The Israeli Supreme Court on Thursday had reduced the prison sentence for 15-year-old Ahmad Manasra, from 12 years to nine and a half years. In 2015, Manasra was shot and wounded under the pretext of a stabbing attempt at Pisgat Ze’ev settlement, Jerusalem. His cousin, 15 years old, was killed …
Read More »Israeli forces detain four Palestinians, including lawmaker, in West Banks raids
JERUSALEM – Israeli forces Friday detained at least four Palestinians, including a lawmaker, in multiple overnight raids that sparked clashes in several West Bank districts, said WAFA correspondents and security sources. Israeli forces detained 66-year-old Palestinian lawmaker Muhammad Abu Tair after storming his home in Umm al-Sharayet neighborhood, south of …
Read More »Israeli forces detain 23 Palestinians in East Jerusalem, West Bank raids
RAMALLAH – Israeli forces Thursday detained 23 Palestinians, including four minors, in multiple overnight raids in Jerusalem and the West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and security sources. PPS said Israeli police detained at least eight Palestinians, including three 17-year-old teens, during raids across the East Jerusalem neighborhoods …
Read More »Israeli police detains 15 Palestinians in East Jerusalem bringing week’s total to almost 50
JERUSALEM – In clear vengeful act, Israeli police detained 15 Palestinians during wide range night raids at homes in several East Jerusalem neighborhoods bringing the total number of Palestinians detained this week to almost 50, Palestinian and Israeli reports said on Thursday. Israeli police said its forces raided many Palestinian …
Read More »Israel detains Palestinian lawmaker, brings total in custody to 13
NABLUS – Israel detained Wednesday Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Hosni Bourini from his Asira al-Shamalia home, northwest of Nablus in the northern West Bank, according to Palestinian security sources, bringing the total number of Palestinian lawmakers in Israeli custody to 13. Bourini was one of five Palestinians the Israeli …
Read More »Israel issues administrative detention orders against 47 Palestinians, 1 lawmaker
Israeli authorities recently issued administrative detention orders against 47 Palestinians, including a lawmaker, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS lawyer Mahmoud al-Halabi told a group of reporters on Tuesday that among the 47 Palestinians that received administrative detention orders — the Israeli policy of internment without charge or …
Read More »Israeli forces detain 10 Palestinians in West Bank raids
BETHLEHEM – Israeli forces Tuesday detained at least 10 Palestinians, including two minors, during multiple predawn raids across the West Bank, said Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and security sources. Israeli forces raided al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank, where they detained three Palestinians, including a …
Read More »About 342 Palestinian prisoners start new years of captivity and oppression inside the Israeli jails during July/2017
Asra Voice Radio confirmed that 342 Palestinian prisoners start new years of captivity and oppression inside the Israeli Jails during the month of July under tough life circumstances. The radio clarified that among these prisoners, a number of 38 Palestinian prisoners are sentenced to life imprisonment while 3 prisoner is …
Read More »Israeli police detains 30 Palestinians in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM– Israeli police detained at least 30 Palestinians, more than half of them from Mount of Olive and Al-Tur neighborhoods, during overnight raids in occupied East Jerusalem, local sources said on Monday. Israeli police and security forces raided the neighborhoods of Mount of Olive and al-Tur, where they detained 18 …
Read More »Israel issues new administrative detention orders against 13 detainees
RAMALLAH – Ashraf Abu Sneieneh, lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) Sunday said that Israel issued new administrative detention orders against 13 detainees. The sentences ranged between four and six months with the prisoners being from Jenin, Ramallah, Hebron, Tubas, Qalailia and Bethlehem. Administrative detention is the imprisonment of …
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