At around 3:00 a.m. Israeli soldiers raided our home and conducted a thorough search after one of my brothers attacked soldiers in Jerusalem. I was asleep and woke up to the sound of soldiers breaking open our front door with some sort of device. Once inside our house the soldiers told my father to gather everyone in the living room.

 

Once we were gathered in the living room the soldiers told my father they wanted to arrest me. They took me outside and told my father to follow. When we arrived at the main road the soldiers tied my hands to the back with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and another one connecting the two. The ties were tight. They also blindfolded me and kept me and my father standing on the side of the road without saying anything to us. They did not give my family any documents and did not tell us where they were taking me.

 

About 15 minutes later the soldiers sent my father home and took me to the back of a military jeep where they made me sit on the metal floor. The jeep drove for about 20 minutes and then it stopped and I was transferred to another jeep where I sat on the metal floor. On the way soldiers kicked and slapped me and swore at me calling me "a son of a whore".

 

The jeep drove for about 15 minutes and then stopped at a nearby military base where I was taken to a shipping container and sat on a chair for an hour. A doctor removed the ties and examined me and then tied me again to the front. He also removed the blindfold during the examination. I was taken back into the shipping container where I sat on the floor. During this time I wasn’t given any food but they allowed me to drink and to use the toilet.

 

I remained in the shipping container for one-and-a-half days. During this time a soldier came to the container and started to shout and yell at me saying my brother killed Jews. He cut off the ties and tied my hands to the back with one plastic tie which was very tight and painful.

 

On the second day, at around 4:00 p.m., I was taken to a troop carrier where I sat on a seat. The vehicle drove for about three hours and then stopped at a police station which I didn’t recognise. I waited at the police station for about 90 minutes before I was taken back to the troop carrier. The vehicle drove for another two-and-a-half hours before it stopped at Huwwara military base.

 

At Huwwara I was strip searched and taken to a room where the tie and the blindfold were removed and I waited for about three hours. I was then taken to another troop carrier which drove for about three hours to Al Jalame interrogation centre, inside Israel. On arrival at Al Jalame I was strip searched again and taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator gave me a document which said I had the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer. He then started to question me about my brother who was killed in Jerusalem. They wanted to know who his friends were and what he did. They also wanted to know whether I noticed anything strange about him in the last few days. I did not speak to a lawyer.

 

The interrogation lasted for about 30 minutes and I was then taken to a very small cell measuring about 1.5 x 1.5 meters. There was a toilet and a mattress and a blanket in the cell. Soldiers brought me some food and I slept.

 

The following day I was transferred to another cell where I was held by myself the whole day. One day later I was taken to the military court in Al Jalame and my lawyer was in court. After the hearing I was taken for a second interrogation. It was around 11:00 a.m.

 

The second interrogation focused on my relationship with my brother and lasted for about two hours. The interrogator wanted to know if I knew that my brother was planning to attack soldiers in Jerusalem and whether I helped him. I denied knowing anything and helping him. I was taken back to a cell for about 30 minutes and then taken back for a third interrogation which lasted until around 6:00 p.m. The interrogator did not inform me of my rights. 

 

At around 6:00 p.m. I was taken back to the cell and on the following day I was taken to see a policeman who took my statement and told me I was suspected of endangering Israel’s security. He then printed out my statement in Arabic and asked me to sign it and I did after I read it and found it identical to what I had said. He then took my photograph and my finger prints and told me he was going to transfer me to prison the following day. I was taken back to the cell.

 

The following day I was handcuffed and shackled and taken to a troop carrier where I sat on a seat. The vehicle drove for about an hour to Megiddo prison.

 

On arrival at Megiddo I was taken to a room with a TV set. There was a man by the door to the room who told me his name was "Abu Ennour". He told me he was in charge of the Fateh party prisoners. He wanted me to tell him all about my nationalistic activities and about my role in the intifada. I immediately knew he was an informer and didn’t give him any information. I spent a night at Megiddo and the following day I was transferred back to Al Jalame where I was interrogated once again. The interrogation again focused on my brother and I was sent back to a cell.

 

On 14 February 2016, I was taken to the military court at Al Jalame where my detention was extended. My lawyer was there and I was allowed to speak to him. After the hearing I was locked up in the cell by myself until 17 February 2016, when I was taken to Salem checkpoint where I was released at around 2:00 p.m. I went home by myself and I arrived home at around 3:00 p.m.