10 nov 2014
The widow of Ibrahim Akkari, the Palestinian man who drove his car into a group of Israelis in occupied Jerusalem, said that her husband was martyred for the sake of al-Aqsa Mosque.
He was extremely influenced by scenes of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli policemen at al-Aqsa Mosque protesting Israeli settlers' provocative break-ins in its courtyards, the widow, Amira, said.
He was inspired by the love of al-Aqsa, she added.
She pointed out that her husband was influenced by TV scenes and videos published on Facebook of Israeli assaults and violations in al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday when Israeli forces and settlers broke in large numbers into its plazas and brutally attacked the worshipers including women.
She stressed that what he had done is a real pride for all Palestinians, opining that Ibrahim’s act would not be the last in case Israeli violations did not stop.
Ibrahim was not only shot with live bullets in cold blood, but he was also choked by a plastic bracelet till he breathed his last, she charged.
During the funeral, Israeli forces were deployed in large numbers in the cemetery and brutally attacked the mourners. Many suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas fired by the soldiers, she continued.
Amira added that Israeli forces stormed her home after the burial and used police dogs in their violent search of the house. All the family members were detained in one single room during the search.
Ibrahim’s brother served 19 years in Israeli jails before being released in Wafa al-Ahrar Swap Deal, she added.
Ibrahim was a father of five children with the youngest one only 4 years old.
The martyr's 11-year-old son, Hamza, said: "I'm proud of my father. He taught us to love al-Aqsa".
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He was extremely influenced by scenes of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli policemen at al-Aqsa Mosque protesting Israeli settlers' provocative break-ins in its courtyards, the widow, Amira, said.
He was inspired by the love of al-Aqsa, she added.
She pointed out that her husband was influenced by TV scenes and videos published on Facebook of Israeli assaults and violations in al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday when Israeli forces and settlers broke in large numbers into its plazas and brutally attacked the worshipers including women.
She stressed that what he had done is a real pride for all Palestinians, opining that Ibrahim’s act would not be the last in case Israeli violations did not stop.
Ibrahim was not only shot with live bullets in cold blood, but he was also choked by a plastic bracelet till he breathed his last, she charged.
During the funeral, Israeli forces were deployed in large numbers in the cemetery and brutally attacked the mourners. Many suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas fired by the soldiers, she continued.
Amira added that Israeli forces stormed her home after the burial and used police dogs in their violent search of the house. All the family members were detained in one single room during the search.
Ibrahim’s brother served 19 years in Israeli jails before being released in Wafa al-Ahrar Swap Deal, she added.
Ibrahim was a father of five children with the youngest one only 4 years old.
The martyr's 11-year-old son, Hamza, said: "I'm proud of my father. He taught us to love al-Aqsa".
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Following the killing of 22-year old Kheir al-Din Hamdan, by Israeli police in Kfar Kana village in the Galilee on Friday, Israeli forces have moved into the area, attacking the thousands of mourners at the victim's funeral, and again attacking protests that took place throughout the area on Sunday.
Protesters on Sunday marched through the streets of Kfar Kana, Nazareth, Lod and other Palestinian towns located inside what is now Israel. They chanted and carried signs reading, The crime – being an Arab, the punishment – death" and "Israel is a terrorist state".
The killing of Hamdan Friday followed weeks of provocation by Israeli forces and settlers, including numerous invasions and desecrations of the al-Aqsa mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam, by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, whose government consists of a number of hardliners who have called for the forced displacement of the one million Palestinian citizens of Israel, made a statement on Sunday that he will send in more troops to put down the protests in the Galilee.
He was quoted by the Israeli channel Arutz Sheva as telling his cabinet, "We will not tolerate disturbances and riots. We will act against rock throwers, road blockers and those calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state in place of Israel. Those who do not respect Israeli law will be punished very seriously.”
The Galilee is a mainly Christian area, where Palestinian Christians have lived continuously for the last 2,000 years – it is known among Christians as the residence of Jesus, and is thus considered a holy area by both Christians and Muslims (who revere Jesus as a prophet). Since the creation of Israel on the land of historic Palestine in 1948, many of the indigenous Palestinians were forced off their land into refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. But many remained, and these Palestinian citizens of Israel make up around one-fifth of Israel's total population.
In addition to the protests Sunday, Palestinian businesses closed their doors as part of a 24-hour strike to protest the Israeli shooting of Hamdan, and the continued harsh, excessive and discriminatory treatment against Palestinian citizens of Israel.
There are over 50 laws currently on the books that directly discriminate against Palestinian citizens of Israel, including in the areas of property ownership, immigration, family unification, residency status, job preferences and discriminatory housing and licensing practices. Palestinian citizens of Israel have long challenged their status as 'second class citizens' under Israeli law, and have called for equal rights for all Palestinians – both those living inside what is now Israel, and those living under Israeli military occupation in the West Bank and Gaza.
Protesters on Sunday marched through the streets of Kfar Kana, Nazareth, Lod and other Palestinian towns located inside what is now Israel. They chanted and carried signs reading, The crime – being an Arab, the punishment – death" and "Israel is a terrorist state".
The killing of Hamdan Friday followed weeks of provocation by Israeli forces and settlers, including numerous invasions and desecrations of the al-Aqsa mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam, by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, whose government consists of a number of hardliners who have called for the forced displacement of the one million Palestinian citizens of Israel, made a statement on Sunday that he will send in more troops to put down the protests in the Galilee.
He was quoted by the Israeli channel Arutz Sheva as telling his cabinet, "We will not tolerate disturbances and riots. We will act against rock throwers, road blockers and those calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state in place of Israel. Those who do not respect Israeli law will be punished very seriously.”
The Galilee is a mainly Christian area, where Palestinian Christians have lived continuously for the last 2,000 years – it is known among Christians as the residence of Jesus, and is thus considered a holy area by both Christians and Muslims (who revere Jesus as a prophet). Since the creation of Israel on the land of historic Palestine in 1948, many of the indigenous Palestinians were forced off their land into refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. But many remained, and these Palestinian citizens of Israel make up around one-fifth of Israel's total population.
In addition to the protests Sunday, Palestinian businesses closed their doors as part of a 24-hour strike to protest the Israeli shooting of Hamdan, and the continued harsh, excessive and discriminatory treatment against Palestinian citizens of Israel.
There are over 50 laws currently on the books that directly discriminate against Palestinian citizens of Israel, including in the areas of property ownership, immigration, family unification, residency status, job preferences and discriminatory housing and licensing practices. Palestinian citizens of Israel have long challenged their status as 'second class citizens' under Israeli law, and have called for equal rights for all Palestinians – both those living inside what is now Israel, and those living under Israeli military occupation in the West Bank and Gaza.
9 nov 2014
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22-year-old Palestinian Kheir Eddin Hamdan, from Kafr Kanna, near South Galilee, on Friday, was killed by Israeli police for no apparent reason, after they kidnapped his brother.
According to the PNN, police claimed that Kheir was holding a knife, and tried to stab a policeman. Eyewitness from Kafr Kanna, however, said that Elisam police unit shot Hamdan dead, for no reason whatsoever, and that Hamdan neither held any knife, nor tried to attack the policemen. Video footage: Kheir was angry because of his brother's kidnapping and the toxic gas that was sprayed in his face. Hamdan expressed his anger |
by shouting. As soon as the police opened the door to get out of the car, Kheir walked away. The policeman then shot him dead at close range.
The Hamdan family demanded that the perpetrators be sued, saying that their son was martyred by Israeli police treachery.
Another member of the family, Sabri, was killed a few years ago in Kafr Kanna.
The Hamdan family demanded that the perpetrators be sued, saying that their son was martyred by Israeli police treachery.
Another member of the family, Sabri, was killed a few years ago in Kafr Kanna.
Arab MK Mohamed Baraka on Saturday said the Israeli police killed Palestinian youngster Kheir Hamdan, from Kafr Kana, in cold blood.
MK Baraka’s charges were corroborated by a set of sworn affidavits by eye-witnesses, who confirmed the Israeli police shot the youth dead while he did not pose any danger to them.
Following the circulation of a short, live surveillance video of the murder, Baraka slammed the new Israeli police chief—whom he dubbed “the new cowboy”— for seeking to make a “renowned” status of his own by giving a free rein to the all-the-more-uncontrollable anti-Arab terrorism.
The Arab MK harked back to the instructions released by Israeli internal security minister Yitzhak Oharnovic spurring the murder of every suspected Palestinian, no matter the means and circumstances.
He appealed for the implementation of an independent investigation committee to prosecute the Israeli criminals and take a tougher line against Israel’s anti-Arab antipathy and terrorism.
Meanwhile, thousands of Palestinians in the 1948 occupied Palestine marched in the funeral procession of 22-year-old Palestinian youth Kheir al-Din Hamdan, shot dead by the Israeli police early on Saturday morning.
The Arab Higher Monitoring Committee inside the Green Line called for a general strike in all Arab towns and villages on Sunday in protest at such a callous murder of a young, innocent civilian.
The Israeli police claimed Hamdan tried to stab an officer during an attempt to arrest a friend of his on Friday night in the town.
Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett on Saturday defended the police conduct in the shooting to death of the Palestinian youngster claiming the officers acted appropriately under the circumstances.
A live surveillance video-shot showed however a different sequence of events, that stood in sharp contrast with the made-up Israeli version.
Left-wing politicians, however, leveled blame at minister Oharnovic. Meretz party chairwoman Zehava Gal-on said that the police officers involved in the shooting should be investigated, but so should Oharnovic, “who just last week said that ‘a terrorist who harms civilians should be sentenced to death,’ as the person who gave the seal of approval for murder and a clearly illegal order.”
“The norms of the occupation and police assassinations that have seeped from the territories into Jerusalem are threatening the Arab citizens of Israel,” Gal-on further maintained.
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MK Baraka’s charges were corroborated by a set of sworn affidavits by eye-witnesses, who confirmed the Israeli police shot the youth dead while he did not pose any danger to them.
Following the circulation of a short, live surveillance video of the murder, Baraka slammed the new Israeli police chief—whom he dubbed “the new cowboy”— for seeking to make a “renowned” status of his own by giving a free rein to the all-the-more-uncontrollable anti-Arab terrorism.
The Arab MK harked back to the instructions released by Israeli internal security minister Yitzhak Oharnovic spurring the murder of every suspected Palestinian, no matter the means and circumstances.
He appealed for the implementation of an independent investigation committee to prosecute the Israeli criminals and take a tougher line against Israel’s anti-Arab antipathy and terrorism.
Meanwhile, thousands of Palestinians in the 1948 occupied Palestine marched in the funeral procession of 22-year-old Palestinian youth Kheir al-Din Hamdan, shot dead by the Israeli police early on Saturday morning.
The Arab Higher Monitoring Committee inside the Green Line called for a general strike in all Arab towns and villages on Sunday in protest at such a callous murder of a young, innocent civilian.
The Israeli police claimed Hamdan tried to stab an officer during an attempt to arrest a friend of his on Friday night in the town.
Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett on Saturday defended the police conduct in the shooting to death of the Palestinian youngster claiming the officers acted appropriately under the circumstances.
A live surveillance video-shot showed however a different sequence of events, that stood in sharp contrast with the made-up Israeli version.
Left-wing politicians, however, leveled blame at minister Oharnovic. Meretz party chairwoman Zehava Gal-on said that the police officers involved in the shooting should be investigated, but so should Oharnovic, “who just last week said that ‘a terrorist who harms civilians should be sentenced to death,’ as the person who gave the seal of approval for murder and a clearly illegal order.”
“The norms of the occupation and police assassinations that have seeped from the territories into Jerusalem are threatening the Arab citizens of Israel,” Gal-on further maintained.
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Thousands of Palestinians participated in the funeral ceremony and procession of Kheir Ed-Deen Hamadan, who was shot and killed, on Friday at night, by Israeli police fire in Kafr Kanna village, in the Galilee.
Undercover police officers shot Hamdan as he tried to stop them from arresting one of his relatives.
Dozens of Arab officials, including Members of Knesset, religious figures, local leaders and social figures participated in the funeral, while the hundreds of police were deployed in the village after closing roads leading to it.
The Follow-Up Committee against Violence issued a statement calling describing the shooting as a "cold-blooded crime" carried out by the police.
It said the officers chose to shoot Hamdan dead instead of arresting him executed Hamdan.
The Committee added that what happened is an “execution without trial,” and that it indicated a green light from Israeli government institutions allowing murdering the Arabs and Palestinians.
Lawyer Talab Sane’, head of the Follow-up Committee against Violence, said the general strike, declared in the village and various Arab towns, will not bring Hamdan back to life, but will likely prevent the upcoming crime.
He added that Israel’s crimes and violations must be exposed, and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
Sane’ said the Police Chief must be fired, as he made various racist statements against the Arabs, “granting a green light to the police to conduct crimes, and act like a mob when dealing with Arabs and Palestinians in the country.”
Undercover police officers shot Hamdan as he tried to stop them from arresting one of his relatives.
Dozens of Arab officials, including Members of Knesset, religious figures, local leaders and social figures participated in the funeral, while the hundreds of police were deployed in the village after closing roads leading to it.
The Follow-Up Committee against Violence issued a statement calling describing the shooting as a "cold-blooded crime" carried out by the police.
It said the officers chose to shoot Hamdan dead instead of arresting him executed Hamdan.
The Committee added that what happened is an “execution without trial,” and that it indicated a green light from Israeli government institutions allowing murdering the Arabs and Palestinians.
Lawyer Talab Sane’, head of the Follow-up Committee against Violence, said the general strike, declared in the village and various Arab towns, will not bring Hamdan back to life, but will likely prevent the upcoming crime.
He added that Israel’s crimes and violations must be exposed, and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
Sane’ said the Police Chief must be fired, as he made various racist statements against the Arabs, “granting a green light to the police to conduct crimes, and act like a mob when dealing with Arabs and Palestinians in the country.”
8 nov 2014
Kheir Hamdan, 22
Cashes took place, Saturday, between dozens of Palestinians and Israeli police officers, in Kafr Kanna village, in the Galilee, following the fatal police shooting of a young man.
Local sources said dozens of youths burnt car tires, and closed the main entrance of their village, before clashing with police officers who used excessive force against them.
The clashes erupted after the police shot and killed Kheir Hamdan, 22, shortly after midnight, allegedly after he tried to stab an officer.
The villagers declared a general strike to mourn Hamdan.
The police said Hamdan attacked their car, banging on it with what appears to be a knife.
A home video published on the internet shows the incident, and how the police repeatedly shot him despite the fact that they could have contained the situation without resorting to lethal force.
The young man seemed to have been banging on the police car with an object, but started to retreat when the officers stepped out, and repeatedly shot him.
The police then violently carried the wounded man from his limbs, and shoved him in their car before driving away.
Cashes took place, Saturday, between dozens of Palestinians and Israeli police officers, in Kafr Kanna village, in the Galilee, following the fatal police shooting of a young man.
Local sources said dozens of youths burnt car tires, and closed the main entrance of their village, before clashing with police officers who used excessive force against them.
The clashes erupted after the police shot and killed Kheir Hamdan, 22, shortly after midnight, allegedly after he tried to stab an officer.
The villagers declared a general strike to mourn Hamdan.
The police said Hamdan attacked their car, banging on it with what appears to be a knife.
A home video published on the internet shows the incident, and how the police repeatedly shot him despite the fact that they could have contained the situation without resorting to lethal force.
The young man seemed to have been banging on the police car with an object, but started to retreat when the officers stepped out, and repeatedly shot him.
The police then violently carried the wounded man from his limbs, and shoved him in their car before driving away.
The Israeli Police shot and killed, shortly after midnight, a young man in Kafr Kanna village in the Galilee, after alleging that he attempted to stab a police officer.
The Arabs48 news website has reported that Kheir Hamdan, 22 years of age, was seriously injured by police fire, and died shortly after being moved to a hospital in ‘Affoula.
The police claims that a number of police officers went into the village, shortly after midnight Friday night, to apprehend a person, and that the officers “felt threatened and opened fire," wounding Hamdan in his upper body.
Medical sources said Hamdan, who was not the person the police wanted to arrest, suffered various gunshot injuries to his chest, and died of his wounds.
According to Israeli Police Northern District spokesperson Moshe Weitzman, the police went to Kafr Kanna to arrest a person accused of throwing a grenade during a local fight, and that Hamdan “ran towards the police while wielding a knife.”
He alleged the police fired live rounds into the air, before firing directly at Hamdan.
The Arabs48 said dozens of police vehicles headed to the village after the shooting, and closed several roads.
Eyewitnesses denied the police claim, and said the situation could have been contained by other means, without using violence, adding live rounds fired by the police struck that one home.
They stated that the police murdered Hamdan, as he never posed any threat to them, and did not attempt to attack them.
Following the fatal shooting, several local youths protested in the streets, and burnt tires on the main road, while the village declared a general strike Saturday.
His family issued a statement saying Hamdan is the second member to be killed by the police, as the first was shot several years ago in Sahel Kafr Kanna (Kafr Kanna Meadow).
The Arabs48 news website has reported that Kheir Hamdan, 22 years of age, was seriously injured by police fire, and died shortly after being moved to a hospital in ‘Affoula.
The police claims that a number of police officers went into the village, shortly after midnight Friday night, to apprehend a person, and that the officers “felt threatened and opened fire," wounding Hamdan in his upper body.
Medical sources said Hamdan, who was not the person the police wanted to arrest, suffered various gunshot injuries to his chest, and died of his wounds.
According to Israeli Police Northern District spokesperson Moshe Weitzman, the police went to Kafr Kanna to arrest a person accused of throwing a grenade during a local fight, and that Hamdan “ran towards the police while wielding a knife.”
He alleged the police fired live rounds into the air, before firing directly at Hamdan.
The Arabs48 said dozens of police vehicles headed to the village after the shooting, and closed several roads.
Eyewitnesses denied the police claim, and said the situation could have been contained by other means, without using violence, adding live rounds fired by the police struck that one home.
They stated that the police murdered Hamdan, as he never posed any threat to them, and did not attempt to attack them.
Following the fatal shooting, several local youths protested in the streets, and burnt tires on the main road, while the village declared a general strike Saturday.
His family issued a statement saying Hamdan is the second member to be killed by the police, as the first was shot several years ago in Sahel Kafr Kanna (Kafr Kanna Meadow).
5 nov 2014
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In what has been confirmed as a "deliberate attack," Israeli sources said an Israeli man was killed, and several others injured, when a Palestinian driver rammed them with his car in Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem. The Palestinian man was later shot and killed by the Israeli Border Police.
Initial reports indicate that the driver first rammed a number of Israeli security officers while waiting at a crosswalk, then continued to the train stations and rammed a number of cars in the street. Israeli Ynet News said the Palestinian then rammed a number of pedestrians with his car, killing one and seriously wounding two others, while two more Israelis suffered moderate injuries. |
He then hit several cars before stopping and exiting the vehicle reportedly carrying an iron bar before border police officers shot him dead.
The Arabs48 news website said the Palestinian driver has been identified as Ibrahim al-‘Akari, 38, from the Shu’fat refugee camp.
He is the brother of former political prisoners Mousa al-‘Akari who was exiled to Turkey as part of the Shalit Prisoner Swap deal, in October 18. 2011.
The brother, Mousa, is believed to have been a member of a Hamas group that killed an Israeli soldier after kidnapping him on December 13 1992. He was sentenced to three life terms.
The Arabs48 said the “Internal Israeli Security Service” insists that al-‘Akari should be buried at the “Numbers Graveyard” where many Palestinian and Arab fighters are buried in numbered, nameless, graves.
The Hamas movement officially claimed responsibility for the attack, and said Ibrahim al-Akari is one of its members, and that he carried out the attack in retaliation to Israel’s ongoing violations against the Palestinian people, and the constant attacks targeting the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and Jerusalem.
Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum said in a statement that the operation is “a natural response to the Israeli crimes, constant abuse and violations targeting Al-Aqsa and holy sites, in addition to the ongoing displacement of Palestinians from their occupied city, Jerusalem.
He called on the Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the rest of Palestine to “conduct more attacks targeting the Israeli occupation and its settlers,” and “in defense of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the blood of those who defend Al-Aqsa, and the legitimate Palestinian rights.”
Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli army briefly closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound confrontations with dozens of Palestinians who clashed with Israeli extremists, and soldiers, invading the Mosque compound.
The Arabs48 news website said the Palestinian driver has been identified as Ibrahim al-‘Akari, 38, from the Shu’fat refugee camp.
He is the brother of former political prisoners Mousa al-‘Akari who was exiled to Turkey as part of the Shalit Prisoner Swap deal, in October 18. 2011.
The brother, Mousa, is believed to have been a member of a Hamas group that killed an Israeli soldier after kidnapping him on December 13 1992. He was sentenced to three life terms.
The Arabs48 said the “Internal Israeli Security Service” insists that al-‘Akari should be buried at the “Numbers Graveyard” where many Palestinian and Arab fighters are buried in numbered, nameless, graves.
The Hamas movement officially claimed responsibility for the attack, and said Ibrahim al-Akari is one of its members, and that he carried out the attack in retaliation to Israel’s ongoing violations against the Palestinian people, and the constant attacks targeting the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and Jerusalem.
Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum said in a statement that the operation is “a natural response to the Israeli crimes, constant abuse and violations targeting Al-Aqsa and holy sites, in addition to the ongoing displacement of Palestinians from their occupied city, Jerusalem.
He called on the Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the rest of Palestine to “conduct more attacks targeting the Israeli occupation and its settlers,” and “in defense of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the blood of those who defend Al-Aqsa, and the legitimate Palestinian rights.”
Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli army briefly closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound confrontations with dozens of Palestinians who clashed with Israeli extremists, and soldiers, invading the Mosque compound.
Israeli police and rescue workers inspect the vehicle that a man used to drive into a crowd of pedestrians in Jerusalem, on Nov. 5, 2014.
Unidentified suspects kidnap Palestinian teen
Hamas has claimed responsibility for a Jerusalem car attack which killed one Israeli border policeman and injured 14 others, earlier in the day. An unidentified group of assailants kidnapped a 16-year-old Palestinian boy, on Tuesday.
In a statement, Hamas decalred that, through the attack, Ibrahim al-Akkari took "revenge for his people," for al-Aqsa mosque, and for Jerusalem.
According to Ma'an, the military wing of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said on Wednesday, meanwhile, following the attack that al-Aqsa is the detonator which will "cause a volcano to erupt in Israel's face".
Spokesman for the Brigades, Abu Ubaida, hailed the "heroes of Jerusalem and Hamas fighters" who defend al-Aqsa Mosque with their souls and blood.
East Jerusalem has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and, in recent months, Israeli authorities have frequently limited access to mosque compound.
The Israeli border police -- the target of Wednesday's car attack -- are the security arm of the national police, and frequently work with the army in occupied Palestinian territory, to include the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
An Israeli court, on Wednesday, ruled that the body of Mr. al-Akkari will be released to his family for burial, later this evening.
The court has limited the number of mourners to 35.
In related news, Ma'an reports that unidentified assailants have kidnapped a 16-year-old Palestinian, identified as Amir Majdi Ramadan, from Beit Hanina, while he was heading to his school on a motorcycle, Tuesday.
The boy's father said that, according to what his son told him and reported to police, while he was on his motorcycle going to school, Tuesday morning, he was hit by a car from behind, upon which three unidentified assailants beat him over his head with a gun and placed him in the trunk of the car.
Mr. Ramadan added that he did not know of the incident until he received a call from Amir's school telling him that his son had not arrived for studies.
He attempted to call his son several times before receiving a call from a friend telling him that Amir had been found lying in a neighborhood in Beit Hanina, and that a local took him to the main street and called an ambulance.
He said that the Israeli police arrived to the area and found a jacket covering the boy that is thought to belong to one of the kidnappers. A booklet in Hebrew was also found in the jacket's pocket.
Amir's motorcycle was found in a garbage container by police. His school bag was nowhere to be seen, however.
He was taken to Hadassa Ein Karem Hospital, with bleeding in his lungs and bruises on his back and neck.
Amir said that he could not recognize any of the kidnappers, saying none of them spoke a word to him.
Unidentified suspects kidnap Palestinian teen
Hamas has claimed responsibility for a Jerusalem car attack which killed one Israeli border policeman and injured 14 others, earlier in the day. An unidentified group of assailants kidnapped a 16-year-old Palestinian boy, on Tuesday.
In a statement, Hamas decalred that, through the attack, Ibrahim al-Akkari took "revenge for his people," for al-Aqsa mosque, and for Jerusalem.
According to Ma'an, the military wing of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said on Wednesday, meanwhile, following the attack that al-Aqsa is the detonator which will "cause a volcano to erupt in Israel's face".
Spokesman for the Brigades, Abu Ubaida, hailed the "heroes of Jerusalem and Hamas fighters" who defend al-Aqsa Mosque with their souls and blood.
East Jerusalem has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and, in recent months, Israeli authorities have frequently limited access to mosque compound.
The Israeli border police -- the target of Wednesday's car attack -- are the security arm of the national police, and frequently work with the army in occupied Palestinian territory, to include the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
An Israeli court, on Wednesday, ruled that the body of Mr. al-Akkari will be released to his family for burial, later this evening.
The court has limited the number of mourners to 35.
In related news, Ma'an reports that unidentified assailants have kidnapped a 16-year-old Palestinian, identified as Amir Majdi Ramadan, from Beit Hanina, while he was heading to his school on a motorcycle, Tuesday.
The boy's father said that, according to what his son told him and reported to police, while he was on his motorcycle going to school, Tuesday morning, he was hit by a car from behind, upon which three unidentified assailants beat him over his head with a gun and placed him in the trunk of the car.
Mr. Ramadan added that he did not know of the incident until he received a call from Amir's school telling him that his son had not arrived for studies.
He attempted to call his son several times before receiving a call from a friend telling him that Amir had been found lying in a neighborhood in Beit Hanina, and that a local took him to the main street and called an ambulance.
He said that the Israeli police arrived to the area and found a jacket covering the boy that is thought to belong to one of the kidnappers. A booklet in Hebrew was also found in the jacket's pocket.
Amir's motorcycle was found in a garbage container by police. His school bag was nowhere to be seen, however.
He was taken to Hadassa Ein Karem Hospital, with bleeding in his lungs and bruises on his back and neck.
Amir said that he could not recognize any of the kidnappers, saying none of them spoke a word to him.
Ibrahim Muhammad Daoud al-Akkari, 48
One person was killed and at least 13 injured when a car deliberately rammed pedestrians in Jerusalem on Wednesday, medics said, with media reports saying the driver was shot dead shortly afterwards.
"A commercial vehicle hit and ran over pedestrians at a light rail station," Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said, indicating the incident took place on the Green Line between west and annexed East Jerusalem.
An Israeli emergency services spokesman told AFP that 10 were wounded, with hospital sources later saying that one pedestrian had died from his injuries.
One person was killed and at least 13 injured when a car deliberately rammed pedestrians in Jerusalem on Wednesday, medics said, with media reports saying the driver was shot dead shortly afterwards.
"A commercial vehicle hit and ran over pedestrians at a light rail station," Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said, indicating the incident took place on the Green Line between west and annexed East Jerusalem.
An Israeli emergency services spokesman told AFP that 10 were wounded, with hospital sources later saying that one pedestrian had died from his injuries.
Israeli media reported that the suspect exited the vehicle after ramming into pedestrians and began attacking passers-by with an iron rod before being shot in the head and neck by border police.
A Ma'an reporter identified the suspect as Ibrahim Muhammad Daoud al-Akkari, 48, from Shufat.
His brother was released and deported to Turkey as part of the Shalit prisoner exchange deal in 2011.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the attack was a "natural response" to Israeli crimes in Jerusalem and a sign that the city is set to explode.
He called on Palestinians to protect and defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Car accident in Jerusalem , several injuries reported
The Israeli site 0404 reported that two Israeli settlers killed and more than 6 others injured in a car accident in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in east Jerusalem. Ynet site said that a Palestinian driver rammed into a group of Israeli settlers , leaving several injuries one in serious condition.
It reported that the driver then continued to drive hitting a number of cars and then stopped, exited the car holding a metal bar and proceeded to attack additional pedestrians. Israeli border forces then shot and killed him.
Israeli forces escalated their attacks against Palestinian in Jerusalem recently, leaving al-Aqsa mosque and adjacent neighborhood a flashpoint.
Since weeks, Israeli police banned Palestinian prayers from entering al-Aqsa mosque. A number of Jewish settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Wednesday following clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers inside the complex.
Media sources reported that Ibrahim al-Aqari from Shu'afat camp.
A Ma'an reporter identified the suspect as Ibrahim Muhammad Daoud al-Akkari, 48, from Shufat.
His brother was released and deported to Turkey as part of the Shalit prisoner exchange deal in 2011.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the attack was a "natural response" to Israeli crimes in Jerusalem and a sign that the city is set to explode.
He called on Palestinians to protect and defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Car accident in Jerusalem , several injuries reported
The Israeli site 0404 reported that two Israeli settlers killed and more than 6 others injured in a car accident in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in east Jerusalem. Ynet site said that a Palestinian driver rammed into a group of Israeli settlers , leaving several injuries one in serious condition.
It reported that the driver then continued to drive hitting a number of cars and then stopped, exited the car holding a metal bar and proceeded to attack additional pedestrians. Israeli border forces then shot and killed him.
Israeli forces escalated their attacks against Palestinian in Jerusalem recently, leaving al-Aqsa mosque and adjacent neighborhood a flashpoint.
Since weeks, Israeli police banned Palestinian prayers from entering al-Aqsa mosque. A number of Jewish settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Wednesday following clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers inside the complex.
Media sources reported that Ibrahim al-Aqari from Shu'afat camp.
