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Israel detains Palestinians in pre dawn West Bank raids
Israel detains Palestinians in pre dawn West Bank raids
As the Israeli Knesset discusses controversial anti terrorism laws, Israeli forces carry out pre dawn raids on Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem.
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Every year around 500-700 Palestinian minors are held captive in Israeli jails [Getty]
Israeli forces arrested 20 Palestinians in predawn raids across the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem.
Israeli armed forces stormed occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhoods arresting six Palestinians from Issawiya, Shuafat refugee camp and two brothers -Ahmad and Mouhammad Awisat- from Jabal al-Mukaber.
Abd al-Alim Dana, a prominent leader from the Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine's home was raided in Hebron and he was arrested. Seven other Palestinians were also arrested in Hebron over night.
Adil Hijazi from Bethlehem was summoned for questioning by the Israeli Intelligence Security Service.
Also on Thursday, Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported thag 34 Palestinians were arrested for allegedly planning shootings, bombings and kidnappings; targets included Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium and the light rail system. According to the Israeli Intelligence Service they are Hamas members who trained in Jordan, Turkey, Syria and Gaza.
On Wednesday 13 Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank.
Meanwhile the Palestinian Prisoners Association reported that Nida Ghannam al-Ghawardra, from Jenin, was still imprisoned, since Wednesday, with her two children - 9 month-old daughter Balqis and 2 year-old son Baraa.
Nida was reportedly arrested with her children when she visited her imprisoned husband Muammar al-Ghawardra.
Muammar was released as part of the prisoners swap deal struck between Hamas and Israel in 2011, but was later rearrested in June as part of a mass Israeli arrest operation in the West Bank after the kidnap and killing of three Israeli settlers near Hebron.
According to B'Tselem - The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, there are around 5,500 Palestinain political prisoners in Israeli jailes.
These raids come as the Israel intensifies its crackdown on Palestinian across the green line.
Interior Minister Gilad Erdan revoked the residency permit of Nida Abu Jamal, the widow of one of the two assailants who carried out the attack on a Jerusalem synagogue last week. Isralei prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu also order the demolition of their home in Jabal al-Mokabir, occupied East Jerusalem.
Home demolitions have long been used as a punishment in the West Bank and Gaza, but it is the first time they have been adopted as a matter of policy in occupied East Jerusalem.
Human rights Watch condemned the policy slamming it as a form of “collective punishment”.
Also this week, Yariv Levin a Likud party member under the orders of Benjamin Natanyahu submitted an 8 point “counter terrorism” plan.
The plan includes expanding the Israeli policy of punitive punishment of house demolitions, revoking Israeli residency of anyone who is involved in attacks or aids them, and deport those convicted on throwing firecrackers.
Israeli armed forces stormed occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhoods arresting six Palestinians from Issawiya, Shuafat refugee camp and two brothers -Ahmad and Mouhammad Awisat- from Jabal al-Mukaber.
Abd al-Alim Dana, a prominent leader from the Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine's home was raided in Hebron and he was arrested. Seven other Palestinians were also arrested in Hebron over night.
Adil Hijazi from Bethlehem was summoned for questioning by the Israeli Intelligence Security Service.
Also on Thursday, Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported thag 34 Palestinians were arrested for allegedly planning shootings, bombings and kidnappings; targets included Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium and the light rail system. According to the Israeli Intelligence Service they are Hamas members who trained in Jordan, Turkey, Syria and Gaza.
On Wednesday 13 Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank.
Meanwhile the Palestinian Prisoners Association reported that Nida Ghannam al-Ghawardra, from Jenin, was still imprisoned, since Wednesday, with her two children - 9 month-old daughter Balqis and 2 year-old son Baraa.
Nida was reportedly arrested with her children when she visited her imprisoned husband Muammar al-Ghawardra.
Muammar was released as part of the prisoners swap deal struck between Hamas and Israel in 2011, but was later rearrested in June as part of a mass Israeli arrest operation in the West Bank after the kidnap and killing of three Israeli settlers near Hebron.
According to B'Tselem - The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, there are around 5,500 Palestinain political prisoners in Israeli jailes.
These raids come as the Israel intensifies its crackdown on Palestinian across the green line.
Interior Minister Gilad Erdan revoked the residency permit of Nida Abu Jamal, the widow of one of the two assailants who carried out the attack on a Jerusalem synagogue last week. Isralei prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu also order the demolition of their home in Jabal al-Mokabir, occupied East Jerusalem.
Home demolitions have long been used as a punishment in the West Bank and Gaza, but it is the first time they have been adopted as a matter of policy in occupied East Jerusalem.
Human rights Watch condemned the policy slamming it as a form of “collective punishment”.
Also this week, Yariv Levin a Likud party member under the orders of Benjamin Natanyahu submitted an 8 point “counter terrorism” plan.
The plan includes expanding the Israeli policy of punitive punishment of house demolitions, revoking Israeli residency of anyone who is involved in attacks or aids them, and deport those convicted on throwing firecrackers.
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