I was still awake at around 3:30 a.m. when I heard knocking at our front door. My father answered and Israeli soldiers asked him to name all his children. When he named me the soldiers asked me to step aside. Then they told me to get dressed because I was under arrest. They did not give us any documents and did not tell us why they were arresting me and where they were taking me.

 

Once I was dressed the soldiers took me outside where I was blindfolded and my hands were tied behind my back with one plastic tie which was tight. Then I was led towards the centre of the camp and made me stand against a wall where my legs were shackled. Then I was led to the nearby military base at Rachel’s Tomb where I was taken inside and made me kneel on the floor for about two hours.

 

After about two hours I was put in a police car and driven to a police station in East Jerusalem. The journey took about 30 minutes. On arrival at the police station I was taken to a room and made me sit on the floor until around 10:00 a.m. when I was taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator removed the shackles and the blindfold but kept my hands tied. He had a tape recorder and before asking me any questions he told me I had the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer. Then he told me if I was to choose to remain silent that would increase the pressure on me during the interrogation. Then he called a lawyer and allowed me to speak to him. The lawyer told me to remain silent and told me not to sign any documents.

 

Then the interrogator accused me of throwing stones at soldiers. He named some people from the camp and accused me of throwing stones with them. I denied the accusation. The interrogator repeated the same accusation again and again and tried to gain time because he thought I would give up and confess. This lasted for about three hours and I continued to deny the accusation and I told him I did not know the people he named and did not throw stones at soldiers.

 

In the end he printed out my statement in Hebrew and asked me to sign it but I refused. Then they took my fingerprints and photographed me and I was taken to a room after shackling and blindfolding me again. I remained on the floor in the room until around 9:00 p.m. I was not given any food or drink but I was allowed to use the toilet.

 

At around 9:00 p.m. I was taken to a police car and driven to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. At Ofer I was strip searched and taken into Section 13. The following day I was taken to Ofer military court. My lawyer attended but my parents did not because they were not informed. The hearing was adjourned for a week to allow for more questioning.

 

A few days later I was taken for interrogation again at the police station in East Jerusalem. An interrogator named "Kinan" questioned me for about two hours. He informed me of my right to silence and my right to consult with a lawyer. I did not speak to a lawyer this time. He repeated the same accusations and I continued to deny them. After the interrogation I was taken back to Ofer. Two days later I was taken for a third round of interrogation and the same thing happened.

 

I was released without charge on 9 October 2016, one day before my second hearing. I was released at around 4:00 p.m. and I went home by myself.