A group of Israeli soldiers raided our home at around 12:30 a.m. They told my brother to wake me up. I went to the living room where the soldiers were and the commander told me I was under arrest. He asked me to change and then I was taken outside where the soldiers blindfolded me and tied my hands behind my back with one plastic tie which was tight. They did not give us any reasons for my arrest or provide any documents.

 

I was then put in the back of a military jeep where they made me sit on the metal floor. The jeep drove for a short distance to a nearby military base where they made me sit on the ground for about an hour. Then they took me back to the jeep which drove me to Bet El settlement.

 

At the settlement I sat on a chair in a courtyard for about 30 minutes. During this time a commander asked me about my role in forming groups that incite against Israel and about taking part in throwing stones at settlers passing near the village. I denied all these accusations. He did not inform me of any rights. Then he told me I was going to be interrogated by an intelligence officer. I was then taken back to the jeep which drove for about 30 minutes to Atarot police station, in East Jerusalem, where I was taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogation started at around 4:15 a.m. The interrogator did not inform me of my right to silence or my right to consult with a lawyer and asked me the same questions as the commander at Bet El. His questions focused on inciting other boys in the village and encouraging them to throw stones at soldiers and forming resistance groups. The interrogator told me there were confessions against me from other boys who said I took part in throwing stones and in protests.

 

The interrogation lasted for about two hours and the interrogator kept repeating the same questions again and again but I did not confess. At one point the interrogator raised his voice to try to scare me but I was not affected. Then he verbally abused me and called me "a son of a whore" but I continued to deny the accusations. In the end he printed out my statement in Hebrew and asked me to sign it but I refused to sign.

 

After the interrogation I was taken to another room where they took my photograph and fingerprints. Then they took me to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem, where I was strip searched and taken to Section 13.

 

During my time at Ofer I had about nine military court hearings which my parents and my lawyer attended and I was allowed to speak to them. The hearings were adjourned and not much happened in court. At the last hearing I was sentenced to seven months in prison and fined NIS 2,000.

 

I spent my prison sentence at Ofer but I spent the last 20 days in the adults' section when I turned 18. I was released form Ofer on 9 February 2017, after my parents paid the fine.