I was asleep on the couch in the living room when I heard loud banging at our front door. It was around 2:30 a.m. My father opened the door and in a no time about 20 Israeli soldiers were aiming their guns at me. They did not allow me to move and I was terrified. 

 

The soldiers started to search the house and turned it into a mess. They were looking for a particular shirt I was wearing when they were filming clashes. Then the commander told me he wanted to have a word with me and my father. I did not think much of it and thought they would soon leave. 

 

My father and I went downstairs where the soldiers tied my hands to the front with one plastic tie which was overtightened and painful. They also shackled and blindfolded me and did the same to my father. They did not give us any documents. 

 

Then they took both of us to the back of a jeep where I sat on the metal floor. By this time the whole neighbourhood was awake and young men and boys started to throw stones at the jeep. With each stone that hit the jeep I was slapped on the face by a soldier. 

 

The jeep took us to the nearby military base at Zufin where we remained from around 3:00 a.m. until around 6:00 a.m. We were left in a room with the air conditioner turned on very cold. I was freezing and so was my father. 

 

At one point a soldier started to question me without informing me of my rights. He wanted me to give him the names of people in a photograph he showed me. I did not give any names. 

 

After being questioned I was examined by a doctor who removed the tie and the blindfold and put them back on later. They also examined my father and found his blood pressure very high. 

 

About 15 minutes later my father and I were taken to Ariel settlement for interrogation. We arrived there at around 9:30 a.m. I was left on the floor in a room with my father and we were tied, blindfolded and shackled. At around 11:00 a.m. I was taken for interrogation with my father.

 

As soon as I entered the interrogator removed the tie and the blindfold and read a document about my rights. He told me I had the right to remain silent and that he was going to question me in my father’s presence. He also told me I had the right to consult with a lawyer but he did not call one. He made me sign on this document which was written in Arabic. There was a tape recorder in the room.

 

The interrogator asked me about photographs taken during clashes and accused me of taking part. At first, I denied the accusation and my father intervened and the interrogator started to shout at both of us. He threatened to kick my father out if he intervened again. My father wanted to see the photograph but the interrogator told him he would be kicked out if he stood up. 

 

I was questioned me for about 30 minutes. In the end I confessed. Then the interrogator showed me documents in Hebrew and asked me to sign them but I refused. My father was then told to leave and I was taken to a room where I waited for about four hours. Then I was tied and blindfolded and taken to Huwwara military base. 

 

At Huwwara I was strip searched and then I waited outside for about an hour. Then I was taken to Megiddo prison, inside Israel. At Megiddo I was searched with my clothes on and then taken to the juvenile section. The cell I was taken to was not ready yet. It did not have mattresses on the beds and there were no pillows. I could not sleep. 

 

The following day I was taken to Salem military court. My parents were in court and the hearing was adjourned. I had about six military court hearings. 

 

At the last hearing I was sentenced in a plea bargain to five months in prison and fined NIS 1,500. I also received a suspended sentence of six months in prison valid for two years. I accepted the plea bargain because I was told my sentence would be 10 months in prison if I did not accept it.

 

I spent my entire sentence at Megiddo prison. My parents visited me four times. It was a tough experience for me especially because I knew my mother has cancer and was undergoing treatment. I wanted to be with her during this difficult time but I could not. I was released on 11 February 2018.