Tag: Arrests

  • Israeli forces arrest son of jailed Bil’in activist in night raid

    23 November 2010 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee At 2:30 AM this morning Israeli forces entered the village of Bil’in in armored military jeeps and by foot, and proceeded to surround the home of jailed organizer, Adeeb Abu Rahmah. A group of masked soldiers forcefully entered the house without showing a warrant, and arrested Adeeb’s…

  • Bil’in resident turns himself in to Ofer military prison

    22 November 2010 | Haitham al-Khatib, Bil’in Popular Committee On Sunday morning, 30-year-old activist Ashraf al-Khatib turned himself in to Ofer Military Prison after weeks of military and Shebak harassment to his family and the village. The military had been searching for him due to his involvement in weekly demonstrations against the wall and occupation.…

  • Israeli soldiers detain five Palestinian Schoolboys in South Hebron Hills

    21 November 2010 | Christian Peacemaker Team At-Tuwani – Claiming that the children were throwing stones, Israeli soldiers detained five Palestinian schoolboys. Since the beginning of 2005, the children from the village of Tuba wait every morning for an Israeli army escort to accompany them to the school in At-Tuwani, along the shortest road that…