My mother woke me up at around 3:00 a.m. and told me that Israeli soldiers had come to our house looking for me. I got up quickly and went to where the soldiers were. My father was not at home. The soldiers gave my mother a document saying they were going to take me to the settlement of Etzion for interrogation but they didn’t tell her what they were going to interrogate me about. 

 

The soldiers told me to get dressed and then took me out of our house and tied my hands behind my back with two plastic ties which were connected to each other. The ties were tight. I was also blindfolded.

 

The soldiers then led me for about 15 minutes to the nearby military base. When we arrived at the base I was put in the back of a jeep where I sat on the floor. The jeep drove for about 10 minutes to the police station in Etzion settlement. At Etzion I was put in a shipping container where I sat on the floor until around 6:00 a.m. when I was then taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator told me I had to tell the truth and that I was accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at soldiers. I told him this was not true. I was still tied and blindfolded. He then started to beat and slap me and he kicked me between my legs. He then told me he was going to take me to see another interrogator and that I had to confess otherwise I would be beaten until I “see stars”.

 

I was taken to another room where a second interrogator was sitting. He did not inform me of any rights. He removed the blindfold but kept the ties. He made me sit down on a chair and turned on his computer and started to show me images on his screen. He then accused me of throwing stones at soldiers. I told him the images show me doing nothing and I denied the accusation. He then wanted me to give him names of boys who throw stones but I told him I didn’t know anyone.

 

The second interrogation lasted for about 30 minutes. At the end of the interrogation I was taken outside and made to sit on a chair in the shade until around 5:00 p.m.

 

At around 5:00 p.m. I was told by soldiers that I was going to be released and that I had to go home by myself. When I told them I was scared of going home by myself in the dark because settlers might be out there and they might hurt me. Instead of listening to me they pushed me outside the police station. A policeman then  kicked me and I fell down on the stairs. I then felt I had no choice but to leave.

 

I walked on the main highway and then I stopped a Palestinian car which took me home. I arrived home at around 6:00 p.m.