths were arrested for violence against the police," Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said.
Groups demanding the right of return for Palestinians expelled from their homes in 1948 organized the event under the slogan: "Your 'independence' day is our 'Nakba'," Arabic for catastrophe.
"There will be no peace, no stability and no reconciliation without the refugees' right of return," lawmaker Mohammad Barakei told AFP.
More than 760,000 Palestinians -- estimated today to number 4.8 million with their descendants -- fled or were driven from their homes in 1948.
Palestinians mark Nakba day on May 15, but Palestinian citizens of Israel hold demonstrations on Israeli independence day, which fell on Tuesday this year.
The Palestinian population of Israel is made up of around 1.3 million people, some 20 percent of Israel's population.
Most of Lubya's original inhabitants settled in the Yarmouk refugee camp in the suburbs of Damascus.
In Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, police dispersed a demonstration by Jewish extremists, who marched through the streets of the Old City chanting anti-Arab slogans, the police spokeswoman said.
Police arrested two of the demonstrators who tried to force their way past a checkpoint, she added.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Wednesday at dawn two Palestinians from Gaza claiming that they were trying to cross the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip. An Israeli troop noticed abnormal movement near the western Negev before they found two Palestinians tried to infiltrate the border with the Gaza Strip, IOF radio reported.
Israeli forces arrested on Tuesday evening a Palestinian citizen in east of al-Burij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces arrested on Tuesday evening a Palestinian citizen in east of al-Burij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Local sources in the southern West Bank city of Hebron have reported that Israeli soldiers invaded Halhoul and Ithna towns, broke into and searched several homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians.
The sources said dozens of soldiers invaded Halhoul town, north of Hebron, and kidnapped two brothers identified as Mohannad, 21, and Anan Mohammad Zama’ra, 18, and a third Palestinian identified as Ahmad Omar Mansour, 20.
The soldiers broke into, and violently searched, the homes of the kidnapped Palestinians, and several other homes in the town.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that several Israeli military vehicles invaded also Ithna town, west of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mershed Tmeizy, 35, after searching his home.
In addition, soldiers installed several roadblocks in various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and at the entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, in addition to the al-Fawwar refugee camp, and searched dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
Also on Wednesday at dawn, soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Nahhalin and Teqoua’ nearby towns, and kidnapped four Palestinians
The sources said dozens of soldiers invaded Halhoul town, north of Hebron, and kidnapped two brothers identified as Mohannad, 21, and Anan Mohammad Zama’ra, 18, and a third Palestinian identified as Ahmad Omar Mansour, 20.
The soldiers broke into, and violently searched, the homes of the kidnapped Palestinians, and several other homes in the town.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that several Israeli military vehicles invaded also Ithna town, west of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mershed Tmeizy, 35, after searching his home.
In addition, soldiers installed several roadblocks in various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and at the entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, in addition to the al-Fawwar refugee camp, and searched dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
Also on Wednesday at dawn, soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Nahhalin and Teqoua’ nearby towns, and kidnapped four Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians, including a child, from the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and took them to unknown destinations.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Monir Ali Jaradat, 16 years of age, in an olive orchard in Marj Iben ‘Amer Meadow area, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Jaradat is from the Sielet al-Harethiyya town, near the Meadow area.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the army also shot and injured Mohammad Nasser Kamil, 25, as he was working in Arrabat Al-Batouf town, in the Galilee, and kidnapped him.
Another Palestinian, identified as Morad Mahmoud Kamil, 24, was also kidnapped in the same area.
In related news, soldiers invaded Qabatia town, near Jenin, broke into one home, and violently searched it, before kidnapping one Palestinian identified as Saleh Amin Kamil, 42.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians.
Two children were also injured, in two separate attacks, carried out by Israeli soldiers in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Monir Ali Jaradat, 16 years of age, in an olive orchard in Marj Iben ‘Amer Meadow area, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Jaradat is from the Sielet al-Harethiyya town, near the Meadow area.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that the army also shot and injured Mohammad Nasser Kamil, 25, as he was working in Arrabat Al-Batouf town, in the Galilee, and kidnapped him.
Another Palestinian, identified as Morad Mahmoud Kamil, 24, was also kidnapped in the same area.
In related news, soldiers invaded Qabatia town, near Jenin, broke into one home, and violently searched it, before kidnapping one Palestinian identified as Saleh Amin Kamil, 42.
Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians.
Two children were also injured, in two separate attacks, carried out by Israeli soldiers in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, stated that high rates of cancer among Palestinian political prisons, held by Israel, could be attributed to nuclear toxic waste Israel buries near several prisons in the Negev Desert, south of the country.
Ferwana said that (%53.7) of the detainees are held in Be’er As-Sabe (Beersheba) Prison, Ramon, Nafha and the Negev detention camp, all located close to the area where Israel buries toxic waste, in the Negev Desert, close to the Dimona Israeli Nuclear Plant.
The former political prisoner also stated that many Israeli Environment Ministers warned Tel Aviv of the dangers resulting from Israel’s toxic waste, its nuclear experiments and research in Dimona, the Oyon Masr (Egypt’s Eyes) Egyptian Paper has reported.
He added that those toxins, and experiments conducted by Israel in areas, close to those detention camps in the Negev, are likely the leading cause of the noticeable increase in cancer, other strange conditions and serious diseases the detainees contract.
There has been numerous reports on the impacts of the Dimona plant on the environment in that area, including various reports about the toxic leaks, while Israel’s daily, Haaretz, has reported back in December of 2011 that 44 employees, and their families, complained the workers are suffering from cancer, as well as many other conditions, resulting from radiation exposure.
Along with three other UN Member States (India, Pakistan and South Sudan), Tel Aviv never signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, therefore it argues that it never broke the treaty as it never signed to start with.
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Ferwana said that (%53.7) of the detainees are held in Be’er As-Sabe (Beersheba) Prison, Ramon, Nafha and the Negev detention camp, all located close to the area where Israel buries toxic waste, in the Negev Desert, close to the Dimona Israeli Nuclear Plant.
The former political prisoner also stated that many Israeli Environment Ministers warned Tel Aviv of the dangers resulting from Israel’s toxic waste, its nuclear experiments and research in Dimona, the Oyon Masr (Egypt’s Eyes) Egyptian Paper has reported.
He added that those toxins, and experiments conducted by Israel in areas, close to those detention camps in the Negev, are likely the leading cause of the noticeable increase in cancer, other strange conditions and serious diseases the detainees contract.
There has been numerous reports on the impacts of the Dimona plant on the environment in that area, including various reports about the toxic leaks, while Israel’s daily, Haaretz, has reported back in December of 2011 that 44 employees, and their families, complained the workers are suffering from cancer, as well as many other conditions, resulting from radiation exposure.
Along with three other UN Member States (India, Pakistan and South Sudan), Tel Aviv never signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, therefore it argues that it never broke the treaty as it never signed to start with.
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Fifteen Palestinians were injured, and three were detained in the Old City of Jerusalem on Monday, medics said.
Medic Iyad Abu Sneineh said 15 people were injured in the clashes, including five who were taken to hospital for treatment. Among the injured was a man shot in the chest with a rubber-coated steel bullet, and an elderly woman hit in the foot with a stun grenade. Israeli forces also beat and arrested three people in the same area. The arrested were identified as the imam of al-Bahr mosque in Jaffa Mohammad Ayesh, Salih Sweiti, 22, and Hussam Seder. |
A Ma’an reporter said that clashes started when Israeli forces suddenly attacked worshippers who were prevented from entering the al-Aqsa compound with stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. Female worshippers threw empty water bottles and shoes at the deployed forces.
Islamic endowments director in Jerusalem Azzam al-Khatib told Ma’an that “the closure of the al-Aqsa mosque is rejected. It is a clear violation of the religious rights of Muslims, and a violation of freedom of worship.”
Islamic endowments director in Jerusalem Azzam al-Khatib told Ma’an that “the closure of the al-Aqsa mosque is rejected. It is a clear violation of the religious rights of Muslims, and a violation of freedom of worship.”
arrested Palestinian Imam, Mohammed Ayesh
60 Israeli settlers Tuesday morning broke into Al-Aqsa compound via al-Magharba Gate in the occupied Jerusalem under the protection of occupation forces. The spokesperson of Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage, Mahmoud Abu al-Atta, pointed out that the settlers stormed Al-Aqsa compound when it was semi-empty from the Palestinian worshipers and students.
The occupation prevented Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa mosque except the elderly men, which make it semi-empty, Abu al-Atta explained.
Abu al-Atta added that dozens of Jerusalemite worshipers still stationed at the Hetta Gate despite of the Israeli ban.
In a relevant vein, Al-Aqsa Foundation for the Construction of Islamic Sanctuaries stated that Israeli forces arrested Palestinian Imam, Mohammed Ayesh, and injured three students stationed at the ''Hetta Gate''.
The occupation imposed a blockade on Al-Asqsa compound in order to save the settlers moving, in attempt to strengthen the settlers' presence in the place permanently.
The Palestinian local media said that dozens of Palestinians worshipers were forced to perform their daily prayers in the streets near Al-Aqsa.
The Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Ekrema Sabri, appealed the Palestinian and the international bodies to stop the settles continued beak-ins, pointing out that the settlers declared their intention to storm the mosque in greater numbers today.
Extremist Israeli settlers and politicians have recently violated the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque almost on a daily basis and always under the protection of armed occupation forces, which often attack Palestinian worshipers who try to protect their holy site.
60 Israeli settlers Tuesday morning broke into Al-Aqsa compound via al-Magharba Gate in the occupied Jerusalem under the protection of occupation forces. The spokesperson of Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage, Mahmoud Abu al-Atta, pointed out that the settlers stormed Al-Aqsa compound when it was semi-empty from the Palestinian worshipers and students.
The occupation prevented Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa mosque except the elderly men, which make it semi-empty, Abu al-Atta explained.
Abu al-Atta added that dozens of Jerusalemite worshipers still stationed at the Hetta Gate despite of the Israeli ban.
In a relevant vein, Al-Aqsa Foundation for the Construction of Islamic Sanctuaries stated that Israeli forces arrested Palestinian Imam, Mohammed Ayesh, and injured three students stationed at the ''Hetta Gate''.
The occupation imposed a blockade on Al-Asqsa compound in order to save the settlers moving, in attempt to strengthen the settlers' presence in the place permanently.
The Palestinian local media said that dozens of Palestinians worshipers were forced to perform their daily prayers in the streets near Al-Aqsa.
The Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Ekrema Sabri, appealed the Palestinian and the international bodies to stop the settles continued beak-ins, pointing out that the settlers declared their intention to storm the mosque in greater numbers today.
Extremist Israeli settlers and politicians have recently violated the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque almost on a daily basis and always under the protection of armed occupation forces, which often attack Palestinian worshipers who try to protect their holy site.
Israeli occupation court extended Monday the detention of a Palestinian Woman Khadija Idriss and three Palestinians minors, Jamal Mzaour, Mohamed Dalaa, and Mohammed Jarjour from the occupied Jerusalem. The lawyer 'Prisoner’s Club society, Mofeed al-Hajj, said that the court extended detention of Idriss for 24 hours.
In a relevant vein, the occupation arrested Palestinian youth, Ahmad Ibrahim, 26, from Jenin at a checkpoint, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, The Palestinian security pointed out.
Since 1967, when Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel. This represents approximately 20% of the total population in the Occupied Palestinian Territories , and 40% of all males.
There are an estimated 5,100 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel, of which 11 are members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC).
In a relevant vein, the occupation arrested Palestinian youth, Ahmad Ibrahim, 26, from Jenin at a checkpoint, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, The Palestinian security pointed out.
Since 1967, when Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel. This represents approximately 20% of the total population in the Occupied Palestinian Territories , and 40% of all males.
There are an estimated 5,100 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel, of which 11 are members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC).
The West bank city of Hebron witnessed the most vicious arrest campaigns during the last month, a report by Prisoner’s Club society stated. 100 Palestinians were arrested and the imprisonment of 35 prisoners was extended. The society said that Israeli Ofer court punished some of the prisoners by fining them a exorbitant amounts of money reached in some cases to 25,000 NIS.
The society called on all human rights organizations to expose the crimes occupation commit against Hebron.
Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out arrest raids in the West Bank. Around 40 percent of Palestinian men living in the occupied territories have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
The society called on all human rights organizations to expose the crimes occupation commit against Hebron.
Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out arrest raids in the West Bank. Around 40 percent of Palestinian men living in the occupied territories have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, installed roadblocks, and searched several homes after violently breaking into them.
Local sources in Ya’bad village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the village, and searched at least one home, before invading the area of the Homesh former Israeli settlement, and searched it.
The sources said the soldiers invaded the vacant home of a resident identified as Mo’ab Hasan Qneiry, causing property damage.
Soldiers also invaded Taqroumia town, west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and searched a home that belongs to resident Yasser Hasan Fatafta, 30, also causing property damage, and interrogated several Palestinians.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and several nearby villages and towns, south of the city, and searched a number of homes; no arrests were reported.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded various communities in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, mainly the Obeyyat area and Khalayel al-Louz.
The army also installed a roadblock in the Sharaf area, between al-Khader and Batteer towns, west of Bethlehem, stopped dozens of cars causing traffic jam and extended delays.
On Monday evening, soldiers ordered resident Hasan Mohammad Salah, 67, to demolish his well, in his own land south of al-Khader.
The well is close to the Eliezer illegal Israeli settlement; Salah has 35 days to appeal the decision or demolish his well.
Also on Monday evening, soldiers stationed at the Za’tara military roadblock, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, kidnapped one Palestinian while trying to cross.
Eyewitnesses said the army kidnapped Ata Sheikh Ibrahim, 26, from Kufur Ra’ey village, near Jenin, and took him to an unknown destination.
Local sources in Ya’bad village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the village, and searched at least one home, before invading the area of the Homesh former Israeli settlement, and searched it.
The sources said the soldiers invaded the vacant home of a resident identified as Mo’ab Hasan Qneiry, causing property damage.
Soldiers also invaded Taqroumia town, west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and searched a home that belongs to resident Yasser Hasan Fatafta, 30, also causing property damage, and interrogated several Palestinians.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and several nearby villages and towns, south of the city, and searched a number of homes; no arrests were reported.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded various communities in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, mainly the Obeyyat area and Khalayel al-Louz.
The army also installed a roadblock in the Sharaf area, between al-Khader and Batteer towns, west of Bethlehem, stopped dozens of cars causing traffic jam and extended delays.
On Monday evening, soldiers ordered resident Hasan Mohammad Salah, 67, to demolish his well, in his own land south of al-Khader.
The well is close to the Eliezer illegal Israeli settlement; Salah has 35 days to appeal the decision or demolish his well.
Also on Monday evening, soldiers stationed at the Za’tara military roadblock, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, kidnapped one Palestinian while trying to cross.
Eyewitnesses said the army kidnapped Ata Sheikh Ibrahim, 26, from Kufur Ra’ey village, near Jenin, and took him to an unknown destination.
