Among them was a prisoner released in the exchange deal - indictments against 8 Jerusalemites from Issawiya
The Israeli Public Prosecution submitted indictments today, Thursday, to the Magistrate's and District Courts against 8 Jerusalemites from the village of Issawiya in Jerusalem.
Lawyer Siraj Abu Arafa, from the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Jerusalem, said that the Public Prosecution held trial sessions for 8 Jerusalemites from Issawiya at the District Court located on Salah al-Din Street and at the Magistrate's Court in West Jerusalem, during which indictments were filed against them.
Abu Arafa explained that the Public Prosecution submitted indictments to the District Court against the youths: Amir Obeid, Mohammad Alaa Obeid, Mohammad Ali Obeid, and the young man Reda Obeid. The indictments included, as stated in the indictment, "throwing Molotov cocktails at settler vehicles on the street of the Ma'ale Adumim settlement adjacent to the village of Issawiya." Their hearings have been postponed until 18/5/2025.
At the Magistrate's Court, indictments were filed against the youths: Mohammad Farid Obaid, Mohammad Atef Obaid, and the young men: Saif al-Din Obaid, Khaled Obaid, and Majd Ghazawneh. The indictments included "participating in confrontations, rioting, and disturbing public order." Their hearings were postponed until May 14, 2025.
Occupation forces arrested the youths and young men during the month of April, with some of them transferred to the occupation's cells (Cell 20), and others to an interrogation center (Room 4).
Among those indicted is Reda Obeid, who was released in the recent exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. An indictment was filed against him yesterday in the District Court, separate from the other detainees.
In an interview with his father, he said, "Reda has not enjoyed his release. Since his release at the end of last January, his house has been raided several times, he has been threatened with arrest, and he has been banned from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque and the West Bank."
Reda Obeid returned to captivity less than three months after his release. His thin body, broken ribs, and ongoing suffering from scabies, returned to face the harsh conditions of detention.
His father said, "His health is difficult, and returning to prison in this condition will be even more difficult. I fear that his scabies will return. On the day of his release, his health was very poor; he was suffering from severe itching and redness, and large blisters and boils spread across his body. He was treated, but a month later, the itching returned in a severe form."
His father added that there is clear evidence proving that Reda was at work at the time of the incident. He and his supervisor have been investigated, but they insist on bringing charges against him.
He pointed out that the occupation authorities—including the police, intelligence, Shin Bet, and various agencies—had repeatedly raided their home over the past period, and each time they would tell Reda, "We promise we'll bring you back."
On one occasion, he was fined 4,000 shekels.
The village of Issawiya has been witnessing ongoing raids and arrest campaigns, with the majority of arrests targeting young men and children.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Jerusalem reported that since the beginning of 2025, more than 60 arrests have been recorded from the village of Issawiya.
The center noted that last March, indictments were filed against 10 young men and boys from Issawiya, including "attacking a settler in his car with stones, bottles, and empty containers as he entered the village of Issawiya at the end of last January."
Over the past few days, some of them have been released on conditions of house arrest pending the conclusion of legal proceedings against them, and electronic bracelets have been placed on their feet to monitor their movements and travel within their homes.
