9 may 2015
A young Palestinian woman from occupied East Jerusalem has accused security guards at an Israeli light rail station, along with Israeli police officers, of physically and verbally assaulting her on Thursday.
Natalie Abed Rabbo, 18, told Ma'an that she had bought a light rail ticket and was boarding the tram, when "all of a sudden, a security guard approached me and accused me of boarding the tram without a ticket."
She said that she showed her ticket to the the guard, but that he ignored it. She added: "I asked him to check the surveillance cameras to make sure that I had bought a ticket, but he refused."
Abed Rabbo said that she then asked to speak to an officer to submit a complaint, but before she was able to do so, "eight security guards attacked me and pushed me into a corner, grabbing me by the neck."
She said that a female Israeli police officer tried to take away her handbag, but that she held onto it.
Natalie Abed Rabbo, 18, told Ma'an that she had bought a light rail ticket and was boarding the tram, when "all of a sudden, a security guard approached me and accused me of boarding the tram without a ticket."
She said that she showed her ticket to the the guard, but that he ignored it. She added: "I asked him to check the surveillance cameras to make sure that I had bought a ticket, but he refused."
Abed Rabbo said that she then asked to speak to an officer to submit a complaint, but before she was able to do so, "eight security guards attacked me and pushed me into a corner, grabbing me by the neck."
She said that a female Israeli police officer tried to take away her handbag, but that she held onto it.
Abed Rabbo said she was able to use her mobile phone to call her family, and that her mother and brother soon arrived on the scene. However, she said: "Special force officers then arrived and they beat my mother and brother, and they cuffed my hands and my feet."
The young woman said she was taken to the Russian Compound police station where she said she was again physically assaulted. The interrogator "accused me of boarding the tram without a ticket, as well as assaulting security officers and police personnel," she said.
Abbed Rabbo was released several hours later having paid a bail of 3,000 shekels. She said she was also forced to pay a fine of 200 shekels for breaching tram regulations.
On Monday, a Palestinian man was shot in the foot by a security guard at a light rail station near the illegal Israeli French Hill settlement in East Jerusalem. The security guard alleged that Hatem Salah had been attempting to stab passengers, although police later withdrew the allegations after it became clear that Salah had not been in possession of any sharp objects at the time.
Early investigations showed that Salah had been physically assaulted by two Israeli light rail guards on Sunday, the day before he was shot. The light rail service began operating in 2011 along a 14-kilometer (nine-mile) route which begins at Mount Herzl and passes through West Jerusalem before heading through the Palestinian east of the city and ending at the illegal settlement of Pisgat Zeev.
Land belonging to Palestinians in Shuafat was confiscated in 2001 by the Jerusalem Municipality for the construction of the light rail, which will eventually link more illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem to West Jerusalem upon its expected completion in 2016.
The young woman said she was taken to the Russian Compound police station where she said she was again physically assaulted. The interrogator "accused me of boarding the tram without a ticket, as well as assaulting security officers and police personnel," she said.
Abbed Rabbo was released several hours later having paid a bail of 3,000 shekels. She said she was also forced to pay a fine of 200 shekels for breaching tram regulations.
On Monday, a Palestinian man was shot in the foot by a security guard at a light rail station near the illegal Israeli French Hill settlement in East Jerusalem. The security guard alleged that Hatem Salah had been attempting to stab passengers, although police later withdrew the allegations after it became clear that Salah had not been in possession of any sharp objects at the time.
Early investigations showed that Salah had been physically assaulted by two Israeli light rail guards on Sunday, the day before he was shot. The light rail service began operating in 2011 along a 14-kilometer (nine-mile) route which begins at Mount Herzl and passes through West Jerusalem before heading through the Palestinian east of the city and ending at the illegal settlement of Pisgat Zeev.
Land belonging to Palestinians in Shuafat was confiscated in 2001 by the Jerusalem Municipality for the construction of the light rail, which will eventually link more illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem to West Jerusalem upon its expected completion in 2016.
8 may 2015
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli annexation wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The protest started in the center of the village, where dozens of locals accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists gathered before marching while carrying Palestinian flags and posters, and chanted slogans demanding ending the Israeli occupation, and its ongoing violations.
The protest marked the Palestinian Nakba when Israel was established in the historic land of Palestine, after displacing and removing hundreds of Palestinian villages and towns.
The protesters called for ongoing struggle against the occupation, and against the extremist Israeli government on Benjamin Netanyahu.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said the soldiers used excessive force against the nonviolent protesters, and fired dozens of gas bombs, and toxic smoke bombs, in addition to rubber-coated metal bullets.
Abu Rahma added that several Israeli military jeeps also invaded the village from its western side, and fired gas bombs at a number of homes, causing a man, his wife and their three children, to suffer severe effects of tear gas inhalation.
Late on Thursday at night, soldiers invaded Bil’in, and kidnapped Wael al-Khatib and Mohammad Hamad, after invading their homes and violently searching them. The soldiers also attacked the families of the two kidnapped Palestinians.
The protest started in the center of the village, where dozens of locals accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists gathered before marching while carrying Palestinian flags and posters, and chanted slogans demanding ending the Israeli occupation, and its ongoing violations.
The protest marked the Palestinian Nakba when Israel was established in the historic land of Palestine, after displacing and removing hundreds of Palestinian villages and towns.
The protesters called for ongoing struggle against the occupation, and against the extremist Israeli government on Benjamin Netanyahu.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said the soldiers used excessive force against the nonviolent protesters, and fired dozens of gas bombs, and toxic smoke bombs, in addition to rubber-coated metal bullets.
Abu Rahma added that several Israeli military jeeps also invaded the village from its western side, and fired gas bombs at a number of homes, causing a man, his wife and their three children, to suffer severe effects of tear gas inhalation.
Late on Thursday at night, soldiers invaded Bil’in, and kidnapped Wael al-Khatib and Mohammad Hamad, after invading their homes and violently searching them. The soldiers also attacked the families of the two kidnapped Palestinians.
There are currently four Palestinian lawyers being held in Israeli jails, the Palestine Prisoners' Center for Studies said in a statement Friday.
Detailing their cases, the statement called on international rights organizations to intervene and pressure Israel to end detention campaigns against Palestinians. The statement identified the most recently arrested lawyer as Rami al-Alami, who worked for the Palestinian Authority prisoners' affairs committee.
He was detained on Feb. 22 on his way home in al-Tur neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, and was later charged with providing "illegal" services, including couriering letters from prisoners.
Meanwhile, the Israeli authorities last month extended the administrative detention of lawyer Muhammad Allan, 30, by six months for the second time in a row. Allan was detained on Nov. 15, 2014 after Israeli forces raided and searched his home in Einabus village in southern Nablus, confiscating his mobile phones and work papers.
He was taken to the Negev prison and placed under administrative detention. Palestinians held in administrative detention are often held without charge or trial for months and without access to the evidence that led to their detention, even though international law stipulates this tactic only be used in exceptional circumstances.
Lawyer Ibrahim Nawwar al-Amer was detained on Nov. 9, 2014, when Israeli soldiers raided his home in Kafr Qalil village in southeastern Nablus, searched and confiscating his mobile phones, computers and camera. He is currently being held in the Megiddo jail.
Lastly, lawyer prisoner Yasser Muhammad Qawqas, 43, from Beit Ummar in northern Hebron was detained on March 5. The lawyer had previously spent 10 years in Israeli jails.
Over 6,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently being held in Israeli jails on the basis of policies the international community has decried as discriminatory and illegal.
Detailing their cases, the statement called on international rights organizations to intervene and pressure Israel to end detention campaigns against Palestinians. The statement identified the most recently arrested lawyer as Rami al-Alami, who worked for the Palestinian Authority prisoners' affairs committee.
He was detained on Feb. 22 on his way home in al-Tur neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, and was later charged with providing "illegal" services, including couriering letters from prisoners.
Meanwhile, the Israeli authorities last month extended the administrative detention of lawyer Muhammad Allan, 30, by six months for the second time in a row. Allan was detained on Nov. 15, 2014 after Israeli forces raided and searched his home in Einabus village in southern Nablus, confiscating his mobile phones and work papers.
He was taken to the Negev prison and placed under administrative detention. Palestinians held in administrative detention are often held without charge or trial for months and without access to the evidence that led to their detention, even though international law stipulates this tactic only be used in exceptional circumstances.
Lawyer Ibrahim Nawwar al-Amer was detained on Nov. 9, 2014, when Israeli soldiers raided his home in Kafr Qalil village in southeastern Nablus, searched and confiscating his mobile phones, computers and camera. He is currently being held in the Megiddo jail.
Lastly, lawyer prisoner Yasser Muhammad Qawqas, 43, from Beit Ummar in northern Hebron was detained on March 5. The lawyer had previously spent 10 years in Israeli jails.
Over 6,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently being held in Israeli jails on the basis of policies the international community has decried as discriminatory and illegal.
Sheikh Khader Adnan entered his fourth day of hunger striker he has earlier declared in protest against his renewed administrative detention for the third time running.
Sheikh Adnan, 37, was arrested on July 8, 2014 and immediately turned into administrative detention according to which he being held without charge or trial.
Khader Adnan, one of many former prisoners re-arrested for unclear reasons, staged one of the longest hunger strikes in history in 2011 that lasted for 66 days running.
Family sources confirmed that sheikh Adnan has earlier threatened to declare hunger strike in case Israeli authorities renewed his administrative detention once again.
The hunger striker’s father called for increasing popular support to his son’s protest steps and all the administrative detainees’ issue.
Sheikh Adnan, 37, was arrested on July 8, 2014 and immediately turned into administrative detention according to which he being held without charge or trial.
Khader Adnan, one of many former prisoners re-arrested for unclear reasons, staged one of the longest hunger strikes in history in 2011 that lasted for 66 days running.
Family sources confirmed that sheikh Adnan has earlier threatened to declare hunger strike in case Israeli authorities renewed his administrative detention once again.
The hunger striker’s father called for increasing popular support to his son’s protest steps and all the administrative detainees’ issue.
The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) extended Thursday the administrative detention of a Palestinian former minister and member of Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC).
In its press release, Prisoners Information Center affirmed that the IOA renewed the administrative detention of the MP Azam Salhab and former minister of endowment affairs Naif Rajoub for the third time running.
MP Salhab was detained on June 16, 2014, while the former minister Rajoub was arrested on June 14 during a large-scale arrest campaign carried out following the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli soldiers in al-Khalil.
The former minister Rajoub who served more than ten years behind Israeli bars suffers from different health problems including back pains and kidney stones where he was transferred last week to Ramle prison clinic.
On his part, MP Salhab who was held for 15 years in Israeli jails suffers from serious health deterioration due to the Israeli deliberate medical negligence policy practiced against sick prisoners.
12 elected Palestinian MPs are currently held in Israeli jails topped by head of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik.
In its press release, Prisoners Information Center affirmed that the IOA renewed the administrative detention of the MP Azam Salhab and former minister of endowment affairs Naif Rajoub for the third time running.
MP Salhab was detained on June 16, 2014, while the former minister Rajoub was arrested on June 14 during a large-scale arrest campaign carried out following the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli soldiers in al-Khalil.
The former minister Rajoub who served more than ten years behind Israeli bars suffers from different health problems including back pains and kidney stones where he was transferred last week to Ramle prison clinic.
On his part, MP Salhab who was held for 15 years in Israeli jails suffers from serious health deterioration due to the Israeli deliberate medical negligence policy practiced against sick prisoners.
12 elected Palestinian MPs are currently held in Israeli jails topped by head of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik.
7 may 2015
Israeli forces released Palestinian singer Shadi al-Burini after detaining him for several hours while he was shooting a video at the Huwwara checkpoint in southern Nablus on Thursday.
Uday al-Burini, the director's assistant, told Ma'an that several Israeli soldiers escorted by the police detained singer Shadi al-Burini, 29, while they were shooting a video clip.
Al-Burini said that soldiers asked for Shadi al-Burini by name, detained him and took him to the Huwwara military camp.
Uday al-Burini, the director's assistant, told Ma'an that several Israeli soldiers escorted by the police detained singer Shadi al-Burini, 29, while they were shooting a video clip.
Al-Burini said that soldiers asked for Shadi al-Burini by name, detained him and took him to the Huwwara military camp.
At least seven schoolchildren inhaled tear gas during clashes with Israeli troops Thursday morning in Arab al-Ramadin village south of Hebron in the southern West Bank, the local council reported.
Ahmad Suleiman, who heads the village's local council, said large numbers of Israeli troops stormed the area and destroyed the main electricity network.
As a result, angry schoolchildren clashed with the soldiers who showered them with tear gas hurting at least seven. Two children have been detained, according to Suleiman. This was the second time Israeli forces destroyed the village's electricity network, added Suleiman, who noted that the local council filed legal procedures at an Israeli court.
Ahmad Suleiman, who heads the village's local council, said large numbers of Israeli troops stormed the area and destroyed the main electricity network.
As a result, angry schoolchildren clashed with the soldiers who showered them with tear gas hurting at least seven. Two children have been detained, according to Suleiman. This was the second time Israeli forces destroyed the village's electricity network, added Suleiman, who noted that the local council filed legal procedures at an Israeli court.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on
Thursday, seven Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, shot and
seriously injured one resident, during military invasions targeting
several Palestinian communities. Several residents suffer the effects of
tear gas inhalation south of Hebron.
Media sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, said dozens of soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, searched and ransacked several homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Ezzeddin Abu Sill, 17, and Mohammad Nayef Badawi, 17.
The army also searched a number of homes, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron city, and interrogated several families, before kidnapping two brothers identified as Mousa Sayyed Ahmad, 19, and Mohannad Sayyed Ahmad, 17.
The army further invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, also searched homes, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mohammad Hani ‘Aadi.
Soldiers also invaded Khirbit Um Sidra village, south of Hebron, and started removing electricity networks.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded the ‘Arab ar-Ramadin village, south of Hebron, clashed with dozens of local youths, causing injuries, and kidnapped a Palestinian teen after beating him up.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers attacked and kidnapped Moheeb Hasan Zagharna, 17, and took him to an unknown destination.
Dozens of schoolchildren of the ‘Arab ar-Ramadin School suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes that took place after the soldiers destroyed a nearby electricity network.
In related news, Israeli military sources said two soldiers were injured when their jeep flipped over during an invasion into Taffouh village, west of Hebron. The army moved the two soldiers to a hospital for treatment.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded the al-Far’a refugee camp, north of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and clashed with dozens of local youths, seriously wounding one Palestinian, and kidnapped another.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot Rabea’ Jamal Mubarak, 22, with two live round to the back and abdomen, and that the young man was moved to the Rafidia Hospital, in Nablus, suffering a serious but stable injury.
Undercover soldiers also kidnapped a man identified as Ahmad Rashad Sawalma, 48 years of age.
In addition, soldiers invaded Beit Sahour city, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and searched a home belonging to resident Rafat Qosta Issa; the army withdrew later without conducting any arrests.
Soldiers also invaded Kufur Qaddoum, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked a resident, causing various cuts and bruises.
Palestinian youth injured, others choke on gas in Tubas
A Palestinian youngster was injured and another was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday during the wave of overnight clashes that burst out at El Far’a refugee camp, in the northern West Bank district of Tubas.
The 22-year-old Rabi’ Jamal Mubarak sustained serious wounds after he was shot by the IOF in his chest and groin, local medics reported.
The casualty was rushed to the Turkish public hospital in Tubas and was afterwards transferred to the Rafidia clinic in Nablus.
Local sources said the IOF further apprehended the Palestinian citizen Ahmad Rashad Sawalma, 47, after having raided his family home and wreaked havoc on it.
The IOF troops targeted the unarmed Palestinian protestors with randomly-shot volleys of gunfire and tear gas, resulting in violent confrontations.
Dozens of Palestinian citizens reportedly choked on tear gas and received on-the-sport treatment in the process.
Media sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, said dozens of soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, searched and ransacked several homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Ezzeddin Abu Sill, 17, and Mohammad Nayef Badawi, 17.
The army also searched a number of homes, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron city, and interrogated several families, before kidnapping two brothers identified as Mousa Sayyed Ahmad, 19, and Mohannad Sayyed Ahmad, 17.
The army further invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, also searched homes, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mohammad Hani ‘Aadi.
Soldiers also invaded Khirbit Um Sidra village, south of Hebron, and started removing electricity networks.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded the ‘Arab ar-Ramadin village, south of Hebron, clashed with dozens of local youths, causing injuries, and kidnapped a Palestinian teen after beating him up.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers attacked and kidnapped Moheeb Hasan Zagharna, 17, and took him to an unknown destination.
Dozens of schoolchildren of the ‘Arab ar-Ramadin School suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes that took place after the soldiers destroyed a nearby electricity network.
In related news, Israeli military sources said two soldiers were injured when their jeep flipped over during an invasion into Taffouh village, west of Hebron. The army moved the two soldiers to a hospital for treatment.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded the al-Far’a refugee camp, north of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and clashed with dozens of local youths, seriously wounding one Palestinian, and kidnapped another.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot Rabea’ Jamal Mubarak, 22, with two live round to the back and abdomen, and that the young man was moved to the Rafidia Hospital, in Nablus, suffering a serious but stable injury.
Undercover soldiers also kidnapped a man identified as Ahmad Rashad Sawalma, 48 years of age.
In addition, soldiers invaded Beit Sahour city, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and searched a home belonging to resident Rafat Qosta Issa; the army withdrew later without conducting any arrests.
Soldiers also invaded Kufur Qaddoum, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked a resident, causing various cuts and bruises.
Palestinian youth injured, others choke on gas in Tubas
A Palestinian youngster was injured and another was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday during the wave of overnight clashes that burst out at El Far’a refugee camp, in the northern West Bank district of Tubas.
The 22-year-old Rabi’ Jamal Mubarak sustained serious wounds after he was shot by the IOF in his chest and groin, local medics reported.
The casualty was rushed to the Turkish public hospital in Tubas and was afterwards transferred to the Rafidia clinic in Nablus.
Local sources said the IOF further apprehended the Palestinian citizen Ahmad Rashad Sawalma, 47, after having raided his family home and wreaked havoc on it.
The IOF troops targeted the unarmed Palestinian protestors with randomly-shot volleys of gunfire and tear gas, resulting in violent confrontations.
Dozens of Palestinian citizens reportedly choked on tear gas and received on-the-sport treatment in the process.
6 may 2015
Israeli Ofer court in northern Ramallah ruled on two sons of MP Mohammad Abu Jhaisheh with imprisonment and fines on Wednesday.
The family of MP Abu Jhaisheh said the court sentenced each of the brothers Mutaz and Mujahid to 9-month imprisonments and 3,000 Shekels.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested the Abu Jhaisheh brothers four months ago in Ithna town in al-Khalil. They were charged with participating in activities against Israel.
Both of the brothers are ex-detainees in Israeli and Palestinian jails.
The family of MP Abu Jhaisheh said the court sentenced each of the brothers Mutaz and Mujahid to 9-month imprisonments and 3,000 Shekels.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested the Abu Jhaisheh brothers four months ago in Ithna town in al-Khalil. They were charged with participating in activities against Israel.
Both of the brothers are ex-detainees in Israeli and Palestinian jails.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested six Palestinians for trying to cross the security fence in eastern Gaza Strip this week.
Security sources told the PIC correspondent that the IOF arrested a 22-year-old university student who attempted to cross the fence into the east of Abasan neighborhood.
The sources also revealed that the IOF rounded up two minors, aged 13 and 16, for sneaking into the other side of the fence. They were released in the next day.
Three others were arrested for trying to cross the fence to the east of Rafah. Their identities were not released. The IOF soldiers forced them all to undress then took them to investigation locations.
Palestinians’ attempts to sneak into the 1848 Occupied Palestine have increased recently due to the continuation of the siege on the blockaded enclave leading to hard economic conditions.
Security sources told the PIC correspondent that the IOF arrested a 22-year-old university student who attempted to cross the fence into the east of Abasan neighborhood.
The sources also revealed that the IOF rounded up two minors, aged 13 and 16, for sneaking into the other side of the fence. They were released in the next day.
Three others were arrested for trying to cross the fence to the east of Rafah. Their identities were not released. The IOF soldiers forced them all to undress then took them to investigation locations.
Palestinians’ attempts to sneak into the 1848 Occupied Palestine have increased recently due to the continuation of the siege on the blockaded enclave leading to hard economic conditions.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier Wednesday, six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including a woman who was leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli extremists storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers kidnapped Fatina Hussein as she was leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque, through the Council Gate, and took her to the Elyahu Station, near the Chain Gate, for interrogation.
The woman was taken prisoner as dozens of Israeli fanatics stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, through the al-Magharba Gate, chanting against the Arabs, while Israeli officers and soldiers accompanied them.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, stormed and searched a number of homes and kidnapped two teenagers.
The two have been identified as Mohammad Hussein Hamad, 18, and Wael Shawkat al-Khatib, 18 years of age.
The Soldiers invaded Palestinian communities in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, also searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers kidnapped Ahmad Amjad Ja’afra, 18 years of age, from his family home in Tarqoumia town, west of Hebron.
Another Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Mos’ab Ghneimat, was kidnapped from his home in Surif town, northeast of Hebron.
Resident Yosri Mohammad Masalma was also kidnapped from his home in Beit ‘Awwa town, south of Hebron, while Amir Shawkat ‘Alqam, 18, was kidnapped in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, in Beit Ummar town, Mohammad ‘Awad said the soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in the town, and searched scores of homes, especially in the town’s center, in addition to the al-Moqattam area.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers kidnapped Fatina Hussein as she was leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque, through the Council Gate, and took her to the Elyahu Station, near the Chain Gate, for interrogation.
The woman was taken prisoner as dozens of Israeli fanatics stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, through the al-Magharba Gate, chanting against the Arabs, while Israeli officers and soldiers accompanied them.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, stormed and searched a number of homes and kidnapped two teenagers.
The two have been identified as Mohammad Hussein Hamad, 18, and Wael Shawkat al-Khatib, 18 years of age.
The Soldiers invaded Palestinian communities in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, also searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers kidnapped Ahmad Amjad Ja’afra, 18 years of age, from his family home in Tarqoumia town, west of Hebron.
Another Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Mos’ab Ghneimat, was kidnapped from his home in Surif town, northeast of Hebron.
Resident Yosri Mohammad Masalma was also kidnapped from his home in Beit ‘Awwa town, south of Hebron, while Amir Shawkat ‘Alqam, 18, was kidnapped in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, in Beit Ummar town, Mohammad ‘Awad said the soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in the town, and searched scores of homes, especially in the town’s center, in addition to the al-Moqattam area.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Wednesday a Palestinian citizen from Beit Umar town to the north of al-Khalil, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Local sources reported that several Israeli military troops stormed different parts of Beit Umar town and broke into a number of local homes before the arrest of the citizen Amir Alqam.
Violent clashes broke out shortly after IOF brutally stormed and searched several homes in the town. Heavy tear gas canisters, sound bombs, and rubber bullets were fired during the confrontations, the sources added.
IOF also nabbed the citizen Yosri Msalma after they raided and violently searched his home in Beit Awa town to the west of the city only few hours after his release from PA jails.
The two detainees were taken to unknown detention centers for investigation.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued Tuesday evening their military training to the west of al-Khalil amid heavy fire of live ammunition and tear gas bombs.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that Israeli forces embarked on live ammunition military training in the area for several days running.
The drills came as part of the Israeli largest military training in the West Bank. The military exercises were mainly concentrated in the area extending between the Jordan Valley and Nablus.
Local residents complained of the ongoing drills in the area as they continue to hear the sounds of gunfire and explosions coming from the training sites that lasted till late hours at night.
Local sources reported that several Israeli military troops stormed different parts of Beit Umar town and broke into a number of local homes before the arrest of the citizen Amir Alqam.
Violent clashes broke out shortly after IOF brutally stormed and searched several homes in the town. Heavy tear gas canisters, sound bombs, and rubber bullets were fired during the confrontations, the sources added.
IOF also nabbed the citizen Yosri Msalma after they raided and violently searched his home in Beit Awa town to the west of the city only few hours after his release from PA jails.
The two detainees were taken to unknown detention centers for investigation.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued Tuesday evening their military training to the west of al-Khalil amid heavy fire of live ammunition and tear gas bombs.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that Israeli forces embarked on live ammunition military training in the area for several days running.
The drills came as part of the Israeli largest military training in the West Bank. The military exercises were mainly concentrated in the area extending between the Jordan Valley and Nablus.
Local residents complained of the ongoing drills in the area as they continue to hear the sounds of gunfire and explosions coming from the training sites that lasted till late hours at night.
Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan, 37 years of age, declared an open-ended hunger strike, protesting his continued imprisonment by Israel, under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
His wife said Adnan’s lawyer phoned her, on Tuesday evening, informing her that Adnan started a hunger strike, protesting a new 4-month administrative detention order, issued for the third consecutive time.
She added that Adnan, currently held in Hadarim Israeli prison, was moved into solitary confinement instantly after declaring his hunger strike.
Adnan was taken prisoner on July 8 2014, and received a sixth-month Administrative Detention order, while on December 11 2014, the Salem Israeli Military Court ordered his immediate release, but the prosecutor objected, and demanded his continued detention.
It is worth mentioning that, in 2012, Adnan held a 66-day hunger strike, protesting his continued Administrative Detention, and was released on April 17 same year.
In January of this year, Adnan held a hunger strike for one week, and suspended it after a court date was scheduled.
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Detainee Khader ‘Adnan Moved Into Solitary Confinement
His wife said Adnan’s lawyer phoned her, on Tuesday evening, informing her that Adnan started a hunger strike, protesting a new 4-month administrative detention order, issued for the third consecutive time.
She added that Adnan, currently held in Hadarim Israeli prison, was moved into solitary confinement instantly after declaring his hunger strike.
Adnan was taken prisoner on July 8 2014, and received a sixth-month Administrative Detention order, while on December 11 2014, the Salem Israeli Military Court ordered his immediate release, but the prosecutor objected, and demanded his continued detention.
It is worth mentioning that, in 2012, Adnan held a 66-day hunger strike, protesting his continued Administrative Detention, and was released on April 17 same year.
In January of this year, Adnan held a hunger strike for one week, and suspended it after a court date was scheduled.
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Detainee Khader ‘Adnan Moved Into Solitary Confinement
