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Saleh Omar Saleh Barghouthi, 29 dec 12 2018 |
17 apr 2019
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Israeli forces demolished the family home of Saleh al-Barghouthi, a Palestinian accused by Israel of carrying out an attack, in the Kobar village, northwest of the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, early Wednesday morning. video video video video
Saleh al-Barghouthi, 29, was shot by Israeli forces near Ramallah on December 12; initial reports said that al-Barghouthi was shot and killed after carrying out an attack against Israelis, however, his family says that Saleh was detained alive and might have died in custody. Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq had sent a joint urgent appeal to the United Nations (UN) Special Procedures regarding the enforced disappearance of al-Barghouthi. A recent investigation by B'Tselem found that, contrary to official Israeli statements, Saleh al-Barghouthi did not try to flee or run anyone over, nor could he have tried: two security vehicles were blocking the taxi he was driving at either end, and he was surrounded by some 10 security personnel who shot him point-blank – an operation resembling an extrajudicial killing. Official attempts to sanction the killing in retrospect ensure no one will be held accountable. An Israeli settler was killed in the alleged attack. Locals reported that Israeli forces escorted a bulldozer into Kobar and surrounded the neighborhood in which al-Barghouthi’s family home is located. Izzat Badwan, the Mayor of Kobar, said that al-Barghouthi’s is the fourth house that Israeli demolishes in the village for the past two years. |
Badwan stressed that these demolitions won’t bring down Palestinian’s steadfastness.
Earlier this year, Israel demolished the family house of Saleh’s brother, Assem, who was detained by Israeli forces in January as they accuse him of carrying out an attack killing two Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on December 13; one day after Saleh was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah.
Al-Barghouthi’s father, Omar, who was released from Israeli prisons several days ago, said that demolishing homes will not bring down Palestinians’ steadfastness, adding that “Palestine deserves all the sacrifices of our people.”
Omar al-Barghouthi was detained last December, following the shooting and killing of his son Saleh.
Clashes erupted in the village afterwards, during which Israeli forces fired live bullets and tear-gas bombs, injuring one Palestinian with a tear-gas bomb in the head.
Israeli forces also assaulted journalists covering the demolition.
Earlier this year, Israel demolished the family house of Saleh’s brother, Assem, who was detained by Israeli forces in January as they accuse him of carrying out an attack killing two Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on December 13; one day after Saleh was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah.
Al-Barghouthi’s father, Omar, who was released from Israeli prisons several days ago, said that demolishing homes will not bring down Palestinians’ steadfastness, adding that “Palestine deserves all the sacrifices of our people.”
Omar al-Barghouthi was detained last December, following the shooting and killing of his son Saleh.
Clashes erupted in the village afterwards, during which Israeli forces fired live bullets and tear-gas bombs, injuring one Palestinian with a tear-gas bomb in the head.
Israeli forces also assaulted journalists covering the demolition.
7 mar 2019
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Kobar village, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and demolished a home owned an imprisoned father, who was abducted with his son in December of last year, and is also the father a young man, who was killed by the army on December 12th, 2018.
Media sources in Ramallah said many army jeeps surrounded the village before invading it accompanied by armored military bulldozers.
They added that the soldiers demolished the home of Omar Barghouthi, who is imprisoned by Israel, after forcing the family out, and opened fire at many Palestinian protesters. video
On January 20th, the soldiers invaded Kobar after surrounding it, and stormed the home of the imprisoned Omar Barghouthi, 66, the father of Saleh Barghouthi, who was assassinated by the army on December 12, 2018, and Assef Barghouthi, who was abducted by the soldiers on December 8th, 2018, along with his father.
Israel also holds Omar’s imprisoned son, Assem Barghouthi, responsible got two shooting incidents, killing three soldiers, the Maan News Agency has reported.
It is worth mentioning that Omar received a six-month Administrative Detention order, without charges or trial.
Omar is a former political prisoner, who previously spent 26 years in Israeli prisons, including being held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial. He has several health conditions, and was recently admitted to surgery, prior to his abduction.
His brother, Na’el Barghouthi, is also a political prisoner who has been held by Israel since his abduction 39 years ago.
Media sources in Ramallah said many army jeeps surrounded the village before invading it accompanied by armored military bulldozers.
They added that the soldiers demolished the home of Omar Barghouthi, who is imprisoned by Israel, after forcing the family out, and opened fire at many Palestinian protesters. video
On January 20th, the soldiers invaded Kobar after surrounding it, and stormed the home of the imprisoned Omar Barghouthi, 66, the father of Saleh Barghouthi, who was assassinated by the army on December 12, 2018, and Assef Barghouthi, who was abducted by the soldiers on December 8th, 2018, along with his father.
Israel also holds Omar’s imprisoned son, Assem Barghouthi, responsible got two shooting incidents, killing three soldiers, the Maan News Agency has reported.
It is worth mentioning that Omar received a six-month Administrative Detention order, without charges or trial.
Omar is a former political prisoner, who previously spent 26 years in Israeli prisons, including being held under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial. He has several health conditions, and was recently admitted to surgery, prior to his abduction.
His brother, Na’el Barghouthi, is also a political prisoner who has been held by Israel since his abduction 39 years ago.
4 mar 2019
The Israeli military court of Ofer decided to release Palestinian prisoner Suheir al-Barghouthi, 59, on a bail of 10,000 ILS (almost $3000) and another third-party bail.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Munther Abu Ahmad, said that the court had previously ruled for al-Barghouthi’s release on a bail twice, but froze the decisions as the Israeli prosecution requested an appeal.
Al-Barghouthi will be released later Monday.
Al-Barghouthi whose husband and three sons are currently held in Israeli prisons while her fourth son was shot and killed by Israeli forces, in October, was being held under harsh conditions in a solitary confinement in the HaSharon Israeli prison.
Al-Barghouthi has not been allowed to go out to the prison's yard since her transfer to the HaSharon prison, pointing out that the IPS has not allowed her to receive clothes; al-Barghouthi has been in the same clothes since her detention on February 5th.
Al-Barghouti was detained from her home in the Kobar village, north of the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 5th.
Israel accuses al-Barghouthi's son Assem of carrying out an attack killing two Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on December 13, one day after his brother, Saleh, was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Munther Abu Ahmad, said that the court had previously ruled for al-Barghouthi’s release on a bail twice, but froze the decisions as the Israeli prosecution requested an appeal.
Al-Barghouthi will be released later Monday.
Al-Barghouthi whose husband and three sons are currently held in Israeli prisons while her fourth son was shot and killed by Israeli forces, in October, was being held under harsh conditions in a solitary confinement in the HaSharon Israeli prison.
Al-Barghouthi has not been allowed to go out to the prison's yard since her transfer to the HaSharon prison, pointing out that the IPS has not allowed her to receive clothes; al-Barghouthi has been in the same clothes since her detention on February 5th.
Al-Barghouti was detained from her home in the Kobar village, north of the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 5th.
Israel accuses al-Barghouthi's son Assem of carrying out an attack killing two Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on December 13, one day after his brother, Saleh, was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah.
20 feb 2019
Israeli Prison's Services (IPS) is holding Suheir al-Barghouthi whose husband and three sons are currently held in Israeli prisons while her fourth son was shot and killed by Israeli forces, in October, under harsh conditions in a solitary confinement in the HaSharon Israeli prison.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said, in a statement on Wednesday, that al-Barghouthi is held in a cell empty of everything but a bed; al-Barghouthi was deprived of having her belongings with her, suffering from cold prevented from any sort of heating.
The lawyer added that the food given to al-Barghouthi does not suit her health condition as she suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure.
Al-Barghouthi has not been allowed to go out to the prison's yard since her transfer to the HaSharon prison, pointing out that the IPS has not allowed her to receive clothes; al-Barghouthi has been in the same clothes since her detention on February 5th.
PPS added that al-Barghouthi has repeatedly demanded to be transferred to the Damon prison where Palestinian women prisoners are held, however, IPS refuses.
Al-Barghouti was detained from her home in the Kobar village, north of the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 5th.
Israel accuses al-Barghouthi's son Assem of carrying out an attack killing two Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on December 13, one day after his brother, Saleh, was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said, in a statement on Wednesday, that al-Barghouthi is held in a cell empty of everything but a bed; al-Barghouthi was deprived of having her belongings with her, suffering from cold prevented from any sort of heating.
The lawyer added that the food given to al-Barghouthi does not suit her health condition as she suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure.
Al-Barghouthi has not been allowed to go out to the prison's yard since her transfer to the HaSharon prison, pointing out that the IPS has not allowed her to receive clothes; al-Barghouthi has been in the same clothes since her detention on February 5th.
PPS added that al-Barghouthi has repeatedly demanded to be transferred to the Damon prison where Palestinian women prisoners are held, however, IPS refuses.
Al-Barghouti was detained from her home in the Kobar village, north of the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 5th.
Israel accuses al-Barghouthi's son Assem of carrying out an attack killing two Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on December 13, one day after his brother, Saleh, was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah.
15 feb 2019
The Israeli court of al-Maskoubiya extended on Thursday the arrest of Asem al-Barghouthi, 33, for the fifth consecutive time, rights sources revealed.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) affirmed that Asem’s remand was extended for the fifth time since his arrest in January 2019 pending investigation.
Israel accuses al-Barghouthi of carrying out an attack killing two Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on December 13, one day after his brother, Saleh, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah.
Following his arrest, a large-scale arrest campaign was carried out in his hometown, the Kobar village. His father, mother, two brothers were among the detainees.
Al-Barghouthi, who suffers from an injury before his arrest, told his lawyer that he was brutally beaten during his arrest and investigation.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) affirmed that Asem’s remand was extended for the fifth time since his arrest in January 2019 pending investigation.
Israel accuses al-Barghouthi of carrying out an attack killing two Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on December 13, one day after his brother, Saleh, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah.
Following his arrest, a large-scale arrest campaign was carried out in his hometown, the Kobar village. His father, mother, two brothers were among the detainees.
Al-Barghouthi, who suffers from an injury before his arrest, told his lawyer that he was brutally beaten during his arrest and investigation.
5 feb 2019
The mother of martyr Saleh al-Barghouthi
Israeli forces detained at least 33 Palestinians, including minors and a woman, across the occupied West Bank, on predawn Tuesday.
Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces detained two Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
They were identified as Muataz Abu Jahisha and Mujahed Muhammad Abu Jahisha.
In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, three Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Muhammad Nasser Ibrahim Deireh, Ibrahim Khaled Deireh, and Fouad Muhammad al-Araj, 16.
In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, PPS confirmed that five Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Hussein Abu Hussein Mushahra, Ahmad Muhammad Mushahra, Daoud Abdo, Muhammad Daoud, and Amar Abdo.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, Israeli forces detained a total of 12 Palestinians. PPS identified them as Sahir al-Barghouthi, the mother of three Palestinian prisoners, Zahi al-Barghouthi, Saher Ismail al-Barghouthi, Yousef Hussam Hanini, Firas al-Sayes, Mutasem Saqef al-Heit, Samer Abed al-Salam, Ahmad Abed al-Hafeth, Ismail Sahil al-Harb, HAmza Awad, and Ihab Ayman Khuwaire, 17.
In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Amin Farraj.
In the northern West bank district of Jenin, another three Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Muhammad Bassam Baajawi, Muhammad Juwabra, and Zayed Ahmad Baajawi.
In the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, four Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Adnan Abed al-Rahim Jalad, Ahmad Muhammad Hamdan al-Labdi, Kheirallah Mahmoud al-Shaafi, and Izzat Makawi Shadid.
In the northern West Bank district of Tubas, Israeli forces detained three Palestinians. They were identified as Ziyad Abed Muhammad Suwafte and his two sons, Mahmoud and Diab.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 53 female prisoners, and 215 minors, 43 of whom under 16 years old.
25 Palestinians kidnapped in W. Bank IOF campaigns
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday kidnapped 25 Palestinian citizens, including a woman, from different West Bank areas.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the IOF stormed at dawn Ya’bad town in Jenin and kidnapped four citizens from their homes.
The detainees were identified as Mohamed Ba’jawi, Zaid Ba’jawi, Ahmed Ba’jawi and Mohamed Jawabreh.
Israeli soldiers also spread around Dothan checkpoint and set up a makeshift checkpoint at the main entrance to Ya’bad, where they intercepted cars for search.
Meanwhile, troops combed at dawn agricultural and open areas in the vicinity of al-Jalama town, north of Jenin, where a Palestinian young man was killed and another was injured by Israeli gunfire yesterday
In Ramallah, the IOF stormed Kobar town and kidnapped Suhair al-Barghouthi, the mother of martyr Saleh al-Barghouthi, after raiding her home.
Suhair al-Barghouthi is the wife of prisoner Omar al-Barghouthi and the mother of prisoners Asef, Asem and Mohamed.
Other citizens were also kidnapped during IOF campaigns in Ramallah, Nablus, Bethlehem and al-Khalil.
Israeli forces detained at least 33 Palestinians, including minors and a woman, across the occupied West Bank, on predawn Tuesday.
Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces detained two Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.
They were identified as Muataz Abu Jahisha and Mujahed Muhammad Abu Jahisha.
In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, three Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Muhammad Nasser Ibrahim Deireh, Ibrahim Khaled Deireh, and Fouad Muhammad al-Araj, 16.
In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, PPS confirmed that five Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Hussein Abu Hussein Mushahra, Ahmad Muhammad Mushahra, Daoud Abdo, Muhammad Daoud, and Amar Abdo.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, Israeli forces detained a total of 12 Palestinians. PPS identified them as Sahir al-Barghouthi, the mother of three Palestinian prisoners, Zahi al-Barghouthi, Saher Ismail al-Barghouthi, Yousef Hussam Hanini, Firas al-Sayes, Mutasem Saqef al-Heit, Samer Abed al-Salam, Ahmad Abed al-Hafeth, Ismail Sahil al-Harb, HAmza Awad, and Ihab Ayman Khuwaire, 17.
In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Amin Farraj.
In the northern West bank district of Jenin, another three Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Muhammad Bassam Baajawi, Muhammad Juwabra, and Zayed Ahmad Baajawi.
In the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, four Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Adnan Abed al-Rahim Jalad, Ahmad Muhammad Hamdan al-Labdi, Kheirallah Mahmoud al-Shaafi, and Izzat Makawi Shadid.
In the northern West Bank district of Tubas, Israeli forces detained three Palestinians. They were identified as Ziyad Abed Muhammad Suwafte and his two sons, Mahmoud and Diab.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 53 female prisoners, and 215 minors, 43 of whom under 16 years old.
25 Palestinians kidnapped in W. Bank IOF campaigns
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday kidnapped 25 Palestinian citizens, including a woman, from different West Bank areas.
Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the IOF stormed at dawn Ya’bad town in Jenin and kidnapped four citizens from their homes.
The detainees were identified as Mohamed Ba’jawi, Zaid Ba’jawi, Ahmed Ba’jawi and Mohamed Jawabreh.
Israeli soldiers also spread around Dothan checkpoint and set up a makeshift checkpoint at the main entrance to Ya’bad, where they intercepted cars for search.
Meanwhile, troops combed at dawn agricultural and open areas in the vicinity of al-Jalama town, north of Jenin, where a Palestinian young man was killed and another was injured by Israeli gunfire yesterday
In Ramallah, the IOF stormed Kobar town and kidnapped Suhair al-Barghouthi, the mother of martyr Saleh al-Barghouthi, after raiding her home.
Suhair al-Barghouthi is the wife of prisoner Omar al-Barghouthi and the mother of prisoners Asef, Asem and Mohamed.
Other citizens were also kidnapped during IOF campaigns in Ramallah, Nablus, Bethlehem and al-Khalil.
4 feb 2019
The Israeli occupation Forces (IOF) ordered on Monday the demolition of Asem and Salah al-Barghouthi’s family house.
Spokesman for Israeli army Avichai Adrai said a demolition order was handed over to al-Barghouthi family earlier today after refusing their appeal.
The two brothers were accused of carrying out a shooting attack near Ofra settlement that killed an Israeli soldier and seriously injured seven others.
Israeli troops arrested Asem after he carried out a second shooting attack killing two other soldiers near Giv'at Asaf settlement east of the Ramallah, a day after the assassination of his brother Saleh.
Spokesman for Israeli army Avichai Adrai said a demolition order was handed over to al-Barghouthi family earlier today after refusing their appeal.
The two brothers were accused of carrying out a shooting attack near Ofra settlement that killed an Israeli soldier and seriously injured seven others.
Israeli troops arrested Asem after he carried out a second shooting attack killing two other soldiers near Giv'at Asaf settlement east of the Ramallah, a day after the assassination of his brother Saleh.
31 jan 2019
An investigation by B'Tselem found that, contrary to official Israeli statements, Saleh al-Barghouthi did not try to flee or run anyone over, nor could he have tried: two security vehicles were blocking the taxi he was driving at either end, and he was surrounded by some 10 security personnel who shot him point-blank – an operation resembling an extrajudicial killing. Official attempts to sanction the killing in retrospect ensure no one will be held accountable.
A statement on the investigation said that "On 12 December 2018, at around 6:30 P.M., two Israeli security vehicles blocked the path of a taxi driving along the main road of Surda, a Palestinian village in Ramallah District. Driving the taxi was Saleh al-Barghouthi, 28, husband and father of a 5-year-old boy from the village of Kobar, which lies north of Ramallah.
About ten personnel, including Special Police Unit officers, got out of the vehicles, surrounded the taxi and shot al-Barghouthi point-blank. They then pulled the wounded al-Barghouthi out of the taxi, handcuffed him and drove away with him. The IDF notified the family that al-Barghouthi had been critically injured in the incident and died in hospital.
According to the Shin Bet (ISA), al-Barghouthi, who was an operative with Hamas’ military wing, was suspected of involvement in the drive-by shooting that took place on 9 December 2018 at the hitch-hiking post near the settlement of Ofra, north of Ramallah. Seven Israelis were injured in the attack, including Shira Ish-Ran, who was seven months pregnant and delivered of her baby in hospital. The baby boy, Amiad Israel Ish-Ran, died three days later."
The statement added that this is the testimony of one of the eyewitnesses to the event; S.K. from the Arurah village in Ramallah, who told B’Tselem field researcher, Iyad Hadad, in a testimony he gave on 13 December 2018:
"The car driving ahead of me - a civilian jeep, a blue SsangYong with Palestinian license plates - suddenly crashed into the car before it. A group of Israeli special forces, who were wearing face masks and black uniforms with vests and carrying rifles, got out of the jeep and another group got out of a white Mercedes minibus that had been driving ahead of the car that was hit.
The all ran and surrounded the car. The driver started rolling up the window. I heard three or four shots, “tak, tak, tak”, very faint - I think there was a silencer - fired directly at the driver from close range. The window shattered. Then they opened the door, pulled the driver out and laid him on the ground."
The investigation added that "Contrary to statements issued by the Shin Bet and the IDF, which framed the killing of Saleh al-Barghouthi as an undesirable outcome of his arrest, al-Barghouthi did not try to flee or run anyone over, nor could he have tried. He was surrounded by security forces, sitting in a taxi that was blocked at either end by security vehicles. In this position, he was shot point-blank and critically injured.
There is no way to justify what appears to be an extrajudicial killing, rather than an arrest. Yet experience shows that no one will be held accountable in this case, too. Whether the incident is even investigated or not, Israel routinely sanctions the use of lethal force by its security forces against Palestinians."
A statement on the investigation said that "On 12 December 2018, at around 6:30 P.M., two Israeli security vehicles blocked the path of a taxi driving along the main road of Surda, a Palestinian village in Ramallah District. Driving the taxi was Saleh al-Barghouthi, 28, husband and father of a 5-year-old boy from the village of Kobar, which lies north of Ramallah.
About ten personnel, including Special Police Unit officers, got out of the vehicles, surrounded the taxi and shot al-Barghouthi point-blank. They then pulled the wounded al-Barghouthi out of the taxi, handcuffed him and drove away with him. The IDF notified the family that al-Barghouthi had been critically injured in the incident and died in hospital.
According to the Shin Bet (ISA), al-Barghouthi, who was an operative with Hamas’ military wing, was suspected of involvement in the drive-by shooting that took place on 9 December 2018 at the hitch-hiking post near the settlement of Ofra, north of Ramallah. Seven Israelis were injured in the attack, including Shira Ish-Ran, who was seven months pregnant and delivered of her baby in hospital. The baby boy, Amiad Israel Ish-Ran, died three days later."
The statement added that this is the testimony of one of the eyewitnesses to the event; S.K. from the Arurah village in Ramallah, who told B’Tselem field researcher, Iyad Hadad, in a testimony he gave on 13 December 2018:
"The car driving ahead of me - a civilian jeep, a blue SsangYong with Palestinian license plates - suddenly crashed into the car before it. A group of Israeli special forces, who were wearing face masks and black uniforms with vests and carrying rifles, got out of the jeep and another group got out of a white Mercedes minibus that had been driving ahead of the car that was hit.
The all ran and surrounded the car. The driver started rolling up the window. I heard three or four shots, “tak, tak, tak”, very faint - I think there was a silencer - fired directly at the driver from close range. The window shattered. Then they opened the door, pulled the driver out and laid him on the ground."
The investigation added that "Contrary to statements issued by the Shin Bet and the IDF, which framed the killing of Saleh al-Barghouthi as an undesirable outcome of his arrest, al-Barghouthi did not try to flee or run anyone over, nor could he have tried. He was surrounded by security forces, sitting in a taxi that was blocked at either end by security vehicles. In this position, he was shot point-blank and critically injured.
There is no way to justify what appears to be an extrajudicial killing, rather than an arrest. Yet experience shows that no one will be held accountable in this case, too. Whether the incident is even investigated or not, Israel routinely sanctions the use of lethal force by its security forces against Palestinians."
