5 nov 2017
483 Palestinian children were detained by the Israeli occupation forces since the start of 2017, the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Committee reported on Sunday.
A statement by the Prisoners Committee kept record of the abduction of 483 Palestinian children, aged 17 and below, since the start of 2017.
Several detained minors held at the Israeli Ofer lock-up were sentenced administratively, with neither charge nor trial.
A lawyer from the Prisoners Committee quoted prisoner Luay al-Mensi, monitoring the minors’ section at Ofer jail, as stating that 40 Palestinian children arrived at Ofer lock-up in October, eight among have been subjected to torture.
Another minor was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces after he was shot and injured.
At the same time, the Israeli occupation authorities slapped fines amounting to a total of $21,430 against Palestinian children detained in October.
A statement by the Prisoners Committee kept record of the abduction of 483 Palestinian children, aged 17 and below, since the start of 2017.
Several detained minors held at the Israeli Ofer lock-up were sentenced administratively, with neither charge nor trial.
A lawyer from the Prisoners Committee quoted prisoner Luay al-Mensi, monitoring the minors’ section at Ofer jail, as stating that 40 Palestinian children arrived at Ofer lock-up in October, eight among have been subjected to torture.
Another minor was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces after he was shot and injured.
At the same time, the Israeli occupation authorities slapped fines amounting to a total of $21,430 against Palestinian children detained in October.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, two Palestinians, including a child, in Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and injured several others, in addition to abducting one child in Shu’fat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
Media sources in Beit Ummar said many army jeeps invaded several areas in the town, before the soldiers broke into and searched many homes, and abducted Amir Mohammad Za’aqeeq, 20, and Ahmad Yousef ‘Alqam, 15.
The soldiers also destroyed a computer, owned by Jihad Yousef Alqam, during violent searches of his home, in Beit Ummar.
Many youngsters hurled stones at the invading army jeeps, while the soldiers fired gas bombs at them, and at a few homes, causing many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a child identified as Ahmad Abu Zneid, 14, from his home, in Shu’fat refugee camp, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers invaded an UNRWA school several times overnight, in addition to the western entrance of the refugee camp, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at local youngsters, who hurled stones at the military jeeps.
Media sources in Beit Ummar said many army jeeps invaded several areas in the town, before the soldiers broke into and searched many homes, and abducted Amir Mohammad Za’aqeeq, 20, and Ahmad Yousef ‘Alqam, 15.
The soldiers also destroyed a computer, owned by Jihad Yousef Alqam, during violent searches of his home, in Beit Ummar.
Many youngsters hurled stones at the invading army jeeps, while the soldiers fired gas bombs at them, and at a few homes, causing many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a child identified as Ahmad Abu Zneid, 14, from his home, in Shu’fat refugee camp, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers invaded an UNRWA school several times overnight, in addition to the western entrance of the refugee camp, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at local youngsters, who hurled stones at the military jeeps.
4 oct 2017
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested, during October, 500 Palestinians including 70 minors and nine women from West Bank and Gaza Strip, rights group reported.
Palestine center for prisoners’ studies issued Friday a report documenting Israeli violations over the past month.
180 of the reported arrests were carried out in occupied Jerusalem including 45 in Issawiya town in one single night, the report revealed.
15 other arrests were reported in Gaza Strip including four fishermen detained while sailing off Gaza shores.
Also during October, IOF raided Palestinian media companies in West Bank, shutting down production facilities and closing offices in locations including Ramallah, Nablus, al-Khalil and Bethlehem.
Companies targeted by the raids included Palmedia, Ramsat and Trans Media, which the Israeli defence ministry accused of "incitement" and of providing production services to Hamas's al-Aqsa and al-Quds television channel.
Four journalists were also rounded up after IOF violently stormed their homes.
70 children were also detained during the same reported period including a 12-year-old child who was kidnapped in front of his school, while nine women were rounded up.
Meanwhile, 75 administrative detention orders were issued between the period two to six months over the last months, including 35 new orders while 40 orders were extensions.
The center pointed out that Israeli jailers continued their break-ins and attacks against Palestinians prisoners during October.
Palestine center for prisoners’ studies issued Friday a report documenting Israeli violations over the past month.
180 of the reported arrests were carried out in occupied Jerusalem including 45 in Issawiya town in one single night, the report revealed.
15 other arrests were reported in Gaza Strip including four fishermen detained while sailing off Gaza shores.
Also during October, IOF raided Palestinian media companies in West Bank, shutting down production facilities and closing offices in locations including Ramallah, Nablus, al-Khalil and Bethlehem.
Companies targeted by the raids included Palmedia, Ramsat and Trans Media, which the Israeli defence ministry accused of "incitement" and of providing production services to Hamas's al-Aqsa and al-Quds television channel.
Four journalists were also rounded up after IOF violently stormed their homes.
70 children were also detained during the same reported period including a 12-year-old child who was kidnapped in front of his school, while nine women were rounded up.
Meanwhile, 75 administrative detention orders were issued between the period two to six months over the last months, including 35 new orders while 40 orders were extensions.
The center pointed out that Israeli jailers continued their break-ins and attacks against Palestinians prisoners during October.
31 oct 2017
Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, the al-Khader town, south of the northern West Bank city of Bethlehem, and abducted two children.
Mohammad Salah, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in al-Khader, said dozens of soldiers invaded the Old City, especially around the schools’ area, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades.
The soldiers also abducted two children, identified as Ali Mohammad Issa, 13, and Ramzi Ayman Sobeh, 13, near their homes.
Mohammad Salah, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in al-Khader, said dozens of soldiers invaded the Old City, especially around the schools’ area, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades.
The soldiers also abducted two children, identified as Ali Mohammad Issa, 13, and Ramzi Ayman Sobeh, 13, near their homes.
28 oct 2017
Israeli authorities, on Thursday, released a Palestinian teen from detention after more than a month, originally held in custody over an alleged stabbing attack that happened in September, in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron.
Ihab al-Ghaith, a lawyer from the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs said, in a statement, that Israel’s Ofer military court decided to release wounded teen prisoner Haitham Jaradat, 14 — previously reported to be 15 — after he spent 58 days in detention between the Shaare Tzedek Hospital and al-Ramla jail clinic.
Jaradat, a resident of the Hebron-area town of Sair, was shot and injured by Israeli forces after he allegedly ran toward a group of Israeli settlers at a bus stop with a knife.
Al-Ghaith said that Jaradat was shot in his back with a bullet that exited his body through his stomach. The teen underwent surgery at the Shaare Tzedek Hospital after his detention.
Al-Ghaith also pointed out that the teen was constantly handcuffed and cuffed by his feet to his hospital bed, and that a fine of 2,000 shekels ($564) was also imposed on Jaradat upon his release.
Dozens of Palestinians have been arrested, injured, and killed by Israeli forces for alleged stabbing attacks. Those, including minors, who were not killed have routinely been sentenced with serious jail time, according to Ma’an.
In Jaradat’s case, a Video was released of the incident showing an Israeli officer asking Jaradat what he was doing in the area, with the teen replying that he came in order to commit suicide.
“Why?” the officer asked him, but Jaradat only replied that he wanted water. The officer asked him if he had come to the area to commit an attack. The boy did not answer and instead continued to ask for water.
The video had prompted some to comment that the teen was, in fact, attempting suicide, rather than actually seeking to commit an attack on Israelis.
Since Palestinians are almost always killed by Israeli forces during attacks, there has been rising suspicion that some Palestinian youth, facing extreme hopelessness from years living under a brutal military occupation or experiencing problems at home, decide to carry knives and approach Israeli soldiers with the knowledge that they will be shot to death.
Israeli forces routinely shoot Palestinians, oftentimes killing them, during actual or alleged attacks on Israelis, even if the Palestinian could be detained through nonlethal means. This Israeli practice has prompted rights groups to accuse Israel of carrying out “extrajudicial executions” on Palestinians.
Ihab al-Ghaith, a lawyer from the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs said, in a statement, that Israel’s Ofer military court decided to release wounded teen prisoner Haitham Jaradat, 14 — previously reported to be 15 — after he spent 58 days in detention between the Shaare Tzedek Hospital and al-Ramla jail clinic.
Jaradat, a resident of the Hebron-area town of Sair, was shot and injured by Israeli forces after he allegedly ran toward a group of Israeli settlers at a bus stop with a knife.
Al-Ghaith said that Jaradat was shot in his back with a bullet that exited his body through his stomach. The teen underwent surgery at the Shaare Tzedek Hospital after his detention.
Al-Ghaith also pointed out that the teen was constantly handcuffed and cuffed by his feet to his hospital bed, and that a fine of 2,000 shekels ($564) was also imposed on Jaradat upon his release.
Dozens of Palestinians have been arrested, injured, and killed by Israeli forces for alleged stabbing attacks. Those, including minors, who were not killed have routinely been sentenced with serious jail time, according to Ma’an.
In Jaradat’s case, a Video was released of the incident showing an Israeli officer asking Jaradat what he was doing in the area, with the teen replying that he came in order to commit suicide.
“Why?” the officer asked him, but Jaradat only replied that he wanted water. The officer asked him if he had come to the area to commit an attack. The boy did not answer and instead continued to ask for water.
The video had prompted some to comment that the teen was, in fact, attempting suicide, rather than actually seeking to commit an attack on Israelis.
Since Palestinians are almost always killed by Israeli forces during attacks, there has been rising suspicion that some Palestinian youth, facing extreme hopelessness from years living under a brutal military occupation or experiencing problems at home, decide to carry knives and approach Israeli soldiers with the knowledge that they will be shot to death.
Israeli forces routinely shoot Palestinians, oftentimes killing them, during actual or alleged attacks on Israelis, even if the Palestinian could be detained through nonlethal means. This Israeli practice has prompted rights groups to accuse Israel of carrying out “extrajudicial executions” on Palestinians.
26 oct 2017
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday evening kidnapped a Palestinian youth after they opened fire on his car west of Ramallah province.
29-year-old Muadh Surur was kidnapped by the IOF as he was driving near Ramallah’s western town of Deir Qidis, in the central occupied West Bank.
Surur’s car collided with another car before he was kidnapped by the occupation forces and dragged to an unknown destination.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Young Man Near Ramallah, Child In Hebron
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday evening, a young man near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after opening fire at his car, and a child in Hebron, in southern West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers opened fire at a man, driving near the entrance of Ni’lin village, west of Ramallah, and abducted him, after his car collided with a car of an Israeli colonist.
The army claimed the accident was a “deliberate attack,” and fired live rounds at the car’s wheels, before thoroughly searching the car, but their search came out empty.
The abducted driver has been identified as Ma’aa No’man Srour, 29, from Ni’lin village.
In addition, the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Ali Rajabi, 14, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron, and took him to a nearby interrogation facility.
29-year-old Muadh Surur was kidnapped by the IOF as he was driving near Ramallah’s western town of Deir Qidis, in the central occupied West Bank.
Surur’s car collided with another car before he was kidnapped by the occupation forces and dragged to an unknown destination.
Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Young Man Near Ramallah, Child In Hebron
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday evening, a young man near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after opening fire at his car, and a child in Hebron, in southern West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers opened fire at a man, driving near the entrance of Ni’lin village, west of Ramallah, and abducted him, after his car collided with a car of an Israeli colonist.
The army claimed the accident was a “deliberate attack,” and fired live rounds at the car’s wheels, before thoroughly searching the car, but their search came out empty.
The abducted driver has been identified as Ma’aa No’man Srour, 29, from Ni’lin village.
In addition, the soldiers abducted a child, identified as Ali Rajabi, 14, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron, and took him to a nearby interrogation facility.
25 oct 2017
A joint report released by B'Tselem and HaMoked organizations on Wednesday revealed egregious violations of human rights committed by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) against Palestinian children in Jerusalem.
The report said that the IOF soldiers arrest the Palestinian children in the middle of the night, unnecessarily handcuff them and force them to spend a long time waiting for their interrogation to begin without giving them the opportunity to speak to their lawyers or families and without informing them that they have the right to remain silent.
The children are then held under harsh detention conditions for days and weeks even if the interrogation is over. All this in some cases is accompanied by threats, insults and physical abuse before or during the interrogation.
According to the two human rights organizations, once the boys are arrested, their families are excluded from the following proceedings, which means that the boys are forced to endure this ordeal alone.
The report affirmed that the Israeli authorities pressure the detained Palestinian children to sign involuntary confessions that are sometimes written in a language they do not understand and which are later used as the basis for the indictments served against them.
The report, which was made based on testimonies given by 60 Palestinian minors who had been arrested and interrogated in Israeli jails, underlined that the Israeli authorities disregard the laws stipulating that minors must be held in age-appropriate conditions which include adequate food, health services, access to education, and visits by social workers and family members.
B'Tselem and HaMoked said that Israel tries to provide a legal cover for these systematic and extensive violations of the fundamental human rights of hundreds of minors every year.
The human rights report added that there is no possible justification for the extreme measures Israel's law enforcement system uses against East Jerusalem minors, noting that the reality described in the report is part of the Israeli control mechanism over the Palestinian population of East Jerusalem.
The report said that the IOF soldiers arrest the Palestinian children in the middle of the night, unnecessarily handcuff them and force them to spend a long time waiting for their interrogation to begin without giving them the opportunity to speak to their lawyers or families and without informing them that they have the right to remain silent.
The children are then held under harsh detention conditions for days and weeks even if the interrogation is over. All this in some cases is accompanied by threats, insults and physical abuse before or during the interrogation.
According to the two human rights organizations, once the boys are arrested, their families are excluded from the following proceedings, which means that the boys are forced to endure this ordeal alone.
The report affirmed that the Israeli authorities pressure the detained Palestinian children to sign involuntary confessions that are sometimes written in a language they do not understand and which are later used as the basis for the indictments served against them.
The report, which was made based on testimonies given by 60 Palestinian minors who had been arrested and interrogated in Israeli jails, underlined that the Israeli authorities disregard the laws stipulating that minors must be held in age-appropriate conditions which include adequate food, health services, access to education, and visits by social workers and family members.
B'Tselem and HaMoked said that Israel tries to provide a legal cover for these systematic and extensive violations of the fundamental human rights of hundreds of minors every year.
The human rights report added that there is no possible justification for the extreme measures Israel's law enforcement system uses against East Jerusalem minors, noting that the reality described in the report is part of the Israeli control mechanism over the Palestinian population of East Jerusalem.
24 oct 2017
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) prevented Tuesday Palestinian students from reaching their school in Umm al-Rayhan town, located behind the Apartheid Wall south of Jenin, for the second consecutive day.
Local sources told PIC reporter that IOF continued for the second day to close the Iron Gate, the sole link between the town and the nearby areas.
The village council called on official and rights bodies to intervene urgently to lift Israeli military restrictions imposed at the entrance to Umm al-Rayhan
Local sources told PIC reporter that IOF continued for the second day to close the Iron Gate, the sole link between the town and the nearby areas.
The village council called on official and rights bodies to intervene urgently to lift Israeli military restrictions imposed at the entrance to Umm al-Rayhan
23 oct 2017
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, at least forty-three Palestinians, more than half of them are children, after the army invaded dozens of homes in the al-‘Isawiya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and violently searched them, while a military helicopter flew overhead.
Raed Abu Mayyala, a member of the Follow-Up Committee in al-‘Isawiya, said dozens of soldiers and undercover officers, invaded the town from several directions, before storming into dozens of homes and ransacking them, causing excessive damage.
He added that the soldiers caused many residents, especially children, anxiety attacks due to the violent invasions and searches of homes.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud said the soldiers moved the detained Palestinians to several detention and interrogation centers, including al-Maskobiyya in West Jerusalem, a police station in Salaheddin Street, Al-Qashla in the Old City, and Abu Ghneim illegal colony, south of Jerusalem.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as:
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also invaded and searched many homes, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and abducted at least fifteen Palestinians.
Raed Abu Mayyala, a member of the Follow-Up Committee in al-‘Isawiya, said dozens of soldiers and undercover officers, invaded the town from several directions, before storming into dozens of homes and ransacking them, causing excessive damage.
He added that the soldiers caused many residents, especially children, anxiety attacks due to the violent invasions and searches of homes.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud said the soldiers moved the detained Palestinians to several detention and interrogation centers, including al-Maskobiyya in West Jerusalem, a police station in Salaheddin Street, Al-Qashla in the Old City, and Abu Ghneim illegal colony, south of Jerusalem.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as:
- Ahmad Abdul-Salam Abu Roumi, 18.
- Waseem Eyad Dari, 15.
- Yousef Issa ِِِِAli Aisha, 17.
- Ali Mousa Aisha.
- Abboud Mousa Aisha.
- Ahmad Abdul-Raouf Mahmoud, 15.
- Mohammad Abdul-Raouf Mahmoud.
- Mohammad Tawfiq Abu al-Hummus, 16.
- Amir Othman Darwish, 15.
- Adam Kayed Mahmoud, 17.
- Qussai Ahmad Dari, 17.
- Majd Marwan Dari 15.
- Mahmoud Bassel Mahmoud, 17.
- Yazan Zakariya Harbawi, 17.
- Fadi Ra’fat Isawi, 16.
- Mohammad Ibrahim Mustafa, 14.
- Adam Khaled Abu Shammala, 17.
- Ayyub Ali Abu al-Hummus, 16.
- Saleh Bader Abu ‘Assab, 17.
- Odai Ali Dirbas, 17.
- Khaled Mohammad Mustafa, 15.
- Mohammad Zakariya Oleyyan, 17.
- Husam Sameeh Oleyyan, 17.
- Waleed Tawfiq Abu al-Hummus.
- Mohammad Tawfiq Abu al-Hummus.
- ‘Ala Ahmad Dari.
- Abdul-Rauf Mustafa.
- Mohammad Ramadan Masri.
- Mohammad Hussein Obeid.
- Ahmad Samir Obeid.
- Yousef Tareq Darwish.
- Mansour Mahmoud.
- Emad Mohammad Abu Ryala.
- Marwan Taha Abu Ryala.
- Mohammad Atiya.
- Firas Mahmoud.
- Adham Sabta.
- Mohammad Awni.
- Yazan Na’aji.
- Mahmoud Sa’adi.
- Qussai Abu Khanjar.
- Ala Abu Khanjar.
- Ayyoub Ali Abu al-Hummus.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also invaded and searched many homes, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and abducted at least fifteen Palestinians.
The head of the Studies and Documentation Department at the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, former political prisoner, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, stated that Israel has issued around 3086 arbitrary Administrative detention orders, since October 1, 2015, holding hundreds of detainees captive without charges or trial.
Ferwana stated that 1285 (%42) of these orders were issued against detainees for the first time, and 1801 (%58) were renewals of existing orders.
He added that Israel is currently holding captive 450 Palestinians, including women, children and legislators, under Administrative Detention orders.
Administrative Detention policies aim at imprisoning hundreds of persons for extended periods; these orders are largely repeatedly renewed without charges or trial.
Many of these orders are renewed each time to three, four, or six months, in many cases, imprisoning dozens of detainees for years.
“Israel has transformed Administrative Detention from something that is occasionally used to a fixed policy in dealing with thousands of detainees since 1967. This includes males and females, including children.” Ferwana stated, “This illegal policy became a tool used by Israel to exact vengeance on detainees who are not facing any charges. It is immoral, and violates basic standards of human rights.”
Ferwana called on various local, regional and international legal and human rights groups to intervene, and end the escalating Israeli violations of International Law and the Four Geneva Convention, and added that Israel’s use and abuse of Administrative Detention was never occasional, but a fixed illegal policy, part of ongoing violations and oppression.”
He also stated that the silence of International Community, the unwillingness and idleness in dealing with these violations, have given Israel a green light to continue and escalate these violations, and pushed many detainees to hold individual and extended hunger strikes, demanding dignity and justice.
Ferwana stated that 1285 (%42) of these orders were issued against detainees for the first time, and 1801 (%58) were renewals of existing orders.
He added that Israel is currently holding captive 450 Palestinians, including women, children and legislators, under Administrative Detention orders.
Administrative Detention policies aim at imprisoning hundreds of persons for extended periods; these orders are largely repeatedly renewed without charges or trial.
Many of these orders are renewed each time to three, four, or six months, in many cases, imprisoning dozens of detainees for years.
“Israel has transformed Administrative Detention from something that is occasionally used to a fixed policy in dealing with thousands of detainees since 1967. This includes males and females, including children.” Ferwana stated, “This illegal policy became a tool used by Israel to exact vengeance on detainees who are not facing any charges. It is immoral, and violates basic standards of human rights.”
Ferwana called on various local, regional and international legal and human rights groups to intervene, and end the escalating Israeli violations of International Law and the Four Geneva Convention, and added that Israel’s use and abuse of Administrative Detention was never occasional, but a fixed illegal policy, part of ongoing violations and oppression.”
He also stated that the silence of International Community, the unwillingness and idleness in dealing with these violations, have given Israel a green light to continue and escalate these violations, and pushed many detainees to hold individual and extended hunger strikes, demanding dignity and justice.
