3 sept 2016
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed overnight and at dawn Saturday different areas in occupied Jerusalem and West Bank.
Two Palestinians were arrested while several others were summoned for investigation during the raids. Local sources reported that a number of youths in Arraba town near Jenin were detained and investigated before being shortly released.
In Nablus, Israeli forces intensified security restrictions at a military checkpoint near Shavei Shomron settlement west of the city. Several Palestinian vehicles were stopped and searched at the scene.
Similar security restrictions were imposed in Silwan town where Israeli police closed Wadi al-Hilweh road, restricting the locals’ movement. Local residents protested against the Israeli restrictions.
Two Jerusalemites were arrested during the protest before being released at dawn today. Israeli violent raid and search campaigns have continued Saturday morning in the town, leading to heightened tension among the locals.
Similar raids were carried out in other West Bank towns and cities, during which dozens of local youths were summoned for investigation.
Two Palestinians were arrested while several others were summoned for investigation during the raids. Local sources reported that a number of youths in Arraba town near Jenin were detained and investigated before being shortly released.
In Nablus, Israeli forces intensified security restrictions at a military checkpoint near Shavei Shomron settlement west of the city. Several Palestinian vehicles were stopped and searched at the scene.
Similar security restrictions were imposed in Silwan town where Israeli police closed Wadi al-Hilweh road, restricting the locals’ movement. Local residents protested against the Israeli restrictions.
Two Jerusalemites were arrested during the protest before being released at dawn today. Israeli violent raid and search campaigns have continued Saturday morning in the town, leading to heightened tension among the locals.
Similar raids were carried out in other West Bank towns and cities, during which dozens of local youths were summoned for investigation.
The health condition of the two Palestinian prisoners Mohamed Balboul and Malek al-Qadhi has dramatically deteriorated due to their continued hunger strike, a rights group warned.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) Khaled Mahajna had on Friday visited the two hunger strikers in the Wolfson Medical Center in Tel Aviv.
Health situation of Balboul, on hunger strike for 58 days, had seriously worsened as he was transferred to the intensive care unit, he pointed out.
Malek al-Qadhi started suffering severe fatigue all over his body as he entered his 50th day of hunger strike. Both hunger strikers refused to take vitamins or to conduct medical tests in protest against their administrative detention, Mahajna added.
The lawyer quoted al-Qadhi as saying that an Israeli jailer violently attacked him four days ago after he demanded to go to the toilet.
Mohamed Balboul began his hunger strike along with his brother Mahmoud on July 4 and 7 respectively in protest against their administrative detention.
The brothers were detained on June 9 and sentenced to administrative detention, shortly before their younger sister Nuran, 16, was released after spending four months in Israeli jail.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) Khaled Mahajna had on Friday visited the two hunger strikers in the Wolfson Medical Center in Tel Aviv.
Health situation of Balboul, on hunger strike for 58 days, had seriously worsened as he was transferred to the intensive care unit, he pointed out.
Malek al-Qadhi started suffering severe fatigue all over his body as he entered his 50th day of hunger strike. Both hunger strikers refused to take vitamins or to conduct medical tests in protest against their administrative detention, Mahajna added.
The lawyer quoted al-Qadhi as saying that an Israeli jailer violently attacked him four days ago after he demanded to go to the toilet.
Mohamed Balboul began his hunger strike along with his brother Mahmoud on July 4 and 7 respectively in protest against their administrative detention.
The brothers were detained on June 9 and sentenced to administrative detention, shortly before their younger sister Nuran, 16, was released after spending four months in Israeli jail.
The family of a Jordanian prisoner hailing from Palestine appealed to human rights groups to intervene to know his fate after his recent detention at a makeshift checkpoint near Nablus city.
Rayda Jalghoum, the wife of prisoner Ibrahim al-Omlah, said that her husband was arrested, with no reason, by Israeli soldiers at a makeshift checkpoint following a visit to his sister's home in the West Bank on August 4, 2016.
According to her, Omlah was with his kids when soldiers intercepted the taxi they were in, questioned him for about an hour on the road, and then rounded him up and took away his cellphones.
At the time, he was detained in Huwara interrogation center and his children were taken back to their aunt's house in Qabalan town after their travel permits were confiscated.
Six days later, his children were able to travel back to Jordan. "We do not know anything about my husband, save that he may be in Holakdar prison.
Neither the Red Cross nor the Prisoner Society were allowed to see him," the wife said. Ibrahim Omlah is originally from the town of Qabalan in Nablus, but he is a citizen of Jordan and lives there.
490 Palestinians, including 70 children and 10 women, were taken prisoners by Israeli military and security forces during last August in different areas of Palestine, including Gaza.
According to a recent report released by the Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies, 28 of those detainees were arrested or kidnapped from the Gaza Strip.
Rayda Jalghoum, the wife of prisoner Ibrahim al-Omlah, said that her husband was arrested, with no reason, by Israeli soldiers at a makeshift checkpoint following a visit to his sister's home in the West Bank on August 4, 2016.
According to her, Omlah was with his kids when soldiers intercepted the taxi they were in, questioned him for about an hour on the road, and then rounded him up and took away his cellphones.
At the time, he was detained in Huwara interrogation center and his children were taken back to their aunt's house in Qabalan town after their travel permits were confiscated.
Six days later, his children were able to travel back to Jordan. "We do not know anything about my husband, save that he may be in Holakdar prison.
Neither the Red Cross nor the Prisoner Society were allowed to see him," the wife said. Ibrahim Omlah is originally from the town of Qabalan in Nablus, but he is a citizen of Jordan and lives there.
490 Palestinians, including 70 children and 10 women, were taken prisoners by Israeli military and security forces during last August in different areas of Palestine, including Gaza.
According to a recent report released by the Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies, 28 of those detainees were arrested or kidnapped from the Gaza Strip.
2 sept 2016
Tareq Barghouthi, a lawyer for the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs, said in a statement issued Thursday that the hunger striker Muhammad Balboul’s health had seriously worsened, adding that he was transferred to the intensive care unit at the Wolfson Medical Center in Tel Aviv.
Balboul’s health situation has sharply deteriorated as he began suffering from severe fatigue, the lawyer said in a press conference.
Israeli doctors warned that damage has been detected to his liver and kidneys as a result of his strike. Brothers Mahmoud and Muhammad Balboul began their hunger strike on July 4 and 7 respectively in protest against their administrative detention.
The brothers were detained on June 9 and sentenced to administrative detention, shortly before their younger sister Nuran, 16, was released after spending four months in Israeli jail.
Balboul’s health situation has sharply deteriorated as he began suffering from severe fatigue, the lawyer said in a press conference.
Israeli doctors warned that damage has been detected to his liver and kidneys as a result of his strike. Brothers Mahmoud and Muhammad Balboul began their hunger strike on July 4 and 7 respectively in protest against their administrative detention.
The brothers were detained on June 9 and sentenced to administrative detention, shortly before their younger sister Nuran, 16, was released after spending four months in Israeli jail.
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Friday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and Beit Ummar town, north of the city, searched many homes and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded several neighborhoods in Hebron city, searched homes and kidnapped Nour Shaker al-Atrash, 27, and Qassem Hijazi Abu Hussein.
The PPS added that the soldiers also searched homes in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and kidnapped a Palestinian man, identified as Montaser Yousef Abu Ayyash.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers invaded several neighborhoods in Hebron city, searched homes and kidnapped Nour Shaker al-Atrash, 27, and Qassem Hijazi Abu Hussein.
The PPS added that the soldiers also searched homes in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and kidnapped a Palestinian man, identified as Montaser Yousef Abu Ayyash.
Israeli soldiers, and undercover units, invaded on Friday at dawn the Balata refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched homes, kidnapped two young Palestinian men, and injured one after ramming him with their jeep.
The Nablus office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers surrounded the refugee camp before undercover officers infiltrated it and broke into at least two homes, before kidnapping Ata Omar Atallah Issa, 22, and Jihad ‘Oweiss.
The PPS added that the undercover soldiers assaulted Ata’s father, and one of his brothers, while ransacking their property.
Media sources in Nablus said one Palestinian suffered a serious injured after the soldiers rammed him with their military jeep.
They added that clashes took place in the refugee camp after the army invaded it, and that local youths hurled stones at the army vehicles, while the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.
Regular army units were stationed in the meadow near the refugee camp, and invaded it to secure the withdrawal of the undercover officers, before heading towards Huwwara military roadblock, south of Nablus.
Late on Thursday at night, the soldiers kidnapped Khaled Hasan Yameen, at the al-Karama border crossing with Jordan, while he was returning home in Jeet village, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank.
The Nablus office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the soldiers surrounded the refugee camp before undercover officers infiltrated it and broke into at least two homes, before kidnapping Ata Omar Atallah Issa, 22, and Jihad ‘Oweiss.
The PPS added that the undercover soldiers assaulted Ata’s father, and one of his brothers, while ransacking their property.
Media sources in Nablus said one Palestinian suffered a serious injured after the soldiers rammed him with their military jeep.
They added that clashes took place in the refugee camp after the army invaded it, and that local youths hurled stones at the army vehicles, while the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.
Regular army units were stationed in the meadow near the refugee camp, and invaded it to secure the withdrawal of the undercover officers, before heading towards Huwwara military roadblock, south of Nablus.
Late on Thursday at night, the soldiers kidnapped Khaled Hasan Yameen, at the al-Karama border crossing with Jordan, while he was returning home in Jeet village, east of Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, a young Palestinian woman at the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied East Jerusalem. The army also closed all roads leading to a village near Ramallah.
The Israeli army claimed the soldiers searched the woman and located a knife with her, and that she “was planning to carry out a stabbing attack.”
It added that the young woman, 21, approached the terminal through a lane only dedicated for vehicles, before the soldiers stopped and arrested her, and took her to an interrogation center.
In related news, the soldiers installed roadblocks closing the three roads leading to Deir Netham village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and imposed a tight siege on the town.
The soldiers conducted extensive searched of cars and residents, in addition to inspecting the ID cards of dozens of Palestinians.
The army also distributed leaflets threatening to tighten the siege, and keep the village closed, should the Palestinians “continue to hurl stones at settlers’ cars and army vehicles.”
Palestinian young woman arrested at Qalandia for alleged stabbing attack
Israeli police forces arrested Thursday evening a Palestinian young woman at Qalandia military checkpoint north of occupied West Bank allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Sumari claimed that a 21-year-old Palestinian woman was detained after finding a knife in her possession.
Sumari said that the young woman reportedly attempted to carry out an attack on Israeli soldiers stationed at the military checkpoint.
The young woman, from the neighbourhood of al-Eizariya in occupied Jerusalem, was taken by Israeli internal intelligence service Shin Bet for interrogation.
More than 220 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers. While Israel alleges many of those were attempting to attack Israelis when they were shot, Palestinians and rights groups have disputed Israel's version of events in a number of cases.
The Israeli army claimed the soldiers searched the woman and located a knife with her, and that she “was planning to carry out a stabbing attack.”
It added that the young woman, 21, approached the terminal through a lane only dedicated for vehicles, before the soldiers stopped and arrested her, and took her to an interrogation center.
In related news, the soldiers installed roadblocks closing the three roads leading to Deir Netham village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and imposed a tight siege on the town.
The soldiers conducted extensive searched of cars and residents, in addition to inspecting the ID cards of dozens of Palestinians.
The army also distributed leaflets threatening to tighten the siege, and keep the village closed, should the Palestinians “continue to hurl stones at settlers’ cars and army vehicles.”
Palestinian young woman arrested at Qalandia for alleged stabbing attack
Israeli police forces arrested Thursday evening a Palestinian young woman at Qalandia military checkpoint north of occupied West Bank allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Sumari claimed that a 21-year-old Palestinian woman was detained after finding a knife in her possession.
Sumari said that the young woman reportedly attempted to carry out an attack on Israeli soldiers stationed at the military checkpoint.
The young woman, from the neighbourhood of al-Eizariya in occupied Jerusalem, was taken by Israeli internal intelligence service Shin Bet for interrogation.
More than 220 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers. While Israel alleges many of those were attempting to attack Israelis when they were shot, Palestinians and rights groups have disputed Israel's version of events in a number of cases.
1 sept 2016
Two Palestinian citizens from Bethlehem province have complained that they were brutally beaten by Israeli soldiers during their detention on Wednesday.
A lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), who visited the two detainees in Etzion jail, said that 18-year-old Yousef Thawabteh, from Beit Fajjar town, was severely beaten on his injured legs.
Thawabteh suffers from previous bullet injuries in both legs and already spent about one and a half years in Israeli jails.
For his part, prisoner Mohamed al-Kurdi, from Aida refugee camp, also complained about his exposure to a physical assault by soldiers in front of his family.
He had already spent over two years in Israeli jails Court hearings are due to be held for Thawabteh and Kurdi in Ofer jail on Thursday.
A lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), who visited the two detainees in Etzion jail, said that 18-year-old Yousef Thawabteh, from Beit Fajjar town, was severely beaten on his injured legs.
Thawabteh suffers from previous bullet injuries in both legs and already spent about one and a half years in Israeli jails.
For his part, prisoner Mohamed al-Kurdi, from Aida refugee camp, also complained about his exposure to a physical assault by soldiers in front of his family.
He had already spent over two years in Israeli jails Court hearings are due to be held for Thawabteh and Kurdi in Ofer jail on Thursday.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday kidnapped Palestinian journalist Osama Shahin, head of the Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies, from his home in Dura town, southwest of al-Khalil city.
According to his family, Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers broke into and ransacked the house, interrogated Shahin for over one hour before confiscating documents related to his work and taking him in handcuffs to an undeclared place.
The Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies strongly denounced the renewed arrest of its director, Shahin, affirming that he had been released last March after he spent one and a half years in administrative detention, with no indictment and trial.
Spokesman for the center Riyadh al-Ashqar said that Shahin was arrested once again due to his active role in defending the rights of prisoners in Israeli jails, appealing to human rights groups to intervene to have him released immediately.
According to his family, Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers broke into and ransacked the house, interrogated Shahin for over one hour before confiscating documents related to his work and taking him in handcuffs to an undeclared place.
The Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies strongly denounced the renewed arrest of its director, Shahin, affirming that he had been released last March after he spent one and a half years in administrative detention, with no indictment and trial.
Spokesman for the center Riyadh al-Ashqar said that Shahin was arrested once again due to his active role in defending the rights of prisoners in Israeli jails, appealing to human rights groups to intervene to have him released immediately.
Mahmoud Mousa Issa
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is holding captive 25 Palestinian journalists, including seven who are imprisoned under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
The PPS said the Israeli Authorities are holding seven journalists under Administrative Detention, without charges or trial, except for the alleged “secret files,” that neither the detainees nor their lawyers have access to.
One of the journalists who are held under Administrative Detention is Malek al-Qadi, a journalism student of the Al-Quds University, who is also holding a hunger strike, protesting being detained for the 49th consecutive day without charges.
Al-Qadi is currently at the Wolfson Medical Center, facing very serious health issues and complications.
The PPS added that detained journalist, Nidal Abu Aker, held several hunger strikes; he was abducted last month on August 9th, and was previously imprisoned by Israel for thirteen years, including nine under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
It also stated that the following detained journalists have been receiving repeatedly renewed Administrative detention orders; Hasan Safadi, Mohammad Hasan Qaddoumi, Omar Nazzal, Adeeb al-Atrash and Ali al-‘Oweiwy.
In addition, the PPS said that Israel is also holding captive 18 additional journalists, some of them were sentenced to various prison terms, and others are still under interrogation.
The longest-serving journalist is Mahmoud Mousa Issa; he was kidnapped 22 years ago and was sentenced to life in prison.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is holding captive 25 Palestinian journalists, including seven who are imprisoned under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.
The PPS said the Israeli Authorities are holding seven journalists under Administrative Detention, without charges or trial, except for the alleged “secret files,” that neither the detainees nor their lawyers have access to.
One of the journalists who are held under Administrative Detention is Malek al-Qadi, a journalism student of the Al-Quds University, who is also holding a hunger strike, protesting being detained for the 49th consecutive day without charges.
Al-Qadi is currently at the Wolfson Medical Center, facing very serious health issues and complications.
The PPS added that detained journalist, Nidal Abu Aker, held several hunger strikes; he was abducted last month on August 9th, and was previously imprisoned by Israel for thirteen years, including nine under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial.
It also stated that the following detained journalists have been receiving repeatedly renewed Administrative detention orders; Hasan Safadi, Mohammad Hasan Qaddoumi, Omar Nazzal, Adeeb al-Atrash and Ali al-‘Oweiwy.
In addition, the PPS said that Israel is also holding captive 18 additional journalists, some of them were sentenced to various prison terms, and others are still under interrogation.
The longest-serving journalist is Mahmoud Mousa Issa; he was kidnapped 22 years ago and was sentenced to life in prison.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped at least ten Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, adding that three of the kidnapped are children.
The Jenin office of the PPS, in the northern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers kidnapped Wisam Mohammad Abu Zeid, 18, after storming his family’s home and violently searching it.
It added that the soldiers caused excessive property damage, in addition to confiscating the family’s mobile phones.
The family said Wisam is still recovering from a surgery that was performed just a few days ago.
The soldiers also invaded Deir al-Ghsoun village, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, searched homes and kidnapped Ehab Fathi Badran, 22.
Another Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Abdul-Fattah Daoud, 21, was kidnapped at a military roadblock, north of Tulkarem, while heading to work on his land, isolated behind the Annexation Wall.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped Montaser Mohammad Abu Ayyash, 23, after invading and violently searching his home in the Tabaqa area.
The Hebron office of the PPS said the soldiers also invaded Doura town, south of Hebron, and kidnapped Osama Shahin, the director of the Palestine Detainees’ Center, after storming his home and searching it.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers kidnapped one Palestinian, who remained unidentified until the time of this report, after stopping him at the Hebron-Jerusalem road. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers repeatedly kicked and beat the Palestinian before abducting him.
Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and kidnapped Abed Ezzeddin Barbar, from his home.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, and kidnapped five siblings, including three children, from their home.
They have been identified as Mohammad al-Hittawi, Saed al-Hittawi, in addition to the three children, identified as Ali, Yazan and Abdullah al-Hittawi.
The Jenin office of the PPS, in the northern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers kidnapped Wisam Mohammad Abu Zeid, 18, after storming his family’s home and violently searching it.
It added that the soldiers caused excessive property damage, in addition to confiscating the family’s mobile phones.
The family said Wisam is still recovering from a surgery that was performed just a few days ago.
The soldiers also invaded Deir al-Ghsoun village, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, searched homes and kidnapped Ehab Fathi Badran, 22.
Another Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Abdul-Fattah Daoud, 21, was kidnapped at a military roadblock, north of Tulkarem, while heading to work on his land, isolated behind the Annexation Wall.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped Montaser Mohammad Abu Ayyash, 23, after invading and violently searching his home in the Tabaqa area.
The Hebron office of the PPS said the soldiers also invaded Doura town, south of Hebron, and kidnapped Osama Shahin, the director of the Palestine Detainees’ Center, after storming his home and searching it.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers kidnapped one Palestinian, who remained unidentified until the time of this report, after stopping him at the Hebron-Jerusalem road. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers repeatedly kicked and beat the Palestinian before abducting him.
Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and kidnapped Abed Ezzeddin Barbar, from his home.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, and kidnapped five siblings, including three children, from their home.
They have been identified as Mohammad al-Hittawi, Saed al-Hittawi, in addition to the three children, identified as Ali, Yazan and Abdullah al-Hittawi.
Israeli military sources have reported, late at night Wednesday, that one soldier was shot and injured by Palestinian gunfire, after the army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
The sources said the soldier suffered a moderate injury, and received the needed treatment before he was moved to an Israeli hospital.
The shots were fired after a number of Israeli military vehicles, and buses, transporting colonists, invaded Nablus and headed towards Joseph’s Tomb, near Balata refugee camp.
Many local youths hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading vehicles, and apparently, a number of armed fighters also opened fire on the military forces, wounding one soldier.
In related news, the Israeli army kidnapped, at dawn Thursday, at least six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including three in Hebron. The army claimed the kidnapped Palestinians are members and supporters of Hamas.
The sources said the soldier suffered a moderate injury, and received the needed treatment before he was moved to an Israeli hospital.
The shots were fired after a number of Israeli military vehicles, and buses, transporting colonists, invaded Nablus and headed towards Joseph’s Tomb, near Balata refugee camp.
Many local youths hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading vehicles, and apparently, a number of armed fighters also opened fire on the military forces, wounding one soldier.
In related news, the Israeli army kidnapped, at dawn Thursday, at least six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including three in Hebron. The army claimed the kidnapped Palestinians are members and supporters of Hamas.
The Israeli Supreme Court refused Wednesday the appeal submitted by the Palestinian hunger striker Malek al-Qadhi to end his illegal administrative detention.
Palestinian rights group Addameer said that al-Qadhi will continue his open hunger strike that has been ongoing for 46 consecutive days in protest against his administrative detention according to which he is held without charge or trial.
Al-Qadhi is currently held in an Israeli hospital due to the deterioration in his health condition as he stopped taking vitamins or conducting medical tests.
The rights group held the Israeli authorities, Intelligence Service (Shen Bit), and Supreme Court responsible for the hunger striker’s safety. Al-Qadhi, from Bethlehem, was held in administrative detention since his arrest in May 2016.
He was earlier arrested for four months in Israeli jails before being released in April 2016 to be then re-arrested. Israel’s policy of administrative detention, which allows it to detain any citizen without trial or charge, is almost exclusively used against Palestinians and has been widely criticized by rights groups which have accused Israel of using the policy to erode Palestinian political and social life by detaining scores of Palestinians without proof or wrongdoing.
According to Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians are being held in Israeli prisons, 750 of whom are being held under administrative detention.
Palestinian rights group Addameer said that al-Qadhi will continue his open hunger strike that has been ongoing for 46 consecutive days in protest against his administrative detention according to which he is held without charge or trial.
Al-Qadhi is currently held in an Israeli hospital due to the deterioration in his health condition as he stopped taking vitamins or conducting medical tests.
The rights group held the Israeli authorities, Intelligence Service (Shen Bit), and Supreme Court responsible for the hunger striker’s safety. Al-Qadhi, from Bethlehem, was held in administrative detention since his arrest in May 2016.
He was earlier arrested for four months in Israeli jails before being released in April 2016 to be then re-arrested. Israel’s policy of administrative detention, which allows it to detain any citizen without trial or charge, is almost exclusively used against Palestinians and has been widely criticized by rights groups which have accused Israel of using the policy to erode Palestinian political and social life by detaining scores of Palestinians without proof or wrongdoing.
According to Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians are being held in Israeli prisons, 750 of whom are being held under administrative detention.
The Hamas Movement has said that an Israeli court issued an administrative prison order against Hussein Abu Kuwaik, its representative in the central election commission.
An official Hamas source affirmed that Abu Kuwaik would be jailed for six renewable months administratively, with no indictment or trial.
Abu Kuwaik was kidnapped at dawn Wednesday from his home in al-Am'ari refugee camp east of Ramallah.
In a previous press release, Hamas condemned his detention as an Israeli attempt to affect the electoral process and its results.
An official Hamas source affirmed that Abu Kuwaik would be jailed for six renewable months administratively, with no indictment or trial.
Abu Kuwaik was kidnapped at dawn Wednesday from his home in al-Am'ari refugee camp east of Ramallah.
In a previous press release, Hamas condemned his detention as an Israeli attempt to affect the electoral process and its results.
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