17 sept 2014
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday and at dawn Wednesday stepped up their arbitrary mass-abduction campaigns, interrogation summonses, and makeshift roadblocks across the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem. The IOF at dawn Wednesday rounded up four Palestinian citizens from the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil.
Local sources said the IOF raided Bani Na’im town, to the east of al-Khalil, and nabbed Palestinian youngsters Mursi Khalil Humidat, Osama Amin Kacem Manasra, and ex-prisoner Muhammad Moussa Hmidat. The captives were dragged to an unidentified destination.
The invading IOF troops nabbed 57-year-old Palestinian citizen Abdul Hamid Salameh al-Sharawna after having stormed his family home in Deir Samit, southwest of al-Khalil, and rummaged through it.
The Israeli occupation soldiers broke into Al Khalil’s Idna town and assaulted a number of scrap shops and residential neighborhoods.
A series of flying military checkpoints was randomly erected by the IOF at the main entrances to Sair and Halhoul towns also in al-Khalil.
The IOF troops raided al-Doheisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, and summoned two Palestinian youngsters, identified as Raghd Raed Shamroukh and Ahmad Khalil al-Ja’fari, for interrogation after having ransacked their family homes.
The attack culminated in summoning ex-prisoner and member of the Union of Palestinian Writers Mahmoud Karim Ayad, 26, for interrogation. Ayad had spent five years in Israeli jails and was released from a PA Preventive Security prison in Bethlehem a couple of weeks ago.
By-standers at the scene said the invading troops attacked the Palestinian unarmed youngsters at the camp with heavy barrages of tear gas canisters and sound bombs. A Palestinian family was treated for critical breathing problems in the process after a gas grenade rocked their home.
In an earlier incident on Tuesday evening, the IOF kidnapped Palestinian young man Raed Tkatkah, 36, in Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem.
Meanwhile, three more Bethlehem natives, including a 13-year-old child, were arrested by the IOF at the Enata military checkpoint, in Occupied Jerusalem, on Tuesday evening.
Local sources said the IOF raided Bani Na’im town, to the east of al-Khalil, and nabbed Palestinian youngsters Mursi Khalil Humidat, Osama Amin Kacem Manasra, and ex-prisoner Muhammad Moussa Hmidat. The captives were dragged to an unidentified destination.
The invading IOF troops nabbed 57-year-old Palestinian citizen Abdul Hamid Salameh al-Sharawna after having stormed his family home in Deir Samit, southwest of al-Khalil, and rummaged through it.
The Israeli occupation soldiers broke into Al Khalil’s Idna town and assaulted a number of scrap shops and residential neighborhoods.
A series of flying military checkpoints was randomly erected by the IOF at the main entrances to Sair and Halhoul towns also in al-Khalil.
The IOF troops raided al-Doheisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, and summoned two Palestinian youngsters, identified as Raghd Raed Shamroukh and Ahmad Khalil al-Ja’fari, for interrogation after having ransacked their family homes.
The attack culminated in summoning ex-prisoner and member of the Union of Palestinian Writers Mahmoud Karim Ayad, 26, for interrogation. Ayad had spent five years in Israeli jails and was released from a PA Preventive Security prison in Bethlehem a couple of weeks ago.
By-standers at the scene said the invading troops attacked the Palestinian unarmed youngsters at the camp with heavy barrages of tear gas canisters and sound bombs. A Palestinian family was treated for critical breathing problems in the process after a gas grenade rocked their home.
In an earlier incident on Tuesday evening, the IOF kidnapped Palestinian young man Raed Tkatkah, 36, in Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem.
Meanwhile, three more Bethlehem natives, including a 13-year-old child, were arrested by the IOF at the Enata military checkpoint, in Occupied Jerusalem, on Tuesday evening.
Israeli soldiers continued their daily invasions into different Palestinian communities, and kidnapped on Wednesday at dawn six persons, including two children, in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The soldiers also installed roadblocks and handed two residents military warrants for interrogation.
Media sources in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, said the soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians in the district.
The sources said residents Morsi Khalil Hmeidat, Osama Amin Manasra, 24, and former political prisoner Mohammad Mousa Hmeidat, 24, have been kidnapped after the soldiers invaded and ransacked their homes in Bani N’eim town, west of Hebron, and took them to an unknown destination.
Soldiers also kidnapped Abdul-Hamid Abdul-Hadi Sharawna, 57, also after breaking into, and ransacking, his home in Deir Samet town, south of Hebron.
In Ithna town, west of Hebron, soldiers broke into several shops before searching and ransacking them, and invaded a number of neighborhoods in Hebron city.
The soldiers also installed roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinian children in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in the center of occupied Jerusalem, and took them to the al-Maskobiyya interrogation center in West Jerusalem.
The Israeli Police claims the children “participated in torching a fuel station” belonging to settlers living near al-Eesawiyya.
In addition, the army kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohannad Ghazawna from the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem.
In Bethlehem, dozens of soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the city, and handed two residents military warrants for interrogation.
Local sources said the two Palestinians, Raghd Ra’ed Shamroukh, 19, and Ahmad Khalil al-Ja’fari, 19, were ordered to head to the Etzion military and security base for interrogation.
On Tuesday evening, soldiers stationed at the ‘Anata roadblock, northeast of Jerusalem’s Old city, detained three Palestinians from Bethlehem.
Also on Tuesday evening, resident Raed Taqatqa, 26, from Beit Fajjar south of Bethlehem, was kidnapped in occupied Jerusalem.
The soldiers also installed roadblocks and handed two residents military warrants for interrogation.
Media sources in the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, said the soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians in the district.
The sources said residents Morsi Khalil Hmeidat, Osama Amin Manasra, 24, and former political prisoner Mohammad Mousa Hmeidat, 24, have been kidnapped after the soldiers invaded and ransacked their homes in Bani N’eim town, west of Hebron, and took them to an unknown destination.
Soldiers also kidnapped Abdul-Hamid Abdul-Hadi Sharawna, 57, also after breaking into, and ransacking, his home in Deir Samet town, south of Hebron.
In Ithna town, west of Hebron, soldiers broke into several shops before searching and ransacking them, and invaded a number of neighborhoods in Hebron city.
The soldiers also installed roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two Palestinian children in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in the center of occupied Jerusalem, and took them to the al-Maskobiyya interrogation center in West Jerusalem.
The Israeli Police claims the children “participated in torching a fuel station” belonging to settlers living near al-Eesawiyya.
In addition, the army kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohannad Ghazawna from the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem.
In Bethlehem, dozens of soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of the city, and handed two residents military warrants for interrogation.
Local sources said the two Palestinians, Raghd Ra’ed Shamroukh, 19, and Ahmad Khalil al-Ja’fari, 19, were ordered to head to the Etzion military and security base for interrogation.
On Tuesday evening, soldiers stationed at the ‘Anata roadblock, northeast of Jerusalem’s Old city, detained three Palestinians from Bethlehem.
Also on Tuesday evening, resident Raed Taqatqa, 26, from Beit Fajjar south of Bethlehem, was kidnapped in occupied Jerusalem.
A number of Israeli military vehicles invaded on Tuesday evening, Teqoua’ town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and clashed with a number of local youth. A settler’s car rammed a herd of sheep, killing eight, near Hebron.
Local sources said that soldiers fired dozens of rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs, causing several residents to suffer the effects of tear has inhalation.
On Monday, the army closed all roads leading to Teqoua’, an issue that pushed Palestinians to take alternate bypass roads, rough and unpaved, to enter or leave their town.
In related news, eyewitnesses said eight sheep belonging to a local shepherd were killed after being struck by a speeding settler’s vehicle, close to the Susiya illegal settlement, built on Palestinian lands belonging to residents of Yatta town, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in southern Hebron, Rateb Jabour, said the settler rammed 14 sheep belonging to residents Taleb and Ibrahim Mohammad No’man, killing eight sheep.
Also on Tuesday evening, Israeli sources said a settler was mildly injured, when his car’s windshield was damage, after a number of youth threw stones at his car, as he was driving in Beit Hanina town, in occupied Jerusalem.
Earlier Tuesday, soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians from the Bethlehem district while they were heading to work in occupied Jerusalem.
Local sources said that soldiers fired dozens of rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs, causing several residents to suffer the effects of tear has inhalation.
On Monday, the army closed all roads leading to Teqoua’, an issue that pushed Palestinians to take alternate bypass roads, rough and unpaved, to enter or leave their town.
In related news, eyewitnesses said eight sheep belonging to a local shepherd were killed after being struck by a speeding settler’s vehicle, close to the Susiya illegal settlement, built on Palestinian lands belonging to residents of Yatta town, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in southern Hebron, Rateb Jabour, said the settler rammed 14 sheep belonging to residents Taleb and Ibrahim Mohammad No’man, killing eight sheep.
Also on Tuesday evening, Israeli sources said a settler was mildly injured, when his car’s windshield was damage, after a number of youth threw stones at his car, as he was driving in Beit Hanina town, in occupied Jerusalem.
Earlier Tuesday, soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians from the Bethlehem district while they were heading to work in occupied Jerusalem.
16 sept 2014
On September 14th, two Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian shepherd and two international near the Israeli outpost of Mitzpe Yair, in the South Hebron Hills area. During the aggression, the settlers stole video cameras from the internationals and broke one of their phones.
15th September | Operation Dove | At Tuwani
Israeli police detained the Palestinian shepherd and one of the internationals for six hours. There were no consequences for the settlers.
At about 9:00 a.m. four Palestinian shepherds from the South Hebron Hills village of Qawawis were grazing their flocks accompanied by two internationals, on Palestinian owned land nearby the Israeli outpost. Two settlers from Mitzpe Yair crossed a closed area (where the access is forbidden to everyone else) in order to attack one Palestinian shepherd, starting to chase away his flock. The two internationals present taped the scene.
Afterwards the settlers assaulted the internationals: at first they grabbed one by the neck and knocked him down, they snatched his camera and broke his phone; subsequently the settlers attacked the other one twisting her arm and also seizing her camera. The settlers ran back to the outpost holding the stolen cameras, and the Palestinian and the internationals went to Qawawis village.
The Israeli police came to the Palestinian village and asked the shepherd and internationals to follow them to the Israeli Police station in Kiryat Arba settlement, due to one settler claiming that they threw stones at him. The Police officers detained both of them for six hours and questioned them about the incident. Israeli police released them at 5:00 p.m. without consequences.
The South Hebron hills area has suffered from the presence of Israeli settlers’ since the 70′s. Eight Israeli settlements and outposts (among which Mitzpe Yair is one) almost completely isolate 16 Palestinian villages from the rest of West Bank. The settlers’ violence includes overt violent attacks on Palestinians and their animals, damages to private properties, and limitations to freedom of movement with many consequences on their daily life.
Since the beginning of 2014, Operation Dove registered the arrests of 15 Palestinians, included minors, because they were on lands near the settlements. During the same period there were no consequences for Israeli settlers involved in the incidents occurring in the area. In spite of the violence suffered by the Palestinians from the South Hebron Hills area, they keep on grazing and farming on their lands, resisting in a non-violent way to the Israeli occupation.
Operation Dove has maintained an international presence in At-Tuwani and the South Hebron Hills since 2004. Also see
[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations, the International Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma'on (Hill 833), are considered illegal also under Israeli law.]
15th September | Operation Dove | At Tuwani
Israeli police detained the Palestinian shepherd and one of the internationals for six hours. There were no consequences for the settlers.
At about 9:00 a.m. four Palestinian shepherds from the South Hebron Hills village of Qawawis were grazing their flocks accompanied by two internationals, on Palestinian owned land nearby the Israeli outpost. Two settlers from Mitzpe Yair crossed a closed area (where the access is forbidden to everyone else) in order to attack one Palestinian shepherd, starting to chase away his flock. The two internationals present taped the scene.
Afterwards the settlers assaulted the internationals: at first they grabbed one by the neck and knocked him down, they snatched his camera and broke his phone; subsequently the settlers attacked the other one twisting her arm and also seizing her camera. The settlers ran back to the outpost holding the stolen cameras, and the Palestinian and the internationals went to Qawawis village.
The Israeli police came to the Palestinian village and asked the shepherd and internationals to follow them to the Israeli Police station in Kiryat Arba settlement, due to one settler claiming that they threw stones at him. The Police officers detained both of them for six hours and questioned them about the incident. Israeli police released them at 5:00 p.m. without consequences.
The South Hebron hills area has suffered from the presence of Israeli settlers’ since the 70′s. Eight Israeli settlements and outposts (among which Mitzpe Yair is one) almost completely isolate 16 Palestinian villages from the rest of West Bank. The settlers’ violence includes overt violent attacks on Palestinians and their animals, damages to private properties, and limitations to freedom of movement with many consequences on their daily life.
Since the beginning of 2014, Operation Dove registered the arrests of 15 Palestinians, included minors, because they were on lands near the settlements. During the same period there were no consequences for Israeli settlers involved in the incidents occurring in the area. In spite of the violence suffered by the Palestinians from the South Hebron Hills area, they keep on grazing and farming on their lands, resisting in a non-violent way to the Israeli occupation.
Operation Dove has maintained an international presence in At-Tuwani and the South Hebron Hills since 2004. Also see
[Note: According to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Hague Regulations, the International Court of Justice, and several United Nations resolutions, all Israeli settlements and outposts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal. Most settlement outposts, including Havat Ma'on (Hill 833), are considered illegal also under Israeli law.]
Lawyers from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights have visited prisoners detained during the Israeli assault on Gaza and confirmed evidence of torture, according to the PNN.
The lawyers reportedly gained access to Ashkelon Prison, where they visited 4 Palestinian detainees arrested during the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, subsequently confirming that the prisoners were subjected to various forms of torture whilst in detention.
These forms included being beaten and being shackled between two chairs for long hours; a practice called "shabeh", which inflicts sensory isolation, sleep deprivation, physical and psychological pain.
According to PCHR's documentation, PNN reports that Israeli forces arrested dozens of Palestinian civilians during the offensive on the Gaza Strip; 31 of whom were transferred to Israeli prisons.
Later, 4 of the aforementioned detainees were released, while 27 remained in custody and were charged of being members of armed groups -- save one Samir al-Najjar, who was charged of being an “illegitimate combatant."
The accusation of belonging to armed resistance groups is crucial, says the PCHR, for as they are considered prisoners of war, no official indictments can be presented under international law.
The PCHR continues its efforts to pursue Israeli war crimes through international courts, and based on the principle of universal jurisdiction, to bring them before justice, given that torture is an international crime.
The lawyers reportedly gained access to Ashkelon Prison, where they visited 4 Palestinian detainees arrested during the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, subsequently confirming that the prisoners were subjected to various forms of torture whilst in detention.
These forms included being beaten and being shackled between two chairs for long hours; a practice called "shabeh", which inflicts sensory isolation, sleep deprivation, physical and psychological pain.
According to PCHR's documentation, PNN reports that Israeli forces arrested dozens of Palestinian civilians during the offensive on the Gaza Strip; 31 of whom were transferred to Israeli prisons.
Later, 4 of the aforementioned detainees were released, while 27 remained in custody and were charged of being members of armed groups -- save one Samir al-Najjar, who was charged of being an “illegitimate combatant."
The accusation of belonging to armed resistance groups is crucial, says the PCHR, for as they are considered prisoners of war, no official indictments can be presented under international law.
The PCHR continues its efforts to pursue Israeli war crimes through international courts, and based on the principle of universal jurisdiction, to bring them before justice, given that torture is an international crime.
Approximately 600 Palestinians kidnapped in Jerusalem in two months
Israeli soldiers invaded dozens of communities in the occupied West Bank, and in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped 22 Palestinians, including ten children.
Palestinian sources in occupied Jerusalem said dozens of soldiers, police and security officers invaded, overnight, dozens of homes in different parts of the city, and kidnapped 22 Palestinians, including 10 children.
Six of the kidnapped children are only 12 years of age.
The police alleges the kidnapped “participated in clashes with the army and the police in recent days.”
The abductions mainly took place in ath-Thoury, Shu’fat, and Silwan town, south of the al-Aqsa Mosque.
An Israeli police source claimed the kidnapped threw stones and Molotov cocktails, at the army, and at the light rail passing through Silwan and ath-Thoury. It added that the kidnapped Palestinians would be remanded under interrogation.
Palestinian towns and communities in occupied Jerusalem have been witnessing frequent clashes with the occupying army and police since two months after fanatic Israeli settlers kidnapped Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 16, tortured and burned him to death.
Two weeks ago, the Israeli police announced it had taken more than 600 Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem in two months.
Also on Tuesday, soldiers invaded dozens of Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, kidnapping ten persons.
All of the kidnapped were taken to a number of Israeli military interrogation centers.
Israeli soldiers conduct daily invasions, assaults and arrests in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including in and around occupied East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) recently reported that the number of Palestinians held by Israel is not more than 700, including dozens of women and children, in addition to elected legislators and officials.
Israeli soldiers invaded dozens of communities in the occupied West Bank, and in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped 22 Palestinians, including ten children.
Palestinian sources in occupied Jerusalem said dozens of soldiers, police and security officers invaded, overnight, dozens of homes in different parts of the city, and kidnapped 22 Palestinians, including 10 children.
Six of the kidnapped children are only 12 years of age.
The police alleges the kidnapped “participated in clashes with the army and the police in recent days.”
The abductions mainly took place in ath-Thoury, Shu’fat, and Silwan town, south of the al-Aqsa Mosque.
An Israeli police source claimed the kidnapped threw stones and Molotov cocktails, at the army, and at the light rail passing through Silwan and ath-Thoury. It added that the kidnapped Palestinians would be remanded under interrogation.
Palestinian towns and communities in occupied Jerusalem have been witnessing frequent clashes with the occupying army and police since two months after fanatic Israeli settlers kidnapped Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 16, tortured and burned him to death.
Two weeks ago, the Israeli police announced it had taken more than 600 Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem in two months.
Also on Tuesday, soldiers invaded dozens of Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, kidnapping ten persons.
All of the kidnapped were taken to a number of Israeli military interrogation centers.
Israeli soldiers conduct daily invasions, assaults and arrests in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including in and around occupied East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) recently reported that the number of Palestinians held by Israel is not more than 700, including dozens of women and children, in addition to elected legislators and officials.
Samer al-Issawi
Palestinian detainee and iconic former hunger striker Samer al-Issawi is in deteriorating condition, his family said following a visit with him.
According to Ma'an News Agency, activist Badie Dweik said that al-Issawi was visited by his family at Jalbou prison, where they noticed he was feeble and with a pale face, that he seemed fatigued, and suffered a noticeable loss of weight.
Samer reportedly complained about pain in his kidneys and having difficulties in eating.
Mr. Dweik also said that Israeli authorities had prevented Issawi’s lawyer from visiting him since late June.
Samer served 10 years in Israeli jails and became an internationally recognized icon for the prioners' movement after spending 9 months on hunger strike last year.
Samer was released, along with 1027 Palestinian prisoners, as a result of an Egypt-brokered deal between Hamas and the Israeli government for the return of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli sports columnist and a former Israeli soldier.
In July of 2012, however, Samer was re-arrested for violating the terms of his release when he left Jerusalem into the West Bank.
Convicted for 8 months, to possibly include a reinstatement of the rest of his original 26 year sentence, al-Issawi began a hunger strike in August, 2012.
In April of last year, when a deal was finally reached where he was to serve 8 months for violating his bail, and then be released to Jerusalem, Samer announced the end of his strike.
Samer's sister Shireen was arrested with their brothers Medhat and Shadi, in March. They were not charged, but Israel has refused to release any details about their arrest, in line with behavior typical of the Administrative Detention policy.
In January of 2013, brother Ahmad al-Issawi’s home was bulldozed.
See: 06/23/14 "Samer al-Issawi Re-arrested"
Palestinian detainee and iconic former hunger striker Samer al-Issawi is in deteriorating condition, his family said following a visit with him.
According to Ma'an News Agency, activist Badie Dweik said that al-Issawi was visited by his family at Jalbou prison, where they noticed he was feeble and with a pale face, that he seemed fatigued, and suffered a noticeable loss of weight.
Samer reportedly complained about pain in his kidneys and having difficulties in eating.
Mr. Dweik also said that Israeli authorities had prevented Issawi’s lawyer from visiting him since late June.
Samer served 10 years in Israeli jails and became an internationally recognized icon for the prioners' movement after spending 9 months on hunger strike last year.
Samer was released, along with 1027 Palestinian prisoners, as a result of an Egypt-brokered deal between Hamas and the Israeli government for the return of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli sports columnist and a former Israeli soldier.
In July of 2012, however, Samer was re-arrested for violating the terms of his release when he left Jerusalem into the West Bank.
Convicted for 8 months, to possibly include a reinstatement of the rest of his original 26 year sentence, al-Issawi began a hunger strike in August, 2012.
In April of last year, when a deal was finally reached where he was to serve 8 months for violating his bail, and then be released to Jerusalem, Samer announced the end of his strike.
Samer's sister Shireen was arrested with their brothers Medhat and Shadi, in March. They were not charged, but Israel has refused to release any details about their arrest, in line with behavior typical of the Administrative Detention policy.
In January of 2013, brother Ahmad al-Issawi’s home was bulldozed.
See: 06/23/14 "Samer al-Issawi Re-arrested"
15 sept 2014
Reziq Rajoub - Ahrar Center
The family of detainee Reziq Abdullah Rajoub, 57, from the southern West Bank city of Hebron, voiced an appeal to human rights and legal groups to intervene for his release, especially amidst his deteriorating health condition.
Rajoub’s brother, Hamdan, said the detainee has been repeatedly imprisoned by Israel, spending a total of 22 years in Israeli prisons. His latest arrest came only 15 days after his release.
He has various health conditions, and requires gallbladder surgery as soon as possible.
“My brother was kidnapped on January 7 2014; Israel issued a six-month arbitrary Administrative Detention, without charges," the brother said, “He was repeatedly hospitalized due to low blood count, and complications of a surgery that never healed."
Head of the Ahrar Center, Fuad al-Khoffash, says that Rajoub is facing serious, life-threatening complications, and should be immediately released to receive the urgently needed treatment.
Al-Khoffash warned of the increasing number of ailing detainees, and serious complications they face, due to the lack of specialized and adequate medical attention.
Although no charges were brought against him, Israel refuses to release him, and insists on keeping him imprisoned.
The family of detainee Reziq Abdullah Rajoub, 57, from the southern West Bank city of Hebron, voiced an appeal to human rights and legal groups to intervene for his release, especially amidst his deteriorating health condition.
Rajoub’s brother, Hamdan, said the detainee has been repeatedly imprisoned by Israel, spending a total of 22 years in Israeli prisons. His latest arrest came only 15 days after his release.
He has various health conditions, and requires gallbladder surgery as soon as possible.
“My brother was kidnapped on January 7 2014; Israel issued a six-month arbitrary Administrative Detention, without charges," the brother said, “He was repeatedly hospitalized due to low blood count, and complications of a surgery that never healed."
Head of the Ahrar Center, Fuad al-Khoffash, says that Rajoub is facing serious, life-threatening complications, and should be immediately released to receive the urgently needed treatment.
Al-Khoffash warned of the increasing number of ailing detainees, and serious complications they face, due to the lack of specialized and adequate medical attention.
Although no charges were brought against him, Israel refuses to release him, and insists on keeping him imprisoned.
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights stated that detainee Nahil Abu Aisha, 33, has been denied the right to family visits for six months, and is subject to ongoing violations.
The Center said she is denied any visits, due to what Israel calls “security considerations”, without providing any details.
The family has also been unable to send clothes to their daughter, due to strict measures imposed by the Israeli Prison Authority.
The detainee has been repeatedly beaten and attacked by the soldiers, even in court, and she is still being held without any court verdict, especially since Israel’s military courts keep delaying deliberations in her case.
Nahil Abu Aisha was taken prisoner on March 13, 2013; she has been previously kidnapped and imprisoned by Israel, and is currently held at the HaSharon Israeli prison along with 19 other Palestinian female detainees.
The Center said she is denied any visits, due to what Israel calls “security considerations”, without providing any details.
The family has also been unable to send clothes to their daughter, due to strict measures imposed by the Israeli Prison Authority.
The detainee has been repeatedly beaten and attacked by the soldiers, even in court, and she is still being held without any court verdict, especially since Israel’s military courts keep delaying deliberations in her case.
Nahil Abu Aisha was taken prisoner on March 13, 2013; she has been previously kidnapped and imprisoned by Israel, and is currently held at the HaSharon Israeli prison along with 19 other Palestinian female detainees.
Soldiers also invaded three towns near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the town of Beit Ummar, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians. Two more Palestinians have been kidnapped in Bethlehem.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded several homes in Beit Ummar, and violently searched them, before kidnapping three Palestinians identified as Rabea’ Hashem Bahar, 26, Issa Ali Awad, 26, and ‘Omar Suleiman Abu ‘Ayyash, 18.
The three were cuffed and blindfolded before the soldiers took them to the Etzion military base.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, Mohammad Awad, said the soldiers have kidnapped 19 Palestinians, including eight children, since the beginning of this month.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and searched a number of homes in Doura nearby town, and installed a roadblock at its main entrance.
In Bethlehem, soldiers invaded the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the city, kidnapped two Palestinians, and handed another resident a military warrant for interrogation.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped ‘Ali ‘Issa al-Heeh, 30, and Ibrahim Mohammad Abu Srour, 23, after violently invading their homes and ransacking them.
The soldiers also handed resident Hamza Ibrahim Malash, 20, a military warrant ordering him to head to the Etzion military base, south of Bethlehem, for interrogation.
Medical sources said the soldiers violently struck and beat two Palestinians, identified as Jihad ‘Ali Sheikh, 25, and Mohammad Saleh Abu ‘Aker, 26.
Also on Monday at dawn, several Israeli military jeeps invaded the towns of Sielet al-Harethiyya, al-Yamoun and Kufr Dan, west of the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and ransacked a number of homes after breaking into them.
Local sources said security officers interrogated a number of Palestinians while searching their homes.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the town of Beit Ummar, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians. Two more Palestinians have been kidnapped in Bethlehem.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded several homes in Beit Ummar, and violently searched them, before kidnapping three Palestinians identified as Rabea’ Hashem Bahar, 26, Issa Ali Awad, 26, and ‘Omar Suleiman Abu ‘Ayyash, 18.
The three were cuffed and blindfolded before the soldiers took them to the Etzion military base.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, Mohammad Awad, said the soldiers have kidnapped 19 Palestinians, including eight children, since the beginning of this month.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and searched a number of homes in Doura nearby town, and installed a roadblock at its main entrance.
In Bethlehem, soldiers invaded the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the city, kidnapped two Palestinians, and handed another resident a military warrant for interrogation.
Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped ‘Ali ‘Issa al-Heeh, 30, and Ibrahim Mohammad Abu Srour, 23, after violently invading their homes and ransacking them.
The soldiers also handed resident Hamza Ibrahim Malash, 20, a military warrant ordering him to head to the Etzion military base, south of Bethlehem, for interrogation.
Medical sources said the soldiers violently struck and beat two Palestinians, identified as Jihad ‘Ali Sheikh, 25, and Mohammad Saleh Abu ‘Aker, 26.
Also on Monday at dawn, several Israeli military jeeps invaded the towns of Sielet al-Harethiyya, al-Yamoun and Kufr Dan, west of the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and ransacked a number of homes after breaking into them.
Local sources said security officers interrogated a number of Palestinians while searching their homes.
