I was asleep when Israeli soldiers smashed in our front door and entered our home. It was around 3:00 a.m. The commander had a document in his hand and asked my father for me. My father told him I was asleep. The commander told my father to wake me up because he wanted to arrest me. They told my family to say goodbye to me and then tied my hands to the front with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and one connecting the two. The ties were not painful.

 

The soldiers took me out of our house and led me towards the entrance to the camp. They kicked me on the way. I was in pain and fell to the ground. When we arrived at the boys’ school they blindfolded me and we continued on foot the settlement of Bet El, about a kilometer away. I fell down many times as they were pushing me.

 

At the entrance to the settlement they pushed me into the back of a military jeep where I sat on a seat. But then a soldier slapped me and pushed me down and made me sit on the floor. He swore at me and called me "a son of a whore". The jeep entered the settlement.

 

Then they removed the blindfold and took me to a doctor who examined me and asked me some medical questions. Then they made me sit on the ground near some tanks and other military vehicles where they blindfolded me again. It was very cold and I sat on the ground for about two hours.

 

At around 6:00 a.m. they removed the plastic ties and then tied me again with three plastic ties but this time they tied me with my hands behind my back. The ties were very painful. I was then forced into a private car which took me to the police station in Binyamin settlement. The trip took about 15 minutes.

 

On arrival at Binyamin I was taken to a cell where I stayed with two other young men from the camp. I remained there until 7:00 p.m. During this time I asked several times to use the toilet until in the end they reluctantly allowed me to use it once.

 

At around 3:00 p.m. they brought me a disgusting tuna sandwich which I could not eat. A soldier sarcastically asked me whether I preferred a shawerma sandwich from Rukab Street. At around 7:00 p.m. I was photographed and fingerprinted. They also took a saliva sample and weighed me. I was then taken for interrogation.

 

As soon as I entered the room the interrogator showed me a tape recorder. I remained tied. He told me he was going to record the interrogation and that I had the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer.  I did not speak to a lawyer. 

 

The interrogator asked me why I threw stones at soldiers. I told him I was throwing stones at other boys and not at soldiers. He then showed me pictures of boys throwing stones. When I denied the accusation he told me two of my friends had already confessed against me. I told him that was impossible. He named the two boys and I told him I knew one of them but I had no idea who the other one was. The interrogation lasted for about an hour. The interrogator insisted that I threw stones at soldiers and I insisted I did not.

 

After the interrogation I was taken back to the cell. At around 3:00 a.m. they woke me up, removed the plastic ties and tied my hands with my shoelaces. Then I was driven to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. The trip took about 30 minutes. At Ofer I was strip searched and given prison uniform and taken to Section 13.

 

The following day I was taken to the military court where I waited in the waiting room from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. My legs were tied with one plastic tie the whole time. I was then told the hearing was adjourned and they took me back to the waiting room where I waited until 10:00 p.m. before they took me back to Ofer prison. At 6:00 a.m. the following morning I was taken back to Binyamin police station. I was immediately taken for a second interrogation.

 

I was handcuffed and shackled and the interrogator turned on a tape recorder. He named three people and told me they had confessed against me. I told him that was all right and he lost his temper. He hit me with a coffee cup, screamed in my face and called me "a son of a fucking whore". He threatened that if I didn’t confess he was going to lock me up in prison for a long time. I continued to deny the accusation and insisted that I didn’t throw stones.

 

I was then taken to a cell for about 10 minutes before I was pushed into a military vehicle and driven back to Ofer prison. They turned the air conditioner along the way.

 

Three days later I was taken back to the military court. I waited from around 7:00 a.m. until around 8:00 p.m. before I went into the courtroom. My parents were in court and I was allowed to speak to them. The hearing was adjourned.

 

The following day I had another hearing. I waited in the waiting room and did not go into court. At around 2:00 p.m. I was taken back to prison. At around 4:00 p.m. I was told I was going to be released. They gave me back my clothes and I waited until 8:00 p.m. Before leaving the commander told he was going to put me in prison for four years if I ever throw stones again. My parents were waiting for me outside prison and I went home with them. I was released on 11 November 2015, and I don’t know if I will have hearings in the future. I arrived home at around 9:00 p.m.