It was around 1:30 p.m. and there were clashes near the boys’ school. I went with some friends to see what was going on. The clashes intensified at one point Israeli soldiers surrounded us from all directions and started to chase all the boys. I tried to run away and managed to run for a few meters but the soldiers got hold of me. They immediately started to beat me hard and forced me to sit on the ground near a military watchtower exactly where the stones, which the boys were throwing, were landing. Some stones hit me.

 

The soldiers tied my hands behind my back with one plastic tie which was very tight. Then they led me to the nearby settlement of Bet El. They pushed me through a barbed wire fence and my clothes were torn. In the meantime the boys informed my father about my arrest and he came to Bet El looking for me. He told me later that when he arrived at the settlement gate settler boys threw stones at him and swore at him. There were four soldiers standing nearby but they didn’t do anything.

 

I remained by a military watchtower near the barbed wire fence on the ground for about two hours. At around 3:00 p.m. a soldier blindfolded me and forced me into the back of a jeep. There were two other boys in the back. They made me sit on the floor and the jeep drove around for about one-and-a-half hours.

 

I was then taken out of the jeep and a soldier gave me some water. I was then taken to a room where I sat on the floor. The soldier removed the blindfold and asked me why I throw stones at soldiers. He was shouting when he asked me the question and I started to cry and didn’t say anything. I was very scared. He did not inform me of any rights. 

 

The soldier left the room and two other soldiers who were big entered the room. They smelled of alcohol. They immediately started to beat me. One of them asked me why I throw stones and wanted to know if I will ever do it again. They continued to beat me for about 30 minutes. Then I was taken out of the room and sat on the floor while tied to the back for about two hours.

 

At around 7:30 p.m. I was taken to a room where two other boys were interrogated and beaten up. It was very cold in the room. I remained in the cold room for about an hour. Then three soldiers took me to a jeep, removed the tie and handed me over to the Palestinian police. My father was waiting for me and I went home with him after I gave a testimony to the Palestinian police. I arrived home with my father at around 9:00 p.m. on 29 November 2015.