I woke up at around 3:00 a.m. to the sound of banging at our front door. My father came and told me that Israeli soldiers were in our home and told him to bring everyone to the living room. The soldiers examined our identity cards and then told my father they wanted to arrest me. They gave my father a document asking him to go himself to meet the interrogator who was going to interrogate me at Etzion.

 

My mother asked the soldiers why they wanted to arrest me pointing out that I was recently released on bail and that I had pending court hearings. The soldiers did not pay attention to her and told me to get dressed.

 

I was taken out of our house and the soldiers tied my hands to the front with three plastic ties: one on each wrist and one connecting the two. The ties were very tight. They also blindfolded me. I was then led on foot towards the settlement of Kami Zur. We walked for about 15 minutes and then the soldiers made me stop and sit by some rubbish for five minutes before continuing.

 

When we arrived at Karmi Zur soldiers made me sit on the ground for 10 minutes. One soldier kicked me hard on the leg for no reason. I was then taken to the back of a jeep which drove towards the nearby military base. I was put in a shipping container where I sat on the floor. A doctor then examined me. He removed the ties and the blindfold and put them back on when he was done.

 

I remained inside the shipping container for about an hour. I was then taken to the back of a jeep where I sat on the floor. The jeep drove for about 20 minutes to the settlement of Etzion. We arrived at Etzion at around 6:00 a.m. I was immediately taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator removed the blindfold but kept my ties on. He started to interrogate me without informing me of any rights. He told me he knew everything about me and that nothing was hidden from him. He then showed me a photograph and claimed that the person was me. I told him this was not me. He then accused me of throwing stones at soldiers. I denied the accusation and told him I didn’t throw stones at anyone. He then accused me of taking part in an illegal demonstration in the village and that I threw a pipe bomb on that day. I told him this was not true. He then started to ask me questions about other people. He wanted to know whether I saw any of them throwing stones. I told him I didn’t know anything.

 

The interrogator then told me I was arrested by mistake. He wanted to know how many boys in Beit Ummar are called Muhannad. I told him there were many. He then cut off the ties, called my father and told him to come and pick me up. My father was on his way to Etzion. I went home with my father at around 8:00 a.m.