It was 2:00 a.m when a group of Israeli soldiers entered our home and told my father to bring all the family members to the living room. The commander asked us for our names. When I told him my name he told me to get dressed because I was under arrest. He did not give us a reason for my arrest.

 

The soldiers took me outside and my hands were tied behind my back with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and one connecting the two. The ties caused me a lot of pain. I was also blindfolded. The soldiers then led me through the camp to the centre where many Israeli military jeeps were parked.

 

Once we got to the jeeps I was made to stand next to another person who had been arrested. At one point a soldier swore at me and the other detainee. I got very upset and shouted back at the soldier. The soldier then beat me with the back of his gun. I was then put into the back of a jeep where I sat on the metal floor.

 

The jeep drove away and was speeding. I couldn’t sit upright because of the speed the jeep was driving at. I tried to hold on but a soldier hit me on the hands to prevent me from doing so. The jeep drove for about 30 minutes before it stopped outside an Israeli police station in the settlement of Kiryat Arba. It was around 4:00 a.m.

 

I was led into a caravan together with the other detainee. Two soldiers remained in the caravan to guard us. There were no seats so we sat on the ground. When I fell asleep a soldier poured water on my face to wake me up. I was kept in the caravan for nearly 16 hours, from around 4:00 a.m. until around 8:00 p.m. During this time I wasn’t given any food although I had asked for some. Soldiers told us there wasn’t any food around. There was no toilet in the caravan and when I asked the soldiers to use the bathroom they told me to pee in my pants. I took advantage of the soldiers leaving the caravan and I peed in the corner. When I asked for water a soldier gave me a glass of water and poured some coke in it.”

 

At around 8:00 p.m. I was taken out of the caravan and put into the back of a jeep. The jeep drove for about 30 minutes before it stopped outside the police station in the settlement of Etzion. I was made to sit on the ground next to the jeep for about 30 minutes before an interrogator in civilian clothes took me for interrogation. He cut off the ties and removed the blindfold and made me sit on a chair. He did not inform me of my right to silence.

 

The interrogator immediately started to laugh at me. He threatened to bring someone called "Abu Ali" to beat me up. Then he told me to take off my clothes because he wanted to have sex with me. He then started to interrogate me. He told me that on 13 March 2014, soldiers saw me shut the gate at the entrance to the camp with the aim of throwing stones at the main road and to prevent soldiers from entering the camp. I told him this wasn’t true and challenged him to provide the evidence for these claims. He never provided me with any evidence. Then he accused me of throwing stones at settlers near the camp.

 

Half way through the interrogation he told me he was going to call a lawyer for me to consult with. I told him there was no need for a lawyer because I hadn’t done anything wrong and asked him to call my father to tell him I was in Etzion. The interrogator refused to call my father. Then he sent me to another room where another interrogator in police uniform was sitting.

 

The policeman told me he was going to print out my statement for me to sign and continued to interrogate me. He told me he wanted to hear the truth from me and that he was only interested in the truth. He told me if I did indeed throw stones that I needed to be frank and tell him. I told the policeman I didn’t throw stones at anyone and didn’t break the law. The interrogation lasted for about four hours. He printed my statement in Hebrew, verbally translated it for me and asked me to sign it. I refused to sign it.

 

The policeman then took me to a caravan by the gate where I remained until around 4:00 p.m. when he came back and told me they had decided to release me. I walked about two kilometres back home.