11 sept 2017
Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission warned in a report issued on Monday of the worsening health condition of the Palestinian prisoner Mo'tasem Raddad.
Lawyer Mo'taz Shkirat, who visited Raddad on Monday, affirmed that the prisoner suffers from continuous bleeding in the intestines, weak immune system, skin diseases treated with liquid oxygen daily, high blood pressure and severe pain in most parts of his body.
Raddad, who has been diagnosed with intestinal cancer, also suffers from heart problems, poor sight, chronic asthma, regular headaches and painful inflammation in the joints. According to Prisoners and Ex-Prisoner Commission, Raddad's case is considered the most serious inside Israeli jails.
Raddad, 35, who is a resident of Seida town in Tulkarem province, was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in jail in 2006.
Lawyer Mo'taz Shkirat, who visited Raddad on Monday, affirmed that the prisoner suffers from continuous bleeding in the intestines, weak immune system, skin diseases treated with liquid oxygen daily, high blood pressure and severe pain in most parts of his body.
Raddad, who has been diagnosed with intestinal cancer, also suffers from heart problems, poor sight, chronic asthma, regular headaches and painful inflammation in the joints. According to Prisoners and Ex-Prisoner Commission, Raddad's case is considered the most serious inside Israeli jails.
Raddad, 35, who is a resident of Seida town in Tulkarem province, was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in jail in 2006.
Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight and earlier Monday, at least fourteen Palestinians from their homes, in various parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
In Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched many homes, and abducted five Palestinians, identified as ’Akef Hussein Abu Alia from al-Mogheer town, Shadi Mousa Jom’a from Ein Yabroud, in addition to Waseem Asfour, Tha’er Qaher Kabaha and Suleiman Asfour, from Sinjel town.
In occupied East Jerusalem, the soldiers stormed and searched homes in Silwan town, and abducted Wael ‘Oleyyan, 18, Mohammad Abu Sbeih, 19, and Mohammad Abu Khalaf, 18.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Nader Hamed Natsha, 31, Mos’ab Abdul-Hadi Ja’bari, 34, and Khaled Hatem Abu Sneina, 19, from their homes in different parts of the governorate.
In addition, the Jenin office of the PPS, in northern West Bank, has reported that the soldiers abducted a blind man identified as Sheikh Ezzeddin Amarna, and Ghaleb Mohammad Atatra, from Ya’bad town.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Nablus, in northern West Bank, and abducted Mohammad Ghassan Hann, 19, Bashar Samer Dweikat, 19.
In Tulkarem, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as ‘Ala Adeeb Shreiteh.
In Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched many homes, and abducted five Palestinians, identified as ’Akef Hussein Abu Alia from al-Mogheer town, Shadi Mousa Jom’a from Ein Yabroud, in addition to Waseem Asfour, Tha’er Qaher Kabaha and Suleiman Asfour, from Sinjel town.
In occupied East Jerusalem, the soldiers stormed and searched homes in Silwan town, and abducted Wael ‘Oleyyan, 18, Mohammad Abu Sbeih, 19, and Mohammad Abu Khalaf, 18.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Nader Hamed Natsha, 31, Mos’ab Abdul-Hadi Ja’bari, 34, and Khaled Hatem Abu Sneina, 19, from their homes in different parts of the governorate.
In addition, the Jenin office of the PPS, in northern West Bank, has reported that the soldiers abducted a blind man identified as Sheikh Ezzeddin Amarna, and Ghaleb Mohammad Atatra, from Ya’bad town.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Nablus, in northern West Bank, and abducted Mohammad Ghassan Hann, 19, Bashar Samer Dweikat, 19.
In Tulkarem, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as ‘Ala Adeeb Shreiteh.
A number of Palestinians were arrested and others injured at daybreak Monday after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed West Bank provinces and ravaged civilian homes.
A PIC news correspondent quoted local sources as stating that the IOF stormed Jenin’s southern town of Yabad and kidnapped the sightless ex-prisoner Ezzedine Amarna and Ghaleb Atatra, also an ex-prisoner, from their family homes.
Overnight, a flock of Israeli warplanes kept hovering over Qabatiya while a series of flying checkpoints was also pitched in the area.
At the same time, the occupation forces dragged two Palestinian ex-prisoners to an unidentified destination after they broke into their family homes in al-Khalil province and attacked their relatives.
Meanwhile, Palestinian youth Hassan Usfur was kidnapped by the Israeli soldiers from Senjel town, in Ramallah.
Violent clashes flared up in Nour Shams refugee camp, among other residential quarters in Tulkarem province, where the IOF attacked the Palestinian anti-occupation youth with randomly-discharged teargas canisters.
The IOF further ordered the ex-prisoner Ahmed Abu Eisha to turn himself in to the Israeli intelligence at the soonest time possible.
The sweep culminated in the abduction of a number of Palestinian young men from Silwan town, south of holy al-Aqsa Mosque, in Occupied Jerusalem.
A PIC news correspondent quoted local sources as stating that the IOF stormed Jenin’s southern town of Yabad and kidnapped the sightless ex-prisoner Ezzedine Amarna and Ghaleb Atatra, also an ex-prisoner, from their family homes.
Overnight, a flock of Israeli warplanes kept hovering over Qabatiya while a series of flying checkpoints was also pitched in the area.
At the same time, the occupation forces dragged two Palestinian ex-prisoners to an unidentified destination after they broke into their family homes in al-Khalil province and attacked their relatives.
Meanwhile, Palestinian youth Hassan Usfur was kidnapped by the Israeli soldiers from Senjel town, in Ramallah.
Violent clashes flared up in Nour Shams refugee camp, among other residential quarters in Tulkarem province, where the IOF attacked the Palestinian anti-occupation youth with randomly-discharged teargas canisters.
The IOF further ordered the ex-prisoner Ahmed Abu Eisha to turn himself in to the Israeli intelligence at the soonest time possible.
The sweep culminated in the abduction of a number of Palestinian young men from Silwan town, south of holy al-Aqsa Mosque, in Occupied Jerusalem.
The family of the Palestinian prisoner Mohamed Besharat sounded the alarm over the detainee’s exacerbated health status after the Israeli prison authorities denied him a life-saving kidney transplant.
The family said it has preceded with appeals to the Red Cross, among other international human rights institutions, to save their son’s life. However, the Israeli occupation authorities rebuffed all appeals, making the situation far worse than the family had expected.
Some three months earlier, the detainee was transferred to al-Ramla prison clinic, where medics diagnosed him with end-stage renal disease and recommended that he undergo kidney cleansing three times a week.
On September 3, 2017, the detainee was rushed to Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center after his health took a serious turn for the worse.
The family added that their son has been denied prison visits under the security pretext.
Mohamed Besharat, aged 33, has been held for 16 years in Israeli lock-ups. His latest sentence is slated to end in two years.
The family said it has preceded with appeals to the Red Cross, among other international human rights institutions, to save their son’s life. However, the Israeli occupation authorities rebuffed all appeals, making the situation far worse than the family had expected.
Some three months earlier, the detainee was transferred to al-Ramla prison clinic, where medics diagnosed him with end-stage renal disease and recommended that he undergo kidney cleansing three times a week.
On September 3, 2017, the detainee was rushed to Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center after his health took a serious turn for the worse.
The family added that their son has been denied prison visits under the security pretext.
Mohamed Besharat, aged 33, has been held for 16 years in Israeli lock-ups. His latest sentence is slated to end in two years.
10 sept 2017
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, several homes in the West Bank governorates of Jerusalem and Bethlehem, and abducted four Palestinians.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted three Palestinians in various parts of the city.
They have been identified as Ahmad Abu Thiab, Nasrallah Abu Thiab and Mahmoud Khaled Mansour.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of the city, and abducted Jihad Omar as-Seer, 19, after breaking into his home and searching it.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted three Palestinians in various parts of the city.
They have been identified as Ahmad Abu Thiab, Nasrallah Abu Thiab and Mahmoud Khaled Mansour.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded the al-Khader town, south of the city, and abducted Jihad Omar as-Seer, 19, after breaking into his home and searching it.
Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Sunday evening arrested a Palestinian patient while he was passing through Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing to the north of the Gaza Strip.
Media sources reported that Fadel Abu Hasira, 27, was arrested while travelling for treatment for no apparent reason.
To this day dozens of Palestinian citizens have been detained by the IOA while passing through Beit Hanoun crossing on charges of "working against Israel".
Media sources reported that Fadel Abu Hasira, 27, was arrested while travelling for treatment for no apparent reason.
To this day dozens of Palestinian citizens have been detained by the IOA while passing through Beit Hanoun crossing on charges of "working against Israel".
An Israeli court on Sunday morning ruled for releasing the Palestinian instructor Khadija Khweis next Tuesday on conditions.
A PIC news correspondent said Israel’s Jerusalem court ruled that Khweis be acquitted on conditions that she pay a fine of 5,000 shekels.
The court rule is to be put into effect only in case the Israeli prosecution does not appeal it.
Khweis’s name appears on a blacklist of women banned by the Israeli forces from praying at holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
A PIC news correspondent said Israel’s Jerusalem court ruled that Khweis be acquitted on conditions that she pay a fine of 5,000 shekels.
The court rule is to be put into effect only in case the Israeli prosecution does not appeal it.
Khweis’s name appears on a blacklist of women banned by the Israeli forces from praying at holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and several nearby towns, broke into and searched many homes and abducted one Palestinian.
Media sources in Hebron said many soldiers invaded Beit Kahel town, west of the city, before breaking into and violently searching many homes, and abducted a young man, identified as Ahmad Issa Kanaan, 25.
The soldiers also invaded many neighborhoods in Hebron city, in addition to the towns of ath-Thaheriyya and Sa’ir, before closing the Container roadblock, and the Shuhada Street.
Media sources in Hebron said many soldiers invaded Beit Kahel town, west of the city, before breaking into and violently searching many homes, and abducted a young man, identified as Ahmad Issa Kanaan, 25.
The soldiers also invaded many neighborhoods in Hebron city, in addition to the towns of ath-Thaheriyya and Sa’ir, before closing the Container roadblock, and the Shuhada Street.
Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies (PPCS) raised alarm bells over the deteriorating health status of Palestinians isolated in Israeli jails.
Speaking in a statement issued on the occasion of the third death anniversary of Palestinian prisoner Raed al-Ju’bari, who died on September 9, 2014 in Eshel jail, PPCS spokesman, Reyad al-Ashqar, said at least 12 Palestinians have been incarcerated in isolated cells in Israeli prisons, among whom detainees who have been isolated for over four years.
Sick Palestinian detainees Husam Omar and Moussa Sufan have also been held in solitary confinement since August 2013.
Ashqar warned of the psycho-physical repercussions of the solitary confinement policy pursed by the Israeli prison authorities against Palestinian detainees.
Speaking in a statement issued on the occasion of the third death anniversary of Palestinian prisoner Raed al-Ju’bari, who died on September 9, 2014 in Eshel jail, PPCS spokesman, Reyad al-Ashqar, said at least 12 Palestinians have been incarcerated in isolated cells in Israeli prisons, among whom detainees who have been isolated for over four years.
Sick Palestinian detainees Husam Omar and Moussa Sufan have also been held in solitary confinement since August 2013.
Ashqar warned of the psycho-physical repercussions of the solitary confinement policy pursed by the Israeli prison authorities against Palestinian detainees.
9 sept 2017
According to Israeli media, over 200 Israelis marched from central Jerusalem to the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Friday, to protest the eviction of a Palestinian family from their homes. The demonstrators marched on West Jerusalem’s thoroughfare until they crossed over into the Palestinian neighborhood, where they were met by dozens of local Palestinian protesters.
On Friday, police took two residents of Sheikh Jarrah, who marched in the direction of the Israelis, into custody — one for waving a Palestinian flag, and the other — a minor — following settler complaints to the police. The minor was only detained for a short period of time, although his mother collapsed and had to be taken to the hospital upon his detention. Meanwhile, during the Israeli march toward Sheikh Jarrah, a passerby threw eggs at the demonstrators. Among the marchers were Joint List head Ayman Odeh and Yousef Jabareen, also of the Joint List, 972mag reported.
After the marchers arrived in the neighborhood, one of the Israeli protesters climbed the Shamasna family home and removed the Israeli flag hung by settlers who had commandeered the house. In response, the settlers attacked some of the protesters, throwing stones and pepper spraying them. Two Israeli marchers were arrested.
Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem performed Friday prayers in front of the Shamasna family home, in an act of protest against the family’s forced eviction.
Members of the Shamasna family participated in the prayers held outside their home, along with Palestinian Mayor of Jerusalem Adnan al-Husayni, Fatah’s Jerusalem Secretary Shadi Mtour, Fateh official Hattem Abd al-Qader, and other religious and national figures.
Sheikh Abdullah Alqam, who gave Friday’s Khutbah — Islamic sermon — condemned the expulsion of the Shamasna family from their home and said that the Israeli legal system was “biased” towards Israeli settlers.
Alqam said that, despite Israel’s relentless attempts to displace Palestinians from Jerusalem, Jerusalemites were determined to defend their rights and existence in the city.
Mohammed Shamasna, 45, and his son Dirar, 23, were released from Israeli jail on Thursday after being detained during the settler-driven eviction on Tuesday. While earlier reports noted that no release conditions were placed on the two, locals said on Friday that Mohammed was banned from entering Sheikh Jarrah for two weeks. It was unclear if this also applied to Dirar.
The Shamasna family was the latest Palestinian family to be evicted from the neighborhood since 2009 under an Israeli law that allows Jewish Israelis to claim ownership over properties that had once been owned by Jews before 1948, when thousands fled East Jerusalem during the Arab-Israeli war.
However, this law does not extend to Palestinians, hundreds of thousands of whom were displaced from their lands and homes in present-day Israel in 1948.
Sheikh Jarrah has become a central target for Jewish ownership claims, as the neighborhood was allegedly once the site of a 19th century Jewish community.
In 2009, the Um Kamel al-Kurd, Ghawi, and Hanoun families were completely evicted from their homes, while Israeli settlers partially took over the al-Kurd family home, who still live side-by-side years later. More than 60 Palestinians were displaced during the wave of evictions in 2009.
On Sunday, six more Palestinian families were handed eviction notices, ordering them to leave their homes within 30 days owing to Israeli settler claims on their properties.
The European Union Representative and the EU Heads of Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah released a joint statement on Friday condemning the eviction in Sheikh Jarrah.
“Further settlement plans foreseeing large scale construction and evictions in Sheikh Jarrah are being moved forward by the planning authorities. The EU has repeatedly called on the Israeli authorities to reconsider these decisions,” the statement read.
The statement reiterated the EU’s stance on the illegality of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and “its strong opposition to Israel’s settlement policy and actions taken in this context, including evictions and demolitions.”
“Settlement activity in East Jerusalem seriously jeopardizes the possibility of Jerusalem serving as the future capital of both States,” the statement added.
Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Scott Anderson said in the statement on Wednesday that he was “appalled at the resumption of forced evictions in Sheikh Jarrah and particularly worried about the humanitarian impact on this refugee family (Shamasna).”
“Palestine refugees, who have already endured multiple episodes of displacement, should not be subjected to forced evictions,” Anderson said.
According to UN documentation, 180 Palestinian families — comprising of 818 individuals, 372 of whom are children — are at risk of forcible displacement in East Jerusalem owing to settler-driven evictions. UNRWA noted that in Sheikh Jarrah, 60 percent of those at risk of displacement are Palestinian refugees.
Israeli rights group Ir Amim has noted that Israeli settler plans have focused on taking control of the entire neighborhood and then demolishing it to establish a massive Jewish settlement there.
The settlement would be called Shimon HaTzadik, named after the tomb of the biblical figure Simeon the Just, which is believed by Jews to be located in the neighborhood, and which the 19th century Jewish community had also allegedly once been called.
On Friday, police took two residents of Sheikh Jarrah, who marched in the direction of the Israelis, into custody — one for waving a Palestinian flag, and the other — a minor — following settler complaints to the police. The minor was only detained for a short period of time, although his mother collapsed and had to be taken to the hospital upon his detention. Meanwhile, during the Israeli march toward Sheikh Jarrah, a passerby threw eggs at the demonstrators. Among the marchers were Joint List head Ayman Odeh and Yousef Jabareen, also of the Joint List, 972mag reported.
After the marchers arrived in the neighborhood, one of the Israeli protesters climbed the Shamasna family home and removed the Israeli flag hung by settlers who had commandeered the house. In response, the settlers attacked some of the protesters, throwing stones and pepper spraying them. Two Israeli marchers were arrested.
Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem performed Friday prayers in front of the Shamasna family home, in an act of protest against the family’s forced eviction.
Members of the Shamasna family participated in the prayers held outside their home, along with Palestinian Mayor of Jerusalem Adnan al-Husayni, Fatah’s Jerusalem Secretary Shadi Mtour, Fateh official Hattem Abd al-Qader, and other religious and national figures.
Sheikh Abdullah Alqam, who gave Friday’s Khutbah — Islamic sermon — condemned the expulsion of the Shamasna family from their home and said that the Israeli legal system was “biased” towards Israeli settlers.
Alqam said that, despite Israel’s relentless attempts to displace Palestinians from Jerusalem, Jerusalemites were determined to defend their rights and existence in the city.
Mohammed Shamasna, 45, and his son Dirar, 23, were released from Israeli jail on Thursday after being detained during the settler-driven eviction on Tuesday. While earlier reports noted that no release conditions were placed on the two, locals said on Friday that Mohammed was banned from entering Sheikh Jarrah for two weeks. It was unclear if this also applied to Dirar.
The Shamasna family was the latest Palestinian family to be evicted from the neighborhood since 2009 under an Israeli law that allows Jewish Israelis to claim ownership over properties that had once been owned by Jews before 1948, when thousands fled East Jerusalem during the Arab-Israeli war.
However, this law does not extend to Palestinians, hundreds of thousands of whom were displaced from their lands and homes in present-day Israel in 1948.
Sheikh Jarrah has become a central target for Jewish ownership claims, as the neighborhood was allegedly once the site of a 19th century Jewish community.
In 2009, the Um Kamel al-Kurd, Ghawi, and Hanoun families were completely evicted from their homes, while Israeli settlers partially took over the al-Kurd family home, who still live side-by-side years later. More than 60 Palestinians were displaced during the wave of evictions in 2009.
On Sunday, six more Palestinian families were handed eviction notices, ordering them to leave their homes within 30 days owing to Israeli settler claims on their properties.
The European Union Representative and the EU Heads of Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah released a joint statement on Friday condemning the eviction in Sheikh Jarrah.
“Further settlement plans foreseeing large scale construction and evictions in Sheikh Jarrah are being moved forward by the planning authorities. The EU has repeatedly called on the Israeli authorities to reconsider these decisions,” the statement read.
The statement reiterated the EU’s stance on the illegality of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and “its strong opposition to Israel’s settlement policy and actions taken in this context, including evictions and demolitions.”
“Settlement activity in East Jerusalem seriously jeopardizes the possibility of Jerusalem serving as the future capital of both States,” the statement added.
Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Scott Anderson said in the statement on Wednesday that he was “appalled at the resumption of forced evictions in Sheikh Jarrah and particularly worried about the humanitarian impact on this refugee family (Shamasna).”
“Palestine refugees, who have already endured multiple episodes of displacement, should not be subjected to forced evictions,” Anderson said.
According to UN documentation, 180 Palestinian families — comprising of 818 individuals, 372 of whom are children — are at risk of forcible displacement in East Jerusalem owing to settler-driven evictions. UNRWA noted that in Sheikh Jarrah, 60 percent of those at risk of displacement are Palestinian refugees.
Israeli rights group Ir Amim has noted that Israeli settler plans have focused on taking control of the entire neighborhood and then demolishing it to establish a massive Jewish settlement there.
The settlement would be called Shimon HaTzadik, named after the tomb of the biblical figure Simeon the Just, which is believed by Jews to be located in the neighborhood, and which the 19th century Jewish community had also allegedly once been called.
8 sept 2017
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Friday, a Palestinian father and his son, in Yatta town, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, in addition to abducting two children in Jerusalem, and one man near Jenin. The army also summoned three Palestinians from Bethlehem for interrogation.
Several army jeeps invaded Yatta town, broke into and searched a few homes, and abducted Rateb Mohammad Abu Samra, 60, and his son Nasser, 36, who is a lawyer and a member of the Local Council.
The army said its soldiers also located a Carlo Gustav rifle, a pistol and ammunition during searches of homes in the town.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Shu’fat neighborhood, and abducted two children, reportedly after they hurled stones at the Light-Rail Train, causing damage.
The two children were cuffed and blindfolded, before the soldiers took them to an interrogation facility.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Sielet al-Harethiyya town, west of Jenin, searched a few homes, and abducted Mohammad Wajeeh Zayyoud, 24.
The soldiers also invaded the Saff Street area, in Bethlehem city, searched many homes and summoned three Palestinians for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center, north of Bethlehem.
The three have been identified as Mohyeddin Mohammad Souman, 19, Amin Abdullah ‘Ahour, 21, and Mohammad Emad Shweiki, 24.
Several army jeeps invaded Yatta town, broke into and searched a few homes, and abducted Rateb Mohammad Abu Samra, 60, and his son Nasser, 36, who is a lawyer and a member of the Local Council.
The army said its soldiers also located a Carlo Gustav rifle, a pistol and ammunition during searches of homes in the town.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Shu’fat neighborhood, and abducted two children, reportedly after they hurled stones at the Light-Rail Train, causing damage.
The two children were cuffed and blindfolded, before the soldiers took them to an interrogation facility.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Sielet al-Harethiyya town, west of Jenin, searched a few homes, and abducted Mohammad Wajeeh Zayyoud, 24.
The soldiers also invaded the Saff Street area, in Bethlehem city, searched many homes and summoned three Palestinians for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center, north of Bethlehem.
The three have been identified as Mohyeddin Mohammad Souman, 19, Amin Abdullah ‘Ahour, 21, and Mohammad Emad Shweiki, 24.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Friday afternoon a Palestinian young man at al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of al-Khalil after allegedly finding a knife in his possession.
According to the spokesman of Israeli Border Guard Forces, a Palestinian man, whose identity has not been identified yet, was rounded up on suspension as he was allegedly carrying a knife.
IOF soldiers have been imposing tightened security measures at the vicinity of al-Haram al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the city. A number of military barriers have been erected in the area where many youths get arrested at false pretexts.
According to the spokesman of Israeli Border Guard Forces, a Palestinian man, whose identity has not been identified yet, was rounded up on suspension as he was allegedly carrying a knife.
IOF soldiers have been imposing tightened security measures at the vicinity of al-Haram al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the city. A number of military barriers have been erected in the area where many youths get arrested at false pretexts.
Violent clashes burst out at daybreak Friday shortly after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Bethlehem province, in the southern West Bank.
A PIC news correspondent quoted local sources as stating that the IOF handed over interrogation writs and attacked Palestinian protesters with randomly-unleashed spates of rubber bullets and teargas canisters.
Palestinian anti-occupation youth responded by hurling stones and empty bottles at the heavily-armed occupation troops.
The Israeli soldiers further showered civilian homes with teargas grenades, resulting in several suffocation cases and faints.
Youngsters Muhy al-Deen Hameed and Mohamed Shweiki were summoned to questioning in the process.
A PIC news correspondent quoted local sources as stating that the IOF handed over interrogation writs and attacked Palestinian protesters with randomly-unleashed spates of rubber bullets and teargas canisters.
Palestinian anti-occupation youth responded by hurling stones and empty bottles at the heavily-armed occupation troops.
The Israeli soldiers further showered civilian homes with teargas grenades, resulting in several suffocation cases and faints.
Youngsters Muhy al-Deen Hameed and Mohamed Shweiki were summoned to questioning in the process.
7 sept 2017
Issa Qaraqe, Head of Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee, announced submission of documents that prove committing war crimes by Israeli occupation against Palestinian prisoners to the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is the first time in which Qaraqe declares such a move. However, he did not give more detail.
This came in a meeting held in solidarity with Palestinian detainees at the Embassy of Palestine in Beirut. The meeting was attended by Secretary General of Fatah Movement and other factions of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon, Fathi Abu al-Ardat. Other key figures and representatives of Palestinian and Lebanese parties as well as societies, concerned with prisoners in Israeli jails, participated in the event.
Qaraqe said in the meeting “We are gathering here for the sake of a just cause and for the sake of one million Palestinian prisoners who entered Israeli jails; some have died and others are released, but Israeli arrests are still going on”.
He stressed that the Israeli attacking of prisoners and trying to criminalize everyone who confronts the Israeli occupation is the most dangerous thing detainees could face in Israeli jails.
Qaraqe urged the UN and international organizations to conduct transparent investigations in order to expose the Israeli crimes practiced against Palestinian captives in Israeli jails.
Such crimes include detaining the bodies of prisoners who died in Israeli prisons in the so called cemeteries of numbers as well as arbitrary detention, arrest of minors, pursuing punitive measures against detainees and many more, he elaborated.
This came in a meeting held in solidarity with Palestinian detainees at the Embassy of Palestine in Beirut. The meeting was attended by Secretary General of Fatah Movement and other factions of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon, Fathi Abu al-Ardat. Other key figures and representatives of Palestinian and Lebanese parties as well as societies, concerned with prisoners in Israeli jails, participated in the event.
Qaraqe said in the meeting “We are gathering here for the sake of a just cause and for the sake of one million Palestinian prisoners who entered Israeli jails; some have died and others are released, but Israeli arrests are still going on”.
He stressed that the Israeli attacking of prisoners and trying to criminalize everyone who confronts the Israeli occupation is the most dangerous thing detainees could face in Israeli jails.
Qaraqe urged the UN and international organizations to conduct transparent investigations in order to expose the Israeli crimes practiced against Palestinian captives in Israeli jails.
Such crimes include detaining the bodies of prisoners who died in Israeli prisons in the so called cemeteries of numbers as well as arbitrary detention, arrest of minors, pursuing punitive measures against detainees and many more, he elaborated.
An Israeli special force at noontime Thursday arrested an allegedly wanted Palestinian citizen in al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah.
An Israeli undercover troop rolled into the camp in an ice cream van and broke into a civilian home before they kidnapped 25-year-old Mahdi Abu Sherifa and dragged him to an unidentified destination.
An Israeli undercover troop rolled into the camp in an ice cream van and broke into a civilian home before they kidnapped 25-year-old Mahdi Abu Sherifa and dragged him to an unidentified destination.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launched overnight and at dawn Thursday a large-scale raid and arrest campaign throughout West Bank and occupied Jerusalem. Clashes were reported during the raids.
In Jenin, a number of local residents including women and children suffered breathing problems in Burqin town as clashes broke out when Israeli forces arrested a youngster.
Local sources affirmed to the PIC reporter that IOF stormed the town in large numbers amid heavy fire of teargas bombs which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
A youngster was arrested from his house during the raid.
In Tubas, another young man was detained and then taken to unknown location.
Several neighboring houses were also stormed and searched in the city, while a military checkpoint was erected at a road linking between Tubas and Faraa refugee camp.
Similar arrests were carried out in Nablus where violent clashes erupted in Asker refugee camp.
A local youngster was detained from Balata refugee camp east of the city.
Eight arrests were also reported in occupied Jerusalem including minors.
Meanwhile, violent raids were carried out in al-Khalil and al-Bireh in West Bank.
In Jenin, a number of local residents including women and children suffered breathing problems in Burqin town as clashes broke out when Israeli forces arrested a youngster.
Local sources affirmed to the PIC reporter that IOF stormed the town in large numbers amid heavy fire of teargas bombs which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.
A youngster was arrested from his house during the raid.
In Tubas, another young man was detained and then taken to unknown location.
Several neighboring houses were also stormed and searched in the city, while a military checkpoint was erected at a road linking between Tubas and Faraa refugee camp.
Similar arrests were carried out in Nablus where violent clashes erupted in Asker refugee camp.
A local youngster was detained from Balata refugee camp east of the city.
Eight arrests were also reported in occupied Jerusalem including minors.
Meanwhile, violent raids were carried out in al-Khalil and al-Bireh in West Bank.
A Palestinian prisoner, Mohammad Besharat, from Tamoun town in Tubas, has been suffering a critical health condition in Israeli jails. He has been in a coma since last Saturday after which he was transferred to Ramleh prison clinic, Waed Society for Detainees and Ex-detainees said.
Waed Society held Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) responsible for the life of captive Besharat, saying that what happened to him clearly indicates that the IOA persists in pursuing medical ignorance police against hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Waed also called on human rights and humanitarian organizations, especially the International Committee of the Red Cross, to pay an urgent visit to Israeli prisons in order to check on the serious health condition of captive Bsharat and to guarantee him a proper health care outside jail.
Waed Society held Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) responsible for the life of captive Besharat, saying that what happened to him clearly indicates that the IOA persists in pursuing medical ignorance police against hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Waed also called on human rights and humanitarian organizations, especially the International Committee of the Red Cross, to pay an urgent visit to Israeli prisons in order to check on the serious health condition of captive Bsharat and to guarantee him a proper health care outside jail.
