5 mar 2018
Israeli navy ships fired, on Monday morning, many live rounds at Palestinian fishing boats, in Gaza territorial waters.
Media sources in Gaza said the attacks took place near Gaza city, and in the northern part of the besieged coastal region.
They added that the fishing boats had to sail back to shore in fear of further Israeli escalation.
In related news, Israel is still holding the corpse of Ismael Salah Abu Ryala, 18, who was killed by Israeli navy fire in northern Gaza, on February 25th.
The navy fire also injured fishermen, identified as Mahmoud Adel Aby Ryala, 18, and ‘Aahed Hasan Abu Ali, 26, who were both abducted by the navy.
Media sources in Gaza said the attacks took place near Gaza city, and in the northern part of the besieged coastal region.
They added that the fishing boats had to sail back to shore in fear of further Israeli escalation.
In related news, Israel is still holding the corpse of Ismael Salah Abu Ryala, 18, who was killed by Israeli navy fire in northern Gaza, on February 25th.
The navy fire also injured fishermen, identified as Mahmoud Adel Aby Ryala, 18, and ‘Aahed Hasan Abu Ali, 26, who were both abducted by the navy.
2 mar 2018
The families of slain Palestinians whose bodies have been withheld by the occupation authorities rallied on Thursday outside the headquarters of the Red Cross in Bethlehem, calling for releasing their relatives’ bodies.
Reporting from Bethlehem, a PIC news correspondent said dozens of Palestinians took to the street, lifting the pictures of their slain relatives and calling for serious steps to urge the Israeli occupation authorities to reveal the fate of the detained bodies.
Amer Dharaghma, the brother of slain Mohamed Dharaghma (killed by the Israeli forces some 16 years ago following an anti-occupation attack he had allegedly carried out in Jerusalem city) urged the Red Cross to take up its humanitarian and universal mission and to urgently work on finding out the places where slain Palestinians’ bodies were buried and to allow their families to visit them until they retrieve their sons’ bodies.
At least the bodies of 13 Palestinians from Bethlehem province have been withheld by the occupation authorities, among 253 bodies detained since 1967, 17 among whom have been withheld since 2015’s anti-occupation uprising.
The latest such violations occurred just a few days ago when the Israeli military seized the body of Yassin al-Saradeeh, who breathed his last shortly after his abduction from his family home due to aggressive beating by the occupation soldiers.
Recently, the occupation authorities transferred the bodies of four slain Palestinian protesters to the Cemetery of Numbers, where Palestinians are buried in tombs whose dates, headstones, and precise locations remain shrouded in mystery.
Reporting from Bethlehem, a PIC news correspondent said dozens of Palestinians took to the street, lifting the pictures of their slain relatives and calling for serious steps to urge the Israeli occupation authorities to reveal the fate of the detained bodies.
Amer Dharaghma, the brother of slain Mohamed Dharaghma (killed by the Israeli forces some 16 years ago following an anti-occupation attack he had allegedly carried out in Jerusalem city) urged the Red Cross to take up its humanitarian and universal mission and to urgently work on finding out the places where slain Palestinians’ bodies were buried and to allow their families to visit them until they retrieve their sons’ bodies.
At least the bodies of 13 Palestinians from Bethlehem province have been withheld by the occupation authorities, among 253 bodies detained since 1967, 17 among whom have been withheld since 2015’s anti-occupation uprising.
The latest such violations occurred just a few days ago when the Israeli military seized the body of Yassin al-Saradeeh, who breathed his last shortly after his abduction from his family home due to aggressive beating by the occupation soldiers.
Recently, the occupation authorities transferred the bodies of four slain Palestinian protesters to the Cemetery of Numbers, where Palestinians are buried in tombs whose dates, headstones, and precise locations remain shrouded in mystery.
27 feb 2018
The Israeli Knesset on Monday evening approved by the first reading a bill that allows the Israeli occupation authorities to detain the bodies of Palestinian martyrs and ban funerals.
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Tuesday reported that 57 MKs voted in favor of the bill, 11 voted against while the rest abstained.
The bill grants the Israeli police the authority to detain the bodies of martyrs and set some conditions for their release regarding the timing, the funeral procession and the place and way of burial.
Initiated by Israel's Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan and Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked, the bill provides for holding the bodies of Palestinian martyrs under the pretext of fearing that their funerals might be turned into acts of "violence and incitement".
Based on the bill, the Israeli Supreme Court does not have the right to object to police orders to detain bodies of Palestinian martyrs.
The bill, which was approved by the preliminary reading on 25th January 2016, still needs to be ratified by the second and third readings to become in force.
The bill was first proposed following a Supreme Court decision to hand over the bodies of the Palestinians who carried out the al-Aqsa shooting attack in July 2017 in which two Israeli policemen were killed. The Israeli police then refused to return the bodies of the three martyrs.
Nearly 253 bodies of Palestinian martyrs have been detained by the Israeli authorities over years. Some bodies were transferred to the "cemeteries of numbers" after being held in mortuaries.
The Israeli authorities aim, through this policy, to pressure the Palestinian resistance and force it to hand over Israeli soldiers captured in the Gaza Strip.
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Tuesday reported that 57 MKs voted in favor of the bill, 11 voted against while the rest abstained.
The bill grants the Israeli police the authority to detain the bodies of martyrs and set some conditions for their release regarding the timing, the funeral procession and the place and way of burial.
Initiated by Israel's Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan and Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked, the bill provides for holding the bodies of Palestinian martyrs under the pretext of fearing that their funerals might be turned into acts of "violence and incitement".
Based on the bill, the Israeli Supreme Court does not have the right to object to police orders to detain bodies of Palestinian martyrs.
The bill, which was approved by the preliminary reading on 25th January 2016, still needs to be ratified by the second and third readings to become in force.
The bill was first proposed following a Supreme Court decision to hand over the bodies of the Palestinians who carried out the al-Aqsa shooting attack in July 2017 in which two Israeli policemen were killed. The Israeli police then refused to return the bodies of the three martyrs.
Nearly 253 bodies of Palestinian martyrs have been detained by the Israeli authorities over years. Some bodies were transferred to the "cemeteries of numbers" after being held in mortuaries.
The Israeli authorities aim, through this policy, to pressure the Palestinian resistance and force it to hand over Israeli soldiers captured in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) for the third day in a row continue to detain the body of a Palestinian fisherman who was killed by the Israeli navy on Sunday while sailing off Gaza shore.
The family of the fisherman Ismail Abu Ryala, 18, said that they have no information about their son's body and whether the Israeli authorities intend to release it for burial.
Saleh Abu Ryala, Ismail's father, in statements to Quds Press accused the IOA of attempting to hide the evidence of the crime committed against his son by holding his body for three consecutive days.
Abu Ryala appealed to international and human rights organizations to pressure Israel to hand over his body's son and not to transfer him to the "cemeteries of numbers" where hundreds of Palestinian martyrs are being held.
For his part, director of central operations at the Palestinian Borders and Crossings Authority Maher Abu al-Ouf said, "There is no Israeli decision yet to release Abu Ryala's body. We have been given so many promises without any actual step on the ground."
Activist Zakaria Baker said that Israel's procrastination in releasing Abu Ryala's body falls in line with a thinly veiled attempt to hide the evidence of the crime, especially that Ismail was shot from a close distance while he was sleeping, according to his cousin who accompanied him on the boat.
Baker affirmed that Israel also wants to avoid any media uproar that might emerge when the body is released.
The Israeli occupation forces' almost daily targeting of Palestinian fishermen is added to an endless series of violations committed by Israel against the Gaza Strip since the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian resistance and Israel in August 2014 under Egyptian auspices.
The Oslo Accords signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel in 1993 allows fishermen to sail within 20 nautical miles off the shores of the Gaza Strip, but Israel had reduced the fishing area to six nautical miles only.
The family of the fisherman Ismail Abu Ryala, 18, said that they have no information about their son's body and whether the Israeli authorities intend to release it for burial.
Saleh Abu Ryala, Ismail's father, in statements to Quds Press accused the IOA of attempting to hide the evidence of the crime committed against his son by holding his body for three consecutive days.
Abu Ryala appealed to international and human rights organizations to pressure Israel to hand over his body's son and not to transfer him to the "cemeteries of numbers" where hundreds of Palestinian martyrs are being held.
For his part, director of central operations at the Palestinian Borders and Crossings Authority Maher Abu al-Ouf said, "There is no Israeli decision yet to release Abu Ryala's body. We have been given so many promises without any actual step on the ground."
Activist Zakaria Baker said that Israel's procrastination in releasing Abu Ryala's body falls in line with a thinly veiled attempt to hide the evidence of the crime, especially that Ismail was shot from a close distance while he was sleeping, according to his cousin who accompanied him on the boat.
Baker affirmed that Israel also wants to avoid any media uproar that might emerge when the body is released.
The Israeli occupation forces' almost daily targeting of Palestinian fishermen is added to an endless series of violations committed by Israel against the Gaza Strip since the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian resistance and Israel in August 2014 under Egyptian auspices.
The Oslo Accords signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel in 1993 allows fishermen to sail within 20 nautical miles off the shores of the Gaza Strip, but Israel had reduced the fishing area to six nautical miles only.
25 feb 2018
The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation is set on Sunday to discuss a bill banning the return of the bodies of Palestinian martyrs to their families.
According to the website of the Hebrew TV channel 7, the bill was initiated by MKs from the extremist parties Jewish Home and Yisrael Beiteinu.
The bill provides for withholding the bodies of Palestinian martyrs as long as the Palestinian factions are detaining Israelis or bodies of Israelis.
It also stresses the necessity to make sure that Palestinian martyrs' funerals are not turned into acts of "violence and incitement".
The same bill allows the Israeli Prime Minister to order the return of the body of any Palestinian martyr to his family for special reasons.
According to the website of the Hebrew TV channel 7, the bill was initiated by MKs from the extremist parties Jewish Home and Yisrael Beiteinu.
The bill provides for withholding the bodies of Palestinian martyrs as long as the Palestinian factions are detaining Israelis or bodies of Israelis.
It also stresses the necessity to make sure that Palestinian martyrs' funerals are not turned into acts of "violence and incitement".
The same bill allows the Israeli Prime Minister to order the return of the body of any Palestinian martyr to his family for special reasons.
23 feb 2018
A vigil was staged on Thursday by the families of Ahmed Ismail and Ahmed Naser Jarrar, both killed by the Israeli occupation army, demanding the Israeli authorities to release their bodies.
The casualty’s family members, friends, and activists rallied outside the headquarters of the Red Cross in Jenin and lifted the photos of the two slain young men.
The rally-goers spoke out against Israel’s frequent blackmails against the families of Palestinian anti-occupation protesters and called on the occupation authorities to hand over the bodies of the slain youths to their families.
Speaking with a PIC news correspondent, Ahmed Naser Jarar’s mother said withholding the bodies of dead Palestinians is a crime and a sign of Israel’s moral bankruptcy.
Participants in the vigil handed over a memorandum to the Red Cross calling for serious efforts to disclose such Israeli crimes and work on releasing dead bodies.
Ahmed Naser Jarrar was killed by the Israeli military on February 6 in a shootout in al-Yamon town. The occupation authorities have been refusing to return his body. The body of his cousin Ahmed Ismail has also been withheld for the second month.
The casualty’s family members, friends, and activists rallied outside the headquarters of the Red Cross in Jenin and lifted the photos of the two slain young men.
The rally-goers spoke out against Israel’s frequent blackmails against the families of Palestinian anti-occupation protesters and called on the occupation authorities to hand over the bodies of the slain youths to their families.
Speaking with a PIC news correspondent, Ahmed Naser Jarar’s mother said withholding the bodies of dead Palestinians is a crime and a sign of Israel’s moral bankruptcy.
Participants in the vigil handed over a memorandum to the Red Cross calling for serious efforts to disclose such Israeli crimes and work on releasing dead bodies.
Ahmed Naser Jarrar was killed by the Israeli military on February 6 in a shootout in al-Yamon town. The occupation authorities have been refusing to return his body. The body of his cousin Ahmed Ismail has also been withheld for the second month.
17 feb 2018
Palestinians in Beit Sourik town to the west of Occupied Jerusalem on Saturday paid farewell to martyr Nemer al-Jemal, 37, after his body has been detained in Israeli jails for five months.
Hundreds of Palestinians attended the funeral which kicked off from Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah and headed to Beit Sourik town for burying his body in the town’s cemetery.
Nemer Jemal was killed on September 27, 2017 by Israeli border guards at the entrance to Har Adar settlement to the west of Occupied Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinians attended the funeral which kicked off from Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah and headed to Beit Sourik town for burying his body in the town’s cemetery.
Nemer Jemal was killed on September 27, 2017 by Israeli border guards at the entrance to Har Adar settlement to the west of Occupied Jerusalem.
Thousands of Palestinians in al-Khalil on Saturday bade farewell to martyr Hamza Zama'ra after his body remained in Israeli custody for 12 days.
The PIC reporter said that the funeral procession set off from al-Ahli Hospital toward Zama'ra's family house in Halhul city.
A general strike prevailed in the city as an expression of mourning over the loss of Zama'ra.
Zama'ra was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers 12 days ago near Karmei Tzur settlement after carrying out an anti-occupation stabbing attack in which an Israeli security guard was killed.
The PIC reporter said that the funeral procession set off from al-Ahli Hospital toward Zama'ra's family house in Halhul city.
A general strike prevailed in the city as an expression of mourning over the loss of Zama'ra.
Zama'ra was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers 12 days ago near Karmei Tzur settlement after carrying out an anti-occupation stabbing attack in which an Israeli security guard was killed.
16 feb 2018
Nemer al-Jamal, 37
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday evening returned the bodies of two Palestinian martyrs: Nemer al-Jamal, 37 from Beit Sourik town in Jerusalem, and Hamza Zamara, 17 from Halhoul town in al-Khalil.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday evening returned the bodies of two Palestinian martyrs: Nemer al-Jamal, 37 from Beit Sourik town in Jerusalem, and Hamza Zamara, 17 from Halhoul town in al-Khalil.
Hamza Zamara, 17
Martyr Jamal was killed by IOF gunfire after carrying out an anti-occupation shooting attack on September 26, 2017 at an Israeli barrier.
As for martyr Zamara, he was killed by IOF soldiers after alleged stabbing attack north of al-Khalil city on February 07.
Martyr Jamal was killed by IOF gunfire after carrying out an anti-occupation shooting attack on September 26, 2017 at an Israeli barrier.
As for martyr Zamara, he was killed by IOF soldiers after alleged stabbing attack north of al-Khalil city on February 07.
8 feb 2018
The head of Jerusalem Legal Aid Center, Issam al-‘Arouri, has reported that Israel is still holding captive in the “Numbers Graveyards,” the remains of 260 Palestinians who were killed in previous years, while 19 others, who were killed since 2016, are still in Israeli Morgues.
Speaking to Palestine Radio on Thursday morning, al-‘Arouri said that Israel has been practicing this illegal measure for dozens of years, way before its government “legalized it” lately, in order to punish the families of the slain Palestinians, who remain unable to burry their loved ones, or even see their corpses.
“Israel, and its legal system, are violating various international laws, and imposing further suffering on the families of the slain Palestinians,” he said, “The so-called legal system in Israel has recently decided to give it courts a period of six months to ‘justify’ holding the remains for extended periods.”
He also said that Israel seems to be the only country in the world that is using the corpses as a bargaining chip, and as a punishment against the families, and added that Tel Aviv sometimes justifies its illegal actions by claiming that the burial ceremonies would lead to more violence.
It is worth mentioning that whenever the Israeli army releases the remains of Palestinians who were killed after reportedly attacking or killing Israelis, it places strict preconditions, such as having the burial ceremonies held late at night, with a limited the number of participants to include only direct family members, and sometimes not even all of them are allowed to attend.
Speaking to Palestine Radio on Thursday morning, al-‘Arouri said that Israel has been practicing this illegal measure for dozens of years, way before its government “legalized it” lately, in order to punish the families of the slain Palestinians, who remain unable to burry their loved ones, or even see their corpses.
“Israel, and its legal system, are violating various international laws, and imposing further suffering on the families of the slain Palestinians,” he said, “The so-called legal system in Israel has recently decided to give it courts a period of six months to ‘justify’ holding the remains for extended periods.”
He also said that Israel seems to be the only country in the world that is using the corpses as a bargaining chip, and as a punishment against the families, and added that Tel Aviv sometimes justifies its illegal actions by claiming that the burial ceremonies would lead to more violence.
It is worth mentioning that whenever the Israeli army releases the remains of Palestinians who were killed after reportedly attacking or killing Israelis, it places strict preconditions, such as having the burial ceremonies held late at night, with a limited the number of participants to include only direct family members, and sometimes not even all of them are allowed to attend.
22 jan 2018
The Israeli ministerial committee for legislation on Sunday gave the Knesset its approval to discuss a bill allowing the security authorities to detain bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire.
The Knesset will table the bill for a vote in its first reading during the current week, according to the Hebrew media.
Israel’s intent to enact such legislation came after the higher court of justice issued a verdict last December banning the government from detaining the bodies of slain Palestinians unless there was a law allowing this.
The Knesset will table the bill for a vote in its first reading during the current week, according to the Hebrew media.
Israel’s intent to enact such legislation came after the higher court of justice issued a verdict last December banning the government from detaining the bodies of slain Palestinians unless there was a law allowing this.
31 dec 2017
Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs on Sunday said that the Israeli public prosecution has filed an objection to a supreme court decision prohibiting the detention of Palestinian martyrs' bodies.
The Israeli supreme court, a few weeks ago, ruled that the Israeli government does not have the right to withhold the bodies of Palestinian martyrs and ordered handing them over to their families.
The Commission said in a statement that the court gave the Israeli government a six-month time limit to release the bodies or pass a law authorizing it to hold onto them.
The Israeli occupation authorities are currently holding the bodies of ten Palestinian martyrs, four of whom were recently transferred to the "cemeteries of numbers" where 250 others are buried.
Israel's "cemeteries of numbers" are closed military cemeteries where the Israeli authorities hold the remains of Palestinian and Arab martyrs and which martyrs' families and human rights organizations are denied access to.
Gravestones are marked by numbers instead of names and the authorities refuse to disclose any personal information concerning the martyrs buried therein.
The Israeli supreme court, a few weeks ago, ruled that the Israeli government does not have the right to withhold the bodies of Palestinian martyrs and ordered handing them over to their families.
The Commission said in a statement that the court gave the Israeli government a six-month time limit to release the bodies or pass a law authorizing it to hold onto them.
The Israeli occupation authorities are currently holding the bodies of ten Palestinian martyrs, four of whom were recently transferred to the "cemeteries of numbers" where 250 others are buried.
Israel's "cemeteries of numbers" are closed military cemeteries where the Israeli authorities hold the remains of Palestinian and Arab martyrs and which martyrs' families and human rights organizations are denied access to.
Gravestones are marked by numbers instead of names and the authorities refuse to disclose any personal information concerning the martyrs buried therein.
14 dec 2017
The Supreme Court of Israel ruled on Thursday that Israel must return the bodies of Palestinian anti-occupation activists killed by the Israeli forces.
Lawyer Mohamed Mahmoud, from the Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Commission, said the court issued the verdict following appeals filed on behalf of the families of the Palestinians whose bodies have been withheld by the Israeli occupation authorities.
The court also ruled that the bodies of slain Palestinians be not buried at the Cemetery of Numbers and be handed over to their families.
The panel of adjudicators said the detention of dead bodies is devoid of any legal basis.
The lawyer added that the court adjourned the release of slain Palestinians held in refrigerators or those who were buried in the Cemetery of Numbers in recent months pending a final verdict regarding appeals filed by their families. In case a law is not passed in the next six months, the bodies will be returned to the families.
At least the bodies of 10 Palestinians killed by the Israeli forces have been withheld by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Lawyer Mohamed Mahmoud, from the Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Commission, said the court issued the verdict following appeals filed on behalf of the families of the Palestinians whose bodies have been withheld by the Israeli occupation authorities.
The court also ruled that the bodies of slain Palestinians be not buried at the Cemetery of Numbers and be handed over to their families.
The panel of adjudicators said the detention of dead bodies is devoid of any legal basis.
The lawyer added that the court adjourned the release of slain Palestinians held in refrigerators or those who were buried in the Cemetery of Numbers in recent months pending a final verdict regarding appeals filed by their families. In case a law is not passed in the next six months, the bodies will be returned to the families.
At least the bodies of 10 Palestinians killed by the Israeli forces have been withheld by the Israeli occupation authorities.
2 dec 2017
A number of Palestinians on Saturday choked on tear gas when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) dispersed the participants in the funeral of martyr Mahmoud Odeh in Qusra town to the south of Nablus, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent society in the city.
Emad Jamil, alderman of Qusra town, revealed that large numbers of IOF soldiers were deployed at the eastern entrance to the town. Violent clashes erupted in the area where the IOF fired stun grenades and teargas canisters in addition to live bullets at the participants in the funeral.
Israeli soldiers even targeted the citizens' homes in the eastern neighborhoods. As a result, some of the residents including children suffered breathing problems and received treatment in the field.
The IOF threatened the protesters of closing the town’s eastern entrance with cement blocks in case the clashes went on.
Thousands of Palestinians in Nablus governorate on Saturday bade farewell to martyr Mahmoud Odeh who was killed by an Israeli settler while he was working in his land east of Qusra town last Thursday.
Emad Jamil, alderman of Qusra town, revealed that large numbers of IOF soldiers were deployed at the eastern entrance to the town. Violent clashes erupted in the area where the IOF fired stun grenades and teargas canisters in addition to live bullets at the participants in the funeral.
Israeli soldiers even targeted the citizens' homes in the eastern neighborhoods. As a result, some of the residents including children suffered breathing problems and received treatment in the field.
The IOF threatened the protesters of closing the town’s eastern entrance with cement blocks in case the clashes went on.
Thousands of Palestinians in Nablus governorate on Saturday bade farewell to martyr Mahmoud Odeh who was killed by an Israeli settler while he was working in his land east of Qusra town last Thursday.
Thousands of Palestinians on Saturday marched in Nablus in the funeral of martyr Mahmoud Oudeh who was killed by an Israeli settler while working in his land on Thursday.
The funeral procession set off from Rafidia Hospital to Oudeh's hometown of Qusra in the presence of thousands of Palestinian citizens from the neighboring villages.
The Israeli occupation forces on Friday evening handed over Oudeh's body to the Palestinian medical crews at Jit junction to the west of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that dozens of fanatic Israeli settlers provocatively rallied near Qusra and the village is expected to witness violent confrontations following the funeral.
The funeral procession set off from Rafidia Hospital to Oudeh's hometown of Qusra in the presence of thousands of Palestinian citizens from the neighboring villages.
The Israeli occupation forces on Friday evening handed over Oudeh's body to the Palestinian medical crews at Jit junction to the west of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that dozens of fanatic Israeli settlers provocatively rallied near Qusra and the village is expected to witness violent confrontations following the funeral.
1 dec 2017
Adalah legal center on Friday sent a letter to Israel's Attorney General asking him to order the immediate release of the body of the Palestinian citizen, Mahmoud Oudeh, who was shot dead on Thursday by Israeli settlers in Qusra village in Nablus.
The 1948 Palestine-based Center is preparing to file a petition at the Supreme Court on behalf of Oudeh's family asking for his body to be returned immediately and unconditionally in case the Israeli authorities reject the first request.
Adalah attorney Mona Haddad said in the letter that the Israeli soldiers on Thursday detained Oudeh's body and took it to a military base near Huwara. Oudeh's family waited outside the Israeli base in order to bring his body for immediate burial, but four hours later, a soldier informed them that the body was transferred for autopsy.
Haddad pointed out that this measure was taken without obtaining the permission of Oudeh's family or informing them beforehand.
Adalah stressed that the delay in handing over Oudeh's body constitutes a blatant violation of the international humanitarian law and a flagrant disregard for the deceased's right to get a timely and dignified burial.
Mahmoud Oudeh, 48, died on Thursday after a group of Israeli settlers broke into his land in Qusra village in Nablus and opened fire at him.
The 1948 Palestine-based Center is preparing to file a petition at the Supreme Court on behalf of Oudeh's family asking for his body to be returned immediately and unconditionally in case the Israeli authorities reject the first request.
Adalah attorney Mona Haddad said in the letter that the Israeli soldiers on Thursday detained Oudeh's body and took it to a military base near Huwara. Oudeh's family waited outside the Israeli base in order to bring his body for immediate burial, but four hours later, a soldier informed them that the body was transferred for autopsy.
Haddad pointed out that this measure was taken without obtaining the permission of Oudeh's family or informing them beforehand.
Adalah stressed that the delay in handing over Oudeh's body constitutes a blatant violation of the international humanitarian law and a flagrant disregard for the deceased's right to get a timely and dignified burial.
Mahmoud Oudeh, 48, died on Thursday after a group of Israeli settlers broke into his land in Qusra village in Nablus and opened fire at him.
