28 nov 2016
Two Palestinian minors have accused Israeli forces of assaulting them while in custody, a lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Sunday.
Ammar Tawfiq Abu Hilal, 15, and Jihad Elayyan, 16, who were both taken to the Ofer detention center in the occupied West Bank, told PPS that they were severely mistreated by Israeli soldiers.
Abu Hilal said that Israeli soldiers held him by his neck and tried to strangle him when they detained him from his home in the village of Dura in the Hebron district, adding that the soldiers deliberately escalated violence after he told them he was sick.
Abu Hilal suffers from pulmonary fibrosis and trachea inflammation, and needs injections twice a day.
Abu Hilal added that Israeli forces then took him to an Israeli watchtower and continued beating him to force him to confess that he had thrown rocks.
The teen was then left outdoors under the heat for two hours, and was not given food nor water for 12 hours.
Meanwhile, Elayyan told PPS that Israeli soldiers assaulted him during his detention on Oct. 31, hitting him deliberately in the legs and causing fractures in his ankle and toes.
The teenager was then taken to Ofer, before being transferred to the Hadassah medical center for treatment.
In July 2015, legislation was passed in the Israeli Knesset allowing sentencing for up to 20 years for someone convicted of throwing stones at vehicles if intent to harm could be proven. However, the law allows the Israeli state to imprison someone for up to 10 years without proof of intent.
The vast majority of those detained for throwing stones at Israelis are Palestinian minors.
The Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs said in a September report that at least 1,000 Palestinian minors between the ages of 11 and 18 had been detained by Israel since January.
The committee reported in October that the “overwhelming majority” of Palestinian minors held in Israel’s Megiddo and Ofer prisons have been tortured during their detention and interrogation.
According to prisoners’ rights groups Addameer, a total of 400 Palestinian minors were incarcerated in Israeli prisons as of October.
Ammar Tawfiq Abu Hilal, 15, and Jihad Elayyan, 16, who were both taken to the Ofer detention center in the occupied West Bank, told PPS that they were severely mistreated by Israeli soldiers.
Abu Hilal said that Israeli soldiers held him by his neck and tried to strangle him when they detained him from his home in the village of Dura in the Hebron district, adding that the soldiers deliberately escalated violence after he told them he was sick.
Abu Hilal suffers from pulmonary fibrosis and trachea inflammation, and needs injections twice a day.
Abu Hilal added that Israeli forces then took him to an Israeli watchtower and continued beating him to force him to confess that he had thrown rocks.
The teen was then left outdoors under the heat for two hours, and was not given food nor water for 12 hours.
Meanwhile, Elayyan told PPS that Israeli soldiers assaulted him during his detention on Oct. 31, hitting him deliberately in the legs and causing fractures in his ankle and toes.
The teenager was then taken to Ofer, before being transferred to the Hadassah medical center for treatment.
In July 2015, legislation was passed in the Israeli Knesset allowing sentencing for up to 20 years for someone convicted of throwing stones at vehicles if intent to harm could be proven. However, the law allows the Israeli state to imprison someone for up to 10 years without proof of intent.
The vast majority of those detained for throwing stones at Israelis are Palestinian minors.
The Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs said in a September report that at least 1,000 Palestinian minors between the ages of 11 and 18 had been detained by Israel since January.
The committee reported in October that the “overwhelming majority” of Palestinian minors held in Israel’s Megiddo and Ofer prisons have been tortured during their detention and interrogation.
According to prisoners’ rights groups Addameer, a total of 400 Palestinian minors were incarcerated in Israeli prisons as of October.
Israeli forces detained at least 17 Palestinians between Sunday evening and Monday dawn across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), six Palestinians were detained in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. PPS identified the detainees as Palestinian lawmaker Azzam Nuaman Salhab, Anas Hatem Qafisha, Asim Amr Ubeido, Ayman Qawasmeh, Islam Deib Maslama, 13, and Adham Akram al-Rujbi, 19.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that Israeli forces detained five “Hamas operatives” in the city of Hebron, and another Palestinian in the village of Beit Awwa.
In the Bethlehem district, PPS reported that Israeli forces detained Qasim Mahmoud Ayesh, 18, and Hamza Ibrahim Malash.
The army spokesperson said that one Palestinian was detained in the Bethlehem-area Aida refugee camp, while another was detained in the village of Artas.
In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, Israeli forces detained 20 year-old Raed Anwar Shihda al-Khatib, 20, Muhammad Fahmi Yaqoub, and 21 year-old Yousif Nazmi Shamasna, the brother of slain Palestinian Muhammad Shamasna, PPS said.
The army reported one detention in the village of Qatanna, and one in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the Jerusalem district.
Elsewhere in the central West Bank, PPS reported the detention of Nour Fayiq Ghazawi in the al-Jalazun refugee camp, and of Imad Sawarqa in Jericho.
The army confirmed one detention in al-Jalazun, but did not give any information regarding detentions in the Jericho area.
Meanwhile, in East Jerusalem , PPS reported that Israeli police detained Mutasem Miswida, Yousif al-Natsheh, Ibrahim al-Natsheh, and Muntaser Siyam on Sunday evening.
Israeli forces conduct night raids across the occupied Palestinian territory on a near-daily basis. According to UN documentation, the Israeli army carried out 185 military detention raids between Nov. 1 and Nov. 14.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of October. The organization estimates that 40 percent of Palestinian men have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), six Palestinians were detained in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. PPS identified the detainees as Palestinian lawmaker Azzam Nuaman Salhab, Anas Hatem Qafisha, Asim Amr Ubeido, Ayman Qawasmeh, Islam Deib Maslama, 13, and Adham Akram al-Rujbi, 19.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that Israeli forces detained five “Hamas operatives” in the city of Hebron, and another Palestinian in the village of Beit Awwa.
In the Bethlehem district, PPS reported that Israeli forces detained Qasim Mahmoud Ayesh, 18, and Hamza Ibrahim Malash.
The army spokesperson said that one Palestinian was detained in the Bethlehem-area Aida refugee camp, while another was detained in the village of Artas.
In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, Israeli forces detained 20 year-old Raed Anwar Shihda al-Khatib, 20, Muhammad Fahmi Yaqoub, and 21 year-old Yousif Nazmi Shamasna, the brother of slain Palestinian Muhammad Shamasna, PPS said.
The army reported one detention in the village of Qatanna, and one in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the Jerusalem district.
Elsewhere in the central West Bank, PPS reported the detention of Nour Fayiq Ghazawi in the al-Jalazun refugee camp, and of Imad Sawarqa in Jericho.
The army confirmed one detention in al-Jalazun, but did not give any information regarding detentions in the Jericho area.
Meanwhile, in East Jerusalem , PPS reported that Israeli police detained Mutasem Miswida, Yousif al-Natsheh, Ibrahim al-Natsheh, and Muntaser Siyam on Sunday evening.
Israeli forces conduct night raids across the occupied Palestinian territory on a near-daily basis. According to UN documentation, the Israeli army carried out 185 military detention raids between Nov. 1 and Nov. 14.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of October. The organization estimates that 40 percent of Palestinian men have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.
In two separate incidents, Israeli forces detained two teenage Palestinian girls in the souther occupied West Bank district of Hebron on Monday evening.
Local sources told Ma'an that Manar Khalid Ahmad Abu Madi, 18, was detained near the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba allegedley having a knife in her possession.
Israeli forces also detained Aya Salim Abu Markhiyah, 16, near the al-Shuhada street checkpoint in Hebron's Old City. It remained unclear why Markhiyah was detained.
An Israeli army spokesperson said they were looking into reports of the detentions.
Israeli forces have detained a number of Palestinians for allegedly being in possession of knives in recent months following a wave of unrest in which 34 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians since October 2015.
In the same time period, 241 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers, at least 28 of whom were killed in the city of Hebron.
While Israel alleges many of those were attempting to attack Israelis when they were shot, Palestinians and rights groups have disputed Israel's version of events in a number of cases.
The entire Hebron district, as well as Hebron’s Old City, has been a flashpoint for the unrest.
Mistreatment of Palestinians in the Hebron area has been common since the city was divided in the 1990s after a US-born settler, Baruch Goldstein, massacred 29 Palestinians inside the Ibrahimi Mosque.
The majority of the city was placed under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, while the Old City and surrounding areas were placed under Israeli military control in a sector known as H2.
Local sources told Ma'an that Manar Khalid Ahmad Abu Madi, 18, was detained near the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba allegedley having a knife in her possession.
Israeli forces also detained Aya Salim Abu Markhiyah, 16, near the al-Shuhada street checkpoint in Hebron's Old City. It remained unclear why Markhiyah was detained.
An Israeli army spokesperson said they were looking into reports of the detentions.
Israeli forces have detained a number of Palestinians for allegedly being in possession of knives in recent months following a wave of unrest in which 34 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians since October 2015.
In the same time period, 241 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers, at least 28 of whom were killed in the city of Hebron.
While Israel alleges many of those were attempting to attack Israelis when they were shot, Palestinians and rights groups have disputed Israel's version of events in a number of cases.
The entire Hebron district, as well as Hebron’s Old City, has been a flashpoint for the unrest.
Mistreatment of Palestinians in the Hebron area has been common since the city was divided in the 1990s after a US-born settler, Baruch Goldstein, massacred 29 Palestinians inside the Ibrahimi Mosque.
The majority of the city was placed under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, while the Old City and surrounding areas were placed under Israeli military control in a sector known as H2.
A Palestinian man received two life sentences on Monday after being convicted of killing two Israelis last year, Israeli media reported.
According to news outlet Ynet, Raed Khalil, a 36-year-old resident of the village of Dura in the occupied West Bank district of Hebron, was found guilty of stabbing and killing Aharon Yesayev, 32, and Reuven Aviram, 51, in Tel Aviv on Nov. 19, 2015.
Aviram’s brother Alex was quoted by Ynet as saying that “the murderer, according to the requests made by the family, should not leave prison or see the light of day or his family … He killed Jews and his place is in prison for his entire life.”
Earlier in the day, an Israeli court sentenced Tamer Yunis Wreidat, a 26-year-old resident of the Hebron-area village of al-Dhahiriya, to 16-and-a-half years in prison for carrying out a stabbing attack at a mall in the Israeli town of Petah Tikva on Oct. 7, 2015 in which one Israeli was lightly wounded.
Israeli courts have been sentencing Palestinians, including a number of minors, in past weeks over a number of attacks and alleged attacks which took place when a wave of unrest first emerged across the occupied territory and Israel in October 2015.
In the past month, Israeli courts have notably sentenced 17-year-old Nurhan Awwad to 13-and-a-half years in prison, and 14-year-old Ahmad Manasra to 12 years in prison.
According to Ma’an documentation, 34 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians since Oct.1, 2015, while 241 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis during the same time period.
Meanwhile, some 7,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of October, 458 of whom were serving life sentences according to prisoners rights group Addameer.
According to news outlet Ynet, Raed Khalil, a 36-year-old resident of the village of Dura in the occupied West Bank district of Hebron, was found guilty of stabbing and killing Aharon Yesayev, 32, and Reuven Aviram, 51, in Tel Aviv on Nov. 19, 2015.
Aviram’s brother Alex was quoted by Ynet as saying that “the murderer, according to the requests made by the family, should not leave prison or see the light of day or his family … He killed Jews and his place is in prison for his entire life.”
Earlier in the day, an Israeli court sentenced Tamer Yunis Wreidat, a 26-year-old resident of the Hebron-area village of al-Dhahiriya, to 16-and-a-half years in prison for carrying out a stabbing attack at a mall in the Israeli town of Petah Tikva on Oct. 7, 2015 in which one Israeli was lightly wounded.
Israeli courts have been sentencing Palestinians, including a number of minors, in past weeks over a number of attacks and alleged attacks which took place when a wave of unrest first emerged across the occupied territory and Israel in October 2015.
In the past month, Israeli courts have notably sentenced 17-year-old Nurhan Awwad to 13-and-a-half years in prison, and 14-year-old Ahmad Manasra to 12 years in prison.
According to Ma’an documentation, 34 Israelis have been killed by Palestinians since Oct.1, 2015, while 241 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis during the same time period.
Meanwhile, some 7,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of October, 458 of whom were serving life sentences according to prisoners rights group Addameer.
The Israeli Prison Authority has forced, Monday, a hunger striking Palestinian detainee into solitary confinement as he continues his strike for the ninth consecutive day, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said.
The PPS identified the detainee Ammar Ibrahim Hammour, 27, from Jaba’ town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
It added that Hammour suffers from asthma and high blood pressure, but is not receiving the needed medical attention, in addition to facing constant violations.
The detainee is held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
The PPS identified the detainee Ammar Ibrahim Hammour, 27, from Jaba’ town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
It added that Hammour suffers from asthma and high blood pressure, but is not receiving the needed medical attention, in addition to facing constant violations.
The detainee is held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
The Israeli Central Court in occupied Jerusalem sentenced Monday the Jerusalemite teenager Mohamed al-Tawil to nine years in prison plus a fine of 10,000 shekels.
Israeli media sources said that al-Tawil, 18, was sentenced to nine years for allegedly throwing stones at an Israeli settler’s car, which made the driver lose control and die in the incident.
Al-Tawil was arrested last month along with a group of boys in Sur Baher town in occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli media sources said that al-Tawil, 18, was sentenced to nine years for allegedly throwing stones at an Israeli settler’s car, which made the driver lose control and die in the incident.
Al-Tawil was arrested last month along with a group of boys in Sur Baher town in occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli Ofer court sentenced a wounded Palestinian woman to three years in prison for attempting to carry out a stabbing attack nearly a year earlier in the southern occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil.
According to family sources on Monday, the Ofer military court on Sunday convicted Abla al-Adam, 45, of attempting to stab an Israeli soldier on Dec. 20, 2015 in the Old City of al-Khalil.
Al-Adam, a mother of nine, was brought to court in very difficult health condition as she was unable to stand by herself.
She was shot all over body and seriously injured in her head and eye during her arrest.
Since then she had undergone several surgeries in the Hadassah medical center.
She is currently held in HaSharon prison in very unbearable conditions, the family added.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians are currently detained in Israeli jails including 64 women.
According to family sources on Monday, the Ofer military court on Sunday convicted Abla al-Adam, 45, of attempting to stab an Israeli soldier on Dec. 20, 2015 in the Old City of al-Khalil.
Al-Adam, a mother of nine, was brought to court in very difficult health condition as she was unable to stand by herself.
She was shot all over body and seriously injured in her head and eye during her arrest.
Since then she had undergone several surgeries in the Hadassah medical center.
She is currently held in HaSharon prison in very unbearable conditions, the family added.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians are currently detained in Israeli jails including 64 women.
The Israeli Central Court in Lod city within the Green Line sentenced the prisoner Tamer Rweidat to 16 years and a half term and a fine of 100,000 shekels, a rights group revealed.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) affirmed that Rweidat, 26, was arrested on Oct. 7, 2015 after an alleged stabbing attack.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) affirmed that Rweidat, 26, was arrested on Oct. 7, 2015 after an alleged stabbing attack.
Six Palestinian brothers from the Abu Ramouz family are held in Israeli jails and detention centers in the occupied territories.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) identified the six siblings as Muadh, Ataa, Ibrahim, Mohamed, Mahmoud, and Thaer Sa’id Abu Ramouz.
Muadh, had spent a total of seven years out of an 18-year-sentence in Israeli jails before he was released in the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner swap deal with Hamas.
He was rearrested in 2014 and sentenced to 11 years. His brother Ibrahim was sentenced to one year and a half.
Ataa, Mahmoud, Mohamed, and Thaer are, meanwhile, held in Israeli detention centers.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) identified the six siblings as Muadh, Ataa, Ibrahim, Mohamed, Mahmoud, and Thaer Sa’id Abu Ramouz.
Muadh, had spent a total of seven years out of an 18-year-sentence in Israeli jails before he was released in the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner swap deal with Hamas.
He was rearrested in 2014 and sentenced to 11 years. His brother Ibrahim was sentenced to one year and a half.
Ataa, Mahmoud, Mohamed, and Thaer are, meanwhile, held in Israeli detention centers.
A rights group raised Monday alarm bells over the reluctance maintained by the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) vis-à-vis the exacerbated health status of a Palestinian thalassemia-stricken detainee.
A lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said following a visit to the Israeli Ofer lock-up, Palestinian detainee Ahmad al-Khassib has been diagnosed with thalassemia and is in urgent need of blood transfusion.
Al-Khassib needs regular transfusion of blood units every 21 days. However, the Israeli prison authorities have been dragging their feet over his appeals for over one week.
21-year-old al-Khassib, a native of Ramallah province, was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces on November 7.
Thalassemias are inherited blood disorders that can result in the abnormal formation of hemoglobin. Treatment often includes regular blood transfusions, iron chelation, and folic acid.
As of 2013 thalassemia occurs in about 208 million people with about 4.7 million having severe disease. It is most common among people of Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African descent. It resulted in 25,000 deaths in 2013 down from 36,000 deaths in 1990.
A lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said following a visit to the Israeli Ofer lock-up, Palestinian detainee Ahmad al-Khassib has been diagnosed with thalassemia and is in urgent need of blood transfusion.
Al-Khassib needs regular transfusion of blood units every 21 days. However, the Israeli prison authorities have been dragging their feet over his appeals for over one week.
21-year-old al-Khassib, a native of Ramallah province, was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces on November 7.
Thalassemias are inherited blood disorders that can result in the abnormal formation of hemoglobin. Treatment often includes regular blood transfusions, iron chelation, and folic acid.
As of 2013 thalassemia occurs in about 208 million people with about 4.7 million having severe disease. It is most common among people of Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African descent. It resulted in 25,000 deaths in 2013 down from 36,000 deaths in 1990.
The Israeli police forces arrested Sunday four Palestinian children after breaking into Issawiya and Silwan towns in occupied Jerusalem.
Head of the Jerusalemite prisoners’ families committee Amjed Abu Assab affirmed that Israeli police brutally broke into Issawiya town east of the occupied city and stormed several local houses under the pretext of looking for “wanted persons.”
Three minors aged 16 were detained during the raid, Abu Assab added.
Israeli police also arrested a fourth minor after breaking into his family house in Silwan town earlier on Sunday.
On the other hand, the young Munther Salman, 19, handed himself to Israeli police to serve his 4-month sentence.
Salman was earlier sentenced to 4 months for allegedly being involved in stone-throwing attack.
Head of the Jerusalemite prisoners’ families committee Amjed Abu Assab affirmed that Israeli police brutally broke into Issawiya town east of the occupied city and stormed several local houses under the pretext of looking for “wanted persons.”
Three minors aged 16 were detained during the raid, Abu Assab added.
Israeli police also arrested a fourth minor after breaking into his family house in Silwan town earlier on Sunday.
On the other hand, the young Munther Salman, 19, handed himself to Israeli police to serve his 4-month sentence.
Salman was earlier sentenced to 4 months for allegedly being involved in stone-throwing attack.
The Israeli Central Court in Nazareth postponed on Sunday the trial of four Palestinian activists for two weeks pending investigation.
The four detainees were among 10 Palestinians who were earlier arrested over their activism in support of al-Aqsa Mosque.
Six of them were recently released on bail and house arrest condition.
The detainees’ lawyer said that the Israeli prosecution has earlier submitted indictments against the four Palestinian sit-inners and demanded the extension of their remand pending investigation.
The charges include belonging to and funding a “banned” organization, the lawyer pointed out.
The detainees’ trial has been postponed till December 8 pending investigation, he affirmed.
The lawyer pointed out that they might be released after two weeks on house arrest condition.
The four detainees were among 10 Palestinians who were earlier arrested over their activism in support of al-Aqsa Mosque.
Six of them were recently released on bail and house arrest condition.
The detainees’ lawyer said that the Israeli prosecution has earlier submitted indictments against the four Palestinian sit-inners and demanded the extension of their remand pending investigation.
The charges include belonging to and funding a “banned” organization, the lawyer pointed out.
The detainees’ trial has been postponed till December 8 pending investigation, he affirmed.
The lawyer pointed out that they might be released after two weeks on house arrest condition.
Two Palestinians were arrested in Jordan Valley for allegedly smuggling weapons to the occupied West Bank, Israeli police claimed.
Spokesman for the Israeli police claimed that two Palestinians, from Jericho, were arrested while trying to smuggle “illegal weapons” to occupied West Bank.
The two detainees’ remand was extended till December 1, pending investigation.
The weapons were confiscated, the sources added.
Spokesman for the Israeli police claimed that two Palestinians, from Jericho, were arrested while trying to smuggle “illegal weapons” to occupied West Bank.
The two detainees’ remand was extended till December 1, pending investigation.
The weapons were confiscated, the sources added.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Monday 11 Palestinians during an Israeli raid and search campaign throughout the West Bank cities and towns.
The IOF claimed that 11 “wanted” Palestinians were arrested on Monday for being involved in anti-occupation attacks.
Two detainees were arrested in occupied Jerusalem while another was detained south of Ramallah, in addition to two detainees in Bethlehem.
Five youths affiliated with Hamas Movement were also among the 11 detainees.
The Israeli military sources also claimed that weapons were found during the raid and search campaign.
The PIC reporter affirmed that Israeli forces violently broke into Aroub refugee camp, north of al-Khalil, and arrested two youths after breaking into their houses.
Several local houses were also stormed and searched including the MP Hatem Kufaisheh’s house which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Military checkpoints were also erected at Fawar refugee camp and Dura town in al-Khalil.
In Bethlehem, two Palestinians were arrested including an ex-detainee.
Two more arrests were carried out in occupied Jerusalem including an ex-detainee.
Similar arrests were reported in Jalazoun refugee camp which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
The IOF claimed that 11 “wanted” Palestinians were arrested on Monday for being involved in anti-occupation attacks.
Two detainees were arrested in occupied Jerusalem while another was detained south of Ramallah, in addition to two detainees in Bethlehem.
Five youths affiliated with Hamas Movement were also among the 11 detainees.
The Israeli military sources also claimed that weapons were found during the raid and search campaign.
The PIC reporter affirmed that Israeli forces violently broke into Aroub refugee camp, north of al-Khalil, and arrested two youths after breaking into their houses.
Several local houses were also stormed and searched including the MP Hatem Kufaisheh’s house which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
Military checkpoints were also erected at Fawar refugee camp and Dura town in al-Khalil.
In Bethlehem, two Palestinians were arrested including an ex-detainee.
Two more arrests were carried out in occupied Jerusalem including an ex-detainee.
Similar arrests were reported in Jalazoun refugee camp which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
The Israeli occupation army on Sunday arrested a Palestinian girl, from Ya’bad town in Jenin, during a court hearing held for her brother.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), Israeli soldiers arrested 21-year-old Taqwa Nufayaat as she was attending a trial held for her brother, Nidal, in the military court of Salem.
The girl was arrested following an altercation with a female soldier, who shoved her mother intentionally inside the courtroom.
Her detained brother Nidal was rearrested last August on charges of his affiliation with the Islamic Jihad Movement and involvement in resistance activities against the Israeli army. He already spent nine years in Israeli jails.
Recently, his brothers, Munadel and Ayoub, were arrested during their presence in the 1948 occupied lands.
In a separate incident, Israeli soldiers on the same day kidnapped 25-year-old Mohamed Hazem, from al-Khalil, as he was going to a court in the city to register his marriage.
Eyewitnesses said that soldiers intercepted the young man on a road in the city and took him aboard a military vehicle to an unknown place.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), Israeli soldiers arrested 21-year-old Taqwa Nufayaat as she was attending a trial held for her brother, Nidal, in the military court of Salem.
The girl was arrested following an altercation with a female soldier, who shoved her mother intentionally inside the courtroom.
Her detained brother Nidal was rearrested last August on charges of his affiliation with the Islamic Jihad Movement and involvement in resistance activities against the Israeli army. He already spent nine years in Israeli jails.
Recently, his brothers, Munadel and Ayoub, were arrested during their presence in the 1948 occupied lands.
In a separate incident, Israeli soldiers on the same day kidnapped 25-year-old Mohamed Hazem, from al-Khalil, as he was going to a court in the city to register his marriage.
Eyewitnesses said that soldiers intercepted the young man on a road in the city and took him aboard a military vehicle to an unknown place.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, two young men in Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem.
The PPS said the two men, identified as Mohammad Fahmi Yacoub and Raed al-Khatib, were taken prisoner after the soldiers stormed their homes and searched them, causing property damage.
The two Palestinians were interrogated in their homes, before the soldiers cuffed and blind folded them, and took them to an unknown destination.
The PPS said the two men, identified as Mohammad Fahmi Yacoub and Raed al-Khatib, were taken prisoner after the soldiers stormed their homes and searched them, causing property damage.
The two Palestinians were interrogated in their homes, before the soldiers cuffed and blind folded them, and took them to an unknown destination.
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier on Monday, a young Palestinian man from the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and one Palestinian in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem. One Palestinian was injured near Al-Aqsa after colonialist Israeli settlers assaulted him.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded and violently searched homes in the Old city, interrogated several young men, and abducted one, before moving him to an interrogation center in the city.
On Sunday at night, several settlers attacked a young man, south of Jerusalem, and fled the area using a vehicle that was waiting close to the area of the attack.
The Israeli police said the assailants managed to flee the scene, while the young man suffered moderate wounds, and was moved to a hospital in the city.
In addition, several army vehicles invaded, on Monday at dawn, Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and abducted a young man, identified as Hamdi Ibrahim Mallash, 23.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded and violently searched homes in the Old city, interrogated several young men, and abducted one, before moving him to an interrogation center in the city.
On Sunday at night, several settlers attacked a young man, south of Jerusalem, and fled the area using a vehicle that was waiting close to the area of the attack.
The Israeli police said the assailants managed to flee the scene, while the young man suffered moderate wounds, and was moved to a hospital in the city.
In addition, several army vehicles invaded, on Monday at dawn, Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and abducted a young man, identified as Hamdi Ibrahim Mallash, 23.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, a Palestinian legislator, and a son of another legislator, after invading their homes, and searching them, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. The soldiers also abducted a third Palestinian in the city.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said a large military force surrounded the home of elected legislator Dr. Azzam Salhab, 60, and violently searched the property before abducting him.
It added that Dr. Salhab has been abducted and imprisoned four times since he was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), and was only released in July 2015, after being held under arbitrary detention orders, without charges or trial.
Also in Hebron, the soldiers abducted Anas, the son of legislator Hatem Qfeisha, after searching his home in Hebron city.
In addition, the soldiers abducted a man, identified as Assem Amro Obeid, from his home in Hebron. The three Palestinians were moved to Etzion military base and security center, north of Hebron.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said a large military force surrounded the home of elected legislator Dr. Azzam Salhab, 60, and violently searched the property before abducting him.
It added that Dr. Salhab has been abducted and imprisoned four times since he was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), and was only released in July 2015, after being held under arbitrary detention orders, without charges or trial.
Also in Hebron, the soldiers abducted Anas, the son of legislator Hatem Qfeisha, after searching his home in Hebron city.
In addition, the soldiers abducted a man, identified as Assem Amro Obeid, from his home in Hebron. The three Palestinians were moved to Etzion military base and security center, north of Hebron.
