18 sept 2015
In the wake of heightened Palestinian violence, justice and welfare ministers wish to repeal clause that protects parents of convicted minors from being held liable.
Two cabinet ministers on Thursday proposed a bill to allow for the fining of parents of convicted minors, in an attempt to put a cap on a recent increase in stone-throwing incidents.
The amendment to Israel's criminal codex, which was submitted by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Welfare Minister Haim Katz, invokes the parents' responsibility in cases where minors are convicted of throwing stones.
According to the amendment, the minors' parents will incur substantial fines in the tens of thousands of shekels, in addition to punishments handed down to the children.
According to the law as it stands today, parents cannot be fined or forced to pay compensation to victims, if their children are convicted and punished for their crime.
The only time that fines are enacted is when the children are not convicted on the charges brought against them. This was mainly done to allow the children to rehabilitate themselves without carrying a criminal record for the rest of their lives.
If the amendment is passed, courts will be able to fine the parents even if their children are convicted.
"We have been living in an absurd situation to date," Shaked explained. "This amendment puts an end to the absurdity, and places the responsibility on the parents' shoulders, which forces them to be aware of their children's actions, while allowing courts to seek fines or compensation for the victims."
The framework of the amendment includes a clause which prevents courts from seeking fines before they have allowed parents a chance to express their pleas. If the parents prove that the minor acted on his own recognizance – and not due to their neglect or support, while proving that they actively sought to change his ways – then the courts will reevaluate the decision to fine them.
"This is a very important step in the struggle to contain the growing phenomenon of rock throwing," Shaked said, "Every year, hundreds of indictments are submitted against rock throwers."
"In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in these crimes, and nearly half of all indictments submitted by the Jerusalem district prosecution are against youths," Shaked concluded. Welfare Minister Katz, who participated in writing the amendment, emphasized that "Throwing stones on a moving vehicle is an act of terror, and the government is committed to protect the safety of its citizens."
According to him, "The amendment is one of the ways to contain the phenomenon, while returning the quiet to the streets of Jerusalem."
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced two days ago that he would not oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new initiative, which seeks to place mandatory minimum punishments on convicted stone throwers.
The AG additionally approved the use of live fire using typically less lethal Ruger .22 caliber rifles in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
In the debate which was held by Netanyahu, the government decided to reevaluate the opening of fire regulations against stone and firebomb throwers.
The debate occurred against the backdrop of increasing violence throughout Jerusalem. A bus driver was lightly wounded Thursday night in the city when stones hit his bus near the Hizma checkpoint. He was treated by a paramedic team and taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Another bus was also pelted with rocks in the Palestinian district of Ras al-Amud in East Jerusalem, leading its Arab driver to flee and seek help from a nearby police car.
Earlier this week, an Israeli was killed when his car veered off the road after it was hit by stones while driving home from a Rosh Hashana dinner.
Police on Friday reinforced their presence in the eastern and western parts of the city, and entrance to the Temple Mount has been restricted to Muslim men over the age of 40 in anticipation of clashes after Friday prayers.
Two cabinet ministers on Thursday proposed a bill to allow for the fining of parents of convicted minors, in an attempt to put a cap on a recent increase in stone-throwing incidents.
The amendment to Israel's criminal codex, which was submitted by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Welfare Minister Haim Katz, invokes the parents' responsibility in cases where minors are convicted of throwing stones.
According to the amendment, the minors' parents will incur substantial fines in the tens of thousands of shekels, in addition to punishments handed down to the children.
According to the law as it stands today, parents cannot be fined or forced to pay compensation to victims, if their children are convicted and punished for their crime.
The only time that fines are enacted is when the children are not convicted on the charges brought against them. This was mainly done to allow the children to rehabilitate themselves without carrying a criminal record for the rest of their lives.
If the amendment is passed, courts will be able to fine the parents even if their children are convicted.
"We have been living in an absurd situation to date," Shaked explained. "This amendment puts an end to the absurdity, and places the responsibility on the parents' shoulders, which forces them to be aware of their children's actions, while allowing courts to seek fines or compensation for the victims."
The framework of the amendment includes a clause which prevents courts from seeking fines before they have allowed parents a chance to express their pleas. If the parents prove that the minor acted on his own recognizance – and not due to their neglect or support, while proving that they actively sought to change his ways – then the courts will reevaluate the decision to fine them.
"This is a very important step in the struggle to contain the growing phenomenon of rock throwing," Shaked said, "Every year, hundreds of indictments are submitted against rock throwers."
"In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in these crimes, and nearly half of all indictments submitted by the Jerusalem district prosecution are against youths," Shaked concluded. Welfare Minister Katz, who participated in writing the amendment, emphasized that "Throwing stones on a moving vehicle is an act of terror, and the government is committed to protect the safety of its citizens."
According to him, "The amendment is one of the ways to contain the phenomenon, while returning the quiet to the streets of Jerusalem."
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced two days ago that he would not oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new initiative, which seeks to place mandatory minimum punishments on convicted stone throwers.
The AG additionally approved the use of live fire using typically less lethal Ruger .22 caliber rifles in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
In the debate which was held by Netanyahu, the government decided to reevaluate the opening of fire regulations against stone and firebomb throwers.
The debate occurred against the backdrop of increasing violence throughout Jerusalem. A bus driver was lightly wounded Thursday night in the city when stones hit his bus near the Hizma checkpoint. He was treated by a paramedic team and taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Another bus was also pelted with rocks in the Palestinian district of Ras al-Amud in East Jerusalem, leading its Arab driver to flee and seek help from a nearby police car.
Earlier this week, an Israeli was killed when his car veered off the road after it was hit by stones while driving home from a Rosh Hashana dinner.
Police on Friday reinforced their presence in the eastern and western parts of the city, and entrance to the Temple Mount has been restricted to Muslim men over the age of 40 in anticipation of clashes after Friday prayers.
Palestinian detainee Mohammad Allan suspended his hunger strike, Friday morning, the head of the legal unit at the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) told Ma'an.
Jawad Boulos visited Allan in the Ramla jail medical clinic on Friday, two days after being rearrested by Israeli authorities while leaving the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon.
Boulos said that Allan decided to suspend his protest action at being imprisoned without charge following consultations about his health and legal status.
The detainee cannot walk and was using a wheelchair during the visit, Boulos said, adding that his health is being closely monitored.
The PPS director said he is in contact with Israeli officials to reach a solution for Allan's cause. Allan resumed his hunger strike following his rearrest on Wednesday.
He had been held without charge or trial for seven months before he started a 66-day hunger strike against his detention, which he ended after Israeli authorities agreed to suspend his administrative detention.
Rights group Amnesty International warned at the time of Allan's release that Israel's suspension of his administrative detention was based on his medical condition alone and "took no account of the legality of his detention," raising fears that Allan could be re-sentenced if his health improved. Israel's policy of administrative detention, which is almost exclusively used to detain Palestinians, has been strongly criticized by the international community as well as both Israeli and Palestinian rights activists.
Hunger strikes rock Israeli jails
Jawad Boulos visited Allan in the Ramla jail medical clinic on Friday, two days after being rearrested by Israeli authorities while leaving the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon.
Boulos said that Allan decided to suspend his protest action at being imprisoned without charge following consultations about his health and legal status.
The detainee cannot walk and was using a wheelchair during the visit, Boulos said, adding that his health is being closely monitored.
The PPS director said he is in contact with Israeli officials to reach a solution for Allan's cause. Allan resumed his hunger strike following his rearrest on Wednesday.
He had been held without charge or trial for seven months before he started a 66-day hunger strike against his detention, which he ended after Israeli authorities agreed to suspend his administrative detention.
Rights group Amnesty International warned at the time of Allan's release that Israel's suspension of his administrative detention was based on his medical condition alone and "took no account of the legality of his detention," raising fears that Allan could be re-sentenced if his health improved. Israel's policy of administrative detention, which is almost exclusively used to detain Palestinians, has been strongly criticized by the international community as well as both Israeli and Palestinian rights activists.
Hunger strikes rock Israeli jails
Suleiman Iskafi, 30
PPS called Friday for increasing public and media support to Palestinian prisoners that have been on a hunger strike for a month against harsh restrictions imposed by the Israeli Prison Service.
Nidal Abu Aker, 48, Shadi Maali, 39, and Ghassan Zawahreh, 32, from the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem as well as Munir Abu Sharar, 32, from the Hebron area and Badr al-Ruzza, 26, from Nablus began their hunger strike on Aug. 20.
Suleiman Iskafi, 30, from Hebron is also continuing his open hunger strike that he started on Sept. 1, PPS said.
Iskafi has been in administrative detention since Nov. 12, 2014 and had previously spent a total of six years in Israeli jails.
Palestinian detainees regularly use hunger strikes, one of the only methods at their disposal, in effort to counter treatment by Israeli authorities and prison services that the international community has in the past deemed illegal and inhumane.
Treatment often includes sanctions imposed on hunger strikers, the denial of family visits, torture, isolation, lack of due process, and arbitrary detention.
According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the majority of prisoners who go on hunger strike are Palestinians in administrative detention.
The Knesset, Israel's parliament, approved a law in July allowing the Israeli Prison Service to force feed hunger strikers if their condition becomes life-threatening, sparking outcry from rights groups and medical experts.
PPS called Friday for increasing public and media support to Palestinian prisoners that have been on a hunger strike for a month against harsh restrictions imposed by the Israeli Prison Service.
Nidal Abu Aker, 48, Shadi Maali, 39, and Ghassan Zawahreh, 32, from the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem as well as Munir Abu Sharar, 32, from the Hebron area and Badr al-Ruzza, 26, from Nablus began their hunger strike on Aug. 20.
Suleiman Iskafi, 30, from Hebron is also continuing his open hunger strike that he started on Sept. 1, PPS said.
Iskafi has been in administrative detention since Nov. 12, 2014 and had previously spent a total of six years in Israeli jails.
Palestinian detainees regularly use hunger strikes, one of the only methods at their disposal, in effort to counter treatment by Israeli authorities and prison services that the international community has in the past deemed illegal and inhumane.
Treatment often includes sanctions imposed on hunger strikers, the denial of family visits, torture, isolation, lack of due process, and arbitrary detention.
According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the majority of prisoners who go on hunger strike are Palestinians in administrative detention.
The Knesset, Israel's parliament, approved a law in July allowing the Israeli Prison Service to force feed hunger strikers if their condition becomes life-threatening, sparking outcry from rights groups and medical experts.
Israeli soldiers arresting Marwan
Tonight, in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli forces arrested a 10-year old Palestinian boy twice. Both times he was taken to the military base.
Marwan Sharabati was playing outside his house, riding a bicycle in the street, in the vicinity of a military checkpoint cordoning off part of segregated Shuhada Street for Palestinians. Settlers from the nearby illegal settlements, who are allowed to freely walk down this street, came towards him, stole the bicycle from him and left with it. Whereas Israeli soldiers at the nearby checkpoint did nothing to prevent this or even interfere, they did arrest 10-year old Marwan, telling his family they were just taking him ‘to bring his bicycle back’. When soldiers forced him to walk down the street towards the military base he was clearly scared and crying.
The boy was released from the military base after half an hour and was walked back to the checkpoint by Israeli soldiers. A group of settlers watched the events unfold. Upon Marwan being received by a friend of the family, infamous settler Anat Cohen, charged at an international volunteer attacking her, while soldiers were standing by idly. On Anat Cohen’s request 10-year old Marwan was again arrested by the Israeli army only a few minutes after being released. A Palestinian man, who was with him at that moment insisted to stay at Marwan’s side as he is just a small boy.
Israeli soldiers coerced both of them to walk down the street to the military base and barely stopped settlers from attacking the man and boy along the way. Both of them were blindfolded and made to sit on the ground in the military base, with soldiers verbally insulting them. All requests of informing the parents and allowing the boy to talk to his father were bluntly refused by Israeli soldiers.
The family and friends were, in the meantime, forced to desert the street and go into the house by Israeli soldiers on orders of Anat Cohen. After repeated complaints of her, soldiers entered the house thus funnelling everyone into one room and preventing them from leaving. Only after Anat Cohen left the Palestinians were allowed to leave the house again. This again illustrates the power settlers exercise over the Israeli army, following their orders and whishes.
After more than an hour of being held in the military base, both the boy and the man accompanying him were finally released but had to climb onto the roof of the house to get back inside as settlers were still at the checkpoint close to the house. Even under Israeli law, it is illegal to arrest children under the age of eleven. Still, this is just one out of many cases of child arrests and violations of basic laws that are part of Palestinians’ every day lives.
Tonight, in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli forces arrested a 10-year old Palestinian boy twice. Both times he was taken to the military base.
Marwan Sharabati was playing outside his house, riding a bicycle in the street, in the vicinity of a military checkpoint cordoning off part of segregated Shuhada Street for Palestinians. Settlers from the nearby illegal settlements, who are allowed to freely walk down this street, came towards him, stole the bicycle from him and left with it. Whereas Israeli soldiers at the nearby checkpoint did nothing to prevent this or even interfere, they did arrest 10-year old Marwan, telling his family they were just taking him ‘to bring his bicycle back’. When soldiers forced him to walk down the street towards the military base he was clearly scared and crying.
The boy was released from the military base after half an hour and was walked back to the checkpoint by Israeli soldiers. A group of settlers watched the events unfold. Upon Marwan being received by a friend of the family, infamous settler Anat Cohen, charged at an international volunteer attacking her, while soldiers were standing by idly. On Anat Cohen’s request 10-year old Marwan was again arrested by the Israeli army only a few minutes after being released. A Palestinian man, who was with him at that moment insisted to stay at Marwan’s side as he is just a small boy.
Israeli soldiers coerced both of them to walk down the street to the military base and barely stopped settlers from attacking the man and boy along the way. Both of them were blindfolded and made to sit on the ground in the military base, with soldiers verbally insulting them. All requests of informing the parents and allowing the boy to talk to his father were bluntly refused by Israeli soldiers.
The family and friends were, in the meantime, forced to desert the street and go into the house by Israeli soldiers on orders of Anat Cohen. After repeated complaints of her, soldiers entered the house thus funnelling everyone into one room and preventing them from leaving. Only after Anat Cohen left the Palestinians were allowed to leave the house again. This again illustrates the power settlers exercise over the Israeli army, following their orders and whishes.
After more than an hour of being held in the military base, both the boy and the man accompanying him were finally released but had to climb onto the roof of the house to get back inside as settlers were still at the checkpoint close to the house. Even under Israeli law, it is illegal to arrest children under the age of eleven. Still, this is just one out of many cases of child arrests and violations of basic laws that are part of Palestinians’ every day lives.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that Israeli prison soldiers on Thursday transferred the prisoners in rooms 46 and 47 in Nafha jail to isolation cells in different prisons.
The Society stated on its website that special forces violently stormed these rooms in section 10, fired tear gas into them and physical assaulted some prisoners.
Some prisoners were herded together to solitary confinement in the same jail, while others were sent to isolation cells in the prisons of Ramon and Eshel.
All relatives of the prisoners in Nafha jail were denied visits during that day, according to the Society.
The Society stated on its website that special forces violently stormed these rooms in section 10, fired tear gas into them and physical assaulted some prisoners.
Some prisoners were herded together to solitary confinement in the same jail, while others were sent to isolation cells in the prisons of Ramon and Eshel.
All relatives of the prisoners in Nafha jail were denied visits during that day, according to the Society.
Two Palestinian children were taken prisoners during clashes on Thursday between Israeli police forces and school students in Occupied Jerusalem.
Limited skirmishes took place between Israeli policemen and school children in Attour district, east of Jerusalem, according to media sources.
The sources added that the policemen fired stun grenades at the students as they were walking back to their homes and kidnapped two of them under age 10 before withdrawing from the area.
The police claimed the two children were detained after they threw stones at its forces during their presence in al-Madares street.
In a similar incident, clashes broke out between school students leaving for their homes and Israeli policemen in Shuafat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said the policemen used tear gas against the students, who responded by throwing stones.
The Israeli police recently intensified their presence outside Palestinian schools in Jerusalem and the West Bank in an attempt to provoke clashes with them and force them to throw stones in order to justify their arrest.
Al-Tur: The occupation arrests two children after leaving school
The occupation forces arrested on Thursday two children from the village of Al-Tur east of the city of Jerusalem after they had left school and were heading home.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested the 8-year old Tamer Ziad Anati and the 9-year old Zein Ayoub Khweis.
Zein’s mother explained that the forces arrested the two children while they were heading home after they left school (Al-Tur Boys School).
She added that the forces arrested them under the pretext of throwing stones and transferred them to Jabal Al-Mukabber police station “O’z” for interrogation; note that they were transferred in the police vehicle alone and none of the parents was allowed to attend the interrogation putting the children in an extreme state of fear and panic. Four hours later, they were released and the police never informed the family of the arrest and where the children were detained.
Zein’s mother said: “Zein and Samer were arrested while on their way home and were detained for nearly 4 hours in the interrogation room. Our children are supposed to go home and rest after their school day, but the occupation targets the Jerusalemite children and deprives them of security and safety.”
Limited skirmishes took place between Israeli policemen and school children in Attour district, east of Jerusalem, according to media sources.
The sources added that the policemen fired stun grenades at the students as they were walking back to their homes and kidnapped two of them under age 10 before withdrawing from the area.
The police claimed the two children were detained after they threw stones at its forces during their presence in al-Madares street.
In a similar incident, clashes broke out between school students leaving for their homes and Israeli policemen in Shuafat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said the policemen used tear gas against the students, who responded by throwing stones.
The Israeli police recently intensified their presence outside Palestinian schools in Jerusalem and the West Bank in an attempt to provoke clashes with them and force them to throw stones in order to justify their arrest.
Al-Tur: The occupation arrests two children after leaving school
The occupation forces arrested on Thursday two children from the village of Al-Tur east of the city of Jerusalem after they had left school and were heading home.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested the 8-year old Tamer Ziad Anati and the 9-year old Zein Ayoub Khweis.
Zein’s mother explained that the forces arrested the two children while they were heading home after they left school (Al-Tur Boys School).
She added that the forces arrested them under the pretext of throwing stones and transferred them to Jabal Al-Mukabber police station “O’z” for interrogation; note that they were transferred in the police vehicle alone and none of the parents was allowed to attend the interrogation putting the children in an extreme state of fear and panic. Four hours later, they were released and the police never informed the family of the arrest and where the children were detained.
Zein’s mother said: “Zein and Samer were arrested while on their way home and were detained for nearly 4 hours in the interrogation room. Our children are supposed to go home and rest after their school day, but the occupation targets the Jerusalemite children and deprives them of security and safety.”
Violent clashes broke out throughout occupied Jerusalem after Friday prayers. Several injuries were reported during the clashes.
A police vehicle was earlier subjected to a stone-throwing attack near Bab al-Amoud neighborhood east of occupied Jerusalem.
The police forces fired heavy tear gas bombs towards those who gathered in the area. A number of arrests were reported.
Shortly after the incident, clashes broke out in the area between local youths and Israeli forces.
In Silwan, Palestinian youths threw stones and empty bottles towards Israeli police forces.
Earlier today, clashes have erupted in the Old City near al-Aqsa Mosque gates in protest against banning the worshipers’ access into the holy shrine. During the clashes, Israeli forces were deployed in large numbers in the area.
Tight restrictions were imposed on West Bankers’ access into occupied Jerusalem while on their way to occupied Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers in al-Aqsa Mosque.
The occupation soldiers reportedly slapped entry bans on the male Muslim worshipers from the West Bank below the age of 40.
The female Muslim congregation has also been affected by the Israeli restrictions as only holders of blue identity cards were allowed in.
The occupation authorities claimed the restrictions were issued after a follow-up session found out about underway attempts, by unidentified youth parties, to destabilize public order at the Aqsa Mosque.
A police vehicle was earlier subjected to a stone-throwing attack near Bab al-Amoud neighborhood east of occupied Jerusalem.
The police forces fired heavy tear gas bombs towards those who gathered in the area. A number of arrests were reported.
Shortly after the incident, clashes broke out in the area between local youths and Israeli forces.
In Silwan, Palestinian youths threw stones and empty bottles towards Israeli police forces.
Earlier today, clashes have erupted in the Old City near al-Aqsa Mosque gates in protest against banning the worshipers’ access into the holy shrine. During the clashes, Israeli forces were deployed in large numbers in the area.
Tight restrictions were imposed on West Bankers’ access into occupied Jerusalem while on their way to occupied Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers in al-Aqsa Mosque.
The occupation soldiers reportedly slapped entry bans on the male Muslim worshipers from the West Bank below the age of 40.
The female Muslim congregation has also been affected by the Israeli restrictions as only holders of blue identity cards were allowed in.
The occupation authorities claimed the restrictions were issued after a follow-up session found out about underway attempts, by unidentified youth parties, to destabilize public order at the Aqsa Mosque.
Prisoners of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) held in Raymond, Negev, Eshel, and Nafha prisons declared intention on Friday to go on hunger strike tomorrow.
The prisoners’ decision to declare hunger strike came in solidarity with the five administrative detainees who were engaged in hunger strike for 30 days in rejection of their continued illegal detention without trial or charge.
The five detainees who launched the strike, Nidal Abu Aker, Shadi Ma’ali, Ghassan Zawahreh, Badr al-Ruzza and Munir Abu Sharar, have been on strike since August 20, consuming only salt and water.
Meanwhile, two other administrative detainees joined the hunger strike demanding an end to Israel’s administrative detention policy.
Suleiman Eskafi, like his fellow strikers, declared hunger strike early September against administrative detention according to which he has been held without charge or trial since 12 November 2014 under secret evidence.
He has been arrested five times and spent six years in Israeli jails, and after torture under interrogation, now experiences chronic pain in his joints and legs. He participated in the collective “Karameh” hunger strike against isolation in 2012 during his imprisonment.
Bilal, 26, declared hunger strike on 24 August 2015 in protest at his renewed administrative detention according to which he has been held since since 28 February 2015 without charge or trial. He has been repeatedly arrested and detained for a total of five years.
The prisoners’ decision to declare hunger strike came in solidarity with the five administrative detainees who were engaged in hunger strike for 30 days in rejection of their continued illegal detention without trial or charge.
The five detainees who launched the strike, Nidal Abu Aker, Shadi Ma’ali, Ghassan Zawahreh, Badr al-Ruzza and Munir Abu Sharar, have been on strike since August 20, consuming only salt and water.
Meanwhile, two other administrative detainees joined the hunger strike demanding an end to Israel’s administrative detention policy.
Suleiman Eskafi, like his fellow strikers, declared hunger strike early September against administrative detention according to which he has been held without charge or trial since 12 November 2014 under secret evidence.
He has been arrested five times and spent six years in Israeli jails, and after torture under interrogation, now experiences chronic pain in his joints and legs. He participated in the collective “Karameh” hunger strike against isolation in 2012 during his imprisonment.
Bilal, 26, declared hunger strike on 24 August 2015 in protest at his renewed administrative detention according to which he has been held since since 28 February 2015 without charge or trial. He has been repeatedly arrested and detained for a total of five years.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Friday four Palestinians during night raids in Ramallah and al-Khalil (Hebron) in the West Bank.
Israeli media sources said that three arrests were made in Ramallah, while the fourth was reported in al-Khalil.
The detainees were taken for investigation for being allegedly “wanted” for the Israeli Intelligence Services.
Israeli media sources said that three arrests were made in Ramallah, while the fourth was reported in al-Khalil.
The detainees were taken for investigation for being allegedly “wanted” for the Israeli Intelligence Services.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in occupied East Jerusalem, has reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Sur Baher village, south of Jerusalem, and kidnapped two children. The soldiers also kidnapped an elderly man in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Center added that the soldiers invaded a few homes in Sur Baher, and kidnapped Mohannad Mahmoud Dabash, 13, and Laith Emad Dabash, 15, before moving them to an interrogation facility in the occupied city.
The soldiers also kidnapped an elderly man, identified as Ziad Abu Ehlayyel, after raising the Palestinian flag in one of the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
On Friday at dawn, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian teenager, the son of the Manuscripts Department head in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
His abduction comes just 24 hours after the soldiers kidnapped his brother.
It is worth mentioning that hundreds of soldiers and police officers have been deployed in every part of East Jerusalem, especially in the Old City and all gates of the Al-Aqsa mosque.
The army also decided to prevent all men below the age of 40 to enter the holy site for Friday prayers.
The Center added that the soldiers invaded a few homes in Sur Baher, and kidnapped Mohannad Mahmoud Dabash, 13, and Laith Emad Dabash, 15, before moving them to an interrogation facility in the occupied city.
The soldiers also kidnapped an elderly man, identified as Ziad Abu Ehlayyel, after raising the Palestinian flag in one of the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
On Friday at dawn, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian teenager, the son of the Manuscripts Department head in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
His abduction comes just 24 hours after the soldiers kidnapped his brother.
It is worth mentioning that hundreds of soldiers and police officers have been deployed in every part of East Jerusalem, especially in the Old City and all gates of the Al-Aqsa mosque.
The army also decided to prevent all men below the age of 40 to enter the holy site for Friday prayers.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Friday at dawn, a Palestinian teenager, the son of the Manuscripts Department head in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem. His abduction comes just 24 hours after the soldiers kidnapped his brother.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded the home of Najeh Bkeirat, who heads of the Manuscripts Department in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and violently searched the property before kidnapping his son Salaheddin, 17 years of age.
Salaheddin's abduction came only 24 hours after the soldiers kidnapped his brother, Mohyeddin.
It is worth mentioning that Najeh's oldest son, Malek, was taken prisoner in 2001, and was sentenced to 19 years imprisonment, and his second son Daoud, 22, was kidnapped in 2013, and received a three-year prison sentence.
Also on Friday at dawn, soldiers invaded the Rashayda village, east of the West bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped one Palestinian.
In related news, the army said it arrested, on Friday at dawn, three Palestinians in Kharbtha al-Mesbah village village, west of Ramallah, and one in Hebron city.
Local sources said the soldiers invaded the home of Najeh Bkeirat, who heads of the Manuscripts Department in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and violently searched the property before kidnapping his son Salaheddin, 17 years of age.
Salaheddin's abduction came only 24 hours after the soldiers kidnapped his brother, Mohyeddin.
It is worth mentioning that Najeh's oldest son, Malek, was taken prisoner in 2001, and was sentenced to 19 years imprisonment, and his second son Daoud, 22, was kidnapped in 2013, and received a three-year prison sentence.
Also on Friday at dawn, soldiers invaded the Rashayda village, east of the West bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped one Palestinian.
In related news, the army said it arrested, on Friday at dawn, three Palestinians in Kharbtha al-Mesbah village village, west of Ramallah, and one in Hebron city.
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Friday, the Rashayda village, east of the West bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped one Palestinian.
Head of the Rashayda Village Council, Fawwaz Rashayda, said the soldiers invaded the tent of a local shepherd, identified as Mohammad Rashayda, in a grazing area, east of the village, and kidnapped his son Ahmad, 20 years of age.
The soldiers cuffed and blindfolded the kidnapped Palestinian, and took him to the Etzion military base.
On Thursday evening, a young Palestinian man was seriously injured by army fire, during clashes near Bilal Bin Rabah mosque, at the northern entrance of Bethlehem city.
In addition, medical sources in the northern West bank district of Nablus have reported that the Palestinian, who was shot and seriously wounded by army fire, near Beit Forik village east of Nablus, has been as Ahmad Ezzat Khatatba, 26 years of age.
Palestinian medics moved the wounded man to the Rafidia Hospital in Nablus. The army claimed the wounded Palestinian, and his friend. hurled a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli settlers' car, and that the soldiers arrested his friend.
Head of the Rashayda Village Council, Fawwaz Rashayda, said the soldiers invaded the tent of a local shepherd, identified as Mohammad Rashayda, in a grazing area, east of the village, and kidnapped his son Ahmad, 20 years of age.
The soldiers cuffed and blindfolded the kidnapped Palestinian, and took him to the Etzion military base.
On Thursday evening, a young Palestinian man was seriously injured by army fire, during clashes near Bilal Bin Rabah mosque, at the northern entrance of Bethlehem city.
In addition, medical sources in the northern West bank district of Nablus have reported that the Palestinian, who was shot and seriously wounded by army fire, near Beit Forik village east of Nablus, has been as Ahmad Ezzat Khatatba, 26 years of age.
Palestinian medics moved the wounded man to the Rafidia Hospital in Nablus. The army claimed the wounded Palestinian, and his friend. hurled a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli settlers' car, and that the soldiers arrested his friend.
A Palestinian young man sustained critical injuries overnight Thursday and another was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at the Beit Furik crossroads, in eastern Nablus city.
Medics at the Rafidia hospital in Nablus told the PIC that 26-year-old Ahmad Izzat Khatatba was shot by the IOF at the Beit Furik crossroads and was rushed to hospital after his heartbeat suddenly stopped.
The casualty underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation but was urgently transferred to the operating room shortly afterwards due to internal hemorrhage.
Ahmed was reportedly shot with three bullets in his lower back, neck and shoulder. Shrapnel lodged in his abdomen.
Khataba was shot onboard a car under the pretext that he hurled Molotov cocktails.
“The youth kept bleeding for over an hour after the IOF prevented us from rescuing him,” rescue paramedics said.
Meanwhile, another youth Mohamed Bassem Khatatba, who accompanied the casualty, was kidnapped by the IOF and dragged to an unidentified destination.
The attack culminated in heavy deployment of the occupation troops at the main entrance to the area, resulting in traffic congestion.
The IOF further rolled into a local equestrian club and a fuel station and seized records taken by surveillance cameras.
Medics at the Rafidia hospital in Nablus told the PIC that 26-year-old Ahmad Izzat Khatatba was shot by the IOF at the Beit Furik crossroads and was rushed to hospital after his heartbeat suddenly stopped.
The casualty underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation but was urgently transferred to the operating room shortly afterwards due to internal hemorrhage.
Ahmed was reportedly shot with three bullets in his lower back, neck and shoulder. Shrapnel lodged in his abdomen.
Khataba was shot onboard a car under the pretext that he hurled Molotov cocktails.
“The youth kept bleeding for over an hour after the IOF prevented us from rescuing him,” rescue paramedics said.
Meanwhile, another youth Mohamed Bassem Khatatba, who accompanied the casualty, was kidnapped by the IOF and dragged to an unidentified destination.
The attack culminated in heavy deployment of the occupation troops at the main entrance to the area, resulting in traffic congestion.
The IOF further rolled into a local equestrian club and a fuel station and seized records taken by surveillance cameras.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday evening opened fire at a Palestinian car near Beit Wazan town, west of Nablus city, and badly wounded its driver before rounding him up.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) Israeli soldiers chased a white Palestinian car near the western entrance to Nablus and injured its driver, but others said the incident was an Israeli military drill simulating a real situation.
The eyewitnesses, however, affirmed they had seen the man bleeding from one of his sides and being left on the ground for several minutes without allowing Red Crescent paramedics to provide him with medical assistance.
They added that the soldiers, following the shooting, encircled and searched the vehicle and prevented Palestinian citizens from using the Nablus-Qalqiliya road where the incident took place.
The soldiers, then, combed the area for other people while firing flares before taking the wounded Palestinian man away on a stretcher into one of their military vehicles and leaving the place.
Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) Israeli soldiers chased a white Palestinian car near the western entrance to Nablus and injured its driver, but others said the incident was an Israeli military drill simulating a real situation.
The eyewitnesses, however, affirmed they had seen the man bleeding from one of his sides and being left on the ground for several minutes without allowing Red Crescent paramedics to provide him with medical assistance.
They added that the soldiers, following the shooting, encircled and searched the vehicle and prevented Palestinian citizens from using the Nablus-Qalqiliya road where the incident took place.
The soldiers, then, combed the area for other people while firing flares before taking the wounded Palestinian man away on a stretcher into one of their military vehicles and leaving the place.
17 sept 2015
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) severely beat up a Palestinian captive during his arrest in al-Khalil.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society Jaclyn Fararjeh disclosed that the IOF soldiers attacked and arrested Musab Zuhair Halayqah, 24, from his home in al-Khalil after midnight Wednesday.
She revealed that the soldiers beat him all over his body especially the head and right leg in which he was injured by an Israeli bullet on a previous occasion.
The Israeli troops transferred the Palestinian captive to Etzion jail handcuffed and blindfolded. They continued beating him during transfer to prison which made him faint, the lawyer said.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society Jaclyn Fararjeh disclosed that the IOF soldiers attacked and arrested Musab Zuhair Halayqah, 24, from his home in al-Khalil after midnight Wednesday.
She revealed that the soldiers beat him all over his body especially the head and right leg in which he was injured by an Israeli bullet on a previous occasion.
The Israeli troops transferred the Palestinian captive to Etzion jail handcuffed and blindfolded. They continued beating him during transfer to prison which made him faint, the lawyer said.
Media sources have reported, Thursday, that Israeli soldiers kidnapped six Palestinians, including one child, in different parts of the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
The sources said the army invaded Tal'at Abu Hadid area, in the southern area of Hebron, and kidnapped Elias Hazem al-Ja'bari, 26, after attacking him and spraying his face with pepper-spray.
The army also invaded Bani Neim town, east of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Kayed Hamdan Tarayra, 31.
Soldiers confiscated cameras from a local reporter, identified as Abdul-Hafith al-Hashlamoun, after searching his home in the town.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar town, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, has reported that the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Falah Abu Mariya, 25, his brother Yahia, 20, and handed their brother, Haidar, 20, a military order for interrogation.
The three brothers are the sons of Falah Abu Mariya, 53, who was killed on Thursday at dawn, July 23, 2015.
He was shot dead by the army, in his own home, as he tried to help his son, Mohammad, who was shot by the soldiers in the pelvis, after they stormed their home.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped Raed Omar Sleibi, 19, and assaulted his brother before spraying his face with pepper-spray; he was moved to a local clinic.
The soldiers also kidnapped a child, identified as Mohannad Mohammad Abu Mariya, 15, after breaking into his family's home.
All kidnapped Palestinians were moved to the Etzion military base for interrogation.
It is worth mentioning that the army have kidnapped 19 Palestinians from Beit Ummar, since the beginning of this month.
The sources said the army invaded Tal'at Abu Hadid area, in the southern area of Hebron, and kidnapped Elias Hazem al-Ja'bari, 26, after attacking him and spraying his face with pepper-spray.
The army also invaded Bani Neim town, east of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Kayed Hamdan Tarayra, 31.
Soldiers confiscated cameras from a local reporter, identified as Abdul-Hafith al-Hashlamoun, after searching his home in the town.
Coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar town, Mohammad Ayyad Awad, has reported that the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Falah Abu Mariya, 25, his brother Yahia, 20, and handed their brother, Haidar, 20, a military order for interrogation.
The three brothers are the sons of Falah Abu Mariya, 53, who was killed on Thursday at dawn, July 23, 2015.
He was shot dead by the army, in his own home, as he tried to help his son, Mohammad, who was shot by the soldiers in the pelvis, after they stormed their home.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped Raed Omar Sleibi, 19, and assaulted his brother before spraying his face with pepper-spray; he was moved to a local clinic.
The soldiers also kidnapped a child, identified as Mohannad Mohammad Abu Mariya, 15, after breaking into his family's home.
All kidnapped Palestinians were moved to the Etzion military base for interrogation.
It is worth mentioning that the army have kidnapped 19 Palestinians from Beit Ummar, since the beginning of this month.
The District judge sentenced on Wednesday two young Jerusalemite men for actual imprisonment and the District and Magistrate judges extended the arrest of 23 Jerusalemites.
Prison sentences
The District judge sentenced two young Jerusalemite men for durations between 34 and 41 moths.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the District judge sentenced Mohammad Qneibi for 34 months of actual imprisonment and a suspended probation of 24 months for three years on charges of shooting, possession of weapons, throwing Molotov cocktails, stones and firecrackers.
The judge also sentenced Abdullah Hadreh for 41 months of actual imprisonment, a fine of 5 thousand NIS and a suspended probation of 12 months for three years on charges of organizing protests, throwing Molotov Cocktails and stones.
Extensions of arrest
The District judge extended on Wednesday the arrest of Mahmoud Abu Usba’ until 14/10/2015, Amir Mahmoud and Badawi Abu Asab until 11/10/2015, Wisam Castero and Ahmad Bakri until 14/10/2015, Fahmi Haymooni and Khalil Odeh until 10/11/2015.
The Magistrate judge extended the arrest of Shadi Abu Ter, Amir Abulhawa Hussam Abulhawa and Mohannad Abu Ter until 18/9/2015, and Abdel Naser Odeh until 21/9/2015.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer added that the Magistrate judge decided to release Ahmad Tawil with a third-party bail.
Court sessions…
A session was held for the children Mohammad Tayeh and Nour Abu Hadwan to consider allowing them to go to school and the decision was postponed until 6/10/2015.
Another session was held for the child Mohammad Syouri and he was allowed to go to school as well as allowing him to leave the house during Al-Adha Eid.
A session was held for Omar Abu Sara to hear the witnesses and the judge extended his arrest until 25/10/2015, and extended the arrest of Amjad Salaymeh and Mohammad Suleiman until 10/11/2015 after a session was held for them and another session was held for Tawfiq Abu Dheim and the judge extended his arrest until 24/12/2015.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of Mufeed Is’eed and Mohammad Is’eed until 21/9/2015 while the Israeli police unconditionally released the children Yazan Al-Banna, Mohammad Hoshyeh and Mohammad Sweiti.
A session was also held for the children Omar Tawil, Seif Tawil and Zeid Tawil to consider allowing them to go to school but the judge refused.
The forces also arrested the 18-year old Mohammad Haitham Mahmoud on Wednesday early morning from the village of Esawyeh.
Saturday’s extensions of arrest
In a related matter, Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Magistrate judge extended on Saturday night the arrest of Mahdi Yousef Abu Diab, Ahmad Eyad Abbasi, Mu’nes Idkeidek, Nour Sumrein and Murad Sarandah until Thursday 17/9/2015.
The lawyer of Prisoner’s Club, Mufeed Al-Hajj, explained that the Magistrate judge extended on Saturday the arrest of Mazen Saeed Halaweh until 20/9/2015.
The judge decided to release Issa Mousa Hirbawi on Sunday without any conditions, and extended the arrest of Omar Aref Jadallah until Friday.
The center was also informed that the Magistrate judge extended on Saturday the arrest of Naser Nofal and Ramzi Jo’beh until 20/9/2015.
Prison sentences
The District judge sentenced two young Jerusalemite men for durations between 34 and 41 moths.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the District judge sentenced Mohammad Qneibi for 34 months of actual imprisonment and a suspended probation of 24 months for three years on charges of shooting, possession of weapons, throwing Molotov cocktails, stones and firecrackers.
The judge also sentenced Abdullah Hadreh for 41 months of actual imprisonment, a fine of 5 thousand NIS and a suspended probation of 12 months for three years on charges of organizing protests, throwing Molotov Cocktails and stones.
Extensions of arrest
The District judge extended on Wednesday the arrest of Mahmoud Abu Usba’ until 14/10/2015, Amir Mahmoud and Badawi Abu Asab until 11/10/2015, Wisam Castero and Ahmad Bakri until 14/10/2015, Fahmi Haymooni and Khalil Odeh until 10/11/2015.
The Magistrate judge extended the arrest of Shadi Abu Ter, Amir Abulhawa Hussam Abulhawa and Mohannad Abu Ter until 18/9/2015, and Abdel Naser Odeh until 21/9/2015.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer added that the Magistrate judge decided to release Ahmad Tawil with a third-party bail.
Court sessions…
A session was held for the children Mohammad Tayeh and Nour Abu Hadwan to consider allowing them to go to school and the decision was postponed until 6/10/2015.
Another session was held for the child Mohammad Syouri and he was allowed to go to school as well as allowing him to leave the house during Al-Adha Eid.
A session was held for Omar Abu Sara to hear the witnesses and the judge extended his arrest until 25/10/2015, and extended the arrest of Amjad Salaymeh and Mohammad Suleiman until 10/11/2015 after a session was held for them and another session was held for Tawfiq Abu Dheim and the judge extended his arrest until 24/12/2015.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of Mufeed Is’eed and Mohammad Is’eed until 21/9/2015 while the Israeli police unconditionally released the children Yazan Al-Banna, Mohammad Hoshyeh and Mohammad Sweiti.
A session was also held for the children Omar Tawil, Seif Tawil and Zeid Tawil to consider allowing them to go to school but the judge refused.
The forces also arrested the 18-year old Mohammad Haitham Mahmoud on Wednesday early morning from the village of Esawyeh.
Saturday’s extensions of arrest
In a related matter, Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Magistrate judge extended on Saturday night the arrest of Mahdi Yousef Abu Diab, Ahmad Eyad Abbasi, Mu’nes Idkeidek, Nour Sumrein and Murad Sarandah until Thursday 17/9/2015.
The lawyer of Prisoner’s Club, Mufeed Al-Hajj, explained that the Magistrate judge extended on Saturday the arrest of Mazen Saeed Halaweh until 20/9/2015.
The judge decided to release Issa Mousa Hirbawi on Sunday without any conditions, and extended the arrest of Omar Aref Jadallah until Friday.
The center was also informed that the Magistrate judge extended on Saturday the arrest of Naser Nofal and Ramzi Jo’beh until 20/9/2015.
First Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Ahmad Bahar slammed Wednesday an Israeli prisoner swap proposal, propagated via media outlets, to release Israelis held captive by Hamas in exchange for restoring electricity in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
“We, Gazans, are ready to endure the shadows of darkness so that our prisoners can see the light of freedom”, Bahar said in a press statement. “We shall never have a moment of rest until our prisoners are released from Israeli jails.”
Bahar called on the Palestinian resistance factions to work on restoring the freedom of the Palestinian detainees locked up in Israeli jails and to discuss prisoner swap deals without regard to Israeli pressure.
“We, Gazans, are ready to endure the shadows of darkness so that our prisoners can see the light of freedom”, Bahar said in a press statement. “We shall never have a moment of rest until our prisoners are released from Israeli jails.”
Bahar called on the Palestinian resistance factions to work on restoring the freedom of the Palestinian detainees locked up in Israeli jails and to discuss prisoner swap deals without regard to Israeli pressure.
A new unit to “track down and arrest stone-throwers”…60 Jerusalemite detainees in the last five days
The occupation police formed a new unit to execute arrests in the city of Jerusalem as ordered by the chief of police in the city.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud explained that the occupation police formed a new unit named “unit of tracking down stone and Molotov Cocktails-throwers” that will be specialized in arresting Jerusalemites and interrogating them regarding the participation in clashes and throwing Molotov Cocktails and stones.
Lawyer Mahmoud pointed out that the unit’s job will be investigation of throwing stones and Molotov Cocktails only and will be different from the other units in the detention center in terms of responsibilities and capabilities.
The lawyer added that the headquarters of the new unit will be at Jabal Al-Mukabber police station “O’z Center” and said: “the Israeli authorities chose an almost abandoned area away from the Israeli courts and main detention centers to increase the suffering of the families of detainees who will be forced to go back and forth between the court and the new center to follow-up with their sons’ cases.”
He also added that the lawyers are present at courts to follow-up with the various sessions and the location of the new unit in Jabal Al-Mukabber might delay the lawyers when following up with new detainees.
The formation of the new unit comes concurrently with statements and plans made by the head of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to tighten sanctions on stone and Molotov Cocktails-throwers in which children could be arrested 4-5 years, arresting children above 10 years old that throw Molotov Cocktails and impose fines on their families that could reach up to 100 thousand NIS in addition giving the green light to Israeli soldier to open fire towards stone-throwers and allocate a unit of snipers using “Ruger” riffles to shoot Molotov Cocktails-throwers in Jerusalem, same case like the West Bank.
60 detainees
Wadi Hilweh Information Center explained that the occupation authorities arrested 60 Palestinians since last Sunday until Thursday morning including 26 minors (7 of them under the age of 12-age of responsibility).
The center added that most of the arrested were executed during the clashes in the Old City of Jerusalem concurrently with clashes at Al-Aqsa as 22 people were arrested in addition to arrested executed in Silwan, Esawyeh, Al-Tur, Wad Al-Joz, Sur Baher and Shu’fat refugee camp.
The center pointed out that the occupation authorities and for the first time arrested five young men from inside Al-Qibali Mosque –one of Al-Aqsa mosques.
New arrests
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation police arrested the 12-year old Ramez Wahid Ajloni, 16-year old Mutaz Sa’eedeh, 13-year old Nabil Nidal Sider and the young men Muhyee Eddin Bkeirat, Naser Amireh and Mutaz Mahmoud Dabsh on Thursday early morning.
58 arrests reported in O. Jerusalem
The Israeli police forces arrested over the past five days 58 Palestinian youths in occupied Jerusalem, Prisoners Media Center said.
58 detainees, including 26 minors, were reported in occupied Jerusalem. Seven minors of the reported detainees were under the age of 12, the center added.
Most of the arrests were carried out during clashes that erupted throughout the Old City as Israeli settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in large numbers under police protection.
Five arrests were reported for the first time in the Qibli mosque.
The center charged that the arrests inside the holy site were in flagrant violation of the international laws and conventions that protect freedom of religion and worship.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud explained that the occupation police formed a new unit named “unit of tracking down stone and Molotov Cocktails-throwers” that will be specialized in arresting Jerusalemites and interrogating them regarding the participation in clashes and throwing Molotov Cocktails and stones.
Lawyer Mahmoud pointed out that the unit’s job will be investigation of throwing stones and Molotov Cocktails only and will be different from the other units in the detention center in terms of responsibilities and capabilities.
The lawyer added that the headquarters of the new unit will be at Jabal Al-Mukabber police station “O’z Center” and said: “the Israeli authorities chose an almost abandoned area away from the Israeli courts and main detention centers to increase the suffering of the families of detainees who will be forced to go back and forth between the court and the new center to follow-up with their sons’ cases.”
He also added that the lawyers are present at courts to follow-up with the various sessions and the location of the new unit in Jabal Al-Mukabber might delay the lawyers when following up with new detainees.
The formation of the new unit comes concurrently with statements and plans made by the head of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to tighten sanctions on stone and Molotov Cocktails-throwers in which children could be arrested 4-5 years, arresting children above 10 years old that throw Molotov Cocktails and impose fines on their families that could reach up to 100 thousand NIS in addition giving the green light to Israeli soldier to open fire towards stone-throwers and allocate a unit of snipers using “Ruger” riffles to shoot Molotov Cocktails-throwers in Jerusalem, same case like the West Bank.
60 detainees
Wadi Hilweh Information Center explained that the occupation authorities arrested 60 Palestinians since last Sunday until Thursday morning including 26 minors (7 of them under the age of 12-age of responsibility).
The center added that most of the arrested were executed during the clashes in the Old City of Jerusalem concurrently with clashes at Al-Aqsa as 22 people were arrested in addition to arrested executed in Silwan, Esawyeh, Al-Tur, Wad Al-Joz, Sur Baher and Shu’fat refugee camp.
The center pointed out that the occupation authorities and for the first time arrested five young men from inside Al-Qibali Mosque –one of Al-Aqsa mosques.
New arrests
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation police arrested the 12-year old Ramez Wahid Ajloni, 16-year old Mutaz Sa’eedeh, 13-year old Nabil Nidal Sider and the young men Muhyee Eddin Bkeirat, Naser Amireh and Mutaz Mahmoud Dabsh on Thursday early morning.
58 arrests reported in O. Jerusalem
The Israeli police forces arrested over the past five days 58 Palestinian youths in occupied Jerusalem, Prisoners Media Center said.
58 detainees, including 26 minors, were reported in occupied Jerusalem. Seven minors of the reported detainees were under the age of 12, the center added.
Most of the arrests were carried out during clashes that erupted throughout the Old City as Israeli settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in large numbers under police protection.
Five arrests were reported for the first time in the Qibli mosque.
The center charged that the arrests inside the holy site were in flagrant violation of the international laws and conventions that protect freedom of religion and worship.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said the health condition of prisoner Sami Abu Diyak worsened further after Israeli doctors in Assaf Harofeh hospital failed to control the blood poisoning and fever which he recently suffered from.
The Society stated that the health of the prisoner deteriorated as a result of his exposure to medical neglect after he underwent surgery to remove an intestinal tumor in Soroka hospital earlier this month.
The prisoner has been in jail for 13 years, serving three life sentences.
The Society stated that the health of the prisoner deteriorated as a result of his exposure to medical neglect after he underwent surgery to remove an intestinal tumor in Soroka hospital earlier this month.
The prisoner has been in jail for 13 years, serving three life sentences.
At least 15 Palestinian civilians, including eight children, were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in mass-arrest sweeps launched across Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank city of al-Khalil at dawn Thursday.
Sources-based in Occupied Jerusalem said the IOF kidnapped eight children after they broke into their family homes.
The IOF rolled into al-Makasid hospital, in Jerusalem’s al-Tur neighborhood, and raked through its corridors and emergency rooms in an attempt to chase down Palestinian protesters injured in the clashes that have flared up at al-Aqsa.
Meanwhile, the IOF nabbed two Palestinian youths from the Old City of al-Khalil, in the southern West Bank, and wreaked havoc on a number of civilian homes.
Youngster Ameer al-Rajabi, released a couple of months ago, was also arrested by the IOF in the process.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of four Palestinians from Beit Ummar.
Identifying the four arrestees, activist Mohamed Awad said the Israeli occupation troops broke into the family home of Falah Abu Maria shortly before they apprehended his two sons Mohamed and Yahya, both in their twenties.
The IOF further summoned Falah’s third son for interrogation before they kidnapped 19-year-old Raed al-Salibi and the 15-year-old minor Muhanad Abu Maria.
The captives were reportedly dragged to the Gush Etzion camp in northern al-Khalil.
Youngster Saed al-Salibi sustained burns and was rushed to a local clinic after the Israeli occupation soldiers pepper-sprayed him.
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinian Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, eight Palestinian children after storming their homes in different parts of the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, and several surrounding communities. Sixty Palestinians, including 26 children, have been kidnapped since last Sunday.
Media sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers have kidnapped Nabil Nidal Seder, 13 years of age, while trying to cross the an-Nather Gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The soldiers also kidnapped two children, identified as Mo'taz Sa'ida, 16, his brother Ahmad, and Ramez Wahid 'Ajlouni family, 12, in Wad al-Jouz neighborhood, adjacent to the Old City walls.
In addition, soldiers invaded and searched several homes in Sur Baher village, southeast of Jerusalem, and kidnapped three children identified as Mohyeddin Bkeirat, Nasser Jabr 'Amira, and Mo'taz Mahmoud Dabash.
The soldiers also invaded the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in the center of Jerusalem, searched several homes, and kidnapped a child identified as Majd Darweesh.
It is worth mentioning that the Israeli government has recently approved harsh measures against Palestinians, accused of attacking soldiers and illegal settlers, including long prison terms, and fines that reach 100.000 Shekels.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said part of the new Israeli decisions is forming a special unit for sharpshooters, using the advanced Ruger sniper rifle, to target Palestinians who throw Molotov cocktails.
Silwanic added that the army has kidnapped more than 60 Palestinians, including 26 children (seven of them under 12 years of age) in the short period between Sunday, September 13, and Thursday morning, September 17.
It also said that most of the abductions took place during clashes, and home invasions, in various neighborhoods of the Old City, in addition to Silwan, al-'Eesawiyya, at-Tour, Wadi al-Jouz, Sur Baher and the Shu'fat refugee camp.
Sources-based in Occupied Jerusalem said the IOF kidnapped eight children after they broke into their family homes.
The IOF rolled into al-Makasid hospital, in Jerusalem’s al-Tur neighborhood, and raked through its corridors and emergency rooms in an attempt to chase down Palestinian protesters injured in the clashes that have flared up at al-Aqsa.
Meanwhile, the IOF nabbed two Palestinian youths from the Old City of al-Khalil, in the southern West Bank, and wreaked havoc on a number of civilian homes.
Youngster Ameer al-Rajabi, released a couple of months ago, was also arrested by the IOF in the process.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of four Palestinians from Beit Ummar.
Identifying the four arrestees, activist Mohamed Awad said the Israeli occupation troops broke into the family home of Falah Abu Maria shortly before they apprehended his two sons Mohamed and Yahya, both in their twenties.
The IOF further summoned Falah’s third son for interrogation before they kidnapped 19-year-old Raed al-Salibi and the 15-year-old minor Muhanad Abu Maria.
The captives were reportedly dragged to the Gush Etzion camp in northern al-Khalil.
Youngster Saed al-Salibi sustained burns and was rushed to a local clinic after the Israeli occupation soldiers pepper-sprayed him.
Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinian Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, eight Palestinian children after storming their homes in different parts of the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, and several surrounding communities. Sixty Palestinians, including 26 children, have been kidnapped since last Sunday.
Media sources in Jerusalem said the soldiers have kidnapped Nabil Nidal Seder, 13 years of age, while trying to cross the an-Nather Gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The soldiers also kidnapped two children, identified as Mo'taz Sa'ida, 16, his brother Ahmad, and Ramez Wahid 'Ajlouni family, 12, in Wad al-Jouz neighborhood, adjacent to the Old City walls.
In addition, soldiers invaded and searched several homes in Sur Baher village, southeast of Jerusalem, and kidnapped three children identified as Mohyeddin Bkeirat, Nasser Jabr 'Amira, and Mo'taz Mahmoud Dabash.
The soldiers also invaded the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in the center of Jerusalem, searched several homes, and kidnapped a child identified as Majd Darweesh.
It is worth mentioning that the Israeli government has recently approved harsh measures against Palestinians, accused of attacking soldiers and illegal settlers, including long prison terms, and fines that reach 100.000 Shekels.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said part of the new Israeli decisions is forming a special unit for sharpshooters, using the advanced Ruger sniper rifle, to target Palestinians who throw Molotov cocktails.
Silwanic added that the army has kidnapped more than 60 Palestinians, including 26 children (seven of them under 12 years of age) in the short period between Sunday, September 13, and Thursday morning, September 17.
It also said that most of the abductions took place during clashes, and home invasions, in various neighborhoods of the Old City, in addition to Silwan, al-'Eesawiyya, at-Tour, Wadi al-Jouz, Sur Baher and the Shu'fat refugee camp.
An Israeli court on Wednesday banned the entry of a Palestinian young girl, from the 1948 occupied lands, to the Aqsa Mosque for one and a half months.
Israeli media sources said that the magistrate's court ordered Madeleine Issa to stay away from the Aqsa Mosque for 45 days and pay a financial penalty.
They noted that the Israeli police had asked the court to ban her entry for six months, but the judge reduced the period.
Madeleine was arrested last Monday as she was trying to enter the Aqsa Mosque through Asilsila Gate.
The Israeli police claimed the girl was detained because she was not carrying her ID card.
Israeli media sources said that the magistrate's court ordered Madeleine Issa to stay away from the Aqsa Mosque for 45 days and pay a financial penalty.
They noted that the Israeli police had asked the court to ban her entry for six months, but the judge reduced the period.
Madeleine was arrested last Monday as she was trying to enter the Aqsa Mosque through Asilsila Gate.
The Israeli police claimed the girl was detained because she was not carrying her ID card.
The Israeli military court in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, on Wednesday extended the detention of three employees working for Qatar Charity until next Sunday.
Lawyer Jawad Boulos, head of the legal unit at the Palestinian Prisoner Society, said that the Israeli prosecutor demanded the court to extend the detention of Jawdah al-Jamal, Fadi Manaserah and Najwan Odeh for another nine days.
Boulos added that he objected to the extension and then the judge reduced the period to four days.
He pointed out that the charity which the detainees work for is licensed and operates in accordance with the Palestinian Authority laws.
The Israeli police had raided the homes of the three employees earlier this month and arrested them on allegations of their involvement in transferring funds to hostile groups.
Lawyer Jawad Boulos, head of the legal unit at the Palestinian Prisoner Society, said that the Israeli prosecutor demanded the court to extend the detention of Jawdah al-Jamal, Fadi Manaserah and Najwan Odeh for another nine days.
Boulos added that he objected to the extension and then the judge reduced the period to four days.
He pointed out that the charity which the detainees work for is licensed and operates in accordance with the Palestinian Authority laws.
The Israeli police had raided the homes of the three employees earlier this month and arrested them on allegations of their involvement in transferring funds to hostile groups.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night, the al-'Eesawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of residents, wounding a young man with a live round in the leg, while many others were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets. Two Palestinians Kidnapped in at-Tour.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition wounding a young man in the leg, and fired dozens of rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding at least 25 Palestinians.
The soldiers also invaded the graveyard in Silwan, and broke into a residential building before occupying its rooftop to use it as a firing post and monitoring tower.
In addition, clashes took place in the Shu'fat refugee camp, after the soldiers attempted to invade it.
The army also invaded the at-Tour village, in Jerusalem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Mohammad Suleiman al-Hedra and Nour Abu al-Hawa.
Dozens of Israeli extremists protested at the main entrance of Sur Baher village in Jerusalem, raising Israeli flags and chanting anti-Arab slogans.
Israeli soldiers invaded Sur Baher, attacked several shops and stores and confiscated surveillance tapes.
The Students' Parents Committee, social figures and representatives of various national and Islamic factions in Al-'Eesawiyya town have declared a comprehensive strike to protest the Israeli assault on women, children and elderly people in the town, which resulted in multiple injuries. They also challenged the use of wastewater against Palestinian homes, and the destruction of Palestinian cars by the Israeli military.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition wounding a young man in the leg, and fired dozens of rubber-coated steel bullets, wounding at least 25 Palestinians.
The soldiers also invaded the graveyard in Silwan, and broke into a residential building before occupying its rooftop to use it as a firing post and monitoring tower.
In addition, clashes took place in the Shu'fat refugee camp, after the soldiers attempted to invade it.
The army also invaded the at-Tour village, in Jerusalem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Mohammad Suleiman al-Hedra and Nour Abu al-Hawa.
Dozens of Israeli extremists protested at the main entrance of Sur Baher village in Jerusalem, raising Israeli flags and chanting anti-Arab slogans.
Israeli soldiers invaded Sur Baher, attacked several shops and stores and confiscated surveillance tapes.
The Students' Parents Committee, social figures and representatives of various national and Islamic factions in Al-'Eesawiyya town have declared a comprehensive strike to protest the Israeli assault on women, children and elderly people in the town, which resulted in multiple injuries. They also challenged the use of wastewater against Palestinian homes, and the destruction of Palestinian cars by the Israeli military.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at night, the al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital, in the at-Tour village in occupied East Jerusalem, and searched several sections.
Hospital administration said the soldiers invaded and searched the Children’s Ward, nurses and doctors’ rooms, the Department of Internal Medicine, and Urgent Care rooms.
The soldiers claimed they were searching for young Palestinians who participated in clashes with the army that took place near the hospital building.
The army also searched the all hospital yards, and nearby neighborhoods, and kidnapped two young Palestinian men.
Hospital administration said the soldiers invaded and searched the Children’s Ward, nurses and doctors’ rooms, the Department of Internal Medicine, and Urgent Care rooms.
The soldiers claimed they were searching for young Palestinians who participated in clashes with the army that took place near the hospital building.
The army also searched the all hospital yards, and nearby neighborhoods, and kidnapped two young Palestinian men.