I was at the agricultural gate waiting to be allowed to cross over to the field where I was going to work when Israeli soldiers in the military watchtower asked to see my identity card. It was 9:30 a.m. Once they looked at my card they told me they had been looking for me for a long time and I was arrested without explanation.

 

The soldiers immediately tied my hands to the front with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and another connecting the two. The ties were not tight. I was then taken to an outside enclosure by the watchtower where I sat on a bench in the cold. A soldier pulled my hat over my face so I could not see. I remained there until around midnight.

 

During this time a group of soldiers made fun of me and asked me whether I wanted to become a Shaheed and a hero. I did not respond. I wasn’t given any food or drink but I was allowed to use the toilet twice.

 

At around midnight I was put in the back of a jeep where I sat on the metal floor. Inside the jeep I was blindfolded. The jeep drove to a nearby military base where I was put in a shipping container. The soldiers made me take off my jumper and I remained in my T-shirt and felt very cold. I remained there for about 30 minutes and then I was taken back to the jeep where I sat on the floor again. The jeep drove for about 15 minutes to Salem interrogation centre where I was immediately taken for interrogation. It was around 1:00 a.m.

 

Inside the interrogation room the soldiers removed the ties and replaced them with metal handcuffs. They also shackled me. The blindfold was not removed. The interrogator accused me of membership in a banned organisation in addition to other accusations which included throwing Molotov cocktails, attempted stabbing and other things which I didn’t quite understand. I think he wanted to scare me in order for me to confess to some of the less serious accusations. I told him I had no idea what he was talking about. He did not inform me of my rights at this stage. 

 

The interrogation lasted for about two hours. I continued to deny the accusations. At the end he removed the blindfold and showed me a document in Arabic which said I had the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer. He also showed me another document written in both Hebrew and Arabic saying I was not subjected to physical violence during the interrogation and he asked me to sign it and I did. He then took my photograph and my fingerprints.

 

Then I was taken back to the jeep which drove for about three hours to the police station at Ariel settlement. At Ariel I was taken for a second round of interrogation. The interrogator was a policeman. He started by verbally abusing me and calling me a "fucker son of a whore". He then accused me of throwing stones at soldiers. I denied the accusation. He did not inform me of any rights. He interrogated me for about an hour.

 

I was then taken to a small cell measuring about 2 x 1.5 meters where I was kept for about 30 minutes before I was taken back for interrogation. I was still handcuffed and blindfolded.

 

During this round of interrogation they removed the handcuffs and the blindfold and the interrogator swore at me again. He showed me a picture of a youth throwing stones. Eventually I confessed to throwing stones on one occasion. He then took my photograph and my fingerprint and printed out my statement in Arabic and asked me to sign it. I read it and found in was identical to what I had told him so I signed it. He then called my parents and told them I was at Ariel and that I needed a lawyer.

 

I was taken back to the jeep which drove for about an hour to Huwwara military base where I was strip searched. Then I was taken to a cell where they removed the handcuffs and the blindfold. I was thirsty and looked for water in the room and when I didn’t find any water I knocked at the door. A soldier came in and started to swear at me and I swore back at him. Minutes later three soldiers came in and started to beat me.

 

I spent one night at Huwwara and in the morning I was given some food and water. I was then handcuffed and blindfolded and taken to a troop carrier where I sat on a seat. The carrier drove for about three hours to Megiddo prison, inside Israel.

 

At Megiddo I was strip searched again and taken to the juvenile section. I had about four military court hearings at Salem which my parents and my lawyer attended. On the last hearing I was sentenced to four months in prison and fined NIS 2,000. On 18 February 2016 I was transferred to section 18 at Ofer prison, near Jerusalem..

 

I was released from Ofer prison on 19 April 2016, at around 6:00 p.m. My parents were waiting for me and I went home with them. We arrived home at around 8:30 p.m. I did not study in prison and I was released earlier because of over crowdedness.