10 nov 2017
After 13 years in Israeli jails, the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Thursday evening released Palestinian prisoner Mohamed Abu Rizq, a resident of Balata refugee camp in Nablus city.
Abu Rizq was arrested on November 11, 2004 on charges related to his involvement in armed activities against Israel before he was released from the Negev jail yesterday.
Scores of citizens rallied last night at the entrance of Balata camp and celebrated the release of Abu Rizq.
Abu Rizq was arrested on November 11, 2004 on charges related to his involvement in armed activities against Israel before he was released from the Negev jail yesterday.
Scores of citizens rallied last night at the entrance of Balata camp and celebrated the release of Abu Rizq.
A number of Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in abduction sweeps rocking the West Bank at daybreak Friday.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers stormed Jenin’s southern town of Yabad and ransacked civilian homes before they come down heavily on the inhabitants.
The list of arrestees included Palestinian young men Mohamed Hamarsha and Khaled Abu Bakr.
Speaking with the Palestinian Information Center, a number of Yabad locals said the Israeli forces have intensified crackdowns on the Palestinians near the Israeli military watchtower and Dotan settlement, built on Palestinian lands in the area, triggering simmering tension.
At the same time, Israeli army troops rolled into Ramallah’s northwestern town of Birzeit, in the central occupied West Bank, and raked through residential neighborhoods.
The occupation soldiers also fired spates of rubber-coated bullets and teargas canisters in clashes with Palestinian anti-occupation youth in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil province, in the southern West Bank.
Activist Mohamed Awad said confrontations broke out in al-Dhahr neighborhood, near Israel’s illegal settlement of KarmiTsur.
An Israeli patrol also cordoned off Kizon area in al-Khalil to secure a projected break-in by Israeli settlers into Haram al-Rama historical area.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers stormed Jenin’s southern town of Yabad and ransacked civilian homes before they come down heavily on the inhabitants.
The list of arrestees included Palestinian young men Mohamed Hamarsha and Khaled Abu Bakr.
Speaking with the Palestinian Information Center, a number of Yabad locals said the Israeli forces have intensified crackdowns on the Palestinians near the Israeli military watchtower and Dotan settlement, built on Palestinian lands in the area, triggering simmering tension.
At the same time, Israeli army troops rolled into Ramallah’s northwestern town of Birzeit, in the central occupied West Bank, and raked through residential neighborhoods.
The occupation soldiers also fired spates of rubber-coated bullets and teargas canisters in clashes with Palestinian anti-occupation youth in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil province, in the southern West Bank.
Activist Mohamed Awad said confrontations broke out in al-Dhahr neighborhood, near Israel’s illegal settlement of KarmiTsur.
An Israeli patrol also cordoned off Kizon area in al-Khalil to secure a projected break-in by Israeli settlers into Haram al-Rama historical area.
Palestinian Prisoner Bilal Diab suspended his hunger strike in an Israeli jail after the prison authorities pledged not to renew his administrative sentence.
Prisoner Diab announced his decision to end his 23-day hunger strike after the Israeli prison service in Megiddo jail promised to release him on January 18, his family has said.
In 2012, 32-year-old Bilal Diab, from Jenin’s town of Kafr Ra’i, has gone through a 78-day hunger strike to protest his administrative detention, with neither charge nor trial. He was rearrested by the Israeli occupation forces on July 14 and sentenced to a six-month administrative prison-term.
Prisoner Diab announced his decision to end his 23-day hunger strike after the Israeli prison service in Megiddo jail promised to release him on January 18, his family has said.
In 2012, 32-year-old Bilal Diab, from Jenin’s town of Kafr Ra’i, has gone through a 78-day hunger strike to protest his administrative detention, with neither charge nor trial. He was rearrested by the Israeli occupation forces on July 14 and sentenced to a six-month administrative prison-term.
9 nov 2017
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday evening, the village of Nabi Saleh, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, shot and injured one child and abducted a young man.
Media sources said the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at many youngsters, who protested the invasion.
They added that one child was shot with rubber-coated bullets in the lower part of his body, and was moved to a nearby hospital.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a young man, and took him to an unknown destination.
The incidents took place after several army jeeps invaded Nabi Saleh and attacked dozens of Palestinians commemorating the thirteenth anniversary of the death of late President Yasser Arafat.
In related news, the soldiers closed a military roadblock near Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, for more than four hours, reportedly after local youths hurled stones at them.
The soldiers then detained two children while walking nearby, and held them for several hours.
Media sources said the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at many youngsters, who protested the invasion.
They added that one child was shot with rubber-coated bullets in the lower part of his body, and was moved to a nearby hospital.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a young man, and took him to an unknown destination.
The incidents took place after several army jeeps invaded Nabi Saleh and attacked dozens of Palestinians commemorating the thirteenth anniversary of the death of late President Yasser Arafat.
In related news, the soldiers closed a military roadblock near Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, for more than four hours, reportedly after local youths hurled stones at them.
The soldiers then detained two children while walking nearby, and held them for several hours.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, eight Palestinians, including a young woman and her brother, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including in occupied East Jerusalem.
Media sources have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded Hizma town, northeast of Jerusalem, searched homes and abducted Mirvat Khattab Khatib, and her brother Suleiman, and took them to an interrogation center in Jerusalem.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and abducted one man, identified as Khader J’eiwy, 55.
In addition, many army jeeps invaded Qabatia town, before the soldiers searched homes, and abducted five young men, identified as Mustafa Yousef Zakarna, Mahmoud Ali Zakarna, Ahmad Sati Abu ar-Rob, Mustafa Omar Abu ar-Rob and Jawad Ahmad Kamil.
The soldiers also installed many roadblocks on roads south of Jenin, before stopping and searching cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, many army jeeps invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron city, before the soldiers invaded and ransacked homes in Khallet al-‘Ein and ‘Aseeda areas, in the center of the town.
Owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as Ahmad Rashid Sabarna, Yousef Ekhdeir Awad, Issa Safi Sleibi, and Issa Hammad Sleibi.
The soldiers also invaded a bakery in Beit Ummar, and detained the workers while inspecting their ID cards.
Media sources have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded Hizma town, northeast of Jerusalem, searched homes and abducted Mirvat Khattab Khatib, and her brother Suleiman, and took them to an interrogation center in Jerusalem.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and abducted one man, identified as Khader J’eiwy, 55.
In addition, many army jeeps invaded Qabatia town, before the soldiers searched homes, and abducted five young men, identified as Mustafa Yousef Zakarna, Mahmoud Ali Zakarna, Ahmad Sati Abu ar-Rob, Mustafa Omar Abu ar-Rob and Jawad Ahmad Kamil.
The soldiers also installed many roadblocks on roads south of Jenin, before stopping and searching cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, many army jeeps invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron city, before the soldiers invaded and ransacked homes in Khallet al-‘Ein and ‘Aseeda areas, in the center of the town.
Owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as Ahmad Rashid Sabarna, Yousef Ekhdeir Awad, Issa Safi Sleibi, and Issa Hammad Sleibi.
The soldiers also invaded a bakery in Beit Ummar, and detained the workers while inspecting their ID cards.
8 nov 2017
The Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qiq, 35, was released on Wednesday after serving his sentence in Israeli jails.
Qiq was arrested in January 2017 at a military checkpoint to the north of Ramallah city. He later waged a hunger strike, his second in less than two years in Israeli jails, in protest at his administrative detention which he was able to put an end to. However, an Israeli court accused him of being involved in incitement against Israel and sentenced him to 10 months and a half in prison.
Qiq, a father of two, is known for his 94-day hunger strike waged in protest at his incarceration under administrative detention between 2015 and 2016. He also participated in the Freedom and Dignity mass hunger strike launched by hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails despite his deteriorated health condition.
Qiq was arrested in January 2017 at a military checkpoint to the north of Ramallah city. He later waged a hunger strike, his second in less than two years in Israeli jails, in protest at his administrative detention which he was able to put an end to. However, an Israeli court accused him of being involved in incitement against Israel and sentenced him to 10 months and a half in prison.
Qiq, a father of two, is known for his 94-day hunger strike waged in protest at his incarceration under administrative detention between 2015 and 2016. He also participated in the Freedom and Dignity mass hunger strike launched by hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails despite his deteriorated health condition.
Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight and early morning hours Wednesday, eleven Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank, and illegally confiscated cash from a home in Bethlehem.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in several parts of Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, and abducted six Palestinians.
It identified the abducted Palestinians as Bajes Nakhla and Amir Abu Sbeih, from al-Jalazoun refugee camp, Obeida Hussein Abu Alia and Majed al-Beesi Abu Alia from al-Mughayer town, Ahmad Saleh Awajna, from Kafr Malek, and Mohammad Bar’awi, from Um ash-Sharayet.
In Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hazem Jibril al-Jeyyawi, 31, Jihad Abdullah al-Ajlouni, 18, and Khaled Mahmoud Sarahna, 30.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Issa al-’Arouj, 21, from his home in Bethlehem, after invading the property and violently searching it, causing excessive damage, and illegally confiscated 100 Jordanian Dinars.
Another Palestinian, identified as Majd Khaled Tambouz, 20, was abducted by the soldiers at a military roadblock between Nablus and Tulkarem.
Nine Palestinians kidnapped in W. Bank IOF campaigns
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday kidnapped nine Palestinian citizens, including a senior Hamas official, during campaigns in different West Bank areas.
According to local sources, an Israeli military force stormed the house of Sheikh Bajes Nakhleh, a noted Hamas figure, in al-Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah, and rounded him up.
The IOF also raided a house in Kafr Malik town, northeast of Ramallah, and kidnapped a young man called Ahmed Abu Jamil.
Two young men were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in Silwad town, east of Ramallah. One of them is the brother of martyr Anas Hammad, who carried out a car-ramming attack two years ago.
IOF campaigns also took place in Qalqilya city, Qaffin town near Tulkarem, and Taqua town in Bethlehem.
In Jerusalem, Israeli policemen raided neighborhoods in the Old City and handed some young men summonses for interrogation.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in several parts of Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, and abducted six Palestinians.
It identified the abducted Palestinians as Bajes Nakhla and Amir Abu Sbeih, from al-Jalazoun refugee camp, Obeida Hussein Abu Alia and Majed al-Beesi Abu Alia from al-Mughayer town, Ahmad Saleh Awajna, from Kafr Malek, and Mohammad Bar’awi, from Um ash-Sharayet.
In Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Hazem Jibril al-Jeyyawi, 31, Jihad Abdullah al-Ajlouni, 18, and Khaled Mahmoud Sarahna, 30.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Issa al-’Arouj, 21, from his home in Bethlehem, after invading the property and violently searching it, causing excessive damage, and illegally confiscated 100 Jordanian Dinars.
Another Palestinian, identified as Majd Khaled Tambouz, 20, was abducted by the soldiers at a military roadblock between Nablus and Tulkarem.
Nine Palestinians kidnapped in W. Bank IOF campaigns
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday kidnapped nine Palestinian citizens, including a senior Hamas official, during campaigns in different West Bank areas.
According to local sources, an Israeli military force stormed the house of Sheikh Bajes Nakhleh, a noted Hamas figure, in al-Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah, and rounded him up.
The IOF also raided a house in Kafr Malik town, northeast of Ramallah, and kidnapped a young man called Ahmed Abu Jamil.
Two young men were taken prisoners during an IOF campaign in Silwad town, east of Ramallah. One of them is the brother of martyr Anas Hammad, who carried out a car-ramming attack two years ago.
IOF campaigns also took place in Qalqilya city, Qaffin town near Tulkarem, and Taqua town in Bethlehem.
In Jerusalem, Israeli policemen raided neighborhoods in the Old City and handed some young men summonses for interrogation.
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Wednesday, two young Palestinian men in Hebron city, and Ethna nearby town, in addition to invading Bani Neim and Deir Samit towns.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded Ethna town, west of Hebron, searched homes, and abducted Hazem Jibreen al-Jeyyawi, 31.
The soldiers also abducted Jihad Abdullah al-Ajlouni, 17, after stopping him at Abu ar-Reesh military roadblock, near the Ibrahim Mosque, in Hebron city, and took him to an unknown destination.
The army claims that the soldiers stopped and searched al-Ajlouni, and found out that he “carried a concealed knife.”
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded many neighborhoods in Hebron city, and the nearby towns of Bani Neim and Deir Samit.
It is worth mentioning that the two Palestinians are among at least seven who were taken prisoner by the army in different parts of the West Bank, Wednesday.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded Ethna town, west of Hebron, searched homes, and abducted Hazem Jibreen al-Jeyyawi, 31.
The soldiers also abducted Jihad Abdullah al-Ajlouni, 17, after stopping him at Abu ar-Reesh military roadblock, near the Ibrahim Mosque, in Hebron city, and took him to an unknown destination.
The army claims that the soldiers stopped and searched al-Ajlouni, and found out that he “carried a concealed knife.”
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded many neighborhoods in Hebron city, and the nearby towns of Bani Neim and Deir Samit.
It is worth mentioning that the two Palestinians are among at least seven who were taken prisoner by the army in different parts of the West Bank, Wednesday.
7 nov 2017
The 19-year-old son of the Palestinian prisoner Rajab al-Tahan, Majd, died on Tuesday evening after a battle with cancer.
Rajab al-Tahan announced on 15th October that he will start a hunger strike in Israeli jails after the efforts made by many human rights institutions to convince the Israeli occupation authorities to allow him to visit his son had failed.
On 26th October, the Israeli court decided to delay its response to a petition filed by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission to allow Tahan to see his sick son at the hospital.
Tahan was able to visit his dying son late October at Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem after the Beersheba District Court accepted the request submitted by his family and the Prisoners Commission.
Rajab al-Tahan, 49, is a resident of Silwan town in Occupied Jerusalem. He was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1998. After serving 13 years in Israeli jails, he was released in the 2011 Wafa al-Ahrar deal. Tahan was re-arrested in 2014 and he is currently serving the remaining term of his previous life sentence in Israeli jails.
Rajab al-Tahan announced on 15th October that he will start a hunger strike in Israeli jails after the efforts made by many human rights institutions to convince the Israeli occupation authorities to allow him to visit his son had failed.
On 26th October, the Israeli court decided to delay its response to a petition filed by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission to allow Tahan to see his sick son at the hospital.
Tahan was able to visit his dying son late October at Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem after the Beersheba District Court accepted the request submitted by his family and the Prisoners Commission.
Rajab al-Tahan, 49, is a resident of Silwan town in Occupied Jerusalem. He was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1998. After serving 13 years in Israeli jails, he was released in the 2011 Wafa al-Ahrar deal. Tahan was re-arrested in 2014 and he is currently serving the remaining term of his previous life sentence in Israeli jails.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday arrested a sick Palestinian youth from Beit Ummar town to the north of al-Khalil city.
Local sources reported that the IOF soldiers stationed near Gush Etzion settlement bloc arrested Ahmad Awad, 24, while he was returning home from hospital.
The sources added that Awad was transferred to a nearby interrogation center.
Local sources reported that the IOF soldiers stationed near Gush Etzion settlement bloc arrested Ahmad Awad, 24, while he was returning home from hospital.
The sources added that Awad was transferred to a nearby interrogation center.
The Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies on Tuesday called on human rights organizations to intervene to save the life of the 22-year-old Palestinian prisoner, Osama Hammad, who is facing severe medical problems in Israeli jails.
The Center said, quoting Osama's father, Hasan, that Osama has been subjected to medical negligence since the first year of his detention, adding that his health condition started to deteriorate during his interrogation at al-Maskoubiya detention center.
Osama's father expressed his deep concern over his son's health following a visit he paid to him at the Israeli Negev prison. Hammad said that his son's face looked pale and he was unable to speak or move naturally.
The Center pointed out that Osama was supposed to undergo a hernia surgery before his arrest and that he has repeatedly asked the Israeli Prison Service to allow him to have the surgery yet procrastination is the case.
Osama, who is a resident of Qalandiya refugee camp in Jerusalem, was arrested on 29th December 2015. Osama's family then informed the intelligence officer about his health condition but that did not change anything.
Osama was held at al-Maskoubiya detention center for more than a month, and a year later, Ofer court imposed a three-year prison sentence on him.
The Center said, quoting Osama's father, Hasan, that Osama has been subjected to medical negligence since the first year of his detention, adding that his health condition started to deteriorate during his interrogation at al-Maskoubiya detention center.
Osama's father expressed his deep concern over his son's health following a visit he paid to him at the Israeli Negev prison. Hammad said that his son's face looked pale and he was unable to speak or move naturally.
The Center pointed out that Osama was supposed to undergo a hernia surgery before his arrest and that he has repeatedly asked the Israeli Prison Service to allow him to have the surgery yet procrastination is the case.
Osama, who is a resident of Qalandiya refugee camp in Jerusalem, was arrested on 29th December 2015. Osama's family then informed the intelligence officer about his health condition but that did not change anything.
Osama was held at al-Maskoubiya detention center for more than a month, and a year later, Ofer court imposed a three-year prison sentence on him.
Israeli military court of Ofer issued a 6-month-term administrative detention order against the Palestinian journalist and activist Bushra al-Tawil, 25 from al-Bireh city, who is held captive in Israeli jails with no charge or trial.
The court relied on the so-called “Secret File” in trialing prisoner Tawil. It was submitted by the Israeli military prosecution to the court's judge without allowing the captive or her lawyer to read the file.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested detainee Tawil on November the first after storming the home of her father, the Hamas leader in Ramallah Jamal al-Tawil. She was previously arrested twice by the IOF and was released within Wafaa al-Ahrar prisoner swap deal.
The court relied on the so-called “Secret File” in trialing prisoner Tawil. It was submitted by the Israeli military prosecution to the court's judge without allowing the captive or her lawyer to read the file.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested detainee Tawil on November the first after storming the home of her father, the Hamas leader in Ramallah Jamal al-Tawil. She was previously arrested twice by the IOF and was released within Wafaa al-Ahrar prisoner swap deal.
Israel’s Ofer Military Court on Tuesday morning issued prison-terms and fines against three Palestinian detainees from the southern occupied West Bank province of al-Khalil.
A PIC news correspondent said Ofer Court sentenced prisoner Ahmed Abu Fara to four years in jail and a fine of up to $3,000.
Prisoner Samer Madhiyeh was also sentenced to a jail-term of three years and nine months, along with a fine of nearly $2,000.
The Israeli court further ruled that prisoner Anwar Ikhlil be incarcerated in Israeli lock-ups for a period of two years and pay a fine of over $500.
A PIC news correspondent said Ofer Court sentenced prisoner Ahmed Abu Fara to four years in jail and a fine of up to $3,000.
Prisoner Samer Madhiyeh was also sentenced to a jail-term of three years and nine months, along with a fine of nearly $2,000.
The Israeli court further ruled that prisoner Anwar Ikhlil be incarcerated in Israeli lock-ups for a period of two years and pay a fine of over $500.
Several Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Tuesday in abductions weeps rocking West Bank provinces.
The IOF stormed al-Khalil’s northern refugee camp of al-Arroub and wreaked havoc on civilian homes, before they kidnapped two Palestinian ex-prisoners—Hamam Sweilam and Sa’id Banat. Both were dragged to the Israeli Etzion detention center.
Overnight, the occupation authorities detained 24-year-old Sharaf Abu Bakr, from Jenin’s southern town of Yabad.
Abu Bakr, an ex-prisoner, was arrested by the Israeli forces as he attended his friend’s hearing at Israel’s Salem Military Court, west of Jenin. His family learned about his detention a few hours later.
Last month, at least five Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli occupation forces at Salem Court.
At the same time, four Palestinian young men were kidnapped by the Israeli troops from the northern occupied West Bank province of Nablus.
Eight Israeli army patrols rolled into the city at the crack of dawn and kidnapped the four Palestinians.
The IOF showered Nablus’s northern town of Asira al-Shamaliya with heavy spates of acoustic grenades.
Youngster Mohamed Hanani was kidnapped by the IOF from 1948 Occupied Palestine (Israel), sources from Beit Furik town, in Nablus, told PIC.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of another young man—Udai Hanani—from Kafr Kana, after the IOF published his photo and claimed that he attempted to carry out anti-occupation attack in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
The IOF stormed al-Khalil’s northern refugee camp of al-Arroub and wreaked havoc on civilian homes, before they kidnapped two Palestinian ex-prisoners—Hamam Sweilam and Sa’id Banat. Both were dragged to the Israeli Etzion detention center.
Overnight, the occupation authorities detained 24-year-old Sharaf Abu Bakr, from Jenin’s southern town of Yabad.
Abu Bakr, an ex-prisoner, was arrested by the Israeli forces as he attended his friend’s hearing at Israel’s Salem Military Court, west of Jenin. His family learned about his detention a few hours later.
Last month, at least five Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli occupation forces at Salem Court.
At the same time, four Palestinian young men were kidnapped by the Israeli troops from the northern occupied West Bank province of Nablus.
Eight Israeli army patrols rolled into the city at the crack of dawn and kidnapped the four Palestinians.
The IOF showered Nablus’s northern town of Asira al-Shamaliya with heavy spates of acoustic grenades.
Youngster Mohamed Hanani was kidnapped by the IOF from 1948 Occupied Palestine (Israel), sources from Beit Furik town, in Nablus, told PIC.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of another young man—Udai Hanani—from Kafr Kana, after the IOF published his photo and claimed that he attempted to carry out anti-occupation attack in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
The United Nations expressed on Monday concerns over the situation of 500 Palestinian children incarcerated in Israeli jails.
U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said during a press conference held at the UN headquarters in New York that the number of Palestinian minors held in Israeli lock-ups has hit 500.
The UN official called on Israel to either work out the legal situation of minor detainees and of all Palestinians held with neither charge nor trial in occupation prisons, or to release them immediately.
Palestinian children in Israeli penitentiaries have been made to endure dire detention conditions and harsh torture tactics, most notorious among which being strip-searches, heavy beating, verbal assaults, and exhaustive interrogation to force confession.
U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said during a press conference held at the UN headquarters in New York that the number of Palestinian minors held in Israeli lock-ups has hit 500.
The UN official called on Israel to either work out the legal situation of minor detainees and of all Palestinians held with neither charge nor trial in occupation prisons, or to release them immediately.
Palestinian children in Israeli penitentiaries have been made to endure dire detention conditions and harsh torture tactics, most notorious among which being strip-searches, heavy beating, verbal assaults, and exhaustive interrogation to force confession.
