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Update – Arresting and summoning 11 boys from Jerusalem
January 23, 2023

On Monday, the occupation police carried out a series of arrests and summonses against 11 boys from Jerusalem.

The lawyer of the Wadi Hilweh Information Center - Jerusalem, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that within a span of two hours, the police arrested and summoned 11 boys, from the town of Silwan, the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, and the village of Issawiya in the city, pointing out that their ages ranged between 13-17 years.

Lawyer Mahmoud explained that the police decided to release 5 boys on condition of house arrest for two days, and a third-party bail, and they are: Adam Najm, Fouad Jibril, Adam Halisi, Khader Sumrein, and Medhat Zahdeh.

The police also released the boy, Adam Zaytoun, after he was summoned for interrogation, without conditions, and Amjad Shawar without conditions.

Lawyer Mahmoud pointed out that the police summoned 3 others from the village of Issawiya, and after hours released them.

Lawyer Mahmoud added that the intelligence services brought the prisoner, Qassam Iyad Al-A’war, for interrogation at the "Al-Maskobyeh" center on Monday, noting that he has been detained in Damon prison for 7 months.