Israeli soldiers attack Palestinian woman
An elderly Palestinian woman has sustained a broken hand as well as multiple bruises and cuts after Israeli military forces attacked and beat her in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian medical sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the 60-year-old woman, identified as Yosra Mohammad Qatesh, was detained for nearly 24 hours at al-Karamah border crossing with Jordan, while on her way back home in the town of Azzoun, located 9 kilometers (5.5 miles) west of Qalqilya.
Israeli soldiers repeatedly attacked the elderly and broke her wrist and hand while violently pushing her into their vehicle.
“We were surprised to hear that the soldiers detained my mother, they held her from noon Tuesday until midnight,” her son, Mohammad Abdul-Aziz Kharfan, said.
“They later transferred her to the Ma’ale Adumim police station, where she remained until 6 in the morning (Wednesday),” he added.
According to the Ahrar Center for Prisoner Studies and Human Rights, Israeli forces fatally shot seven Palestinians in the Palestinian territories and arrested at least 375 others, among them 55 children and 19 women, last month.
The Palestinian non-governmental organization (NGO) added that 113 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) while 86 were abducted in al-Khalil, 54 in Nablus, 40 in Bethlehem and 29 in Ramallah.
Israeli forces also arrested 26 Palestinians in Jenin, 11 in Qalqilya, four in Tulkarm and one in Salfit – all Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank.
The Nablus-based NGO further noted that Israeli forces abducted 11 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in April.
In recent months, Israeli forces have frequently raided the houses of Palestinians in the West Bank, arresting dozens of people, who are then transferred to Israeli prisons, where they are kept without any charges.
There have been many reports about the deteriorating health of Palestinian prisoners held inside Israeli jails.
More than 7,000 Palestinians are reportedly held in 17 Israeli prisons and detention camps. Moreover, 540 Palestinians are held without any trial under the so-called administrative detention, which is a sort of imprisonment without trial or charge that allows Israel to incarcerate Palestinians for up to six months. The detention order can be renewed for indefinite periods of time.
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