2 feb 2016
The Government Media Office in Gaza has documented 51 Israeli violations committed against Palestinian journalists, during the month of January, 2016.
In its monthly report on Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists, the GMO explained, according to Al Ray, that the Israeli occupation has committed 338 violations since the beginning of the popular uprising, last October. These violations were varied to include detentions and extensions, field attacks, the banning of media coverage, summons to interrogation, and house raids.
The report listed the violations as follows:
On 1 Jan., Facebook management was prompted to block a page belonging to the undersecretary of the GMO, Ihab al-Qusian, for one week, under the pretext of posting pictures of Mohammed Addief.
Israeli forces shot the correspondent of Palestine TV Anal al-Jada',26, with a rubber bullet in his right leg during covering the military's quelling of a Palestinian march in Kafr Qaddoum.
On 6 Jan., a deterioration occurred in the health condition of Muhammad al-Qeeq, who has been on hunger strike since last November, in protest of his administrative detention.
On 7 Jan., a number of Palestinian journalists suffocated with tear gas fired by Israeli forces during the covering of clashes between soldiers and Palestinians in Sa'er town, to the north of Hebron.
On 8 Jan., the Israeli forces banned Palestinian journalists from reaching the house of Muhand al-Halabee, after demolishing it. A number of Palestinian journalists suffocated with tear gas during the covering of the weekly peacefully protest in Kafr Qaddoum. Other journalists suffocated during the covering of clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in both Aida camp and Ni'lin village.
On 10 Jan., Facebook management was prompted to close the page of the cartoonist Ummaia Juha, after drawing pictures about Mohammed al-Qeeq.
On 11 Jan., Israeli forces stormed the house of Palestinian journalist Musab Attameemi, in Hebron, and served him with a summons to appear before interrogation.
On 12 Jan., Israeli forces detained journalist Mujahed Assaedee, 38, after storming his house and searching it. Israeli Prison Service force-fed hunger-striking journalist Muhammad al-Qeeq.
On 14 Jan., the Israeli Prison Service extended the detention of journalist Mujahed Assadee for another eight days, for interrogation. Israeli forces detained journalist Mohammed Matar at al-Karama crossing for several hours. They also banned the holding of a press conference at the Commodore Hotel, in occupied Jerusalem.
On 15 Jan., occupation police attacked the press conference of the Supreme Committee of Arab Mass and other humanitarian organizations in Jerusalem. Israeli forces shot journalist Safeya Omar, 27, during the covering of clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians at the entrance of the Bethlehem; a number of Palestinian journalists were injured, in addition.
On 16 Jan., the Israeli court system refused the appeal of Muhammad al-Qeeqs's lawyer to end his administrative detention; the court sentenced al-Qeeq to six more months of administrative detention.
On 17 Jan., Israeli forces stormed the Palestinian National Theater and banned the holding of a meeting on the reality of the cultural landscape of Jerusalem, and prospects for its development, in the light of attempts to distort the Arab identity of the city.
On 21 Jan., the Israeli military court of Jalam prison extended the detention of Mujahed Assaedee for the second time.
On 22 Jan., the European Institute Against Incitement published the names of ten journalists, for publishing Israeli crimes.
On 24 Jan., Israeli intelligence services accused Palestine TV and other media sources of incitement to commit attacks against Israelis.
On 26 Jan., an Israeli prison physician threatened to again force-fed Muhammad al-Qeeq.
On 27 Jan., and Israeli court banned the presence of al-Qeeq before the court because of his deteriorated health conditions and loss of his ability to speak. The supreme court again refused the appeal to release al-Qeeq, after sentencing him to six more months of administrative detention.
On 28 Jan., Israeli Prison Services extended the detention of Mujahed Assaedi for eight days, for the third time.
On 29 Jan., Ofer military court refused the appeal of the lawyer of the journalist Ali al-Eweeai, 26, against his administrative detention.
On 31 Jan., Israeli forces detained journalist Mahmoud al-Qawasmee, an anchor in Hebron Radio, after storming his house and searching it.
In its monthly report on Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists, the GMO explained, according to Al Ray, that the Israeli occupation has committed 338 violations since the beginning of the popular uprising, last October. These violations were varied to include detentions and extensions, field attacks, the banning of media coverage, summons to interrogation, and house raids.
The report listed the violations as follows:
On 1 Jan., Facebook management was prompted to block a page belonging to the undersecretary of the GMO, Ihab al-Qusian, for one week, under the pretext of posting pictures of Mohammed Addief.
Israeli forces shot the correspondent of Palestine TV Anal al-Jada',26, with a rubber bullet in his right leg during covering the military's quelling of a Palestinian march in Kafr Qaddoum.
On 6 Jan., a deterioration occurred in the health condition of Muhammad al-Qeeq, who has been on hunger strike since last November, in protest of his administrative detention.
On 7 Jan., a number of Palestinian journalists suffocated with tear gas fired by Israeli forces during the covering of clashes between soldiers and Palestinians in Sa'er town, to the north of Hebron.
On 8 Jan., the Israeli forces banned Palestinian journalists from reaching the house of Muhand al-Halabee, after demolishing it. A number of Palestinian journalists suffocated with tear gas during the covering of the weekly peacefully protest in Kafr Qaddoum. Other journalists suffocated during the covering of clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in both Aida camp and Ni'lin village.
On 10 Jan., Facebook management was prompted to close the page of the cartoonist Ummaia Juha, after drawing pictures about Mohammed al-Qeeq.
On 11 Jan., Israeli forces stormed the house of Palestinian journalist Musab Attameemi, in Hebron, and served him with a summons to appear before interrogation.
On 12 Jan., Israeli forces detained journalist Mujahed Assaedee, 38, after storming his house and searching it. Israeli Prison Service force-fed hunger-striking journalist Muhammad al-Qeeq.
On 14 Jan., the Israeli Prison Service extended the detention of journalist Mujahed Assadee for another eight days, for interrogation. Israeli forces detained journalist Mohammed Matar at al-Karama crossing for several hours. They also banned the holding of a press conference at the Commodore Hotel, in occupied Jerusalem.
On 15 Jan., occupation police attacked the press conference of the Supreme Committee of Arab Mass and other humanitarian organizations in Jerusalem. Israeli forces shot journalist Safeya Omar, 27, during the covering of clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians at the entrance of the Bethlehem; a number of Palestinian journalists were injured, in addition.
On 16 Jan., the Israeli court system refused the appeal of Muhammad al-Qeeqs's lawyer to end his administrative detention; the court sentenced al-Qeeq to six more months of administrative detention.
On 17 Jan., Israeli forces stormed the Palestinian National Theater and banned the holding of a meeting on the reality of the cultural landscape of Jerusalem, and prospects for its development, in the light of attempts to distort the Arab identity of the city.
On 21 Jan., the Israeli military court of Jalam prison extended the detention of Mujahed Assaedee for the second time.
On 22 Jan., the European Institute Against Incitement published the names of ten journalists, for publishing Israeli crimes.
On 24 Jan., Israeli intelligence services accused Palestine TV and other media sources of incitement to commit attacks against Israelis.
On 26 Jan., an Israeli prison physician threatened to again force-fed Muhammad al-Qeeq.
On 27 Jan., and Israeli court banned the presence of al-Qeeq before the court because of his deteriorated health conditions and loss of his ability to speak. The supreme court again refused the appeal to release al-Qeeq, after sentencing him to six more months of administrative detention.
On 28 Jan., Israeli Prison Services extended the detention of Mujahed Assaedi for eight days, for the third time.
On 29 Jan., Ofer military court refused the appeal of the lawyer of the journalist Ali al-Eweeai, 26, against his administrative detention.
On 31 Jan., Israeli forces detained journalist Mahmoud al-Qawasmee, an anchor in Hebron Radio, after storming his house and searching it.
The health status of Palestinian prisoner Muhammad al-Qeiq has sharply deteriorated, after his hunger strike has entered its 70th day.
According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), al-Qeiq has lost his ability to speak and 60% of his hearing ability. He has also been diagnosed with excruciating pains all over his body.
Al-Qeiq was fed by force on the 47th day of his hunger strike. He has been firmly rejecting to take vitamins or to undergo medical checks.
According to the PPS, the Israeli supreme court set up a date for a hearing on February 4 at 3.30 p.m. to finalize its decision on al-Qeiq’ case. Prisoner al-Qeiq initiated his hunger strike under the slogan “Free or Dead” in protest at being held administratively in Israeli occupation jails, with neither charge nor trial.
Hunger Striker Al-Qeeq Loses 60% of Hearing
According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), hunger-striking journalist and administrative prisoner, Muhammad Al-Qeeq, has lost his ability to speak and 60% of his hearing sense, 70 days into his hunger strike.
Head of the detainees and ex-detainees committee, Ashraf Abu Sneineh, on 25 January, said that the health of Al-Qeeq was deteriorating at a fast pace, saying that he lost conscious back then. Abu Sneineh also confirmed the need for immediate action to release him.
Last week as well, experts pointed out unprecedented fears that Al-Qeeq might pass away in such conditions.
Al-Qeeq, a journalist for the Saudi channel Al Majd, has also been diagnosed with excruciating pains all over his body.
On the 47th day of his hunger strike, he was fed by force, as he had rejected taking any vitamins or undergoing medical checks.
According to the Palestine Information Center, PPS said that the Israeli supreme court set a date for a hearing on February 4, at 3.30 p.m., to finalize its decision on his case.
Al-Qeeq was arrested on 21 November, 2015 when Israeli soldiers blew up the front door of his house and took him in for interrogation, at Israel’s Kishon (Jalame) detention center. And so, his hunger-strike, started on 24 November, 2015, came as a protest against administrative detention in Israeli prisons for six months, without any charge or hearing.
This detention period can also be renewed indefinitely, every six months.
Last Tuesday, PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi called on Israeli authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him. On Thursday as well, Palestinian Prime Minister Dr. Rami Hamdallah held the Israeli government responsible for his life.
According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), al-Qeiq has lost his ability to speak and 60% of his hearing ability. He has also been diagnosed with excruciating pains all over his body.
Al-Qeiq was fed by force on the 47th day of his hunger strike. He has been firmly rejecting to take vitamins or to undergo medical checks.
According to the PPS, the Israeli supreme court set up a date for a hearing on February 4 at 3.30 p.m. to finalize its decision on al-Qeiq’ case. Prisoner al-Qeiq initiated his hunger strike under the slogan “Free or Dead” in protest at being held administratively in Israeli occupation jails, with neither charge nor trial.
Hunger Striker Al-Qeeq Loses 60% of Hearing
According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), hunger-striking journalist and administrative prisoner, Muhammad Al-Qeeq, has lost his ability to speak and 60% of his hearing sense, 70 days into his hunger strike.
Head of the detainees and ex-detainees committee, Ashraf Abu Sneineh, on 25 January, said that the health of Al-Qeeq was deteriorating at a fast pace, saying that he lost conscious back then. Abu Sneineh also confirmed the need for immediate action to release him.
Last week as well, experts pointed out unprecedented fears that Al-Qeeq might pass away in such conditions.
Al-Qeeq, a journalist for the Saudi channel Al Majd, has also been diagnosed with excruciating pains all over his body.
On the 47th day of his hunger strike, he was fed by force, as he had rejected taking any vitamins or undergoing medical checks.
According to the Palestine Information Center, PPS said that the Israeli supreme court set a date for a hearing on February 4, at 3.30 p.m., to finalize its decision on his case.
Al-Qeeq was arrested on 21 November, 2015 when Israeli soldiers blew up the front door of his house and took him in for interrogation, at Israel’s Kishon (Jalame) detention center. And so, his hunger-strike, started on 24 November, 2015, came as a protest against administrative detention in Israeli prisons for six months, without any charge or hearing.
This detention period can also be renewed indefinitely, every six months.
Last Tuesday, PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi called on Israeli authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him. On Thursday as well, Palestinian Prime Minister Dr. Rami Hamdallah held the Israeli government responsible for his life.
Israeli prosecution submitted its decision to the Israeli Supreme Court Secretary on the issue of captive Mohammad al-Qeiq which stipulates for keeping him arrested under administrative detention.
Head of the legal unit of Palestinian Prisoners Society Jawad Boulus said on Monday that the Israeli Supreme court asked the prosecution on Sunday to declare its stance in this regard.
The decision was made based on the medical reports issued by Afula hospital which confirmed the seriousness of Qeiq’s health condition, Boulus added. Boulus pointed out that the prosecution claims that captive Qeiq is still conscious and therefore he should be detained under administrative detention in the meantime.
Head of the legal unit of Palestinian Prisoners Society Jawad Boulus said on Monday that the Israeli Supreme court asked the prosecution on Sunday to declare its stance in this regard.
The decision was made based on the medical reports issued by Afula hospital which confirmed the seriousness of Qeiq’s health condition, Boulus added. Boulus pointed out that the prosecution claims that captive Qeiq is still conscious and therefore he should be detained under administrative detention in the meantime.
1 feb 2016
The Israeli Supreme Court on Sunday evening called on the Israeli military prosecution to decide on the case of the Palestinian hunger-striker Muhammad al-Qeiq.
Lawyer Jawad Boulos, from the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), said the Israeli court urged the military prosecution to issue a final decision on al-Qeiq’s case after medics at the Afula hospital sounded the alarm over the sharp decline in his health status.
For his part, head of the PPS, Fares Qaddura, said the Israeli court is very likely to rule for suspending al-Qeiq’s administrative detention as he does not pose any threat due to his critical health status.
“Such a projected decision does not meet our expectations for it implies keeping al-Qeiq in prison clinics until he recovers,” Qaddura added.
Al-Qeiq’s lawyer Ashraf Abu Esneineh also said that al-Qeiq has lost his ability to speak and hear and can no longer stand on his feet. Prisoner Muhammad al-Qeiq has been on an open-ended hunger strike for 68 days running in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, in Israeli occupation jails.
Israeli court to finalize al-Qeiq's case on Thursday
The Israeli Military Court informed Monday evening the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) of its decision to finalize the hunger striker Mohamed al-Qeiq’s case next Thursday.
The PPS lawyer Jawad Bolous said that Afula Hospital administration will continue to send daily medical reports about al-Qeiq’s health condition to the court. The court session could be advanced in case of any further health deterioration of al-Qeiq’s case, Bolous pointed out.
The Israeli court is scheduled to issue a final decision on al-Qeiq’s case especially that the Israeli prosecution has earlier demanded retaining al-Qeiq in administrative detention, he said. Earlier Monday, the wife of journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq appealed to the world's free people to intervene to save the life of her husband, who has been on hunger strike since November 24.
Fayha Shalash told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that "her husband is swinging between life and death in al-Afula hospital." Prisoner Mohammad al-Qeiq , 33, who works as a reporter for al-Majd satellite channel, has been on an open-ended hunger strike for 69 days running in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, in Israeli occupation jails.
Wife of journalist Qeiq appeals for saving life of her husband
The wife of journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq has appealed to the world's free people to intervene to save the life of her husband, who has been on hunger strike since November 24.
Fayha Shalash told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that "her husband is swinging between life and death in al-Afula hospital." Shalash stressed that the coming hours could be crucial in saving the life of her husband.
Mohamed al-Qeiq, 33, works as a reporter for al-Majd satellite channel and has been in administrative detention without any indictment since last November.
Rights group raises alarm bells over al-Qeiq’s health condition
The Assembly of Palestinian doctors in Europe has sent letters to a number of European MPs and international human rights institutions raising alarm bells over the Palestinian journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq’s health condition as he enters his 69th day of hunger strike.
The letters were sent to MEP Martina Anderson, Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Palestine, and Gilbert Roger, Senator of the Socialist Party of France and President of the France-Palestine Friendship Group.
In its letters, the Assembly called on human rights institutions and the free world to urgently intervene to save al-Qeiq’s life before it is too late. The Assembly declared its full readiness to send a medical delegation to check on al-Qeiq’s health situation and provide him with the appropriate treatment.
“Al-Qeiq has been detained over the past three months without charge or trial in total provocation to the basic human rights. This pushed him to declare an open hunger strike.” The Assembly pointed to the Red Cross reports which raise alarm bells over al-Qeiq’s serious health deterioration. Al-Qeiq's life is threatened, the Assembly warned, attributing his condition to the Israeli violations against Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
Lawyer Jawad Boulos, from the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), said the Israeli court urged the military prosecution to issue a final decision on al-Qeiq’s case after medics at the Afula hospital sounded the alarm over the sharp decline in his health status.
For his part, head of the PPS, Fares Qaddura, said the Israeli court is very likely to rule for suspending al-Qeiq’s administrative detention as he does not pose any threat due to his critical health status.
“Such a projected decision does not meet our expectations for it implies keeping al-Qeiq in prison clinics until he recovers,” Qaddura added.
Al-Qeiq’s lawyer Ashraf Abu Esneineh also said that al-Qeiq has lost his ability to speak and hear and can no longer stand on his feet. Prisoner Muhammad al-Qeiq has been on an open-ended hunger strike for 68 days running in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, in Israeli occupation jails.
Israeli court to finalize al-Qeiq's case on Thursday
The Israeli Military Court informed Monday evening the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) of its decision to finalize the hunger striker Mohamed al-Qeiq’s case next Thursday.
The PPS lawyer Jawad Bolous said that Afula Hospital administration will continue to send daily medical reports about al-Qeiq’s health condition to the court. The court session could be advanced in case of any further health deterioration of al-Qeiq’s case, Bolous pointed out.
The Israeli court is scheduled to issue a final decision on al-Qeiq’s case especially that the Israeli prosecution has earlier demanded retaining al-Qeiq in administrative detention, he said. Earlier Monday, the wife of journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq appealed to the world's free people to intervene to save the life of her husband, who has been on hunger strike since November 24.
Fayha Shalash told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that "her husband is swinging between life and death in al-Afula hospital." Prisoner Mohammad al-Qeiq , 33, who works as a reporter for al-Majd satellite channel, has been on an open-ended hunger strike for 69 days running in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, in Israeli occupation jails.
Wife of journalist Qeiq appeals for saving life of her husband
The wife of journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq has appealed to the world's free people to intervene to save the life of her husband, who has been on hunger strike since November 24.
Fayha Shalash told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that "her husband is swinging between life and death in al-Afula hospital." Shalash stressed that the coming hours could be crucial in saving the life of her husband.
Mohamed al-Qeiq, 33, works as a reporter for al-Majd satellite channel and has been in administrative detention without any indictment since last November.
Rights group raises alarm bells over al-Qeiq’s health condition
The Assembly of Palestinian doctors in Europe has sent letters to a number of European MPs and international human rights institutions raising alarm bells over the Palestinian journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq’s health condition as he enters his 69th day of hunger strike.
The letters were sent to MEP Martina Anderson, Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Palestine, and Gilbert Roger, Senator of the Socialist Party of France and President of the France-Palestine Friendship Group.
In its letters, the Assembly called on human rights institutions and the free world to urgently intervene to save al-Qeiq’s life before it is too late. The Assembly declared its full readiness to send a medical delegation to check on al-Qeiq’s health situation and provide him with the appropriate treatment.
“Al-Qeiq has been detained over the past three months without charge or trial in total provocation to the basic human rights. This pushed him to declare an open hunger strike.” The Assembly pointed to the Red Cross reports which raise alarm bells over al-Qeiq’s serious health deterioration. Al-Qeiq's life is threatened, the Assembly warned, attributing his condition to the Israeli violations against Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
Lawyer Asharf Abu Sneineh affirmed that the hunger striking Palestinian captive Mohammad al-Qeiq lost 35 kilograms of his weight and suffers serious health problems.
The lawyer said, in a statement on his Facebook page on Saturday, that the coming hours are too critical.
He added that a medical intervention is a possibility which is refused by detainee Qeiq. Abu Sneineh expected that the Israeli Supreme Court may intervene against the administrative order, either by suspension or cancellation.
He pointed out that the Israeli hospital has finally admitted the health deterioration of prisoner Qeiq for the first time. The latest medical report showed that Qeiq has become incapable of speech and movement.
He is sleepy most of the time as well, but still if conscious refuses treatment, liquids and supplements. For their parts, prisoners of Hamas Movement declared their decision to fast on Monday in solidarity with captive Qeiq who has been on hunger strike for 68 days. The captives in Israeli jails called on the Palestinian people and institutions to support detainee Qeiq by participating in Monday fasting.
Electronic campaign in solidarity with captive al-Qeiq
Bait al-Sahafa institution in Gaza launched an electronic campaign in solidarity with the Palestinian hunger striker captive Mohammad al-Qeiq who has been on hunger strike for 69 days.
The campaign calls for Qeiq’s immediate release before it is too late. Bilal Jadallah, head of the institution, said that the campaign aims at sending the largest number of messages to the world on Twitter using the hashtag “Freedom to the journalist striker Mohammad al-Qeiq” with the participation of dozens of activists, media men and human rights activists.
For his part, the human rights specialist Essam Younis, head of al-Mizan for human rights, pointed out that the continuation of detaining prisoner Qeiq by Israeli authorities is a continuous war crime in Israeli jails. A score of Palestinian pressmen, participating in the campaign, condemned the Israeli practices against Palestinian journalists. They pointed out that dozens of journalists were arrested last year, including 17 of them who are still detained in Israeli prisons.
The lawyer said, in a statement on his Facebook page on Saturday, that the coming hours are too critical.
He added that a medical intervention is a possibility which is refused by detainee Qeiq. Abu Sneineh expected that the Israeli Supreme Court may intervene against the administrative order, either by suspension or cancellation.
He pointed out that the Israeli hospital has finally admitted the health deterioration of prisoner Qeiq for the first time. The latest medical report showed that Qeiq has become incapable of speech and movement.
He is sleepy most of the time as well, but still if conscious refuses treatment, liquids and supplements. For their parts, prisoners of Hamas Movement declared their decision to fast on Monday in solidarity with captive Qeiq who has been on hunger strike for 68 days. The captives in Israeli jails called on the Palestinian people and institutions to support detainee Qeiq by participating in Monday fasting.
Electronic campaign in solidarity with captive al-Qeiq
Bait al-Sahafa institution in Gaza launched an electronic campaign in solidarity with the Palestinian hunger striker captive Mohammad al-Qeiq who has been on hunger strike for 69 days.
The campaign calls for Qeiq’s immediate release before it is too late. Bilal Jadallah, head of the institution, said that the campaign aims at sending the largest number of messages to the world on Twitter using the hashtag “Freedom to the journalist striker Mohammad al-Qeiq” with the participation of dozens of activists, media men and human rights activists.
For his part, the human rights specialist Essam Younis, head of al-Mizan for human rights, pointed out that the continuation of detaining prisoner Qeiq by Israeli authorities is a continuous war crime in Israeli jails. A score of Palestinian pressmen, participating in the campaign, condemned the Israeli practices against Palestinian journalists. They pointed out that dozens of journalists were arrested last year, including 17 of them who are still detained in Israeli prisons.
31 jan 2016
Mahmoud al-Qawasmi
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out last night and at dawn Sunday arrests and raids on homes in some West Bank areas, mainly in al-Khalil province.
Local sources in al-Khalil said that Israeli soldiers stormed and ransacked the house of Mahmoud al-Qawasmi, who works as a sports announcer at al-Khalil radio, before kidnapping him. They added that the soldiers also physically assaulted the father of Qawasmi, who was taken later to a hospital.
The IOF also raided the house of ex-detainee Yusri al-Awiwi in al-Khalil and handed him a summons for interrogation from the Shin Bet in Etzion settlement. Another house belonging to Fawwaz Qufaisheh was ransacked as well in the Old City of al-Khalil, with no reported arrests.
Local sources affirmed to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the IOF also kidnapped a number of young men in different areas of al-Khalil, including two identified as Salah al-Muhtaseh and Baha al-Khammour.
Four other Palestinians were taken prisoners in Bethlehem city and Araba town in Jenin, according to other sources.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation police kidnapped three Palestinians, including a driver, after intercepting the bus they were aboard on road 431 in the 1948 occupied lands, at the pretext they had no residence permits. The Hebrew radio said that there were 55 Palestinians aboard that bus and only three of them, including the driver, were arrested. The radio added that the rest of the passengers were transported to their Palestinian areas after questioning them.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out last night and at dawn Sunday arrests and raids on homes in some West Bank areas, mainly in al-Khalil province.
Local sources in al-Khalil said that Israeli soldiers stormed and ransacked the house of Mahmoud al-Qawasmi, who works as a sports announcer at al-Khalil radio, before kidnapping him. They added that the soldiers also physically assaulted the father of Qawasmi, who was taken later to a hospital.
The IOF also raided the house of ex-detainee Yusri al-Awiwi in al-Khalil and handed him a summons for interrogation from the Shin Bet in Etzion settlement. Another house belonging to Fawwaz Qufaisheh was ransacked as well in the Old City of al-Khalil, with no reported arrests.
Local sources affirmed to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the IOF also kidnapped a number of young men in different areas of al-Khalil, including two identified as Salah al-Muhtaseh and Baha al-Khammour.
Four other Palestinians were taken prisoners in Bethlehem city and Araba town in Jenin, according to other sources.
In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation police kidnapped three Palestinians, including a driver, after intercepting the bus they were aboard on road 431 in the 1948 occupied lands, at the pretext they had no residence permits. The Hebrew radio said that there were 55 Palestinians aboard that bus and only three of them, including the driver, were arrested. The radio added that the rest of the passengers were transported to their Palestinian areas after questioning them.
A report by the Afula Hospital medics on Saturday raised alarm bells over the sharp deterioration rocking the health status of Palestinian prisoner Mohamed al-Qeiq, after his hunger-strike has entered its 67th day.
A report conducted at the request of the Israeli Supreme Court said al-Qeiq’s health condition has sharply deteriorated as the detainee has lost his ability to speak and has gone through a remarkable weight loss. Al-Qeiq has reportedly been refusing to undergo medical checks or therapy.
Lawyer Jawad Boulos, from the Palestinian Prisoner Society, said this is the first time medics bear witness to al-Qeiq’s critical condition. Meanwhile, Hamas vowed to step up protest moves inside and outside jails in solidarity with al-Qeiq until he restores his freedom.
Hamas spoke out against the preplanned psycho-physical torture to which al-Qeiq has been subjected, dubbing it “a crime against humanity in all possible senses of the term.” Hamas urged the world’s activists and human rights advocates nationwide and overseas to stand up for al-Qeiq’s rights and push for his release.
“Al-Qeiq’s health has reached very critical stages while the Israeli occupation authorities have been turning blind eyes and deaf ears to the detainee’s cries for freedom in a barefaced attempt to execute him,” Hamas further stated.
Al-Qeiq refuses to stop hunger strike till his release
The imprisoned journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq declared Sunday evening his total rejection of any Israeli offer to stop his 68-day hunger strike. Al-Qeiq’s lawyer Ashraf Abu Snina pointed out, after his visit to Afula Hospital, that al-Qeiq completely lost his ability to speak and 50% of his sense of hearing.
He became completely unable to move or to walk, and suffers from eye inflammation, the lawyer added. "I asked him in a very loud voice so that he can hear me", Abu Snina continued, whether he accepts an Israeli offer to stop his hunger strike in return for his conditional release.
A report conducted at the request of the Israeli Supreme Court said al-Qeiq’s health condition has sharply deteriorated as the detainee has lost his ability to speak and has gone through a remarkable weight loss. Al-Qeiq has reportedly been refusing to undergo medical checks or therapy.
Lawyer Jawad Boulos, from the Palestinian Prisoner Society, said this is the first time medics bear witness to al-Qeiq’s critical condition. Meanwhile, Hamas vowed to step up protest moves inside and outside jails in solidarity with al-Qeiq until he restores his freedom.
Hamas spoke out against the preplanned psycho-physical torture to which al-Qeiq has been subjected, dubbing it “a crime against humanity in all possible senses of the term.” Hamas urged the world’s activists and human rights advocates nationwide and overseas to stand up for al-Qeiq’s rights and push for his release.
“Al-Qeiq’s health has reached very critical stages while the Israeli occupation authorities have been turning blind eyes and deaf ears to the detainee’s cries for freedom in a barefaced attempt to execute him,” Hamas further stated.
Al-Qeiq refuses to stop hunger strike till his release
The imprisoned journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq declared Sunday evening his total rejection of any Israeli offer to stop his 68-day hunger strike. Al-Qeiq’s lawyer Ashraf Abu Snina pointed out, after his visit to Afula Hospital, that al-Qeiq completely lost his ability to speak and 50% of his sense of hearing.
He became completely unable to move or to walk, and suffers from eye inflammation, the lawyer added. "I asked him in a very loud voice so that he can hear me", Abu Snina continued, whether he accepts an Israeli offer to stop his hunger strike in return for his conditional release.
Al-Qeiq replied in a piece of paper that he will never stop his hunger strike unless he would be moved immediately from Afula Hospital to Ramallah Hospital.
The Palestinian journalist has been on hunger strike for 68 days to protest his administrative detention without trial or charge. He has been held in the Israeli Afula Hospital since his health started worsening.
The Palestinian journalist has been on hunger strike for 68 days to protest his administrative detention without trial or charge. He has been held in the Israeli Afula Hospital since his health started worsening.
30 jan 2016
By day 66 of Muhammad Al-Qeeq's hunger strike, the Palestinian journalist wrote his testament, hoping that he could see his wife and children before dying.
Al-Qeeq, who has been on hunger strike, now, for 66 days, in protest of administrative detention, wrote his testament as seen in the photo.
His handwriting reflects his deteriorating health, as the words can hardly be read.
In his testament, he hopes to see his wife and children, and he asked to be laid to rest in his mother tomb.
Muhammad, a 33-year-old husband and father of two small children, was taken by Israeli forces inside his Ramallah home, at 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 21. According to the Ramallah-based Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Qeeq was tortured and "forced to sit in stress positions on the interrogation chair, with his hands shackled behind his back.”
Like 660 other administrative detainees held by Israel at the end of December, Al-Qeeq has no access to the charges against him, which are kept in classified files by Israeli forces.
Al-Qeeq, who has been on hunger strike, now, for 66 days, in protest of administrative detention, wrote his testament as seen in the photo.
His handwriting reflects his deteriorating health, as the words can hardly be read.
In his testament, he hopes to see his wife and children, and he asked to be laid to rest in his mother tomb.
Muhammad, a 33-year-old husband and father of two small children, was taken by Israeli forces inside his Ramallah home, at 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 21. According to the Ramallah-based Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Qeeq was tortured and "forced to sit in stress positions on the interrogation chair, with his hands shackled behind his back.”
Like 660 other administrative detainees held by Israel at the end of December, Al-Qeeq has no access to the charges against him, which are kept in classified files by Israeli forces.
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, expressed his concern about the health situation of the Palestinian captive journalist in the Israeli occupation jails, Mohammed Al-Qeiq, who has been on hunger strike for 67 days.
UN spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, said in a press conference held on Friday evening at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, "As you know, Mr. al-Qeiq went on hunger strike since the twenty-fifth of November last year, in protest against the arbitrary nature of his detention."
He stressed that "the United Nations there is following closely the general situation of the Palestinian detainees". He called at the same time for the need to "bring charges against all detainees, whether Palestinians or Israelis, or to release them without delay”.
The captive Mohammed al-Qeiq, a correspondent for al-Majd news channel in the West Bank, was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces during a raid on his home in the town of Abu-Qash, north of Ramallah, on November 21, 2015, and was held under administrative detention for 6 months.
Al-Qeiq started an open hunger strike on November 25, 2015; in protest at being administratively detained and at the harsh treatment in prison; where he is subjected to torture and threatened of being held captive for long periods in prison.
Since al-Qeiq started his hunger strike, a lot of solidarity events were organized at the local, regional and international levels, while the Israeli occupation has shown no response so far to the demand of al-Qeiq to be immediately released unconditionally on the grounds that his arrest was not based on any charge; but was an attempt to prevent him from exercising his work, and for narrowing the press freedom and freedom of expression.
UN spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, said in a press conference held on Friday evening at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, "As you know, Mr. al-Qeiq went on hunger strike since the twenty-fifth of November last year, in protest against the arbitrary nature of his detention."
He stressed that "the United Nations there is following closely the general situation of the Palestinian detainees". He called at the same time for the need to "bring charges against all detainees, whether Palestinians or Israelis, or to release them without delay”.
The captive Mohammed al-Qeiq, a correspondent for al-Majd news channel in the West Bank, was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces during a raid on his home in the town of Abu-Qash, north of Ramallah, on November 21, 2015, and was held under administrative detention for 6 months.
Al-Qeiq started an open hunger strike on November 25, 2015; in protest at being administratively detained and at the harsh treatment in prison; where he is subjected to torture and threatened of being held captive for long periods in prison.
Since al-Qeiq started his hunger strike, a lot of solidarity events were organized at the local, regional and international levels, while the Israeli occupation has shown no response so far to the demand of al-Qeiq to be immediately released unconditionally on the grounds that his arrest was not based on any charge; but was an attempt to prevent him from exercising his work, and for narrowing the press freedom and freedom of expression.