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Maram 24 (pregnant) and Ibrahim Taha 16, apr 27 2016 |
26 oct 2016
Israeli public prosecutor decided Wednesday to close the probe into the killing of two Palestinian teenagers at Qalandia checkpoint north of occupied Jerusalem six months ago.
The two siblings Maram and Ibrahim Taha were shot and killed by two Israeli border guards at Qalandia checkpoint for allegedly planning to carry out a stabbing attack.
The probe revealed that the two siblings were not posing any threat to the Israeli soldiers when they were shot by Israeli gunfire.
The Israeli prosecutor said that one of the two soldiers was not convicted.
Not enough evidence are available to convict the second, the sources added.
Charges against security guards who shot Palestinian siblings in Kalandia dropped
The State Attorney's Office announced the decision Wednesday; the office explained that there was a reasonable suspicion that one of the siblings had an intent to commit a terror attack.
The State Attorney's Office (SAO) announced Wednesday that charges against security guards who shot Maram Abu Ismail, 23, and her brother Ibrahim Taha, 16, at the Kalandia checkpoint separating Jerusalem and Ramallah in April. The siblings' family has been notified of the decision.
The SAO explained that the decision, which was approved by State Attorney Shai Nitzan, is based on the evidence of the case indicating that while Ibrahim was walking towards the checkpoint, he had one hand in his pocket, with the other holding onto his sister. According to the SAO, these circumstances could have arisen a reasonable suspicion that he was about to attack security personnel at the checkpoint.
In addition, the SAO stated, Abu Ismail pulled out a knife and threw it at a security guard. It classified the guards' actions as a case of "clear-cut self-defense."
Israeli border guards who killed pregnant Palestinian mom & her brother will not be charged
In April 2016, a 16-year old boy and his 23-year old pregnant sister were shot and killed near the largest Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank, Qalandia.
The two Israeli border guards who killed the two family members have faced no charges or discipline, and now, Israeli prosecutors have officially closed the case, and determined that no charges were warranted against the guards.
A gag order was placed on the case by Israeli officials, and only after reporters from the Israeli paper Ha’aretz asked for the removal of the gag order was it discovered that no charges will be filed against the two guards.
According to Israeli prosecutors, there is no proof that the two guards acted improperly when they killed the unarmed child and his older sister.
Maram Taha, 23, and Ibrahim Taha, 16, her brother, were walking near Qalandia checkpoint on April 27th, and were around 65 feet away from the checkpoint when the guards claim that they seemed to be acting suspiciously, and shot them both.
Their bodies were held by Israeli officials for over a month, preventing the family from carrying out burial rites.
Maram was five months pregnant, and a mother of two children; Sarah, 6, and Remas, 4.
While Israeli prosecutors claimed that surveillance video footage at the checkpoint showed Maram attempting to throw a knife, they have refused to make the alleged video public.
Initially, on the day that she was killed, Israeli officials told the media that Maram was wearing an explosive belt. But when this was clearly not the case, when it was shown that she was pregnant, they simply stopped repeating the claim. They never officially retracted that claim, but it was not mentioned when the case was submitted to the military court system for review.
Over the past year, Israeli soldiers have been witnessed planting knives on or next to Palestinians that they have killed. This has led to suspicions among Palestinians in the case of Maram and Ibrahim Taha, particularly since Israeli officials have refused to release the surveillance video of this killing.
The case against the two Israeli border guards who shot the young mother and her little brother was submitted to prosecutors with a recommendation that no charges be brought against the guards.
Israeli prosecutors apparently agreed with this assessment, and decided not to prosecute the two unnamed Israelis who killed Maram and Ibrahim.
The Taha family has no legal recourse to appeal this decision by the Israeli military authorities, which govern the Palestinian Territories with martial law.
The two siblings Maram and Ibrahim Taha were shot and killed by two Israeli border guards at Qalandia checkpoint for allegedly planning to carry out a stabbing attack.
The probe revealed that the two siblings were not posing any threat to the Israeli soldiers when they were shot by Israeli gunfire.
The Israeli prosecutor said that one of the two soldiers was not convicted.
Not enough evidence are available to convict the second, the sources added.
Charges against security guards who shot Palestinian siblings in Kalandia dropped
The State Attorney's Office announced the decision Wednesday; the office explained that there was a reasonable suspicion that one of the siblings had an intent to commit a terror attack.
The State Attorney's Office (SAO) announced Wednesday that charges against security guards who shot Maram Abu Ismail, 23, and her brother Ibrahim Taha, 16, at the Kalandia checkpoint separating Jerusalem and Ramallah in April. The siblings' family has been notified of the decision.
The SAO explained that the decision, which was approved by State Attorney Shai Nitzan, is based on the evidence of the case indicating that while Ibrahim was walking towards the checkpoint, he had one hand in his pocket, with the other holding onto his sister. According to the SAO, these circumstances could have arisen a reasonable suspicion that he was about to attack security personnel at the checkpoint.
In addition, the SAO stated, Abu Ismail pulled out a knife and threw it at a security guard. It classified the guards' actions as a case of "clear-cut self-defense."
Israeli border guards who killed pregnant Palestinian mom & her brother will not be charged
In April 2016, a 16-year old boy and his 23-year old pregnant sister were shot and killed near the largest Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank, Qalandia.
The two Israeli border guards who killed the two family members have faced no charges or discipline, and now, Israeli prosecutors have officially closed the case, and determined that no charges were warranted against the guards.
A gag order was placed on the case by Israeli officials, and only after reporters from the Israeli paper Ha’aretz asked for the removal of the gag order was it discovered that no charges will be filed against the two guards.
According to Israeli prosecutors, there is no proof that the two guards acted improperly when they killed the unarmed child and his older sister.
Maram Taha, 23, and Ibrahim Taha, 16, her brother, were walking near Qalandia checkpoint on April 27th, and were around 65 feet away from the checkpoint when the guards claim that they seemed to be acting suspiciously, and shot them both.
Their bodies were held by Israeli officials for over a month, preventing the family from carrying out burial rites.
Maram was five months pregnant, and a mother of two children; Sarah, 6, and Remas, 4.
While Israeli prosecutors claimed that surveillance video footage at the checkpoint showed Maram attempting to throw a knife, they have refused to make the alleged video public.
Initially, on the day that she was killed, Israeli officials told the media that Maram was wearing an explosive belt. But when this was clearly not the case, when it was shown that she was pregnant, they simply stopped repeating the claim. They never officially retracted that claim, but it was not mentioned when the case was submitted to the military court system for review.
Over the past year, Israeli soldiers have been witnessed planting knives on or next to Palestinians that they have killed. This has led to suspicions among Palestinians in the case of Maram and Ibrahim Taha, particularly since Israeli officials have refused to release the surveillance video of this killing.
The case against the two Israeli border guards who shot the young mother and her little brother was submitted to prosecutors with a recommendation that no charges be brought against the guards.
Israeli prosecutors apparently agreed with this assessment, and decided not to prosecute the two unnamed Israelis who killed Maram and Ibrahim.
The Taha family has no legal recourse to appeal this decision by the Israeli military authorities, which govern the Palestinian Territories with martial law.
10 oct 2016
An Israeli investigation has proved that the two siblings Maram, 23, and Ibrahim Tahah, 16, were shot and killed by Israeli fire at Qalandia checkpoint without any justification.
After months of foot-dragging, Israeli authorities accepted to lift the gag order on the case of lethal shooting of Palestinian teens at Haaretz’s request.
Haaretz said the video of the shooting affirms that 16-year-old brother Ibrahim Salah Tahah did not have a weapon when he was shot by Israeli soldiers.
Ibrahim repeatedly tried to pull his sister away from the scene, according to the paper. However, two Israeli security guards shot the siblings from around 20 meters (66 feet) away.
A number of police officers and security guards at the checkpoint have been questioned on the matter. The two security guards who fired are suspected of failing to follow open-fire protocol.
According to the people who saw the video, the sister, 23-year-old Maram, is seen brandishing a knife, while her 16-year-old brother Ibrahim did not have a weapon and even tried to stop her.
The Justice Ministry says it will not let journalists see the footage until a decision is made on whether to indict the two security guards.
Sources have told Haaretz this decision will be made in a few days. The police completed their investigation months ago and sent their findings to state prosecutors.
When the police finished their probe, their findings, unusually, did not include a recommendation for or against an indictment.
After months of foot-dragging, Israeli authorities accepted to lift the gag order on the case of lethal shooting of Palestinian teens at Haaretz’s request.
Haaretz said the video of the shooting affirms that 16-year-old brother Ibrahim Salah Tahah did not have a weapon when he was shot by Israeli soldiers.
Ibrahim repeatedly tried to pull his sister away from the scene, according to the paper. However, two Israeli security guards shot the siblings from around 20 meters (66 feet) away.
A number of police officers and security guards at the checkpoint have been questioned on the matter. The two security guards who fired are suspected of failing to follow open-fire protocol.
According to the people who saw the video, the sister, 23-year-old Maram, is seen brandishing a knife, while her 16-year-old brother Ibrahim did not have a weapon and even tried to stop her.
The Justice Ministry says it will not let journalists see the footage until a decision is made on whether to indict the two security guards.
Sources have told Haaretz this decision will be made in a few days. The police completed their investigation months ago and sent their findings to state prosecutors.
When the police finished their probe, their findings, unusually, did not include a recommendation for or against an indictment.
1 sept 2016
A gag order on the investigation into an incident in which an expectant Palestinian young lady and her brother were killed after allegedly attempting to carry out an anti-occupation attack in April was extended by an Israeli court for the fourth time on Monday, Haaretz reported Wednesday.
The extension is set to last until September 27, taking the media blackout past 100 days in total.
Twenty-three-year-old expectant mother Maram Abu Ismail and her 16-year-old brother, Saleh Taha, were cold-bloodedly killed by the Israeli occupation army by the end of April as they tried to cross the Qalandiya checkpoint, in northern Occupied Jerusalem, on allegations that they were intending to carry out an anti-occupation stabbing.
Eyewitnesses declared the Israeli version counterfeit. Police have delivered the results of the investigation to prosecutors but did not include a recommendation whether or not to indict any suspects.
The details of the investigation have been in the prosecution's hands for two months. The gag order forbids publication of a security tape documenting the incident among other details and evidence.
The extension is set to last until September 27, taking the media blackout past 100 days in total.
Twenty-three-year-old expectant mother Maram Abu Ismail and her 16-year-old brother, Saleh Taha, were cold-bloodedly killed by the Israeli occupation army by the end of April as they tried to cross the Qalandiya checkpoint, in northern Occupied Jerusalem, on allegations that they were intending to carry out an anti-occupation stabbing.
Eyewitnesses declared the Israeli version counterfeit. Police have delivered the results of the investigation to prosecutors but did not include a recommendation whether or not to indict any suspects.
The details of the investigation have been in the prosecution's hands for two months. The gag order forbids publication of a security tape documenting the incident among other details and evidence.
23 may 2016
The Israeli army has transferred, Monday, the bodies of Maram, 23, and her brother Ibrahim Taha, 16, back to the Palestinian side at the al-Jeeb military roadblock, west of Ramallah. The body of Fuad Abu Rajab to be transfer at five in the evening.
Maram and Ibrahim Taha were killed on April 27, after the soldiers shot them near the Qalandia terminal.
Maram and Ibrahim Taha were killed on April 27, after the soldiers shot them near the Qalandia terminal.
Maram was five months pregnant, and a mother of two children; Sarah, 6, and Remas, 4.
Lieutenant Raed al-Louzi, the head of the Palestinian District Coordination Office, said bodies of Maram, and her brother, were transferred to the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah.
He added that the burial ceremony would be held in their town, Qotna, northern West of Jerusalem, following evening prayers in the local mosque.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud of the Ad-Dameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association, said the Israeli army will also be transferring the body of Fuad Abu Rajab, to his family at five in the evening, at the Betunia roadblock, west of Ramallah.
The burial ceremony will be held in the local mosque of the al-Jadeera village, northwest of occupied Jerusalem.
Lieutenant Raed al-Louzi, the head of the Palestinian District Coordination Office, said bodies of Maram, and her brother, were transferred to the Palestine Medical Center in Ramallah.
He added that the burial ceremony would be held in their town, Qotna, northern West of Jerusalem, following evening prayers in the local mosque.
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud of the Ad-Dameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association, said the Israeli army will also be transferring the body of Fuad Abu Rajab, to his family at five in the evening, at the Betunia roadblock, west of Ramallah.
The burial ceremony will be held in the local mosque of the al-Jadeera village, northwest of occupied Jerusalem.
6 may 2016
The Israeli occupation police banned on Thursday publications on the execution of an expectant young Palestinian woman and her brother by Israeli soldiers near the Qalandiya checkpoint, in Occupied Jerusalem.
A statement by the Israeli police said the Israeli magistrate’s court imposed a gag order on the details of the investigation into the murder of an expectant Palestinian lady and her brother on April 27.
The gag order will be in effect until May 11. Maram Taha, 24, and her 16-year-old brother, Ibrahim , — both natives of Qatna village, to the West of Occupied Jerusalem — were shot dead by the occupation troops near the Qalandiya checkpoint after they raised suspicions of an anti-occupation stabbing attempt.
The Israeli Haaretz newspaper quoted the investigation department as saying that no probe is going to be launched into the murder as the lady and her brother were killed by civilian guards and not border cops.
The Israeli police also refused to release videos documenting the murder of the two siblings at a scene that was well-equipped with surveillance cameras from all sides.
A statement by the Israeli police said the Israeli magistrate’s court imposed a gag order on the details of the investigation into the murder of an expectant Palestinian lady and her brother on April 27.
The gag order will be in effect until May 11. Maram Taha, 24, and her 16-year-old brother, Ibrahim , — both natives of Qatna village, to the West of Occupied Jerusalem — were shot dead by the occupation troops near the Qalandiya checkpoint after they raised suspicions of an anti-occupation stabbing attempt.
The Israeli Haaretz newspaper quoted the investigation department as saying that no probe is going to be launched into the murder as the lady and her brother were killed by civilian guards and not border cops.
The Israeli police also refused to release videos documenting the murder of the two siblings at a scene that was well-equipped with surveillance cameras from all sides.
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