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Israeli forces arrest 14 Palestinians in West Bank

Ramallah - Petra

Israeli occupation forces early Thursday detained 14 Palestinians in various West Bank cities, according to a Palestinian source. A statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society said that Israeli army stormed the cities of Nablus, Qalqilya, Jenin, Tulkarem, Bethlehem and Hebron and arrested the14 citizens under the pretext they are wanted by the occupation authorities. The Israeli army launches arrest campaigns on a dailyRead more

Israeli forces arrest Governor of Jerusalem

Ramallah - Petra

Israeli occupation forces early Sunday arrested Governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith, after raiding his home in the town of Silwan in occupied Jerusalem. A statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society said that the Governor has been arrested for the third time during this month. The Israeli occupation authorities imposed a travel ban on Governor Ghaith as well as on MinisterRead more

Israel issues 18 administrative detention orders against prisoners

Ramallah - MENA

Israeli authorities issued 18 administrative detention orders against Palestinian prisoners, including a woman, from September 26 to 29. In a statement on Monday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said that Israel renewed, for the fifth time, the administrative detention against Sabah Farroun, who has been detained since June 19 in 2016, for three months. Source: MENARead more

Israel pressures PA to stop aid to prisoners, martyrs

Amman - Arab Today

On his way to a European Federation of Journalists meeting in Bosnia in April 2016, Omar Nazzal — an elected member of the Palestinian Journalists Union — was stopped by the Israelis at King Hussein Bridge and was turned over to Israeli prison authorities. For 11 months he was held without charge or trial, despite an international outcry for hisRead more

Palestinian prisoners: ‘Our people won with their will’

Amman - Arab Today

In the early hours of Saturday, following a grueling 20 hours of negotiations Palestinian prisoners announced the suspension of their hunger strike that began on April 17. As information about what was agreed to slowly filtered out, with the main humanitarian demand of two visits per month being clinched, prisoners’ families — who have been holding continuous protests in tentsRead more

Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike

Ramallah - Arab Today

Hundreds of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners ended their open-ended strike on Saturday after reaching a deal with Israel, said head of the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe. In press statements Saturday, Qaraqe said that the agreement came after negotiations which lasted for about 20 hours with prominent Fatah figure Marwan Barghouthi and the strike's leaders at Ashkelon Prison. MoreRead more

Prisoners in Israel jails halt hunger strike: Palestinians

Ramallah - Arab Today

Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike since April 17 have ended their protest, Palestinian and Israeli source said on Saturday. Palestinian Prisoners Club chief Qaddura Fares said an agreement had been reached between the strikers and Israeli authorities on improving their conditions. An Israel Prisons Service spokeswoman confirmed the hunger strike was over.Read more

Palestinians go on overall strike in support of hunger-striking prisoners

Ramallah - Arab Today

Palestinians across the occupied territories staged on Monday an overall strike in support of the Palestinian detainees who have been on a hunger-strike for 36th day. Life was brought to a standstill in the West Bank, al Quds and 1948 territories with all shops, government institutions and schools shutting down their doors. Around 1,600 Palestinian prisoners are staging a hungerRead more

Health of Palestinian prisoners in Nitzan "serious"

Ramallah - Arab Today

Media Committee of the Palestinian Prisoners, who have been on a hunger strike over a month, said health conditions of the Palestinian detainees are "serious" as a number of them were moved to Israeli hospitals. Lawyer of the Prisoners Authority Ihab el Ghaleez said he paid visits to two prisoners Hafez Sharia and Mansour Fawaqa, who have repeatedly suffered aRead more