I was at home with my relatives at 10:00 p.m. when we heard that my cousin was being beaten up by Israeli soldiers near our house. We immediately went outside and tried to help my cousin but were ourselves attacked by the soldiers. I was taken to some military jeeps that were parked outside a settler’s house nearby.

 

My hands were tied to the front with one plastic tie that caused me a lot of pain. I was also blindfolded. I was held by the jeeps for about 30 minutes with around seven other detainees.

 

At around 11:00 p.m. an Israeli police car arrived. I was put in the back of the car and driven away for about five minutes. I could see from under my blindfold that we were outside the police station in Kiryat Arba settlement. I was led into a caravan and a soldier tightened the plastic hand tie even more. I screamed out in pain and the soldier hit me hard in the back. I remained in the caravan until around 3:00 a.m. when a policeman took me for interrogation.

 

Once inside the interrogation room my blindfold was removed but my hands remained tied. The interrogator asked me for my name and age and other general questions. He did not inform me of my right to silence and did not tell me I could speak with a lawyer.

 

The first interrogation lasted for about five minutes after which I was taken back to the caravan. About 30 minutes later, at around 3:30 a.m., I was taken back to the interrogation room. The interrogator photographed me and told me I was accused of assaulting three Israeli soldiers. I told him this wasn’t true and I asked to confront the soldiers with this allegation. Five minutes into the interrogation I was asked if I wanted a lawyer and I said yes. The interrogator asked me if I had a lawyer in mind and I said no, and then he continued to interrogate me. The interrogator repeated the same accusation and I denied it again.

 

The interrogation lasted for about 10 minutes. At the end he printed out a statement written in Hebrew and asked me to sign it. I signed it after he verbally translated it for me and I realised it was what I had told him. I was then photographed again and finger printed and taken back to the caravan where I remained until 11:00 a.m.

 

At around 11:00 a.m. I was re-blindfolded and taken to a jeep. I was still tied to the front. I was made to sit on the metal floor of the jeep. The jeep drove for about five minutes before stopping and I was taken out. My blindfold was removed and I was at an Israeli military base near the settlement of Kiryat Arba. I was made to sit on the ground for about 30 minutes. I was then taken to see a doctor who asked me if I suffered from any illnesses or allergies. I told the doctor that I had been beaten by a soldier but he ignored this.

 

After the medical check II was taken back outside where I sat on the ground until around 1:00 p.m. I wasn’t given any food but they gave me water and allowed me to use the bathroom. Occasionally, soldiers would turn loud music on and would come and dance around me.

 

At around 1:00 p.m. I was put into the back of a jeep and made to sit on the floor. The jeep drove for about 30 minutes before stopping. A soldier told me we were at the police station in the settlement of Etzion. I was taken to a room and given some food. I was by myself. Then a soldier removed the plastic tie and replaced it with metal handcuffs. I was also shackled by the ankles and taken to another vehicle.

 

We drove for another 30 minutes or so and stopped at Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. On arrival I was strip searched and told to remove my underwear. I was then given a prison uniform and taken to Cell Number 13 where I other youth were being held.

 

On Monday, 30 June 2014, I was taken to Ofer military court. My father was there and a lawyer. I was allowed to speak to my father across the courtroom. The military judge agreed to release me on bail because he could not find any evidence that I had assaulted soldiers. My father had to pay NIS 2,500 pending the submission of a charge sheet by the prosecution. The judge said if the prosecution fails to present a charge sheet the money would be given back. My father didn’t have this amount of money on him, so I remained in Ofer prison until the next day. I was released on Tuesday, 1 July, at 2:00 p.m. My father was waiting for me outside the prison and he took me home.