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Israeli forces abducted eight Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, including three teenagers, Monday at dawn, prisoner rights group Addameer said.Lawyer for Addameer, Muhammad Mahmoud, said that Yousuf Abu Jumaah, Mahdi…
Head of the Palestinian Detainees Committee Issa Qaraqe’ said Monday that the detainees, held in different Israeli prisons, detention camps and interrogation centers, are heading towards escalated protest measures that…
According to a report by Hussam Association of Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners, Israeli occupation forces have kidnapped some 285 Palestinians, 30 of whom are children under the age of 18,…
Dozens of Palestinians suffocated by teargas inhalation during confrontations with the Israeli army, which broke into the village of al-Khader, near Bethlehem, according to local sources. Meanwhile, forces abducted shepherds…
Israeli forces, Saturday, abducted three Palestinians, including a head of a village council, as well as summoned two others for interrogation, according to reports by security sources.According to WAFA, Israeli…
The Department of Prisoner’s Affairs with the Palestinian Authority recently issued a report regarding the 17 Israeli jails housing some 7,000 Palestinian prisoners. Sources within the organization have predicted uprisings…
The Israeli military court in the Ofer base and detention center, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, sentenced on Wednesday child detainee, Khaled Husam Sheikh, 14 years of…
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Wednesday, that the Israeli Prison Administration placed several Palestinian detainees in solitary confinement, and imposed fines of them.The PPS said the detainees were…
Israeli forces abducted, early on Tuesday, nine Palestinians, including three ex-detainees and three minors, and summoned another from West Bank districts. Soldiers also prevented Yatta shepherds from grazing their livestock.WAFA…
Child detainee, Khaled Husam Sheikh, 15 years of age, has been denied family visits, and essential medical treatment, since his abduction by the Israeli army 62 days ago, after the…
Israeli forces detained a lawyer and two children during a raid on their houses in the nearby town of Al Tur (Mount of Olives) and Al Thawri neighborhood, in the…
An Israeli military court has sentenced eight Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to serve between 10 and 42 months in the Israeli prison system, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s…
Israeli soldiers released, on Thursday at night, a paralyzed Palestinian detainee from Za’tara village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.The Mawwal Radio in Bethlehem said the released wheelchair-bound…
New testimonies from Palestinian minors have made their way out of Israeli prisons, speaking of the brutal beating and torture of youngsters conducted by Israeli soldiers and investigators.Hiba Masalha, lawyer…
As daily violations continue under Israeli policies in the occupied Palestinian territories, on Wednesday, the Israeli army conducted predawn raids across several West Bank districts, searching homes and sabotaging furniture,…
Activists participating in the symbolic village known as the ‘Jerusalem Gate’ were detained by Israeli forces on Tuesday, and will be brought before a military court on Thursday afternoon. Israeli…
The Palestinian Journalist Syndicate (PJS), on Wednesday, slammed Israel’s arrest of Ala’a al-Titi. Meanwhile, Facebook has removed the page of a Hamas-affiliated news agency.A protest in solidarity with al-Titi was…
The Israeli military court in the ‘Ofer prison, in the occupied West Bank, sentenced on Monday, a Palestinian journalism student who is also a Folk Dancer and activist, Lina Khattab,…
At least seven Palestinians were abducted by Israeli military and police, on Monday, in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, according to reports by local and security sources.In Jerusalem,…
Israeli Ofer prison administration has imposed sanctions on four Palestinian prisoners, after they were severely beaten by guards in the waiting area of Ofer’s military court.The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS)…
Head of Prisoners Association Tawfiq, Abu Naim, has stated that Palestinian detainees are to launch a general hunger strike in April.Abu Naim said, in a private statement to Al Ray…
Residents of Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, welcomed on Saturday evening former political prisoner, Ja’far Awad, after his release from hospital. He was…
The Israeli Authorities released, on Friday noon, the youngest Palestinian detainee, Malak al-Khatib, after holding her captive since December 31, 2014The child was moved to the Jabara Israeli military roadblock,…
The National Committee assembled for the retrieval of the bodies of slain Palestinians stated that the Legal Department of the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center, in charge of…
Israeli forces, on Thursday, abducted two Palestinians and summoned another after breaking into their homes in several West Bank districts, according to reports by local prisoner institutions and security sources.Israeli…
14-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl jailed by Israel since December 31 2014, Malak al-Khatib, will be released from prison on Friday, her family said.Relatives of Malak al-Khatib said that they were informed…
The Ahrar Center for Human Rights has reported that an ailing child detainee, held by Israel since his kidnapping on December 24, 2014, in occupied Jerusalem, is facing seriously deteriorating…
Palestinian children detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, over 2014, fell victim to a pattern of abuse designed to coerce confessions, according to Defense for Children International-Palestine.DCI-Palestine…
Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, sentenced nine Palestinian detainees to serve administrative detention terms, ranging between four and six months in prison, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS).While some of…
A Jewish Israeli extremist who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2002 for constructing and placing a bomb to kill Palestinian children will be released this month, two…
The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Committee has reported, Saturday, that Israeli soldiers deliberately terrorize Palestinian children during their abduction, and while under interrogation.The Committee said the soldiers continuously shout in…
Israeli police abducted three Palestinian women on Thursday morning, as they were leaving occupied East Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque, while 11 settlers stormed its courtyards amid tight security measures.Jerusalem sources…
14-year-old teen Khaled Al-Sheikh from Beit ‘Anan village, West Jerusalem, was kidnapped by Israeli forces and has been detained for 40 days, now, under the pretext of throwing stones at…
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the current number of Palestinians, held by Israel under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial, has arrived to 500.The PPS said…
At least 151 Palestinian children are currently being held as ‘security prisoners’ in Israeli jails, Palestinian legal monitor Military Court Watch said in a statement, on Tuesday.According to Ma’an, the…
The Hebron Office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped 120 Palestinians, including 2 young women and 25 children, in Hebron, in the southern part…
Hiba Masalha, a lawyer with the Palestinian Detainees Committee, managed to meet a number of Palestinian children imprisoned by Israel, who described to her the horrific torture and abuse they…
Israel’s Ofer military court, on Sunday, issued administrative detention orders for nine additional prisoners, the Palestinian Prisoners Society stated.WAFA reports that PPS Lawyer Mahmoud Halabi said the court sentenced Yasin…
Sick Palestinian detainees held in Israeli jails continue to suffer from the prison administration’s systematic policy of medical negligence, further worsening already precarious health conditions, the detainees and ex-detainees affairs…
Israeli authorities recently sentenced 13 minors to serve between 14 to 28 months in jail and to pay fines, according to the minor prisoners’ representative in Ofer prison.Prisoner Abdul-Fattah Dola,…
The Palestinian Commission Of Detainees in Gaza City has reported that unknown assailants burned its main office, before dawn on Tuesday, and that some of its computers were stolen.The Commission…
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has stated that 57-year-old Palestinian member of parliament Hatem Qafisha now holds the record for the longest period of administrative detention…
According to the Palestine Detainees Studies Center, special units working in Israeli jails are engaged in war crimes against Palestinian prisoners.WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency reports that, in a…
Jaafar Awad, a young Palestinian man who was released last Wednesday, from Israeli custody, due to serious health problems after a year of interrogation, was transferred Friday to Augusta Victoria…
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian child near the village of Maghayir al-Abeed and demolished four structures in the Palestinian village of Ar-Rifa’iyya in the South Hebron Hills area on Wednesday.An…
The Israeli Military Court in ‘Ofer prison sentenced, Wednesday, a young Palestinian child identified as Malak al-Khatib, 14 years of age, to two months imprisonment, and 6000 New Israeli Shekels…
Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, issued administrative detention orders to 22 more Palestinians held in Israeli jails for different periods of time, ranging between three to six months, according to the…
A Palestinian man has been imprisoned in Israel for a total of 33 years, now, a Palestinian prisoner rights advocate has stated.World Bulletin reports, via Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency,…
Israeli forces have so far, on Monday, kidnapped at least eight Palestinians from towns and cities across the West Bank, while summoned others and raided homes of families. Israeli authorities…
Israeli authorities, Wednesday issued administrative detention orders to 36 Palestinian prisoners for different periods of time, varying between three to six months, according to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency.The…
Israeli forces launched multiple raids across occupied East Jerusalem and Hebron, Wednesday at dawn, abducting 32 young Palestinian men, including minors.East Jerusalem detention raids were reported in Sur Bahir, al-Isawiya,…
Hunger striking Palestinian detainee Khader ‘Adnan, held by Israel without charges, said he has suspended his strike, that lasted for one week, after a court date has been set for…
The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs stated Sunday that the Israeli Prison Authority closed, on Sunday January 11, the Ramon Prison due to the extreme cold weather, especially…
The Palestinian Prisoner Society filed an appeal with the Israeli High Court Saturday calling on Israeli authorities to provide adequate clothing and covers for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prison…
The family of Palestinian political prisoner Khader ‘Adnan, 37 years of age, said their son started his most recent hunger strike on January 6, protesting the renewal of his arbitrary…
The Israeli military court of Ofer, on Tuesday, approved administrative detention orders filed against 13 detainees, according to the lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).PPS reported that the orders…
The Israeli Prison Authority transferred, on Tuesday, wounded female detainee, Amal Taqatqa, from an Israeli hospital to prion, despite her need for further medical attention, and treatment.The Palestinian Detainees Committee…
The Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies has reported that the Israeli army has kidnapped and detained 7110 Palestinians in 2014, adding that, by the end of the year 2014, the…
Israeli authorities, Sunday, abducted at least five Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank district of Bethlehem, according to reports by local and security sources.In Jerusalem, Israeli police invaded the…
Israeli forces, Thursday detained a 17-year-old from the village of Al Arqa, to the west of Jenin, and caused tens others to suffocate from teargas during confrontations, security sources told…
Several Palestinians suffered from excessive teargas inhalation, Tuesday, as Israeli forces stormed the village of Housan, to the west of Bethlehem. At least 14 Palestinians were abducted by Israeli forces…
Head of the Census Department of the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, stated that the Israeli army continues to attack and abduct Palestinian children in violation…
Israeli forces raided several areas in the occupied West Bank, on Monday, abducting four Palestinians from Ramallah, Jenin and Qabatiya, according to reports by security and local sources.Israeli guards of…
Palestinian security forces, Sunday night, arrested a Palestinian journalist after raiding his home in the village of Kafr Ein, north of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.A statement issued…
Head of the Census Department of the Palestinian Committee of Detainees and Ex-Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, stated Sunday that the Israeli army has kidnapped 6059 Palestinians in 2014.The former political prisoner…
Israeli forces, Saturday, summoned seven Palestinians between the ages of 14 and 21 to appear before Israeli intelligence for interrogation. In addition, soldiers blocked the entrance of Beit Ikksa village,…
At least 12 Palestinians were kidnapped by Israeli forces on Christmas Day, during predawn raids in the occupied West Bank districts of Nablus and Hebron, and in occupied East Jerusalem,…
Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, head of the Palestinian Detainees Committee, and a member of its follow-up committee in the Gaza Strip, stated that the ongoing arbitrary kidnappings, carried out by the Israeli…
Israeli police, on Tuesday, attempted to arrest two preschoolers during a raid on two homes in the occupied East Jerusalem town of Silwan, according to witnesses.WAFA correspondence reports that police…
Israeli occupation forces have taken into custody, since the beginning of December, some 115 Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem, including 30 minors, a Palestinian official revealed.According to Al Ray Palestinian Media…
A report published by the Palestinian Detainees Committee on Sunday revealed that 17 Palestinian female detainees, held by Israel, are facing very harsh conditions, harassment and are denied the right…
A report published by the Palestinian Detainees Committee on Sunday revealed that 17 Palestinian female detainees, held by Israel, are facing very harsh conditions, harassment and are denied the right…
Heba Masalha, a lawyer working for the Palestinian Detainees Committee, managed to visit two Palestinian teens, held by Israel, who testified to her of horrific abuse and torture by the…
The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported that seventy Palestinian political prisoners, held by Israel, are ongoing with the hunger strike they started more six days ago, demanding an end to…
Israeli forces abducted two Palestinians and summoned four others from the districts of Hebron and Bethlehem, on Saturday, according to reports by security sources and a local activist.25-year-old ‘Abd-l-‘Al Abu-Mayyala…
Ramallah, December 11, 2014—Othman, 15, is sitting at the top of a narrow staircase in the front porch of his family’s home in the Old City, in Jerusalem. He almost…
The Jerusalemite Prisoners Committee said, Thursday, that an Israeli court sentenced 64-year-old exiled Jerusalemite lawmaker Mohammed Abu Teir to 25 months in Ofer prison. According to WAFA correspondence, Abu Teir…
At 3 am, on the 8th of December in Azzun whilst the Radwan family slept, dozens of Israeli soldiers surrounded their house and broke in. 11th December 2014 | International…
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) has reported that seventy detainees, held in a number of Israeli prisons and detention centers, have decided to hold an open-ended hunger strike, starting Wednesday.The…
According to reports by local and security sources, at least 15 Palestinians, including five minors, were taken captive by Israeli army and police during predawn raids across the occupied West…
Israeli forces took into their custody, early Thursday, 21 Palestinians, including six minors, from the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, according to security sources and a human rights center. Further…
Salem military court has sentenced activist Murad Eshtewi, from Kufr Qaddum village, to 9 and a half months of prison, with an additional 10,000 shekel fine. Israeli forces arrested Eshtewi…
Israeli forces broke into the home of a Ma’an News Agency reporter in Jerusalem, post-midnight Wednesday, inspecting the house thoroughly as they searched for her brother Majdi, who was at…
An Israeli undercover unit Wednesday nabbed a Palestinian child in an area of the occupied East Jerusalem town of Silwan, according to Wadi Hilweh Information Center.Majdi Abbasi, of the Center,…
In a report issued on Monday, by Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights, Israeli occupation forces were said to have killed 9 Palestinians and detained 650 others, over…
The Israeli Minister of Internal Security has decided to transfer 20-year-old Islam Izzat Natsheh, from Anata, to conditions of administrative detention (imprisonment without charge or trial) for 6 months, in…
Palestinian detainee Nahar Al Saadi, from Jenin, is now in his first week of hunger strike in protest of ill-treatment from the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) and their denial of…
11-month-old Balqis Ghawadra became the youngest prisoner in the world, after visiting her father in Eshel Israeli prison, occupied Beer Sheva.Nihal Ghannam Ghawadra from Bir Al-Basha village, near Jenin, waited…
At least 600 Palestinian children were arrested in Jerusalem since last June. Of these chlidren, nearly 40% were reportedly exposed to sexual abuse during arrest or investigation by the Israeli…
Israeli forces have taken captive at least 380 Palestinians, in raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, over the past 20 days, including 21 on Thursday alone. The…
Israeli forces arrested early Tuesday 21 Palestinians, including three minors, from the West Bank and Jerusalem, in addition to 14 members of the family of two Palestinian suspects in regard…
Head of Prisoners Committee Issa Qaraqe said, Monday, that some 1,500 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are suffering from various diseases, including 25 cases of cancer.Mr. Qaraqe says that…
Israeli soldiers, on Sunday, shot and critically injured a Palestinian to the east of the town of al-Qarara, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.WAFA correspondence reports that…
35-year-old Palestinian prisoner Raed Moussa continues his hunger strike, now, for the 53 day in a row, in protest of administrative detention.Though his health condition has deteriorated severely, Israeli authorities…
The Ofer Israeli Military Court has decided that detainee Abdullah Mheisin, held under arbitrary Administrative Detention, would be released on February 17, 2015. Two detainees forced into solitary confinement.The Palestinian…
Israeli forces are reported to have kidnapped, at dawn on Tuesday, six Palestinian citizens during a large-scale raid campaign throughout the occupied West Bank.According to Palestinian media, local sources said…
Lawyer of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, Karim Ajwa, managed to visit hunger striking Palestinian detainee Ra’ed Mousa, who started his hunger strike 46 days ago, and is currently held at…
The Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs said, Monday, that 17 female Palestinian prisoners held in Hasharon Israeli prison are currently facing harsh conditions, including medical negligence and denial of family visits.Attorney…
Israeli forces, Tuesday, kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens, including one with a chronic heart condition, while assaulting another in the West Bank, according to reports by security sources.Israeli forces…
Israel has detained 900 Palestinians from East Jerusalem and pressed charges against 300 of them since the July 2 murder of East Jerusalem teen Mohammad Abu Khdeir, according to Israel’s…