5 nov 2014
Israeli police and rescue workers inspect the vehicle that a man used to drive into a crowd of pedestrians in Jerusalem, on Nov. 5, 2014.
Unidentified suspects kidnap Palestinian teen
Hamas has claimed responsibility for a Jerusalem car attack which killed one Israeli border policeman and injured 14 others, earlier in the day. An unidentified group of assailants kidnapped a 16-year-old Palestinian boy, on Tuesday.
In a statement, Hamas decalred that, through the attack, Ibrahim al-Akkari took "revenge for his people," for al-Aqsa mosque, and for Jerusalem.
According to Ma'an, the military wing of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said on Wednesday, meanwhile, following the attack that al-Aqsa is the detonator which will "cause a volcano to erupt in Israel's face".
Spokesman for the Brigades, Abu Ubaida, hailed the "heroes of Jerusalem and Hamas fighters" who defend al-Aqsa Mosque with their souls and blood.
East Jerusalem has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and, in recent months, Israeli authorities have frequently limited access to mosque compound.
The Israeli border police -- the target of Wednesday's car attack -- are the security arm of the national police, and frequently work with the army in occupied Palestinian territory, to include the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
An Israeli court, on Wednesday, ruled that the body of Mr. al-Akkari will be released to his family for burial, later this evening.
The court has limited the number of mourners to 35.
In related news, Ma'an reports that unidentified assailants have kidnapped a 16-year-old Palestinian, identified as Amir Majdi Ramadan, from Beit Hanina, while he was heading to his school on a motorcycle, Tuesday.
The boy's father said that, according to what his son told him and reported to police, while he was on his motorcycle going to school, Tuesday morning, he was hit by a car from behind, upon which three unidentified assailants beat him over his head with a gun and placed him in the trunk of the car.
Mr. Ramadan added that he did not know of the incident until he received a call from Amir's school telling him that his son had not arrived for studies.
He attempted to call his son several times before receiving a call from a friend telling him that Amir had been found lying in a neighborhood in Beit Hanina, and that a local took him to the main street and called an ambulance.
He said that the Israeli police arrived to the area and found a jacket covering the boy that is thought to belong to one of the kidnappers. A booklet in Hebrew was also found in the jacket's pocket.
Amir's motorcycle was found in a garbage container by police. His school bag was nowhere to be seen, however.
He was taken to Hadassa Ein Karem Hospital, with bleeding in his lungs and bruises on his back and neck.
Amir said that he could not recognize any of the kidnappers, saying none of them spoke a word to him.
Unidentified suspects kidnap Palestinian teen
Hamas has claimed responsibility for a Jerusalem car attack which killed one Israeli border policeman and injured 14 others, earlier in the day. An unidentified group of assailants kidnapped a 16-year-old Palestinian boy, on Tuesday.
In a statement, Hamas decalred that, through the attack, Ibrahim al-Akkari took "revenge for his people," for al-Aqsa mosque, and for Jerusalem.
According to Ma'an, the military wing of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said on Wednesday, meanwhile, following the attack that al-Aqsa is the detonator which will "cause a volcano to erupt in Israel's face".
Spokesman for the Brigades, Abu Ubaida, hailed the "heroes of Jerusalem and Hamas fighters" who defend al-Aqsa Mosque with their souls and blood.
East Jerusalem has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and, in recent months, Israeli authorities have frequently limited access to mosque compound.
The Israeli border police -- the target of Wednesday's car attack -- are the security arm of the national police, and frequently work with the army in occupied Palestinian territory, to include the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
An Israeli court, on Wednesday, ruled that the body of Mr. al-Akkari will be released to his family for burial, later this evening.
The court has limited the number of mourners to 35.
In related news, Ma'an reports that unidentified assailants have kidnapped a 16-year-old Palestinian, identified as Amir Majdi Ramadan, from Beit Hanina, while he was heading to his school on a motorcycle, Tuesday.
The boy's father said that, according to what his son told him and reported to police, while he was on his motorcycle going to school, Tuesday morning, he was hit by a car from behind, upon which three unidentified assailants beat him over his head with a gun and placed him in the trunk of the car.
Mr. Ramadan added that he did not know of the incident until he received a call from Amir's school telling him that his son had not arrived for studies.
He attempted to call his son several times before receiving a call from a friend telling him that Amir had been found lying in a neighborhood in Beit Hanina, and that a local took him to the main street and called an ambulance.
He said that the Israeli police arrived to the area and found a jacket covering the boy that is thought to belong to one of the kidnappers. A booklet in Hebrew was also found in the jacket's pocket.
Amir's motorcycle was found in a garbage container by police. His school bag was nowhere to be seen, however.
He was taken to Hadassa Ein Karem Hospital, with bleeding in his lungs and bruises on his back and neck.
Amir said that he could not recognize any of the kidnappers, saying none of them spoke a word to him.
Israeli soldiers invaded various villages and neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and the Abu Dis nearby town, broke into and ransacked dozens of homes, and kidnapped at least 17 Palestinians.
Local sources said the police and the army surrounded entire neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, before invading them and breaking into homes, and ransacking them.
The Ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association said the soldiers kidnapped 13 young Palestinian men in occupied East Jerusalem.
It said the kidnapped have been identified as Fadi Abu Sbeih, Suleiman Sayyad, Yousef Dari, Ayoub Abu al-Hawa, Mahmoud Shweiki, Badea’ Gheith, Mohammad Joulani, Yousef Eskafi, Mahmoud ‘Obeid, Mahmoud Jayyar, Kathem Anous (child), Moath ar-Razem and Ala’ Ar-Razem.
Several Israeli military vehicles also surrounded Abu Dis town, before invading it and conducting searches of homes and cars, and kidnapping four Palestinians identified as Mohammad Daoud Halabiyya, Mohammad Nabil Bader, Raed Ahmad Rabea’ and Mohammad Saleh Khanafsa.
The army recently kidnapped dozens of Palestinians, including several children in numerous invasions in Abu Dis, southeast of Jerusalem.
Lawyer Bassam Bahar, head of the Abu Dis Lands Defense Committee, stated that dozens of youths have been kidnapped, and many injured, in Abu Dis, especially during the latest Israeli aggression on Gaza.
He added that among the wounded are Adam Hisham Erekat, who suffered a serious head injury, Hamza Hisham Erekat, who was shot in the leg, and Khaled Jamal Bader, who suffered a serious gunshot injury to the neck.
Many of the kidnapped Palestinians are still held by Israel, including two teenagers identified as Yacoub Jamal Bader, 17, ‘Odai Yousef Bader, 19, and a child identified as Baker Dandees.
Bahar said all of the kidnapped Palestinians are below the age of 20, and that the soldiers held, last week, both the father and brother of Yacoub to pressure him into handing himself in to the army.
Local sources said the police and the army surrounded entire neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, before invading them and breaking into homes, and ransacking them.
The Ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association said the soldiers kidnapped 13 young Palestinian men in occupied East Jerusalem.
It said the kidnapped have been identified as Fadi Abu Sbeih, Suleiman Sayyad, Yousef Dari, Ayoub Abu al-Hawa, Mahmoud Shweiki, Badea’ Gheith, Mohammad Joulani, Yousef Eskafi, Mahmoud ‘Obeid, Mahmoud Jayyar, Kathem Anous (child), Moath ar-Razem and Ala’ Ar-Razem.
Several Israeli military vehicles also surrounded Abu Dis town, before invading it and conducting searches of homes and cars, and kidnapping four Palestinians identified as Mohammad Daoud Halabiyya, Mohammad Nabil Bader, Raed Ahmad Rabea’ and Mohammad Saleh Khanafsa.
The army recently kidnapped dozens of Palestinians, including several children in numerous invasions in Abu Dis, southeast of Jerusalem.
Lawyer Bassam Bahar, head of the Abu Dis Lands Defense Committee, stated that dozens of youths have been kidnapped, and many injured, in Abu Dis, especially during the latest Israeli aggression on Gaza.
He added that among the wounded are Adam Hisham Erekat, who suffered a serious head injury, Hamza Hisham Erekat, who was shot in the leg, and Khaled Jamal Bader, who suffered a serious gunshot injury to the neck.
Many of the kidnapped Palestinians are still held by Israel, including two teenagers identified as Yacoub Jamal Bader, 17, ‘Odai Yousef Bader, 19, and a child identified as Baker Dandees.
Bahar said all of the kidnapped Palestinians are below the age of 20, and that the soldiers held, last week, both the father and brother of Yacoub to pressure him into handing himself in to the army.
Ofer military court passed a 20-month sentence against Tahrir Algueni, 32, and her brother Sadam, 30, in addition to a fine of 200 shekels on each one of them.
Family sources told a PIC reporter that Ofer military court convicted Tahrir and Sadam Tuesday on charges of participating in solidarity marches in support of Palestinian prisoners.
Tahrir is currently held in Hasharon prison, the family added, pointing out that her sister Somoud had served four years in Israeli prisons.
Sadam had also served two years in Israeli jails before completing his four-year sentence as he was released in an Israeli goodwill gesture towards PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
Their brother Ayoub was killed by Israeli gunfire in 2005 during violent clashes that broke out in Kafr Qalil town in Nablus.
On the other hand, Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said that prisoners held in Megiddo and Gilboa jails are still deprived of winter clothing and blankets despite the cold and damp conditions.
1200 Prisoners in Megiddo prison suffer very poor detention conditions in light of the acute shortage of blankets and mattresses, the PPS added.
PPS pointed out that the detainee Bashar Khatib, 42, who is currently held in Gilboa prison suffers chronic diseases including clogged arteries, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
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Family sources told a PIC reporter that Ofer military court convicted Tahrir and Sadam Tuesday on charges of participating in solidarity marches in support of Palestinian prisoners.
Tahrir is currently held in Hasharon prison, the family added, pointing out that her sister Somoud had served four years in Israeli prisons.
Sadam had also served two years in Israeli jails before completing his four-year sentence as he was released in an Israeli goodwill gesture towards PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
Their brother Ayoub was killed by Israeli gunfire in 2005 during violent clashes that broke out in Kafr Qalil town in Nablus.
On the other hand, Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said that prisoners held in Megiddo and Gilboa jails are still deprived of winter clothing and blankets despite the cold and damp conditions.
1200 Prisoners in Megiddo prison suffer very poor detention conditions in light of the acute shortage of blankets and mattresses, the PPS added.
PPS pointed out that the detainee Bashar Khatib, 42, who is currently held in Gilboa prison suffers chronic diseases including clogged arteries, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
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The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Tuesday two Palestinians for allegedly crossing the border fence east of Gaza Strip.
Hebrew radio claimed that IOF soldiers nabbed yesterday two unarmed Gazans after crossing the security fence east of Gaza in an attempt to find jobs in Israel.
Along the same line, Palestine Center for Prisoners’ Studies said that the detainee Samir Najar, 43, who was arrested in Gaza during the Israeli latest war on the Strip, is being held under the Unlawful Combatants Law, which allows his detention without charge or trial for an indefinite period of time.
22 Gazans are still held in Israeli jails including five convicted detainees, one of whom is Samir al-Najjar from Khuzaa, a village in southeastern Gaza.
Israel has used the Unlawful Combatants Law to hold Palestinians from Gaza without charge or trial since 2005.
Meanwhile, a young man was arrested overnight in Araba town in Jenin and taken to an unknown destination.
The detainee was nabbed after stopping his car at a makeshift roadblock, eyewitnesses clarified.
In occupied Jerusalem, a 16-year-old boy was kidnapped while on his way to school in Beit Hanin in occupied Jerusalem.
Family sources said that the boy was riding his motorcycle when three unidentified men came out of a nearby car and hit him with a gun on his head before putting him by force in the car.
The boy’s father said that his son was later found thrown in the road and was transferred to Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital for treatment.
A coat including a small booklet written in Hebrew was found at the scene of the incident, the sources added.
The boy suffers lung bleeding and neck and back bruises.
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Hebrew radio claimed that IOF soldiers nabbed yesterday two unarmed Gazans after crossing the security fence east of Gaza in an attempt to find jobs in Israel.
Along the same line, Palestine Center for Prisoners’ Studies said that the detainee Samir Najar, 43, who was arrested in Gaza during the Israeli latest war on the Strip, is being held under the Unlawful Combatants Law, which allows his detention without charge or trial for an indefinite period of time.
22 Gazans are still held in Israeli jails including five convicted detainees, one of whom is Samir al-Najjar from Khuzaa, a village in southeastern Gaza.
Israel has used the Unlawful Combatants Law to hold Palestinians from Gaza without charge or trial since 2005.
Meanwhile, a young man was arrested overnight in Araba town in Jenin and taken to an unknown destination.
The detainee was nabbed after stopping his car at a makeshift roadblock, eyewitnesses clarified.
In occupied Jerusalem, a 16-year-old boy was kidnapped while on his way to school in Beit Hanin in occupied Jerusalem.
Family sources said that the boy was riding his motorcycle when three unidentified men came out of a nearby car and hit him with a gun on his head before putting him by force in the car.
The boy’s father said that his son was later found thrown in the road and was transferred to Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital for treatment.
A coat including a small booklet written in Hebrew was found at the scene of the incident, the sources added.
The boy suffers lung bleeding and neck and back bruises.
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Soldiers, Police Officers And Undercover Forces Invade Mosque
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, the grounds of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, assaulted the worshipers with concussion grenades, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, and invaded the main mosque within the compound.
The Maan News Agency said dozens of soldiers invaded the yards of the mosque through the al-Magharba Gate and the Chain Gate (Bab as-Silsila) and assaulted dozens of worshipers who managed to reach the mosque yards.
Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, head of the Islamic Waqf and Endowment in Jerusalem, stated that dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Qibli mosque while heavily armed.
Al-Khatib denounced the military desecration of the mosque, and this serious violation, especially since the soldiers violated the sanctity of the mosque, wearing their shoes and carrying their weapons into the house of prayer, in a serious escalation and assault.
Eyewitnesses said clashes took place inside the al-Qibli mosque of Al-Aqsa and that the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades at the worshipers causing several injuries. Two people suffered serious head wounds, and one who was shot in his eye.
Palestinian medics rushed to the scene, but the soldiers prevented them from entering the mosque compound for more than 30 minutes before they decided to allow just one doctor and a nurse to enter.
Initial reports indicate that around 40 Palestinians have been injured.
The soldiers then closed the gates of the al-Qibli mosque with chains and iron bars, and hurled concussion grenades at the mosque guards.
Earlier on Wednesday at dawn, the soldiers prevented all Muslim men below the age of 50 from entering the mosque, and allowed the women through only after withholding their ID cards.
Following dawn prayers, Israel prevented all worshipers, including Waqf Department employees and around 500 Sharia students, from entering the mosque.
The soldiers opened the mosque more than an hour later following extensive talks.
The soldiers also closed all gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, except for Bab Hatta, Bab Al-Majlis (Council Gate) and Bab as-Silsila (Chain Gate).
In related news, dozens of Israeli fanatics invaded the yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, amidst extensive police and military deployment, and toured in the area amidst calls for more extensive invasions of the Mosque compound.
Also in Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers demolished an under-construction Palestinian home in the at-Tour neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
The soldiers also kidnapped at least 17 Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem, and Abu Dis nearby town.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, the grounds of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, assaulted the worshipers with concussion grenades, gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, and invaded the main mosque within the compound.
The Maan News Agency said dozens of soldiers invaded the yards of the mosque through the al-Magharba Gate and the Chain Gate (Bab as-Silsila) and assaulted dozens of worshipers who managed to reach the mosque yards.
Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, head of the Islamic Waqf and Endowment in Jerusalem, stated that dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Qibli mosque while heavily armed.
Al-Khatib denounced the military desecration of the mosque, and this serious violation, especially since the soldiers violated the sanctity of the mosque, wearing their shoes and carrying their weapons into the house of prayer, in a serious escalation and assault.
Eyewitnesses said clashes took place inside the al-Qibli mosque of Al-Aqsa and that the soldiers fired dozens of gas bombs and concussion grenades at the worshipers causing several injuries. Two people suffered serious head wounds, and one who was shot in his eye.
Palestinian medics rushed to the scene, but the soldiers prevented them from entering the mosque compound for more than 30 minutes before they decided to allow just one doctor and a nurse to enter.
Initial reports indicate that around 40 Palestinians have been injured.
The soldiers then closed the gates of the al-Qibli mosque with chains and iron bars, and hurled concussion grenades at the mosque guards.
Earlier on Wednesday at dawn, the soldiers prevented all Muslim men below the age of 50 from entering the mosque, and allowed the women through only after withholding their ID cards.
Following dawn prayers, Israel prevented all worshipers, including Waqf Department employees and around 500 Sharia students, from entering the mosque.
The soldiers opened the mosque more than an hour later following extensive talks.
The soldiers also closed all gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, except for Bab Hatta, Bab Al-Majlis (Council Gate) and Bab as-Silsila (Chain Gate).
In related news, dozens of Israeli fanatics invaded the yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, amidst extensive police and military deployment, and toured in the area amidst calls for more extensive invasions of the Mosque compound.
Also in Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers demolished an under-construction Palestinian home in the at-Tour neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
The soldiers also kidnapped at least 17 Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem, and Abu Dis nearby town.
4 nov 2014
Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished four Palestinian homes.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan has reported that the soldiers invaded Wad Yasoul neighborhood in Silwan, and demolished two homes belonging to former political prisoner Khalil Abu Rajab, and Issam Abu Sbeih.
It added that the soldiers, accompanied by bulldozers and personnel of the City Council, invaded the neighborhood nearly at 6 in the morning, and surrounded Wad Yasoul neighborhood before invading the home of Abu Rajab and forcing the family out, and demolished their home.
Abu Rajab’s home is a two-story building that was constructed nearly five months ago; he lived in the first floor with his eight-member family, including his mother, while his brother Ahmad was preparing to move into the second floor.
Abu Rajab said the soldiers invaded his property and forced the family out without even allowing them to remove their furniture and property.
In addition, resident Issam Abu Sbeih said he built his home a few months ago to live with his five family members, including his physically challenged child.
He moved into the first floor of the building last week, and was still constructing the second floor.
The soldiers also demolished two more homes belonging to members of Abu Sbeih and Borqan families, in the same neighborhood, while at least 36 Palestinians have been rendered homeless.
The families said the destruction comes as part of Israel's collective punishment measures meant to stop the ongoing protests to Israeli violations and attacks, including unreasonable fines imposed on home and store owners, in addition to the extremely high taxes imposed on them.
Also in Jerusalem, the army released Sahar Natsha, after holding and interrogating her at a police station in the city.
The police agreed to release her under the condition that she will not be allowed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque for two months.
Natsha was kidnapped on Monday morning when Israeli MK, Shuli Mualem-Rafaeli, of the “Jewish Home” carried out a provocative visit to the mosque compound.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan has reported that the soldiers invaded Wad Yasoul neighborhood in Silwan, and demolished two homes belonging to former political prisoner Khalil Abu Rajab, and Issam Abu Sbeih.
It added that the soldiers, accompanied by bulldozers and personnel of the City Council, invaded the neighborhood nearly at 6 in the morning, and surrounded Wad Yasoul neighborhood before invading the home of Abu Rajab and forcing the family out, and demolished their home.
Abu Rajab’s home is a two-story building that was constructed nearly five months ago; he lived in the first floor with his eight-member family, including his mother, while his brother Ahmad was preparing to move into the second floor.
Abu Rajab said the soldiers invaded his property and forced the family out without even allowing them to remove their furniture and property.
In addition, resident Issam Abu Sbeih said he built his home a few months ago to live with his five family members, including his physically challenged child.
He moved into the first floor of the building last week, and was still constructing the second floor.
The soldiers also demolished two more homes belonging to members of Abu Sbeih and Borqan families, in the same neighborhood, while at least 36 Palestinians have been rendered homeless.
The families said the destruction comes as part of Israel's collective punishment measures meant to stop the ongoing protests to Israeli violations and attacks, including unreasonable fines imposed on home and store owners, in addition to the extremely high taxes imposed on them.
Also in Jerusalem, the army released Sahar Natsha, after holding and interrogating her at a police station in the city.
The police agreed to release her under the condition that she will not be allowed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque for two months.
Natsha was kidnapped on Monday morning when Israeli MK, Shuli Mualem-Rafaeli, of the “Jewish Home” carried out a provocative visit to the mosque compound.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Tuesday six Palestinian citizens during a large-scale raid campaign throughout the occupied West Bank.
Local sources said that the IOF arrested a university student after violently storming and searching his home in Deir Sammit town south of al-Khalil. His family members were left outdoors in rainy weather during the search.
Two ex-detainees, who served several months in Israeli jails, were also detained when IOF soldiers violently raided their homes in Beit Ummar in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil.
During the campaign, Israeli troops stormed a number of homes for allegedly looking for a wanted person. A high school student received a summons for interrogation during a raid on his parents' house.
In Jenin, Israeli soldiers nabbed the injured young man Mujahed al-Iz at dawn today from his home.
Dozens of citizens were also detained and interrogated for a while overnight at Dothan and Barta'a military checkpoints, southwest of Jenin, as their vehicles were being searched.
The IOF also intensified its presence in Yabud town and carried out a search operation in olive fields.
In another context, the Palestinian prisoner society said in a brief report that the IOF detained last October around 100 Palestinians from al-Khalil, 45 of them have been kept in administrative detention.
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Local sources said that the IOF arrested a university student after violently storming and searching his home in Deir Sammit town south of al-Khalil. His family members were left outdoors in rainy weather during the search.
Two ex-detainees, who served several months in Israeli jails, were also detained when IOF soldiers violently raided their homes in Beit Ummar in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil.
During the campaign, Israeli troops stormed a number of homes for allegedly looking for a wanted person. A high school student received a summons for interrogation during a raid on his parents' house.
In Jenin, Israeli soldiers nabbed the injured young man Mujahed al-Iz at dawn today from his home.
Dozens of citizens were also detained and interrogated for a while overnight at Dothan and Barta'a military checkpoints, southwest of Jenin, as their vehicles were being searched.
The IOF also intensified its presence in Yabud town and carried out a search operation in olive fields.
In another context, the Palestinian prisoner society said in a brief report that the IOF detained last October around 100 Palestinians from al-Khalil, 45 of them have been kept in administrative detention.
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Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, two Palestinians in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and handed a third a military order for interrogation. Army also invaded the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, and kidnapped one Palestinian.
Spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar Mohammad Awad said several military vehicles invaded Beit Ummar before the soldiers broke into and searched several homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
The two have been identified as Nadim Samir Ekhlayyel, 22, and Mohammad Khalil Sabarna, 19; both are former political prisoners.
Soldiers also handed Ahmad Mohammad ‘Ayyad, 17, a military warrant ordering him to head to the Gush Etzion base for interrogation.
Several armored jeeps also invaded a number of neighborhoods in Hebron city, while the soldiers installed roadblocks at the entrance of Sa’ir town, north of Hebron, Halhoul Bridge, in addition to Yatta town, south of the city.
The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars and searched them while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
In Bethlehem, soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of the city, kidnapped one Palestinian and handed another military order for interrogation.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Bara’ Ibrahim Abu Ghalioun, 29, from his home in the Hebron-Bethlehem road area, and took him to an unknown destination.
In addition, soldiers installed a roadblock at the main entrance of Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and handed resident Abdul-Hafeth Abu Sham’a, from the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, a military order for interrogation at the Etzion base.
Abu Sham’a was driving his car when the soldiers stopped him at the entrance of Beit Fajjar.
Spokesperson of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar Mohammad Awad said several military vehicles invaded Beit Ummar before the soldiers broke into and searched several homes, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
The two have been identified as Nadim Samir Ekhlayyel, 22, and Mohammad Khalil Sabarna, 19; both are former political prisoners.
Soldiers also handed Ahmad Mohammad ‘Ayyad, 17, a military warrant ordering him to head to the Gush Etzion base for interrogation.
Several armored jeeps also invaded a number of neighborhoods in Hebron city, while the soldiers installed roadblocks at the entrance of Sa’ir town, north of Hebron, Halhoul Bridge, in addition to Yatta town, south of the city.
The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars and searched them while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
In Bethlehem, soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of the city, kidnapped one Palestinian and handed another military order for interrogation.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Bara’ Ibrahim Abu Ghalioun, 29, from his home in the Hebron-Bethlehem road area, and took him to an unknown destination.
In addition, soldiers installed a roadblock at the main entrance of Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and handed resident Abdul-Hafeth Abu Sham’a, from the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, a military order for interrogation at the Etzion base.
Abu Sham’a was driving his car when the soldiers stopped him at the entrance of Beit Fajjar.
The Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs said, Monday, that 17 female Palestinian prisoners held in Hasharon Israeli prison are currently facing harsh conditions, including medical negligence and denial of family visits.
Attorney for the committee, Hanan al-Khateeb, said that female prisoners have been deprived of adequate blankets to protect them from the cold winter and are denied adequate medical care.
According to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency, Israeli prison administration prohibits prisoners from bringing blankets and warm winter clothes from outside, but allows them to buy blankets from the prison’s canteen. The blankets sold there are reportedly very expensive, very bad in quality and do not provide proper warmth.
Some 1,500 Palestinian prisoners held by the state of Israel suffer from illnesses, 80 of whom suffer from serious health problems and do not receive the necessary treatment. Types of illnesses are said to range from malignant diseases, paralysis and other disabilities, in addition to cases of mental illnesses and neurological disorders.
To be noted, Palestinian prisoners detained in other Israeli detention centers also suffer from similar conditions and maltreatment.
Attorney for the committee, Hanan al-Khateeb, said that female prisoners have been deprived of adequate blankets to protect them from the cold winter and are denied adequate medical care.
According to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency, Israeli prison administration prohibits prisoners from bringing blankets and warm winter clothes from outside, but allows them to buy blankets from the prison’s canteen. The blankets sold there are reportedly very expensive, very bad in quality and do not provide proper warmth.
Some 1,500 Palestinian prisoners held by the state of Israel suffer from illnesses, 80 of whom suffer from serious health problems and do not receive the necessary treatment. Types of illnesses are said to range from malignant diseases, paralysis and other disabilities, in addition to cases of mental illnesses and neurological disorders.
To be noted, Palestinian prisoners detained in other Israeli detention centers also suffer from similar conditions and maltreatment.
Detainee Raed Mousa
Lawyer of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, Karim Ajwa, managed to visit hunger striking Palestinian detainee Ra’ed Mousa, who started his hunger strike 46 days ago, and is currently held at the Barzelai Israeli medical center.
Ajwa said Mousa was moved to Barzelai a week ago following a sharp deterioration in his health condition, especially after a serious loss in his body weight, as he stopped the intake of water, sugar, salt and even vitamins, and is only drinking water.
Mousa is currently suffering from a sharp pain in his abdomen, continuously dizzy, lost sensation in his legs, and throws up 4-5 times a day.
The layer said Mousa is cuffed and shackled to his hospital bed every day from six in the morning until six in the evening, and is even cuffed when he needs to use the toilet.
Issa Qaraqe’, head of the Detainees Committee, warned that the detainee is facing life-threatening health conditions, and said that Israel must release him instantly as he is being held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
On Sunday, the Ofer Israeli military court delayed a court session to discuss Mousa’s case, allegedly to appoint a new judge.
Mousa, 35 years of age, is from Sielet ath-Thaher, near Jenin; he spent a total of seven and a half years in Israeli orisons.
The detainee received three consecutive Administrative Detention orders since his abduction on November 29, 2013.
He held a hunger strike earlier this year, and ended it in June after the Prison Administration promised to release him.
Israel is holding captive 550 Palestinians under Administrative Detention orders, while around 7000 Palestinians are currently imprisoned, and facing ongoing violations. 30 of them have been imprisoned since before the First Oslo Agreement of 1993.
Health of hunger striker Ra'ed Musa seriously worsens
The health condition of Palestinian prisoner Ra'ed Mousa, 35, has sharply declined due to his hunger strike for 45 consecutive days.
Lawyer of prisoners' affairs committee Karim Ajwa said in a press statement Monday after his visit to Barzillai hospital that the hunger striker's health condition has been seriously deteriorated as he refuses to take sugar, salt or fluids, except water, adding that Musa lost about a third of his body weight as a result of that.
Although he suffers from unbearable stomach pains and frequent fainting and vomiting, his hand and feet are shackled to the bed.
Mousa, from Jenin, declared hunger strike 38 days ago protesting his illegal detention administratively according to which he is held in Israeli jails without indictment or trial.
In this regard, Addameer association for human rights and prisoner support appealed to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to intervene urgently for the release of the hunger striker Ra'ed Musa.
Addameer maintains that the Occupation’s authorities are solely responsible for the live of the hunger striker who has been exposed to maltreatment at the hands of his jailers since he started his strike.
For its part, Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies called on the Red Cross and humanitarian and human rights institutions to pressure Israel to end its medical neglect policy that threatens the lives of Palestinian prisoners in its jails.
Ahrar center accused the Israeli administrations of prisons of not providing the Palestinian detainees with healthy meals and appropriate medical treatment, especially for those who suffer chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart and kidney problems.
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Lawyer of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, Karim Ajwa, managed to visit hunger striking Palestinian detainee Ra’ed Mousa, who started his hunger strike 46 days ago, and is currently held at the Barzelai Israeli medical center.
Ajwa said Mousa was moved to Barzelai a week ago following a sharp deterioration in his health condition, especially after a serious loss in his body weight, as he stopped the intake of water, sugar, salt and even vitamins, and is only drinking water.
Mousa is currently suffering from a sharp pain in his abdomen, continuously dizzy, lost sensation in his legs, and throws up 4-5 times a day.
The layer said Mousa is cuffed and shackled to his hospital bed every day from six in the morning until six in the evening, and is even cuffed when he needs to use the toilet.
Issa Qaraqe’, head of the Detainees Committee, warned that the detainee is facing life-threatening health conditions, and said that Israel must release him instantly as he is being held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
On Sunday, the Ofer Israeli military court delayed a court session to discuss Mousa’s case, allegedly to appoint a new judge.
Mousa, 35 years of age, is from Sielet ath-Thaher, near Jenin; he spent a total of seven and a half years in Israeli orisons.
The detainee received three consecutive Administrative Detention orders since his abduction on November 29, 2013.
He held a hunger strike earlier this year, and ended it in June after the Prison Administration promised to release him.
Israel is holding captive 550 Palestinians under Administrative Detention orders, while around 7000 Palestinians are currently imprisoned, and facing ongoing violations. 30 of them have been imprisoned since before the First Oslo Agreement of 1993.
Health of hunger striker Ra'ed Musa seriously worsens
The health condition of Palestinian prisoner Ra'ed Mousa, 35, has sharply declined due to his hunger strike for 45 consecutive days.
Lawyer of prisoners' affairs committee Karim Ajwa said in a press statement Monday after his visit to Barzillai hospital that the hunger striker's health condition has been seriously deteriorated as he refuses to take sugar, salt or fluids, except water, adding that Musa lost about a third of his body weight as a result of that.
Although he suffers from unbearable stomach pains and frequent fainting and vomiting, his hand and feet are shackled to the bed.
Mousa, from Jenin, declared hunger strike 38 days ago protesting his illegal detention administratively according to which he is held in Israeli jails without indictment or trial.
In this regard, Addameer association for human rights and prisoner support appealed to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to intervene urgently for the release of the hunger striker Ra'ed Musa.
Addameer maintains that the Occupation’s authorities are solely responsible for the live of the hunger striker who has been exposed to maltreatment at the hands of his jailers since he started his strike.
For its part, Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies called on the Red Cross and humanitarian and human rights institutions to pressure Israel to end its medical neglect policy that threatens the lives of Palestinian prisoners in its jails.
Ahrar center accused the Israeli administrations of prisons of not providing the Palestinian detainees with healthy meals and appropriate medical treatment, especially for those who suffer chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart and kidney problems.
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The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday evening kidnapped four Palestinian children and three young men during a campaign in different areas of east Jerusalem.
The Palestinian prisoner society said that the IOF kidnapped two little kids identified as Mohamed Aslya, Abdullah Abu Salb as well as two others from Al-Beituni family during raids on homes in different neighborhoods in the holy city.
Three young men were also taken prisoners during the campaign in the city, according to the society.
Earlier on the same day, the IOF had detained at dawn 20 young men and kids in Jerusalem, in addition to one woman named Sahar Natsha after assaulting her at the Aqsa Mosque.
Director of the society in Jerusalem Naser Qaws said that Israel's recent decision to jail Palestinian young men for prolonged periods, amounting to 20 years, and its persistence in making arbitrary arrests in an attempt to quell any Palestinian opposition to its injustice would retain the popular anger on the Palestinian street.
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The Palestinian prisoner society said that the IOF kidnapped two little kids identified as Mohamed Aslya, Abdullah Abu Salb as well as two others from Al-Beituni family during raids on homes in different neighborhoods in the holy city.
Three young men were also taken prisoners during the campaign in the city, according to the society.
Earlier on the same day, the IOF had detained at dawn 20 young men and kids in Jerusalem, in addition to one woman named Sahar Natsha after assaulting her at the Aqsa Mosque.
Director of the society in Jerusalem Naser Qaws said that Israel's recent decision to jail Palestinian young men for prolonged periods, amounting to 20 years, and its persistence in making arbitrary arrests in an attempt to quell any Palestinian opposition to its injustice would retain the popular anger on the Palestinian street.
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