The day before I was arrested there were clashes in our village and stones were thrown at a settler car. The car was totally destroyed after the settler ran away.

 

On the day of my arrest I was asleep when my mother woke me up at around 2:30 a.m. and told me Israeli soldiers had come to our home to find out who was there. My mother had already opened the door and the soldiers were inside our house. I got out of bed and went to the living room where I found the soldiers. I then heard the soldiers tell my mother they had come to arrest me because I was accused of throwing stones. They gave my mother a document and asked her to sign it. I don’t know what was written in the document.

 

The soldiers told me to get dressed and immediately took me outside where they tied my hands to the front with one plastic tie. The tie was very tight. They also blindfolded me and took me to the back of a jeep where I sat on a seat. The jeep did not move and I remained inside the jeep for about 10 minutes.

 

A commander then took me out of the jeep, removed the blindfold and started to chat with me. He wanted me to show him the houses of other boys they wanted to arrest. I told him I didn’t know any of the boys. The commander got very angry and slapped and kicked me aggressively. He knocked my head against the jeep and blood came out of my mouth and nose. He threatened to teach me a lesson I would never forget.

 

He then took me back to the jeep and made me sit on the metal floor. The jeep drove for about 15 minutes and then stopped at the nearby Israeli military base. I was taken to a courtyard and made me sit on the ground for about one-and-a-half hours.

 

After one-and-a-half hours I was taken to see a doctor who removed the blindfold and the tie and examined me. He tied me and blindfolded me again when he was done. I was then taken back to the jeep which drove for about 30 minutes to the settlement of Etzion. At Etzion I was put in a small room where I sat on the floor and some soldiers beat me. I remained on the floor for about an hour before I was taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator beat me before he said anything. He did not inform me of any rights. He removed the blindfold and cut off the tie and tied my hands to the back. The tie was very tight and painful. He then told me I was accused of throwing stones at soldiers and settlers. I told him this was not true. He then slapped me hard. After the first round of interrogation, which lasted for about 30 minutes, I was taken to a courtyard where I sat on the ground for about 30 minutes. A second interrogator then took me for a second round of interrogation.

 

The second interrogator was as aggressive and violent as the first. He started to beat me and told me I had to confess to throwing stones at the settler car near the main road. He did not inform me of any rights. I told him I did not throw stones at anyone.  The second round of interrogation lasted for about 30 minutes. He then printed out my statement in Hebrew and asked me to sign it but I refused. He then beat me and took me to another room where another interrogator was sitting and the two of them chatted to each other in Hebrew.

 

I was the left alone with the third interrogator. He immediately pushed me against the wall and beat me with a plastic stick. He yelled at me and asked me if I was ready to confess. I told him I didn’t do anything wrong and I had nothing to confess to. After about 20 minutes I was taken to see a fourth interrogator.

 

This one removed the tie, made me sit on a chair and offered me a cigarette and some juice. I told him I didn’t smoke and asked for some water. He then told me I had to confess to throwing stones. I told him I didn’t throw stones. He then called me "a bastard" and "gay" and said he wasn’t going to let me leave until I confessed. He aggressively beat me and pushed me to the ground and stuck his boot in my mouth. In the end I decided to confess because I could no longer stand the pain. I confessed to throwing stones at soldiers on two occasions.

 

He then printed out my statement in Hebrew and asked me to sign it. I signed it without understanding what it said. He then photographed me and took my fingerprints and took me to a prison cell where the tie was removed and I was strip-searched. I remained in the cell until around 3:00 p.m. when soldiers shackled and handcuffed me and took me to the back of a troop carrier. The carrier drove for about an hour to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem.

 

On arrival at Ofer I was immediately taken to the military court. My parents were not in court because they were not informed of my whereabouts. A lawyer was there to represent me. The hearing was adjourned and I was taken to the waiting room where I waited for about twp hours. I was then taken back to Etzion settlement where I spent a night.

 

In the morning I was transferred to Ramle prison, inside Israel, where I spent a night. The following morning I was transferred to Megiddo prison, also in Israel, where I was strip searched before being taken to the juvenile section.

 

I had four hearings in Ofer military court. Each time I was taken to court I was first taken to Ramle prison where I spent a night and then taken to Ofer. The same happened on the way back to Megiddo. The trip was exhausting. My parents attended the hearings and I was allowed to speak to them. A day before the last hearing, I think it was the 19 October 2015, soldiers shackled and handcuffed me and took me to a troop carrier. The carrier drove for more than two-and-a-half hours to Al Mascobiyya interrogation centre in West Jerusalem where I was put in a cell with other prisoners. An hour later I was taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator wanted me to confess to throwing stones at the settler whose car was destroyed. He shackled me to the front during the interrogation. He did not inform me of any rights. He interrogated me for about 30 minutes. When I told him I didn’t know anything about the settler whose car was destroyed he beat me with a stick on my legs. When I was hit I realised it was a taser because I felt the electricity. My legs hurt for a long time, maybe for two hours.

 

I was then taken to another room and two hours later I was interrogated again. This time the interrogator wanted general information. He wanted to know where I was on the day of the incident and whether I was with my friends on the main road. I did not confess to anything at Al Mascobiyya and the interrogator did not print out a statement. I spent one night at Al Mascobiyya.

 

The following day I was taken back Ofer military court. My parents were there and my lawyer. The court decided to release me. After the court I was taken to Beit Sira checkpoint where my brother was waiting for me. It was around 11:30 p.m. My brother and I arrived home at around 3:00 a.m. I was released on 20 October 2015.