I woke up at around 2:30 a.m. and found Israeli soldiers standing over my head in my bedroom. I was terrified. I did not hear any sound when they entered our home. One of the soldiers asked me for my name and then told me to prepare myself because they were going to arrest me. They did not give me any reasons for my arrest or where they were taking me.

 

I was then taken outside where they tied my hands to the back with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and one connecting the two. The ties were painful. They also pulled down my hat to cover my eyes and led me towards the centre of the town. Then I was led towards the nearby settlement of Karmi Zur where they put me in the back of a military jeep and made me sit on the metal floor for about 30 minutes.

 

After about 30 minutes I was taken out of the jeep and taken to a room which had lots of cameras. They made me sit on the floor for about three hours then they allowed me to sleep. I was still tied and my hat was still covering my eyes.

 

Later I was taken to the back of a military jeep where I sat on the floor again. The jeep drove for about 15 minutes to the police station in Etzion settlement. They made me wait on the ground in a courtyard for about two hours and then I was taken for interrogation at around 9:00 a.m.

 

Before he started to interrogate me, the interrogator told me I had the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer. I told him I wasn’t going to say anything before I was allowed to speak to a lawyer. He became angry and slapped me when I said this. Then he interrogated me for about 10 minutes before sending me outside. He repeated this a number of time. I remained tied throughout the interrogation. I did not speak to a lawyer. 

 

The interrogator accused me of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the military watchtower and of setting it on fire. He did not show me any photographs to prove the accusation but he told me there were confessions against me. He did not tell me who gave the confession. He wanted me to confess but I told him to confront me with those who confessed against me but he told me he wasn’t going to do it. I was interrogated me for about two hours. During the interrogation he swore at me saying bad things about my mother. He brought me some food but I did not eat because it was unappetising.

 

At the end of the questioning the interrogator printed out my statement in Hebrew and asked me to sign it but I refused. Then I was strip searched and taken to a cell where they removed the ties. About an hour later I was tied and blindfolded and taken to the back of a troop carrier which drove me to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. At Ofer I was strip searched and taken to Section 13.

 

The following day I was taken to Ofer military court. My parents did not attend because they were not informed of the hearing. My lawyer was there and the hearing was adjourned. I had three more military court hearings and in the end I was released without charge. I was released on 26 May 2016, from Ofer prison and I went home with my parents.