I woke up at around 2:00 a.m. and found Israeli soldiers in my bedroom. The commander told me to get up and dress because I was under arrest. I don’t recall whether the soldiers handed us any documents but I know they did not verbally give us a reason for my arrest and did not say where they were taking me.

 

The soldiers took me outside where I was blindfolded and my hands were in front with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and another one connecting the two. The ties were not painful. Then I was put in the back of a military jeep where they made me sit on the metal floor.

 

The jeep drove for about 15 minutes to the nearby military base at the settlement of Karmi Zur. I was taken to a room with lots of computers and they made me sit on a chair but I could not sleep. I remained there until around 6:00 a.m. when I was taken to the police station in Etzion settlement about 30 minutes away.

 

When we arrived at Etzion I was taken to a courtyard where I sat on a chair from 7:00 a.m. until around 6:00 p.m. During this time I was allowed to use the toilet but I was not given any food or drink. Then I was taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator removed the blindfold but kept me tied. He did not inform me of any rights. He immediately accused me of throwing Molotov cocktails and stones at soldiers. He told me there were confessions against me from other boys who told him I threw Molotovs and stones at soldiers. He interrogated me for about 30 minutes and when I denied the accusations he lost his temper and started to verbally abuse me calling me "a son of a whore". He also beat me but I continued to deny the accusations.

 

Then the interrogator blindfolded me and took me to a small dark room and made me sit on the floor for about an hour. After an hour another interrogator took me for a second interrogation.

 

The second interrogator told me his name was "Yossi". He removed the blindfold and the ties and accused me of throwing Molotov cocktails and stones at soldiers. He too told me there were confessions against me and told me I was also accused of taking part in protests. I denied the accusation and told him this was not true.

 

At the end of the second interrogation the interrogator told me that I had the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer. He also told me I could speak to my father. Then he called my father and told him I had a hearing in the military court the following day. Then he printed out my statement in Hebrew and asked me to sign it and I did because I was scared he might beat me again if I refused to sign.

 

Then they took my photograph and fingerprints before I was strip searched. After being searched I was taken to a cell where I spent one night. The following day I was transferred to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem, where I was strip searched again and then taken to Section 13.

 

The day after I arrived at Ofer I was taken to the military court. My parents were not there but my lawyer was there and he was able to get me released on bail. My parents had to pay NIS 1,000 bail. I have no idea whether my file had been closed or not and I haven’t been informed of any dates for a future hearing. I was released on 5 September 2016, and I went home by myself. I arrived home at around 8:00 p.m.