IOF ARRESTS SEVEN PALESTINIANS, SUMMONS FIVE OTHERS

West Bank, 28 Rabi’ul Awwal 1436/19 January 2015 (MINA) – Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested seven Palestinians, summoned five others and assaulted one ex-detainee in the West Bank on Sunday (18/1).

In Ramallah, the IOF detained two men Jad Naser al-Rimawi and Ali Thalji al-Rimawi after storming their houses in Beit Rima town in the governorate, Palestinian Information Center quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The forces also savagely assaulted the ex-detainee Yaqoup Thalji al-Rimawi who was immediately transferred to hospital due to severe beating. The young man Luay Fares, from Silwad town near Ramallah, was summoned for questioning by the Israeli Intelligence.

In al-Khalil governorate, the IOF stormed and searched many Palestinian houses in the towns of Sorif and Edhna. Four men were detained and one was summoned.

In Qalqilya, the Israeli forces held one Palestinian captive, Ahmad Ishaq from Azzoun town.

The IOF summoned four children from Qaryout village near Nablus district to be investigated by the Israeli Intelligence in Howara military camp.

Yunus Musa, member of the Council of Qaryout village said the children are Ahmad Habib, Huzaifa Isam, and the brothers Bashar and Zuhair Issa. He noted that the ages of the children ranged between 10 and 15 years.

Musa opined that summoning the children is an attempt to terrify Palestinian children, and described it as a brutal violation of the rights of the child as stipulated in international norms and regulations.

The families of those children appealed to the human rights organizations to follow up the case of summoning children. They called on the media agencies to shed light on that issue and its future negative impacts on Palestinian children. (T/P006/P3)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)