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Released after over 10 years in an Israeli prison
22nd January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Awarta, Occupied Palestine Two weeks after his release from prison, ISM activists had the opportunity to sit with Aiman Awwad and his friend, Samer Zaqah, in their hometown of Awarta. Aiman was arrested in June 2004, at the age of 20, and released in January 2015, jailed for a total of ten and a half years in multiple Israeli military prisons. He was previously arrested at…
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“We will hit your wife, your daughter, and your kids”
22nd January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Beit Ummar, Occupied Palestine Early Tuesday morning January 20, 2015 at 3:00 AM, Israeli occupation forces invaded the home of the Abu Maria family in the village of Beit Ummar. The occupation army used explosives to open the front door, surprising the sleeping family. This is the second violent night raid the family has experienced this week. Israeli soldiers were looking for Nidal, Ghassan, and Mohammed…
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Israeli forces detain a child and destroy four structures in the South Hebron Hills
21st January 2015 | Operation Dove | South Hebron Hills, Occupied Palestine On January 20th, 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. At about 9.00 a.m. Israeli bulldozers started to tear down two houses and two animal shelters, belonging to the Palestinian Rabai family in Ar-Rifa’iyya. The demolitions affected a total of twenty-five people, included ten children.…
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