15 june 2014
The Palestinian administrative detainees have continued their open-ended hunger strike for the 53rd consecutive day in protest at their illegal detention. Head of the Palestinian prisoner society Qaddura Fares warned that the Israeli administrations of prisons would exploit the recent developments in the West Bank to escalate their punitive measures against the hunger strikers.
Fares appealed to all activists and groups to continue their efforts in support of the hunger striking prisoners and not to forget their suffering, especially since many of them have become in very serious health conditions.
In a related development, Ahrar center for human rights said that Israeli military courts extended the administrative detention of five Palestinians in Israeli jails
Director of the center Fouad Al-Khafsh stated that Israeli courts renewed the administrative detention of Mohamed Abu Mariya, Murad Malaisha, Mohamed Akili, Qudsi Shehab and Mohab Junaidi.
Khafsh added that the Israeli jailers have renewed the administrative detention of about 30 Palestinian prisoners since the start of the mass hunger strike in Israeli jails more than 50 days ago.
Fares appealed to all activists and groups to continue their efforts in support of the hunger striking prisoners and not to forget their suffering, especially since many of them have become in very serious health conditions.
In a related development, Ahrar center for human rights said that Israeli military courts extended the administrative detention of five Palestinians in Israeli jails
Director of the center Fouad Al-Khafsh stated that Israeli courts renewed the administrative detention of Mohamed Abu Mariya, Murad Malaisha, Mohamed Akili, Qudsi Shehab and Mohab Junaidi.
Khafsh added that the Israeli jailers have renewed the administrative detention of about 30 Palestinian prisoners since the start of the mass hunger strike in Israeli jails more than 50 days ago.
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has warned of the serious implications heralded by recent upsurges in Israeli abduction campaigns targeting Hamas leaders in the West Bank. “In no way will such an Israeli crime bring about security to the Israeli trespassers and fanatics,” Hamas said in a statement on Sunday. “Such crimes will never succeed in dashing the hopes of our people; nor will they daunt our eagerness to restore our national soil and holy shrines.”
Hamas statement came as a response to the Israeli kidnap campaigns targeting Palestinian MPs and leaders in the West Bank, most notably Sheikh Hassan Youssef, former ministers Wasfi Qabha and Khaled Abu Arafa, MP Ahmad Haj Ali, and Husni al-Burini, among many other prominent Palestinian icons.
“Palestinians have the right to defend themselves in the face of the Israeli occupation by all means,” Hamas further stated, holding the Israeli occupation authorities responsible for the lives and safety of the Palestinian leaders.
According to Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri , such an unprecedented upsurge in the wave of Israeli abductions targeting Palestinian MPs and leaders is an act of sheer aggression that bears out to Israel’s hysterical current state of affairs.
Abu Zuhri called on the international community to assume its responsibilities vis-à-vis such Israeli unjustified aggressions.
Abu Zuhri’s statements come at a time when an outbreak of Israeli raids, targeting Hamas leaders and MPs, has been documented in the West Bank at dawn Sunday. Informed sources estimated the numbers of the kidnapped Palestinians at some 100 citizens so far.
The attacks have been carried out over the past three days under pretext that three settlers have been missing and possibly “kidnapped”.
Cordoning off West Bank areas, barring prisoners’ families the right to visit their detained offspring, and denying the Palestinian workers access into 48 occupied Palestine, were all measures issued by the Israeli occupation under the same pretext.
Such arbitrary measures coincided with Israeli setting up of a security fence blocking off al-Khalil, and the closure of the two crossings to the Gaza Strip.
Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu claimed in statements published by Haaretz Hebrew newspaper that Hamas was the one that masterminded the capture of those conscripts. He also blamed the PA for the kidnapping.
Hamas statement came as a response to the Israeli kidnap campaigns targeting Palestinian MPs and leaders in the West Bank, most notably Sheikh Hassan Youssef, former ministers Wasfi Qabha and Khaled Abu Arafa, MP Ahmad Haj Ali, and Husni al-Burini, among many other prominent Palestinian icons.
“Palestinians have the right to defend themselves in the face of the Israeli occupation by all means,” Hamas further stated, holding the Israeli occupation authorities responsible for the lives and safety of the Palestinian leaders.
According to Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri , such an unprecedented upsurge in the wave of Israeli abductions targeting Palestinian MPs and leaders is an act of sheer aggression that bears out to Israel’s hysterical current state of affairs.
Abu Zuhri called on the international community to assume its responsibilities vis-à-vis such Israeli unjustified aggressions.
Abu Zuhri’s statements come at a time when an outbreak of Israeli raids, targeting Hamas leaders and MPs, has been documented in the West Bank at dawn Sunday. Informed sources estimated the numbers of the kidnapped Palestinians at some 100 citizens so far.
The attacks have been carried out over the past three days under pretext that three settlers have been missing and possibly “kidnapped”.
Cordoning off West Bank areas, barring prisoners’ families the right to visit their detained offspring, and denying the Palestinian workers access into 48 occupied Palestine, were all measures issued by the Israeli occupation under the same pretext.
Such arbitrary measures coincided with Israeli setting up of a security fence blocking off al-Khalil, and the closure of the two crossings to the Gaza Strip.
Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu claimed in statements published by Haaretz Hebrew newspaper that Hamas was the one that masterminded the capture of those conscripts. He also blamed the PA for the kidnapping.
Three Palestinians were injured late Sunday after the Israeli army bombed open the door of a house in the city of Hebron, locals told Ma'an.
Locals said that Israeli forces in the Ein Deir al-Baha area of the city blew open the door of a house belonging to Akram al-Qawasami, injuring him and two young children.
Al-Qawasami, his eight-year-old son Muhammad, and his young daughter Sujoud sustained shrapnel injuries, the sources said.
Soldiers then raided the house and arrested Zaid Akram al-Qawasami.
The Israeli forces called through a loudspeaker moments before bombing open the door, the sources added.
A military spokeswoman refused to comment on the incident, saying the Israeli army could not elaborate on any of its activities in Hebron "at this time."
Israeli soldiers have been heavily deployed in Hebron following the disappearance of three Israeli youths from an area near the Jewish-only settlement of Gush Etzion late Thursday.
The have made dozens of arrests and erected multiple checkpoints in the area, restricting the freedom of movement of thousands of Palestinians.
Locals said that Israeli forces in the Ein Deir al-Baha area of the city blew open the door of a house belonging to Akram al-Qawasami, injuring him and two young children.
Al-Qawasami, his eight-year-old son Muhammad, and his young daughter Sujoud sustained shrapnel injuries, the sources said.
Soldiers then raided the house and arrested Zaid Akram al-Qawasami.
The Israeli forces called through a loudspeaker moments before bombing open the door, the sources added.
A military spokeswoman refused to comment on the incident, saying the Israeli army could not elaborate on any of its activities in Hebron "at this time."
Israeli soldiers have been heavily deployed in Hebron following the disappearance of three Israeli youths from an area near the Jewish-only settlement of Gush Etzion late Thursday.
The have made dozens of arrests and erected multiple checkpoints in the area, restricting the freedom of movement of thousands of Palestinians.
Israeli forces have detained over a hundred Palestinians in the West Bank since Saturday night, a prisoners' rights group said Sunday.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said that 46 have been detained in Hebron, 23 in Nablus, 16 in Ramallah, 12 in Jenin, four in Bethlehem, five in Tulkarem, five in Qalqiliya, five in Jerusalem, six in Tubas, and two in Salfit.
The Israeli army said earlier Sunday that its soldiers had detained approximately 80 Palestinians overnight amid a search for three teenagers who disappeared from nearby the Gush Etzion settlement Thursday night.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said that 46 have been detained in Hebron, 23 in Nablus, 16 in Ramallah, 12 in Jenin, four in Bethlehem, five in Tulkarem, five in Qalqiliya, five in Jerusalem, six in Tubas, and two in Salfit.
The Israeli army said earlier Sunday that its soldiers had detained approximately 80 Palestinians overnight amid a search for three teenagers who disappeared from nearby the Gush Etzion settlement Thursday night.
The Israeli authorities informed Sunday the International Committee of the Red Cross it had cancelled the family visits for Palestinian prisoners, held in Israeli jails, for this week, reported the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club (PPC).
“This [decision] has nothing to do with Israel’s claim that this is part of its security measures, but is rather an attempt to impose a collective punishment, with the aim to subdue the prisoners and their families,” said Qaddura Fares, Head of PPC.
“This [decision] has nothing to do with Israel’s claim that this is part of its security measures, but is rather an attempt to impose a collective punishment, with the aim to subdue the prisoners and their families,” said Qaddura Fares, Head of PPC.
Israeli courts extended the administrative detention of five Palestinians as over 125 prisoners in Israeli jails entered a 53rd day of hunger strike in protest against their indefinite detention without trial Sunday, a statement said.
Fuad al-Khuffash, directer of Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights, said in a statement that Israeli courts recently extended the administrative detention of Muhammad Abu Mariya, Murad Malaysha, Muhammad Aqili, Qudsi Shihab, and Muhab al-Jundi.
Since the hunger strike began, Israeli courts have extended the detention of over 30 prisoners, the statement said.
Hunger strikers are demanding Israel end its policy of administrative detention, by which prisoners can be held in custody without charge or trial indefinitely.
UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon has called on Israel to either charge or release Palestinian hunger strikers "without delay."
Fuad al-Khuffash, directer of Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights, said in a statement that Israeli courts recently extended the administrative detention of Muhammad Abu Mariya, Murad Malaysha, Muhammad Aqili, Qudsi Shihab, and Muhab al-Jundi.
Since the hunger strike began, Israeli courts have extended the detention of over 30 prisoners, the statement said.
Hunger strikers are demanding Israel end its policy of administrative detention, by which prisoners can be held in custody without charge or trial indefinitely.
UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon has called on Israel to either charge or release Palestinian hunger strikers "without delay."
Israel will not, in any possible way, consent to more prisoner swaps, the Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman vowed on Sunday. The detainees will not be freed neither under the goodwill initiatives nor any other circumstances, Avigdor said in a statement broadcast by the Israeli public radio on Sunday morning
According to the Times of Israel newspaper, Lieberman’s threat came at a time when Hamas has allegedly been charged with kidnapping three Israeli settlers.
Along the same line, overnight Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces rounded up some 80 Palestinians, including senior members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and other groups, under pretext of searching for the missing settlers, the newspaper further stated.
“We are in the midst of an intelligence (gathering) and operational effort,” war minister Moshe Ya’alon told reporters early Saturday afternoon following a situation meeting with military brass.
“I hope this effort leads us as soon as possible to the missing (settlers),” Ya’alon added in a statement published by the Times of Israel.
Another statement broadcast by the Israeli radio revealed the Israeli search campaigns of the reportedly kidnapped settlers have been initiated early Friday.
According to the Times of Israel newspaper, Lieberman’s threat came at a time when Hamas has allegedly been charged with kidnapping three Israeli settlers.
Along the same line, overnight Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces rounded up some 80 Palestinians, including senior members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and other groups, under pretext of searching for the missing settlers, the newspaper further stated.
“We are in the midst of an intelligence (gathering) and operational effort,” war minister Moshe Ya’alon told reporters early Saturday afternoon following a situation meeting with military brass.
“I hope this effort leads us as soon as possible to the missing (settlers),” Ya’alon added in a statement published by the Times of Israel.
Another statement broadcast by the Israeli radio revealed the Israeli search campaigns of the reportedly kidnapped settlers have been initiated early Friday.
A series of arbitrary mass arrest campaign targeting Hamas leaders and Palestinian young activists in Jenin and Nablus has been launched by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Saturday evening and at dawn Sunday. The campaign makes part of large-scale attack instigated in different areas of the West Bank.
More than 50 Israeli armored jeeps invaded Jenin at dawn Sunday and rounded up the Hamas leader, and former minister of Prisoners’ affairs, Wasfi Qabha, after having rummaged through his home, a PIC correspondent quoted local sources as stating.
IOF soldiers cordoned off al-Basatin neighborhood, where the Hamas leader resides. Wasfi, whose son was also arrested two weeks ago, is an ex-detainee, held for more than 10 years in Israeli lock-ups, the sources added.
The Hamas leader, Dr. Muhammad al-Sayed, a lecturer at Al-Quds Open University in Jenin, was also arrested by the Israeli soldiers. The detainee suffers from a partial blindness, exacerbated in the course of a former arrest.
By-standers at the scene said the IOF soldiers broke into the home of the Hamas leader Abdul Jabar Jarar, a teacher and ex-detainee who had been incarcerated for more than 11 years in Israeli jails.
Hamas activists Mustafa Rabai’a, Ahmad Malaysha, and Sheikh Ahmad Salatna, who is diagnosed with head tumors, were all rounded up following IOF raids in Methlon and Jaba villages, south of Jenin.
The IOF arrest-campaign culminated in the abduction of the two Islamic Jihad leaders, Sheikh Tarek Qa’dan and Ja’far Ezzedin.
In a related event, more than 60 Nablus natives and activists were rounded up on Saturday evening following IOF invasions into Nablus, one of the largest cities in the West Bank.
A PIC correspondent at the scene said the Israeli well-equipped patrols deployed at different neighborhoods in the city before discharging tear gas canisters and sound bombs on the Palestinian youth.
The campaign targeted former Palestinian ministers, members in the legislative council, and Hamas prominent leaders, among many other Palestinian activists.
Head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society Osama Shaheen and dozens of young activists and ex-detainees were kidnapped in the incursions.
More than 50 Israeli armored jeeps invaded Jenin at dawn Sunday and rounded up the Hamas leader, and former minister of Prisoners’ affairs, Wasfi Qabha, after having rummaged through his home, a PIC correspondent quoted local sources as stating.
IOF soldiers cordoned off al-Basatin neighborhood, where the Hamas leader resides. Wasfi, whose son was also arrested two weeks ago, is an ex-detainee, held for more than 10 years in Israeli lock-ups, the sources added.
The Hamas leader, Dr. Muhammad al-Sayed, a lecturer at Al-Quds Open University in Jenin, was also arrested by the Israeli soldiers. The detainee suffers from a partial blindness, exacerbated in the course of a former arrest.
By-standers at the scene said the IOF soldiers broke into the home of the Hamas leader Abdul Jabar Jarar, a teacher and ex-detainee who had been incarcerated for more than 11 years in Israeli jails.
Hamas activists Mustafa Rabai’a, Ahmad Malaysha, and Sheikh Ahmad Salatna, who is diagnosed with head tumors, were all rounded up following IOF raids in Methlon and Jaba villages, south of Jenin.
The IOF arrest-campaign culminated in the abduction of the two Islamic Jihad leaders, Sheikh Tarek Qa’dan and Ja’far Ezzedin.
In a related event, more than 60 Nablus natives and activists were rounded up on Saturday evening following IOF invasions into Nablus, one of the largest cities in the West Bank.
A PIC correspondent at the scene said the Israeli well-equipped patrols deployed at different neighborhoods in the city before discharging tear gas canisters and sound bombs on the Palestinian youth.
The campaign targeted former Palestinian ministers, members in the legislative council, and Hamas prominent leaders, among many other Palestinian activists.
Head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society Osama Shaheen and dozens of young activists and ex-detainees were kidnapped in the incursions.
Israeli forces began a wide-ranging campaign of arrests across the West Bank overnight Saturday and Sunday morning targeting 80 individuals affiliated with Hamas and Islamic Jihad, including lawmakers and political leaders.
The campaign comes as Israeli forces continue their search for three teenage boys who disappeared on Thursday evening from the Gush Etzion Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank and are believed by some to have been taken hostage.
Hamas sources told Ma'an that at least 70 of the movement's leaders and supporters were detained across the West Bank, and on Sunday morning soldiers and military vehicles continued to deploy across Hebron district in the southern West Bank.
Local sources told Ma'an that Israeli troops carried out predawn raids in the towns of Sair, Taffuh, Beit Kahil, Bani Naim, Beit Ula, Dura, and Yatta in the Hebron district and carried out intensive inspections. At least eight Palestinians were detained eventually in those raids.
Hamas sources in Nablus in told Ma'an that Israeli troops detained three Hamas-affiliated Palestinian lawmakers in the northern West Bank, who were identified as Muhammad Ghazal, Ahmad al-Hajj Ali and Husni al-Burini, along with many other supporters of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.
Among the other detainees arrested in Nablus overnight were Firas Jarrar, Samir Abu Shueib, Nasser Abu Eisha, Anas Raddad, Talal Abu Asab, Abdullah Bani Audah, Ahmad Nabhan, Ahmad Awwad, Ahmad al-Bayari, Ahmad Malaysha, Huthayfa Salamah, Ahmad Hamdanah, Muhammad Sawalha and Muhammad Daghlas.
Similarly, Israeli forces raided the city of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank and detained Palestinian lawmaker Abdul-Rahman Zeidan.
Israeli soldiers also broke into home of lawmaker Fathi Qarawi and inspected it. Qarawi told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers raided his home at dawn and inspected all the rooms including a garage where he parks his car. He added that Israeli intelligence officers questioned all his children and handed a summons to his son, Hamza, who was at his university dormitories preparing for his final exams. The soldiers left at 5:00 a.m., Qarawi added.
Israeli forces also stormed Tubas in the northern West Bank, detaining Fazi Sawafta and Nadir Sawafta.
In Azzun village in Qalqiliya district in the north, Israeli forces detained Abdullah Shbeita, Amir Dahbour, and Nael Anaya in an arrest raid.
The Israeli military confirmed the arrest raid in a statement, saying that "approximately 80 Palestinian suspects were detained" in overnight raids and promising to use "all means" to find the three missing Israeli settlers.
"Palestinian terrorists will not feel safe, will not be able to hide and will feel the heavy arm of the Israeli military capabilities, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said in the statement.
The three disappeared youths were identified on Saturday as Eyal Yifrach, 16, Gilad Shaaer, 19, and Naftali Frenkel, 16.
The group was attempting to hitch hike in the Israeli settlement of Gush Etzion on Thursday evening when they disappeared, and as of yet Israeli forces have not been able to find any traces of them.
The case has attracted widespread attention in Israel and led to a fervent campaign for their return under the banner "Bring Back Our Boys."
Palestinians, however, have contrasted the attention received by the three settler youth with the lack of concern for the fate of around 200 Palestinians who are currently being held indefinitely without charge or trial in Israeli prisons, including 125 who have been on hunger strike for more than 50 days.
List of names of Palestinian individuals detained in overnight raids
The Israeli military expanded a campaign of arrests across the West Bank on Saturday night and Sunday morning, detained 80 Palestinian individuals as part of a search for three disappeared settler youths.
The majority of the detained individuals were affiliated with Hamas and Islamic in some capacity, although their relationship to the case of the youth is unclear.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, has said that he hold the Palestinian Authority -- including Hamas -- responsible for the youths, who Israeli authorities believe have been kidnapped.
A spokesperson for the PA security forces said on Friday, however, that the PA was "not responsible" for protecting Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, highlighting that the area in which the youths disappeared is under full Israeli control.
We are maintaining an initial list of the Palestinians detained over night, which will be updated as more names come in:
The campaign comes as Israeli forces continue their search for three teenage boys who disappeared on Thursday evening from the Gush Etzion Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank and are believed by some to have been taken hostage.
Hamas sources told Ma'an that at least 70 of the movement's leaders and supporters were detained across the West Bank, and on Sunday morning soldiers and military vehicles continued to deploy across Hebron district in the southern West Bank.
Local sources told Ma'an that Israeli troops carried out predawn raids in the towns of Sair, Taffuh, Beit Kahil, Bani Naim, Beit Ula, Dura, and Yatta in the Hebron district and carried out intensive inspections. At least eight Palestinians were detained eventually in those raids.
Hamas sources in Nablus in told Ma'an that Israeli troops detained three Hamas-affiliated Palestinian lawmakers in the northern West Bank, who were identified as Muhammad Ghazal, Ahmad al-Hajj Ali and Husni al-Burini, along with many other supporters of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.
Among the other detainees arrested in Nablus overnight were Firas Jarrar, Samir Abu Shueib, Nasser Abu Eisha, Anas Raddad, Talal Abu Asab, Abdullah Bani Audah, Ahmad Nabhan, Ahmad Awwad, Ahmad al-Bayari, Ahmad Malaysha, Huthayfa Salamah, Ahmad Hamdanah, Muhammad Sawalha and Muhammad Daghlas.
Similarly, Israeli forces raided the city of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank and detained Palestinian lawmaker Abdul-Rahman Zeidan.
Israeli soldiers also broke into home of lawmaker Fathi Qarawi and inspected it. Qarawi told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers raided his home at dawn and inspected all the rooms including a garage where he parks his car. He added that Israeli intelligence officers questioned all his children and handed a summons to his son, Hamza, who was at his university dormitories preparing for his final exams. The soldiers left at 5:00 a.m., Qarawi added.
Israeli forces also stormed Tubas in the northern West Bank, detaining Fazi Sawafta and Nadir Sawafta.
In Azzun village in Qalqiliya district in the north, Israeli forces detained Abdullah Shbeita, Amir Dahbour, and Nael Anaya in an arrest raid.
The Israeli military confirmed the arrest raid in a statement, saying that "approximately 80 Palestinian suspects were detained" in overnight raids and promising to use "all means" to find the three missing Israeli settlers.
"Palestinian terrorists will not feel safe, will not be able to hide and will feel the heavy arm of the Israeli military capabilities, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said in the statement.
The three disappeared youths were identified on Saturday as Eyal Yifrach, 16, Gilad Shaaer, 19, and Naftali Frenkel, 16.
The group was attempting to hitch hike in the Israeli settlement of Gush Etzion on Thursday evening when they disappeared, and as of yet Israeli forces have not been able to find any traces of them.
The case has attracted widespread attention in Israel and led to a fervent campaign for their return under the banner "Bring Back Our Boys."
Palestinians, however, have contrasted the attention received by the three settler youth with the lack of concern for the fate of around 200 Palestinians who are currently being held indefinitely without charge or trial in Israeli prisons, including 125 who have been on hunger strike for more than 50 days.
List of names of Palestinian individuals detained in overnight raids
The Israeli military expanded a campaign of arrests across the West Bank on Saturday night and Sunday morning, detained 80 Palestinian individuals as part of a search for three disappeared settler youths.
The majority of the detained individuals were affiliated with Hamas and Islamic in some capacity, although their relationship to the case of the youth is unclear.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, has said that he hold the Palestinian Authority -- including Hamas -- responsible for the youths, who Israeli authorities believe have been kidnapped.
A spokesperson for the PA security forces said on Friday, however, that the PA was "not responsible" for protecting Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, highlighting that the area in which the youths disappeared is under full Israeli control.
We are maintaining an initial list of the Palestinians detained over night, which will be updated as more names come in:
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1. Hasan Yousif, a top Hamas leader based in Ramallah.
2. Wasfi Qabaha, former minister of Prisoner Affairs. 3. Firas Jarrar, former prisoner from Nablus. 4. Samir Abu Sheib from Awarta village south of Nablus. 5. Anas Raddad from Sayda village in Tulkarem. 6. Abdullah Bani Audah from Tammun village in Tubas. 7. Talal Abu Asba from Qalqiliya. 8. Ahmad Awwad, a former prisoner from Nablus. 9. Ahmad Nabhan, a Hamas leader from Askar refugee camp in Nablus. 10. Huthayfa Ziyada from Madama village in Nablus. 11. Muhammad Barbarawi from Hebron. 12. Adeeb Wahdan from Ramallah. 13. Amir Dahbour from Qalqiliya. 14. Nael Anaya from Qalqiliya. 15. Nasser Barakat. 16. Ahmad Salatna. 17. Abdul-Hakim al-Qadah. 18. Ahmad Malaysha. 19. Alaa Abu Khadir. |
20. Arafat Nasser from Ramallah.
21. Omar Barghouthi from Ramallah. 22. Muhsin Shreim from Qalqiliya. 23. Sheikh Zeid Sarhan from Nablus. 24. Sajid Khatatba from Nablus. 25. Tariq Shaaban Abu al-Halawa from Hebron. 26. Marwan Yasin Zahda from Hebron. 27. Said Qasrawi from Ramallah. 28. Abdul-Hadi Shbeita from Qalqiliya. 29. Marwan Muhra from Salfit. 30. Khalid Abu Arafeh from Jerusalem, former minister of Jerusalem Affairs. 31. Musab al-Ashqar from Tulkarem. 32. Muhammad Adib Mousa from Bethlehem. 33. Nadir Sawafta from Tubas. 34. Fazi Sawafta from Tubas. 35. Osama Shahin from Hebron. 36. Ammar Manna from Tulkarem. 37. Tariq Qaadan from Jenin. 38. Subhi Qafisha from Hebron. 39. Sajid Khatatba from Nablus. 40. Mustafa Rabayaa from Jenin. |
41. Jaafar Izz Addin from Jenin.
42. Palestinian lawmaker Abdul-Rahman Zeidan. 43. Muhammad Abu Shamma from Tubas. 44. Abdul-Jabbar Jarrar from Jenin. 45. Sheikh Karim Ayyad from Bethlehem. 46. Arif Salim from Qalqiliya. 47. Hasan Safadi from Nablus. 48. Najib Mafarja from Ramallah. 49. Fathi Yasin Abu Srour from Bethlehem. 50. Husni al-Burini from Nablus. 51. Palestinian lawmaker Fadil Hamdan from Ramallah. 52. Tousif Lahham from Bethlehem. 53. Amr Thiab. 54. Dr Muhammad Ghazal from Nablus. 55. Qasim Abu Hussein from Hebron. 56. Ahmad Hamadna from Nablus. 57. Yahya Salih. 58. Muhammad Nidal Daghlas. 59. Adham Sholi. 60. Ali Hanoun from Ramallah. |
61. Alaa Zaaqiq.
62. Huthayfa Salameh. 63. Yousif Abu Sneina from Hebron. 64. Muhammad al-Sayyid. 65. Said Abu Hussein from Hebron. 66. Ahmad Zeid. 67. Ibrahim Abu Salin from Ramallah. 68. Ahmad Tutah. 69. Samir al-Shaww. |
14 june 2014
The EU is "deeply concerned" by reports of the deteriorating health conditions of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners, a statement said late Friday.
A spokesperson for EU Foreign Policy Chief Kathryn Ashton said in a statement that the EU "calls for the full respect of international human rights obligations towards all Palestinian detainees and prisoners."
Meanwhile, over a hundred Palestinian prisoners, most of them administrative detainees, entered their 52nd day of hunger strike.
Hunger strikers are demanding Israel end its policy of administrative detention, by which prisoners can be held in custody without charge or trial indefinitely.
A spokesperson for EU Foreign Policy Chief Kathryn Ashton said in a statement that the EU "calls for the full respect of international human rights obligations towards all Palestinian detainees and prisoners."
Meanwhile, over a hundred Palestinian prisoners, most of them administrative detainees, entered their 52nd day of hunger strike.
Hunger strikers are demanding Israel end its policy of administrative detention, by which prisoners can be held in custody without charge or trial indefinitely.
Administrative detainee Ayman Itbeish continued his hunger strike for the 107th day and his health condition continued to deteriorate on Saturday. Itbeish insists on his release as he is held without charge or trial for six months, yet his family fears for his life as his heart muscles are weakening by the day.
The detainee, from Dura town south of al-Khalil, was previously detained in Israeli occupation jails for five times during which he went on hunger strike for three times.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian legislative council warned of possible deaths among the hunger strikers, who have been on hunger strike for 52 days.
Dr. Mohammed Shihab, the head of the prisoners committee in the PLC, said in a statement on Saturday that the Palestinian people will revolt in the event one or more of the hunger strikers died.
He expected Palestinians and sympathizers to go on a wave of protest rallies and demonstrations if such deaths, God forbid, happened.
The detainee, from Dura town south of al-Khalil, was previously detained in Israeli occupation jails for five times during which he went on hunger strike for three times.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian legislative council warned of possible deaths among the hunger strikers, who have been on hunger strike for 52 days.
Dr. Mohammed Shihab, the head of the prisoners committee in the PLC, said in a statement on Saturday that the Palestinian people will revolt in the event one or more of the hunger strikers died.
He expected Palestinians and sympathizers to go on a wave of protest rallies and demonstrations if such deaths, God forbid, happened.
Palestinian administrative detainees have entered the 52nd day of their open-ended hunger strike to pressure their jailers to end their illegal detention without indictment or trial. Consequently, many hunger strikers have been exposed to punitive measures and confined to isolation areas by their jailers in an attempt to force them to break their strike.
In a related incident, the reported "kidnapping" of three Jewish settlers on Friday in the West Bank made the day of the prisoners and their families, who hope that they are held by the Palestinian resistance for future swap deals with Israel.
An Israeli satellite channel said that some prisoners held small parties in jails and rejoiced over the disappearance of the settlers.
In a related incident, the reported "kidnapping" of three Jewish settlers on Friday in the West Bank made the day of the prisoners and their families, who hope that they are held by the Palestinian resistance for future swap deals with Israel.
An Israeli satellite channel said that some prisoners held small parties in jails and rejoiced over the disappearance of the settlers.
Osama Shahin
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the home of head of Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies Osama Shahin, 30, in al-Khalil on Friday.
A PIC reporter said that IOF soldiers handed Shahin a notification for interrogation at the Israeli intelligence headquarters in Etzion settlement.
Shahin said that Israeli soldiers had stormed his home twice this week and handed him a similar notification. He added that he went for the rendezvous and waited for 6 hours but with no interrogation taking place.
Shahin, a father of a baby, is a former detainee in Israeli and PA jails. He suffers from ankle sprain.
In a similar incident, IOF soldiers stormed on Friday the home of Dr. Mohammed Ghazal, a university lecturer in Nablus.
Family sources reported that a large number of IOF soldiers surrounded and stormed the house late at night before detaining Dr. Ghazal in a separate room.
An Israeli officer questioned Dr. Ghazal for long hours concerning reconciliation file and Palestinian prisoners' ongoing hunger strike.
Dr. Ghazal, a lecturer at An-Najah University in Nablus, had spent nearly a year in administrative detention.
Meanwhile, IOF swept on Saturday morning areas in the vicinity of the Arab American University in Jenin, where Israeli soldiers deployed in the main street leading to the University.
Combing operations were also carried out in the surrounding areas, eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter.
The sources pointed out that the occupation forces stopped some vehicles carrying university students, and checked their identity cards, in addition to raiding the outskirts of Jenin.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the home of head of Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies Osama Shahin, 30, in al-Khalil on Friday.
A PIC reporter said that IOF soldiers handed Shahin a notification for interrogation at the Israeli intelligence headquarters in Etzion settlement.
Shahin said that Israeli soldiers had stormed his home twice this week and handed him a similar notification. He added that he went for the rendezvous and waited for 6 hours but with no interrogation taking place.
Shahin, a father of a baby, is a former detainee in Israeli and PA jails. He suffers from ankle sprain.
In a similar incident, IOF soldiers stormed on Friday the home of Dr. Mohammed Ghazal, a university lecturer in Nablus.
Family sources reported that a large number of IOF soldiers surrounded and stormed the house late at night before detaining Dr. Ghazal in a separate room.
An Israeli officer questioned Dr. Ghazal for long hours concerning reconciliation file and Palestinian prisoners' ongoing hunger strike.
Dr. Ghazal, a lecturer at An-Najah University in Nablus, had spent nearly a year in administrative detention.
Meanwhile, IOF swept on Saturday morning areas in the vicinity of the Arab American University in Jenin, where Israeli soldiers deployed in the main street leading to the University.
Combing operations were also carried out in the surrounding areas, eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter.
The sources pointed out that the occupation forces stopped some vehicles carrying university students, and checked their identity cards, in addition to raiding the outskirts of Jenin.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped at least twelve Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, after breaking into dozens of homes and searching them, and confiscated surveillance tapes from a number of properties.
The army said the invasions are part of the ongoing campaign aimed at locating three Israeli teenage settlers, who went missing Thursday, and are believed to have been kidnapped by Palestinian fighters.
Palestinian security sources in Hebron have reported that the soldiers kidnapped ‘Ala Zakariyya Abu Zeina, Ammar Mohammad Abu Aisha and his wife Ekram Hasan Abu Aisha, Eyad Shabana Tamimi, Yasser al-Jamal, Dirar Abu Monshaar, in addition to Marwan, Sharif, Bilal, Ayman and Othman al-Qawasma.
All kidnapped Palestinians were taken from their homes after the army searched them, and were moved to the Etzion military and security base for interrogation.
Soldiers also invaded various neighborhoods in the towns of Taffouh, Doura, Yatta, Beit Kahel, and Tarqoumia, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and confiscated tapes caught by surveillance cameras belonging to the residents.
In addition, soldiers installed dozens of roadblocks at the northern entrance of Hebron city, the entrance of Ethna town west of Hebron, the entrances of as-Sammoa’ and Yatta towns, south of the city, and a number of junctions in the area, stopped and searched hundreds of Palestinian cars, and searched them while examining the ID cards of the passengers.
Furthermore, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would be holding extensive talks with security and military officials, including Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Moshe Ya’alon, in addition to top security officials including Shin Bet head Yoram Cohen.
A source at Netanyahu’s office denied reports claiming that Netanyahu received a call from Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas.
The statement came after a Palestinian source said Abbas phoned Netanyahu and held talks on the latest developments, “including the search for the missing settlers”.
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The army said the invasions are part of the ongoing campaign aimed at locating three Israeli teenage settlers, who went missing Thursday, and are believed to have been kidnapped by Palestinian fighters.
Palestinian security sources in Hebron have reported that the soldiers kidnapped ‘Ala Zakariyya Abu Zeina, Ammar Mohammad Abu Aisha and his wife Ekram Hasan Abu Aisha, Eyad Shabana Tamimi, Yasser al-Jamal, Dirar Abu Monshaar, in addition to Marwan, Sharif, Bilal, Ayman and Othman al-Qawasma.
All kidnapped Palestinians were taken from their homes after the army searched them, and were moved to the Etzion military and security base for interrogation.
Soldiers also invaded various neighborhoods in the towns of Taffouh, Doura, Yatta, Beit Kahel, and Tarqoumia, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and confiscated tapes caught by surveillance cameras belonging to the residents.
In addition, soldiers installed dozens of roadblocks at the northern entrance of Hebron city, the entrance of Ethna town west of Hebron, the entrances of as-Sammoa’ and Yatta towns, south of the city, and a number of junctions in the area, stopped and searched hundreds of Palestinian cars, and searched them while examining the ID cards of the passengers.
Furthermore, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would be holding extensive talks with security and military officials, including Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Moshe Ya’alon, in addition to top security officials including Shin Bet head Yoram Cohen.
A source at Netanyahu’s office denied reports claiming that Netanyahu received a call from Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas.
The statement came after a Palestinian source said Abbas phoned Netanyahu and held talks on the latest developments, “including the search for the missing settlers”.
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As part of the search for three missing Israeli teenage settlers, Israeli soldiers intensified their invasions, and strict security measures, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped several Palestinians.
The three Israelis went missing Thursday, and are believed to have been kidnapped by a Palestinian armed group.
Although some Israeli sources said an “al-Qaeda affiliated group” claimed responsibility, what happened to the settlers remains uncertain, while no Palestinian groups have claimed responsibility for the abduction.
Local sources in Hebron have reported that dozens of soldiers were deployed in Be’er al-Mahjar, the Salaam Street, Ein Sarah, Nomra area, and Ras al-Jouza in Hebron city.
The sources said the soldiers invaded several villages and towns in the Hebron district, including Doura, as-Sammoa’, Tarqoumia, and Beit Kahel, while dozens of soldiers were deployed in the al-Fawwar junction area.
The army also used drones in military searches over Hebron, the Negev and the Gaza Strip, and increased its security measures around Hebron and all of its nearby communities. Similar measures were taken in Bethlehem, and other areas.
Soldiers also broke into the home of Yosry Mahmoud al-Jamal, a Palestinian journalist living in Abu Sneina neighborhood in Hebron.
They wired and detonated the main door, and conducted searches before kidnapping his brother, Yasser.
Talking to the Maan News Agency, al-Jamal stated that the soldiers tied him and his brother, Khamis, and searched the home for nearly three hours, before kidnapping his brother, Yasser.
He added that the soldiers also kidnapped Ala Abu Zeina, and Shadi Abu Sneina, after breaking into their homes, and searching them.
In addition, soldiers invaded several homes in the Department of Transportation area in Hebron, and kidnapped Ammar Mohammad Abu Aisha, a woman identified as Ekram Hasan Abu Aisha, Othman al-Qawasmi, and the wife of a resident identified as Marwan Sa’ady.
The three Israelis went missing Thursday, and are believed to have been kidnapped by a Palestinian armed group.
Although some Israeli sources said an “al-Qaeda affiliated group” claimed responsibility, what happened to the settlers remains uncertain, while no Palestinian groups have claimed responsibility for the abduction.
Local sources in Hebron have reported that dozens of soldiers were deployed in Be’er al-Mahjar, the Salaam Street, Ein Sarah, Nomra area, and Ras al-Jouza in Hebron city.
The sources said the soldiers invaded several villages and towns in the Hebron district, including Doura, as-Sammoa’, Tarqoumia, and Beit Kahel, while dozens of soldiers were deployed in the al-Fawwar junction area.
The army also used drones in military searches over Hebron, the Negev and the Gaza Strip, and increased its security measures around Hebron and all of its nearby communities. Similar measures were taken in Bethlehem, and other areas.
Soldiers also broke into the home of Yosry Mahmoud al-Jamal, a Palestinian journalist living in Abu Sneina neighborhood in Hebron.
They wired and detonated the main door, and conducted searches before kidnapping his brother, Yasser.
Talking to the Maan News Agency, al-Jamal stated that the soldiers tied him and his brother, Khamis, and searched the home for nearly three hours, before kidnapping his brother, Yasser.
He added that the soldiers also kidnapped Ala Abu Zeina, and Shadi Abu Sneina, after breaking into their homes, and searching them.
In addition, soldiers invaded several homes in the Department of Transportation area in Hebron, and kidnapped Ammar Mohammad Abu Aisha, a woman identified as Ekram Hasan Abu Aisha, Othman al-Qawasmi, and the wife of a resident identified as Marwan Sa’ady.
Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, late on Friday at night [June, 13, 2014] Rahat city, the largest Bedouin community in the Negev, conducted military searches, and kidnapped several residents.
The Maan News Agency has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded local homes searching for Palestinian workers, staying and working in Israel without entry or work permits.
Maan said that the arrests are believed to be connected to the disappearance of three Israeli teenage settlers, who went missing on Thursday near the Gush Etzion settlement block, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
Eyewitnesses stated that the Police usually conducts day invasions into areas were Palestinians work, but this invasion was the largest, and was conducted at night.
The army also contained its invasions, and military searches, in various Palestinian communities in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank; several arrests have been reported.
The Maan News Agency has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded local homes searching for Palestinian workers, staying and working in Israel without entry or work permits.
Maan said that the arrests are believed to be connected to the disappearance of three Israeli teenage settlers, who went missing on Thursday near the Gush Etzion settlement block, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
Eyewitnesses stated that the Police usually conducts day invasions into areas were Palestinians work, but this invasion was the largest, and was conducted at night.
The army also contained its invasions, and military searches, in various Palestinian communities in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank; several arrests have been reported.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) raided at dawn Saturday different parts of al-Khalil city under air reconnaissance and helicopters cover, as part of the search operation for the three missing settlers. More than 100 military vehicles and helicopters took part in the search operation in different towns and neighborhoods in al-Khalil, where dozens of homes were stormed and violently searched.
On the other hand, local sources said that Israeli forces stormed Palestinian shops after blowing up their doors in order to confiscate their surveillance cameras.
The IOF earlier declared the disappearance of three Israeli settlers from Gush Etzion settlement while driving from it to occupied Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, local sources in Halhul town, northern al-Khalil, said that violent clashes broke out on Friday night when IOF soldiers tried to confiscate the monitoring cameras installed in the town’s streets as part of the search operation.
Eyewitnesses reported that a Palestinian youth was hit with live bullets in his chest, while another young man was wounded by a rubber bullet. Arrests were also reported during the clashes.
Similar clashes and raid operations were carried out on Friday night in Dura town, Fawwar refugee camp and different parts of al-Khalil city.
A state of anticipation has prevailed among Palestinians following the three Israeli settlers went missing.
Meanwhile, Yediot Ahronot Hebrew newspaper said that an aggressive operation is expected to be carried out by the IOF in the West Bank, particularly in al-Khalil.
This operation is already well underway, collecting information and preventing potential movement by “possible kidnappers”, according to the newspaper.
“Afterwards will undoubtedly come the moment when the kidnappers announce their demands and then will come the hour that will test the entire Israeli government”, Yediot Ahronot continued.
Israeli army spokesman Moti Almoz said that the army did not receive the needed information and details concerning the “kidnapping” of the three youths, but he suggested that everyone should be patient.
In a press conference held on Friday, he said the search activities require intelligence and operational sensitivity.
Israeli military sources said that the incident is expected to be a “kidnap operation” with the aim of trading those settlers with Palestinian prisoners.
On the other hand, Israeli media sources said that Palestinian prisoners have celebrated in their cells in Israeli jails following news reporting the missing of three settlers.
Palestinian prisoners had previously called for the kidnapping Israelis to achieve their release, the sources added.
Palestinian administrative detainees have been on hunger strike for 53 days demanding an end to their illegal administrative detention amid their serious health deterioration.
Meanwhile, Yediot Ahronot revealed Friday evening that an Israeli settler had survived the “kidnap operation” after he came out late.
The son of Bnei Akiva religious schools' director Danni Hershenberg suffered a nervous breakdown after his colleagues went missing especially that he was supposed to be with them.
On the other hand, local sources said that Israeli forces stormed Palestinian shops after blowing up their doors in order to confiscate their surveillance cameras.
The IOF earlier declared the disappearance of three Israeli settlers from Gush Etzion settlement while driving from it to occupied Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, local sources in Halhul town, northern al-Khalil, said that violent clashes broke out on Friday night when IOF soldiers tried to confiscate the monitoring cameras installed in the town’s streets as part of the search operation.
Eyewitnesses reported that a Palestinian youth was hit with live bullets in his chest, while another young man was wounded by a rubber bullet. Arrests were also reported during the clashes.
Similar clashes and raid operations were carried out on Friday night in Dura town, Fawwar refugee camp and different parts of al-Khalil city.
A state of anticipation has prevailed among Palestinians following the three Israeli settlers went missing.
Meanwhile, Yediot Ahronot Hebrew newspaper said that an aggressive operation is expected to be carried out by the IOF in the West Bank, particularly in al-Khalil.
This operation is already well underway, collecting information and preventing potential movement by “possible kidnappers”, according to the newspaper.
“Afterwards will undoubtedly come the moment when the kidnappers announce their demands and then will come the hour that will test the entire Israeli government”, Yediot Ahronot continued.
Israeli army spokesman Moti Almoz said that the army did not receive the needed information and details concerning the “kidnapping” of the three youths, but he suggested that everyone should be patient.
In a press conference held on Friday, he said the search activities require intelligence and operational sensitivity.
Israeli military sources said that the incident is expected to be a “kidnap operation” with the aim of trading those settlers with Palestinian prisoners.
On the other hand, Israeli media sources said that Palestinian prisoners have celebrated in their cells in Israeli jails following news reporting the missing of three settlers.
Palestinian prisoners had previously called for the kidnapping Israelis to achieve their release, the sources added.
Palestinian administrative detainees have been on hunger strike for 53 days demanding an end to their illegal administrative detention amid their serious health deterioration.
Meanwhile, Yediot Ahronot revealed Friday evening that an Israeli settler had survived the “kidnap operation” after he came out late.
The son of Bnei Akiva religious schools' director Danni Hershenberg suffered a nervous breakdown after his colleagues went missing especially that he was supposed to be with them.
Dozens of students participated on Friday in a solidarity vigil organized by the Palestinian Students Association at the UPM University in Malaysia in support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Palestinian Students Association at the University of UPM has been organizing similar solidarity vigils for the past five weeks.
The participants chanted slogans in Arabic, English, and Malay denouncing Israeli violations and abuses against Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
During the vigil, the organizers shed light on Palestinian prisoners' plight and their poor detention conditions in Israeli jails.
At the end of the vigil, the participants prayed and made dua’a for Palestinian prisoners' freedom.
Palestinian administrative detainees on Saturday, June 14, 2014, entered the 52nd day of their open-ended hunger strike demanding an end to their illegal administrative detention amid their serious health deterioration.
The participants chanted slogans in Arabic, English, and Malay denouncing Israeli violations and abuses against Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
During the vigil, the organizers shed light on Palestinian prisoners' plight and their poor detention conditions in Israeli jails.
At the end of the vigil, the participants prayed and made dua’a for Palestinian prisoners' freedom.
Palestinian administrative detainees on Saturday, June 14, 2014, entered the 52nd day of their open-ended hunger strike demanding an end to their illegal administrative detention amid their serious health deterioration.
Israeli forces detained several Palestinian men and women in Hebron in the southern West Bank as a search continued overnight and Saturday morning for three missing teenagers who disappeared from a settlement Thursday night in the Gush Etzion area between Hebron and Bethlehem.
Palestinian security sources and locals told Ma’an that large numbers of Israeli troops deployed Saturday in the Hebron neighborhoods of Beer al-Mahjar, Ein Sara, Nimra and Ras al-Joura.
In addition, Israeli forces stormed several Hebron-area villages and towns including Dura, al-Samu, Tarqumia, and Beit Kahil. Soldiers also deployed in the main road near al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron.
Israeli forces flew a drone and a number of military surveillance blimps over Hebron while several checkpoints were erected on the ground.
Israeli troops broke into the home of Palestinian journalist Yusri al-Jamal in the Abu Sneina neighborhood of Hebron. Al-Jamal told Ma’an that the soldiers broke open the main door of his apartment using explosives before they inspected the house strictly and detained his brother Yasser. He added that during the inspection, the soldiers cuffed him and his brother Khamis for about three hours. Al-Jamal highlighted that Israeli troops detained Alaa Abu Zeina and Shadi Abu Zeina after ransacking their homes.
Furthermore, local sources said Israeli forces seized seven Palestinian men and two women in northern Hebron. Ammar Muhammad Abu Eisha, Othman al-Qawasmi, Dirara Abu Munshar, Iyad Abdul-Nabi Shabana, Marwan al-Qawasmi, and his brothers Sharif and Bilal were detained in northern Hebron along with two women. One was identified as Ikram Hasan Abu Eisha and the other as the wife of Marwan Saadi Abdul-Afou.
Palestinian security sources and locals told Ma’an that large numbers of Israeli troops deployed Saturday in the Hebron neighborhoods of Beer al-Mahjar, Ein Sara, Nimra and Ras al-Joura.
In addition, Israeli forces stormed several Hebron-area villages and towns including Dura, al-Samu, Tarqumia, and Beit Kahil. Soldiers also deployed in the main road near al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron.
Israeli forces flew a drone and a number of military surveillance blimps over Hebron while several checkpoints were erected on the ground.
Israeli troops broke into the home of Palestinian journalist Yusri al-Jamal in the Abu Sneina neighborhood of Hebron. Al-Jamal told Ma’an that the soldiers broke open the main door of his apartment using explosives before they inspected the house strictly and detained his brother Yasser. He added that during the inspection, the soldiers cuffed him and his brother Khamis for about three hours. Al-Jamal highlighted that Israeli troops detained Alaa Abu Zeina and Shadi Abu Zeina after ransacking their homes.
Furthermore, local sources said Israeli forces seized seven Palestinian men and two women in northern Hebron. Ammar Muhammad Abu Eisha, Othman al-Qawasmi, Dirara Abu Munshar, Iyad Abdul-Nabi Shabana, Marwan al-Qawasmi, and his brothers Sharif and Bilal were detained in northern Hebron along with two women. One was identified as Ikram Hasan Abu Eisha and the other as the wife of Marwan Saadi Abdul-Afou.
