The Israeli occupation authorities arrested (471) Palestinians from the occupied territories on May, including (25) minors and (10) women.

Detainees' institutions and human rights organizations (the Commission of Detainees and Ex-detainees' Affairs, the Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club, Al Dameer Association for Human Rights) pointed out that occupation authorities arrested (162) citizens from Jerusalem, (17) from Ramallah, (41) from Hebron, (64) from Jenin, (23) from Bethlehem, (5) from Nablus, (15) from Tulkarem, (10) from Qalqilia, and (3) from Gaza Strip.

In the same context, detainees' institutions stated that the rate of arrest cases increased on May compared to April, confirming that this escalation coincides with the continuous spread of Corona virus, which may affect Palestinians during detention.

(4600) detainees are currently imprisoned in Israeli jails including (41) women, (170) minors and (380) administrative detainees, while (110) new administrative detention orders have been issued, including (44) new orders and (66) extending terms.

This report reviews the central issues happened in May 2020, such as the policy of collective punishment against the people of Ya'bad town, in addition to the military order (1827) issued by the occupation authorities.

 

Ya'bad town is facing the policy of collective punishment

 

The people of Ya'bad town faced in May 2020 the policy of collective punishment which is represented in detention, summons and field interrogation. This incident came after announcing that one of the soldiers has been murdered in the town on May 12, 2020.

Arrest cases increased since that date, where (55) Palestinians have been arrested including women, children, elderlies and released detainees.

Detention cases centered on the twelfth and thirteenth of May 2020, where (35) cases have been recorded in three days, including Mrs. Suhaila Abu Baker and her daughter who were arrested many times and subjected to brutal interrogation. Nearly (20) persons from Ya'bad town are still held in Israeli prisons.

Detainees' institutions considered the policy of collective punishment is one of the most cruel punitive measures which is represented in house demolishing, frequent arrest, abuse and threatening. Besides, it is a flagrant violation of the international humanitarian laws.

Jerusalem… detentions and organizations' closure

 The occupation forces continued their repressive policies in Jerusalem on May, where (162) arrest cases have been recorded, including (6) women and (12) minors, in addition to national and community leaderships in Jerusalem. The Israeli forces escalated the arrest and repression against Palestinians in Jerusalem, aiming at targeting the Palestinian presence and its social, political and national components. Arrests come under the charge of "violating Israeli sovereignty and incitement".

In 5/5/2020, occupation forces arrested many of national and community leaderships, such as the Major General Bilal Natsheh. In 31/5/2020, they arrested the governorate of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith, and the head of the prisoner's club, Naser Qaws. In 14/5/2020, the occupation forces arrested the siblings Aya Muhaisen and Ali Muhaisen after attacking them under the pretext of not wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against Corona virus. Journalists also were included in these arrests, since they arrested the journalist Anan Najeeb after breaking into his house in 10/5/2020.

  

  In addition to daily arrests against Palestinians, social institutions are also included in this attack. In 18/5/2020, the Israeli Security Minister issued an order to close the Hope Voluntary Society for six months. It is not the first time to break into this society, where its head, Silvia Abu Laban, has been arrested many times and the society's belongings were confiscated. She was arrested under the charge of violating the Israeli sovereignty and incitement.

The military order No. (1827)… war against detainees and their families

Order (1827) constituted a new way of the occupation's control over the Palestinian people, an obvious targeting of the legal, administrative and national system in Palestine and a war against detainees and their families.

According to an analytical paper by the human rights organizations in Palestine, order No.1827 adds new articles related to penalties that will be imposed against whoever uses properties to carry out a breach, with ten-year prison sentence and a fine. This order also imposes a seven-year prison sentence for those who did not intend to use the property for the purpose of carrying out a breach, but he was aware that there was a possibility that a breach might be carried out.

The most important this the letter addressed to banks in the occupied territories on the accounts of detainees and martyrs, considering that they are authorized to withdraw the money in those accounts, under the pretext that it is given to them as an award for committing a breach against the state of occupation.

The human rights organizations in Palestine confirmed that there is a series of risks imposed by this military order, especially the threats against banks operated in Palestine if it continues to open accounts for detainees and their families.

Partner institutions confirmed that the occupation sought over the past years to describe the Palestinian struggle with terrorism by several ways, part of which is the enactment of laws, legislation and military orders.