I was arrested on the way back from school at around 11:00 a.m. There were no clashes at the time. A group of Israeli soldiers suddenly appeared and arrested me. They immediately tied my hands to the back with two plastic ties. The ties were painful. They also blindfolded me. I was then led on foot to the nearby settlement of Bet El.

 

About 15 minutes later we arrived at the settlement. They made me sit on the ground near a military watchtower for about 30 minutes and then took me to the back of a military jeep and made me sit on the metal floor. The jeep took me to an outdoor theater inside the settlement where I sat until 6:00 p.m. During this time I was allowed to use the toilet twice and a soldier removed the ties each time. Before sunset a doctor examined me and asked me if I suffered from any illnesses.

 

At around 6:00 p.m. I was taken in a private van to the police station in Binyamin settlement. On arrival at the police station I was taken to a room where I waited until midnight. The whole time I was tied and blindfolded. During this time they brought me some yogurt and bread and some water and they allowed me to use the toilet. Just after midnight a commander asked me for my father’s number and then took me to the interrogation room.

 

Inside the interrogation room the ties and the blindfold were removed and the interrogator immediately asked me why I threw stones at soldiers. He asked me in a loud voice and kept repeating the same question over and over again. He didn’t have a tape recorder. He did not inform me of any rights. I denied the accusation but the interrogator repeated the accusation again. At the end of the interrogation, which lasted for about 30 minutes, the interrogator printed out my statement in Arabic and asked me to sign it and I did.

 

The interrogator then called my father and told him I was detained and that I had a military court hearing at Ofer the following day. I was then photographed and fingerprinted. They also took a saliva sample. I was taken to a room where I slept until the morning.

 

At around 9:00 a.m. I was taken to a jeep which drove for about two hours to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. Inside the jeep I was tied to the front with a piece of cloth. At Ofer I was immediately taken to the military court. My father was in court and a lawyer. In court I was told I was suspected of throwing stones. The court then offered us a deal where my father would have to pay NIS 6,000 and I would be released immediately. My father rejected the offer and the hearing was adjourned. I was taken to Ofer prison where I was strip searched and put in Section 13. It was around 3:30 p.m.

 

Four days later I had another military court hearing but it was adjourned and I was taken back to prison. The following day I had another hearing and the court made the same offer. My lawyer tried to negotiate the amount and he tried to convince my father over the telephone to accept NIS 3,000. After two-and-a-half hours of negotiations my father agreed to pay NIS 2,500. The court scheduled my next hearing on 16 May 2016.

 

I was taken back to prison where I changed and then I was released. I was released on 7 November 2015, at around 4:00 p.m. My family was waiting for me outside prison and I went home with them.