9 june 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday afternoon, a Palestinian teenage boy in occupied East Jerusalem, reportedly for carrying a knife.
Media sources said the abducted teen, Osama Shaher Abu Za’nouna, 17, is from Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
They added that his family reported him missing, on Sunday morning, after he failed to show up for a final exam for school.
The teen was taken prisoner after Israeli police officers stopped and searched him when they received a report about a “suspicious person.” He was moved to an interrogation facility in Jerusalem.
Media sources said the abducted teen, Osama Shaher Abu Za’nouna, 17, is from Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
They added that his family reported him missing, on Sunday morning, after he failed to show up for a final exam for school.
The teen was taken prisoner after Israeli police officers stopped and searched him when they received a report about a “suspicious person.” He was moved to an interrogation facility in Jerusalem.
8 june 2019
Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of Jabal al-Mukaber south of Jerusalem on Friday evening and abducted a girl and four boys.
Eyewitnesses told Agence France-Presse that the occupation forces stormed the village of Jabal al-Mukabber and threw random sound bombs and rubber bullets. video
They then abducted four Palestinian teen boys and one minor girl and took them to the Israeli police station “Oz” for interrogation.
Witnesses added that one of the detainees was injured after being beaten by the Israeli occupation forces.
The village of Jabal al-Mukaber is subject to frequent Israeli invasions and collective punishment due to its location in East Jerusalem, in an area that Israeli municipal authorities have pledged to annex into Israel through the use of military force.
Eyewitnesses told Agence France-Presse that the occupation forces stormed the village of Jabal al-Mukabber and threw random sound bombs and rubber bullets. video
They then abducted four Palestinian teen boys and one minor girl and took them to the Israeli police station “Oz” for interrogation.
Witnesses added that one of the detainees was injured after being beaten by the Israeli occupation forces.
The village of Jabal al-Mukaber is subject to frequent Israeli invasions and collective punishment due to its location in East Jerusalem, in an area that Israeli municipal authorities have pledged to annex into Israel through the use of military force.
7 june 2019
Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured, Friday, two young Palestinian men, and abducted a child, in Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers stopped a young man, identified as Ra’ad Mohammad al-Haddad, 29, in the southern area of Hebron city, causing many cuts and bruises, before he was rushed to Alia Governmental Hospital.
They added that the soldiers assaulted and clubbed Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Mariya, 19, at the main entrance of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, before he was rushed to a local hospital.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in the southern area of Hebron city, and abducted a child, identified as Hussein Nafeth Rajabi, 15.
Media sources said the soldiers stopped a young man, identified as Ra’ad Mohammad al-Haddad, 29, in the southern area of Hebron city, causing many cuts and bruises, before he was rushed to Alia Governmental Hospital.
They added that the soldiers assaulted and clubbed Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Mariya, 19, at the main entrance of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, before he was rushed to a local hospital.
In addition, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in the southern area of Hebron city, and abducted a child, identified as Hussein Nafeth Rajabi, 15.
5 june 2019
The Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies (PPCS) has accused the Israeli prison service (IPS) of committing many violations against the Palestinian prisoners, including children, during the Eid holiday at the behest of the government.
Head of the Center Ra’fat Hamdouna said that the Israeli practices against the Palestinian prisoners during the Eid days violate international conventions and the international humanitarian law pertaining to their rights.
Hamdouna affirmed that hundreds of detained fathers and mothers are deprived of seeing their children and families during the Eid holiday and celebrating the occasion.
He also said that 250 children in Israeli jails are not allowed to see their parents, have new clothes and enjoy moments of joy during the Eid occasion.
He called on international human rights groups to pressure Israel to abide by the Geneva conventions that call for respecting the prisoners’ rights to practice religious and celebratory activities in jails.
Head of the Center Ra’fat Hamdouna said that the Israeli practices against the Palestinian prisoners during the Eid days violate international conventions and the international humanitarian law pertaining to their rights.
Hamdouna affirmed that hundreds of detained fathers and mothers are deprived of seeing their children and families during the Eid holiday and celebrating the occasion.
He also said that 250 children in Israeli jails are not allowed to see their parents, have new clothes and enjoy moments of joy during the Eid occasion.
He called on international human rights groups to pressure Israel to abide by the Geneva conventions that call for respecting the prisoners’ rights to practice religious and celebratory activities in jails.
2 june 2019
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted 50 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including 40 in occupied East Jerusalem, in less than 24 hours.
The PPS stated that the 50 abducted Palestinians, including the Secretary of Fateh Movement in Jerusalem Shadi al-Mitwer, and several children, were taken prisoner starting on Saturday at noon until morning hours, Sunday.
It added that the soldiers assaulted and injured many Palestinians, and detained some of them, in the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, especially after the army and the police accompanied dozens of illegal colonists into the courtyards of the holy site, and conducted provocative tours.
Many of the abducted Palestinians were trying to enter Jerusalem, to head to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for prayers in the holy site.
Earlier Sunday, the soldiers abducted three Palestinians, including a teenage boy, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and Jenin, in northern West Bank.
The PPS stated that the 50 abducted Palestinians, including the Secretary of Fateh Movement in Jerusalem Shadi al-Mitwer, and several children, were taken prisoner starting on Saturday at noon until morning hours, Sunday.
It added that the soldiers assaulted and injured many Palestinians, and detained some of them, in the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, especially after the army and the police accompanied dozens of illegal colonists into the courtyards of the holy site, and conducted provocative tours.
Many of the abducted Palestinians were trying to enter Jerusalem, to head to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for prayers in the holy site.
Earlier Sunday, the soldiers abducted three Palestinians, including a teenage boy, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and Jenin, in northern West Bank.
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Sunday, two Palestinians, including a teenage boy, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and one near Jenin, in northern West Bank.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the army abducted Ya’coub Yahia Rajabi, 20, from his home in the city, after the soldiers invaded and violently searched it.
It added that the soldiers also abducted Firas Emad Hdeib, 17, from his home in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, after ransacking the property.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Kharsa town, south of Hebron, before storming and violently searching homes, including the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Abdul-Majid Shadeed, and property of the imprisoned Anas Shadeed.
In Jenin governorate, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Osama Ibrahim al-Husseini, 30, from Faqqu’a village, east of Jenin city, while heading back home after prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the army abducted Ya’coub Yahia Rajabi, 20, from his home in the city, after the soldiers invaded and violently searched it.
It added that the soldiers also abducted Firas Emad Hdeib, 17, from his home in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, after ransacking the property.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Kharsa town, south of Hebron, before storming and violently searching homes, including the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Abdul-Majid Shadeed, and property of the imprisoned Anas Shadeed.
In Jenin governorate, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Osama Ibrahim al-Husseini, 30, from Faqqu’a village, east of Jenin city, while heading back home after prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem.
1 june 2019
Palestinian students listen to a teacher inside a prefabricated classroom in the occupied West Bank
Israeli authorities are reportedly going to auction two prefabricated classrooms that were donated to Palestinian schoolchildren by the European Union.
According to a report published by the British daily The Guardian, the classrooms, which were torn down and confiscated by Israeli forces in October last year, will be put up for sale next week.
They had been intended for 49 Palestinian students of primary school age in the northern occupied West Bank village of Ibziq.
An advertisement published in the Israeli Hebrew-language daily Maariv said the sale would take place at the offices of the so-called Israeli Civil Administration across the West Bank.
When the classrooms were dismantled, the EU mission to Jerusalem al-Quds and Ramallah condemned the move, and called on Israeli authorities to rebuild the structures in the same place “without delay.”
“Every child has the right to access education and states have an obligation to protect, respect and fulfill this right, by ensuring that schools are inviolable safe spaces for children.
“[The] EU calls upon the Israeli authorities to halt demolitions and confiscations of Palestinian houses and property, in accordance with its obligations as an occupying power under international humanitarian law,” it said at the time.
Israel argues that the schools had been constructed in Area C without obtaining a prior permission from the so-called Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), a unit in Israel’s ministry of military affairs that oversees civil matters in the Palestinian territories.
Area C constitutes about 61 percent of the entire West Bank and it is directly controlled by COGAT, which demands permits for new building projects.
Nevertheless, the majority of planning requests are firmly denied, leaving international donors and Palestinians alike with no choice but to construct new schools anyway.
Late last August, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said Palestinian children in the occupied territories were simply being denied education as the Israeli regime kept on with the much-blamed policy of demolishing their newly constructed schools.
The NRC said some 55 schools in the West Bank, most of them built with funding from the EU member states and other donors, were threatened with demolition and stop-work orders by Israeli authorities.
The EU has already announced that some 100 structures, including homes, shelters, water networks and schools, in the West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds have been destroyed or confiscated over the past years.
Many believe that the controversial demolition measures adopted by Tel Aviv are aimed at expelling more Palestinians from the West Bank.
Israel was created in 1948 after a Western-backed military seizure of vast expanses of Arab territories. In 1967, Israel occupied the entire West Bank, including East al-Quds, during full-frontal military operations. It later annexed the territories. Upon annexation, it also began propping up settlements, deemed as illegal by the international community due to their construction on occupied land.
More than 600,000 Israelis now live in over 230 settlements. Tel Aviv has defied calls to stop settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Israeli authorities are reportedly going to auction two prefabricated classrooms that were donated to Palestinian schoolchildren by the European Union.
According to a report published by the British daily The Guardian, the classrooms, which were torn down and confiscated by Israeli forces in October last year, will be put up for sale next week.
They had been intended for 49 Palestinian students of primary school age in the northern occupied West Bank village of Ibziq.
An advertisement published in the Israeli Hebrew-language daily Maariv said the sale would take place at the offices of the so-called Israeli Civil Administration across the West Bank.
When the classrooms were dismantled, the EU mission to Jerusalem al-Quds and Ramallah condemned the move, and called on Israeli authorities to rebuild the structures in the same place “without delay.”
“Every child has the right to access education and states have an obligation to protect, respect and fulfill this right, by ensuring that schools are inviolable safe spaces for children.
“[The] EU calls upon the Israeli authorities to halt demolitions and confiscations of Palestinian houses and property, in accordance with its obligations as an occupying power under international humanitarian law,” it said at the time.
Israel argues that the schools had been constructed in Area C without obtaining a prior permission from the so-called Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), a unit in Israel’s ministry of military affairs that oversees civil matters in the Palestinian territories.
Area C constitutes about 61 percent of the entire West Bank and it is directly controlled by COGAT, which demands permits for new building projects.
Nevertheless, the majority of planning requests are firmly denied, leaving international donors and Palestinians alike with no choice but to construct new schools anyway.
Late last August, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said Palestinian children in the occupied territories were simply being denied education as the Israeli regime kept on with the much-blamed policy of demolishing their newly constructed schools.
The NRC said some 55 schools in the West Bank, most of them built with funding from the EU member states and other donors, were threatened with demolition and stop-work orders by Israeli authorities.
The EU has already announced that some 100 structures, including homes, shelters, water networks and schools, in the West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds have been destroyed or confiscated over the past years.
Many believe that the controversial demolition measures adopted by Tel Aviv are aimed at expelling more Palestinians from the West Bank.
Israel was created in 1948 after a Western-backed military seizure of vast expanses of Arab territories. In 1967, Israel occupied the entire West Bank, including East al-Quds, during full-frontal military operations. It later annexed the territories. Upon annexation, it also began propping up settlements, deemed as illegal by the international community due to their construction on occupied land.
More than 600,000 Israelis now live in over 230 settlements. Tel Aviv has defied calls to stop settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories.
29 may 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, Wednesday, a Palestinian woman from Abu Dis town, east of occupied East Jerusalem, and three children from the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, before breaking into and searching a few homes, and abducted a woman, identified as Raja’ Omar, before moving her to the al-Maskobiyya detention and interrogation facility in West Jerusalem.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted three Palestinian children from the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied city, allegedly for entering the city without permits. video
Media sources said the soldiers invaded Abu Dis town, before breaking into and searching a few homes, and abducted a woman, identified as Raja’ Omar, before moving her to the al-Maskobiyya detention and interrogation facility in West Jerusalem.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted three Palestinian children from the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied city, allegedly for entering the city without permits. video
Israel's Salem military court on Tuesday sentenced the Palestinian child Abdul-Jaber Yasin, 15, to four months in jail and ordered him to pay a 3,000 NIS fine.
Yasin's family said that the Israeli court accused their child of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers during a raid on Asira al-Qibliya village, south of Nablus.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested Yasin on 3 May after violently beating him during clashes in Asira al-Qibliya.
Yasin's family said that the Israeli court accused their child of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers during a raid on Asira al-Qibliya village, south of Nablus.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested Yasin on 3 May after violently beating him during clashes in Asira al-Qibliya.
28 may 2019
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, eight Palestinians, including a wounded child, from their homes in Hizma town, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem.
The soldiers invaded the town from several directions, before storming and ransacking many homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Media sources in the town said the soldiers abducted Ahmad Amjad Sbeih, Saqer Salahuddin, Mohammad Ramadan Khatib, Ahmad Fuad Khatib, Laith Malek Sbeih, Mahdi Hasan Salahuddin, Nour Motawe’ and Mohammad Salam Sbeih.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad Fuad Khatib, 15, was shot and injured by Israeli army fire on April 16th, 2019.
The soldiers invaded the town from several directions, before storming and ransacking many homes, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Media sources in the town said the soldiers abducted Ahmad Amjad Sbeih, Saqer Salahuddin, Mohammad Ramadan Khatib, Ahmad Fuad Khatib, Laith Malek Sbeih, Mahdi Hasan Salahuddin, Nour Motawe’ and Mohammad Salam Sbeih.
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad Fuad Khatib, 15, was shot and injured by Israeli army fire on April 16th, 2019.
26 may 2019
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, ten Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Hebron governorate, in southern West Bank, and abducted four Palestinians, identified as Mohannad Abdul-Hamid Abu Mariya, 19, Ala’ Sadem Sleibi, 28, Yasser Jihad Abu Dayya, 17, and Mos’ab Zghayyar.
It added that the soldiers also abducted Mo’taz Rajabi, Lu’ay Rajabi and Omar Bassem Zghayyar, from occupied East Jerusalem.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ibrahim Khaled Misfir.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Na’im Salah, from the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Monther Aziziya.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Hebron governorate, in southern West Bank, and abducted four Palestinians, identified as Mohannad Abdul-Hamid Abu Mariya, 19, Ala’ Sadem Sleibi, 28, Yasser Jihad Abu Dayya, 17, and Mos’ab Zghayyar.
It added that the soldiers also abducted Mo’taz Rajabi, Lu’ay Rajabi and Omar Bassem Zghayyar, from occupied East Jerusalem.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Ibrahim Khaled Misfir.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Na’im Salah, from the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Monther Aziziya.
A new study revealed that about 16,500 Palestinian children have been arrested by the Israeli occupation since the outbreak of the Second Intifada on 28 September 2000.
The 26-page study was prepared by the Palestinian ex-prisoner and researcher at the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission Abdul-Naser Farwana about the Palestinian children arrested by the Israeli occupation.
Farwana said that during the past decade (2000-2010) at least 700 cases of arrest were documented annually, while the number has jumped to 1,250 in the last eight years.
Farwana added that all facts and statistics have confirmed that there is a systematic arrest policy targeting Palestinian children, and that the numbers of child detainees have increased steadily since 2000 and significantly since 2011.
The numbers even rose higher during al-Quds Intifada which erupted in October 2015, the Palestinian researcher noted.
The 26-page study was prepared by the Palestinian ex-prisoner and researcher at the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission Abdul-Naser Farwana about the Palestinian children arrested by the Israeli occupation.
Farwana said that during the past decade (2000-2010) at least 700 cases of arrest were documented annually, while the number has jumped to 1,250 in the last eight years.
Farwana added that all facts and statistics have confirmed that there is a systematic arrest policy targeting Palestinian children, and that the numbers of child detainees have increased steadily since 2000 and significantly since 2011.
The numbers even rose higher during al-Quds Intifada which erupted in October 2015, the Palestinian researcher noted.
