There was a protest near my village and I went with some friends at around 2:00 p.m. to see what was going on. As soon as we arrived at the protest some Israeli soldiers started to chase us. I tried to run away but the soldiers caught me and immediately started to beat and kick me.

 

The soldiers then tied my hands behind my back with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and one connecting the two. The ties were tight. They also blindfolded me and made me kneel down for about two hours. During this time a soldier asked me why I threw stones at them. I told him I didn’t throw stones at anyone.

 

After two hours of kneeling I was taken to the back of a jeep where the soldiers made me sit on the floor. The jeep then drove for about two hours before stopping at a settlement which I couldn’t recognize.

 

On arrival at the settlement I was taken to a very small room hardly big enough for the bed that was inside. A doctor removed the blindfold and examined me and blindfolded me again when he was done. I spent two nights in this small room. The room was so small that I couldn’t stretch my legs. There was no toilet or water in the room.  I used to bang at the door to ask to go to the toilet. I was tied and blindfolded the whole time and the soldiers brought me only one meal a day.

 

Two days later I was taken back to the jeep where I sat on the floor again. The jeep drove for about an hour and stopped at Huwwara military base where I was strip searched and then taken to a room with adult detainees. The soldiers removed the ties and the blindfold and I spent one night at Huwwara.

 

The following day, at around 9:00 a.m., soldiers handcuffed me to the front, shackled my legs and blindfolded me and took me to the back of a jeep where I sat on the floor again. The jeep drove for about two hours before stopping at Salem military base where I was immediately taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator removed the blindfold, the handcuffs and the shackles and accused me of throwing stones at soldiers and participating in an illegal gathering. He did not inform me of my rights. I denied the accusation and told him I didn’t throw stones at anyone. He then showed me photos and raised his voice at me. I continued to deny the accusation but then felt I could no longer deny the accusation because I was afraid that he might beat me. I confessed to throwing stones and taking part in a protest.

 

The interrogator printed out my statement in Hebrew and asked me to sign it and I did without understanding what it said. He then called my father and told him that I would appear in the military court on Thursday. He also told my father I needed a lawyer. Then they took my photograph and my fingerprints.

 

I was then transferred to Megiddo prison, inside Israel. At Megiddo I was strip searched again and taken into the juvenile section.

 

On Thursday I had a hearing in Salem military court. The military judge spoke in Hebrew and I didn’t understand anything. My parents did not attend but my lawyer was there and the hearing was adjourned. I had five more military court hearings. In the end I was sentenced in a plea bargain to four months in prison and fined NIS 2,000. I also had a suspended sentence of seven months in prison valid for three years.

 

In prison I studied Arabic and mathematics. I was released on 24 June 2016, and I went home with my parents.