Underage Palestinian Political Detainee Raped by Israeli Criminal Prisoner

Underage detainee complains he was raped by an Israeli prisoner

Monday February 18, 2008 22:45 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC

The Israeli Army radio reported that a Palestinian underage detainee imprisoned in Ophic Israeli prison complained that he was raped by an Israeli prisoner, held for criminal charges and placed with the child in the same cell.

The detainee is 16 year-old and was under interrogation and placed in solitary confinement.

The Radio reported that the Israeli police initiated a probe into the issue and transferred the Palestinian detainee to another room away from the rapist.
Israel is illegally holding 350 underage Palestinian prisoners, including one female detainee identified as Ayat Dababsa, 16. A total of 90 female detainees are currently imprisoned by Israel, the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported.

Nearly 11500 Palestinians are detained by Israel among them 900 who need medical attention including 500 who need surgeries and urgent treatment, the Society added.
Three Palestinians injured in Hebron

Monday February 18, 2008 11:40 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News

Three residents of the southern West Bank city of Hebron were injured on Monday, two seriously as army assaulted them. The third was injured as a suspicious device left behind by the Israeli army detonated near him.

Medical sources in Hebron reported, that three Palestinian residents have arrived to the emergency room in Hebron hospital as they were severely bruised. Two got bruises in different parts of their bodies as being beaten by Israeli soldiers, near the Abraham Mosque, also known as, the tomb of Patriarchs. Sources identified the two as Labib al-Fakhouri,17 and Yousef Misowadda,19.

Menwhile, Hisham Abu Maria, 14, from the nearby town of Beit Omar was injured in his left arm as an explosive device, believed to be left behind by the Israeli military detonated at a close distance where Abu Maria was standing. The suspicious device was reportedly found in an area which the Israeli army invaded recently and imposed house-arrest for several consecutive days.

Israeli army regularly invade Palestinian areas, and sometimes force all the residents to remain in their homes for long hours, and sometimes days. The army says they invade Palestinian areas looking for what they call, "wanted" Palestinians.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap a Palestinian in Jenin

Monday February 18, 2008 10:44 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News

Israeli occupation army invaded the village of Kufur Ra'ii near Jenion in the northern West Bank area and kidnapped a Palestinian man, on Monday morning.

Palestinian sources reported that at least ten military vehicles entered the area in the early hours of the morning. Troops broke into several homes, searched them and forced residents out. Troops used sound bombs during the offensive to terrify the residents.

Also, the army besieged several civilian builfings, claiming they are looking for claimed wanted Palestinians.

Troops took prisoner Isam Milhem, 22 handcuffed him and took him to an undisclosed destination, witnesses said.

Two Palestinians kidnapped in Tulkarem by Israeli occupation forces

Monday February 18, 2008 10:22 by IMEMC Staff

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped two Palestinians from the village of Thennaba near the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Monday at dawn.

Palestinian sources reported that a number of Israeli military vehicles invaded several homes in the village and kidnapped two residents from their homes.

Palestine News Agency – WAFA- quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the military invaded the neighborhood Abed al Hameed Bani Odeh,18 and assaulted his mother Salha 57. The mother was then checked into the hospital for treatment. Her wounds were described as moderate.

Israeli occupation forces also kidnapped Omar al-Shahed, a university student, from Tulkarem city and moved him to an unknown location.

The number of kidnapped Palestinians has raised noticeably in the past couple of months. So far, there are around 11,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails, including children, women, elderly and Parliament Members.

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