16 sept 2018
The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) isolated on Sunday the Palestinian prisoner Sheikh Khader Adnan as he enters his 15th day of hunger strike.
Muhjat al-Quds prisoners group affirmed that Sheikh Adnan, 40, from the northern West Bank district of Jenin, who is currently held in the Israeli Raymond prison, was sent to solitary confinement for seven days after he started an open hunger strike 15 days ago.
In an attempt to break his strike, IPS denied Sheikh Adnan from his basic human needs and personnel belonging. He was also subjected to night raids.
Muhjat al-Quds prisoners group affirmed that Sheikh Adnan, 40, from the northern West Bank district of Jenin, who is currently held in the Israeli Raymond prison, was sent to solitary confinement for seven days after he started an open hunger strike 15 days ago.
In an attempt to break his strike, IPS denied Sheikh Adnan from his basic human needs and personnel belonging. He was also subjected to night raids.
The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Committee confirmed, on Sunday, that despite deteriorating health, three Palestinian detainees continue their open hunger strike, in pursuit of their demands.
The committee reported, according to Ma’an News Agency, that Palestinian detainee Jamal al-Qam, 48, from the southern occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, who is currently held in the Ofer detention center, underwent 19 days of open hunger strike and will continue with his strike.
Prior to his detention, al-Qam suffered irregular heartbeat.
Detainee Sheikh Khader Adnan, 40, from the northern West Bank district of Jenin, who is currently being held in the Israeli Raymond prison, started an open hunger strike 15 days ago, and confirmed his continuation, refusing the legitimacy of his arbitrary detention.
Meanwhile, Imran al-Khatib, 60, from the southern besieged Gaza Strip, continues his hunger strike for the 43rd consecutive day, demanding early release from Israeli detention.
Al-Khatib was transferred to the Ramla detention clinic following deterioration of health. According to the committee, he suffered from high blood pressure, cartilage problems, high cholesterol, and chronic stomach infections, however, his condition remained stable.
Additionally, al-Khatib was detained by Israeli authorities since 1997 and was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
According to prisoners’ rights group Addameer, 5,781 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, of whom 456 are administrative detainees.
The committee reported, according to Ma’an News Agency, that Palestinian detainee Jamal al-Qam, 48, from the southern occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, who is currently held in the Ofer detention center, underwent 19 days of open hunger strike and will continue with his strike.
Prior to his detention, al-Qam suffered irregular heartbeat.
Detainee Sheikh Khader Adnan, 40, from the northern West Bank district of Jenin, who is currently being held in the Israeli Raymond prison, started an open hunger strike 15 days ago, and confirmed his continuation, refusing the legitimacy of his arbitrary detention.
Meanwhile, Imran al-Khatib, 60, from the southern besieged Gaza Strip, continues his hunger strike for the 43rd consecutive day, demanding early release from Israeli detention.
Al-Khatib was transferred to the Ramla detention clinic following deterioration of health. According to the committee, he suffered from high blood pressure, cartilage problems, high cholesterol, and chronic stomach infections, however, his condition remained stable.
Additionally, al-Khatib was detained by Israeli authorities since 1997 and was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
According to prisoners’ rights group Addameer, 5,781 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, of whom 456 are administrative detainees.
Israel is determined to expel the foreign law professor detained Friday, on suspicion of disrupting the actions of Israeli soldiers on duty, at the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, which is facing imminent demolition, according to Israeli media.
Frank Romano, 66, who holds both French and American citizenship and teaches law in France, was arrested according to military rather than civilian law and was not brought before a judge, Haaretz reported, according to WAFA.
Romano declared a hunger strike on Friday evening, following his detention by the Israeli police at Khan al-Ahmar village, east of Jerusalem in the central West Bank.
Romano has been supporting residents of Khan al-Ahmar for the past several days, since the beginning of an open sit-in at the village, following the Israeli High Court’s approval of demolition.
Frank Romano, 66, who holds both French and American citizenship and teaches law in France, was arrested according to military rather than civilian law and was not brought before a judge, Haaretz reported, according to WAFA.
Romano declared a hunger strike on Friday evening, following his detention by the Israeli police at Khan al-Ahmar village, east of Jerusalem in the central West Bank.
Romano has been supporting residents of Khan al-Ahmar for the past several days, since the beginning of an open sit-in at the village, following the Israeli High Court’s approval of demolition.
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An Israeli settler was injured on Sunday after being stabbed near Gush Etzion settlement, north of the West Bank city of al-Khalil.
Israeli media sources reported that a settler was seriously injured in a stabbing attack near Gush Etzion, adding that the attacker was shot by Israeli soldiers. video
Hebrew TV channel Seven claimed that the attack was carried out by a 17-year-old Palestinian from Yatta town in al-Khalil and he suffered a serious injury too.
The injured settler's condition was described as "critical" and "close to a clinical death".
Palestinian Teen Injured After Reportedly Stabbing And Wounding An Israeli Settler
Israeli sources stated, Sunday, that a colonialist settler was seriously injured, reportedly after being stabbed by a Palestinian teenage boy, at the entrance of a shopping center near Gush Etzion illegal colony, in the southern part of occupied West Bank.
The wounded Israeli man, 40 years of age, suffered serious wounds to the upper body, before he was rushed to Hadassah Medical Center, in occupied Jerusalem.
The Palestinian, who carried out the reported attack, has been identified Khalil Yousef Jabarin, 16, from Yatta town, south of Hebron.
Israeli daily Haaretz said the Palestinian was shot by a settler, who was passing by, and suffered a moderate injury, and added that dozens of soldiers initiated searches in the Mall and the surrounding areas. video
Israeli Ynet News said the incident took place in Harim Shopping Center, which is visited by both Israelis and Palestinians, and added that the shopping center recently decided to close its parking area to all Palestinian vehicles, due to “a large number of previous attacks.”
The army also closed the southern entrance of Bethlehem city, preventing all Palestinian vehicles from entering or leaving it.
Update: “Seriously Wounded Israeli Settler Dies From His Wounds”
An Israeli settler was injured on Sunday after being stabbed near Gush Etzion settlement, north of the West Bank city of al-Khalil.
Israeli media sources reported that a settler was seriously injured in a stabbing attack near Gush Etzion, adding that the attacker was shot by Israeli soldiers. video
Hebrew TV channel Seven claimed that the attack was carried out by a 17-year-old Palestinian from Yatta town in al-Khalil and he suffered a serious injury too.
The injured settler's condition was described as "critical" and "close to a clinical death".
Palestinian Teen Injured After Reportedly Stabbing And Wounding An Israeli Settler
Israeli sources stated, Sunday, that a colonialist settler was seriously injured, reportedly after being stabbed by a Palestinian teenage boy, at the entrance of a shopping center near Gush Etzion illegal colony, in the southern part of occupied West Bank.
The wounded Israeli man, 40 years of age, suffered serious wounds to the upper body, before he was rushed to Hadassah Medical Center, in occupied Jerusalem.
The Palestinian, who carried out the reported attack, has been identified Khalil Yousef Jabarin, 16, from Yatta town, south of Hebron.
Israeli daily Haaretz said the Palestinian was shot by a settler, who was passing by, and suffered a moderate injury, and added that dozens of soldiers initiated searches in the Mall and the surrounding areas. video
Israeli Ynet News said the incident took place in Harim Shopping Center, which is visited by both Israelis and Palestinians, and added that the shopping center recently decided to close its parking area to all Palestinian vehicles, due to “a large number of previous attacks.”
The army also closed the southern entrance of Bethlehem city, preventing all Palestinian vehicles from entering or leaving it.
Update: “Seriously Wounded Israeli Settler Dies From His Wounds”
Israel’s Salem Military court, west of Jenin province, extended on Saturday the detention of the Islamic Jihad leader and anti-occupation activist Bassam al-Saadi.
Local sources said the Salem court ruled that al-Saadi, aged 58, be kept in custody until November 1.
Al-Saadi was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on March 19 in a manhunt launched across Jenin, in the northern West Bank, after he had been chased down for years.
Al-Saadi, a father of two slain Palestinians, has spent over 10 years in Israeli dungeons.
Local sources said the Salem court ruled that al-Saadi, aged 58, be kept in custody until November 1.
Al-Saadi was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on March 19 in a manhunt launched across Jenin, in the northern West Bank, after he had been chased down for years.
Al-Saadi, a father of two slain Palestinians, has spent over 10 years in Israeli dungeons.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Sunday arrested 16 Palestinians during raid and search campaigns launched in the West Bank.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF at daybreak stormed Awarta town, southeast of Nablus city, raided some houses and arrested two brothers, Ali and Dib Loulah.
At the same time in Qalqilya, dozens of IOF soldiers raided Palestinian houses in Azzun town, interrogated their residents for hours, and arrested two Palestinian youths identified as Aref Salim and Anas Daud.
In a related context, the IOF at dawn arrested a Palestinian youth at a military checkpoint in al-Khalil city.
The PIC reporter said, quoting local sources, that Farid al-Awiwi, 30, was stopped and detained at a military checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque before he was transferred to an Israeli detention center in Kiryat Arba settlement.
Other arrests were reported in Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil.
Israeli occupation army claimed in a statement that 16 Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank on Sunday for being involved in attacks on Israeli targets.
Army Abducts Sixteen Palestinians In The West Bank
The Israeli army abducted, on Sunday at dawn, sixteen Palestinians after the soldiers stormed and searched many homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, while one of them was taken prisoner at a military roadblock.
Media sources in Ramallah, in central West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Qaddoura Barghouthi, from Beit Rima town, northwest of the city, after stopping him at a military roadblock on the main entrance of the nearby Nabi Saleh village. Qaddoura is the brother of Bara’, who is a political prisoner in Israeli jails.
The soldiers also invaded Awarta village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched homes and abducted Theeb As’ad Lolah, and his brother, Ali.
It is worth mentioning that Theeb is the father of Dalal Lulah, 9, who died at an Israeli military roadblock south of Nablus, on December 29th 2017, when the soldiers prevented her from reaching the hospital while she was suffering a respiratory attack, while Ali is a former political prisoner who was released just two months ago.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the Saff Street and Jabal al-Mawaleh area, in the center of Bethlehem city, searched homes and abducted Issa Abo ‘Ahoor, 31, and Emad Ahmad Nawawra.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted Nawawra to pressure his brother, Zakariya, to turn himself in to the army.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Anas Malek Daoud, and Aref Salim from Azzoun town, east of the city.
The army also invaded many homes, and interrogated several Palestinians, in Kafr Saba neighborhood in Qalqilia.
In Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of the city, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, and abducted Abdullah Ahmad Ekhlayyel, 21, and Hussein Ali ‘Aadi, 20, before moving them to the nearby Etzion military base.
The PPS office in Hebron said the soldiers have abducted thirteen Palestinians, including five children, in Beit Ummar, since the beginning of this month.
Another Palestinian, identified as Farid Hmeidan al-‘Oweiwi, was taken prisoner from his home, after the soldiers stormed and ransacked it, along with many homes in the southern area of Hebron city.
Furthermore, the army abducted Mohammad Azzam Natsha from his home, in the Salam area in Anata town, northeast of Jerusalem.
In a statement, the Israeli army said its soldiers have arrested sixteen Palestinians in several areas of the West Bank, and took them to a number of interrogation facilities, and claimed that the soldiers found and confiscated two weapons during searched in the town.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF at daybreak stormed Awarta town, southeast of Nablus city, raided some houses and arrested two brothers, Ali and Dib Loulah.
At the same time in Qalqilya, dozens of IOF soldiers raided Palestinian houses in Azzun town, interrogated their residents for hours, and arrested two Palestinian youths identified as Aref Salim and Anas Daud.
In a related context, the IOF at dawn arrested a Palestinian youth at a military checkpoint in al-Khalil city.
The PIC reporter said, quoting local sources, that Farid al-Awiwi, 30, was stopped and detained at a military checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque before he was transferred to an Israeli detention center in Kiryat Arba settlement.
Other arrests were reported in Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil.
Israeli occupation army claimed in a statement that 16 Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank on Sunday for being involved in attacks on Israeli targets.
Army Abducts Sixteen Palestinians In The West Bank
The Israeli army abducted, on Sunday at dawn, sixteen Palestinians after the soldiers stormed and searched many homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, while one of them was taken prisoner at a military roadblock.
Media sources in Ramallah, in central West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Qaddoura Barghouthi, from Beit Rima town, northwest of the city, after stopping him at a military roadblock on the main entrance of the nearby Nabi Saleh village. Qaddoura is the brother of Bara’, who is a political prisoner in Israeli jails.
The soldiers also invaded Awarta village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, searched homes and abducted Theeb As’ad Lolah, and his brother, Ali.
It is worth mentioning that Theeb is the father of Dalal Lulah, 9, who died at an Israeli military roadblock south of Nablus, on December 29th 2017, when the soldiers prevented her from reaching the hospital while she was suffering a respiratory attack, while Ali is a former political prisoner who was released just two months ago.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the Saff Street and Jabal al-Mawaleh area, in the center of Bethlehem city, searched homes and abducted Issa Abo ‘Ahoor, 31, and Emad Ahmad Nawawra.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted Nawawra to pressure his brother, Zakariya, to turn himself in to the army.
In Qalqilia, in northern West Bank, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Anas Malek Daoud, and Aref Salim from Azzoun town, east of the city.
The army also invaded many homes, and interrogated several Palestinians, in Kafr Saba neighborhood in Qalqilia.
In Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of the city, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, and abducted Abdullah Ahmad Ekhlayyel, 21, and Hussein Ali ‘Aadi, 20, before moving them to the nearby Etzion military base.
The PPS office in Hebron said the soldiers have abducted thirteen Palestinians, including five children, in Beit Ummar, since the beginning of this month.
Another Palestinian, identified as Farid Hmeidan al-‘Oweiwi, was taken prisoner from his home, after the soldiers stormed and ransacked it, along with many homes in the southern area of Hebron city.
Furthermore, the army abducted Mohammad Azzam Natsha from his home, in the Salam area in Anata town, northeast of Jerusalem.
In a statement, the Israeli army said its soldiers have arrested sixteen Palestinians in several areas of the West Bank, and took them to a number of interrogation facilities, and claimed that the soldiers found and confiscated two weapons during searched in the town.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn, four young Palestinian men in Shu’fat refugee camp, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem.
Media sources in Shu’fat said several army jeeps invaded the refugee camp, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes.
They added that the soldiers abducted four young men, identified as Adham al-Hindi, Amro Khashan, Ayman Abu Mayyala and Mahmoud al-Faqeeh.
Media sources in Shu’fat said several army jeeps invaded the refugee camp, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes.
They added that the soldiers abducted four young men, identified as Adham al-Hindi, Amro Khashan, Ayman Abu Mayyala and Mahmoud al-Faqeeh.
15 sept 2018
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Israeli forces detained seven Palestinian minors during clashes that erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces in Hebron City in the southern West Bank, Friday evening.
Locals said that Israeli forces detained seven "children" after ambushing them during clashes that erupted in the Bab al-Zawiya area of the city. The minor detainees were not immediately identified. According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,781 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, 270 of whom are child prisoners and 50 of them are under the age of 16. |
Video footage, published by the Israeli army, showing Israeli soldiers assaulting the minors in an alley in Hebron City following their detention:
Israeli police detaining French-American activist Frank Romano for standing in the way of bulldozers attempting to block roads to Khan al-Ahmar. (WAFA Images / Suleiman Abu Srour)
A French-American activist started a hunger strike on Friday, after he was detained by Israeli police, when activists in Khan al-Ahmar village, east of Jerusalem, blocked Israeli bulldozers trying to close roads to the village, according to Abdullah Abu Rahmeh, from the Save Khan al-Ahmar campaign.
He told WAFA that Frank Romano, professor of law at University of Paris and author of “Love and Terror in the Middle East”, was detained along with four other Palestinians when they confronted Israeli police and bulldozers attempting to block roads to the village, slated for demolition by Israel in order to replace it with a settlement.
Romano, who lives in France but is also an American citizen, was first taken to a police station in the nearby illegal settlement of Ma’ale Adumim before he was transferred to the Russian Compound police station in West Jerusalem, where his detention was extended for four days.
Abu Rahmeh said Romano will be on hunger strike until Israel annuls the demolition decision against Khan al Ahmar.
Romano has been active in the around-the-clock vigil, at Khan al-Ahmar, that Palestinians and international solidarity activists have been observing since the Israeli High Court gave the green light to the Israeli army, on September 5, to demolish the Palestinian Bedouin village and displace its residents.
The decision to demolish Khan al-Ahmar has generated widespread international reaction, all warning Israel against proceeding with the demolition and the construction of a settlement on its location, due to its catastrophic impact on the future of peace in the region.
US Senator Dianne Feinstein tweeted on Thursday, saying, “Israel must not demolish the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar. The only reason to destroy this community is to expand nearby Israeli settlements and split the West Bank in half. The potential for peace depends on what happens to Khan al Ahmar.”
A French-American activist started a hunger strike on Friday, after he was detained by Israeli police, when activists in Khan al-Ahmar village, east of Jerusalem, blocked Israeli bulldozers trying to close roads to the village, according to Abdullah Abu Rahmeh, from the Save Khan al-Ahmar campaign.
He told WAFA that Frank Romano, professor of law at University of Paris and author of “Love and Terror in the Middle East”, was detained along with four other Palestinians when they confronted Israeli police and bulldozers attempting to block roads to the village, slated for demolition by Israel in order to replace it with a settlement.
Romano, who lives in France but is also an American citizen, was first taken to a police station in the nearby illegal settlement of Ma’ale Adumim before he was transferred to the Russian Compound police station in West Jerusalem, where his detention was extended for four days.
Abu Rahmeh said Romano will be on hunger strike until Israel annuls the demolition decision against Khan al Ahmar.
Romano has been active in the around-the-clock vigil, at Khan al-Ahmar, that Palestinians and international solidarity activists have been observing since the Israeli High Court gave the green light to the Israeli army, on September 5, to demolish the Palestinian Bedouin village and displace its residents.
The decision to demolish Khan al-Ahmar has generated widespread international reaction, all warning Israel against proceeding with the demolition and the construction of a settlement on its location, due to its catastrophic impact on the future of peace in the region.
US Senator Dianne Feinstein tweeted on Thursday, saying, “Israel must not demolish the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar. The only reason to destroy this community is to expand nearby Israeli settlements and split the West Bank in half. The potential for peace depends on what happens to Khan al Ahmar.”
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn, at least six young Palestinian men, during violent searches of homes, and fired many live rounds, gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets at protesters.
Dozens of soldiers invaded Tulkarem city, in northern West Bank, before storming the home of Legislator Fathi Qar’awi, ransacked them property and interrogated him along with his family.
The soldiers also invaded Jabal an-Nasr, in Nour Shams refugee camp, in Tulkarem, before breaking into and searching the home of Fathi Qar’awi, and occupied his property for several hours before withdrawing.
In addition, the soldiers invaded several neighborhoods in Nablus city, and surrounding areas, searched homes and opened fire on Palestinian protesters.
The soldiers abducted Mohammad Mo’in Tabanja, from his home in Rafidia neighborhood, and Haitham Mahmoud al-Akka, from Khallet al-Amoud area.
It is worth mentioning that Tabanja is the brother of two young men, who were recently abducted by the army.
In related news, the soldiers conducted extensive searches of homes and buildings in the al-Hadaf area in Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation during ensuing protests.
The army also invaded Wad Burqin area, west of Jenin, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at local protesters.
Many army jeeps also invaded Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at protesters and many homes.
Furthermore, dozens of soldiers invaded Shu’fat refugee camp, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem, searched many homes and abducted Adham al-Hindi, Amro Khashan, Ayman Abu Mayyala and Mahmoud al-Khatib.
The soldiers were also heavily deployed in the Tihta neighborhood in the refugee camp, while army drones flew overhead.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers invaded Umm Safa village, northwest of the city, searched homes and interrogated many young men while inspecting their ID cards.
Dozens of soldiers invaded Tulkarem city, in northern West Bank, before storming the home of Legislator Fathi Qar’awi, ransacked them property and interrogated him along with his family.
The soldiers also invaded Jabal an-Nasr, in Nour Shams refugee camp, in Tulkarem, before breaking into and searching the home of Fathi Qar’awi, and occupied his property for several hours before withdrawing.
In addition, the soldiers invaded several neighborhoods in Nablus city, and surrounding areas, searched homes and opened fire on Palestinian protesters.
The soldiers abducted Mohammad Mo’in Tabanja, from his home in Rafidia neighborhood, and Haitham Mahmoud al-Akka, from Khallet al-Amoud area.
It is worth mentioning that Tabanja is the brother of two young men, who were recently abducted by the army.
In related news, the soldiers conducted extensive searches of homes and buildings in the al-Hadaf area in Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation during ensuing protests.
The army also invaded Wad Burqin area, west of Jenin, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at local protesters.
Many army jeeps also invaded Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at protesters and many homes.
Furthermore, dozens of soldiers invaded Shu’fat refugee camp, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem, searched many homes and abducted Adham al-Hindi, Amro Khashan, Ayman Abu Mayyala and Mahmoud al-Khatib.
The soldiers were also heavily deployed in the Tihta neighborhood in the refugee camp, while army drones flew overhead.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers invaded Umm Safa village, northwest of the city, searched homes and interrogated many young men while inspecting their ID cards.
