I woke up at around 2:00 a.m. to the sound of loud banging at our front door. Shortly afterwards my father came to my bedroom and asked me to go to the living room because Israeli soldiers asked him to bring everyone there.

 

The soldiers searched our house and then checked everyone's identity cards. They then said that they wanted to take me for a few hours and question me about throwing stones. They told my father they would bring me back soon. The soldiers gave my father a document with some details about the arrest.

 

The commander then told me to get dressed and I was then taken outside where they blindfolded me and tied my hands to the front with one plastic tie which was tight. I was then they pushed me into the back of a jeep where they made me sit on the metal floor.

 

The jeep drove a short distance to the settlement of Bitar Illit where I was examined by a doctor. After the examination I was taken to a room where I sat on a chair and I waited until around 7:00 a.m. During this time I was able to sleep.

 

At around 7:00 a.m. the soldiers took me back to the jeep where I sat on the floor again. The jeep drove for about 15 minutes to the police station in Etzion settlement. I was taken to a courtyard where I stood for 30 minutes before I was taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator removed the blindfold but my hand ties were kept on. He did not inform me of my right to silence and my right to consult with a lawyer but he called my father and asked him to appoint me a lawyer. Then he accused me of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a settler car on Route 60 and causing a fire in the car. I denied the accusation. He then showed me pictures of some boys from the village and wanted me to confess that they joined me in throwing the Molotov cocktail. I told him I did not throw a Molotov cocktail and that I did not know the boys in the pictures he showed me.

 

Then the interrogator took me to another room where there was a picture of Yasser Arafat on the wall and a Hamas flag and asked me which one I supported. I did not answer. Then he told me I had to be frank with him and tell him my affiliations. I told him I did not understand what he meant by “frank” and that I did not have time for political factions. At this point he lost his temper and slapped me and told me I was a liar and "a son of a whore".

 

After a while the interrogator adopted a kind and polite approach to interrogating me. He told me he only wanted what was good for me and that I was like his son. I told him I honestly did not do anything wrong. The interrogation lasted for about 30 minutes.

 

After the interrogation I was taken to a courtyard where I was made me sit in a puddle. It was raining that day. I remained there for about an hour before I was taken back for another interrogation.

 

This time the interrogator offered me a cigarette but I told him I did not smoke. Two other interrogators joined him and they all questioned me about throwing a Molotov at a settler car. I continued to insist on my innocence and that I did not do anything wrong. But the interrogators kept insisting and repeating the same accusations over and over again and so in the end I confessed to throwing one stone at soldiers after they fired a stun grenade at us.

 

The interrogators then took me to another room to see an Israeli policeman who took my statement and printed it out in Hebrew. He asked me to sign it and I did without understanding what it said. Then they took my photograph and fingerprints and strip searched me. They asked me to crouch up and down three times while naked. Then they took me to a prison cell where they removed the tie and gave me some food to eat.

 

At around 7:00 p.m. soldiers came and shackled my lets and handcuffed me to the front and took me to a jeep where I sat on a seat. The jeep drove for about two hours to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. On arrival at Ofer I was strip searched again and then taken to Section 13.

 

In all I had six military court hearings at Ofer which my parents and my lawyer attended. During these court appearances I was able to speak to my parents. The military judge said that I could be interrogated further.

 

I was taken four times for interrogation at the police station in the settlement of Kiryat Arba. Each time I was questioned for about 15 minutes about the Molotov cocktail but I did not confess. I was released from prison on 20 February 2017, after my parents paid a fine of NIS 500. My parents picked me up from Beit Sira checkpoint and I went home with them.