My mother asked me to pick some peas from land owned by our relatives near the main road at around 2:00 p.m. While picking pees a group of Israeli soldiers suddenly appeared. I stayed put and did not run away because I hadn’t done anything wrong. The soldiers immediately detained me and one of them wanted to know what I was doing near the main road. When I told them what I was doing they told me I was lying and accused me of throwing stones at soldiers on the main road.

 

The soldiers then pushed me into the back of a military jeep and made me sit on the floor. The jeep drove for about 20 minutes towards a settlement which I believe was Qarne Shomron. At the settlement I was put in a small room measuring not more than 2 x 2 meters where I felt I was about to suffocate. A commander came in and started to interrogate me.

 

I was not informed of any rights and I was immediately accused of throwing stones on the main road. He told me I had to tell him who else was throwing stones with me. I told him no one was with me. He continued to question me for about three hours. He then named some boys from my village and wanted me to confess against them but I told him I didn’t know any of the boys he named. He then asked me for my mother’s number but I don’t know whether he called her or not. He then took a picture of me with his mobile phone and left. I remained in the room for about five hours.

 

I was then taken back to a military jeep which drove for about 30 minutes to a military base which I couldn’t recognize. I was taken to a courtyard where a soldier started to talk to me in Arabic. He asked me about throwing stones. I told him I was picking peas for my mother. He told me this was the last time he wanted to see me in that area and that I wasn’t allowed anywhere near the main road.

 

I was then put back in a military jeep which dropped me off at the entrance to Qlaqiliya where I was handed over to the Palestinian police. My father picked me up and took me home at around 11:00 p.m.