There was loud banging at our front door and I woke up. It was 2.30 a.m. Israeli soldiers entered our home and ordered all of us to gather in the living room. They inspected our ID cards and told my father they were going to arrest me. They did not give us any documents and did not tell us the reason for my arrest or where they were going to take me. I put my shoes on and a soldier took me out of our house.

 

Once outside my hands were tied to the back with one plastic tie. The tie was not painful in the beginning but then it became painful. I was also blindfolded and taken to a military jeep where I sat on a seat. The jeep drove towards the house of the head of the village council. The soldiers took me into the house together with another detainee. An intelligence officer was with us.

 

The intelligence officer told the head of the village council we were arrested because we cause problems and throw stones at soldiers. He told him the problems will lead to the entire village being punished. We remained in the house for about 15 minutes before being taken back to the jeep.

 

The jeep drove for about 30 minutes before stopping at a settlement I did not recognise. I was put in a courtyard. I stood there for about 30 minutes before a soldier took me to see a doctor. The doctor did not examine me but gave me a questionnaire to answer. I was then taken down some stairs. I was still tied and blindfolded. I was taken to a room where I sat on a seat near a table. There were soldiers in the room. I remained in the room until around 10.00 a.m. No one spoke to me or interrogated me.

 

At around 10.00 a.m. I was taken to another room where I remained by myself for about three hours. Soldiers sat me down on a bench and then a soldier came and told me they were going to release me. The soldier went away for about 30 minutes and then another soldier came and told me they decided to put me in prison for 15 days. The soldiers went away for another three hours when I was put in the back of a jeep. They removed the tie and the blindfold and the jeep drove for about 30 minutes before it stopped near the village of Sinjil. The soldiers let me out of the jeep told me to find my own way home. Sinjil is about 5 kilometres from my village.

 

I phoned my father who came to the area and took me home. I was released without being interrogated and without being told why I was arrested in the first place.