9 oct 2019
A Palestinian-Jordanian who has been on hunger strike for 15 days, in the Israeli prison system, has revealed the details of her horrific interrogation and torture, the PLO Prisoners’ Committee reported on Monday.
Heba Al-Labadi, age 24, was abducted on 20 August, by Israeli soldiers, as she crossed the Allenby Bridge, from Jordan, to attend a wedding in the occupied West Bank, with her mother.
According to her lawyer, Al-Labadi has been subjected to inhumane treatment while in detention. She was apparently stripped of all of her clothing as soon as she was taken, then handcuffed, blindfolded and leg-chained before being moved to the Bitah-Tikva investigation centre.
She told her lawyer that she was embarrassed when she saw the female Israeli soldiers looking at her private parts when she entered and left the toilet.
Al-Labadi also explained that she was interrogated for 20 consecutive hours during the first 16 days of her detention, and said that she was given only two breaks for meals, each day. She was then moved to rooms full of collaborators, who started to interrogate her; this lasted for up to 35 days, during which she was subjected to verbal, physical and psychological abuse.
The Israeli interrogators, she insisted, got close to her body intentionally and used the dirtiest of words to insult her.
“They also insulted Islam and Christianity,” she said, “and said that I am an extremist, and told me that they had arrested my mother and sister, and they would put me under renewable administrative detention for seven and a half years, and then release me to the West Bank, and put me under 24-hour surveillance.”
A large number of investigators are said to have interrogated Al-Labadi and kept her in a very dirty cell with insects and spiders. The cell had rough walls and a bright light which prevented her from sleeping. The “very thin” mattress had no cover, nor clean sheets. The interrogators told her that she would “rot” in prison.
On 25 September, Heba Al-Labadi was issued with a 5-month administrative detention order, with neither charges made against her nor a trial, and this was why she started her hunger strike.
Two days later, she was moved to a cell monitored by four cameras. The toilet in her cell has a see-through door, so her every move is monitored by the prison guards.
Despite being ordered to end her hunger strike, she insisted that the “tragedy” of the administrative detention must end first. “I will continue until the end, or I shall die.”
Heba Al-Labadi, age 24, was abducted on 20 August, by Israeli soldiers, as she crossed the Allenby Bridge, from Jordan, to attend a wedding in the occupied West Bank, with her mother.
According to her lawyer, Al-Labadi has been subjected to inhumane treatment while in detention. She was apparently stripped of all of her clothing as soon as she was taken, then handcuffed, blindfolded and leg-chained before being moved to the Bitah-Tikva investigation centre.
She told her lawyer that she was embarrassed when she saw the female Israeli soldiers looking at her private parts when she entered and left the toilet.
Al-Labadi also explained that she was interrogated for 20 consecutive hours during the first 16 days of her detention, and said that she was given only two breaks for meals, each day. She was then moved to rooms full of collaborators, who started to interrogate her; this lasted for up to 35 days, during which she was subjected to verbal, physical and psychological abuse.
The Israeli interrogators, she insisted, got close to her body intentionally and used the dirtiest of words to insult her.
“They also insulted Islam and Christianity,” she said, “and said that I am an extremist, and told me that they had arrested my mother and sister, and they would put me under renewable administrative detention for seven and a half years, and then release me to the West Bank, and put me under 24-hour surveillance.”
A large number of investigators are said to have interrogated Al-Labadi and kept her in a very dirty cell with insects and spiders. The cell had rough walls and a bright light which prevented her from sleeping. The “very thin” mattress had no cover, nor clean sheets. The interrogators told her that she would “rot” in prison.
On 25 September, Heba Al-Labadi was issued with a 5-month administrative detention order, with neither charges made against her nor a trial, and this was why she started her hunger strike.
Two days later, she was moved to a cell monitored by four cameras. The toilet in her cell has a see-through door, so her every move is monitored by the prison guards.
Despite being ordered to end her hunger strike, she insisted that the “tragedy” of the administrative detention must end first. “I will continue until the end, or I shall die.”
The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs has said that sick Palestinian prisoners in the Ramla prison hospital are facing a slow death on a daily basis because of their exposure to deliberate medical neglect.
According to the Commission, 10 prisoners are in very difficult health conditions in the Ramla hospital and most of them cannot move without using wheelchairs.
They also rely on other prisoners when taking a shower, changing clothes, eating, drinking, etc.
In addition, three hunger-striking prisoners are being held in the isolation section of the hospital and their health conditions are also very disturbing and serious because of their prolonged hunger strike.
The Commission appealed to international human rights, legal and humanitarian organizations to urgently intervene to save the lives of sick prisoners in Israeli jails and put an end to the medical neglect policy used by Israel against the Palestinian prisoners.
According to the Commission, 10 prisoners are in very difficult health conditions in the Ramla hospital and most of them cannot move without using wheelchairs.
They also rely on other prisoners when taking a shower, changing clothes, eating, drinking, etc.
In addition, three hunger-striking prisoners are being held in the isolation section of the hospital and their health conditions are also very disturbing and serious because of their prolonged hunger strike.
The Commission appealed to international human rights, legal and humanitarian organizations to urgently intervene to save the lives of sick prisoners in Israeli jails and put an end to the medical neglect policy used by Israel against the Palestinian prisoners.
Maysaa Abu Ghazala and Sundus Owais
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday kidnaped five Palestinian citizens during campaigns in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
A statement released by the Israeli army claimed the five detainees were wanted by the security authorities for their involvement in activities against Israel.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped 16-year-old Mohamed Abu Diya from his home in Khirbet Safa village near Beit Ummar town in the north of al-Khalil.
Another two young men were taken prisoners during dawn police raids on their homes in the Jerusalem district of Silwan. They were identified as Naser Ajjaj and Tayseer Abu Subaih.
Later in the morning, the Israeli police in Jerusalem summoned two female journalists called Maysaa Abu Ghazala and Sundus Owais for interrogation after they documented Israeli violations at the Aqsa Mosque.
In a separate incident, the IOF confiscated on Tuesday a Palestinian-owned bulldozer in Atouf area, southeast of Tubas, without providing a reason for its measure.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday kidnaped five Palestinian citizens during campaigns in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
A statement released by the Israeli army claimed the five detainees were wanted by the security authorities for their involvement in activities against Israel.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped 16-year-old Mohamed Abu Diya from his home in Khirbet Safa village near Beit Ummar town in the north of al-Khalil.
Another two young men were taken prisoners during dawn police raids on their homes in the Jerusalem district of Silwan. They were identified as Naser Ajjaj and Tayseer Abu Subaih.
Later in the morning, the Israeli police in Jerusalem summoned two female journalists called Maysaa Abu Ghazala and Sundus Owais for interrogation after they documented Israeli violations at the Aqsa Mosque.
In a separate incident, the IOF confiscated on Tuesday a Palestinian-owned bulldozer in Atouf area, southeast of Tubas, without providing a reason for its measure.
Israeli soldiers invaded, Wednesday, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and abducted one child.
Local sources said the soldiers stormed and violently searched the home of Abul-Karim and Dayya, causing damage, and abducting his son, Mohammad, 16.
The soldiers drove on various streets in the town, and withdrew later, taking the child to a nearby military base.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the southern area of Hebron city, and searched the home of one Palestinian, identified as Taleb Othman Abu Sneina.
Local sources said the soldiers stormed and violently searched the home of Abul-Karim and Dayya, causing damage, and abducting his son, Mohammad, 16.
The soldiers drove on various streets in the town, and withdrew later, taking the child to a nearby military base.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the southern area of Hebron city, and searched the home of one Palestinian, identified as Taleb Othman Abu Sneina.
8 oct 2019
A Palestinian political prisoner who started a hunger strike 70 days ago, protesting being held under the illegal and arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial, was slapped with a new order for six additional months.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the new order was issued Tuesday, against Tareq Qa’dan, 46, and was made just one day before his current six-month order was set to expire.
The PPS stated that this order is part of Israel’s ongoing violations against the detainees, and their basic rights, and its refusal to end its illegal and escalating arbitrary policies.
It added that Qa’dan, from ‘Arraba town south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, is ongoing with the hunger strike for the seventieth consecutive day and intends to continue his protest against the illegal Administrative Detention orders.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the new order was issued Tuesday, against Tareq Qa’dan, 46, and was made just one day before his current six-month order was set to expire.
The PPS stated that this order is part of Israel’s ongoing violations against the detainees, and their basic rights, and its refusal to end its illegal and escalating arbitrary policies.
It added that Qa’dan, from ‘Arraba town south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, is ongoing with the hunger strike for the seventieth consecutive day and intends to continue his protest against the illegal Administrative Detention orders.
Israeli soldiers abducted, Tuesday, an elderly Palestinian man in Farsh al-Hawa neighborhood, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded and violently searched the home of Badran Bader Jaber, 72, causing damage, and abducted him.
They added that the soldiers took the elderly man to a military base in Hebron, before transferring him to Ofer Prison, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
It is worth mentioning that Jaber is a former political prisoner, who was previously imprisoned by Israel for more than 10 years.
In related news, the soldiers were intensively deployed around the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in addition to several neighborhoods in the city’s center, after they closed the mosque and forced the Palestinians out of it in order to allow groups of illegal colonialist settlers to tour in it.
The soldiers also closed Beit Einoun Junction, at the eastern part of Hebron, and installed a military roadblock at the main road leading to Sa’ir town, northeast of the city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded and violently searched the home of Badran Bader Jaber, 72, causing damage, and abducted him.
They added that the soldiers took the elderly man to a military base in Hebron, before transferring him to Ofer Prison, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
It is worth mentioning that Jaber is a former political prisoner, who was previously imprisoned by Israel for more than 10 years.
In related news, the soldiers were intensively deployed around the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in addition to several neighborhoods in the city’s center, after they closed the mosque and forced the Palestinians out of it in order to allow groups of illegal colonialist settlers to tour in it.
The soldiers also closed Beit Einoun Junction, at the eastern part of Hebron, and installed a military roadblock at the main road leading to Sa’ir town, northeast of the city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Israeli soldiers shot, Tuesday, a young Palestinian man at the electronic gate, which was installed by the soldiers near Zeita village, north of Tulkarem, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers shot Abdul-Salam Khalil Kittana, 25, from Nazlet Issa village, north of Tulkarem, while he was trying to cross the gate to go to work.
They added that the Palestinian was shot in his leg, and the soldiers detained him at Barta’a military roadblock, where they interrogated him and later released him to the Palestinian District Coordination Office.
It remains unknown why the soldiers shot him in the first place, especially since they released him after interrogating him.
Red Crescent medics said Kittana was moved to Tulkarem Governmental hospital for treatment.
On Monday, the soldiers stationed at Barta’a military roadblock, southwest of Jenin, shot a young man, identified as Ahmad Mustafa Sa’abna, from Fahma village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers shot Abdul-Salam Khalil Kittana, 25, from Nazlet Issa village, north of Tulkarem, while he was trying to cross the gate to go to work.
They added that the Palestinian was shot in his leg, and the soldiers detained him at Barta’a military roadblock, where they interrogated him and later released him to the Palestinian District Coordination Office.
It remains unknown why the soldiers shot him in the first place, especially since they released him after interrogating him.
Red Crescent medics said Kittana was moved to Tulkarem Governmental hospital for treatment.
On Monday, the soldiers stationed at Barta’a military roadblock, southwest of Jenin, shot a young man, identified as Ahmad Mustafa Sa’abna, from Fahma village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The father of Heba al-Labadi, a Jordanian girl who was recently arrested by Israeli forces, has expressed concern over the health of his daughter because of the hunger strike which she started two weeks ago in protest at her arbitrary detention.
“My daughter has been exposed to harsh detention conditions and her health is deteriorating because of her hunger strike for 14 days,” the prisoner’s father told a local Jordanian satellite channel.
“No accusation has been leveled against Heba. She was arrested at the Karama crossing as she was going to the West Bank to attend a wedding party and then interrogated for long hours under very difficult conditions,” he said.
“My daughter has been exposed to harsh detention conditions and her health is deteriorating because of her hunger strike for 14 days,” the prisoner’s father told a local Jordanian satellite channel.
“No accusation has been leveled against Heba. She was arrested at the Karama crossing as she was going to the West Bank to attend a wedding party and then interrogated for long hours under very difficult conditions,” he said.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, at least thirteen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in Nablus Governorate, in northern West Bank, and abducted five Palestinians identified as Mohammad Lutfi Marshoud, Mohammad Mahmoud Marshoud, Mohammad Maymoun Ennab, Nimir Abu Mustafa and his wife.
The soldiers also abducted a former political prisoner, who was previously shot by the soldiers, identified as Jom’a Abu Khalifa, from his home in Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin, in northern West Bank.
In addition, the soldiers abducted Mustafa Abdul-Rauf Hamed and Hammad Saleh Hamed, from their homes in Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and searched homes in the villages of Nabi Saleh, Aboud, and Kafr Ni’ma.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes, and abducted Mohammad Atiya Banat along with his son Jamal.
They added that the soldiers also abducted Ezzeddin Nasser Zein, and his brother Yahia, after invading their homes and ransacking it; both are former political prisoners.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Beit Kahil town, west of Hebron, before searching the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Laith al-Asafra.
They also installed roadblocks at Hebron’s northern road in Jouret Bahlas area, and the al-Fahs area, south of the city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
It is worth mentioning that the army claimed its soldiers located weapons in Azzoun town, east of Qalqilya, in northern West Bank, and in Hebron.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and violently searched the family of home Ashraf Na’alwa, 23, who was killed by the soldiers on December 13, 2018.
Army Abducts Father And Son, Two Siblings, In Hebron
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, a Palestinian father and his son, in addition to two siblings, from their homes in the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Hebron city, Mohammad Atiya Banat and his son Jamal.
They added that the soldiers also abducted Ezzeddin Nasser Zein, and his brother Yahia, after invading their homes and ransacking it.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Beit Kahil town, west of Hebron, before searching the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Laith al-Asafra.
The soldiers installed roadblocks at Hebron’s northern road in Jouret Bahlas area, and the al-Fahs area, south of the city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in Nablus Governorate, in northern West Bank, and abducted five Palestinians identified as Mohammad Lutfi Marshoud, Mohammad Mahmoud Marshoud, Mohammad Maymoun Ennab, Nimir Abu Mustafa and his wife.
The soldiers also abducted a former political prisoner, who was previously shot by the soldiers, identified as Jom’a Abu Khalifa, from his home in Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin, in northern West Bank.
In addition, the soldiers abducted Mustafa Abdul-Rauf Hamed and Hammad Saleh Hamed, from their homes in Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and searched homes in the villages of Nabi Saleh, Aboud, and Kafr Ni’ma.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes, and abducted Mohammad Atiya Banat along with his son Jamal.
They added that the soldiers also abducted Ezzeddin Nasser Zein, and his brother Yahia, after invading their homes and ransacking it; both are former political prisoners.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Beit Kahil town, west of Hebron, before searching the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Laith al-Asafra.
They also installed roadblocks at Hebron’s northern road in Jouret Bahlas area, and the al-Fahs area, south of the city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
It is worth mentioning that the army claimed its soldiers located weapons in Azzoun town, east of Qalqilya, in northern West Bank, and in Hebron.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and violently searched the family of home Ashraf Na’alwa, 23, who was killed by the soldiers on December 13, 2018.
Army Abducts Father And Son, Two Siblings, In Hebron
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, a Palestinian father and his son, in addition to two siblings, from their homes in the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Hebron city, Mohammad Atiya Banat and his son Jamal.
They added that the soldiers also abducted Ezzeddin Nasser Zein, and his brother Yahia, after invading their homes and ransacking it.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Beit Kahil town, west of Hebron, before searching the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Laith al-Asafra.
The soldiers installed roadblocks at Hebron’s northern road in Jouret Bahlas area, and the al-Fahs area, south of the city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
