I was still in bed when about 20 Israeli soldiers stormed into our house. It was around 10:00 a.m. Many more soldiers were outside. They came into my bedroom where I was sleeping with my two brothers and yelled may name and said “where is he? Where is he?" I was still asleep because it was the month of Ramadan. Some of the soldiers wore masks and they looked really scary; my 11-year-old brother was terrified.

 

The soldiers started to beat us with the back of their guns before we had a chance to get out of bed. A soldier then tied my hands behind my back with four plastic ties on top of each other. The ties were tight and painful and restricted blood flow to my wrists. Then another soldier called my name and told me I was under arrest. They did not say why and did not give us any documents. My father asked why and all they said was they wanted to sort out a problem with me. 

 

The soldiers remained in our home for about 90 minutes. During this time, they took me aside in the kitchen and the commander started to question me without allowing me to speak to a lawyer and without informing me of my right to silence. He accused me of serious accusations I had nothing to do with. I denied them all. During this time other soldiers went to my uncles' houses and brought them all to our house. 

 

After about 90 minutes, a soldier blindfolded me and took me outside to the back of a jeep and made me sit on the metal floor. Inside the jeep soldiers kicked and slapped me all over my body.

 

I was taken to the police station in the settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim where I was left in a room for about an hour. Then I was taken back to the jeep which drove a long distance. It kept driving until the evening. I think they took me to Ramon prison, inside Israel. When the prison authorities realised I was a minor they refused to admit me and I was taken to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. At Ofer I was strip searched before being taken to section 13.

 

The following day I was taken back to Ma’aleh Adumim for an interrogation by the area commander. He was wearing a military uniform. He did not call a lawyer for me and did not inform me of my right to silence. He accused me of the same accusations and then asked me about some young men from my refugee camp. He threatened if I did not confess he was going to kill these young men. Then he threatened to give me an administrative detention order if I did not cooperate with him. He accused me of throwing stones and of other things. When I denied the accusation, he slapped me. He questioned me for about 30 minutes.

 

Just before taking me out of the room, the commander poured a liquid on my back. I felt my back burning. He poured the liquid over my shirt but I still felt burning pain on my skin. I was scared and did not know what that liquid was. 

 

After the interrogation I was taken back to Ofer prison. Three days later I was taken to Hadassah hospital because my back hurt. I spent two nights at the hospital where they treated me for burns. They did not tell me what the substance was.

 

Twelve days later I was taken for another interrogation. This time I was interrogated by an intelligence officer. He called a lawyer for me and I spoke to him on the telephone. The lawyer told me to deny all the accusations and told me I had the right to remain silent. The intelligence officer was sitting right next to me and heard what the lawyer had told me on speaker phone.

 

Then the intelligence officer accused me of different accusations, less serious than the previous ones. I denied them all. He did not inform me of my right to silence. He questioned me for about 30 minutes and asked me to sign a document written in both Hebrew and Arabic. I read the Arabic and signed when I realised it was identical to what I had told him. 

 

I had three military court hearings which my parents did not attend because they were not informed. I was told they were secret hearings. At the last hearing I was given a six-month administrative detention order. Four days before the first order expired, I was given another six-month administrative detention order. I was devastated.

 

Six months following my arrest I was told someone had confessed against me and that I was going to be interrogated. I was questioned twice without speaking to a lawyer and without being informed of my right to silence. I had two more military court hearings. At the second hearing the military judge adjourned the hearing until 9 December 2023. Luckily, I was released in the Hamas deal before the date of the third hearing. I was released on 25 November 2023. I arrived home in the early hours of the morning. 

 

On the day of my release, I was told I had an interrogation. I waited a long time but then, at around midnight I was told by a Red Cross representative that I was going home. I was very pleased. I was then taken for a meeting with the area intelligence officer who warned me not to celebrate my release at home. He then made me sign a document. 

 

After 7 October 2023, things became much worse in Ofer prison. The prison authorities took away everything we had: spare mattresses, pillows, blankets and hot plates. They even removed the window panels and did not install them even when the weather became cold at night. Before 7 October my parents were able to visit me three times. After 7 October family visits were suspended. 

 

The guards spilled the extra food we had in the cells like lentils, Zaatar and olive oil. They took away the TV and radio and conducted aggressive cell searches. We used to be allowed to call home once every two weeks from a phone provided by the prison authorities. After 7 October phone calls were suspended