I was arrested on the main road at around 10:00 a.m. I was going for a walk with a friend when suddenly an Israeli military jeep stopped and four soldiers stepped out and immediately arrested me without giving any reasons.

 

The soldiers beat me hard and then pushed me into the back of a jeep and made me sit on the metal floor between the soldiers’ legs. The jeep drove a short distance to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem, and on the way soldiers continued to beat me. They also verbally abused me and called me "a son of a whore".

 

At Ofer I was searched and asked to sit on the ground and I was prevented from lifting my head up. I remained on the ground in the cold weather for about an hour. Then two soldiers put me back in a military jeep and made me sit on the floor again. The jeep drove for about 15 minutes to Atarot police station, in East Jerusalem.

 

At Atarot I waited in a big room until around 9:00 p.m. During this time I was not given any food or drink but I was allowed to use the toilet. They made me keep my head down the whole time. One of the soldiers asked me for my father’s number then he called him and told him to come to Atarot to attend the interrogation. My father arrived at around 9:00 p.m. and I was taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator, who had a tape recorder, told my father to remain silent and threatened to kick him out if he did not keep quiet. The interrogator did not inform me of any rights. He asked me why I threw stones at soldiers. I told him I did not throw stones. Then he named a boy and asked me whether I knew him. I told him I knew the boy and that he was my neighbor and my friend and was with me when I was arrested.

 

The interrogator continued to accuse me of throwing stones at soldiers and claimed the soldiers had seen me. I denied the accusation and told him I did not throw stones and that I was going for a walk with my friend. The interrogator repeated the same accusation many times but I continued to deny it.

 

The interrogation lasted for about an hour. Then he brought some documents in Hebrew and asked me to sign them. I signed them after he told me they were my statement. Then they took my photograph and fingerprints and I waited with my father for about 30 minutes.

 

After about 30 minutes the interrogator told my father to leave as I was going to be kept in detention. As soon as my father left I was taken back to Ofer prison. I arrived at Ofer at around 10:30 p.m. I was strip searched and taken into Section 13.

 

A few days later I was taken to Ofer military court. My parents and my lawyer were in court and I was allowed to speak to them. The hearing was adjourned. I had about nine military court hearings.

 

During my last military court hearing I was sentenced to 91 days in prison and fined NIS 3,000. I was also given a six-month sentence suspended for two years. My father told the military court he couldn’t pay the fine because of our difficult financial situation. The judge then gave my father a year to pay the amount and told us they would release me before the full amount is paid.

 

I was released early on 22 March 2017 because I suffer from Leukemia. I was released from Ofer at around 4:00 p.m. and I went home with my family.