20 oct 2015
Extremist Jewish settlers along with Israeli soldiers abused captive Khaled Baseti on Tuesday. He was transferred to hospital as he fainted after the attack, lawyer of Palestinian Prisoner’s Society Mufid al-Haj said.
Captive Baseti was arrested on October 13 over the claim of carrying out a resistance operation in Ranana.
Lawyer Haj pointed out that Israeli forces assaulted and cursed captive Baseti at hospital and investigated him while being unconscious. He was even deprived of his right to see a lawyer since he was arrested until Monday.
On October 16, detainee Baseti was moved from hospital to isolation cells of Russian Compound jail after his health condition had slightly improved and before completion of treatment. His detention has been extended to next Thursday, Haj said.
Captive Baseti was arrested on October 13 over the claim of carrying out a resistance operation in Ranana.
Lawyer Haj pointed out that Israeli forces assaulted and cursed captive Baseti at hospital and investigated him while being unconscious. He was even deprived of his right to see a lawyer since he was arrested until Monday.
On October 16, detainee Baseti was moved from hospital to isolation cells of Russian Compound jail after his health condition had slightly improved and before completion of treatment. His detention has been extended to next Thursday, Haj said.
Israeli forces shot and injured at least nine Palestinians with live fire on Tuesday during clashes across the occupied West Bank, medics and witnesses said.
A reporter in al-Bireh in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, near the Beit El settlement checkpoint, said three Palestinians were injured with live fire and eight with rubber-coated steel bullets, while several others suffered from severe tear gas inhalation during clashes that erupted in the city on Tuesday.
Israeli forces reportedly raided a gas station near the clashes and opened fire from inside the store.
When the station’s manager, Ayman al-Jamal, objected to the soldier's presence, and asked them not to open fire from inside the gas station, an Israeli soldier allegedly pointed his gun and threatened him. Meanwhile, the student council of the Al-Quds Open University in Ramallah suspended classes for the day and organized a sit-in demonstration inside the university campus to protest Israeli crimes and violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque.
After the sit-in, students marched to join the clashes.
In Nilin village, west of Ramallah, two Palestinians were injured with live fire, one in the side of the head and another in the thigh, during clashes in the village, a reporter on the scene said. The injuries were reported as moderate.
The clashes in Nilin erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces, after Israeli forces entered the village and closed its entrances.
Israeli soldiers used live and rubber coated steel bullets "heavily" during the clashes, witnesses said. In Bethlehem, five Palestinians were injured with live fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers at the northern entrance of the city, medical sources said.
The director of the ambulance and emergency department of the Red Crescent in Bethlehem, Muhammad Awad, told Ma'an News Agency that five Palestinians were injured with live fire, adding that four of them were hit in the lower legs and one in the thigh.
Awad said that ambulances evacuated the injured to Beit Jala hospital for treatment, and reported their injuries as moderate.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that the second week of October saw the highest number of Palestinian deaths and injuries in the West Bank and Israel recorded in a single week since 2005.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said last week that "the high number of casualties, in particular those resulting from the use of live ammunition by Israeli security forces, raises concerns of excessive use of force, and violations of the right to life and security of the person." While the Israeli leadership attributes the escalation in violence to Palestinian incitement, most Palestinians have pointed to the decades-long Israeli military occupation as the root cause of recent events.
Israeli forces abducted at least 35 Palestinians in multiple predawn raids across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
In Hebron, in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces detained former prisoner Mahmoud Arif Sharabati after ransacking his home in the Jabal al-Sharif neighborhood.
Israeli forces also took 17-year-old Ahmad Mazin al-Karaki from his home in southern Hebron, while Sadiq Mahmoud Siyaj was detained from his home in the al-Bassa neighborhood, security sources said.
Israeli troops also raided the Khallat Hasour neighborhood of Hebron and detained Muhammad Majid Natsha and his brother Mahmoud.
Musab Shahir al-Bakri was also taken from his home in Hebron.
In the town of Idhna, west of Hebron, Israeli troops detained 27-year-old Ali Jamal Tmeizi, Palestinian security sources said.
Local sources said that Israeli forces also stormed the home of Fadil Qawasmi, a teenager who was shot dead by an Israeli settler in Shuhada Street, in Hebron's Old City, on Saturday.
The settler alleged that Qawasmi was attempting to stab him, although the settler was uninjured and witnesses disputed the Israeli army's version of events.
Locals said that the raid on Tuesday morning was probably in preparation for a home demolition, as Israeli soldiers took photos inside the building.
Meanwhile, in Nablus in the northern West Bank, locals said that Israeli forces detained at least 12 Palestinians and gave a demolition order to the family of prisoner Raghib Ilewi, who Israel accuses of involvement in the shooting of an Israeli settler and his wife earlier this month.
In Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, Israeli forces detained a young Palestinian, Muhammad Audah Erekat, from his family home.
Israeli forces also stormed the Jenin-district town of al-Yamoun and detained Khalil Mahmoud Qasim Freihat.
Four young Palestinian men were detained in the village of Tuqu east of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, local sources said.
They were identified as 16-year-old Luay Habis Dakhlallah al-Omour, his brothers Muhammad, 19, and Bilal, 24, as well as Muhammad Ibrahim al-Omour, 21.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed a total of 35 detentions. She said that Israeli Border Police detained one Palestinian in Jenin, five in Ramallah, two in Jericho, four in Bethlehem, and seven in Hebron.
She said the army detained an additional 15 Palestinians in Nablus district alone. All the detentions were for "suspected illegal activity," she said.
The Palestinian Authority Committee for Prisoners' Affairs said last week that Israeli forces had detained more than 650 Palestinians since the beginning of October, most of them younger than 20 years old.
The committee said in a statement that most of the Palestinians were detained during clashes with Israeli forces, or subsequently in overnight raids on the pretext of resisting Israeli soldiers.
A reporter in al-Bireh in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, near the Beit El settlement checkpoint, said three Palestinians were injured with live fire and eight with rubber-coated steel bullets, while several others suffered from severe tear gas inhalation during clashes that erupted in the city on Tuesday.
Israeli forces reportedly raided a gas station near the clashes and opened fire from inside the store.
When the station’s manager, Ayman al-Jamal, objected to the soldier's presence, and asked them not to open fire from inside the gas station, an Israeli soldier allegedly pointed his gun and threatened him. Meanwhile, the student council of the Al-Quds Open University in Ramallah suspended classes for the day and organized a sit-in demonstration inside the university campus to protest Israeli crimes and violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque.
After the sit-in, students marched to join the clashes.
In Nilin village, west of Ramallah, two Palestinians were injured with live fire, one in the side of the head and another in the thigh, during clashes in the village, a reporter on the scene said. The injuries were reported as moderate.
The clashes in Nilin erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces, after Israeli forces entered the village and closed its entrances.
Israeli soldiers used live and rubber coated steel bullets "heavily" during the clashes, witnesses said. In Bethlehem, five Palestinians were injured with live fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers at the northern entrance of the city, medical sources said.
The director of the ambulance and emergency department of the Red Crescent in Bethlehem, Muhammad Awad, told Ma'an News Agency that five Palestinians were injured with live fire, adding that four of them were hit in the lower legs and one in the thigh.
Awad said that ambulances evacuated the injured to Beit Jala hospital for treatment, and reported their injuries as moderate.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that the second week of October saw the highest number of Palestinian deaths and injuries in the West Bank and Israel recorded in a single week since 2005.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said last week that "the high number of casualties, in particular those resulting from the use of live ammunition by Israeli security forces, raises concerns of excessive use of force, and violations of the right to life and security of the person." While the Israeli leadership attributes the escalation in violence to Palestinian incitement, most Palestinians have pointed to the decades-long Israeli military occupation as the root cause of recent events.
Israeli forces abducted at least 35 Palestinians in multiple predawn raids across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
In Hebron, in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces detained former prisoner Mahmoud Arif Sharabati after ransacking his home in the Jabal al-Sharif neighborhood.
Israeli forces also took 17-year-old Ahmad Mazin al-Karaki from his home in southern Hebron, while Sadiq Mahmoud Siyaj was detained from his home in the al-Bassa neighborhood, security sources said.
Israeli troops also raided the Khallat Hasour neighborhood of Hebron and detained Muhammad Majid Natsha and his brother Mahmoud.
Musab Shahir al-Bakri was also taken from his home in Hebron.
In the town of Idhna, west of Hebron, Israeli troops detained 27-year-old Ali Jamal Tmeizi, Palestinian security sources said.
Local sources said that Israeli forces also stormed the home of Fadil Qawasmi, a teenager who was shot dead by an Israeli settler in Shuhada Street, in Hebron's Old City, on Saturday.
The settler alleged that Qawasmi was attempting to stab him, although the settler was uninjured and witnesses disputed the Israeli army's version of events.
Locals said that the raid on Tuesday morning was probably in preparation for a home demolition, as Israeli soldiers took photos inside the building.
Meanwhile, in Nablus in the northern West Bank, locals said that Israeli forces detained at least 12 Palestinians and gave a demolition order to the family of prisoner Raghib Ilewi, who Israel accuses of involvement in the shooting of an Israeli settler and his wife earlier this month.
In Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, Israeli forces detained a young Palestinian, Muhammad Audah Erekat, from his family home.
Israeli forces also stormed the Jenin-district town of al-Yamoun and detained Khalil Mahmoud Qasim Freihat.
Four young Palestinian men were detained in the village of Tuqu east of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, local sources said.
They were identified as 16-year-old Luay Habis Dakhlallah al-Omour, his brothers Muhammad, 19, and Bilal, 24, as well as Muhammad Ibrahim al-Omour, 21.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed a total of 35 detentions. She said that Israeli Border Police detained one Palestinian in Jenin, five in Ramallah, two in Jericho, four in Bethlehem, and seven in Hebron.
She said the army detained an additional 15 Palestinians in Nablus district alone. All the detentions were for "suspected illegal activity," she said.
The Palestinian Authority Committee for Prisoners' Affairs said last week that Israeli forces had detained more than 650 Palestinians since the beginning of October, most of them younger than 20 years old.
The committee said in a statement that most of the Palestinians were detained during clashes with Israeli forces, or subsequently in overnight raids on the pretext of resisting Israeli soldiers.
Israeli police are planning to arrest “hundreds of Palestinians” in Jerusalem, over the coming week.
Acting Police Commissioner Bentzi Sau told journalists, Tuesday, that “during the coming week hundreds of East Jerusalem residents will be detained on suspicion of involvement in public disorder, throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails or the intention to commit attacks. We will make an effort during ten days that these hundreds of suspects will be interrogated, charged and detained.”
Six “special interrogation teams” began acting in Jerusalem as of Tuesday, comprised of senior interrogators from throughout Israel. These interrogation teams act in coordination with the Israel Security Agency and the minorities department of Jerusalem's police force.
Acting Police Commissioner Bentzi Sau told journalists, Tuesday, that “during the coming week hundreds of East Jerusalem residents will be detained on suspicion of involvement in public disorder, throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails or the intention to commit attacks. We will make an effort during ten days that these hundreds of suspects will be interrogated, charged and detained.”
Six “special interrogation teams” began acting in Jerusalem as of Tuesday, comprised of senior interrogators from throughout Israel. These interrogation teams act in coordination with the Israel Security Agency and the minorities department of Jerusalem's police force.
Odai Hashem al-Masalma 24
Soldiers Kidnap 12 Palestinians in Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Tuesday before noon, a young Palestinian man in Beit 'Awwa town, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Army also invaded various communities in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and kidnapped twelve Palestinians.
Medical sources said the slain Palestinian has been identified as Odai Hashem al-Masalma, 24 years of age.
The sources added that a soldier shot al-Masalma in the back of his head from a very close distance, and that the bullet exited through his face.
Soldiers also fired several live rounds at the Palestinian, especially his legs.
The Israeli army claimed al-Masalma was shot dead "after attempting to stab a soldier," during what the soldiers described as "a violent riot in the town," and added that a soldier was mildly injured in the incident.
His family denied the military claims, and said, as confirmed by the Health Ministry, that their son was shot in the back of head from a very close range, in addition to the several live rounds the soldiers fired on his legs.
Clashes took place in the town prior to the fatal shooting of the young Palestinian, and the soldiers fired several live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing scores of Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The fatal shooting of al-Masalma brings the number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of this month to 47, including a political prisoner who died of medical neglect by the Israeli Authorities.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said, among the slain Palestinian, are ten children, the youngest was only 16 months of age, and the oldest of them 17 years old.
Eight of the children were killed in the West Bank, and two in the Gaza Strip.
It added that 32 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, and 14 in the Gaza Strip, including a mother and her infant, while one was killed in the Negev.
Shortly after midnight, Israeli soldiers demolished the apartment of detainee Maher Hamdi al-Hashlamoun, in the Zeitoun area, south of Hebron, after surrounding the entire apartment building, and forcing the families out.
Al-Hashlamoun was taken prisoner on November 10, 2014, and was sentenced to two life terms and a fine of nearly 4 Million New Israeli shekels, after an Israeli court convicted him of killing an Israeli settler woman, and wounding two other settlers.
In related news, Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and kidnapped elven Palestinians, after storming and searching their homes, causing excessive property damage.
The soldiers also confiscated computers, laptops, and surveillance tapes and equipment.
One of the kidnapped in Nablus is Ramez Oleiwy, the brother of Ragheb who is imprisoned by Israel, accused of killing a settler and his wife near Beit Forik town.
The soldiers told the family they intend to demolish their home.
Army also kidnapped Nidal Mohammad Daghlas, Ala Awwad Shouly, Ahmad Abdul-Hadi Hamadna, from ‘Aseera ash-Shemaliyya town, in addition to Eyad Ziad Hanani, Hamdi Khatatba, Omar Mohammad Omar, Ahmad Warrad Khatatba, Ghanem Fawzi Khatatba and Ahmad Rifat Khatatba, from Beit Forik, Mohammad Eshtayya from Salem village and Mohammad Raja from Burin town.
Soldiers Kidnap 12 Palestinians in Nablus
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Tuesday before noon, a young Palestinian man in Beit 'Awwa town, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Army also invaded various communities in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and kidnapped twelve Palestinians.
Medical sources said the slain Palestinian has been identified as Odai Hashem al-Masalma, 24 years of age.
The sources added that a soldier shot al-Masalma in the back of his head from a very close distance, and that the bullet exited through his face.
Soldiers also fired several live rounds at the Palestinian, especially his legs.
The Israeli army claimed al-Masalma was shot dead "after attempting to stab a soldier," during what the soldiers described as "a violent riot in the town," and added that a soldier was mildly injured in the incident.
His family denied the military claims, and said, as confirmed by the Health Ministry, that their son was shot in the back of head from a very close range, in addition to the several live rounds the soldiers fired on his legs.
Clashes took place in the town prior to the fatal shooting of the young Palestinian, and the soldiers fired several live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs, causing scores of Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The fatal shooting of al-Masalma brings the number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of this month to 47, including a political prisoner who died of medical neglect by the Israeli Authorities.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said, among the slain Palestinian, are ten children, the youngest was only 16 months of age, and the oldest of them 17 years old.
Eight of the children were killed in the West Bank, and two in the Gaza Strip.
It added that 32 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, and 14 in the Gaza Strip, including a mother and her infant, while one was killed in the Negev.
Shortly after midnight, Israeli soldiers demolished the apartment of detainee Maher Hamdi al-Hashlamoun, in the Zeitoun area, south of Hebron, after surrounding the entire apartment building, and forcing the families out.
Al-Hashlamoun was taken prisoner on November 10, 2014, and was sentenced to two life terms and a fine of nearly 4 Million New Israeli shekels, after an Israeli court convicted him of killing an Israeli settler woman, and wounding two other settlers.
In related news, Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank district of Nablus, and kidnapped elven Palestinians, after storming and searching their homes, causing excessive property damage.
The soldiers also confiscated computers, laptops, and surveillance tapes and equipment.
One of the kidnapped in Nablus is Ramez Oleiwy, the brother of Ragheb who is imprisoned by Israel, accused of killing a settler and his wife near Beit Forik town.
The soldiers told the family they intend to demolish their home.
Army also kidnapped Nidal Mohammad Daghlas, Ala Awwad Shouly, Ahmad Abdul-Hadi Hamadna, from ‘Aseera ash-Shemaliyya town, in addition to Eyad Ziad Hanani, Hamdi Khatatba, Omar Mohammad Omar, Ahmad Warrad Khatatba, Ghanem Fawzi Khatatba and Ahmad Rifat Khatatba, from Beit Forik, Mohammad Eshtayya from Salem village and Mohammad Raja from Burin town.
Illegal Israeli settlers have attacked a number of Palestinian homes in the eastern part of the West Bank city of al-Khalil amid ongoing tensions in the occupied territories.
A group of Israeli settlers stormed at early hours Tuesday the city of al-Khalil, located some 30 kilometers south of occupied Jerusalem, and stoned a number of homes near Kiryat Arba illegal settlement.
The settler attack was carried out under the protection of Israeli forces who fired heavy tear gas bombs at a crowd of local residents while trying to prevent the settlers’ attack.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out late yesterday in Dura town, south of the city, between dozens of local youths and Israeli forces who intensively used tear gas and sound bombs.
Palestinian youths managed to throw Molotov cocktails at Abu Rish checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
In Idna town, IOF soldiers arrested a young man after storming and searching his family home under the pretext of looking for weapons. Israeli media sources claimed that weapons were found in the home.
IOF soldiers also stormed a number of towns in Jenin and arrested a young man after searching his family home.
Palestinian vehicles were also stopped and searched as Israeli checkpoints were erected throughout the area.
A group of Israeli settlers stormed at early hours Tuesday the city of al-Khalil, located some 30 kilometers south of occupied Jerusalem, and stoned a number of homes near Kiryat Arba illegal settlement.
The settler attack was carried out under the protection of Israeli forces who fired heavy tear gas bombs at a crowd of local residents while trying to prevent the settlers’ attack.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out late yesterday in Dura town, south of the city, between dozens of local youths and Israeli forces who intensively used tear gas and sound bombs.
Palestinian youths managed to throw Molotov cocktails at Abu Rish checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque.
In Idna town, IOF soldiers arrested a young man after storming and searching his family home under the pretext of looking for weapons. Israeli media sources claimed that weapons were found in the home.
IOF soldiers also stormed a number of towns in Jenin and arrested a young man after searching his family home.
Palestinian vehicles were also stopped and searched as Israeli checkpoints were erected throughout the area.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) has said that the Palestinian detainees in Etzion camp suffer from harsh incarceration conditions and maltreatment at the hands of Israeli jailers and interrogators.
Lawyer of the society Jacqueline Fararjeh, who visited the camp on Monday, said that the prisoners refrained from having their meals during the last few days, complaining they were not fit for human consumption and caused one of them to suffer from food poisoning.
Fararjeh added that the prisoners also live in rooms smelling very bad and stinky and have insufficient clothes, blankets and towels.
She said that the society contacted the Red Cross and urged it to visit the prisoners in Etzion camp.
The lawyer also listened during her visit to two prisoners who confirmed their exposure to physical abuse during their recent detention.
19-year-old prisoner Saleh Yousuf, from Jerusalem, complained that he was severely beaten by Israeli soldiers as he was handcuffed and blindfolded after his kidnapping from his home.
Yousuf added that Shin Bet interrogators in Etzion camp kept him handcuffed and blindfolded in a room for about 10 hours without giving him any food or water.
For his part, prisoner Malek al-Za'akik, a 19-year-old young man from Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil, said that Israeli soldiers forced him to walk several kilometers to Karmi Tsur settlement and then transferred him to Etzion camp, where they physically assaulted him.
Etzion camp is located in a military zone between al-Khalil and Bethlehem cities and it is used for the detention and interrogation of new captives until they are transferred to jails.
Lawyer of the society Jacqueline Fararjeh, who visited the camp on Monday, said that the prisoners refrained from having their meals during the last few days, complaining they were not fit for human consumption and caused one of them to suffer from food poisoning.
Fararjeh added that the prisoners also live in rooms smelling very bad and stinky and have insufficient clothes, blankets and towels.
She said that the society contacted the Red Cross and urged it to visit the prisoners in Etzion camp.
The lawyer also listened during her visit to two prisoners who confirmed their exposure to physical abuse during their recent detention.
19-year-old prisoner Saleh Yousuf, from Jerusalem, complained that he was severely beaten by Israeli soldiers as he was handcuffed and blindfolded after his kidnapping from his home.
Yousuf added that Shin Bet interrogators in Etzion camp kept him handcuffed and blindfolded in a room for about 10 hours without giving him any food or water.
For his part, prisoner Malek al-Za'akik, a 19-year-old young man from Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil, said that Israeli soldiers forced him to walk several kilometers to Karmi Tsur settlement and then transferred him to Etzion camp, where they physically assaulted him.
Etzion camp is located in a military zone between al-Khalil and Bethlehem cities and it is used for the detention and interrogation of new captives until they are transferred to jails.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launched at dawn Tuesday a large-scale arrest campaign in Nablus, north of occupied West Bank, and handed a Palestinian prisoner’s family a demolition notice.
The IOF troops stormed overnight the city and raided a number of local homes. 13 young men were detained during the raid.
A number of ex-prisoners were among the reported detainees, while local sources affirmed that most of the detainees were affiliated with Hamas Movement.
On the other hand, the IOF handed the family of the prisoner Ragheb Ahmed, who is charged of being involved in Itmar shooting attack, a notification that their home, to the east of Nablus, would be demolished.
The IOF gave the family two days to appeal against the demolition order.
A second prisoner’s home was also raided and searched in the city, in addition to local shops and a restaurant.
The IOF troops stormed overnight the city and raided a number of local homes. 13 young men were detained during the raid.
A number of ex-prisoners were among the reported detainees, while local sources affirmed that most of the detainees were affiliated with Hamas Movement.
On the other hand, the IOF handed the family of the prisoner Ragheb Ahmed, who is charged of being involved in Itmar shooting attack, a notification that their home, to the east of Nablus, would be demolished.
The IOF gave the family two days to appeal against the demolition order.
A second prisoner’s home was also raided and searched in the city, in addition to local shops and a restaurant.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) Tuesday dawn knocked down the family home of prisoner Maher al-Hashlamoun in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil as part of the preplanned policies of collective punishment against Palestinian anti-occupation activists.
A PIC news correspondent said heavily-armed IOF troops rolled into al-Zaytoun neighborhood and cordoned off a three-storey residential apartment where al-Hashlamoun family lives before they knocked down all the entrance gates and reduced the home to mounds of rubble.
The IOF locked up all residents into one single room.
Al-Hashlamoun’s wife said in an online statement she posted following the demolition: “Oh Palestinians I salute you! Nobody should cry; nobody should be sad because we’re so glad we’ve sacrificed our home to the Almighty Allah.”
“We’ve set up roots in this house for years now; this is the place where we got married, where our children grew up, and where our childhood memories have been forged,” she said. “But certainly Allah will compensate us in the very best way possible.”
“The Israeli occupation may take our homes but never shall they do the happiness we feel deep inside,” the wife added.
Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinian youths flocked in the nearby al-Tahrir Square at predawn time in protest at the arbitrary demolition.
The Israeli occupation forces attacked the protesters with random waves of tear gas canisters and rubber bullets.
The Israeli occupation patrols and army jeeps further cordoned off the family home of activist Aref al-Sharbati, moments before they kidnapped the ex-prisoner Mahmoud al-Sharbati, released some few months ago from the occupation jails after he had served nine years.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of youngsters Sadeq Seyaj and Ahmad al-Kurki form al-Khalil’s southern area.
The Israeli occupation soldiers further broke into the home of the slain Palestinian activist Fadl al-Qawasmi and snapped the building from all corners.
A PIC news correspondent said heavily-armed IOF troops rolled into al-Zaytoun neighborhood and cordoned off a three-storey residential apartment where al-Hashlamoun family lives before they knocked down all the entrance gates and reduced the home to mounds of rubble.
The IOF locked up all residents into one single room.
Al-Hashlamoun’s wife said in an online statement she posted following the demolition: “Oh Palestinians I salute you! Nobody should cry; nobody should be sad because we’re so glad we’ve sacrificed our home to the Almighty Allah.”
“We’ve set up roots in this house for years now; this is the place where we got married, where our children grew up, and where our childhood memories have been forged,” she said. “But certainly Allah will compensate us in the very best way possible.”
“The Israeli occupation may take our homes but never shall they do the happiness we feel deep inside,” the wife added.
Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinian youths flocked in the nearby al-Tahrir Square at predawn time in protest at the arbitrary demolition.
The Israeli occupation forces attacked the protesters with random waves of tear gas canisters and rubber bullets.
The Israeli occupation patrols and army jeeps further cordoned off the family home of activist Aref al-Sharbati, moments before they kidnapped the ex-prisoner Mahmoud al-Sharbati, released some few months ago from the occupation jails after he had served nine years.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of youngsters Sadeq Seyaj and Ahmad al-Kurki form al-Khalil’s southern area.
The Israeli occupation soldiers further broke into the home of the slain Palestinian activist Fadl al-Qawasmi and snapped the building from all corners.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday arrested the senior Hamas leader and prominent anti-occupation activist Hassan Youssef after they broke into his family home in the central West Bank province of Ramallah.
Youssef’s son, Ouways, said at least five Israeli army patrols cordoned off the family home shortly before they kidnapped his father.
Hassan Youssef, 61, is a prominent anti-occupation activist in the West Bank and was arrested for over 15 times. He had served long sentences at the Israeli occupation jails and was lastly released in June after he had been incarcerated for nearly one year in Israeli lock-ups.
Israel’s abduction of Youssef comes as part of Israeli intents to crack down on Palestinian activists and force them to throw in the towel in the ongoing Jerusalem uprising flaring up across the occupied Palestinian territories in response to Israel’s mounting terrorism against Palestinian civilians and the holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
Meanwhile, sources based in Ramallah’s town of Beitouna said the IOF troops further stormed the family home of prisoner Younes Saleh Abu Zweid, who had allegedly been involved in an anti-occupation stabbing attack in Occupied Jerusalem on October 9.
Youssef’s son, Ouways, said at least five Israeli army patrols cordoned off the family home shortly before they kidnapped his father.
Hassan Youssef, 61, is a prominent anti-occupation activist in the West Bank and was arrested for over 15 times. He had served long sentences at the Israeli occupation jails and was lastly released in June after he had been incarcerated for nearly one year in Israeli lock-ups.
Israel’s abduction of Youssef comes as part of Israeli intents to crack down on Palestinian activists and force them to throw in the towel in the ongoing Jerusalem uprising flaring up across the occupied Palestinian territories in response to Israel’s mounting terrorism against Palestinian civilians and the holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
Meanwhile, sources based in Ramallah’s town of Beitouna said the IOF troops further stormed the family home of prisoner Younes Saleh Abu Zweid, who had allegedly been involved in an anti-occupation stabbing attack in Occupied Jerusalem on October 9.
19 oct 2015
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried out at dawn Monday a large-scale campaign of arrests and incursions in different areas in the West Bank that ended up with arresting 20 Palestinians.
In al-Khalil, the IOF soldiers rounded up five Palestinians residing in different districts including a woman in her fifties along with her child while passing through al-Karama border crossing with Jordan.
Israeli forces stormed the towns of Karmeh and Terqoumia in al-Khalil governorate and broke into Palestinians’ houses for search purposes. The soldiers handed the residents summonses, tightened security measures in the vicinity of the city of al-Khalil, and erected military barriers at its entrances.
In Bethlehem, Israeli soldiers arrested six Palestinians from Taqoa town after storming and searching their houses at dawn hours.
The administration of Taqoa secondary school for boys said that the number of school students who are held in Israeli jails has mounted to 17.
Quds Press quoted Palestinian sources as saying that Israeli forces arrested six Palestinians in Nabi Saleh town near Ramallah in addition to others in Nablus and Qalqilya.
Israeli Channel Seven revealed that the Israeli army arrested 20 Palestinians charged of being involved in anti-occupation activities.
In al-Khalil, the IOF soldiers rounded up five Palestinians residing in different districts including a woman in her fifties along with her child while passing through al-Karama border crossing with Jordan.
Israeli forces stormed the towns of Karmeh and Terqoumia in al-Khalil governorate and broke into Palestinians’ houses for search purposes. The soldiers handed the residents summonses, tightened security measures in the vicinity of the city of al-Khalil, and erected military barriers at its entrances.
In Bethlehem, Israeli soldiers arrested six Palestinians from Taqoa town after storming and searching their houses at dawn hours.
The administration of Taqoa secondary school for boys said that the number of school students who are held in Israeli jails has mounted to 17.
Quds Press quoted Palestinian sources as saying that Israeli forces arrested six Palestinians in Nabi Saleh town near Ramallah in addition to others in Nablus and Qalqilya.
Israeli Channel Seven revealed that the Israeli army arrested 20 Palestinians charged of being involved in anti-occupation activities.
Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies (PCPS) confirmed that the number of children held in Israeli jails have risen largely in recent weeks as a result of the escalation of arrests targeting them in all parts of the Palestinian territories especially in Jerusalem. The total number of children prisoners reached 280.
Spokesman for the center Riad al-Ashqar said, in a press statement on Monday, the Israeli occupation believes that the children of Palestine were the fuel sparking the intifada (uprising) that broke out a month ago in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza and even in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948.
He said, “The IOF soldiers deliberately resort to terrifying children with detention, torture and murder threats so as to scare them away from participating in the intifada. During the detention process, the soldiers assault Palestinian children by severe beating immediately after their arrest, and on the upper areas of the body to inflict the biggest possible degree of injury; then the children are transferred to interrogation centers where they are subjected to the worst kind of abuse and torture, before being transferred to the main prison.”
The IOF waged a campaign of mass arrest since the beginning of this month with more than 600 citizens being rounded up, Ashqar said, adding that 30% of the arrested were children.
Ashqar pointed out that these arbitrary arrests raised the number of detained children by 35% more than the numbers that were before the Jerusalem Intifada.
This number is expected to increase in the coming days as a result of the continuing detention sweeps daily targeting all segments of the Palestinian people with the children being at the forefront, the spokesman elaborated.
Ashqar also noted that the Israeli occupation soldiers deliberately use violence and brutal force during the arrest of children.
Spokesman for the center Riad al-Ashqar said, in a press statement on Monday, the Israeli occupation believes that the children of Palestine were the fuel sparking the intifada (uprising) that broke out a month ago in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza and even in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948.
He said, “The IOF soldiers deliberately resort to terrifying children with detention, torture and murder threats so as to scare them away from participating in the intifada. During the detention process, the soldiers assault Palestinian children by severe beating immediately after their arrest, and on the upper areas of the body to inflict the biggest possible degree of injury; then the children are transferred to interrogation centers where they are subjected to the worst kind of abuse and torture, before being transferred to the main prison.”
The IOF waged a campaign of mass arrest since the beginning of this month with more than 600 citizens being rounded up, Ashqar said, adding that 30% of the arrested were children.
Ashqar pointed out that these arbitrary arrests raised the number of detained children by 35% more than the numbers that were before the Jerusalem Intifada.
This number is expected to increase in the coming days as a result of the continuing detention sweeps daily targeting all segments of the Palestinian people with the children being at the forefront, the spokesman elaborated.
Ashqar also noted that the Israeli occupation soldiers deliberately use violence and brutal force during the arrest of children.
For the second time in less than a week, Palestinian young men at dawn Monday set fire to the mausoleum of Joseph's tomb, east of Nablus city.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that young men threw Molotov cocktails at the rooms of the mausoleum, causing them to burn completely.
They said that the arson attack happened immediately after a large number of Israeli troops, who stormed the city earlier, withdrew from the shrine and its vicinity.
In another incident, the Israeli occupation forces raided several homes in Nablus and kidnapped two citizens.
The IOF also stormed some homes in Beit Furik and Beit Dajan towns, east of Nablus, and handed three citizens summonses for interrogation form the Shin Bet in Hawara military base.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that young men threw Molotov cocktails at the rooms of the mausoleum, causing them to burn completely.
They said that the arson attack happened immediately after a large number of Israeli troops, who stormed the city earlier, withdrew from the shrine and its vicinity.
In another incident, the Israeli occupation forces raided several homes in Nablus and kidnapped two citizens.
The IOF also stormed some homes in Beit Furik and Beit Dajan towns, east of Nablus, and handed three citizens summonses for interrogation form the Shin Bet in Hawara military base.
Clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces Sunday evening near Beit El settlement built on Palestinian lands in el-Bireh city in the central West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that a Palestinian child was arrested during the clashes and taken to an unknown detention center. The child was shot and injured before his arrest.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that 10 youths suffered live and rubber bullet injuries while 35 others choked on tear gas as Israeli forces heavily used live rounds and tear gas bombs during the clashes.
Local youths responded by throwing stones and Molotov Cocktails at the Israeli troops.
A journalist was also injured in her hand with a rubber bullet during the clashes when Israeli forces deliberately targeted the media crews in the area.
Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that a Palestinian child was arrested during the clashes and taken to an unknown detention center. The child was shot and injured before his arrest.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that 10 youths suffered live and rubber bullet injuries while 35 others choked on tear gas as Israeli forces heavily used live rounds and tear gas bombs during the clashes.
Local youths responded by throwing stones and Molotov Cocktails at the Israeli troops.
A journalist was also injured in her hand with a rubber bullet during the clashes when Israeli forces deliberately targeted the media crews in the area.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in occupied Jerusalem, has reported that dozens of soldiers invaded, on Sunday evening and Monday at dawn, various towns and neighborhoods in the city, and kidnaped twelve Palestinians, including four children between the ages of 11 and 14.
Silwanic said the soldiers invaded Silwan and Sur Baher towns, searched homes, and kidnapped six Palestinians identified as Mohammad Dweiyat, Nour Amira, Mo’taz Dabash, Mohammad Gheith, Fadi al-'Abbassi and Mo'taz Syouri.
Late on Sunday evening, soldiers kidnapped four Palestinian children from their families' homes, and took them to an interrogation center in Jerusalem.
The kidnapped children have been identified as Mohammad Thiab Shweiki, 11, Mahmoud Abed Mohammad at-Talhami, 11, Zamzam Eyad Shweiki, 12, and Khalil Eyad Shweiki, 14.
In addition, soldiers invaded homes in Jerusalem's Old City, and kidnapped a young man identified as Rami al-Fakhouri.
Furthermore, soldiers kidnapped Abdul-Salam Abu Ghazala, father of slain Palestinian Tha'er Abu Ghazala, from his home in Jerusalem’s Old City, after violently searching the property.
On Monday at dawn, soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped 17 Palestinians.
Silwanic said the soldiers invaded Silwan and Sur Baher towns, searched homes, and kidnapped six Palestinians identified as Mohammad Dweiyat, Nour Amira, Mo’taz Dabash, Mohammad Gheith, Fadi al-'Abbassi and Mo'taz Syouri.
Late on Sunday evening, soldiers kidnapped four Palestinian children from their families' homes, and took them to an interrogation center in Jerusalem.
The kidnapped children have been identified as Mohammad Thiab Shweiki, 11, Mahmoud Abed Mohammad at-Talhami, 11, Zamzam Eyad Shweiki, 12, and Khalil Eyad Shweiki, 14.
In addition, soldiers invaded homes in Jerusalem's Old City, and kidnapped a young man identified as Rami al-Fakhouri.
Furthermore, soldiers kidnapped Abdul-Salam Abu Ghazala, father of slain Palestinian Tha'er Abu Ghazala, from his home in Jerusalem’s Old City, after violently searching the property.
On Monday at dawn, soldiers invaded several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped 17 Palestinians.
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Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, seventeen Palestinians, including children, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, during extensive military invasions and searches of homes, and also shot and injured one Palestinian in Nablus.
Several army vehicles invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped six Palestinians, including four children.
The kidnapped have been identified as Mo'men Rateb al-'Amour, 15, Moayyad Abdullah al-'Amour, 14, Mousa Jawdat al-'Amour, 14, Mohammad Ribhy al-'Amour, 21, Hlayyel Ali Abu Mfarreh, 15, and Habes Dakhlallah al-‘Amour, 50 years of age.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded the southern West Bank district of Hebron, kidnapped three Palestinians, and summoned two others for interrogation, after violently searching their homes.
The soldiers kidnapped Ahmad Mohammad al-Yamani, Mo'men Abu Shamsiyya al-Haddad, and Tareq Said al-Karaki, 19 years of age.
Media sources said the soldiers searched several homes, including the home of slain Palestinian, Tareq Ziad an-Natsha, 22, and installed military roadblocks on the main roads of Sa'ir and Halhoul towns, and Hebron's northern entrance, before stopping and searching cars, and examined the ID cards of the passengers.
Soldiers also invaded Tarqoumia town, west of Hebron, and Doura town, south of the city, and handed Mahmoud Ibrahim al-Mraqtan and Yousef Mohammad Abu Sheikha, military orders for interrogation.
In Ramallah, several military vehicles invaded Deir Netham village, west of the city, searched and ransacked six homes and kidnapped Anan Tamimi, Wa'ad Tamimi, Mustafa Tamimi, Aseed Tamimi, Luay Tamimi and Omar Tamimi.
The soldiers smashed the main doors of the invaded homes, before breaking into them.
Also, several military vehicles invaded Qalqilia city, in the northern part of the West Bank, and kidnapped Taiseer Shehada Abu Dayya, 18, and Mohammad Ata Zahran, 32.
In related news, soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and clashed with dozens of local youths, wounding one child, identified as Baraa’ Mousa Suleiman, with a live round in the thigh.
The army also invaded Beit Forik nearby town, and handed Mohammad Salah Hanani and Abdullah Jamal Hanani, military warrants for interrogation.
Residents Harbi Abu Jeish and Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Abu Jeish, from Beit Dajan nearby town, received similar orders, after the soldiers stormed their homes.
On Sunday at night, the Israeli police arrested eleven Palestinian workers in two construction sites in Nazareth and Um al-Fahem, for "entering the country to work without permits."
The workers are from Sielet al-Harithiya town, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, seventeen Palestinians, including children, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, during extensive military invasions and searches of homes, and also shot and injured one Palestinian in Nablus.
Several army vehicles invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped six Palestinians, including four children.
The kidnapped have been identified as Mo'men Rateb al-'Amour, 15, Moayyad Abdullah al-'Amour, 14, Mousa Jawdat al-'Amour, 14, Mohammad Ribhy al-'Amour, 21, Hlayyel Ali Abu Mfarreh, 15, and Habes Dakhlallah al-‘Amour, 50 years of age.
In addition, several military vehicles invaded the southern West Bank district of Hebron, kidnapped three Palestinians, and summoned two others for interrogation, after violently searching their homes.
The soldiers kidnapped Ahmad Mohammad al-Yamani, Mo'men Abu Shamsiyya al-Haddad, and Tareq Said al-Karaki, 19 years of age.
Media sources said the soldiers searched several homes, including the home of slain Palestinian, Tareq Ziad an-Natsha, 22, and installed military roadblocks on the main roads of Sa'ir and Halhoul towns, and Hebron's northern entrance, before stopping and searching cars, and examined the ID cards of the passengers.
Soldiers also invaded Tarqoumia town, west of Hebron, and Doura town, south of the city, and handed Mahmoud Ibrahim al-Mraqtan and Yousef Mohammad Abu Sheikha, military orders for interrogation.
In Ramallah, several military vehicles invaded Deir Netham village, west of the city, searched and ransacked six homes and kidnapped Anan Tamimi, Wa'ad Tamimi, Mustafa Tamimi, Aseed Tamimi, Luay Tamimi and Omar Tamimi.
The soldiers smashed the main doors of the invaded homes, before breaking into them.
Also, several military vehicles invaded Qalqilia city, in the northern part of the West Bank, and kidnapped Taiseer Shehada Abu Dayya, 18, and Mohammad Ata Zahran, 32.
In related news, soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and clashed with dozens of local youths, wounding one child, identified as Baraa’ Mousa Suleiman, with a live round in the thigh.
The army also invaded Beit Forik nearby town, and handed Mohammad Salah Hanani and Abdullah Jamal Hanani, military warrants for interrogation.
Residents Harbi Abu Jeish and Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Abu Jeish, from Beit Dajan nearby town, received similar orders, after the soldiers stormed their homes.
On Sunday at night, the Israeli police arrested eleven Palestinian workers in two construction sites in Nazareth and Um al-Fahem, for "entering the country to work without permits."
The workers are from Sielet al-Harithiya town, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Sunday, a Palestinian woman and her son, while trying to cross into the occupied West Bank, on their way back home from Jordan. Soldiers also kidnapped a Palestinian in Hebron, and wounded several others in Qalqilia.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron said the soldiers have kidnapped Ra’eesa Mohammad Abu Ayyash, 51, and her son, Amro Kamal Abu Ayyash, 21.
The al-Karama Border Terminal, between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, is under complete Israeli military and security control.
In addition, soldiers invaded Be’er al-Mahjar area, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Yahya Ishaq an-Natsha, and took him to an unknown destination.
In related news, several Israeli military vehicles invaded an-Naqqar neighborhood, west of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and clashed with dozens of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles on them.
The soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding three Palestinians, while four others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron said the soldiers have kidnapped Ra’eesa Mohammad Abu Ayyash, 51, and her son, Amro Kamal Abu Ayyash, 21.
The al-Karama Border Terminal, between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, is under complete Israeli military and security control.
In addition, soldiers invaded Be’er al-Mahjar area, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, kidnapped a Palestinian, identified as Yahya Ishaq an-Natsha, and took him to an unknown destination.
In related news, several Israeli military vehicles invaded an-Naqqar neighborhood, west of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and clashed with dozens of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles on them.
The soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding three Palestinians, while four others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
Israeli war minister Moshe Ya'alon on Sunday gave orders to administratively jail two Palestinian detainees from Occupied Jerusalem after the failure to file indictments against them.
The family committee for Jerusalemite detainees said that Mohamed Shalabi and Medhat Obeid were transferred to administrative detention for six renewable months in compliance with orders issued by Ya'alon in this regard.
The two detainees were arrested with no guilt a few days ago during the arbitrary campaign that led to the arrest of more than 200 Palestinians from Jerusalem and its environs.
Shalabi and Medhat, both native citizens of Jerusalem, had already been detained by the Israeli police for protesting the entry of Jewish settlers to the Aqsa Mosque.
The family committee for Jerusalemite detainees said that Mohamed Shalabi and Medhat Obeid were transferred to administrative detention for six renewable months in compliance with orders issued by Ya'alon in this regard.
The two detainees were arrested with no guilt a few days ago during the arbitrary campaign that led to the arrest of more than 200 Palestinians from Jerusalem and its environs.
Shalabi and Medhat, both native citizens of Jerusalem, had already been detained by the Israeli police for protesting the entry of Jewish settlers to the Aqsa Mosque.
A Palestinian girl suffered moderate injuries all over her body after an Israeli settler deliberately ran over her at the entrance to Aroub refugee camp in al-Khalil.
Rulla Banat, 18, suffered injuries and bruises all over her body after being deliberately hit by an Israeli settler’s car.
Following the attack, violent clashes erupted across the city between local youths and Israeli forces. At least one youth was detained during the clashes.
Israeli settlers have always been protected by soldiers when they attack Palestinians, and vandalize their homes, vehicles, and agricultural land.
Rulla Banat, 18, suffered injuries and bruises all over her body after being deliberately hit by an Israeli settler’s car.
Following the attack, violent clashes erupted across the city between local youths and Israeli forces. At least one youth was detained during the clashes.
Israeli settlers have always been protected by soldiers when they attack Palestinians, and vandalize their homes, vehicles, and agricultural land.
