I was with some friends in an area near the settlement of Elon Moreh. It was around noon. Suddenly a group of about 20 Israeli soldiers ambushed us. 

 

One soldier grabbed me and immediately tied my hands behind my back with 1 plastic tie which was tight and painful. Then he blindfolded me and led me for about 15 minutes on foot. After 15 minutes I was put in the back of a jeep which was waiting and I sat on a seat. 

 

The jeep drove to the police station in Ariel settlement where I waited for a couple of hours on a chair in a room. They removed the tie and gave me some food and around sunset I was taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator removed the blindfold and told me I had to consult with a lawyer but I told him there was no need for a lawyer. He also told me I had the right to remain silent. Then he asked me who threw the Molotov cocktail at the settlement and I told him I did not know. Then he asked me for the names of the other boys who were with me and I told him I did not know. Then he accused me of throwing a Molotov cocktail and I denied the accusation. 

 

He interrogated me for about an hour and he was calm and did not shout. He repeated the accusation several times and I continued to deny it. Then he showed me documents in Hebrew and asked me to sign them but I refused to sign. 

 

After the interrogation I was taken to Huwwara military base where I was searched in my underwear before being taken taken to a cell. They removed the tie and gave me some food. I was left in the cell until around 3:00 p.m. the following day when I was taken to Megiddo prison inside Israel. 

 

At Megiddo I was searched with my clothes on and I was taken to section 3.

 

The following day I was taken to Salem military court. My parents did not know there was a hearing so they did not attend court. I was denied bail and I was taken back to prison. 

 

On the third day I was taken for another interrogation at Salem. The interrogator allowed me to speak to my family and told me I had the right to remain silent. He repeated the same accusation and I continued to deny it. I did not consult with a lawyer. After the interrogation I was taken back to the military court and the hearing was adjourned. 

 

In all I had 4 military court hearings and at the last one the court was satisfied with the time I had already spent in prison and the judge decided to release me. My family was fined 2,000 shekels. I was also given a suspended sentence of 6 months valid for 3 years. I was released on the 27March 2019 and I went home with my father.