31 dec 2015
The Magistrate judge extended on Thursday morning the arrest of two Jerusalemite children to continue interrogating them on suspicion of “planning an attack and possession of knives”.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of 12-year old Shadi Anwar Farrah and 12-year old Ahmad Raed Za’tari until Friday to continue interrogating them on the above mentioned charges.
The forces had arrested the two children on Wednesday from Street Number 1 in Jerusalem on charges of possession of knives.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of 12-year old Shadi Anwar Farrah and 12-year old Ahmad Raed Za’tari until Friday to continue interrogating them on the above mentioned charges.
The forces had arrested the two children on Wednesday from Street Number 1 in Jerusalem on charges of possession of knives.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday evening kidnapped two Palestinian children from Occupied Jerusalem and two youngsters from Jenin province.
Israeli news sources said two Palestinian children aged 12 and 13 were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation soldiers from occupied Jerusalem City on allegations of carrying knives.
Both arrestees were dragged to an Israeli detention center on charges of intending to carry out an anti-occupation stabbing attack.
Meanwhile, two Palestinian young men were kidnapped by the IOF near the Barta’a military checkpoint, to the south of Jenin province, in the northern occupied West Bank.
The captives were identified by their family members as 30-year-old Mahmoud Nabil Qubha and 26-year-old Issam Rateb Qubha.
Both Mahmoud and Nabil were kidnapped on their way back home in Barta’a village.
Israeli news sources said two Palestinian children aged 12 and 13 were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation soldiers from occupied Jerusalem City on allegations of carrying knives.
Both arrestees were dragged to an Israeli detention center on charges of intending to carry out an anti-occupation stabbing attack.
Meanwhile, two Palestinian young men were kidnapped by the IOF near the Barta’a military checkpoint, to the south of Jenin province, in the northern occupied West Bank.
The captives were identified by their family members as 30-year-old Mahmoud Nabil Qubha and 26-year-old Issam Rateb Qubha.
Both Mahmoud and Nabil were kidnapped on their way back home in Barta’a village.
The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights, Adalah, has said it has sent letters to top Israeli officials to urge them to investigate the reported abuse of a Palestinian child, who was detained on September 24, 2015 by Israeli soldiers in a border area with Gaza.
The letters, which were sent to the government's legal adviser and the military attorney general by Adalah based on information from al-Mizan Center for Human Rights, said that Israeli soldiers maltreated and tortured a child from Gaza during his detention.
"After they encircled and ordered him to strip naked, one of the soldiers removed a harness from a dog and unleashed it, which attacked the child and bit him in his right arm as the soldiers were standing nearby and laughing, and then the dog injured him in his left hand," the letters read.
According to the letters, the soldiers took the child to a military base and forced him to sign a document in Hebrew, without him knowing its content.
Later, the soldiers physically assaulted the child and detained him for long hours without providing him with any food or drink before he was transferred to Barzilai hospital and then released to Gaza, where he was given extensive medical care, the letters explained further.
The letters were enclosed with medical reports confirming the child's exposure to physical and psychological torture by the soldiers.
The letters, which were sent to the government's legal adviser and the military attorney general by Adalah based on information from al-Mizan Center for Human Rights, said that Israeli soldiers maltreated and tortured a child from Gaza during his detention.
"After they encircled and ordered him to strip naked, one of the soldiers removed a harness from a dog and unleashed it, which attacked the child and bit him in his right arm as the soldiers were standing nearby and laughing, and then the dog injured him in his left hand," the letters read.
According to the letters, the soldiers took the child to a military base and forced him to sign a document in Hebrew, without him knowing its content.
Later, the soldiers physically assaulted the child and detained him for long hours without providing him with any food or drink before he was transferred to Barzilai hospital and then released to Gaza, where he was given extensive medical care, the letters explained further.
The letters were enclosed with medical reports confirming the child's exposure to physical and psychological torture by the soldiers.
30 dec 2015
Israeli forces kidnapped 28 Palestinians, including nine minors, from across the West Bank districts overnight, according to local and security sources.
In Tulkarem city and the nearby Shwakeh Neighborhood, armed Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinians, including two 18-year-old twin sisters.
According to WAFA correspondence, a large military force reportedly raided a number of Palestinian homes, searching it thoroughly, before detaining two twin sisters identified as Diana and Nadya Khwaled, 18.
Meanwhile, local Hamza Hammed was kidnapped from the Shwakeh neighborhood, to the north of the city, whereas Mohammed Salman was taken from the southern part of the city.
In Hebron, forces took three Palestinians, including a minor, during a raid into the town of Tarqumiya to the west.
The detainees were identified as Ala’a Dababseh, 24, Ra’ef Qabajha, 24, and Hassan Mrqatan, 16.
Forces also abducted a 15-year-old student near Abu Irish Israeli military checkpoint, in the Old City of Hebron. Local sources reported that Osama Abu Qwader, 15, was taken following clashes that broke out with Israeli troops near the school zone in Hebron’s old city.
Furthermore, forces took six Palestinians from the Hebron area. They were identified as Younis Abu Rmeleh, 19, Bilal Ashour, 19, Hamza Qawasmi, 19, Ibrahim Sha’rawi, 21, Hamdan Ewaidat, 23.
In the meantime, Israeli soldiers broke into three Palestinian-owned homes in the Ramallah town of Silwad, interrogating occupants and thoroughly searching all three homes. However no arrests were reported. Forces were said to have used police dogs while searching the homes.
Forces also kidnapped four minors aged 17 from the town of Kharbatha al Misbah to the west of Ramallah. They were identified as Mohammed Kayed, Mohammed al-Habal, and Qosay and Mohammed Harfoosh.
Three more Palestinians were taken from the Ramallah area of Beit Doqo, including an injured local. They were identified as Mohammed Marrar, 19, Ali Hasan, 21, and Dawood Rayyan, 34.
In the Jenin area, armed soldiers took two locals identified as Hashem Shalabi, 38, and Fadi Za’rour, 30.
In Jerusalem, police kidnapped six Palestinians, including four children. They were identified as Mansour Salim, 18, and his brother Mahmoud, 16, in addition to Mohammed Abu farha, 17, Ibrahim al-Rajbi, 13, Ahmad Ghaith, 12, and Ishaq Ghtit, 23.
The Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs (CPA) said, on Tuesday, that at least 6,830 Palestinians were detained by Israeli troops in the occupied Palestinian Territory since the beginning of the year 2015, marking the highest rate of daily arrests in five years.
It said 3.285 Palestinians were detained in the past three months alone since the beginning of violent unrest in early October.
To be noted, the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Committee Studies and Documentation Unit said in a report that Israel has detained a total of 5,934 children over the past five years.
In Tulkarem city and the nearby Shwakeh Neighborhood, armed Israeli soldiers abducted four Palestinians, including two 18-year-old twin sisters.
According to WAFA correspondence, a large military force reportedly raided a number of Palestinian homes, searching it thoroughly, before detaining two twin sisters identified as Diana and Nadya Khwaled, 18.
Meanwhile, local Hamza Hammed was kidnapped from the Shwakeh neighborhood, to the north of the city, whereas Mohammed Salman was taken from the southern part of the city.
In Hebron, forces took three Palestinians, including a minor, during a raid into the town of Tarqumiya to the west.
The detainees were identified as Ala’a Dababseh, 24, Ra’ef Qabajha, 24, and Hassan Mrqatan, 16.
Forces also abducted a 15-year-old student near Abu Irish Israeli military checkpoint, in the Old City of Hebron. Local sources reported that Osama Abu Qwader, 15, was taken following clashes that broke out with Israeli troops near the school zone in Hebron’s old city.
Furthermore, forces took six Palestinians from the Hebron area. They were identified as Younis Abu Rmeleh, 19, Bilal Ashour, 19, Hamza Qawasmi, 19, Ibrahim Sha’rawi, 21, Hamdan Ewaidat, 23.
In the meantime, Israeli soldiers broke into three Palestinian-owned homes in the Ramallah town of Silwad, interrogating occupants and thoroughly searching all three homes. However no arrests were reported. Forces were said to have used police dogs while searching the homes.
Forces also kidnapped four minors aged 17 from the town of Kharbatha al Misbah to the west of Ramallah. They were identified as Mohammed Kayed, Mohammed al-Habal, and Qosay and Mohammed Harfoosh.
Three more Palestinians were taken from the Ramallah area of Beit Doqo, including an injured local. They were identified as Mohammed Marrar, 19, Ali Hasan, 21, and Dawood Rayyan, 34.
In the Jenin area, armed soldiers took two locals identified as Hashem Shalabi, 38, and Fadi Za’rour, 30.
In Jerusalem, police kidnapped six Palestinians, including four children. They were identified as Mansour Salim, 18, and his brother Mahmoud, 16, in addition to Mohammed Abu farha, 17, Ibrahim al-Rajbi, 13, Ahmad Ghaith, 12, and Ishaq Ghtit, 23.
The Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs (CPA) said, on Tuesday, that at least 6,830 Palestinians were detained by Israeli troops in the occupied Palestinian Territory since the beginning of the year 2015, marking the highest rate of daily arrests in five years.
It said 3.285 Palestinians were detained in the past three months alone since the beginning of violent unrest in early October.
To be noted, the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Committee Studies and Documentation Unit said in a report that Israel has detained a total of 5,934 children over the past five years.
