22 nov 2018

The central commander of the Israeli army issued an order, on Thursday, banning the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith, from interacting with a number of Palestinian officials, according to WAFA correspondence.
Under the order, Ghaith must not interact or directly or indirectly communicate with a listed set of Palestinian government officials, most of them based in the occupied West Bank.
This comes two weeks after Israeli occupation authorities issued an order banning him from entering the West Bank for six months.
Ghaith was summoned by Israeli intelligence for interrogation at the Moroccan Compound in Jerusalem, where he was informed that he was banned from entering the occupied West Bank for six months, at the order of the so-called Israeli military central command.
Under the order, Ghaith must not interact or directly or indirectly communicate with a listed set of Palestinian government officials, most of them based in the occupied West Bank.
This comes two weeks after Israeli occupation authorities issued an order banning him from entering the West Bank for six months.
Ghaith was summoned by Israeli intelligence for interrogation at the Moroccan Compound in Jerusalem, where he was informed that he was banned from entering the occupied West Bank for six months, at the order of the so-called Israeli military central command.

The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped on Thursday three Palestinian young men from Jerusalem’s Old City over allegations that they beat up an Israeli settler.
The Hebrew-speaking 0404 news website said an Israeli settler was beaten by Palestinian youths in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.
The three young men were arrested and transferred to an Israeli detention center pending exhaustive questioning.
The Hebrew-speaking 0404 news website said an Israeli settler was beaten by Palestinian youths in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.
The three young men were arrested and transferred to an Israeli detention center pending exhaustive questioning.

Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Atallah has started an open-ended hunger strike to protest isolated incarceration in Israeli occupation jails for nearly six months running.
Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) in Nablus, Raed Amer, said Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Atallah has spent 17 years in Israeli occupation jails, where his health has sharply deteriorated.
Amer urged the concerned human rights NOGs to take urgent action so as to speak up for Atallah, who has been isolated in Israeli dungeons for the sixth consecutive month.
Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) in Nablus, Raed Amer, said Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Atallah has spent 17 years in Israeli occupation jails, where his health has sharply deteriorated.
Amer urged the concerned human rights NOGs to take urgent action so as to speak up for Atallah, who has been isolated in Israeli dungeons for the sixth consecutive month.

The Israeli prison authorities transferred on Wednesday evening the Palestinian detainee Firas Sawafta, aged 35, to an unknown location for intensive questioning.
Palestinian prisoners in the Negev jail said the Israeli prison service updated them about their decision to transfer the deputy chief of the Prisoners’ Leadership Commission in Israeli jails Firas Sawafta from the Negev jail to another location so as to interrogate him.
According to the Muhjat al-Quds Foundation for Prisoners, the decision came without prior notices and in such an abrupt way.
Born on October 20, 1983, Firas Sawafta was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces on July 23, 2004 and sentenced to 17 years and 11 months in Israeli dungeons on account of his affiliation with the Islamic Jihad resistance movement in the occupied Palestinian territories and involvement in anti-occupation activities.
Palestinian prisoners in the Negev jail said the Israeli prison service updated them about their decision to transfer the deputy chief of the Prisoners’ Leadership Commission in Israeli jails Firas Sawafta from the Negev jail to another location so as to interrogate him.
According to the Muhjat al-Quds Foundation for Prisoners, the decision came without prior notices and in such an abrupt way.
Born on October 20, 1983, Firas Sawafta was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces on July 23, 2004 and sentenced to 17 years and 11 months in Israeli dungeons on account of his affiliation with the Islamic Jihad resistance movement in the occupied Palestinian territories and involvement in anti-occupation activities.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until morning hours Thursday, 21 Palestinians from their homes, and illegally confiscated money from many homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted four young men, after stopping a car that was transporting them in Jabal al-Mokabber.
The PPS said the soldiers assaulted the four young Palestinian men while examining their ID cards, before abducting them.
They have been identified as Mohammad ‘Oweisat, Ahmad ‘Oweisat, Mo’tasem ‘Allan and Mo’taz ‘Allan; they were moved to an interrogation facility in the city.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Saed Abdul-Raman Zama’ra, in addition to Yahia Issa Zama’ra, after storming their homes and ransacking them.
The soldiers also installed many roadblocks on roads leading to various cities, towns and refugee camps, in Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers searched many homes in ‘Ellar town, north of the city, and abducted Ehab Hosni, Salah Hijazi, Mo’taz Za’rour, Mohammad Abu Sa’ada, Nihad Jazzar and Fa’eq Kharouf.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers wired and detonated the doors of many homes in the town, before breaking into them.
Owners of three of the homes have been identified as Badran Kharouf, Riyad Majadba and Abdul-Khader Abu Sa’ada.
In Jenin, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers searched homes in Zabbouba town, west of the city, and abducted Ahmad Nasri Jaradat.
In Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Firas Hasan Daraghma, after invading and searching his home, in addition to Ra’ed Daraghma and Assad Saleh Abu Arra, who were taken prisoner at the Za’tara military roadblock.
Furthermore, the soldiers searched many homes in the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and abducted the coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, Ahmad Mahmoud Salah, 44, in addition to his brothers Ashraf and Emad; all are former political prisoners, in addition to Mohammad Ismael Mousa, 22.
In related news, the soldiers illegally confiscated thousands of Shekels from the homes of several political prisoners, after invading them, and alleged locating weapons during searches in Hebron Governorate, in southern West Bank.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted four young men, after stopping a car that was transporting them in Jabal al-Mokabber.
The PPS said the soldiers assaulted the four young Palestinian men while examining their ID cards, before abducting them.
They have been identified as Mohammad ‘Oweisat, Ahmad ‘Oweisat, Mo’tasem ‘Allan and Mo’taz ‘Allan; they were moved to an interrogation facility in the city.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Saed Abdul-Raman Zama’ra, in addition to Yahia Issa Zama’ra, after storming their homes and ransacking them.
The soldiers also installed many roadblocks on roads leading to various cities, towns and refugee camps, in Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers searched many homes in ‘Ellar town, north of the city, and abducted Ehab Hosni, Salah Hijazi, Mo’taz Za’rour, Mohammad Abu Sa’ada, Nihad Jazzar and Fa’eq Kharouf.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers wired and detonated the doors of many homes in the town, before breaking into them.
Owners of three of the homes have been identified as Badran Kharouf, Riyad Majadba and Abdul-Khader Abu Sa’ada.
In Jenin, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers searched homes in Zabbouba town, west of the city, and abducted Ahmad Nasri Jaradat.
In Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Firas Hasan Daraghma, after invading and searching his home, in addition to Ra’ed Daraghma and Assad Saleh Abu Arra, who were taken prisoner at the Za’tara military roadblock.
Furthermore, the soldiers searched many homes in the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and abducted the coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Annexation Wall and Colonies, Ahmad Mahmoud Salah, 44, in addition to his brothers Ashraf and Emad; all are former political prisoners, in addition to Mohammad Ismael Mousa, 22.
In related news, the soldiers illegally confiscated thousands of Shekels from the homes of several political prisoners, after invading them, and alleged locating weapons during searches in Hebron Governorate, in southern West Bank.

Palestinian women held at Damon jail are being subjected to various forms of abuse and humiliation by the Israel Prison Service, Mohjat al-Quds Foundation said on Wednesday.
The detained women in a letter sent to Mohjat al-Quds complained of the aggressive policies pursued against them on a daily basis and against their families during the scheduled visits.
According to the letter, the women who have been recently transferred from Hasharon to Damon jail said that the Israel Prison Service still refuses to give them their personal belongings, including photographs, books and written letters.
The detained women in their letter said that the Jerusalemite detainee Israa Ja'abis is suffering from serious health complications, and she is not receiving proper treatment although she needs an urgent surgery.
Ja'abis was arrested after she was severely injured in 2015 when a gas cylinder used in cooking exploded in the back seat of her car a few meters away from an Israeli military checkpoint. The Israeli occupation authorities accused her of attempting a car bomb attack.
Ja'abis was detained and transferred to Israeli jails without receiving proper treatment despite the fact that 60% of her body was burned and her fingers were amputated.
According to Palestinian sources, Ja'abis needs to undergo at least five urgent surgeries before she could have a cosmetic surgery.
Mohjat al-Quds called on human rights organizations, especially the International Committee of the Red Cross, to intervene and put an end to the suffering of Palestinian women in Israeli jails.
The detained women in a letter sent to Mohjat al-Quds complained of the aggressive policies pursued against them on a daily basis and against their families during the scheduled visits.
According to the letter, the women who have been recently transferred from Hasharon to Damon jail said that the Israel Prison Service still refuses to give them their personal belongings, including photographs, books and written letters.
The detained women in their letter said that the Jerusalemite detainee Israa Ja'abis is suffering from serious health complications, and she is not receiving proper treatment although she needs an urgent surgery.
Ja'abis was arrested after she was severely injured in 2015 when a gas cylinder used in cooking exploded in the back seat of her car a few meters away from an Israeli military checkpoint. The Israeli occupation authorities accused her of attempting a car bomb attack.
Ja'abis was detained and transferred to Israeli jails without receiving proper treatment despite the fact that 60% of her body was burned and her fingers were amputated.
According to Palestinian sources, Ja'abis needs to undergo at least five urgent surgeries before she could have a cosmetic surgery.
Mohjat al-Quds called on human rights organizations, especially the International Committee of the Red Cross, to intervene and put an end to the suffering of Palestinian women in Israeli jails.
21 nov 2018

Nayef Yabin Yassin
A video from 2016 shows 2 police officers humiliating Nayef Yabin Yassin, a resident of the northern city of Arraba; 'The vehicle's wheels are square instead of round,' Yassin was told after protesting his detention.
A video from 2016, in which police officers are seen humiliating Arraba resident Nayef Yabin Yassin was released on Monday.
Yassin was detained on suspicion of committing a traffic violation. After protesting his detention, the policemen told the Arraba resident they intend to give him a NIS 200 ticket and remove his vehicle off the road, claiming "the vehicle's wheels are square instead of round."
The policemen are suspected of mocking Yassin. They repeatedly told him that the wheels of his vehicle are square, adding, "All the wheels should turn together, which they don't. How did you get your driver's license?"
Yassin's son, Mustafa, filed a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department. "The officers' behavior is a disgrace to the police. The most embarrassing thing is that they incriminated themselves in the video," he said.
"Today it's my father, tomorrow it can be any other old man," he lamented.
Attorney Ori Narov, who represents Yassin, said, "It is impossible not to be shocked by the video in which police officers are seen bullying an Arab driver, humiliating and degrading him, while exploiting Yassin's lack of Hebrew proficiency for their apparent personal amusement."
"Astonishingly, it appears the police officers documented their own offensive and inappropriate conduct," Narov went on to say.
"The entire incident reeks of racist police conduct," he concluded.
The Racism Crisis Center called on the police to immediately launch an inquiry into the incident, and bring the officers involved to justice.
"The police should make maximum effort to prevent the reoccurrence of the kind of offensive, humiliating, and racist behavior that is seen in the video to strengthen the public's trust in the law enforcement system," the Racism Crisis Center added.
Knesset member Ahmad Tibi (Joint List) demanded the Police Commissioner to immediately fire the two police officers from the force.
"(We witnessed) a despicable and contemptible behavior. The police officers filmed and distributed their shameful conduct, and they should be kicked out of the police as soon as possible," Tibi opined.
The police issued a statement, saying, "An inquiry launched into the incident shows that the video was filmed during a law enforcement activity in 2016, during which the driver was caught while driving with severe vehicle malfunctions. Therefore, the vehicle was taken off the road and the driver was fined.
"Nevertheless, the conduct of one of the police officers involved in the incident, is unacceptable and does not correspond with the values and norms expected of a public servant," the statement read.
"Even though over two years have passed since the incident, a disciplinary proceeding has been launched into the matter.
"We would like to stress that this unusual behavior does not represent all police officers, who carry out law enforcement activities on a daily basis, giving service to millions of civilians—Jews and Arabs—in a dedicated, professional manner and with mutual respect for each and every person," the statement added.
A video from 2016 shows 2 police officers humiliating Nayef Yabin Yassin, a resident of the northern city of Arraba; 'The vehicle's wheels are square instead of round,' Yassin was told after protesting his detention.
A video from 2016, in which police officers are seen humiliating Arraba resident Nayef Yabin Yassin was released on Monday.
Yassin was detained on suspicion of committing a traffic violation. After protesting his detention, the policemen told the Arraba resident they intend to give him a NIS 200 ticket and remove his vehicle off the road, claiming "the vehicle's wheels are square instead of round."
The policemen are suspected of mocking Yassin. They repeatedly told him that the wheels of his vehicle are square, adding, "All the wheels should turn together, which they don't. How did you get your driver's license?"
Yassin's son, Mustafa, filed a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department. "The officers' behavior is a disgrace to the police. The most embarrassing thing is that they incriminated themselves in the video," he said.
"Today it's my father, tomorrow it can be any other old man," he lamented.
Attorney Ori Narov, who represents Yassin, said, "It is impossible not to be shocked by the video in which police officers are seen bullying an Arab driver, humiliating and degrading him, while exploiting Yassin's lack of Hebrew proficiency for their apparent personal amusement."
"Astonishingly, it appears the police officers documented their own offensive and inappropriate conduct," Narov went on to say.
"The entire incident reeks of racist police conduct," he concluded.
The Racism Crisis Center called on the police to immediately launch an inquiry into the incident, and bring the officers involved to justice.
"The police should make maximum effort to prevent the reoccurrence of the kind of offensive, humiliating, and racist behavior that is seen in the video to strengthen the public's trust in the law enforcement system," the Racism Crisis Center added.
Knesset member Ahmad Tibi (Joint List) demanded the Police Commissioner to immediately fire the two police officers from the force.
"(We witnessed) a despicable and contemptible behavior. The police officers filmed and distributed their shameful conduct, and they should be kicked out of the police as soon as possible," Tibi opined.
The police issued a statement, saying, "An inquiry launched into the incident shows that the video was filmed during a law enforcement activity in 2016, during which the driver was caught while driving with severe vehicle malfunctions. Therefore, the vehicle was taken off the road and the driver was fined.
"Nevertheless, the conduct of one of the police officers involved in the incident, is unacceptable and does not correspond with the values and norms expected of a public servant," the statement read.
"Even though over two years have passed since the incident, a disciplinary proceeding has been launched into the matter.
"We would like to stress that this unusual behavior does not represent all police officers, who carry out law enforcement activities on a daily basis, giving service to millions of civilians—Jews and Arabs—in a dedicated, professional manner and with mutual respect for each and every person," the statement added.

The Israel Prison Service (IPS) on Wednesday arbitrarily transferred the Palestinian detainee Nael al-Barghouti from Eshel to Hadarim jail, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that the IPS claimed that al-Barghouti had leaked information during his presence in Eshel jail.
Al-Barghouti is the longest-serving political prisoner in the world. He has been incarcerated by Israel for 39 years.
Head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society Qaddoura Fares said that the abrupt transfer reflects Israel's political bankruptcy following the latest victory achieved by the Palestinian resistance.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that the IPS claimed that al-Barghouti had leaked information during his presence in Eshel jail.
Al-Barghouti is the longest-serving political prisoner in the world. He has been incarcerated by Israel for 39 years.
Head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society Qaddoura Fares said that the abrupt transfer reflects Israel's political bankruptcy following the latest victory achieved by the Palestinian resistance.

A number of Palestinian students were injured on Wednesday after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) heavily fired tear gas bombs and stun grenades at their school south of Nbalus.
Local sources told WAFA news agency that the soldiers attacked the students as they were leaving their school.
A number of students were also detained during the assault for being allegedly involved in stone-throwing attacks.
Local sources told WAFA news agency that the soldiers attacked the students as they were leaving their school.
A number of students were also detained during the assault for being allegedly involved in stone-throwing attacks.

The Israeli military court of Ofer upheld on Wednesday the administrative detention of 23 Palestinian prisoners, rights group reported.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), nine prisoners from various West Bank towns got six months, 11 got four months, two others three months and one two month.
Administrative detention is incarceration without trial or charge, alleging that a person plans to commit a future offense. It has no time limit, and the evidence on which it is based is not disclosed. Israel employs this measure extensively and routinely, and has used it to hold thousands of Palestinians for lengthy periods of time.
While detention orders are formally reviewed, this is merely a semblance of judicial oversight, as detainees cannot reasonably mount a defense against undisclosed allegations. Nevertheless, courts uphold the vast majority of orders.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), nine prisoners from various West Bank towns got six months, 11 got four months, two others three months and one two month.
Administrative detention is incarceration without trial or charge, alleging that a person plans to commit a future offense. It has no time limit, and the evidence on which it is based is not disclosed. Israel employs this measure extensively and routinely, and has used it to hold thousands of Palestinians for lengthy periods of time.
While detention orders are formally reviewed, this is merely a semblance of judicial oversight, as detainees cannot reasonably mount a defense against undisclosed allegations. Nevertheless, courts uphold the vast majority of orders.

MP Ahmad Atoun
A number of Palestinians were kidnapped and others injured in an abduction sweep launched by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at predawn time Wednesday.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of nine Palestinians overnight on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The list of arrestees includes the Palestinian MP Ahmad Atoun, who was deported from his hometown by the Israeli occupation authorities.
The sweep targeted Palestinian youths in al-Am’ari refugee camp and Bethlehem’s southern town of Beit Fajjar.
Israeli patrols further stormed Nablus and seized the vehicle of Palestinian ex-prisoner Fadi Asida. Clashes burst out shortly after the assault.
The occupation forces wreaked havoc on civilian homes all the way through the raid and seized cash from the home of Palestinian woman Haniya Naser. A sum of 5,200 shekels was stolen by the occupation soldiers from the home of the Palestinian citizen Malek Eshtiyeh.
A few hours earlier, Israeli troops raided Deir al-Ghasoun town, north of Tulkarem, and ransacked dozens of Palestinian homes as they rummaged around for the anti-occupation attacker Ashraf Na’luwa. Clashes burst out in the area.
In the meantime, the IOF ransacked residential alleyways in Qalqilya, sparking clashes with the Palestinian locals. A number of anti-occupation youths were shot and injured with rubber bullets.
At the same time, the IOF closed off the western entrance to Kafr al-Dick town, west of Salfit, under the security pretext.
Soldiers Detonate Doors Of Homes And Stores, Before Invading Them, Near Tulkarem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, scores of Palestinian homes and shops in Deir al-Ghosoun town, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, after detonating their doors, and fired many flares, gas bombs and concussion grenades in several neighborhoods and alleys.
Locals in the town said the invasion was carried out by more than 30 armored Israeli military vehicles, before the soldiers were heavily deployed in various alleys and neighborhoods.
They added that the soldiers detonated the front doors of dozens of homes and stores in the town, before invading them, and initiated extensive and violent searches, leading to further destruction.
The invasions targeted more than fifty homes and stores, while the soldiers also distributed leaflets warning severe punishment, including demolition of property and homes and threatening extended prison sentences against any Palestinian who provides aid to Ashraf Na’alwa.
The soldiers also carried out extensive and violent searches in Bal’a and Ramin towns, east of Tulkarem, in addition to Zeita town, north of the city, including the surrounding farmlands and hills.
Since Na’alwa carried out the fatal shooting in Burkan illegal colony, killing two Israelis, identified as Kim Levengrond Yehezkel, 28, from Rosh HaAyin, and Ziv Hagbi, 35, from Rishon LeZion, and fled the scene, the military started ongoing invasions into his home, and the homes of his relatives along with dozens of homes and property.
The army also frequently abducted and imprisoned members of Ashraf’s family, and issued a demolition order targeting his parent’s home.
A number of Palestinians were kidnapped and others injured in an abduction sweep launched by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at predawn time Wednesday.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of nine Palestinians overnight on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The list of arrestees includes the Palestinian MP Ahmad Atoun, who was deported from his hometown by the Israeli occupation authorities.
The sweep targeted Palestinian youths in al-Am’ari refugee camp and Bethlehem’s southern town of Beit Fajjar.
Israeli patrols further stormed Nablus and seized the vehicle of Palestinian ex-prisoner Fadi Asida. Clashes burst out shortly after the assault.
The occupation forces wreaked havoc on civilian homes all the way through the raid and seized cash from the home of Palestinian woman Haniya Naser. A sum of 5,200 shekels was stolen by the occupation soldiers from the home of the Palestinian citizen Malek Eshtiyeh.
A few hours earlier, Israeli troops raided Deir al-Ghasoun town, north of Tulkarem, and ransacked dozens of Palestinian homes as they rummaged around for the anti-occupation attacker Ashraf Na’luwa. Clashes burst out in the area.
In the meantime, the IOF ransacked residential alleyways in Qalqilya, sparking clashes with the Palestinian locals. A number of anti-occupation youths were shot and injured with rubber bullets.
At the same time, the IOF closed off the western entrance to Kafr al-Dick town, west of Salfit, under the security pretext.
Soldiers Detonate Doors Of Homes And Stores, Before Invading Them, Near Tulkarem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, scores of Palestinian homes and shops in Deir al-Ghosoun town, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, after detonating their doors, and fired many flares, gas bombs and concussion grenades in several neighborhoods and alleys.
Locals in the town said the invasion was carried out by more than 30 armored Israeli military vehicles, before the soldiers were heavily deployed in various alleys and neighborhoods.
They added that the soldiers detonated the front doors of dozens of homes and stores in the town, before invading them, and initiated extensive and violent searches, leading to further destruction.
The invasions targeted more than fifty homes and stores, while the soldiers also distributed leaflets warning severe punishment, including demolition of property and homes and threatening extended prison sentences against any Palestinian who provides aid to Ashraf Na’alwa.
The soldiers also carried out extensive and violent searches in Bal’a and Ramin towns, east of Tulkarem, in addition to Zeita town, north of the city, including the surrounding farmlands and hills.
Since Na’alwa carried out the fatal shooting in Burkan illegal colony, killing two Israelis, identified as Kim Levengrond Yehezkel, 28, from Rosh HaAyin, and Ziv Hagbi, 35, from Rishon LeZion, and fled the scene, the military started ongoing invasions into his home, and the homes of his relatives along with dozens of homes and property.
The army also frequently abducted and imprisoned members of Ashraf’s family, and issued a demolition order targeting his parent’s home.

The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas Movement, hailed the Palestinian detainee Nael Barghouthi, held in Israeli jails.
“We pass on our warmest greetings to the legendary prisoner and resistance icon Nael Barghouthi”, al-Qassam Brigades’ spokesperson Abu Ubaida tweeted on Tuesday evening.
“We will force Israel to go down on its knees as we did in the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner swap deal. You’ll regain your freedom soon”, the tweet read.
Nael Barghouthi is the world’s longest-serving detainee. He has spent a total of 39 years in Israeli occupation jails.
“We pass on our warmest greetings to the legendary prisoner and resistance icon Nael Barghouthi”, al-Qassam Brigades’ spokesperson Abu Ubaida tweeted on Tuesday evening.
“We will force Israel to go down on its knees as we did in the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner swap deal. You’ll regain your freedom soon”, the tweet read.
Nael Barghouthi is the world’s longest-serving detainee. He has spent a total of 39 years in Israeli occupation jails.

The Israeli occupation forces at daybreak Wednesday rolled into Deir al-Ghasoun town, north of Tulkarem, and ransacked dozens of Palestinian homes as they rummaged around for the anti-occupation attacker Ashraf Na’luwa.
A large-scale raid has been carried out by the Israeli military into Deir al-Ghasoun, sparking panic among civilians, particularly children, the locals told PIC.
Full-armed soldiers wreaked havoc on civilian homes and ransacked local facilities as they chased down Na’luwa.
Israeli army patrols have cordoned off all entrances to the town and called on Na’luwa via loudspeakers to turn himself in.
The occupation soldiers vowed to subject all those who have given assistance to Na’luwa to collective punishment and harsh torture.
A large-scale raid has been carried out by the Israeli military into Deir al-Ghasoun, sparking panic among civilians, particularly children, the locals told PIC.
Full-armed soldiers wreaked havoc on civilian homes and ransacked local facilities as they chased down Na’luwa.
Israeli army patrols have cordoned off all entrances to the town and called on Na’luwa via loudspeakers to turn himself in.
The occupation soldiers vowed to subject all those who have given assistance to Na’luwa to collective punishment and harsh torture.

Several Israeli military jeeps invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Beit Fajjar town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and abducted two teenage boys from their homes, including one who is recovering from surgery.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded and violently searched homes in the town, after surrounding it, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
They added that the soldiers abducted Amir Morad Taqatqa, 16, and Mohammad Adel Taqatqa, 16, and took them to the nearby Etzion military base and security center, south of Bethlehem.
It is worth mentioning that Amir underwent a surgery just two days earlier, and was still recovering at home when the soldiers abducted him. video
Beit Fajjar has been subject to ongoing invasions, which also include the violent searches of homes, and the abduction of many young Palestinian men.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded and violently searched homes in the town, after surrounding it, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
They added that the soldiers abducted Amir Morad Taqatqa, 16, and Mohammad Adel Taqatqa, 16, and took them to the nearby Etzion military base and security center, south of Bethlehem.
It is worth mentioning that Amir underwent a surgery just two days earlier, and was still recovering at home when the soldiers abducted him. video
Beit Fajjar has been subject to ongoing invasions, which also include the violent searches of homes, and the abduction of many young Palestinian men.