I was arrested on the main road outside the refugee camp near the UNRWA school at around 1:00 p.m. There were boys taking part in a protest after Friday prayers and I went to join them. There were clashes with Israeli soldiers and some boys started to throw stones at the soldiers. Shortly after the clashes started the soldiers started to chase us and I ran into a restaurant on the main road and ordered a dessert.

 

Soon afterward three military jeeps pulled up outside the restaurant. When I saw the jeeps I left the restaurant and started to run but I fell and one of the soldiers grabbed me. A soldier then used my shoelaces to tie my hands in front very tightly. He used the other lace to tie my legs.

 

Then the soldiers took me to a military jeep where I sat on a seat. The jeep drove to the nearby settlement of Bet El. During the trip one of the soldiers slapped and kicked me and I was so scared that I started to cry.

 

At the settlement I was taken out of the jeep and one of the soldiers slipped a sling shot into my pocket. I was taken to a shipping container where I sat on the floor for about an hour. During this time I asked to use the toilet but the soldiers refused. Then I was taken to a room where I sat on the floor for another hour until the interrogator came.

 

It was around 3:00 p.m. when the interrogation started. The interrogator introduced himself as interrogator "Adam". He wore an Israeli police uniform. He did not inform me of any rights. He asked me why I was in the area near the school. I told him I was watching the protest from a distance. Then he wanted to know the names of the boys who were throwing stones but I told him I didn’t know their names.

 

Then a female soldier entered the room and started to interfere in the interrogation. She spoke broken Arabic and told the interrogator she saw me throwing stones together with other boys. I denied the accusation and told her I was playing with my friends and we were throwing stones at each other. The female soldier accused me of lying and started to yell at me hysterically. I was terrified and started to cry. The interrogation lasted for about 30 minutes. The interrogator did not ask me to sign anything.

 

Then the interrogator asked the soldiers to take me out. I sat on the ground in a courtyard for another hour. Then the soldiers removed the ties and took me to a jeep where I sat on a seat. The jeep drove to the District Co-ordination Office checkpoint where I was handed over to the Palestinian police.

 

The Palestinian police took a testimony from me at the police station and then handed me over to my father who was waiting for me. I was released at around 6:00 p.m. and my father and I arrived home at around 7:00 p.m.