I was going for a walk with my brother and some friends near the main road at around 3:00 p.m. when suddenly a group of Israeli soldiers showed up in a nearby olive grove. I did not run away because I wasn’t doing anything wrong. Moments later the soldiers detained me and tied my hands behind my back with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and one connecting the two. The ties were painful. They also blindfolded me and put me in the back of a jeep where I sat on a seat.

 

The jeep drove towards a nearby Israeli military base where I was taken to a courtyard and waited with other detainees. About 30 minutes later a soldier approached me. He wanted to know why I threw stones at soldiers. I told him I didn’t throw stones at soldiers. I told him I was going for a walk with my friends.

 

I remained in the courtyard until around 6:00 p.m. when I was moved to a shipping container where I sat on a seat. The soldiers in the container were laughing and making fun of me and the other boys who were detained with me. One soldier threw a stun grenade inside the container which produced a very loud sound. I was terrified. I could hear that the soldier who threw the stun grenade ran out of the container just before it exploded and slammed the door behind him.

 

Shortly afterwards a doctor came and asked me some medical questions. He removed the blindfold during the examination. Another soldier took pictures of me on his mobile phone. I remained inside the container until around 10:00 p.m. The soldiers did not allow me to drink water or to use the bathroom.

 

I was then taken back to the jeep which drove for a short time. The jeep stopped in the village and the soldiers removed the blindfold and the ties and released me. I walked home by myself.