I woke up at around 2:00 a.m. when I heard terrifying loud banging at our front door. My parents answered the door and about 12 Israeli soldiers entered our home. More soldiers remained outside and they were accompanied by service dogs and a couple of female soldiers. 

 

The soldiers asked all of us to go downstairs and pointed to my older brother thinking he was me. When they realized it was me they had to arrest they took my photo and sent it to someone for confirmation because I looked too young. My father told them I was too young to be arrested but the commander told him they wanted to take me for questioning but did not say why. They did not give my parents any documents.

 

I said goodbye to my parents and my younger brother and the soldiers took me outside where they tied my hands to the front with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and another connecting the two. The ties were very tight and painful. They also blindfolded me and some soldiers kicked and slapped me, they just did not care.

 

The soldiers then led me towards the military watchtower at the entrance to our refugee camp where they left for about 30 minutes. Some soldiers swore at me. After about 30 minutes I was put in the back of a jeep where I sat on the metal floor.

 

The jeep drove to the police station in Etzion settlement. At Etzion a doctor removed the blindfold and examined me and then blindfolded me again. Then I was left outdoors in the cold weather until around 8:00 a.m. While waiting I asked to use the toilet but a soldier slapped me hard on my face. It left a mark on my face. At around 8:00 a.m. I was taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator was in civilian clothes. There was a voice recorder on his desk. He also had a baton. As soon as I entered the room he removed the blindfold but kept me tied. He told me I had the right to remain silent and then accused me of throwing stones. Then he asked me who else was with me when I threw stones and I told him I did not throw stones. He became angry and banged the table in an attempt to scare me and he swore at me. Then he told me soldiers had testified against me.

 

The interrogation lasted for about an hour. During this time the interrogator wanted me to confess against other boys but I continued to deny I was with anyone because I did not throw stones. In the end he allowed me to speak to a lawyer who told me not to be afraid and not to confess to anything I did not do. 

 

Then I was taken to a cell where I was strip searched. I was left in the cell which had a mattress without sheets. I managed to sleep but at around 6:00 p.m. soldiers woke me up and took me to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem, where I arrived at around 7:00 p.m. At Ofer I was strip searched again and asked to crouch up and down while naked. Afterwards I was taken to Section 13.

 

The following day I was taken to Ofer military court. My parents were not present. A lawyer was there and the hearing was adjourned. I had about nine military court hearings. At the last hearing I was sentenced in a plea bargain to one-and-a-half months in prison and another 10 months suspended for three years. I also had to serve another one-and-a-half months in prison suspended from a previous sentence. They did not impose a fine on me.

 

I spent my sentence at Ofer prison where I attended classes. My parents only visited me once because it took a long time for the visit permit to be issued. 

 

I was released on 8 April 2018, a couple of weeks early because of good conduct and I went home with my father. My mother had prepared a nice meal and family and friends came to our house to greet me.