3 may 2020
An Israeli court on Sunday sentenced Palestinian student Mais Abu Ghoush to 16 months in jail and a 2,000 NIS fine.
Abu Ghoush’s family said that Mais’s trial had been delayed several times before the decision was made, adding that their daughter was subjected to severe torture during interrogation at Israeli jail.
Abou Ghoush, a journalism student at Birzeit University, was kidnapped during a raid on her home in Ramallah in August 2019.
The Israeli occupation authorities are holding 40 Palestinian female detainees in their jails including mothers and minors.
Abu Ghoush’s family said that Mais’s trial had been delayed several times before the decision was made, adding that their daughter was subjected to severe torture during interrogation at Israeli jail.
Abou Ghoush, a journalism student at Birzeit University, was kidnapped during a raid on her home in Ramallah in August 2019.
The Israeli occupation authorities are holding 40 Palestinian female detainees in their jails including mothers and minors.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday abducted three Palestinian citizens and confiscated agricultural equipment in different West Bank areas.
Local sources said that the IOF arrested Palestinian youths Diaa al-Zamel and Ezzat Awwad in Awarta town, south of Nablus City, and transferred them to the nearby Jewish settlement of Itamar.
A third Palestinian whose identity has not been known was arrested near the separation wall in Fir’oun village south of Tulkarem City. No further information was given on the incident.
Meanwhile, according to eyewitnesses, the IOF stormed an agricultural land south of Qalqilya City, handed Palestinian workmen stop-work orders and seized the equipment they were using. video
Local sources said that the IOF arrested Palestinian youths Diaa al-Zamel and Ezzat Awwad in Awarta town, south of Nablus City, and transferred them to the nearby Jewish settlement of Itamar.
A third Palestinian whose identity has not been known was arrested near the separation wall in Fir’oun village south of Tulkarem City. No further information was given on the incident.
Meanwhile, according to eyewitnesses, the IOF stormed an agricultural land south of Qalqilya City, handed Palestinian workmen stop-work orders and seized the equipment they were using. video
Marking the World Press Freedom Day, which coincides on May 3 every year, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said today that 12 Palestinian journalists are currently held behind Israeli prison bars.
It said the longest serving of these 12 journalists are Mahmoud Essa (three life sentences and 45 years), Basem Khendoggi (three life sentences in prison), Munther Mefleh (30 years) and Ahmad Saifi (17 years).
In addition, the PPS said some of these 12 journalists are held in Israeli detention without charge or trial, based on what the Israeli intelligence describes as the "secret file".
"The occupation authorities have pursued the policy of arresting journalists and activists in an attempt to undermine their societal, cultural and political role, and prevent them from revealing the crimes of the occupation," the PPS said on this occasion.
Detention of journalists by Israeli occupation authorities have been on the rise since 2015, when Israeli courts started to use the pretext of "incitement" to justify the detention of journalists and the closure of TVs and media institutions under military orders.
It said the longest serving of these 12 journalists are Mahmoud Essa (three life sentences and 45 years), Basem Khendoggi (three life sentences in prison), Munther Mefleh (30 years) and Ahmad Saifi (17 years).
In addition, the PPS said some of these 12 journalists are held in Israeli detention without charge or trial, based on what the Israeli intelligence describes as the "secret file".
"The occupation authorities have pursued the policy of arresting journalists and activists in an attempt to undermine their societal, cultural and political role, and prevent them from revealing the crimes of the occupation," the PPS said on this occasion.
Detention of journalists by Israeli occupation authorities have been on the rise since 2015, when Israeli courts started to use the pretext of "incitement" to justify the detention of journalists and the closure of TVs and media institutions under military orders.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday kidnaped at least 10 Palestinian citizens during campaigns in Jerusalem and Qalqilya in the West Bank.
According to local sources in Jerusalem, Israeli police forces stormed different neighborhoods of Issawiya district, ransacked several homes and kidnaped seven citizens. video
The Jerusalemite detainees were identified as Waleed Alyan (ex-detainee), Adam Mahmoud, Qusay Alyan, Mutasem Obeid, Tamer Mahmoud, Samer Obeid, and Mohamed al-Masri.
Another young man called Akram Mustafa from Issawiya was handed a summons for interrogation by the Israeli police.
In Qalqilya, Israeli soldiers kidnaped three Palestinians, including a child, from Azzun town.
Local sources said the IOF kidnaped and brutalized 15-year-old Tayseer Mansour after raiding his home near the bridge of Kafr Laqif in the east of Azzun town.
Another two young men identified as Mansour Saleem, 19, and Mohamed Radwan, 24, were taken prisoners during the same IOF campaign in Azzun.
According to local sources in Jerusalem, Israeli police forces stormed different neighborhoods of Issawiya district, ransacked several homes and kidnaped seven citizens. video
The Jerusalemite detainees were identified as Waleed Alyan (ex-detainee), Adam Mahmoud, Qusay Alyan, Mutasem Obeid, Tamer Mahmoud, Samer Obeid, and Mohamed al-Masri.
Another young man called Akram Mustafa from Issawiya was handed a summons for interrogation by the Israeli police.
In Qalqilya, Israeli soldiers kidnaped three Palestinians, including a child, from Azzun town.
Local sources said the IOF kidnaped and brutalized 15-year-old Tayseer Mansour after raiding his home near the bridge of Kafr Laqif in the east of Azzun town.
Another two young men identified as Mansour Saleem, 19, and Mohamed Radwan, 24, were taken prisoners during the same IOF campaign in Azzun.
2 may 2020
Israeli soldiers assaulted and abducted, on Friday evening, a Palestinian father and his three sons in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in occupied East Jerusalem. video
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped the father and his three sons, from the Salayma family, while walking near Bab al-‘Amoud, before repeatedly assaulting them, and abducted them. The three were taken to a police facility in the occupied city.
The incident took place while dozens of soldiers invaded ‘Obeid neighborhood in the al-‘Isawiya town in Jerusalem, and attacked many residents.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped the father and his three sons, from the Salayma family, while walking near Bab al-‘Amoud, before repeatedly assaulting them, and abducted them. The three were taken to a police facility in the occupied city.
The incident took place while dozens of soldiers invaded ‘Obeid neighborhood in the al-‘Isawiya town in Jerusalem, and attacked many residents.
1 may 2020
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Friday at dawn, three young Palestinian men in Beit Sira village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after invading and violently searching several homes causing excessive damage.
Kifaya Anqawi, the mother of Yousef Anqawi, 20, who was killed by Israeli soldiers along with Amir Mahmoud Darraj, 20, on March 4, 2019, said more than ten soldiers stormed her home at dawn, and violently searched it.
She added that the soldiers were deliberately causing damage to the furniture, electronics and even food, while searching the property, and that they also used dogs in the search.
Anqawi also said that the soldiers abducted her son, Mohammad 22, after cuffing and blindfolding him, and took him to an unknown destination.
Furthermore, the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes in the village, and abducted Ibrahim Anqawi, 20, and Mohammad Anqawi, 20.
Local volunteers rushed to the invaded homes after the soldiers withdrew from the village, and cleaned them with sanitation products to limit the potential spread of the Coronavirus.
The mother of the slain Palestinian voiced an appeal to legal and human rights groups, asking them to intervene and secure the release of her son’s corpse, which is now buried by Israel in the “Numbers Graveyard.”
Kifaya Anqawi, the mother of Yousef Anqawi, 20, who was killed by Israeli soldiers along with Amir Mahmoud Darraj, 20, on March 4, 2019, said more than ten soldiers stormed her home at dawn, and violently searched it.
She added that the soldiers were deliberately causing damage to the furniture, electronics and even food, while searching the property, and that they also used dogs in the search.
Anqawi also said that the soldiers abducted her son, Mohammad 22, after cuffing and blindfolding him, and took him to an unknown destination.
Furthermore, the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes in the village, and abducted Ibrahim Anqawi, 20, and Mohammad Anqawi, 20.
Local volunteers rushed to the invaded homes after the soldiers withdrew from the village, and cleaned them with sanitation products to limit the potential spread of the Coronavirus.
The mother of the slain Palestinian voiced an appeal to legal and human rights groups, asking them to intervene and secure the release of her son’s corpse, which is now buried by Israel in the “Numbers Graveyard.”
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Tulkarem refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and stormed the home of a wounded Palestinian, who is suspected of carrying out a stabbing, Tuesday, and handed the family a demolition order for their home.
Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the refugee camp, before the soldiers stormed the family home of Mohammad Reesha, 19, and interrogated them for a few hours.
They added that the soldiers then handed the father a demolition order targeting his home.
Protests erupted during the invasion, and the soldiers fired gas bombs, rubber-coated steel bullets, and concussion grenades at Palestinian youngsters, causing several injuries.
It is worth mentioning that Mohammad was shot by an Israeli civilian after he reportedly stabbed a woman, 62 years of age, in Kfar Saba city, causing moderate wounds. Mohammad was detained and was moved to Tel HaShomer Medical Center.
Israeli sources said the woman was stabbed seven times in the back and chest but did not suffer injuries to her internal organs before she was rushed to Meir Medica Center.
Israel’s wildly practiced policies of home demolitions targeting entire families are acts of illegal collective punishment and come in direct violation of International Human Rights Law.
Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention affirms that “no protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed.
Collective penalties and likewise, all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.”
Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the refugee camp, before the soldiers stormed the family home of Mohammad Reesha, 19, and interrogated them for a few hours.
They added that the soldiers then handed the father a demolition order targeting his home.
Protests erupted during the invasion, and the soldiers fired gas bombs, rubber-coated steel bullets, and concussion grenades at Palestinian youngsters, causing several injuries.
It is worth mentioning that Mohammad was shot by an Israeli civilian after he reportedly stabbed a woman, 62 years of age, in Kfar Saba city, causing moderate wounds. Mohammad was detained and was moved to Tel HaShomer Medical Center.
Israeli sources said the woman was stabbed seven times in the back and chest but did not suffer injuries to her internal organs before she was rushed to Meir Medica Center.
Israel’s wildly practiced policies of home demolitions targeting entire families are acts of illegal collective punishment and come in direct violation of International Human Rights Law.
Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention affirms that “no protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed.
Collective penalties and likewise, all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.”
Dozens of Palestinians Friday dawn suffocated from tear gas fired by Israeli forces in Tulkarem refugee camp in the northern West Bank.
WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli military vehicles stormed the camp, where the soldiers opened fire towards civilian houses, causing dozens, including children, to suffocate from tear inhalation.
All suffocation cases were treated at the scene, except for a woman who was rushed to the Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarem for treatment.
During the raid, soldiers ransacked the family house of a 19-year-old Palestinian who was shot and detained purportedly after carrying out a stabbing attack in Kfar Saba town, northeast of Tel Aviv, in central Israel, last Tuesday. video
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli military vehicles stormed the camp, where the soldiers opened fire towards civilian houses, causing dozens, including children, to suffocate from tear inhalation.
All suffocation cases were treated at the scene, except for a woman who was rushed to the Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarem for treatment.
During the raid, soldiers ransacked the family house of a 19-year-old Palestinian who was shot and detained purportedly after carrying out a stabbing attack in Kfar Saba town, northeast of Tel Aviv, in central Israel, last Tuesday. video
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
Head of the Ramallah-based Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Committee, Qadri Abu Baker, said on Thursday, on the eve of International Workers Day, that majority of Palestinian prisoners, inside Israeli jails and detention centers, belong to the labor sector and that their lives have been spent in jail.
In his remarks, Abu Baker added that the Israeli occupation authorities have been abducting Palestinians since 1967, the year Israel occupied the Arab Palestinian East Jerusalem, along with the remainder of the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.
On the eve of International Workers Day, Abu Baker maintained that Palestinian laborers have always been a symbol for the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation, as they have been wounded, imprisoned or killed, by the thousands, in the struggle for freedom.
For his part, director of the Palestinian Center for Prisoners’ Studies, Dr. Rafat Hamdouna, said that back in the 1970s, Israeli authorities exploited hundreds of Palestinian laborer prisoners, in works that benefited the occupation state of Israel.
For the time being, Hamdouna said that Israeli prison authorities have intentionally given no chance for Palestinian prisoners to make their own foods or manage their own purchases from the prison cafeterias.
He demanded all relevant international organizations to give some more attention to the suffering of Palestinian prisoners and even work on their release, as soon as possible.
Israel holds around 5,000 Palestinian prisoners including women and children under the age of 18. Hundreds of those prisoners are reported to have been suffering from chronic diseases and are in need of special medical care.
In his remarks, Abu Baker added that the Israeli occupation authorities have been abducting Palestinians since 1967, the year Israel occupied the Arab Palestinian East Jerusalem, along with the remainder of the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.
On the eve of International Workers Day, Abu Baker maintained that Palestinian laborers have always been a symbol for the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation, as they have been wounded, imprisoned or killed, by the thousands, in the struggle for freedom.
For his part, director of the Palestinian Center for Prisoners’ Studies, Dr. Rafat Hamdouna, said that back in the 1970s, Israeli authorities exploited hundreds of Palestinian laborer prisoners, in works that benefited the occupation state of Israel.
For the time being, Hamdouna said that Israeli prison authorities have intentionally given no chance for Palestinian prisoners to make their own foods or manage their own purchases from the prison cafeterias.
He demanded all relevant international organizations to give some more attention to the suffering of Palestinian prisoners and even work on their release, as soon as possible.
Israel holds around 5,000 Palestinian prisoners including women and children under the age of 18. Hundreds of those prisoners are reported to have been suffering from chronic diseases and are in need of special medical care.
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