7 sept 2015
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Monday stormed al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards from al-Magharba gate under Israeli police heavy protection.
However, a number of Palestinian sit-inners, who have been maintaining vigil at the holy Mosque, kept chanting “Allah the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-in, according to eyewitnesses.
"A Jewish settler provocatively performed Talmudic prayers out loud," the eyewitnesses said, adding that Israeli policemen have arrested a female sit-inner and transferred her to Qishleh investigation center.
They also highlighted that some Palestinian women are still blacklisted and banned from entering al-Aqsa Mosque under pretext of hindering the settlers' visits to the Mosque.
The Israeli policemen have also attacked the youth Mahmoud Idris, 20, close to al-Majlis gate causing him several bruises in his foot without revealing reasons.
However, a number of Palestinian sit-inners, who have been maintaining vigil at the holy Mosque, kept chanting “Allah the Greatest” in protest at the sacrilegious break-in, according to eyewitnesses.
"A Jewish settler provocatively performed Talmudic prayers out loud," the eyewitnesses said, adding that Israeli policemen have arrested a female sit-inner and transferred her to Qishleh investigation center.
They also highlighted that some Palestinian women are still blacklisted and banned from entering al-Aqsa Mosque under pretext of hindering the settlers' visits to the Mosque.
The Israeli policemen have also attacked the youth Mahmoud Idris, 20, close to al-Majlis gate causing him several bruises in his foot without revealing reasons.
Aziz Ghassan Oleyyan 12
Army Invades Various Communities In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Monday, a number of Palestinian communities in occupied East Jerusalem, searched several homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians, including three children between the ages of 12 and 15.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center (Silwanic), in Silwan town in occupied East Jerusalem, has reported that the soldiers broke into, and violently searched, several homes in the al-'Eesawiyya town, and the Old City, before kidnapping the five Palestinians, and took them to an interrogation facility.
The soldiers kidnapped Issa Farawy, 13 years of age, and Nasri Farawi, 15, from their homes in the Old City, after searching their families' homes, causing property damage.
Mohammad Abu al-Hummus of the Follow-up Committee in the al-'Eesawiyya town, said the soldiers also invaded and searched several homes in different parts of the town, and kidnapped 'Aziz Ghassan 'Oleyyan, 12 years of age, Mohammad Ibrahim 'Oleyyan, 19, and a young man identified as Mahmoud Mustafa.
Abu al-Hummus added that, late on Sunday at night, the soldiers invaded the town, installed a monitoring tower and a surveillance balloon, on the main entrance of the town, while dozens of soldiers were deployed in the area.
Earlier on Monday at dawn, several army vehicles invaded Teqoua' town, and Nahhalin village, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, violently searched a number of homes, and summoned five Palestinians for interrogation.
The five have been identified as Yousef Jamal Sabah, 16, Mahmoud Salem Mahmoud, 16, and Samir Salem Sabah, 16, from Teqoua', in addition to Mohammad 'Ezzat Shakarna and his son, 'Ezz, in Nahhalin. They were ordered to head to the Etzion base for interrogation.
Army Invades Various Communities In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Monday, a number of Palestinian communities in occupied East Jerusalem, searched several homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians, including three children between the ages of 12 and 15.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center (Silwanic), in Silwan town in occupied East Jerusalem, has reported that the soldiers broke into, and violently searched, several homes in the al-'Eesawiyya town, and the Old City, before kidnapping the five Palestinians, and took them to an interrogation facility.
The soldiers kidnapped Issa Farawy, 13 years of age, and Nasri Farawi, 15, from their homes in the Old City, after searching their families' homes, causing property damage.
Mohammad Abu al-Hummus of the Follow-up Committee in the al-'Eesawiyya town, said the soldiers also invaded and searched several homes in different parts of the town, and kidnapped 'Aziz Ghassan 'Oleyyan, 12 years of age, Mohammad Ibrahim 'Oleyyan, 19, and a young man identified as Mahmoud Mustafa.
Abu al-Hummus added that, late on Sunday at night, the soldiers invaded the town, installed a monitoring tower and a surveillance balloon, on the main entrance of the town, while dozens of soldiers were deployed in the area.
Earlier on Monday at dawn, several army vehicles invaded Teqoua' town, and Nahhalin village, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, violently searched a number of homes, and summoned five Palestinians for interrogation.
The five have been identified as Yousef Jamal Sabah, 16, Mahmoud Salem Mahmoud, 16, and Samir Salem Sabah, 16, from Teqoua', in addition to Mohammad 'Ezzat Shakarna and his son, 'Ezz, in Nahhalin. They were ordered to head to the Etzion base for interrogation.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) decided to prevent a Palestinian student girl from accessing Palestine Polytechnic University in southern al-Khalil for six months.
The student, Lubabah al-Herini, from Yatta town in al-Khalil, said the Israeli forces summoned her to be questioned at Kiryat Arba center for investigation where she was given a notice of bar of access to al-Khalil city.
She revealed that the Israeli decision included ban of entry of the city until February 01, 2016 (6 months) due to her non-academic activities at university. Breaching the decision will result in her arrest, the notice states.
She said the decision aims at disrupting her study especially that she is at the final semester which will delay her graduation for an entire academic year.
The IOF barred many Palestinian students from accessing their universities especially in al-Khalil as part of the Israeli policies of mass punishment against Palestinian activists.
The student, Lubabah al-Herini, from Yatta town in al-Khalil, said the Israeli forces summoned her to be questioned at Kiryat Arba center for investigation where she was given a notice of bar of access to al-Khalil city.
She revealed that the Israeli decision included ban of entry of the city until February 01, 2016 (6 months) due to her non-academic activities at university. Breaching the decision will result in her arrest, the notice states.
She said the decision aims at disrupting her study especially that she is at the final semester which will delay her graduation for an entire academic year.
The IOF barred many Palestinian students from accessing their universities especially in al-Khalil as part of the Israeli policies of mass punishment against Palestinian activists.
At least 11 Palestinians, including two ladies and a minor, were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) from the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem at dawn Monday.
According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), the IOF kidnapped the Palestinian woman Najwan Mohamed Awdeh after they broke into her family home in Ramallah’s town of al-Bireh.
The IOF reportedly seized Awda’s personal laptops and smart phones.
A few hours earlier, the IOF kidnapped the Palestinian woman Nadiyeh Abdul Jawad Lubat, 44, on her way to visit her detained son Bilal, serving a 25-year sentence in Israel’s Nafha lock-up.
Three youths were also apprehended by the occupation soldiers in al-Khalil’s northern town of Beit Ummar, in the southern West Bank.
Local activist Mohamed Awad said the three young men were kidnapped following abrupt assaults on their family homes.
The assault culminated in a military checkpoint pitched near the Arroub refugee camp, in northern al-Khalil, where Palestinian vehicles and IDs were meticulously inspected.
He added that at least 10 Palestinians were kidnapped from the area in no more than a week’s time.
Jerusalem-based sources said the IOF arrested three Palestinian youths from al-Issawiya village, including a 12-year-old minor, at the crack of dawn.
Lawyer Mohamed Mahmoud, from the Qudsuna information center, said the Israeli occupation officers further abducted three Palestinians, including two minors: 13-year-old Issa Firawi and 15-year-old Nasri Firawi, from the Old City of Jerusalem.
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinian Women
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped two Palestinian women, one from her home near Ramallah, and another while visiting her brother, held by Israel in the Nafha Israeli prison.
Media sources have reported that the soldiers invaded al-Biereh city, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped Najwan Odeh, 33, after breaking into her home and violently searching it.
In addition, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian woman, Sunday, from the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, while visiting her brother, imprisoned by Israel at the Nafha prison.
The PPS said Nadia Abdul-Jawad Lebbat, 44, was taken prisoner while visiting her brother, Bilal Abdul-Jawad Zreiqi, who was taken prisoner in 2006, and was sentenced to a 25-year term.
According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), the IOF kidnapped the Palestinian woman Najwan Mohamed Awdeh after they broke into her family home in Ramallah’s town of al-Bireh.
The IOF reportedly seized Awda’s personal laptops and smart phones.
A few hours earlier, the IOF kidnapped the Palestinian woman Nadiyeh Abdul Jawad Lubat, 44, on her way to visit her detained son Bilal, serving a 25-year sentence in Israel’s Nafha lock-up.
Three youths were also apprehended by the occupation soldiers in al-Khalil’s northern town of Beit Ummar, in the southern West Bank.
Local activist Mohamed Awad said the three young men were kidnapped following abrupt assaults on their family homes.
The assault culminated in a military checkpoint pitched near the Arroub refugee camp, in northern al-Khalil, where Palestinian vehicles and IDs were meticulously inspected.
He added that at least 10 Palestinians were kidnapped from the area in no more than a week’s time.
Jerusalem-based sources said the IOF arrested three Palestinian youths from al-Issawiya village, including a 12-year-old minor, at the crack of dawn.
Lawyer Mohamed Mahmoud, from the Qudsuna information center, said the Israeli occupation officers further abducted three Palestinians, including two minors: 13-year-old Issa Firawi and 15-year-old Nasri Firawi, from the Old City of Jerusalem.
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinian Women
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped two Palestinian women, one from her home near Ramallah, and another while visiting her brother, held by Israel in the Nafha Israeli prison.
Media sources have reported that the soldiers invaded al-Biereh city, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped Najwan Odeh, 33, after breaking into her home and violently searching it.
In addition, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian woman, Sunday, from the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, while visiting her brother, imprisoned by Israel at the Nafha prison.
The PPS said Nadia Abdul-Jawad Lebbat, 44, was taken prisoner while visiting her brother, Bilal Abdul-Jawad Zreiqi, who was taken prisoner in 2006, and was sentenced to a 25-year term.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday kidnapped three young men during raids on homes in different areas of Nablus, north of the West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed the western area of Nablus city and kidnapped two young men from their homes.
They added that the invading troops clashed with some local young men during their campaign in the city.
The IOF also stormed Deir al-Hatab town, east of Nablus, and ransacked some homes and kidnapped a citizen identified as Wael Hanani from his home in the nearby town of Beit Dajan.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed the western area of Nablus city and kidnapped two young men from their homes.
They added that the invading troops clashed with some local young men during their campaign in the city.
The IOF also stormed Deir al-Hatab town, east of Nablus, and ransacked some homes and kidnapped a citizen identified as Wael Hanani from his home in the nearby town of Beit Dajan.
The Israeli occupation police on Sunday morning kidnapped a Palestinian woman at the entrance to al-Eizariya town, east of Occupied Jerusalem, at the pretext that she was found in possession of a weapon.
The Israeli police claimed that the detained woman was carrying a homemade gun in her purse and was taken in for interrogation, without giving further information about her identity.
The police added in its statement that they were still looking for the wanted Palestinian man who escaped after chasing him last Thursday in al-Eizariya town and opening fire at his car, which caused it to overturn.
The Israeli police claimed that the detained woman was carrying a homemade gun in her purse and was taken in for interrogation, without giving further information about her identity.
The police added in its statement that they were still looking for the wanted Palestinian man who escaped after chasing him last Thursday in al-Eizariya town and opening fire at his car, which caused it to overturn.
There are still 200 Palestinian children, one-third of them from Occupied Jerusalem, in Israeli jails, according to a report released on Sunday by the Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies.
The center stated that the detention of children in the holy city had escalated last year and in recent months, where the Israeli occupation police carried out 600 arrests against children in 2014 and more than 500 arrests in the first eight months of 2015.
The report affirmed that 60 children, about 30 percent of the total number of the kids in Israeli jails, are from Jerusalem, pointing out that 28 of them were sentenced to jail and 32 others are awaiting court verdicts.
The report also highlighted the exposure of children in detention to intimidation and abuse at the hands of Israeli soldiers and interrogators, and their suffering from physiological problems after their release.
The center called on international human rights groups to necessarily intervene to protect the Palestinian children against detention and abuse and provide them with legal and psychological support.
This year, Israel detained 100 Palestinian minors, fines surpassed $800,000
Representative of the minor prisoners in Ofer, AbdelFattah Doula, who is sentenced for 15 years of imprisonment, on Monday said that the number of Palestinian minors in Israeli jails hit its highest in August, with the highest bails as well.
In August, Doula said that the number of minors detained was 42, who were all under the age of 18. 13 of them are under the age of 15.
Of all these prisoners, 23 were detained from home, five from checkpoints, four on the streets, nine after “reported” and one from workplace.
Eight of the prisoners were brutally beaten during their arrest.
Doula added that three of them went through long investigation periods, which lasted for 26 days, and others were detained more than once.
Lawyer of the prisoners committee, Ibrahim Alaraj, said that 21 minors were detained in August, and their periods of imprisonment ranged between 6-19 months.
Some received fines of 40,000 NIS in August alone. The total of fines imposed on the minors made 317,000 NIS (approx $806,000 ).
Alaraj assured that the majority of the detainees were forced to admit “confessions” under violence and pressure.
Alaraj said that 30 of the detained children suffer from health problems, including breathing issues, diabetes, or injuries of bullets during arrest. The prisoners received treatment before being detained, but the IPS does not allow them any medical follow-up or health check-ups.
Alaraj pointed out that arresting children or detaining them for more than 24 hours is a flagrant violation of human rights. This includes medical neglect, preventing family visits, and putting them in waiting rooms with adults.
The center stated that the detention of children in the holy city had escalated last year and in recent months, where the Israeli occupation police carried out 600 arrests against children in 2014 and more than 500 arrests in the first eight months of 2015.
The report affirmed that 60 children, about 30 percent of the total number of the kids in Israeli jails, are from Jerusalem, pointing out that 28 of them were sentenced to jail and 32 others are awaiting court verdicts.
The report also highlighted the exposure of children in detention to intimidation and abuse at the hands of Israeli soldiers and interrogators, and their suffering from physiological problems after their release.
The center called on international human rights groups to necessarily intervene to protect the Palestinian children against detention and abuse and provide them with legal and psychological support.
This year, Israel detained 100 Palestinian minors, fines surpassed $800,000
Representative of the minor prisoners in Ofer, AbdelFattah Doula, who is sentenced for 15 years of imprisonment, on Monday said that the number of Palestinian minors in Israeli jails hit its highest in August, with the highest bails as well.
In August, Doula said that the number of minors detained was 42, who were all under the age of 18. 13 of them are under the age of 15.
Of all these prisoners, 23 were detained from home, five from checkpoints, four on the streets, nine after “reported” and one from workplace.
Eight of the prisoners were brutally beaten during their arrest.
Doula added that three of them went through long investigation periods, which lasted for 26 days, and others were detained more than once.
Lawyer of the prisoners committee, Ibrahim Alaraj, said that 21 minors were detained in August, and their periods of imprisonment ranged between 6-19 months.
Some received fines of 40,000 NIS in August alone. The total of fines imposed on the minors made 317,000 NIS (approx $806,000 ).
Alaraj assured that the majority of the detainees were forced to admit “confessions” under violence and pressure.
Alaraj said that 30 of the detained children suffer from health problems, including breathing issues, diabetes, or injuries of bullets during arrest. The prisoners received treatment before being detained, but the IPS does not allow them any medical follow-up or health check-ups.
Alaraj pointed out that arresting children or detaining them for more than 24 hours is a flagrant violation of human rights. This includes medical neglect, preventing family visits, and putting them in waiting rooms with adults.
6 sept 2015
The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) spares no effort in its war against the Palestinian prisoners. It uses all inhumane means to increase their physical and psychological suffering, most prominently, the jamming devices which the IPS has installed in the prisoners' rooms and close to their beds.
The Palestinian prisoners held in Ofer jail complained that those devices have caused health problems after the IPS has installed them in almost all the sections of the prison as part of the Israeli collective punishment policy under pretexts that the prisoners call their families from inside the prison, according to the Prisoners Media Office.
The prisoners affirmed that these jamming devices emit radiation that leads to serious health problems including acute headaches, insomnia, rapid heartbeats, in addition to hearing problems. The radiation threatens the prisoners lives especially those who spend long years in jail.
The Prisoners Media Office called on all international human rights organizations and the World Health Organization to form a legal and medical committee to check the effects of these devices on the prisoners' health.
In another context, the Media Office said that the number of prisoners who went on open hunger strikes rose to 10. They staged their hunger strikes to protest against renewing their administrative detention without charge or trial. The IPS has transferred them to solitary confinement cells in Negev jail.
Captive Kaid Fawzi, 42, has been on a hunger strike for 29 uninterrupted days in protest against his continued administrative detention, according to the Media Office.
The office called for organizing events in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners and to pressure Israel to meet their legitimate and fair demands.
The Palestinian prisoners held in Ofer jail complained that those devices have caused health problems after the IPS has installed them in almost all the sections of the prison as part of the Israeli collective punishment policy under pretexts that the prisoners call their families from inside the prison, according to the Prisoners Media Office.
The prisoners affirmed that these jamming devices emit radiation that leads to serious health problems including acute headaches, insomnia, rapid heartbeats, in addition to hearing problems. The radiation threatens the prisoners lives especially those who spend long years in jail.
The Prisoners Media Office called on all international human rights organizations and the World Health Organization to form a legal and medical committee to check the effects of these devices on the prisoners' health.
In another context, the Media Office said that the number of prisoners who went on open hunger strikes rose to 10. They staged their hunger strikes to protest against renewing their administrative detention without charge or trial. The IPS has transferred them to solitary confinement cells in Negev jail.
Captive Kaid Fawzi, 42, has been on a hunger strike for 29 uninterrupted days in protest against his continued administrative detention, according to the Media Office.
The office called for organizing events in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners and to pressure Israel to meet their legitimate and fair demands.
A number of Palestinian workers at dawn Sunday sustained injuries and bruises after they were aggressively attacked by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil.
A PIC news reporter quoted local sources as stating that the IOF violently assaulted a group of Palestinian workers in al-Khalil’s town of Yatta while on their way to the 1948 occupied territories.
The IOF reportedly stepped up arbitrary arrests across the West Bank, kidnapping two Palestinians in the early morning hours allegedly for "possessing" guns.
According to anti-settlement activist Mohamed Awad, IOF soldiers rolled into Beit Ummar and wreaked havoc on Palestinian civilian homes before they kidnapped the youngster Ziad al-Ajouri.
The other youth, identified as Fouad al-Nawaj’a, was also kidnapped from his family home in Yatta town.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of a Palestinian youngster at a military checkpoint pitched at the entrance to al-Za’yem village, in southern Occupied Jerusalem.
The unidentified arrestee was dragged to a detention center in Occupied Jerusalem pending further interrogation.
Meanwhile, sources based in Bethlehem city, said the Israeli occupation army nabbed the young men Mahmoud Naser al-Badawneh and Abdul Hadi Shakarna.
Earlier, overnight, Israeli vandals residing in the illegal Beit Hadassa settlement, in al-Khalil, attacked the Palestinian youth Ayman al-Fakhury and pepper sprayed him.
The casualty was rushed to al-Khalil’s public hospital for urgent treatment shortly afterwards.
A PIC news reporter quoted local sources as stating that the IOF violently assaulted a group of Palestinian workers in al-Khalil’s town of Yatta while on their way to the 1948 occupied territories.
The IOF reportedly stepped up arbitrary arrests across the West Bank, kidnapping two Palestinians in the early morning hours allegedly for "possessing" guns.
According to anti-settlement activist Mohamed Awad, IOF soldiers rolled into Beit Ummar and wreaked havoc on Palestinian civilian homes before they kidnapped the youngster Ziad al-Ajouri.
The other youth, identified as Fouad al-Nawaj’a, was also kidnapped from his family home in Yatta town.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of a Palestinian youngster at a military checkpoint pitched at the entrance to al-Za’yem village, in southern Occupied Jerusalem.
The unidentified arrestee was dragged to a detention center in Occupied Jerusalem pending further interrogation.
Meanwhile, sources based in Bethlehem city, said the Israeli occupation army nabbed the young men Mahmoud Naser al-Badawneh and Abdul Hadi Shakarna.
Earlier, overnight, Israeli vandals residing in the illegal Beit Hadassa settlement, in al-Khalil, attacked the Palestinian youth Ayman al-Fakhury and pepper sprayed him.
The casualty was rushed to al-Khalil’s public hospital for urgent treatment shortly afterwards.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its concerned institutions to activate and internationalize the file of Palestinian administrative detainees and patients in Israeli jails.
The PFLP has declared its intention to launch an ongoing popular campaign in support of the administrative detainees and patients in Israeli prisons.
It affirmed that five of its members recently went on hunger strike and more of them would join them soon to protest Israel's administrative detention policy.
It also said it would strongly support the hunger strike of its administrative detainees in Israeli jails and would take solidarity steps with them.
The PFLP has declared its intention to launch an ongoing popular campaign in support of the administrative detainees and patients in Israeli prisons.
It affirmed that five of its members recently went on hunger strike and more of them would join them soon to protest Israel's administrative detention policy.
It also said it would strongly support the hunger strike of its administrative detainees in Israeli jails and would take solidarity steps with them.
Clashes broke out on Sunday morning between young Palestinian men and Israeli troops who at dawn stormed the town of Beit Ummar near Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, and detained a Palestinian man, local officials said.
Spokesman of a local committee against Israeli settlements and separation wall Muhammad Ayyad Awad told Ma’an that Israeli troops raided al-Mabadi neighborhood in western Beit Ummar and detained Ziad Ahmad Ajouri, 30, after raiding his home.
An Israeli army spokesperson said Ajouri was detained because he was "involved in illegal activity."
Israeli forces also set up a military checkpoint on the main road between Beit Ummar and Surif. The soldiers shut down the road and detained a number of other Palestinian workers for several hours. When the Israeli soldiers withdrew from the town, local young men set fire to used tires and pelted the soldiers with stones.
The soldiers responded with tear gas canisters and rubber-coated steel bullets. Several young men suffered from tear gas inhalation. Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in Beit Ummar are frequent, as the town is home to frequent night raids and detainments.
Israeli forces routinely detain Palestinians throughout the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, often on the pretext of perceived security threats, and Addameer estimates that 40 percent of the Palestinian male population has been arrested at some point. Nearly 6,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently being held in Israeli jails.
Spokesman of a local committee against Israeli settlements and separation wall Muhammad Ayyad Awad told Ma’an that Israeli troops raided al-Mabadi neighborhood in western Beit Ummar and detained Ziad Ahmad Ajouri, 30, after raiding his home.
An Israeli army spokesperson said Ajouri was detained because he was "involved in illegal activity."
Israeli forces also set up a military checkpoint on the main road between Beit Ummar and Surif. The soldiers shut down the road and detained a number of other Palestinian workers for several hours. When the Israeli soldiers withdrew from the town, local young men set fire to used tires and pelted the soldiers with stones.
The soldiers responded with tear gas canisters and rubber-coated steel bullets. Several young men suffered from tear gas inhalation. Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in Beit Ummar are frequent, as the town is home to frequent night raids and detainments.
Israeli forces routinely detain Palestinians throughout the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, often on the pretext of perceived security threats, and Addameer estimates that 40 percent of the Palestinian male population has been arrested at some point. Nearly 6,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently being held in Israeli jails.
5 sept 2015
The Palestinian National Authority's Committee for Prisoners' Affairs (PNA) said, Friday, that eight Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails were on hunger strike over the unlawful policy of administrative detention which has been highly criticized by international bodies.
According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, the PNA report added that Ghassan Zawahra, who is being held in solitary confinement at Eshel prison and has been on strike for over two weeks, had escalated his hunger strike and stopped drinking water.
The other hunger strikers protesting their detainment without charge or trial are held in solitary confinement at Ela, Ashkelon and Negev prisons.
The Israeli regime recently passed a bill allowing the force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners to counter the Palestinian hunger-strikers' protest.
However, critics of force-feeding say the practice is not only a means of torture, but also an unethical violation of the subject’s autonomy.
Two weeks ago, the Israeli High Court suspended the detention of Palestinian inmate Mohammed Allan after he sustained extensive brain damage caused by vitamin deficiency.
The former Palestinian prisoner ended his 65-day-long hunger strike on August 20, a day after his detention was suspended.
Allan has vowed to renew his hunger strike in protest against Israel’s administrative detention policy if he is rearrested.
“I am now released and if the [Israeli] occupation (occupiers) detains me again, then I will return to the hunger strike until they put an end to this tragedy I am going through as are hundreds of administrative prisoners,” the 31-year-old lawyer said on August 23.
He called on Tel Aviv to “immediately” end its policy of detaining individuals indefinitely without trial or access to a lawyer.
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel says the majority of prisoners who go on hunger strike are the Palestinian prisoners who are being brutally held in administrative detention.
Al Ray additionally stated that over 7,000 Palestinians are reportedly incarcerated in 17 Israeli prisons and detention centers. According to the prisoners' rights group, Addameer, 400 Palestinians are being held in Israeli jails under administrative detention at present.
Eight prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike for nearly two weeks
Eight Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been on open-ended hunger strike for about two weeks, according to the Palestinian Authority commission of prisoners.
Prisoner Ghassan Zawahera, who has been on hunger strike in Eshel jail since August 20, abstained from taking water as an escalation step against his arbitrary administrative detention.
Other seven prisoners in the jails of Ayalon, Ashkelon, and the Negev also started their hunger strike about two weeks ago.
The hunger strikers in these jails are Shadi Ma'ali, Nidal Abu Akar, Thabet Nassar, Bader al-Rizza, Munir Abu Sharar, Salman Sakkafi, and Bilal al-Saifi.
The commission appealed to legal and human rights groups to necessarily stand by the hunger strikers and support their battle for freedom.
According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, the PNA report added that Ghassan Zawahra, who is being held in solitary confinement at Eshel prison and has been on strike for over two weeks, had escalated his hunger strike and stopped drinking water.
The other hunger strikers protesting their detainment without charge or trial are held in solitary confinement at Ela, Ashkelon and Negev prisons.
The Israeli regime recently passed a bill allowing the force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners to counter the Palestinian hunger-strikers' protest.
However, critics of force-feeding say the practice is not only a means of torture, but also an unethical violation of the subject’s autonomy.
Two weeks ago, the Israeli High Court suspended the detention of Palestinian inmate Mohammed Allan after he sustained extensive brain damage caused by vitamin deficiency.
The former Palestinian prisoner ended his 65-day-long hunger strike on August 20, a day after his detention was suspended.
Allan has vowed to renew his hunger strike in protest against Israel’s administrative detention policy if he is rearrested.
“I am now released and if the [Israeli] occupation (occupiers) detains me again, then I will return to the hunger strike until they put an end to this tragedy I am going through as are hundreds of administrative prisoners,” the 31-year-old lawyer said on August 23.
He called on Tel Aviv to “immediately” end its policy of detaining individuals indefinitely without trial or access to a lawyer.
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel says the majority of prisoners who go on hunger strike are the Palestinian prisoners who are being brutally held in administrative detention.
Al Ray additionally stated that over 7,000 Palestinians are reportedly incarcerated in 17 Israeli prisons and detention centers. According to the prisoners' rights group, Addameer, 400 Palestinians are being held in Israeli jails under administrative detention at present.
Eight prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike for nearly two weeks
Eight Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been on open-ended hunger strike for about two weeks, according to the Palestinian Authority commission of prisoners.
Prisoner Ghassan Zawahera, who has been on hunger strike in Eshel jail since August 20, abstained from taking water as an escalation step against his arbitrary administrative detention.
Other seven prisoners in the jails of Ayalon, Ashkelon, and the Negev also started their hunger strike about two weeks ago.
The hunger strikers in these jails are Shadi Ma'ali, Nidal Abu Akar, Thabet Nassar, Bader al-Rizza, Munir Abu Sharar, Salman Sakkafi, and Bilal al-Saifi.
The commission appealed to legal and human rights groups to necessarily stand by the hunger strikers and support their battle for freedom.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Saturday, a Palestinian child and a young man, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and Doura nearby town.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, searched homes, and kidnapped a child, identified as Hasan Nash’at al-Batsh, 12 years of age.
Soldiers also invaded and searched several homes in Doura nearby town, and clashed with local youths before kidnapping a young man, identified as Rafat Abu Sbaa’, 23 years of age.
The sources added that the soldiers installed roadblocks on the main entrance of Sa'ir town, and on the Halhoul Bridge, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Earlier Saturday, a young man was was hospitalized after Israeli soldiers attacked him on the al-Hamra roadblock, in the West Bank, and two Palestinians were kidnapped on the Za'tara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, searched homes, and kidnapped a child, identified as Hasan Nash’at al-Batsh, 12 years of age.
Soldiers also invaded and searched several homes in Doura nearby town, and clashed with local youths before kidnapping a young man, identified as Rafat Abu Sbaa’, 23 years of age.
The sources added that the soldiers installed roadblocks on the main entrance of Sa'ir town, and on the Halhoul Bridge, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Earlier Saturday, a young man was was hospitalized after Israeli soldiers attacked him on the al-Hamra roadblock, in the West Bank, and two Palestinians were kidnapped on the Za'tara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Israeli forces abducted two young Palestinian men on Friday night, after allegedly assaulting them in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, a witness told Ma'an News Agency.
Iyad al-Tawil said that Israeli forces detained his brother, Muhammad, 24, and Muhammad al-Bibi, 23, on al-Wadi Street inside the Old City.
Iyad said that Israeli forces assaulted his brother Muhammad and al-Bibi, before detaining them and taking them to the al-Qishla police station.
An Israeli police spokesperson did not respond for comment.
It was not clear under what grounds the two men were detained.
Tension between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Jerusalem's Old City have been high in recent weeks, as Israeli forces have imposed new restrictions on Palestinians attempting to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Israeli forces routinely detain Palestinians throughout the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, often on the pretext of perceived security threats, and Addameer estimates that 40 percent of the Palestinian male population has been arrested at some point.
Nearly 6,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently being held in Israeli jails.
Iyad al-Tawil said that Israeli forces detained his brother, Muhammad, 24, and Muhammad al-Bibi, 23, on al-Wadi Street inside the Old City.
Iyad said that Israeli forces assaulted his brother Muhammad and al-Bibi, before detaining them and taking them to the al-Qishla police station.
An Israeli police spokesperson did not respond for comment.
It was not clear under what grounds the two men were detained.
Tension between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Jerusalem's Old City have been high in recent weeks, as Israeli forces have imposed new restrictions on Palestinians attempting to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Israeli forces routinely detain Palestinians throughout the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, often on the pretext of perceived security threats, and Addameer estimates that 40 percent of the Palestinian male population has been arrested at some point.
Nearly 6,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently being held in Israeli jails.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Friday evening Yabad town in southern Jenin for the second time in 24 hours. Israeli troops were deployed in a primary school for girls in the town. The IOF soldiers searched the school after breaking into it.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the school is located in al-Meloul district to the south of Yabad town. The IOF soldiers repeatedly target the district for being close to a street used by Israeli troops and Jewish settlers of nearby settlement outposts.
Furthermore, Israeli forces arrested Friday evening a Palestinian 21-year-old man called Mohammad Bilal Jarrar from Jenin city while passing through al-Jalameh crossing to the north of Jenin. He was taken to an unknown destination.
Army Invades Various Communities In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, various Palestinian villages and towns, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and installed several roadblocks.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers invaded Ya’bad, Kafrit, Kafr Qoud, and Zabbouba, and installed roadblocks on the main entrances of the villages of Ta’nak, Rommana and Zabbouba, before stopping and searching dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
In addition, soldiers invaded the local elementary girls’ school in the al-Malloul area of Jenin, and searching it, allegedly “looking for young men who hurled stones on army vehicles.” On Friday at night, many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during clashed with soldiers invading the al-‘Arqa nearby village.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the school is located in al-Meloul district to the south of Yabad town. The IOF soldiers repeatedly target the district for being close to a street used by Israeli troops and Jewish settlers of nearby settlement outposts.
Furthermore, Israeli forces arrested Friday evening a Palestinian 21-year-old man called Mohammad Bilal Jarrar from Jenin city while passing through al-Jalameh crossing to the north of Jenin. He was taken to an unknown destination.
Army Invades Various Communities In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, various Palestinian villages and towns, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and installed several roadblocks.
Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers invaded Ya’bad, Kafrit, Kafr Qoud, and Zabbouba, and installed roadblocks on the main entrances of the villages of Ta’nak, Rommana and Zabbouba, before stopping and searching dozens of cars while inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.
In addition, soldiers invaded the local elementary girls’ school in the al-Malloul area of Jenin, and searching it, allegedly “looking for young men who hurled stones on army vehicles.” On Friday at night, many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during clashed with soldiers invading the al-‘Arqa nearby village.
Head of Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee, Issa Qaraqe, disclosed that Jordan will be hosting an international conference on Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on September 16-17.
Qaraqe said the conference will be attended by experts in international law with an emphasis on the lawful dimensions of the Palestinian detainees’ issue.
In a statement on Friday, Qaraqe revealed that the conference will come up with a legal document which would contribute to heading to the International Criminal Court in order to hold Israeli leaders accountable for committing crimes against the Palestinian people, especially the prisoners.
Besides, Qaraqe ended on Friday his visit to the Egyptian capital Cairo where he met the Secretary General of the League of Arab States Nabil al-Arabi. He handed him a detailed memorandum on the conditions of Palestinian captives in Israeli prisons.
Qaraqe also asked for holding a meeting for the permanent members of the Arab League for discussing the conditions of the Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails as well as the laws that have been recently set by the Israeli government against Palestinian captives.
Qaraqe said the conference will be attended by experts in international law with an emphasis on the lawful dimensions of the Palestinian detainees’ issue.
In a statement on Friday, Qaraqe revealed that the conference will come up with a legal document which would contribute to heading to the International Criminal Court in order to hold Israeli leaders accountable for committing crimes against the Palestinian people, especially the prisoners.
Besides, Qaraqe ended on Friday his visit to the Egyptian capital Cairo where he met the Secretary General of the League of Arab States Nabil al-Arabi. He handed him a detailed memorandum on the conditions of Palestinian captives in Israeli prisons.
Qaraqe also asked for holding a meeting for the permanent members of the Arab League for discussing the conditions of the Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails as well as the laws that have been recently set by the Israeli government against Palestinian captives.
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Saturday, that a young Palestinian man was injured, after Israeli soldiers violently assaulted him on the al-Hamra roadblock, in the Central Plains of the occupied West Bank. Soldiers also kidnapped two Palestinians on Za'tara roadblock.
The sources said Shadi Ahmad Abu 'Aisha, from Beit Wazan town, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, suffered various cuts and bruises.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers repeatedly kicked and punched the Abu 'Aisha.
Palestinian medics arrived at the scene, and transferred him to the Rafidia Governmental Hospital.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two young men after stopping them on the Za'tara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The kidnapped young men have been identified as Raed al-Qatami and Mahmoud Hamza, Palestinian security sources said.
IOF arrests two Palestinians claiming weapon possession
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) rounded up Friday evening two Palestinian young men at Zaatarh checkpoint to the south of Nablus city. The IOF soldiers claimed that the Palestinian men possessed weapons.
According to eyewitnesses, the IOF soldiers stopped a Palestinian car heading to Nablus city and forced two young men to get out of it. The soldiers searched the vehicle and claimed finding an M16 gun. They arrested the two Palestinians and took them to Howarah detention center.
The Israeli forces blocked traffic in both directions for a while which caused severe traffic jam.
The sources said Shadi Ahmad Abu 'Aisha, from Beit Wazan town, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, suffered various cuts and bruises.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers repeatedly kicked and punched the Abu 'Aisha.
Palestinian medics arrived at the scene, and transferred him to the Rafidia Governmental Hospital.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped two young men after stopping them on the Za'tara roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The kidnapped young men have been identified as Raed al-Qatami and Mahmoud Hamza, Palestinian security sources said.
IOF arrests two Palestinians claiming weapon possession
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) rounded up Friday evening two Palestinian young men at Zaatarh checkpoint to the south of Nablus city. The IOF soldiers claimed that the Palestinian men possessed weapons.
According to eyewitnesses, the IOF soldiers stopped a Palestinian car heading to Nablus city and forced two young men to get out of it. The soldiers searched the vehicle and claimed finding an M16 gun. They arrested the two Palestinians and took them to Howarah detention center.
The Israeli forces blocked traffic in both directions for a while which caused severe traffic jam.
Ali Dar Ali detained by Israeli soldiers
Israeli soldiers used excessive force against nonviolent protesters at the weekly protest against the Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding many, and detaining five, including the lead news anchor of Palestine TV.
Scores of protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, while many others were injured by Israeli rubber-coated metal bullets.
The nonviolent march started from the center of the village, with the participation of Israeli and international solidarity activists.
The soldiers assaulted the protesters, firing gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades, and kidnapping Mahmoud Zawahra, Jamil Barghouthi, Mohammad al-Khatib, and Lama Nazeeh. They were released hours after their abduction, while the army threatened to imprison them should they continue participating in the weekly protests.
The army also assaulted Palestine TV team, before attacking lead journalist Ali Dar Ali, and detaining him for several hours.
While the soldiers were engaging in violence against the local protesters, dozens of Israeli extremists marched from a nearby illegal colony, heading towards Nabi Saleh, while chanting racist slogans. The army did not intercept or detain any of the right-wing Jewish Israeli settlers involved in the provocative action.
Israeli soldiers used excessive force against nonviolent protesters at the weekly protest against the Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding many, and detaining five, including the lead news anchor of Palestine TV.
Scores of protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, while many others were injured by Israeli rubber-coated metal bullets.
The nonviolent march started from the center of the village, with the participation of Israeli and international solidarity activists.
The soldiers assaulted the protesters, firing gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades, and kidnapping Mahmoud Zawahra, Jamil Barghouthi, Mohammad al-Khatib, and Lama Nazeeh. They were released hours after their abduction, while the army threatened to imprison them should they continue participating in the weekly protests.
The army also assaulted Palestine TV team, before attacking lead journalist Ali Dar Ali, and detaining him for several hours.
While the soldiers were engaging in violence against the local protesters, dozens of Israeli extremists marched from a nearby illegal colony, heading towards Nabi Saleh, while chanting racist slogans. The army did not intercept or detain any of the right-wing Jewish Israeli settlers involved in the provocative action.
